On Monday 16 October 2006 19:42, M Harris wrote:
On Monday 16 October 2006 00:18, Stevens wrote:
Well, you obviously don't write stuff for a living. Look, copyright law exists for a reason, and that is to protect the author's vested interest in his work. In principle it is very much like a patent.
Wrong on all three points. 1) I do write for my living. 2) Copyright law exists to protect publishers. 3) Copyrights and Patents are *completely* different things...
Then you must not write anything worth stealing. Also, try to convince the Harry Potter author that Chinese piracy is only affecting her publisher. And third, I didn't say "copyright = patent", I said it was very much like one. Look, discussing this issue with you and expecting a reasoned response is like you trying to teach a pig to sing: it frustrates you and pisses off the pig. As another on the list suggested, let this thread die. Fred