(OT) Unauthorized copying ... was Re: (no subject)

From: Paul Berger <sanepsycho_at_globaldialog.com>
Date: Fri Jan 17 22:42:01 2003

On Fri, 2003-01-17 at 22:13, Sean 'Captain Napalm' Conner wrote:
> It was thus said that the Great Paul Berger once stated:
> >
> > I'm having fun watching companies as they use the DMCA for stopping
> > competing products like universal garage door openers (Chamberlain vs
> > skylink) and competing toner cartridges (Lexmark vs. Static Control
> > Components). This is a totally wacked system with a runaway program.
>
> But a public company is more or less forced to do such stupid things to
> fulfil it's fudiciary responsibility to the shareholders or they're then
> liable to be sued by said shareholders for not increasing the value of the
> company.

Well I disagree, polluting the environment in a third world country
might help protect the company's bottom line too, but I don't think that
should be considered acceptable even by the shareholders.

At least the EU seem to be not as screwed up, I understand they have
regulations that makes it illegal for companies to put chips in printers
to lock out third party supplies.

> > > Ok, the day you read in the paper that I blew up Disney's headquarters,
> > > I'll also be sending you a check for One Million Dollars!!
> >
> > That would be an act of commercial terrorism ... even talking about it
> > could land your ass in jail! :^)
>
> Gee, one could ask what happened to the First Amendment ...

Well that seems to have been appealed 9/11 with only one dissenting vote
... joking (mostly) :^/

Regards,
Paul
Received on Fri Jan 17 2003 - 22:42:01 GMT