On 28/03/2011 13:21, Arny Krueger wrote:
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On 25/03/2011 12:20, Arny Krueger wrote:
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I don't see anything
wrong, morally, in keeping an mp3 copy.

The moral issue has been described quite clearly - by
keeping the MP3 file you are behaving as if you hold a
license that you have already sold or given away.

That's your interpretation of my behaviour.

There's no interpretation here, unless you have other relevant fact to
present.


Well, as I suggested elsewhere - do you know the origin of the CD I
copied, who I gave it to, why, and what they did with it? If we're
talking morals equal 'right and wrong' there's no line to be drawn.
Unless you hold the law to be a moral benchmark - which it seems you do.

It's not incorrect, just far from complete.

What else needs to be said?


There is no 'the' moral issue. Morality is a vast concern for most
people, and it won't involve law.

My morality is in part
informed by the extent to which I do harm/good, not legal
scripture.

I consider the letter of the law to be a minimal standard that I hope to
vastly exceed in my day-to-day life, but that's just my own personal choice.


Ah. That's the crucial thing. I think a lot of law is variously
obstructive, discriminatory, daft, counter-productive, and ineffective.
It's also determined by a selection of barely accountable politicians
(etc). It's certainly not the basis of my admittedly odd morality.

Rob