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Originally posted by UnseenWorld:
The whole Napster thing was never about the end users, it was about Napster, which was in effect publishing material it had no rights to. If you want to make an MP3 at home from a CD you bought, you aren't violating anyone's copyright. Unless, of course, you offer it to the public (publication).
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Napster was in fact NOT publishing anything. When you go to download an mp3 or wav file, even through Napster, you are connecting directly to another users system where the file resides. Napster simply made that connection possible. The actual file never existed on Napster's hardware. The same as Bearshare and other Gnutella protocal programs.
And by making that mp3 of your favorite Boxcar Willie tune and connecting to one of those programs, that is enough to constitute "offering it to the public".
Thank you for being so quick to point out my sheer ignorance in the matter. As I have said in the past, I do not claim to be an expert in the field. And I don't think I need to study copyright laws for seven years before I'm 'authorized' to say what's on my mind.
You still failed to address a number of things I cited.
What about copying your setup programs for all that wonderful software? What about emailing a story to someone? Is that not offering it to the public? What about posting an mpeg on this board? Or a funny snipet off the radio about felching? Those are okay?
What is my argument? Simple. People are getting awfully high up on the copyright horse and using the copyright law to single out and target people of their choosing. Is that how laws work now? If you're going to take on the job of copyright police and condemn & enforce copyright violation, then condemn them all. That means the 40 year old mom that's sending pictures through the email system to her bingo pals too.