I know you all like a bit of light releif here folks on what is a serious subject, so I though this article was worth a mention.
http://www.p2punite.org/?q=node/866In the age of digital media, piracy runs rampant. It is now as easy to share music or a movie as it is to share an idea. With the press of a button, you can share your digital content with 3, 300, or 3 billion people. It's just that easy.
So in recent years, we've been fed all sorts of (dis)information about copyright laws. “Think of the artists” we're told. If you download music, somewhere there is a poor, struggling artist who can't feed his kids.
It's all hogwash, and we'll use the Socratic method to show why.
Who makes the laws?
a) Congress
b) The President
c) The Tidy Bowl Man
d) Earl
I,ll leave you all to read the rest of the article, it seems to be clear enough on the true facts regarding who the winners and losers are.
