[PLUG] Abe Lincoln would likely laugh at Eisner

[Russell Senior]

>>>>> "Nathan" == Nathan Meyers <nmeyers at javalinux.net> writes:

Nathan> Not that I agree with Eisner and with the massive subversion
Nathan> of copyright law now going on, but infringement does deprive
Nathan> copyright holders of income.

>> Not if the person with the "illegal" copy wouldn't have bought it.

Nathan> Ah, so the fact they would not have bought it entitles them to
Nathan> a free copy?

I think he was addressing your specific assertion that the "infringer"
has taken money out of someones pocket.  If you want to address a
different question, then go ahead.

In a larger context, the easy way "rob" someone of their income while
also avoiding any "infringement" is to not bother with their stinkin'
proprietary "expression" to begin with.  There is _very_ little
"entertainment" content these days that is _worth_ "stealing".

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