Re: Re: What kind of pirate am I?

From: "Daniel P. B. Smith" 

>I no longer believe anyone's statement of what "the law" is when it comes to copyright. I don't think anyone knows what the law is. I think a lot of it is hard to generalize and hasn't been tested in court. And, unfortunately, I think 99.44% of simple summaries of "what the law is" are spin by someone who is grinding an axe one way or another. That applies to _everyone,_ even the people who are telling me what I want to hear.

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> And do you send royalties to Time-Warner every time you sing "Happy Birthday To You" around a table in a restaurant?

All nicely put Daniel. You raise the difficult point about what is correct in law. The case for moral behaviour is stronger in many respects is my reservation. But I would consider a 'blind eye' to what you describe would be minimal, even from a vigorous copyright campaigner like me.

Joseph




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