Don't call them "Human Rights", call them "Civil Rights" instead.<br><br>Our "cyber-rights" are nothing but a part of the Civil Rights.<br>MAFIAA is bad because it's violating our privacity, freedom of speech, discrimination, fair investigation & trial, etc.<br>
I'm pretty sure that the <i>"OMG free moviez & warez LOL"</i> is not the main issue for most of the pirates, am I right?<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 5:23 PM, Reinier Bakels <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:r.bakels@pr.unimaas.nl">r.bakels@pr.unimaas.nl</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Comic Sans MS">Sorry, I believe one of the
central purposes of PP is to oppose RIAA and IFPI. Well, they may have more
dollars, but on the other hand PP is more popular. RIAA and IFPI have a very
negative image. And remember, thee software patent directive was rejected
by activism, against Microsoft, Siemens and Philips.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Comic Sans MS">IMHO this shouoldbe the
focus of PP, rather than "human rights". In some interpretations, human
rights "require" all works to get strong and long copyright protection! And in
the debate about data retention vs. privacy, the proponents of data retention
explained that DR helps to protect the human rights, of citizens against
terrorists, and of artists against "theft" of copyright.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Comic Sans MS">In sum, the human rights
argument is 1) weak, because often abused 2) even dangerous because it could
equally serve as an argument PRO copyright and patents! </font></div>
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<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Comic Sans MS">reinier<br></font></div></font></div></blockquote></div><br>