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  • Re: Background on Firefox setting Digital Rights Management (DRM) Cont

    From Joerg Lorenz@3:633/280.2 to All on Wed Mar 20 04:01:07 2024
    Subject: Re: Background on Firefox setting Digital Rights Management (DRM)
    Content with Google Widevine

    On 19.03.24 03:44, The Horny Goat wrote:
    On Mon, 28 Aug 2023 22:24:57 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
    <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

    You did say it's illegal, but "theft" rather changes the discussion to a
    criminal act. I certainly do not agree that someone who has violated
    copyright is a "thief", nor do I agree that large-scale copyright
    violation is an act of piracy.

    OK - there are entire binary newsgroups dealing with books and
    audio/visual works (radio, TV shows, movies etc) - by your previous
    comment you're saying that's NOT piracy. Yes? No?

    You are answering in cold thread.
    BTW do you think anyone is answering to a person with such a ridiculous identity?

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    "Manus manum lavat."

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  • From Adam H. Kerman@3:633/280.2 to All on Wed Mar 20 04:20:45 2024
    Subject: Re: Background on Firefox setting Digital Rights Management (DRM)
    Content with Google Widevine

    Joerg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:
    On 19.03.24 03:44, The Horny Goat wrote:
    Mon, 28 Aug 2023 22:24:57 -0000 (UTC), Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com>:

    You did say it's illegal, but "theft" rather changes the discussion to a >>>criminal act. I certainly do not agree that someone who has violated >>>copyright is a "thief", nor do I agree that large-scale copyright >>>violation is an act of piracy.

    OK - there are entire binary newsgroups dealing with books and
    audio/visual works (radio, TV shows, movies etc) - by your previous
    comment you're saying that's NOT piracy. Yes? No?

    You are answering in cold thread.
    BTW do you think anyone is answering to a person with such a ridiculous >identity?

    Settle down, please. He's explained the origin of his pseudonym plenty
    of times.

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  • From Google's Gemini IS Dead@3:633/280.2 to All on Wed Mar 20 06:09:05 2024
    Subject: Re: Background on Firefox setting Digital Rights Management (DRM)
    Content with Google Widevine

    On 19/03/2024 17:33, Sjouke Burry wrote:
    On 19.03.24 18:01, Joerg Lorenz wrote:
    On 19.03.24 03:44, The Horny Goat wrote:
    On Mon, 28 Aug 2023 22:24:57 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
    <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

    You did say it's illegal, but "theft" rather changes the discussion
    to a
    criminal act. I certainly do not agree that someone who has violated
    copyright is a "thief", nor do I agree that large-scale copyright
    violation is an act of piracy.

    OK - there are entire binary newsgroups dealing with books and
    audio/visual works (radio, TV shows, movies etc) - by your previous
    comment you're saying that's NOT piracy. Yes? No?

    You are answering in cold thread.
    BTW do you think anyone is answering to a person with such a ridiculous
    identity?

    So why do you respond????????

    Because he's an idiot!! And you fell for it. :-)


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