I guess this means that people will no longer be able to sell a car that has a nav system or uses extensive software to help control the automobile. I am willing to bet there are EULAs loaded into those programs as well. This decision can and will trickle down to ridiculous levels.
No matter how one slices it or attempts to justify actions, what is illegal is illegal. You cannot simply say the business model is changing and expect that to be a panacea for illegal activity. It is wrong to take someone's work, regardless of the medium, if it is expected it should be purchased. Stealing is stealing, whether a physical item or a digital copy. Modern electronic media simply makes it easier to commit the crime. What the Brown's blog post shows is that digital file sharing and transfer is not a victimless crime.
I don't appreciate the RIAA and MPAA tactics, but the law is on their side... as well as the ethical and moral grounds. There is no way to get around the facts of law. Trying to do so simply shows a person as unscrupulous.
(I am not a shill RIAA or MPAA... but I am someone who had his property stolen by many people through electronic means and was never compensated for nine months of intense labor. It was basically a statement by others that I should work for free... and they were wrong, are wrong and always will be wrong.)
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Ripple Effects
I guess this means that people will no longer be able to sell a car that has a nav system or uses extensive software to help control the automobile. I am willing to bet there are EULAs loaded into those programs as well. This decision can and will trickle down to ridiculous levels.
Illegal is Illegal
No matter how one slices it or attempts to justify actions, what is illegal is illegal. You cannot simply say the business model is changing and expect that to be a panacea for illegal activity. It is wrong to take someone's work, regardless of the medium, if it is expected it should be purchased. Stealing is stealing, whether a physical item or a digital copy. Modern electronic media simply makes it easier to commit the crime. What the Brown's blog post shows is that digital file sharing and transfer is not a victimless crime.
I don't appreciate the RIAA and MPAA tactics, but the law is on their side... as well as the ethical and moral grounds. There is no way to get around the facts of law. Trying to do so simply shows a person as unscrupulous.
(I am not a shill RIAA or MPAA... but I am someone who had his property stolen by many people through electronic means and was never compensated for nine months of intense labor. It was basically a statement by others that I should work for free... and they were wrong, are wrong and always will be wrong.)