Re: MPAA Rips Off Software for "Anti-Piracy" Site

[Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com>]

On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu wrote:

> On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 22:09:53 GMT, Drsolly said:
> > On Tue, 17 Jan 2006, Fergie wrote:
> >
> > > How do you like that? Incredible....
> > >
> > > http://www.boingboing.net/2006/01/17/mpaa_rips_off_softwa.html
> >
> > Bit is it a ripoff?
> >
> > The author says "But please include ..."
>
> Good point.  Does that mean if a rape victim said "Please don't hurt me",
> that it implies consent?

The programmer said that anyone could use his code. He didn't set any 
conditions, he said "but please ..."

If the "rape victim" says "You can fuck me but please don't tell 
anyone" then it isn't rape, even if you tell you pals afterwards.
 
> The MPAA isn't taking the moral high road here and respecting other's wishes.
> Why is it surprised when people don't want to respect their wishes?
 
Because the MPAA's wishes are a legal requirement, whereas the author of 
that code was phrasing a request.


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