>Jan Depner wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 2006-02-21 at 23:42 -0500, Lee Revell wrote:
>>
>>
>>>On Wed, 2006-02-22 at 05:27 +0100, Cesare Marilungo wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>In fact sharing mp3 files shouldn't be illegal. It is another example
>>>>of artificial scarcity.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>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.
>
Very good. I applaud your choice. But, kindly remember, it is your choice.
You should have no right to decide what I do with my music or software. If you
share my music or software without my consent you are taking away my ability to
decide what to do with the fruits of my labors. For the puposes of this
discussion the fact that I do share my software and music under open licenses is
not really relevant.
>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.
I tend to think that sharing music over the internet is probably good for CD
sales but again, it's not our call to make. We didn't create the content and we
don't have the right to decide what can be done with it. I deplore what the RIAA
and the MPAA are doing but mostly because I think they're being amazingly stupid
about the whole thing.
V/R
Jan
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