[Groop] Groo... What pirates? (File Sharing)

[Alexandre Hannud Abdo]

Ni!

 Hi Gary :)

 According to today's laws and standards, you're right and they should have that authority.

 That's why I put that last paragraph in my former message...

 It's just that i think our laws (because here in brasil we have similar laws) are outdated, their ideas reflects the reality of another time, when reproducing information was very expansive and required concentrated efforts in the form of recording and publishing companies.

 That is ever less true, and people should see to it that laws conform to this change.

 Until then, I should respect anyone who claims his rights in a fair fashion, and send people who freak out suing little children and good fellas to somewhere not nice.

 Hugs,

Alexandre

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On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 17:08:36 -0800
"Grossmann, Gary" <GaryG at DOR.WA.GOV> wrote:

> Hi Alexandre!
> 
> You make very good points and I do not disagree with you.  All I'm saying is
> that if Mark & Sergio disagree with you, they should be able to tell an
> Internet file sharer that he cannot do that.  If that ultimately costs them
> sales, they made a bad choice.  But it was their choice.  -Gary G. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alexandre Hannud Abdo [mailto:solstag at uol.com.br] 
> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 5:03 PM
> To: groop at groo.com
> Subject: Re: [Groop] Groo... What pirates? (File Sharing)
> 
> 
> Ni!
> 
>  Well, groo stuff is quite rare around here (in brazil), so I have always
> shared my groo stuff with my friends. But that did not stop them from buying
> those issues ass soon as they found them, actually, had I not shared my
> stuff, they'd have never bought any groo at all!
> 
>  So I believe sharing comics to be a good thing.
> 
>  More generally, in my experience, people do go and acctually buy the stuff
> after they've seen/heard/read it, if they liked it.  If they don't, is
> because they don't have money (and wouldn't be buying anyway), or because
> it's BAD stuff in their opinion.  In fact, thank's to internet sharing I
> have bought MUCH LESS BAD STUFF.  And since I still can't make my savings,
> all the money I was spending on bad stuff must have made it's way to good
> stuff.  Which is essentially good after all.
> 
>  I think filesharing has a much harder effect on bad music, bad movies and
> bad comics than on the good ones.  Actually I sense the opposite, a good
> effect, when it comes to good media.
> 
>  


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Alexandre Hannud Abdo (Quã)
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solstag at uol.com.br
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