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Originally Posted by ApK
Again, the restriction is the artificial construct, not the 'natural' (I think we know what he meant by natural) unrestricted state.
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It's all artificial. There is no concept of "natural" that applies to ebooks, public domain or copyright.
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Originally Posted by ApK
The fact that some protesters just want free stuff out of selfish greed does not invalidate the legitimate protestations of others.
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No, actually, it kinda does. RSE is making a categorical claim that appears to have more basis in wishful thinking than in reality.
You are deluding yourself if you believe people are downloading Lady Gaga as a form of protest against copyright. Most of those people probably don't have a clue as to how long copyright lasts.
Nor do they have a valid grounds for complaint, because that content is available DRM-free, internationally, in open formats, for a reasonable price.
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Originally Posted by ApK
However it should provoke a clear 'I'm not with them..." reaction if they don't want folks like you to lump them all together.
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That's a nice thought, but the reality is that the handful of copyright protestors would be drowned out by the overwhelming majority of people who just want Free Stuff.