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chrysn

@Silversalty @gamesbymanuel @Illuminatus Maybe we should take a page out of patent right here: Copyright on digital items is only a right if there is a fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory way to purchase a copy that has no technical restrictions on it. Producers may choose to use DRM, but then they forfeit legal means.

Until that is the law, "piracy" can be viewed as a form of civil disobedience, provided that properly sold media (or their torrents) is instantly removed from the sites.

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Silversalty

@chrysn @gamesbymanuel @Illuminatus
Not sure what to 'say.' Ever use a program called COPYiiPC? The rights powers are so broad now. Drugs are like media with enormous powers derived from access control. Is Avatar worth more than a cure for a widespread illness? Should they be handled similarly? Ever read Cory Doctorow? I no longer have the focus, sorry.

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