[LAU] Changerd: Copyright laws and such

[david]

On 02/12/2013 06:17 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Tue, 2013-02-12 at 09:32 -0500, drew Roberts wrote:
>>>> So, you are whistling a new tune in your room with the windows open. Jack
>>>> is walking by and hears some of it. It is catchy and he starts to whistle
>>>> it as he walks along. John standing at the bus stop a few blocks away
>>>> hears it as Jack passes. He too starts whistling the melody. He gets on
>>>> the bus whistling. All of the bus riders hear at. When they get off the
>>>> bus at their various stops they whistle it. Etc. In the absence of
>>>> copyright law, do you really think you have some power or right to
>>>> prevent this situation? Some right to be compensated by all of these
>>>> people whistling without your permission?

As inventor Conrad Aiken said, "Don't worry about people stealing your 
ideas. If they're original, you'll have to ram it down their throats."

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