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all this, and record numbers
for the year. I saw an article yesterday claiming a record year at the box office for movies. I think these groups are really blowing smoke up someones rear end. I'll find a link and post it as a reply to this comment.
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all this, and record numbers  Monkey_MCSE | 01/04/05
Record Year  Bill4 | 01/04/05
Read carefully the first paragraph  voska | 01/04/05
Well gee, should we ask the crooks instead?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/04/05
What?!  Jeff Spicoli | 01/04/05
Is this response to me?  voska | 01/04/05
bitty has tough time telling who crooks are  AmusedAtItAll | 01/04/05
When I studied law  voska | 01/04/05
Note that they don't define "piracy" either  tic swayback | 01/04/05
Piracy AND theft ?!?  Spoon Jabber | 01/04/05
Someone did steal U2's master CD  voska | 01/05/05
Righttt....  GMTobias | 01/04/05
All the same  Letophoro | 01/04/05
Drama Queens  Been_Done_Before | 01/04/05
These greedy pukes get no sympathy from me...  shawkins | 01/04/05
They might stem piracy with fair and reasonable pricing  Dan__ | 01/04/05
BMG and fair use  rpmyers1 | 01/04/05
Please explain how to compete against your own stolen product?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/04/05
What' s this have to do with the story?  voska | 01/04/05
Yup, every crook thinks he is Robin Hood.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/04/05
Keep it real at least  Spoon Jabber | 01/04/05
Make it not worth "stealing"! Period.  Jeff Spicoli | 01/04/05
Message has been deleted.  itanalyst | 01/04/05
Too true Analyst  Jeff Spicoli | 01/04/05
No Ax belittles the crime by doing this  tic swayback | 01/04/05
Like calling all crimes of violence assault  voska | 01/04/05
Um, I thought I called them crooks, not thieves.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/04/05
Not when you refer to "stolen product"  Spoon Jabber | 01/04/05
Theft the crime and theft the word.  Anton Philidor | 01/04/05
Key words here  tic swayback | 01/04/05
All property is not physical.  Anton Philidor | 01/04/05
And for non-physical property, we have different laws and different words  tic swayback | 01/04/05
Missed revenue is money you don't get.  Anton Philidor | 01/04/05
Assumed revenue  tic swayback | 01/04/05
You said there were real losses.  Anton Philidor | 01/04/05
My bad then, but...  tic swayback | 01/04/05
Sigh.  Anton Philidor | 01/04/05
You can't steal what doesn't exist  tic swayback | 01/04/05
You missed the "deprived" part  voska | 01/04/05
Being deprived of the right to control copying...  Anton Philidor | 01/04/05
You are not being deprived of physical property  tic swayback | 01/04/05
Rights don't pay bills;...  Anton Philidor | 01/04/05
And no one has deprived you of this  tic swayback | 01/04/05
Change the story a bit then  NonZealot | 01/04/05
Once again, terrible "analogy"  Jeff Spicoli | 01/04/05
Again with the erroneous basis for your argument  Letophoro | 01/04/05
Absolutely Letophoro!!! I Agree!!!  itanalyst | 01/04/05
A copy can still have value.  Anton Philidor | 01/04/05
But....  tic swayback | 01/04/05
You're arguing from location in the statute book...  Anton Philidor | 01/04/05
Ok not using laws  voska | 01/04/05
No, I'm arguing the nature of the crime  tic swayback | 01/04/05
RIAA has a major problem about their rights: ...  Anton Philidor | 01/04/05
Two wrongs don't make a right (ooh, brutal pun)  tic swayback | 01/04/05
Voska's example  AbsolutelyNot | 01/05/05
Sophistry  Letophoro | 01/04/05
Straining plausibility to the breaking point.  Anton Philidor | 01/04/05
Re: Plausibility  Letophoro | 01/05/05
Not much suspense.  Anton Philidor | 01/05/05
A more stupid example does not exist  AmusedAtItAll | 01/04/05
Outside a courtroom...  Anton Philidor | 01/04/05
DING DING DINT  NonZealot | 01/04/05
What, are you No Ax's boyfriend now?  tic swayback | 01/04/05
That's splitting hairs  voska | 01/04/05
People sued McDonald's because they were fat.  Anton Philidor | 01/04/05
I'm so glad I don't live in the US  voska | 01/04/05
McDonald's suit  tic swayback | 01/04/05
Voska, were not all liberals  Spoon Jabber | 01/04/05
Good one Spoon!  tic swayback | 01/04/05
I thought you might like that  Spoon Jabber | 01/05/05
Easy answer  tic swayback | 01/04/05
Problem for No_Ax is...  Anton Philidor | 01/04/05
Short term thinking and fear  tic swayback | 01/04/05
We now agree completely. Good. (NT)  Anton Philidor | 01/04/05
Nice try but no  NonZealot | 01/04/05
Competing with free.  Anton Philidor | 01/04/05
More than just living in fear  Chad_z | 01/04/05
NonZealot:  tic swayback | 01/04/05
