Lovely quote

[green_amber]

from A Nother mailing list trying desperately to think how to condemn the raid on TV LInks while not aligning themseves with (gasp!) software piracy.

""Organised crime DVD factories take money away from rights owners and use
it to fund organised criminal activities (which our government has claimed
includes drugs and terrorism). File sharers still take the money away
from the rights owners but at least your typical student file sharer will
be spending it on textbooks and beer"

Discuss..

Comments

[alexmc.livejournal.com]

> File sharers still take the money away
> from the rights owners

I think this is the main point of contention. With DVD Factories you definitely have people paying money for the content. That money is a tangible loss. It might not be the same price as buying it new in the high street, but it is still a sale.

I dont think that people can use the same argument against file sharers where no money has changed hands. There is no evidence of a loss.

[dougs.livejournal.com]

It's of vital importance that beer for students is properly funded.