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Copyright laws are fairly recent laws. Before copyright laws it was completely legal to copy anothers work.

It was also legal to copy a work after a certain time. That keeps changing where the time get longer and longer to the point that you will be long dead before that work enters the public domain.
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Really starting to get ridiculous  Oscar_Goldman | 10/12/04
Breaking news: CD sales are still going up....  Jomo_z | 10/13/04
Resurrection of McCarthyism like fervor?  TrustMe_z | 10/13/04
Prohibition all over again ...  George Mitchell | 10/12/04
The instructive fiasco approach  Anton Philidor | 10/13/04
People tend to go with the flow ...  George Mitchell | 10/13/04
Not reallyu, prohibition took away...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/13/04
The term 'pirate' has been redefined by the industry!  George Mitchell | 10/13/04
Not an "imposition of morality" issue  Anton Philidor | 10/13/04
And I would agree 100%  George Mitchell | 10/13/04
Re: Not an "imposition of morality" issue  none none | 10/13/04
Not al swapping is illegal.  thutchins | 10/14/04
Simply NOT TRUE!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/13/04
I think you misread..  d_jedi | 10/13/04
Sure it has  voska | 10/13/04
Afraid not, that's why copyright is part of the Constitution.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/13/04
Umm yeah the world is 300 year old, not!  voska | 10/13/04
But...  AbsolutelyNot | 10/13/04
That needs more than a one-liner.  Anton Philidor | 10/13/04
Don't get me wrong, Anton ...  George Mitchell | 10/13/04
Again, you are off base.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/13/04
Which laws, though?  Anton Philidor | 10/13/04
There has never been a "perfect" law...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/13/04
Contradiction in terms  AbsolutelyNot | 10/13/04
There is no need for new laws  voska | 10/13/04
That is your view, not the facts.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/13/04
You've been shown the facts  voska | 10/13/04
Base to off base  seosamh_z | 10/13/04
We agree.  Anton Philidor | 10/13/04
You have to explain that one.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/13/04
From player piano rolls on...  Anton Philidor | 10/13/04
The business model of the RIAA is outdated..  d_jedi | 10/13/04
Again, explain that to me because that reason failed.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/13/04
d_jedi: Pure hog wash.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/13/04
"... the way I choose to sell it to you."  Anton Philidor | 10/13/04
Still doesn't work.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/13/04
no_ax, not really..  d_jedi | 10/13/04
... spilt milk. Okay, some points never can be resolved.  Anton Philidor | 10/13/04
You have to be blind not see what's happening here  voska | 10/13/04
Nope, I know theft when I see it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/13/04
d_jedi: NO ONE is stopping them.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/13/04
no_ax: more on blindless (seems to be the trend)  d_jedi | 10/13/04
Sorry, I don't agree.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/13/04
No problem with what you said.  Anton Philidor | 10/13/04
I see nothing different or wrong in that.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/13/04
Emphasis on "turned loose"  Anton Philidor | 10/13/04
Times change...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/13/04
Yes; sometimes not for the better.  Anton Philidor | 10/13/04
It's the classic debate: Does the end justify the means?  d_jedi | 10/13/04
respect  seosamh_z | 10/13/04
If that truly is the case then maybe you are wrong  voska | 10/13/04
"lunatics" is a good way to put it  CookieB | 10/14/04
Utter bullsh*t  hulse_kevin | 09/09/05
This Democracy is not by free will but by abuse. Missed Hitler?  Vily Clay | 10/12/04
Careful on how hard you fight back  Chuckit_z | 10/12/04
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Yeah, let's blame Bill Gates, that'll fix it.  seosamh_z | 10/13/04
HAHA..You are comparing this to "Hitler" talk about your extremes..  DigitalKid | 10/13/04
