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June 01, 2005

Peer to Peer - Revenge of the Sith

Another reader asks:

I was wondering why downloading a copy of the Revenge of the Sith (or any
movie) is illegal when I have paid to go see it in the first place? I paid
to see it, I have it in my mind of what happens, why can't I just "increase
the resolution" of the mental picture by having an electronic copy?

So, what do you guys think?

-- Douglas

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re: Peer to Peer - Revenge of the Sith

Being that most of our readers are lawyers and law students...this
question makes me shake my head.

I shall answer your question with a question: If you pay once, can
you keep going back to the theater to see it again and again for
free? Why can't you???? That's not fair!!!

It reminds me of a TechnoLawyer question a few months ago wherein an
attorney asked other attorneys whether or not downloading .mp3s from
a Russian site for $0.01 per song was "legit."

-- Steve

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