[Ti] with respect

[Ron Woodland]

No, I agree with you.  I guess my message was too obtuse.  I think that 
market forces should rule.  I think that the Millenial Digital Copyright 
Law has gone too far.  We are on the same side here.

Ron


Trevor J. Hutley wrote:

> At 09:24 -0700 7-1-2003, Ron Woodland wrote:
> 
>> The rationale is that you must have a obtained an illegal copy of the 
>> DVD because no one would ever buy a DVD in Europe then bring it to the 
>> US, right?  I understand the theory, and I respect the issue of 
>> copyright protection of intellectual property.  I adhere to it 
>> personally and expect others to respect my rights of ownership of my 
>> original work as well.
> 
> 
> Ron - with respect, I think it is less to do with copyright, but more to 
> do with big corporations trying to control the flow and price of their 
> product.
> 
> If I buy a DVD while I am in the USA, for 50% of the price in some other 
> (European) country, why is that a copyright issue?  I don't see it as 
> one, as I have bought a legitimate copy at market prices where I was 
> shopping.  Why should I not be allowed to play that DVD in international 
> (region-free?) airspace, on my way home?
> 
> If I get a DVD in the UK because it is released there first and play it 
> at home in Switzerland, how have I infringed copyright?  I am just 
> 'distorting' the manufacturers plan to release it later in other countries.
> 
> Let market forces rule on this one, I say.  Get rid of the region coding 
> now.  No flames please....!
> 
> Trevor
> 
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