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"accountability"
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2002 14:02:41 -0500
------ Forwarded Message From: "Mike O'Dell" <mo () ccr org> Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2002 13:59:04 -0500 (EST) To: dave () farber net Subject: "accountability" what about accountability to existing "fair use" law?? since when is revoking rights unilaterally, undermining clear Congressional intent and law considered "accountable" ?? and who does this "accounting"?? the people who manage to take in $500 million dollars on a film that cost $75 million but yet manage the cost allocations so that it "didn't make any profit" ?? or record labels who have managed to legalized indentured servitude exploiting artists in purpetuity? how is this "accountable"?? this "accountability" notion is all part of The Big Lie - the notion that "consumers" are guilty until proven innocent, and the fine print says "there ain't no such proof". and that for some reason, "intellectual property" is somehow different enough that "pay per use" of a piece of music or a film is justified when i don't have to pay the car manufacturer every time I drive my car for the "latent intellectual property" embodied in the modern automobile (mine contains 27 computer processors). so what "accountable" reason can be cited for this intellectually bankrupt assault on consumers and "fair use" ?? there is no such answer - it's unalloyed avarice on the part of people who have always made money off the sweat and talent of others, and it's been a damn fine free ride. Of course they will fight to the death to retain their death-grip on this fountain of free money. harump, -mo ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To unsubscribe or update your address, click http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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