Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [WAS: keyboard stops working] Recent kernels block the loading of non-GPL kernel modules

[Rich Freeman <rich0@gentoo.org>]

On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 9:35 PM, Michael Orlitzky <mjo@gentoo.org> wrote:
> On 08/19/2015 09:24 PM, Rich Freeman wrote:
>>
>> When you download software you receive a copy.  You start out with
>> zero works.  Somebody sends you a copy of that work.  You write it to
>> disk.  You end up with the same number of copies as you were given.
>>
>> Cite a court case that upholds a claim otherwise?
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMG_Recordings,_Inc._v._MP3.com,_Inc.
>

mp3.com uploaded music as well as downloading it.  Users didn't just
upload their songs to mp3.com.  They then accessed that music from
other computers, so mp3.com was redistributing the music.

Don't get me wrong, the recording studios claim that downloading music
is also illegal.  However in practice they've only pursued court cases
against distributors.

Here's the thing - propaganda is 90% of the battle for folks touting
copyright.  They only fight actual court cases that they think they're
very likely to win.  Fighting a court case and losing just encourages
people to ignore you.

-- 
Rich