Re: [linux-audio-user] Re: Free Software vs. Open Source: Where do *you* stand?

Jan Depner wrote:

>On Tue, 2006-02-21 at 23:42 -0500, Lee Revell wrote:
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>>On Wed, 2006-02-22 at 05:27 +0100, Cesare Marilungo wrote:
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>>>In fact sharing mp3 files shouldn't be illegal. It is another example
>>>of artificial scarcity.
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>>What does "scarcity" have to do with anything. No one else has any
>>right to my creations - they are mine. It is up to ME whether I want to
>>give it away or charge for it or refuse to show it to anyone.
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> Lee, I think you're preaching to those who feel they have a right to
>anything merely because they want it. Creativity, hard work, incentive,
>all of these seem to mean very little to those who would rationalize
>away any form of ownership which prevents them from having what they
>want for no cost. Were the shoe on the other foot I doubt if they would
>be quite so adamant that copyright is evil - that is, if it were their
>song or novel that everyone was flogging about the internet without
>permission.
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Dear Jan,

I made five albums + various other tracks in the last eight years, and
everything is available to download for free (192kbp mp3 and ogg) under
the creative commons licence(so it is legal to share them):

http://www.cesaremarilungo.com/music

I get more than 3000 downloads each month just from my website and I've
made my music available in other sites too, like download.com (+7700
dls) , purevolume etc.

I have a collection of 1000+ cds, mostly bought when I still had a job.

Nonetheless, I believe that sharing mp3 files on p2p networks shouldn't
be illegal.

Regards,

c.

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