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Originally Posted by nerys
The 4th applies to congress the 9th and 13th IIRC apply this to the states. Corporations as entities of the state are therfore also compelled to comply. (thats the way I see it)
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While I appreciate your passion, anyone who has spent one day in a constitutional law class will know that this is not true. Private corporations are not akin to governmental agencies for Constitutional purposes.
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Originally Posted by nerys
I would also not hire a lawyer and NOT pay any court fees since the constitution states it is my RIGHT to redress of grievances NO where does it say only to those who can pay.
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If you have no money, you can file in forma pauperis and bring a lawsuit at no charge. Can you show me where in the Constitution it says that a reasonable fee can not be charged if you can afford it? To save you some effort... you won't find that in there.
Again, I appreciate your passion. However, I cringe when I see the Constitution misinterpreted.
The way I see it is that you can vote with your $$$. If you don't like DRM - don't buy DRMed books. Nobody is forcing you to. Buy a hard-copy version. Surely it's "fair use" to scan that into your Sony Reader for your own enjoyment. (Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong.)
I have quite a bit of sympathy for the publishers and authors. After all, they are the ones that produce the content we crave. On the other hand, I have no sympathy for companies that won't admit that technology exists and refuse to adapt.
Look at all of the music companies dropping DRM. Shouldn't book publishers learn something from this? Some people will always pirate. Period. Many others, however, want to be law-abiding citizens. The key is to make the product attractive (no-DRM) and price it reasonably. E-book publishers need to understand that their product is competing with the non-DRM copies of the same book available to be pirated. Is it so hard to understand why people may gravitate towards a superior product? (the non-DRM version) Make your product just as good and make the price attractive. I truly believe that this reduce pirating and increase profits. Bottom line: make a good product and price it so that pirating the same product isn't worth the hassle.
Bottom line: Don't pirate. Vote with your wallet. Vote on election day. That's about all you can do.