ryanm
February 19th 04, 08:06 AM
"5016" > wrote in message
om...
>
> That's nonsense. Living in a "free country" doesn't guarantee you the
> right to "buy something and use it in any way you see fit". For
> instance, you do not have the right to duplicate CDs after you have
> bought them, or shoot people just because you have bought a gun.
>
> I know that it is very tempting to rant about the "free country" and
> call something un-american when you don't agree with it, but
> unfortunately that isn't the case.
>
Actually, you're wrong. I can duplicate to my heart's content, what I
can't do is *distribute*. And actually, I can distribute all I want too, I
just leave myself wide open to a lawsuit.
ryanm
om...
>
> That's nonsense. Living in a "free country" doesn't guarantee you the
> right to "buy something and use it in any way you see fit". For
> instance, you do not have the right to duplicate CDs after you have
> bought them, or shoot people just because you have bought a gun.
>
> I know that it is very tempting to rant about the "free country" and
> call something un-american when you don't agree with it, but
> unfortunately that isn't the case.
>
Actually, you're wrong. I can duplicate to my heart's content, what I
can't do is *distribute*. And actually, I can distribute all I want too, I
just leave myself wide open to a lawsuit.
ryanm