The Free Zone Board

[RoguePlanet]

Well, here is the problem with your argument. You seem to be implying that someone who sells intellectual property for a living is entitled to that money to sustain himself - Spall

Uh, yeah. What exactly is the problem with that? - Rogue

The problem is that no one who does anything for a living is entitled to a living. Only if people willingly pay him for his
services is he entitled to a living. - Spall

Again, I never said otherwise. I'm not sure why you keep arguing against a position I've never taken.

If you can't sell your songs because people who would otherwise buy them are downloading mass quantities of them illegally, that's a problem for society. - Rogue

Agreed, but remember that we are only talking about the people that would not otherwise buy them. -- Spall

Well, so you say. Your argument is bordering on the absurd here. You seem to be saying theft should be legal as long you steal something you weren't going to buy. What ARE you saying? Are you saying that there should be an exception in IP laws for people who wouldn't have bought otherwise? Don't you realize that your exception would completly swallow the rule and negate any rights the producer has?

I mean, would it be OK in your opinion for me to Xerox a best selling book, bind it, and sell it at $5.00 a copy, instead the $21.00 it fetches in bookstores, as long as I only sell it to people who wouldn't have bought it otherwise?