[mythtv-users] Legality of selling MythTV and its Components?

[Steven Adeff]

On 5/2/06, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:
> On May 2, 2006, at 1:35 PM, Allan Wilson wrote:
> > This is just my two cents but I know a lot of people with a lot of
> > money that are missing out on some of the great features that Myth
> > has because they are not savvy computer users. I think if you made
> > them aware of the potential pitfalls and what things they would
> > have to do to make the system work as expected and they understood
> > those risks then you would be performing a great service. It is a
> > free country, at least in the states, and they can choose not to
> > pay for the system if the benefits don't outweigh the risks.
>
>
> "Free Country" ???
>
> Am I free to play DVDs that I have lawfully purchased on my Linux
> system ?
>
> Am I free to copy my legally-purchased VHS movies to DVD disks ?
>
> Am I free to make backup copies of my DVDs to protect myself in case
> the kids eat them ?
>
> Am I free to join a Union and have it bargain a pension for me which
> can't be "revoked" by the government ?
>
> Am I free to purchase medical drugs from the cheapest supplier ?
>
> Am I free to borrow a book from the library and not have the
> government know what I read ?
>
> Am I free to telephone Iran and not have the conversation monitored ?
>
> I admit that other places might be worse, but I could die from all
> this "freedom".

Am I free to not pay the government "tax" money that it has no legal
right to take from me? no, but the answer to all these is easy, they
have the guns and if they want you to do something they are willing to
use them against you.

--
Steve
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