Music-sharing
James Gibson, who teaches intellectual-property and computer law at the University of Richmond School of Law, says that Deep down, [we] know it's wrong:
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And the illegality of downloading songs [because you like to listen to it] is not in doubt.Isn't it? I thought it was the uploaders they were going after? Is it just semantics? I'm not sure what I think about this article overall. Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments.
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Me I' thinking, not so much:
http://rhyndman.typepad.com/robhyndman/2004/12/downloading_as_.html
My point is that we're discussing the law and legal principles which sometimes is simply a matter of semantics ... and so we should get our words right especially when discussing the law. And of all people, a professor of law should know this. I think.
deep down i knew that spending $11 the other day for one ticket to go to the movies was wrong, but i still did it.
deep down we all know its wrong to get charged $50 for a concert ticket and $7 more for ticketmaster is wrong, but we still do that too.
funny how the entertainment industry never talks about how gouging is wrong deep down, or golden parachutes, or 30 year old cds being sold for $13.99 as being wrong deep down either.
deep down the fcc knows that theyre wrong
deep down clear channel knows theyre wrong
deep down they should all be sighing in relief that file sharing hasnt affected the market in the slightest
ashley simpson has sold over 3 million units to precisely the demographic that is most knowledgeable as to how to download, and yet they still hand over their allowance.
deep down most of the maddening crowd will lap up whatevers being sold
ray ramano, drew carey and jay leno would all agree.
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