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> Anti-copyright people would likely support the claim that such behavior is immoral. Yes, that is my point. But GPL works in practice because the immoral beh
by mpyne 12y ago
> Anti-copyright people would likely support the claim that such behavior is immoral.
Yes, that is my point.
But GPL works in practice because the immoral behavior it is meant to defend against is also illegal due to copyright.
The original point was that copyrights merely make things illegal, but that we shouldn't care because what is illegal would be something moral (I mean, is there an easier target to beat up on than RIAA and MPAA?).
I countered that in this case there are instances where copyright makes immoral behavior illegal—it is not simply true to state that any activity illegal under the Copyright Act would be moral to engage in, if not for those pesky IP Nazis oppressing the public.