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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
We all have different ideas about what is right and what ethical behavior is. I, for example, believe that the public was the victim of theft when copyrights for existing publications were extended. It was a fact of law, when those books were published, that they'd be freely available to us at a specific point in the future. In 1976, that point changed--that was as much theft as filesharing. More, perhaps, because there's no question of possible fair use to get in the way.
It's only "criminal behavior" if it's illegal. Morality has nothing to do with what's criminal.
If you want any chance of convincing anyone that you're right, you need to say "what should be criminal behavior," rather than claiming something that's just not true. It undermines your claim of what's right--because if your belief about what the the law says is wrong, why should anyone trust your judgment about what's good behavior?
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You raise good points with which I somewhat agree.
- certainly on the copyright extensions and the ability of corporations to do that!
I'm not really trying to convince anyone, it's clear everyone has already taken sides on this. But I have my own opinions of where it may end up. Only time will tell.