Comments on: Copyright Infringement as Stealing: Pfft!

By: Dynamic Man » Upphovsrätt är inte samma sak som äganderätt

Dynamic Man » Upphovsrätt är inte samma sak som äganderätt — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:43:48 +0000

[...] den australienske advokaten Brendan Scott uttrycker det: [...]

By: Futurama’s Anti-Piracy Message, Just Do It : The BB Network

Futurama’s Anti-Piracy Message, Just Do It : The BB Network — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:49:24 +0000

[...] to describe the act of copyright infringement. Australian lawyer Brendan Scott certainly doesn’t believe it. When someone downloads movies or music illegally, they make a copy, he argues. The original is [...]

By: brendanscott

brendanscott — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:20:13 +0000

@h4l: You’re right, of course. I guess I’d be “stealing” it if I borrowed it from the library and “read two years of his hard work for free without his permission”?

As an aside:
Any author who thinks that copyright is generally a good thing for authors is kidding themselves -> http://brendanscott.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/revoke-copyright-for-poorly-paid-authors/

By: HoorayForLogic

HoorayForLogic — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:05:34 +0000

Find out when your local bookstore is having a booksigning featuring the author of a new release. Go to the bookstore with a copy machine on a handcart.

Walk up to the table where the author is signing books, and grab a copy from the unsigned pile without paying him. Find a wall outlet, plug in your copy machine, and copy every page, making sure not to harm the book in any way. Then return it to the pile exactly where you got it, and tell the author, “Hey, thanks buddy, I really appreciate it!”

I’m sure that the author wouldn’t mind at all that you are reading two years of his hard work for free without his permission right?

If you asked him, “Did I just steal your work?”, what would he reply?

By: Bambam

Bambam — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:44:04 +0000

Don’t forget their claims that every download=lost sale….that is the biggest fraud because governments, lobbyists and media so often site it…pull the number right out of their ass without any recognition of this fact.

also filesharing free worldwide publicity/marketing (incalculable benefit)

By: P2P Forum Blog » Archivio Blog » Futurama, Il gioco di Bender: parodia dei messaggi anti-pirateria

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 08:59:37 +0000

[...] ad esempio Brendan Scott , un avvocato australiano, nel caso del download di materiale coperto dal diritto d’autore, si fa [...]

By: Futurama’s Anti-Piracy Message, Just Do It | InstantIdiocy

Futurama’s Anti-Piracy Message, Just Do It | InstantIdiocy — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 06:12:09 +0000

By: Futurama’s Anti-Piracy Message, Just Do It | Torrent Searcher News

Futurama’s Anti-Piracy Message, Just Do It | Torrent Searcher News — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:30:17 +0000

By: Stilgherrian · Links for 28 October 2008 through 31 October 2008

Stilgherrian · Links for 28 October 2008 through 31 October 2008 — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:02:12 +0000

[...] Copyright Infringement as Stealing: Pfft! | Brendan Scott’s Weblog: One important part of any propaganda campaign is framing the discussion to benefit your side’s arguments. Major copyright-holders are keen to frame their bad guys as :”thieves” and “pirates”. This post is a well-reasoned piece explaining why “theft” is an inappropriate and disrespectful use of language. [...]

By: Futurama’s Anti-Piracy Message, Just Do It | TorrentFreak

Futurama’s Anti-Piracy Message, Just Do It | TorrentFreak — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:42:01 +0000