EFF: A broadcast flag update

EFF: A broadcast flag update

Posted Sep 28, 2005 12:33 UTC (Wed) by man_ls (subscriber, #15091)
In reply to: EFF: A broadcast flag update by euvitudo
Parent article: EFF: A broadcast flag update

Furthermore, I'll stay away from illegal sharing because I *don't* want to give them a reason to gain more power. It's that simple.

It's not so simple. It is not clear what "illegal sharing" is; it might even be disregarded as a contradiction in terms, as "sharing" should always be ethically acceptable and therefore legal.

In fact, they gain more power if you consider illegal an activity which was previously allowed. The music industry have succeeded to put fear into a generation of music lovers, and converting innocent sharing into a filthy crime. Hopefully, this situation can be reversed; and one way to do it is to engage in the questionable activity with acceptance of its full consequences. Another way is to defend those that are being prosecuted for it. I think we can make a difference; if it was not for Ed Felten and other brave souls, distributing software like DeCSS might have been cursed and be illegal by now.

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