Originally Posted by _wtf_ (Post 35424704)

Did you see the story of the 92 year old veteran copying dvd's for the American soldiers on tours of duty. Some people never mind their age just get technology ;)

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Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35424716)

See many 92 year old up on copyright infringement do you?;)

Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35424716)

The Want it now generation isn't mine..

Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35424716)

I am currently saving my 2 quid coins to buy a new PC.At the rate I'm going it's going to be another 2 years and I can do it without downloading copyrighted product for free.;)

Originally Posted by _wtf_ (Post 35424729)

He actually knew what he was doing could lead to a civil case, i.e. not a criminal case. It's the reason why he would never take any money and actually ended up spending $30,000 of his own money. Quite a few people, never mind their age, wouldn't have know that. It will be interesting to see if the media industry decides to take him to court.

Irrelevant


It's not about the 'want it now' generation it's about using technology to it's fullest, let's also not forget new technology usually means things get cheaper. It's also about realising that the human race can now communicate on a level that has changed us in ways we don't even know yet. When a global protest can literally finish of a well known charity or get governments to drop policies then the public finally have something better than the corrupt system that has evolved.

Irrelevant.Just because the technology is available is no excuse.for copyright thrft.




We are all saving for something even the 'want it now' generation have to pay for hardware ;)

But the younger generation tend to be the want it now generation.



Here's a question to everyone.

Is it legal to make back up copies of your DVD/Blu-Ray collection?

If you answer yes why? If you answer no why not?

Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35424716)

I get technology and copyright.

Originally Posted by Milambar (Post 35424735)

It must be noted that the law doesn't allow for the transcoding of your media to your mp3 players or tablets either.

Originally Posted by _wtf_ (Post 35424733)

Yet in your reply you mention copyright theft, I'm assuning a typo and correcting it, even though there is no such thing in UK or even US law as 'copyright theft' because that would obviously make it a criminal not civil case.

Originally Posted by _wtf_ (Post 35424733)

Yet in your reply you mention copyright theft, I'm assuning a typo and correcting it, even though there is no such thing in UK or even US law as 'copyright theft' because that would obviously make it a criminal not civil case. Even though I point out that distinction in my reply to your question on how many 92 year olds I'm aware of that know this you still use an incorrect term that's perpetuated by the media industry. The point I'm trying to make is ordinary people don't understand copyright law and simply regurgitate terms the copyright owners want you to.

Wish you had answered my question.

Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35424779)

...artists will still regard what you do in not paying for what you have downloaded of their intellectual property as theft.

Originally Posted by kwikbreaks (Post 35424783)

ISTR reading that some remote tribesmen used to regard taking their photographs as theft of their souls - still doesn't alter the fact that nothing was physically taken and so the law does differentiate between theft and copyright infringement. It even only regards taking and driving away a car to be theft if the intent was to permanently deprive the owner of the vehicle - TDA <> theft in the eyes of the law.

Anyway - back closer to topic - blocking TPB will not make one iota of difference to the amount of copyright infringement but will increase the amount of BS being posted on forums on the subject enormously.

Originally Posted by kwikbreaks (Post 35424783)

Anyway - back closer to topic - blocking TPB will not make one iota of difference to the amount of copyright infringement but will increase the amount of BS being posted on forums on the subject enormously.

Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35424784)

If you steal one of my paintings it is still theft whether it is in digital or physical form I will still chase you through every avenue open to me and you can hide behind as much semantics as you like..eventually I will get what is due to me.

If folk are not prepared to see this then you will get the situation we have here where actions that restrict the freedom of the internet are instigated. by those who are having their intellectual product stolen,copied and used without permission.
What is needed is for everyone to respect that artists have a right to make money from their product and no one in the world has the right not to PAY them for that product.

Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 35424786)

.. far safer than using a public tracker...