Thread: A Modest Proposal - Eternal Copyright
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Old 03-04-2012, 02:40 AM   #120
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Originally Posted by tubemonkey View Post
Limited copyright is legalized theft.
Very good. What evidence can you provide to support your assertion? I take it you are necessarily arguing that copyright is primarily a moral rather than a legal concern; just how bad is limited copyright? Is it worse than manslaughter? First degree murder? Serial killing? Genocide? If I give my grandmother a couple of mp3s, is that better or worse than killing puppies? If I confess to my priest that I made a photocopy of a Farside strip to hang up at work, should he consider turning me in? Just how bad is theft itself, anyway? Maybe we should pass a law that punishes shoplifters by cutting their hands off, just to be safe.

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Since society has some warped view on the definition of property...
Again, care to support your assertion? History suggests that your view is in fact the warped one. I present the writings and opinions of the U.S. Founding Fathers and other Enlightenment figures as evidence.
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