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Warning: counterfeting is not stealing.

When I steal and eat your apple you don't have it any more. When I copy your text, song, movie you still have it.

Welcome to ET :).

by Laurent GUERBY on Wed Apr 18th, 2007 at 01:26:17 PM EST
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Private use is almost always accepted as OK.
But if you were to make money on my text, song, movie then you have stolen a chance for me to make money and thus my rights.

I assumed that meta had some device or software that allowed him to spot conservatives from a distance. Thus being a valuable device, I was only looking out for his rights.

Any way unlike Robert, you can use my words freely.


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by Ronald Rutherford (rdrradio1@msn.com) on Wed Apr 18th, 2007 at 01:41:31 PM EST
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Funny logic.

Hopefully the USA constitution is saner:


The Congress shall have Power ... To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;

If those government created "rights" don't create progress, they're unconstitutionnal in the USA.

No question of "making money".

by Laurent GUERBY on Wed Apr 18th, 2007 at 02:13:46 PM EST
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Actually your logic is funny IMHO.
No one talked about "unlimited time" (in perpetuity) for the rights. Nice use of straw-man argument.

It was to promote the progress by securing property rights. Nothing says that rights will be bypassed if someone concludes that "Progress" is greater with more limited rights.

I will take it back, you only have 5 days to use my words. LOL.

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by Ronald Rutherford (rdrradio1@msn.com) on Wed Apr 18th, 2007 at 02:37:33 PM EST
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In return, ET will give you all the time you need for the endless learning here.

Our knowledge has surpassed our wisdom. --Charu Saxena.
by metavision on Wed Apr 18th, 2007 at 05:38:44 PM EST
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Her. I think it's hard-wired.

*Traitor*, n.
A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.
by DoDo on Wed Apr 18th, 2007 at 03:34:51 PM EST
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