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Hamlet53 · 11-14-2011, 01:48 PM

So now I know what a Dalek is. That and HarryT's avatar is not just a fancy salt shaker.

Some of the names change but this argument seems to never change. I agree "file sharing" not only sounds benign, but like something well worth doing. Purchasing one copy (if that is how it was obtained) of content (music, video, written work) under copyright and then without that permission of the copyright holder distributing copies, even if for free, is depriving the copyright holder of the rights that carries and depriving them of rightful income.

11-14-2011, 01:48 PM	#72
Hamlet53 Nameless Being	So now I know what a Dalek is. That and HarryT's avatar is not just a fancy salt shaker. Some of the names change but this argument seems to never change. I agree "file sharing" not only sounds benign, but like something well worth doing. Purchasing one copy (if that is how it was obtained) of content (music, video, written work) under copyright and then without that permission of the copyright holder distributing copies, even if for free, is depriving the copyright holder of the rights that carries and depriving them of rightful income.