[Avodah] Copyright redux

[Arie Folger]

RJF wrote:
> Can we ignore DDD for a widely recognized entity, is there precedent for
> ignoring newly created entities when they don't exist in Halakhah?

I clearly wrote that the issue is whether we should express a moral voice in 
the matter and clearly stated that it is a difficult issue centered around 
the question whether the transfer of wealth from the consumer to the 
copyright holder - who loses nothing material when someone "steals" his 
intellectual property - is within the powers of a goverment (which functions 
most closely according to the concept of shiv'ah tovei ha'ir).

I do not advocate violating laws, but I do advocate challenging them there 
were our heritage gives us the possibility to contribute a different 
viewpoint to society. At the very least, this kind of challenging takes place 
when we publicly debate the rightfullness of current intellectual property 
laws.
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Arie Folger
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