said by cacroll:On the other hand, "sell" me something and tell me not to share what I buy with my friends, or pay extra to use it in my car than in my home, and I'll tell you where to get off.
Sorry, but that's not convincing. You have a choice not to buy if you don't agree with the terms of the sale.
However, I do agree that copyright has *immensely* tilted toward artists and publishers. It used to be a balance between the artist and society to encourage creative people to create, and recompense society for involving itself in a private market transaction (to facilitate a market for creative people).
The best example is Windows 3.1 It won't enter the Public Domain until around 2070. It wouldn't be worth much to anyone today. How will society be recompensed in 2070?
Your argument sounds like theft. Whereas, if you use my argument it sounds like society is being robbed. Disrespect for copyright could be argued to be a noble act of civil disobedience.
It might resonate more with people who are opposed to theft. It might convey the fundamental problem.
Mark
