On 2015-08-21 17:52, ethan at
757.org wrote:
There is also
- to me! - a difference between something like ripping
off a manual and redistributing it with the "justification" of "they
did it first" or "they did worse", on the one hand, or keeping a
private archive of such things, to make sure the information is not
actually lost for the future, on the other.
Why private? More risk of loss if it isn't distributed.
It's a balance between data being lost, and violating copyrights. I am
sortof aligned with der Mouse here. If I have something that is
copyrighted, I do not want to contribute to spreading it without
permissions. But I also do not want it to be lost. Many times it is
things which I do have legally myself, so I don't even feel bad about
it. If, at some point, the copyright holder decides that it's ok to
redistribute, then I can help people who are looking for it.
Johnny