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Re: Whoa, hold on there Osreinstall

"Sure, and the downtrodden masses have often revolted against
them. Ask Marie Antoinette about that one. But that's a silly
comparison anyway. We don't need a revolution, just consumer
rejection, or even consumer indifference. Just look at the
sweeping success that is seen by any consumer product that is
less functional than its predecessor. If it's not as good as what
you've already got, no one is going to buy it, end of story."

The French were being starved to death. Not deprived of sh*tty music. Also the fileswappers are in the wrong. They are stealing luxary items not cake to survive. Big Difference. By the way we eat too well in this country.

"You must have me confused with someone else. I'm in the
publishing business, and I'm a strong supporter of copyright. At
the same time, I realize that copyright should be a limited
monopoly, not an eternal one, that the public domain is an
important part of our cultural legacy, and that consumers rights
are just as important as those of corporations (probably
moreso). I don't want an abolition of laws, I want fair laws."

And DRM is not going to interfere in your ability to swap the free content. But it is there to lock copyright content if desired. Once the copyright on something has expired, by law they must un-DRM it. Oh, you didn't think I was going to say that.

"Given that I'm 40+, I appreciate being called a "youth". And my
royalty payments from my book are rolling in just fine, despite
all those horrible pirates you fear so badly."

So you take a little longer to mature than the average bear. So tell me is this book an e-book or paper construction. Pirates are to be feared but not to be paralyzed over. I prefer a 870 pump shotgun and the plank as a solution.

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