arstechnica.com— Harvard Law professor Charles Nesson is headed to federal court this summer to defend an accused file-swapper, and he plans to mount a novel defense: P2P sharing is simply "fair use."
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Like our President, The One, we have another Harvard trained Law guy sayin' "legal stuff"! You CANNOT deny the truth in what he says regarding P2P and fair use, or you're just a f**king racist!! We can't be having artists "own" their work! That's just ABSURD!
I am not a P2P file sharer per se, but I have had the occasion to enjoy music files from friends. If I like the music, I BUY the CD.If I DON'T like the music, I delete the file. I am utterly shocked and amazed that so many seemingly intelligent and educated people fail to see this logic.
Adobe is a terrible example. All the people who download that program have been shown to not have been likely to actually purchase the program. Adobe themselves condone the action saying the exact same thing.
True, Im just waiting for encryption methods like Tor which dont slow down the connection. Or just allowing tor relays to be setup at academic institutes with massive bandwidths. People think if you want to encrypt your online transmissions, url requests, emails sent, IM's etc, that you are a terrorist or a criminal. If you sent a letter via the postal company of your land, you wouldnt want the government or a passer by to open it and see who sent the message and what it contained. Simple privacy, and with the internet its like shouting accross a room full of people out to get you. Bah.
animan351May 19, 2009
And then there's others who can't spell douchebag. Yours truely, Grammar Nazi
diggduggdunnMay 19, 2009
Like our President, The One, we have another Harvard trained Law guy sayin' "legal stuff"! You CANNOT deny the truth in what he says regarding P2P and fair use, or you're just a f**king racist!! We can't be having artists "own" their work! That's just ABSURD!
Closed AccountMay 19, 2009
I am not a P2P file sharer per se, but I have had the occasion to enjoy music files from friends. If I like the music, I BUY the CD.If I DON'T like the music, I delete the file. I am utterly shocked and amazed that so many seemingly intelligent and educated people fail to see this logic.
silentnite85May 19, 2009
Adobe is a terrible example. All the people who download that program have been shown to not have been likely to actually purchase the program. Adobe themselves condone the action saying the exact same thing.
thepotatomanMay 19, 2009
i guess so far i am the only one to dig him up. The car thing wasn't the only thing he said.
matthews255May 26, 2009
True, Im just waiting for encryption methods like Tor which dont slow down the connection. Or just allowing tor relays to be setup at academic institutes with massive bandwidths. People think if you want to encrypt your online transmissions, url requests, emails sent, IM's etc, that you are a terrorist or a criminal. If you sent a letter via the postal company of your land, you wouldnt want the government or a passer by to open it and see who sent the message and what it contained. Simple privacy, and with the internet its like shouting accross a room full of people out to get you. Bah.
gtrplyr1122Jun 6, 2009
A true Grammar Nazi would be able to spell truly.