PolarBear
The bear formerly known as aaron8301
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 ·CableOne
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Re: sure it is!
If your VCR eats a tape from blockbuster, you are still responsible for the tape, even though you didn't know you were supposed to clean the VCR periodically.
It's not about whether or not you know if the filesharing program is indeed going to upload songs; YOU installed the program and chose to run it, thus YOU need to be responsible for what it does. Don't know what it does? Well maybe you shouldn't be installing and running software on your computer if you don't know what it does. Hell, if you are that ignorant about software, you probably shouldn't be using a computer at all.
Many (lets say, for example) young teenagers can jump behind the wheel of a car and manage to figure out how to make the thing move. Does that mean we should just let them drive through city traffic?
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tsu9
join:2001-08-17
Wheeling, IL | I wasn't arguing for an ignorance defense, but rather pointing out that ignorance is apparently quite contagious. |
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PolarBear
The bear formerly known as aaron8301
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·CableOne
1 edit | In that case, I agree wholly. It is amazing to what people will claim "but I didn't know!"
Because, of course, finding out one way or another is simply an absurd idea. God forbid they acquire new knowledge!
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join:2001-03-31
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meomyomeomy
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"Many (lets say, for example) young teenagers can jump behind the wheel of a car and manage to figure out how to make the thing move. Does that mean we should just let them drive through city traffic?"
Ok, drive a one tone car that could take someones life for good; or download a song that takes money out of someones pocket? Hmmm tough one!
I should sue company's that uses automated robots cause I lose my income because a technology has forced me out of a job!
We live in the year 2006, some people like the riaa refuse to acknowledge that. When the times change businesses must change as well. Other wise the makers of the horse and buggy would be suing ford for making cars...
Ya I know, this topic is always a very opinionated subject, nature of the beast i guess....
On second thought, the riaa is right. If ALL music was free it would be the end of the world... |
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