IMHO I think we need to allow the RIAA to continue this logical thread. If we continue their argument that the purchase of a "CD" full of intellectual property content means that one is purchasing solely the mylar and plastic and licensing the content, then I am allowed to return to the point of sale with a scratched/aged non-playing CD - demanding a replacement because I am no longer allowed access to the "content?"
ok, does RIAA know of this...?
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and when does the batle for copy protection (and subsequent h/\k) begin...
the letters begin like this:
"You are hereby requested to cease and desist all activites relating to the copying of digital ethereal material, including, but not limited to; souls, consciousness, thoughts, random fantasies, well-planned fantasies, deja-vu, et al..."
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IMHO I think we need to allow the RIAA to continue this logical thread. If we continue their argument that the purchase of a "CD" full of intellectual property content means that one is purchasing solely the mylar and plastic and licensing the content, then I am allowed to return to the point of sale with a scratched/aged non-playing CD - demanding a replacement because I am no longer allowed access to the "content?"
and when does the batle for copy protection (and subsequent h/\k) begin... the letters begin like this: "You are hereby requested to cease and desist all activites relating to the copying of digital ethereal material, including, but not limited to; souls, consciousness, thoughts, random fantasies, well-planned fantasies, deja-vu, et al..."