Offtopic copyright stuff (Was; Re: [PLUG] Microsoft's smell of desperation | LinuxWorld (fwd))

[Tyler F. Creelan]

If they play it right, the RIAA could actually use this as a stick and
carrot to get people to buy more of their music. If they set up an online
music service, for example, subscribers could be offered immunity from
network attacks. Conversely, non-subscribers could be targeted with
attacks since it's more probable they are infringing on copyright in
one form or another.

The RIAA might even offer a blanket-type license, covering a wide range of
media, and it could be argued that people are infringing copyright by not
subscribing to the blanket service, just as MS argued in the
Portland schools case that all computers should have an MS license
regardless of their make or model.

Incidentally, this article by professor Siva Vaidhyanathan on the
interaction between higher education and copyright is good reading:

http://chronicle.com/free/v48/i47/47b00701.htm


Tyler

On Wed, 31 Jul 2002, Neil Anuskiewicz wrote:

>
> On Wed, 31 Jul 2002, Rich Shepard wrote:
>
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >
> > MICROSOFT'S SMELL OF DESPERATION
> >      (Source: LinuxWorld.com) Those who relish freedom need to
> > defend it. Here are some warnings about mistakes we could make
> > easily that would undermine any effort to prevent the worst of
> > all fates.
> > http://www.idg.net/go.cgi?id=720392
>
> The legalized cracking for record companies thing I find mind boggling. It
> sounds like some crazy science fiction story.
>
> This thing can't be serious can it? It has got to be one of the stupidest
> ideas I have heard in awhile.
>
> That is a slippery slope if ever there was one -- once corporations can
> crack legally, the list of actionable items will inevitably grow.
>
> --
> Neil Anuskiewicz
>
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