[Groop] RE: (Groop) (Filesharing)

[Groopunk at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/29/2004 11:23:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
grossfam at olywa.net writes:

> If the photocopying of art work is illegal, then is it not the same for 
> recording a program?
>   
> I don't know.  It probably is.  It's unenforcable, unknowable, and nobody 
> cares unless you sell it or give it away in large quantities
> 


Just because you say "it's uknowable and nobody cares" doesn't make it so.  I 
can say that I care, because it IS affecting me.  And "selling it or [giving] 
it away in large quantities" is debatable.  Who determines this?
As far as enforceability goes... it isn't exactly right for ISPs to be forced 
to reveal names of uploaders.  And if it IS right, then should the post 
office not be allowed to peruse any and all mail to be aware of the contents?
If you go to a copy shop they will most likely refuse to copy any item from a 
book or published work.  Heck, I once brought in MY artwork and they asked 
for identification.

And "unless you sell it or give it away in large quanties" negates the very 
argument that people have been using regarding the Groo PDFs.  Perhaps the 
person made only one copy to make it available for his friend to see on the other 
side of the country.  Perhaps.
-seth-
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