>>2. I've never advocated the freedom to copy something wholesale and make a
>>bunch of money selling the copies.
>
> Right; the difference between bootlegging vs. sampling...
>
But there is some bootlegging/piracy that doesn't seek to make a profit.
So... is that wrong? If I buy books (or steal them), scan the contents and
put them up on the web so that people who can't afford them or even locate
them can have access to their contents... is that wrong?
Philo
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