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Date Posted: 20:21:43 04/06/04 Tue
Author: Nate Hewitt
Subject: Re: Week10 - Topic #1 - R17 by Coyle
In reply to: John Murray 's message, "Re: Week10 - Topic #1 - R17 by Coyle" on 17:16:17 04/04/04 Sun

John, I agree with your point about the industries wanting to track everything, and gain rights that they didn't have before. Do we like it? No, probably not. However, from a strategic point of view, this is a good move on their part. The government doesn't know much about technology, and can be led around by the groups with the most money, as they tell the govt. what they want them to hear.

However, Magazine companies don't know how many people are reading that same magazine once the initial purchase was made. They don't know how many people watch a movie once it has been rented, it could be used for a private screening, or broadcast in the quad. This is the same as a user paying for an article, then posting it on their webpage once they are done with it. Is it necessarily legal? Questionable. However, what if the user cited where they got it? They are giving proper credit, where it is due.

I feel that once again, depending on your perspective, it could go ether way. This is the glory of the ambiguous internet.

>When people buy a magazine or rent a movie, both the
>magazine and movie industries know darn well that more
>that one person will be reading and viewing each.
>
>The point that surprised me the most in the article
>was, in the digital age, industries are asking to be
>paid for uses that are far beyond the uses they charge
>in the analog world. Namely, they wish to charge each
>user for every transmission sent, which includes
>billing for merely viewing a webpage of copyrighted
>material.
>
>Though these industries claim that they are merely
>trying to "maintain" their current set of rights, they
>are actually trying to tack on a number of rights that
>they have never had.

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