A Tech Lover's Call to Arms

PrinceofThieves writes "CNET technology columnist Don Reisinger has issued a call to arms for all journalists and tech junkies to join him in his crusade against the forces that attempt to ruin the sanctity of tech. 'Now, a new group of people has emerged to confront the tech lovers all over the world and stop them from being able to do what they want with the technology they own. And while many have tried to confront them on an individual basis, it has not worked. And it's for that reason that we must all come together and fight the ridiculous impositions brought upon us.'"

Comments

Re:Maybe people should stop stealing music?

[Coldeagle]

You shouldn't categorize everyone who doesn't buy CD's as pirates. One of the reasons I don't buy CD's anymore is because I don't want the bother of converting them to MP3 for my iPod. It took me weeks to convert my collection of 400+ CD's so I could listen to them on my iPod. Now I just buy them online. It's much easier and more convenient.

Another reason I prefer purchasing online is the fact that I don't have to pay for all the songs on an album. I usually don't like between 30-50% of the songs on an album. Why should I pay to buy the songs that I don't really want to listen to?

Geek Wakeup Call

[Doc Ruby]

Gee, a call to arms at 11:30PM on a lovely Spring Friday night.

This manifesto is going nowhere. At least not this weekend.

Why are women forced to pay ridiculous sums...

[Anonymous Coward]

...of cash for stealing 20 songs?

Because even seasoned journalists (moreover in rallying cries like this) can be tricked into using and spreading legally inaccurate demonizations like "stealing" and "piracy" that have only been coined to exaggerate IP infringement out of proportion?