Hello William, Sunday, December 1, 2002, you wrote:

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Pretty simple. Lets say I'm making hamburgers and selling them. You bought one, tasted it and then made copies of it, invited friends and you ate them. Did you steal something from me? No. Did I get less money because you didn't buy hamburgers from me, but copied them instead? Yes. Was it theft? Of course not. Now, tell me, what is the difference?

WC> Christ, are you serious? WC> Copying CDs is theft. It just is. I am serious as hell. You are saying that copying CDs is theft, I'm saying that it is not. You are not bringing any arguments. OK then but give me the definition of the theft which you think is right, as mine obviously doesn't work for you. And, yes, I don't think there should be any difference between food market and music market, otherwise we will always have Britneys with loads of money and starving musicians with holes in their pockets. NP: Bill Laswell "Ambient Compendium - Disc 2 Disengage Ambient Bass and Drums" (CD) -- Best regards, Peter Gannushkin e-mail: shkin@shkin.com URL: http://www.downtownmusic.net/