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Re: URGENT!! The Wrath of Viacom!
In article <griffithE2wvI0.AAE@netcom.com>,
Jim Griffith <griffith@netcom.com> wrote:
>Kevin Atkinson <kevinatk@home.com> writes:
>
>>In article <griffithE2KzA1.FB9@netcom.com>,
>> griffith@netcom.com (Jim Griffith) wrote:
>>>
>>> Simply put, you are wrong.
>
>>So are you saying that you support what they are doing?
>
>But to answer your question, if they are confining their actions to sites
> which
>clearly have stolen or copied copyrighted or trademarked material without
>adhering to "Fair Use" principles, yes, I do. I've been saying for a couple
>of years now that the biggest challenge facing the Internet is the correct
>application of copyright law, simply because I see it violated every day.
>And here is Paramount apparently *correctly* applying copyright law to the
>Internet, and people are getting mad at them? Talk about nerve.
>
>"What do you mean, you're not going to let me steal your wallet? FOUL! FOUL!"
>
Just because what they are doing is legal it doesn't mean it is sensible.
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