[Linux4christians] Analogies

[Matthew Lewis]

 >> I dont know about moral rights but the courts disagree with you. 
When it comes to physical goods that are purchased by someone the courts 
have repeatedly upheld a persons right to do whatever he wants as long 
as it is legal.

Okay, I'll admit to error in that.  I was going along with the analogy 
and comparing a physical item with intellectual property. Sorry for the 
rabbit trail! ;)

>I dont know about moral rights but the courts disagree with you.  When
>it comes to physical goods that are purchased by someone the courts have
>repeatedly upheld a persons right to do whatever he wants as long as it
>is legal.  selling mass produced copies of a patented item is not legal
>but modifying an item is legal.  The company has no legal right to stop
>me from fixing my broken hammer.
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>>software application are so totally different as to be totally
>>incomparable in this way, for many reasons.
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>I agree.  Software is not treated the same as other goods in many
>respects so analogies are difficult in general.
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>That is why this thread will go on forever in useless debate.
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>JT Morée
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