He accuses the institutions for creating a "thieves' charter" by suggesting that ISPs are not responsible by what passes through their networks.

I guess one person's idea of "freedom from gov't oppression" is another's "allows scofflaws to perform nefarious acts".

"If you were a magazine advertising stolen cars, handling the money for stolen cars and seeing to the delivery of stolen cars, the police would soon be at your door," he claims.

Well, isn't that nice. But the ISPs aren't displaying advertising for stolen music, aren't handling the money for stolen music (since the type of piracy he's talking about is usually free and not the kind he should be worrying about, the kind where people bootleg their music and sell it for 100% profit), nor delivering stolen music (OK, he's almost there, for they technically allow it to pass through).

But except for all that, his analogy is perfect!

BTW, a magazine can (and probably does) advertise stolen merchandise at times, because how would they know it's stolen? But it is very rare for a magazine (or any publication) to handle the money of any advertised transaction, let alone deliver the merchandise.

Blame the labels for charging to much for CDs.

ISPs are to blame, but they are not the only ones. Clearly they share the blame with the untilities companies and computer manufacturers.

But the greatest blame of all goes to the record companies. It is an undeniable fact that there would be no CD piracy if they didn't make any CDs. THEY are the real enablers.

and who gives a s***?

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the telephone system because criminals use phones to plan crimes.

and, as usual, testudo can't resist sounding like an idiot.

mcguiness is the manager of a world-famous rock band because otherwise he'd never get any p****. Christ. That guy manages U2? He looks like some factory worker you'd see drinking at the pub every night. Can't he at least afford to pay someone to dress him like something other than a slob?

And, as usual, someone blasts me for...what reason this time? Did I forget to blame apple or something?

like climacs is the one sounding like an idiot, since testudo's post contained no perceivable references of what "climacs" might think is wrong headed or obstinate.

I'm growing more tired of climac's myopic "my way or the hiway" posts about testudo than I am anyone else's posts.

I'm sure it's fun to have your own personal stalker though. :|

Yes testudo, Apple is guilty simply because if it were not for iPods capacity there would be less piracy because it would not fit as much!

There you go; I shall apply for U2 management…