Why pay for music?  voska | 01/04/05
NonZealot again  AbsolutelyNot | 01/05/05
Sorry, the answer doesn't work.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/04/05
Then you're not trying hard enough  tic swayback | 01/04/05
You compete by offering good products at fair prices  Dan__ | 01/04/05
Good points...  Anton Philidor | 01/04/05
Bogus...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/04/05
Looks like 790 members in their cartel  Dan__ | 01/05/05
Studios are the issue  AbsolutelyNot | 01/05/05
I Could Care Less What These Idiots Say  itanalyst | 01/04/05
Who is protecting the CONSUMER in all this ?  BitTwiddler | 01/04/05
Bogus argument at best...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/04/05
At least he has SOME argument  Jeff Spicoli | 01/04/05
Ok, I'll bite..  Patrick Jones | 01/04/05
Not really...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/04/05
Really!  AbsolutelyNot | 01/05/05
Who let you watch "Bill and Ted"?  AbsolutelyNot | 01/05/05
Here's who is protecting the consumer  tic swayback | 01/04/05
It should read Entertainment Execs can't afford 3rd house due to piracy  DarthRidiculous | 01/04/05
So What? It IS their property after all.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/04/05
Sure there mo frare!  Jeff Spicoli | 01/04/05
No, it is not their property  azurensis | 01/04/05
This proves you have no argument  NonZealot | 01/04/05
No More Need To Argue With Him, He's Been PWNED Again  itanalyst | 01/04/05
But when you correct lies, you only strengthen your argument  tic swayback | 01/04/05
To the tic:  NonZealot | 01/04/05
Uh, have you actually read anything I've written?  tic swayback | 01/04/05
Crooks always try to find a loop hole.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/04/05
Ok, the right term just for you.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/04/05
The right term for you is:  AbsolutelyNot | 01/05/05
The key difference  tic swayback | 01/04/05
No differnce at all.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/04/05
Got ya!  tic swayback | 01/04/05
AH-HA!  AbsolutelyNot | 01/05/05
4th house from online profits...  Anton Philidor | 01/04/05
That would still shift the power  tic swayback | 01/04/05
Any one who beleive this as a serious problem!!!  Mectron | 01/04/05
Anyone sticking their head in the sand in denial has a serious problem.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/04/05
Message has been deleted.  itanalyst | 01/04/05
Bwahaha! YES!!! Sock it to him dude!  Jeff Spicoli | 01/04/05
If this is true then you're gone, bitty  AmusedAtItAll | 01/04/05
Who has their head in the sand? Let's see.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/04/05
I Agree Totally!  itanalyst | 01/04/05
You got the point (as oposed to some clown arround here)  Mectron | 01/04/05
Um..  Patrick Jones | 01/04/05
Have you Visited a Wal-Mart recently?  Mectron | 01/04/05
Gee...  Patrick Jones | 01/04/05
Agreed, But.....  itanalyst | 01/04/05
Never worked retail, huh?  AbsolutelyNot | 01/05/05
I paid for I, Claudius...  Anton Philidor | 01/04/05
I see where you made your rather OBVIOUS mistake.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/04/05
Are there any GOOD analogies?  Spoon Jabber | 01/04/05
You can return a used car  AbsolutelyNot | 01/05/05
Going the way of the music industry  Chad_z | 01/04/05
Go-video  Roger Ramjet | 01/04/05
Join the Electronic Frontier Foundation  Protector | 01/04/05
Theft Vs. Copying - For No_Ax  itanalyst | 01/04/05
A crook is a crook, is a crook. Prison is where they belong.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/04/05
i hope they throw your butt in my cell ....  M_c | 01/04/05
I'm speechless  NonZealot | 01/04/05
PS Good job No Axe  NonZealot | 01/04/05
Keep Telling Yourself That No_Ax  itanalyst | 01/04/05
Whine, whine, whine.  Jack-Booted EULA | 01/04/05
Blah Blah Blah and we forgot to mention....  M_c | 01/04/05
Don't trust the RIAA/MPAA and their tech partners  tic swayback | 01/04/05
They can't win the DRM battle  Chad_z | 01/04/05
What a great solution!  NonZealot | 01/04/05
You make a good point  voska | 01/05/05
Nice try but no  NonZealot | 01/05/05
Civil vs. Criminal acts  AbsolutelyNot | 01/05/05
Yep!  AbsolutelyNot | 01/05/05
One of the best posts of the day!  AbsolutelyNot | 01/05/05
Know What? WHO CARES WHAT YOU THINK?  itanalyst | 01/05/05
Another corporate group....  RTedrow | 01/05/05
Entertainment industry dinosaurs  GFW_z | 01/05/05
What has been copyrighted *Exactly*  mugsy! | 11/18/05
you seem to miss the point  stgui | 11/19/05
Like the pot calling the kettle black  Middle of the Road | 11/19/05

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