A President McCain would be bad for the internet?

[owlice]

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Then you ought lobby your congressperson to change the law. Otherwise, it is what it is. Asking the courts to ignore it bcos its past your “reasonable point” is not a way to enforce the law.

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<p>bluebayou, I was not asking any court to ignore anything. I was referring to the recent expansion of copyright. You know, Disney, Mickey Mouse.</p>

[WashDad]

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Why should I have to buy multiple copies of Microsoft Office if I want to install it on multiple computers?

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<p>Because using other peoples’ copyrighted materials without their permission is a felony? Because not reimbursing people for their work is theft? Because you don’t want to be a greed-sucking insect destroying the value of someone else’s lifework by making free copies? Because you have personal integrity?</p>

<p>If you don’t like Microsoft’s copyright rules, don’t use their products. This isn’t a complicated problem.</p>

[Newjack88]

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If you don’t like Microsoft’s copyright rules, don’t use their products. This isn’t a complicated problem.

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<p>Yea… that sounds like a good response. But in case you didn’t know, there really aren’t any alternatives to Microsoft Office.</p>

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So he supports property and intellectual rights. What a horrible thing…!

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<p>Yep, and he seems to be willing to invade your privacy to ensure that property and intellectual rights are respected.</p>

[bluebayou]

<p>Newsflash to NewJack:</p>

<p>Hollywood backs the Dems at least 9:1. You will find absolutely no weakening of IP rights under Pres. Obama, particularly when it comes to music and video.</p>

[ucsd_ucla_dad]

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Yea… that sounds like a good response. But in case you didn’t know, there really aren’t any alternatives to Microsoft Office.

Yes there are. Have you checked out Staroffice, Open Office, and others? Depending on what you want to do there are many alternatives. </p>

<p>Also, did you read the MS Office license agreement as I suggested? You can likely install it on a few of your computers. </p>

<p>What they don’t want is for someone to purchase one copy of MS Office and install it on potentially dozens, hundreds, thousands, or if made available freely on the internet, millions of computers with no reimbursement. They also don’t want people to pirate it and sell it.</p>

[iloveagoodbrew]

<p>I use open office for a while. It works fine.</p>

[mathmom]

<p>NewJack I’ve been running Open Office on my laptop for years and it’s a perfectly reasonable alternative to Microsoft.</p>

[Hunt]

<p>My 80-year-old mother-in-law was shocked to hear that McCain didn’t know how to use the internet. It makes me really wonder about his basic intellectual curiosity. (I also have to add that it’s pretty odd to oppose Kerry for being mean to one gay person, and instead support a party that’s mean to all gay people, but to each his own.)</p>