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What Does "Copyfight" Mean?
Copyfight, the Solo Years: April 2002-March 2004
1. Brian Riley on June 13, 2005 11:41 AM writes...
When she mods HER Xbox to copy HER games (legally purchased no doubt) to HER hard drive, why should she need to take a trip to Redmond... She hasn't STOLEN anything. She paid for all of it. If you could duplicate for free your neighbors car, how many people would drive a Cadillac or BMW instead of a Hyundai? And would it be stealing? And if it were possible to do that, how much would the car companies lose if they were using the technology as well? They would probably cry that they are losing 60000 per car in lost sales even if it only cost them a nickle to copy the cars. The copying of anything does not deprive the creator of a sale. Especially if the non-manufacturer copied BMW drove like a pinto and had a wierd smell. People who really want a BMW will Buy a BMW. Those who just want to test drive one without the salesman tagging along will copy someone elses. The best thing that could happen is to roll copyright back to its intentional purpose of providing the creator with an exclusive right to make a profit from their work for a "Limited" time, not 75 years after their death.
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