Have you ever heard of Eldred, the case he argued? Or Creative Commons? Or any of the other cases and organizations he's involved with? It's strange that you picked Lessig, when he does so much in the way of organization building and lawmaking--and for those of you who don't understand our system of government, laws are passed by legislatures and then interpreted through the courts, which means Lessig's litigation is of huge importance.
Can we also please dispense with the idea that those that can't do, teach? Hasn't everyone had enough really great and really crappy teachers to know that teaching isn't just something you can fall into?
Actually, it is completely legal (and enshrined in case law) to make copies of music that you've purchased. The difference is that these copies must be for personal (that is, non-commercial) use. This was established back in the days of analog tapes--you can make a copy of something to take in the car, and you can even make an mp3 to listen to music at work. The difference is that mp3 was profiting from this service. If you want to make mp3s that reside on a server that only you can access (like a password-protected x-drive), that's completely legal.
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Have you ever heard of Eldred, the case he argued? Or Creative Commons? Or any of the other cases and organizations he's involved with? It's strange that you picked Lessig, when he does so much in the way of organization building and lawmaking--and for those of you who don't understand our system of government, laws are passed by legislatures and then interpreted through the courts, which means Lessig's litigation is of huge importance.
Can we also please dispense with the idea that those that can't do, teach? Hasn't everyone had enough really great and really crappy teachers to know that teaching isn't just something you can fall into?
Um, except Mel Carnahan won in Missouri, and he's DEAD. So withdrawal clearly doesn't mean anything.
Actually, it is completely legal (and enshrined in case law) to make copies of music that you've purchased. The difference is that these copies must be for personal (that is, non-commercial) use. This was established back in the days of analog tapes--you can make a copy of something to take in the car, and you can even make an mp3 to listen to music at work. The difference is that mp3 was profiting from this service. If you want to make mp3s that reside on a server that only you can access (like a password-protected x-drive), that's completely legal.