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NYT Promotes File Sharing

aisaac writes "An article in today's NYT comments intelligently on filesharing. Key points: downloading music is not illegal, peer-to-peer enables this useful and legal activity, and a list of good places to find good music online (including the American Memory Collection at the Library of Congress. The Induce Act is briefly mentioned without analysis, but the article does not mention that some of the Act's sponsors and cosponsors have expressed a willingness to consider ammendments to restrict the application of the Act. (This according to a letter I received from Senator Sarbanes.) Let's keep the pressure on!" A Congress call-in day is being organized.

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  1. free by BoldAC · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If they believe in freedom, they just stop their damn dependency on registration to view their articles!

  2. If you get caught .... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    between your dad and your moms titties,
    the best that you can do, is grab ahold.

    SING IT!

  3. Quit your bullsh*t whinging about "rights" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Quit your damn "they are taking away my rights" whinging. Why should you expect to be able to read the NYT for free when society has accepted for centuries that newspapers cost money. Online, you don't need to pay in cash, only in information about yourself.

    It's their content, their website, and it's their rules. If you don't like it, don't read it.

    To everybody who thinks they're sly and creative by signing up with false information, that's about as impressive as shoplifting a candy bar from a supermarket.

  4. Re:Note to moderators by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Wow, nope, that certainly wasn't a repost, try again trollbox. I'm sorry that you don't like the fact that I can beat out your trollfiend buddies to FP. Awww, :~( I'm crying you a river.

  5. Re:Note to moderators by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This post proves that garcia is a troll - he has to defend himself to keep from getting modded down when people point out the truth about him.

  6. Re:Note to moderators by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ROFL, you're retarded. You have to post lies about someone in order to troll. Funny!

  7. Re:They promote free music, not just filesharing! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    someone likes velvet revolver?

    it takes all kinds, i guess...

  8. Re:Note to moderators by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Prove it.

  9. Re:Note to moderators by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I have incontrovertible proof, but for reasons of national security the office of the attorney general of the united stats has classified this proof, so you cannot see it. Therefore, I will be taking the lot of you to jail on charges of treason, with life sentences.