People can't deny it because they're not even hiding it anymore: Copyright IS theft.

This thread is now about a thread about pirates about pirate songs.

So, i got 2 GB of music, and they are going to come and arest me ?! I don't think so :D

Actually copyright is more common used against semi peripheral countries to accumulate their raw materials especially by U.S. but these were copyrights about farming and seeds which is completely different subject. Anyway copyright is a tool; if you use it bad it becomes bad

I can't even tell what the hell standpoint you're taking on this. You need to wipe the spittle off your mouth, take a few deep breath, and calm the fuck down. This "stream of consciousness" rant isn't conductive to a healthy, logical discussion.

btw, you should change "hinder" to something else

I'm pretty sure you want to use the antonym of it

Pointless thread.

lol, sorry dude, don't think anyone here is going to agree with you. Copyright is the property right protection of an idea. You take that away, then good luck having innovation when there is no reward. People don't make games and produce entertainment for charity.

Actually, I have no idea what your little rant is trying to say. You say internet pirates are "protecting property"? LOL okay. Good luck with that argument.

This author is a little depressed to think people believe I'm stealing something by copyrighting my own work.

trolololo

What if you are no longer allowed to sell the things you own!?

Music artists make a ton of money from concerts and hardly from music now-a-days.

Youtube stars, NND, and etc. are who I'm more worried about... they give their music for free most of the time so I doubt I'd get fined for crap.

I don't think the DMCA has enough power... and people will probably go crazy if they try anything too rash right now -_-''...

You can't say copyright itself is theft. Copyright enforcement laws that are accepted after you've bought something, however, ARE theft. Since they take away something you had access to when you bought the product.

Generally, copyright is just a restriction. I would say that it is useful when weak (as in, basic protection from having your ideas claimed as someone else's), but as soon as any restrictions that hamper creativity or usage are involved, it becomes harmful.

Ideally, I'd love to see all digital content become free to use, with donations being used to sponsor the creation of new content. Essentially, patronage. But that system would still require the mild form of copyright I mentioned above, so it will be known who to donate to when you like something.

fuk da popo

Copyright is theft.

And in other news, Morse code is roast beef.

I'm curious as to where your online petition to stop this is, everyone knows those things work.

Really though, should we grab pitch forks and torches and run to the nearest DMCA HQ?

tl;dr

Your post never bothers to explain why you think it's wrong for me to own the rights to the book I wrote. If you can't even mention the basic ideas you're talking about in that big paragraph, I'm definitely not going do the work for you (reading those links.)

Don´t get the beating on Copyright. It´s a needed thing. Sure, most people see it from the consumer side but look at it as if YOU were the artist.
So, you make a brilliant song, radio plays it all day and what do you get from it? Almost nothing, since noone actually BUYS your stuff. So, would you a happy when you know people rip you off for massive amounts of money or would you go like "hey, i know it´s wrong but that´s okay, you like my music, that´s all that matters". C´mon, be realistic!
Those people try to live with selling their stuff, they don´t get anywhere without selling anything and before you get so known you can live from only concerts, it´s a long long way!

On the other hand, i don´t get why a digital download still costs as much as an physical CD and for a more complex music taste that is not mainstream you have to look very long to get your stuff legally...

Okay, I'm just gonna say it.

"Copyright" is the act of establishing a legal ownership on a particular piece of work, be it written, filmed, recorded, etc.

What you mean to say is "copyright infringement."

I hate it when people say "no copyright intended!" on YouTube videos. Or worse, when a friend in conversation says to me "I know it's copyright, but I downloaded that movie."

Ugh

No matter how bad you think copyright is, it HAS to exist.

i suppose copyright is as much theft as copyright infringement is theft.

hint: neither of them are at all like theft.

look at this

While we may license the software, we own the hardware. What's to stop people from flashing the generic Android software onto their device without rooting the carrier/manufacturer-specific software? The copyright issue is in regards to the carrier/manufacturer-specific software, is it not? This goes for both phones and tablets.

How would creators get money without copyright? Suppose you create a movie. What then, you sell a copy or two to people you know, then one of them gives it to a local theatre who thinks it's great a shows it, soon it's gone global, and you've received nothing. Or you made a good game and made it available for download, EA sees it, picks it up and sells it. Many people know they can download it for free, but some buy it from EA because they don't know better, and they make some money. Either way, you don't.

Same goes for pretty much everything. The only exceptions are performers, who can get money from that. Really, without copyright there's no reason to pay for any creation, and therefore no reason for anyone to create something professional. Sure you'd see hobbyist creations, but nobody will put even a million dollars (a pretty small amount) into a project if they have no way to get money back.