Comments on: Pirates, traders – or hoarders? http://www.p2pnet.net/story/4958 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/4958/comment-page-1#comment-14298 Reader's Write Thu, 26 May 2005 18:51:22 +0000 #comment-14298 I used the metal collander that I drain cooked pasta in. I made a lovely chin strap for it out of red velvet ribbon. It's just stunning. I used the metal collander that I drain cooked pasta in. I made a lovely chin strap for it out of red velvet ribbon. It’s just stunning.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/4958/comment-page-1#comment-14271 Reader's Write Thu, 26 May 2005 09:20:10 +0000 #comment-14271 How can this be 'hoarding'? Hoarding has a clear implication that one is activiely amassing a quantity of some item (that is far more than the reasonable amount to meet their needs and those of whom they must provide for) AND THUS depriving others of it's availability and use. There is also the connotation that the excess reserves will at some point be used as a form of currency to barter and trade for other items. Recalling Y2K, some people who thought that it was doomsday were HOARDING fresh water, canned food, batteries, fossil fuel, styling mousse, Oreo cookies and whatever else. There is also an implication that the items being HOARDED are basic necessities of civilized life such as food, water, toilet paper, etc. Once again, the use of terms that generally apply to physical property are inappropriately applied intellectual property. The activity being described is more accurately characterized as 'collecting' than 'hoarding', particularly since the items it question are easily replicated without the use of raw materials. How can this be ‘hoarding’? Hoarding has a clear implication that one is activiely amassing a quantity of some item (that is far more than the reasonable amount to meet their needs and those of whom they must provide for) AND THUS depriving others of it’s availability and use. There is also the connotation that the excess reserves will at some point be used as a form of currency to barter and trade for other items. Recalling Y2K, some people who thought that it was doomsday were HOARDING fresh water, canned food, batteries, fossil fuel, styling mousse, Oreo cookies and whatever else. There is also an implication that the items being HOARDED are basic necessities of civilized life such as food, water, toilet paper, etc.

Once again, the use of terms that generally apply to physical property are inappropriately applied intellectual property.

The activity being described is more accurately characterized as ‘collecting’ than ‘hoarding’, particularly since the items it question are easily replicated without the use of raw materials.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/4958/comment-page-1#comment-14252 Reader's Write Wed, 25 May 2005 22:09:47 +0000 #comment-14252 where do you keep your tinfoil hat? where do you keep your tinfoil hat?

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/4958/comment-page-1#comment-14251 Reader's Write Wed, 25 May 2005 21:30:05 +0000 #comment-14251 My main reason for the lack of sharing is the lack of a broadband connection. Any wardriver who scans my network has access to the thousands of file I have made available. I also get a few uploasd as well. These files are stored on an encrypted partition and the reset switch on the computer is connected to circuitry that is activated apon a sudden raid. Of course, I cannot remember the encryption key, so I cannot be forced to deliver it if subpoenaed My main reason for the lack of sharing is the lack of a broadband connection. Any wardriver who scans my network has access to the thousands of file I have made available. I also get a few uploasd as well. These files are stored on an encrypted partition and the reset switch on the computer is connected to circuitry that is activated apon a sudden raid. Of course, I cannot remember the encryption key, so I cannot be forced to deliver it if subpoenaed

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/4958/comment-page-1#comment-14247 Reader's Write Wed, 25 May 2005 20:42:12 +0000 #comment-14247 "All this talk about an industry ‘lock-out’ of its users (if this keeps up we'll go out of business) is only increasing hoarding." This is the only statement I disagreee with. No one honestly believes the industry will go out of business and people aren't downloading movies and music because of that. Hoarding (I'm not sure I like that term) is occuring because the industries retoric is making more people aware of how to get these files. Also the main reason most don't share isn't because they don't want to, it's because they don't want to get involved in a legal mess. Rick “All this talk about an industry ‘lock-out’ of its users (if this keeps up we’ll go out of business) is only increasing hoarding.”

This is the only statement I disagreee with. No one honestly believes the industry will go out of business and people aren’t downloading movies and music because of that. Hoarding (I’m not sure I like that term) is occuring because the industries retoric is making more people aware of how to get these files. Also the main reason most don’t share isn’t because they don’t want to, it’s because they don’t want to get involved in a legal mess.

Rick

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