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On 06/09/09 15:49, Shay wrote:
> A. Download an out of print album from Usenet.
Morally, I'd say it's "mostly" OK. I've known of cases where someone
creates a work of art (e.g. book), and years later feels he was "wrong"
to do so (e.g. the book espouses a POV that is no longer shared by the
author, and he'd rather not be the reason it spreads around).
In such cases, I can see a case for respecting the creator's wishes.
> B. Record a television program with a dvr and skip the commercials
Really don't see a problem with this one. I don't recall signing a
contract stating that I must watch the commercials, and it's not my
fault if someone has a business model based on this not happening.
> C. Cable f's up during a favorite television program - go find a torrent
> and download it.
If you mean "go download it", I'd probably be OK with it. Torrents and
p2p in general are tricky - it may be OK for _me_ to get it, but the
fact that I'm also sharing it with others makes it likely "wrong".
> D. Download an album you know you'd never buy out of morbid curiosity
> (Chris Cornell with Timbaland)
Nope.
I can understand downloading it just for a sample (which you can often
do in other ways anyway). But never cared for the argument where someone
consistently uses a product (book, software, whatever), but says it's OK
because he wouldn't have paid for it anyway.
> F. Play a Shoutcast stream at a party.
Whether it's OK or not does not depend on whether it's a party or
you're alone. Unless it's a huge party and/or is being broadcasted.
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