Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 21:34:03 +0000 (GMT) From: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>, freebsd-chat <chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: UCITA (Important) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0001212130110.32187-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> In-Reply-To: <4.2.2.20000121141100.019a6370@localhost>
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On Fri, 21 Jan 2000, Brett Glass wrote: >One of the best things you can do is WRITE ABOUT IT. Online, and >also to your legislator and regional newspaper. There should >at least be a Daemon News article about this. >>Paranoia that being connected to the net could result in my machine >>being shut down by some hacker with 'disable' codes. > >Yes. And that last isn't just paranoia. It's already possible to do >it with some academic releases of Microsoft products, I'm told. Academic meaning for students? Like office for students? I am even happier i ordered applixware even though i really can't afford $99 right now, but i need it for school. Is there any way that this law has positives, such as reducing piracy, or seeing to it that authors can compensation for their work? For example, supposed i write a textbook and only 1,000 copies sell because now they an be re-sold as used. Doesn't this hurt my profits? Also, when i can buy a CD, burn a copy, and sell it at the used CD store, where they may be done an indefinite number of times, doesn't that only hurt the artist, who makes a living only off that first copy? I just don't see how authors and musicians and even programmers stay alive.... -=> jm <=- "I've done questionable things, also extraordinary things.... Revel in your time!" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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