RIAA's new tactic can make even the innocent guilty

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by SameOldStory

What can be more fun than RIAA? It's like the old saying "We're from the government, and we're here to help you."
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Totally but... just read Faulkner's short story "The Tall Men" yesterday.

[taustin]

Originally Posted by MovieBird

Please post a link to a legal definition of 'pirate' or 'pirating' then.

So you would agree, then, that this entire discussion is utterly pointless, despite you participating in it?

[Hellmark]

Originally Posted by mr ploppy

The logical conclusion would be businesses not offering free wifi. That will be very good news for sellers of mobile internet packages. Always look to the lobbyists with the most to gain.

Which in some cases is the same ISPs pushing this through. AT&T and Verizon I know both sell mobile internet. I am sure some of the others listed as being part of the push for this do as well.

[MovieBird]

Originally Posted by taustin

It's defined by the law.

Originally Posted by taustin

So you would agree, then, that this entire discussion is utterly pointless, despite you participating in it?

WTF? You specifically said that "pirated" is defined by law. I asked for a citation. How does that translate to agreeing to ANYTHING? I even asked nicely...

Now please, back up your assertion that 'pirated' is defined by law.

[elcreative]

I doubt that there is a definition of piracy (legal or otherwise) relating to copyright infringement... the use of "piracy" relating to copyright infringement seems to a term used by the media as it is more exciting and and uses less space than the legal term of "copyright infringement"

[taustin]

Originally Posted by MovieBird

WTF? You specifically said that "pirated" is defined by law. I asked for a citation. How does that translate to agreeing to ANYTHING? I even asked nicely...

Now please, back up your assertion that 'pirated' is defined by law.

kennyc is right. You are useless. Either you are deliberately misrepresenting what I said, by quoting half a sentence completely out of context, or you are incapable of understanding the discussion. Either way, useless is entirely the correct description of you.

Fortunately, the BBS software used here has an ignore feature. Bye.

[RainingLemur]

Originally Posted by taustin

kennyc is useless. you misrepresent a sentence or the discussion. Either way is the description of you.

Fortunately, the software used here has a feature.

Did I do selective quoting right?

Spoiler:

Don't worry, Mr. Kennyc. You're not worthless. I promise.

[dreams]

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[murraypaul]

Originally Posted by taustin

kennyc is right. You are useless. Either you are deliberately misrepresenting what I said, by quoting half a sentence completely out of context, or you are incapable of understanding the discussion. Either way, useless is entirely the correct description of you.

This is the previous discussion:

Originally Posted by taustin

It's defined by the law.

That is what you said. How are you being misrepresented?

[RichL]

Piracy (per a legal dictionary)

Pirate
Definition - Noun
: a person who commits piracy
Pronunciation'pI-r&t

Definition - Verb
: to take or appropriate by piracy
esp
: to copy, distribute, or use without authorization esp. in infringement of copyright <the pirated software> <pirating cable signals>
: to commit piracy
compare bootleg

http://www.lawyers.com/find_a_lawyer...l%20Dictionary

[kacir]

Originally Posted by MovieBird

Now please, back up your assertion that 'pirated' is defined by law.

Here you go, courtesy of Wikipedia:

Piracy is a war-like act committed by non-state actors (private parties not affiliated with any government) against other parties at sea, and especially acts of robbery and/or criminal violence at sea. People who engage in these acts are called pirates.

The term can include acts committed on land, in the air, or in other major bodies of water or on a shore. It does not normally include crimes committed against persons traveling on the same vessel as the perpetrator (e.g. one passenger stealing from others on the same vessel). The term has been used to refer to raids across land borders by non-state agents.

[taustin]

Originally Posted by murraypaul

This is the previous discussion:
That is what you said. How are you being misrepresented?

By arguing with the word that other people (not me) used, rather than what was clearly intended, which is copyright violation. That is what the discussion was about, not acts of physical violence on the high seas.

This discussion no longer has any point whatsoever, and I'm done with it.