[mythtv-users] A new theme on the way...

David Brodbeck gull at gull.us
Thu Oct 22 19:25:58 UTC 2009


Christopher Meredith wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 2:09 PM, Michael Lynch <lynchmv at gmail.com> wrote:
>> /me takes the book, rewrites the end because I don't think the villain
>> should have died (despite it making the book awesome) and
>> redistributes the book, in a less than awesome state.
> 
> That's a significantly different scenario than modifying free (as in
> beer) software for your own personal use. Nevertheless, I think that
> should be a viable option. Let the market decide what is awesome and
> what is not.

The problem is an artist's reputation is on the line when their work is 
distributed.  If someone makes something of theirs look lousy, then 
distributes it, that artist's reputation is injured.  This is especially 
problematic for visual artists and recording artists, where their 
original style is usually identifiable even if the work has no attribution.



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