Lord_of_the_Dense
08-29-2004, 11:31 AM
Program gains ground on Internet
DALLAS - Earlier this year, as filmmaker Michael Moore was putting the final touches on "Fahrenheit 9/11," he unwittingly thrust himself into the debate about Internet file-trading ethics and the relatively unknown, free program BitTorrent.
In an interview, Moore compared file sharing of copyright movies to friends lending one another purchased DVDs.
"I don't agree with copyright laws," he said, "and I don't have a problem with people downloading the movie and sharing it ... as long as they're not trying to make a profit off my labor."
Read entire story here (http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/business/9527780.htm).
DALLAS - Earlier this year, as filmmaker Michael Moore was putting the final touches on "Fahrenheit 9/11," he unwittingly thrust himself into the debate about Internet file-trading ethics and the relatively unknown, free program BitTorrent.
In an interview, Moore compared file sharing of copyright movies to friends lending one another purchased DVDs.
"I don't agree with copyright laws," he said, "and I don't have a problem with people downloading the movie and sharing it ... as long as they're not trying to make a profit off my labor."
Read entire story here (http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/business/9527780.htm).