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Originally Posted by Good Old Neon
And where does the “sharing” come in – you cannot truly “share” something you do not own? You may own the physical CD or the paper the book is published on, you do not, however, own the contents. Shouldn’t the decision to share be left up to the originator of the art?
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You don't have to own something to "share," it, you merely have to possess it.
I do agree that the creator of the art should have at least a great deal of say in the matter, though I thing there may be some common sense limits to this. I really don't hear of any artists (with the exception of metallica) complaining about filesharing - all I hear about is the publishers and distributors. Of course that doesn't mean they aren't complaining, but the complaints of middlemen matter little in the public eye if the original owner/creator does not appear to care or say anything.