what moral obligation? (Re: DRM technology and policy)

Steve Furlong sfurlong at acmenet.net
Wed May 7 04:55:09 PDT 2003


On Tuesday 06 May 2003 22:43, Tim May wrote:

> Given that a tax is already collected to make backups of music (the
> 1992 Home Recording Act levies a tax on blank media), if one were to
> buy a CD at Tower Records and then not be able to make a copy, one
> would expect:
>
> -- a refund of taxes levied on blank media
>
> or
>
> -- a refund of the money paid for the alleged CD

If one were to buy a computer with Windows pre-loaded and then were to 
install Linux at first boot-up, one would expect to receive a refund of 
the price of Windows bundled with the computer. You see how well that 
worked out. Sometimes self-help is the only remedy.


-- 
Steve Furlong    Computer Condottiere   Have GNU, Will Travel

Guns will get you through times of no duct tape better than duct tape
will get you through times of no guns. -- Ron Kuby





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