🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <1992Nov20.012853.14667@news.columbia.edu> dan@cubmol.bio.columbia.edu (Daniel Zabetakis) writes:
>   I think that if they aren't being hurt, that most creators would be happy
>that others are making good use of thier works. At least works that they
>have exposed to the public. Since I think a.b.p.e is harmless, I think most
>creators wouldn't object to it. I don't think I would.

Humph!  You don't think you would do you?  Why do I get a funny
feeling you haven't ever "created" anything?

Most "creators" (i.e. artists, authors, software designers, etc.)
copyright their works *precisely* because they feel quite strongly
that since aforementioned works are the result of their labour and
creativity it should be their priviledge to retain control over what
is done with said works.

Note that even "creators" who give their works away without financial
compensation (such as for example the Free Software Foundation) feel
this way most of the time and thus claim copyright of their work.

- Jurgen Botz