____/ [H]omer on Saturday 23 June 2007 19:23 : \____
> Verily I say unto thee, that The Ghost In The Machine spake thusly:
>
>> Besides, data is *inherently* duplicable and *must* be. A disc is
>> useless (except as a coaster) unless read by a laser or magnetic
>> head, and the head duplicates the data while reading it
>
> Of course the ultimate "duplicating device" is the *human* "head", since
> that is where all such information is destined.
>
> Will the MP/RI/AA claim that the human brain is a circumvention device,
> and that we are inherently infringing copyrights by retaining unlicensed
> copies of audio-visual data in our brains?
>
> Will they be sending death squads round to eliminate these illegal
> copies with electrified probes?
>
> I'm only being half-humorous here. This is where the whole idea of
> "protecting" IP is ridiculous IMHO. *Information* that is published for
> general consumption is inherently *unprotectable*. Trying to inhibit (or
> even prohibit) the dissemination of information, is an exercise in
> futility, worthy only of a totalitarian regime.
I was going to make a sarcastic comment about telepathy, but instead, remind
yourself of the RIAA going after little girls who sing popular songs and post
them to YouTube. Singing is apprently a form of crime -- theft by a
10-year-old...
Protect your children. Never let them get exposed to contemporary music. Some
bullies will pay Uncle Sam.
And Uncle Sam Wants You...
...in Prison.
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~~ Best of wishes
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