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To: shades who wrote (26020)	3/20/2005 10:54:15 AM
From: RealMuLan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

I thought last time there was a case of file sharing of music but the Supreme Court judged it is legal, or do I remember wrong?

To: shades who wrote (26020)	3/20/2005 11:03:54 AM
From: RealMuLan	Respond to of 116555

read here broadbandreports.com

To: shades who wrote (26020)	3/20/2005 12:04:12 PM
From: RealMuLan	Respond to of 116555

Some interesting read from computer game developers: "Burn The House Down" from the last part of the transcript: "Chris: I’m pro-piracy. I want people to play the games I make. I do it because it’s art. I think DRM is a total fucking stupid mess. If the game industry collapses and can be reborn, I’m all for it. Pirate on! Greg: they’re not pirating the game! Someone bought a legal copy! The world is not designed in such a way that money inherently funnels its way into your wallet!? Warren: I never minded piracy. Anyone who minds about piracy is full of shit. Anyone who pirates your game wasn’t going to buy it anyway! [the session was brought to an end by the GDC organisers who were timekeeping, to huge booing and catcalling.] crystaltips.typepad.com ================================================= From the lower part of the page "... I have known many people who pirate games, music, and whatnot over the years...and they almost always fall into one of two categories: 1. People who want to try it before they buy it. 2. People who never would have bought it in the first place." ... Posted by: Derick Eisenhardt \| March 19, 2005 12:40 AM