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To: Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in>
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Subject: Re: SSSCA?
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At 10:52 AM 10/10/2001, Rahul Siddharthan wrote:

>The only thing they're really after is music
>swapping over the internet.

Not true at all. The RIAA and MPAA are out to stop ALL copying, by 
any means, if they can. As well as time-shifting, to the extent
that they can get away with it -- because any technology that lets
you time-shift MUST make a copy. Finally, as much as possible, they
would like to make all media "pay per view."

The Internet is only one of a large, large number of leaks in
the dike which they would like to plug. Fortunately, they probably
do not have enough fingers.

What annoys me especially is that, as a musician myself, I don't
pirate music. But for these groups to try to hamstring my computer 
in the event that I might is insane. It's no less a hopeless jihaad 
than Osama bin Laden's dream of world domination by fundamentalist
Islam.

--Brett


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