__/ [ thad01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ] on Wednesday 04 April 2007 06:09 \__
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> I think the grand goal is to deprive people from entertainment, thereby
>> forcing them to go out and buy some. That's what shutting down Internet
>> radio (by elevating royalties through lobbying) is all about. In their
>> view, in order to survive, people mustn't entertain one another for free.
>> How long before everyone get charged to visit the mall? The land of
>> nothing for free.
>
> This is exactly what I hate about our current 'intellectual property'
> system. I have no problem with content owners protecting their
> copyrights. I have no problem with paying for content I really want
> access to. It really burns me, however, when the big content providers
> trample all over legitimate venues for independent content and try
> to usurp fair use, all in the supposed name of protecting their IP.
> Their motives obviously go deeper than that; they want to continue to
> control the distribution channels. The Internet is a threat to them.
Disruptive trend. They won't let it be as long as they can change the law
(move goalposts).
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