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I am not upset by the Supremes giving content makers the right to sue the bejeezus out of the techies who make the machines and software to copy illegally.

I was in a copyright dependent business for many many years and we defended our rights vigorously. If we found something or someone with unlawful use we went after them. Letters, calls, threats.

I think that almost all the people we went after ceased and desisted. This approach was effective because no one, I mean no one, wanted to go to court.

Over time, the tightness of interpretation loosened. It started with the vast technologies of reproduction. People began to copy at less cost. People shaved the edges and renamed things. The longer our property was out there, the more likely it was to be stolen by inches.

Our defense then evolved into making updates and re-creating the material in less copyable form.

The battle never ended.

Now, is this right? To try to protect your property? Only someone who has no property or no creative product would say it was wrong. The freedom fighters over the copyright law have nothing and do nothing. They just want to use.

The defendants lost because they were blatant. They made no attempt to regulate or warn users. This is why the video tape machine makers were able to get by. They worked hard to keep people from using their machines illegally and were rewarded for the effort. These people have laughed in the faces of the creative community.

So I say hurrah to the Supremes who sang out yesterday. "Stop! In the name of love. Before you break my heart. Think it over"......... before you copy me or make loose with your techie shit.