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[quote][b]Gaz[/b] wrote: I personally think people should see copyright violation for what it really is – blatent cheekyness. Pirating a DVD is like walking in to a shop and reading a magazine without paying for it, I don’t think this should be illegal but it should be frowned upon. If everyone did it without feeling any guilt then there would be a serious problem, artists wouldn’t be able to make any money and maybe (debatable) less art would be produced. I personally have no problem with ‘stealing’ a crappy DVD, album, or piece of software on a trial basis, but the moment it becomes worth the money I feel incredibly guilty that I didn’t buy it, so I do buy it. I’m against copyright law on the basis that it can (and does) restrict the poor’s access to education, information and the arts. The needs of the many clearly outweigh the rights of the few, but unfortunatley this kind of ethics can’t be easily legislated without bringing a new star trekesque style of communism into play. Instead my vote would have to go to minimal (5-10yrs?) protection for copyrights and patents for non-profit/personal use (ie 5 for software, 10 for music and video), and slightly longer for business use (30 years seems enough).[/quote]
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