[LINK] A Definition Of Piracy In The Digital Age

[Craig Sanders]

On Fri, Feb 06, 2009 at 06:21:44PM +1100, Rick Welykochy wrote:
> Craig Sanders wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Feb 06, 2009 at 01:36:28PM +1000, Lea de Groot wrote:
>>> Piracy is simply a breech of the defined Terms of Use of the content
>>> in question.
>
> That is indeed a correct use of the term. The other use is for theft
> on the high seas.

oh, and btw, "breach of the defined Terms of Use" is *NOT* a correct use
of the term, either.

Terms of Use and EULAs often have many clauses which are unenforcable
or even unconscionable (IMO, reprehensible). they are a) indulging in
wishful thinking, b) trying to fool people that they have more rights
than they legally do, and c) trying to confuse the distinction between
copyright law and contract law, benefitting from both even though they
are contradictory.

corporations don't get to define copyright law in their licensing terms.

craig

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craig sanders <cas at taz.net.au>