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Posted by Tom on July 23, 2003 at 20:18:41:

In reply to: Stealing is Bad. Ok? posted by Catherine Cartwright-Jones on July 23, 2003 at 15:01:55:

: An original graphic design is the property of the person who created
: it. No one can take that design, reproduce and dissseminate it
without
: the permission of the creator. The key words here is reproduce and
: disseminate, and that is what the mass reproduction of creating and
: dissemninating stencils would be. Without permission or and an
: agreement about compensation,that would be STEALING. For some
reason,
: there are people who just don't get the hang of copyright law. Lets
: explain that ONE MORE TIME.
:
: If a person asks a computer company to a computer show .... cool.
If
: they ask for a sample computer .... mmmmm .... maybe. If they take
: that sample computer over to China, and have a few thousand knocked
: off for cheap with no permission and no licensing... THAT'S ILLEGAL
: and its THEFT. The excuse of "well, your computers are so wonderful
: you should be flattered that they're everywhere now, and doesn't
: everyone want more computers to make a better world?" for such a
thing
: would be absurd.
:
: Want that in more graphic terms? If you rape a girl and tell
her "you
: should be flattered that you're so sexy that I just had to have sex
: with you, and isn't the world a better place with more sex?"
:
: A person's property is a person's property. That includes their
: songs, their drawings, their ideas, their research, their their
: posessions, their body, and their name, or name of their business.
: You don't take a person's property without their explicit
permission,
: and you don't duplicate and disseminate their art, music and ideas
: without their explicit permission.
:
: Stealing is BAD. OK?

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: : An original graphic design is the property of the person who created : : it. No one can take that design, reproduce and dissseminate it : without : : the permission of the creator. The key words here is reproduce and : : disseminate, and that is what the mass reproduction of creating and : : dissemninating stencils would be. Without permission or and an : : agreement about compensation,that would be STEALING. For some : reason, : : there are people who just don't get the hang of copyright law. Lets : : explain that ONE MORE TIME. : : : : If a person asks a computer company to a computer show .... cool. : If : : they ask for a sample computer .... mmmmm .... maybe. If they take : : that sample computer over to China, and have a few thousand knocked : : off for cheap with no permission and no licensing... THAT'S ILLEGAL : : and its THEFT. The excuse of "well, your computers are so wonderful : : you should be flattered that they're everywhere now, and doesn't : : everyone want more computers to make a better world?" for such a : thing : : would be absurd. : : : : Want that in more graphic terms? If you rape a girl and tell : her "you : : should be flattered that you're so sexy that I just had to have sex : : with you, and isn't the world a better place with more sex?" : : : : A person's property is a person's property. That includes their : : songs, their drawings, their ideas, their research, their their : : posessions, their body, and their name, or name of their business. : : You don't take a person's property without their explicit : permission, : : and you don't duplicate and disseminate their art, music and ideas : : without their explicit permission. : : : : Stealing is BAD. OK?
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