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An ex-politician's testimony
Did you read what Allen Swift said? He was sure asking for the RIAA to come knocking on HIS doorstep!

--"Some of the most unusual testimony came from Allan Swift, a Washington lobbyist and former Democratic congressman from Washington state who once served on the House committee. Swift, who describes himself as an interested citizen on the subject, said he routinely copies songs for friends from his collection of 3,000 music discs.

"I never made a straight duplicate of a record for anyone," Swift said. "I have never charged a person a penny. I am like other American consumers a profit center for these businesses. It's about time they treated us with a little respect."

But some lawmakers opposed to the bill complained that Swift plainly violated copyright laws. Swift said his copies were permitted under so-called "fair use" copyright provisions, which allow consumers to duplicate parts of copyrighted work for limited purposes, such as news reporting, criticism or scientific research.

"You're violating multiple copyrights when you do that," Rep. Mary Bono, R-Calif., told Swift. "You spend that time making copies that you're not willing to tell your friends to go spend their money to support that work?"

"I make a program and give it to a friend, and they're supposed to pay me for that?" Swift answered. "I give them a gift and they're supposed to pay?"

"A copyrighted work is not a gift," Bono replied. --"

Mary Bono wants to take the moral high road? She has her own issues with copyrights (the deceased hubby's material that he owned with an ex-wife comes to mind) and she doesn't want to risk losing a penny of her share.

Besides, if he's talking rips from vinyl, 10-1 the industry never released the material in CD format. Not profitable, you understand...
Posted by: AbsolutelyNot   Posted on: 05/13/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Does Valentii get it? The law already allows copies!  oldskool | 05/13/04
Exactly..  el1jones | 05/13/04
great post...  ryusen | 05/13/04
re: Does Valentii get it?  cbradshaw@... | 05/13/04
If I kick down my own door am I a burglar?  Nigel Johnstone | 05/13/04
I forgot the BIOS password on my 10,000 PC.. reset it.. lock me up!  Xunil_Sierutuf | 05/13/04
But it is illegal to break into your own car  voska | 05/13/04
Otter is a Republican  RobertoSalazar | 05/13/04
he's a politician...  ryusen | 05/13/04
An ex-politician's testimony  AbsolutelyNot | 05/13/04
Legalizes 'hacking'?  jdd48 | 05/13/04
Hey, Valenti- You were spot on with the VCR, too!  Xunil_Sierutuf | 05/13/04
AARRGGGG I'm falling!!  cybershoplifter | 05/13/04
Is this guy really this clueless ?  BitTwiddler | 05/13/04
He can't be  Chad_z | 05/13/04
He's a fat old failed luddite  Nigel Johnstone | 05/13/04
His last hurrah, so he doesn't care  AbsolutelyNot | 05/13/04
If only...  Tim Patterson | 05/13/04
What I'm about to do should make Jacks skin crawl  voska | 05/13/04
Cool, but don't forget  AbsolutelyNot | 05/13/04
What's realy being said.........  nite_w0lf | 05/13/04
Get some education first  voska | 05/13/04
I take it that you missed his demo to a congressional committee.  B.O.F.H. | 05/13/04
His Demo was useless  voska | 05/13/04
What DVD encryption actually does?  B.O.F.H. | 05/13/04
Read what jack Valenti has to say!  B.O.F.H. | 05/13/04
Read it, he's a crack pot alright  voska | 05/13/04
Absolutely right!  AbsolutelyNot | 05/13/04
i think you need to rephrease that...  ryusen | 05/13/04
Simple minds have simple thoughts.  Anton Philidor | 05/13/04
Don't talk about Stalin, Bitty will get your post deleted  Xunil_Sierutuf | 05/13/04
Speaking of "victims"  AbsolutelyNot | 05/13/04
Congressman Butch Otter  carlhomsher@... | 05/13/04
Make the DMCA a win for consumers!!  cybershoplifter | 05/13/04
Does a "Climate of Terror" help sales?  cybershoplifter | 05/13/04
These idiots think they're gods  skinbasket | 05/13/04
DMCRA, Are we lucky?  Update victim | 05/13/04
Hooray, I think?  CobraA1 | 05/13/04
Just in time, too, for some RIAA tricks o' the trade  AbsolutelyNot | 05/13/04
Sony 'Connect' a flop I think  Nigel Johnstone | 05/13/04
Sure can.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/13/04
Apples and oranges, Bits and Bytes  AbsolutelyNot | 05/13/04
Could be the reason for it  voska | 05/13/04
That's bullsh** line  voska | 05/13/04
blah blah blah PIRACY ROCKS!!!!!  cybershoplifter | 05/13/04
Nothing Like Panning For Attention  ParadigmOdyssey | 05/13/04
DMCA Does Not Explicitly Outlaw  ParadigmOdyssey | 05/13/04
It's all about money & power.  Zgeeman | 05/13/04

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