If you don't learn from history you're bound to repeat it.  voska | 10/13/04
FLQ..  d_jedi | 10/13/04
When consciousness goes before SUBconsciousness ? NO police is needed. (NT)  Vily Clay | 10/13/04
Sorry I disagree  DigitalKid | 10/13/04
First - take a look at: ...  Vily Clay | 10/13/04
OMG a 3rd party website, You told me NOW! LOL  DigitalKid | 10/13/04
OK, please, show me YOUR credible sources. (NT)  Vily Clay | 10/13/04
Argument wasn't WWII  voska | 10/13/04
Talk doesn't hurt - does it!  TrustMe_z | 10/13/04
Oh yeah  seosamh_z | 10/13/04
Can you explain why the U.S. made Hitler and ...  Vily Clay | 10/13/04
Using that logic  rapson | 10/13/04
Japan and Germany allied?  voska | 10/13/04
To Voska re Germany/Japan  seosamh_z | 10/13/04
To voska  rapson | 10/13/04
US entered the war late for a reason  voska | 10/13/04
No I can't  seosamh_z | 10/13/04
Hitler sank HUNDREDS US vessels at the US coast ...  Vily Clay | 10/13/04
Guys, DigitalKid and seosamh, you know what?s funny?  Vily Clay | 10/13/04
Speak english and I can respond better.  DigitalKid | 10/13/04
What are you doing here? If you cannot think - visit grammar forums. (NT)  Vily Clay | 10/13/04
So in other words, you have no rebuttal? LOL. You proved my point. (NT)  DigitalKid | 10/13/04
I see ? you cannot think at all. Thanks for conformation. (NT)  Vily Clay | 10/13/04
Hitler rule, you lose the debate.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/13/04
I know ? this is the best you can say. It was priceless. (NT)  Vily Clay | 10/13/04
Obviously you know nothing about debating. It shows.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/13/04
Thank you for your very valuable comment. (NT)  Vily Clay | 10/13/04
No_Ax, don't waste your energy on Vily...well unless you want to laugh! happy  DigitalKid | 10/13/04
DigitalKid, it?s not necessary to confirm you have no brains (NT)  Vily Clay | 10/13/04
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The H card  seosamh_z | 10/13/04
That?s how Hitler II was made ? Did he say thank you? (NT)  Vily Clay | 10/13/04
Our ploitical system is broken  moondookie@... | 10/13/04
They want and want and want and WANT  Jeff Spicoli | 10/12/04
Addition to your post - Why nobody cares about 9/11 but antipiracy.  Vily Clay | 10/12/04
In addition..  Jeff Spicoli | 10/13/04
Blind love ALWAYS hurts but towards government ? kills.  Vily Clay | 10/13/04
Errrr ummmm  bhanes@... | 10/13/04
Because the same thieves that stole $500B want more (NT)  Vily Clay | 10/13/04
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the law?  moondookie@... | 10/13/04
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All Of It Erroneous  ParadigmOdyssey | 10/13/04
stop with the news speak!!!  moondookie@... | 10/13/04
Expand ..  ParadigmOdyssey | 10/13/04
I see Disaster  crazey | 10/13/04
This isn't even about piracy  voska | 10/13/04
trusted computing group id hogwash!  moondookie@... | 10/13/04
Oh yippie...  Patrick Jones | 10/13/04
My, my...  BitTwiddler | 10/13/04
Is there any more proof needed that the "war on terror" was never real???  Jeff Spicoli | 10/13/04
My, my...  Jomo_z | 10/13/04
Enough already  Chad_z | 10/13/04
what? why lots more money?  V Sanders | 10/13/04
Simple actually  voska | 10/13/04
quit buting cd's and listen to the radio  V Sanders | 10/13/04
Quit listening to radio too  voska | 10/13/04
Useless ranting does nothing.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/13/04
Thats what I say too No Ax...  Stellardyne | 10/13/04
Are you suggesting.....  tic swayback | 10/13/04
Stop Wasting My Money ASSCroft....  itanalyst | 10/13/04
What they really want....?  crfroggy_z | 10/13/04
Let's Stop Piracy not P2P  cybershoplifter | 10/13/04
moaning and crying is not going to stop them  M_c | 10/13/04
Can't you come up with a rebuttal?  voska | 10/13/04
now you can timeshift am\fm  V Sanders | 10/13/04
Adolf Ashcroft has to GO!  terry flores | 10/13/04
Stopping Piracy  ChuTw | 10/14/04
Democracy in the US is doomed.  boomslang_z | 10/14/04
The Ultimate Power  Viper_z | 10/15/04
Mr. Ashcroft, you are an Avenging Angel!  Richard Unser | 10/15/04

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