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HansTWN · 07-25-2009, 10:24 PM

You cannot justify wrong doing by claiming someone else did worse. If I robbed a bank and stole 10,000 would I get off by claiming my neighbor took 20K?

Corporations have to make money, that is not greedy, that is the very point of their existence. Corporations are not evil, faceless entities. They are groups of employees, share holders, communities, that depend on them.

Copyright after death is a very different matter, and good arguments can be made against it. In some cases it is very valid, though. A good example is Micky Mouse. Expiry only if Disney goes belly up, that would make sense.

07-25-2009, 10:24 PM	#360
HansTWN Wizard Posts: 4,538 Karma: 264065402 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Taiwan Device: HP Touchpad, Sony Duo 13, Lumia 920, Kobo Aura HD	You cannot justify wrong doing by claiming someone else did worse. If I robbed a bank and stole 10,000 would I get off by claiming my neighbor took 20K? Corporations have to make money, that is not greedy, that is the very point of their existence. Corporations are not evil, faceless entities. They are groups of employees, share holders, communities, that depend on them. Copyright after death is a very different matter, and good arguments can be made against it. In some cases it is very valid, though. A good example is Micky Mouse. Expiry only if Disney goes belly up, that would make sense. Last edited by HansTWN; 07-25-2009 at 10:26 PM.