__/ [ The Ghost In The Machine ] on Tuesday 15 August 2006 19:00 \__
> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz
> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote
> on Tue, 15 Aug 2006 08:38:50 +0100
> <3904234.JUfrCM1toh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> __/ [ Mark Kent ] on Tuesday 15 August 2006 08:28 \__
>>
>>> begin oe_protect.scr
>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>> __/ [ JEDIDIAH ] on Monday 14 August 2006 20:15 \__
>>>>
>>>>> On 2006-08-14, Gubo Dangle <gubo.dangle.nospam> wrote:
>>>>>> nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote :
>>>>> [deletia]
>>>>>>> End quote
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060812-7487.html
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Don't worry. They wouldn't have gone after him if he weren't guilty.
>>>>>>> It's only right that his children should pay.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Really? So.. if your dad was to die suddenly and leave you with a huge
>>>>>> debt that was *his* fault, you'd happily pay and not complain?
>>>>>
>>>>> I'd tell the shilock to go fuck off actually.
>>>>
>>>> There are some famous phrases that refer to children's suffering and
>>>> punishment for their ancestors' sins. So I'd take the same stance. All
>>>> it's about is a reign of terror. But what the RIAA does not realise that
>>>> it promotes anger, as well as hatred which will ultimately kill that
>>>> industry which it is said to protect. Look at WGA for similarities.
>>>
>>> It sounds perfectly reasonable to me. Children are able to listen to
>>> music, so they must, therefore, be responsible for the crimes of their
>>> parents where copyright violation is concerned. Perhaps one of the
>>> children could be hanged to set an example? Copyright violation is a
>>> terrible crime.
>>
>> Hypothetical, in court: "I tried to tell my dead to stop
>> listening to these MP3's, but he just kept hiding in his
>> room and listening to them with a set
>> of headphones. Now I'll have to face jail..."
>
> An interesting notion. Is this related to the Monty Python
> Killer Joke skit, perhaps? (Who owns the copyright to
> the joke? Who would want to? And would it kill Babelfish?)
I lost you there completely. The days of Monty Python predate my adulthood.
But I think I get the joke. By the way, as Oliver indicatd (pointing to an
article that I saw earlier this morning), the charges have been dropped.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060815-7507.html
IAA drops suit against grieving family
You know what this means, don't you? If they are on to you, think of a
fascinating way to have the charges dropped. A rope seems like a repellent
option. (morbid humour, I know)
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