Comments on: talk like a pirate day is insufferable, but for entirely different reasons http://www.manifestdensity.net/2009/04/14/talk-like-a-pirate-day-is-insufferable-but-for-entirely-different-reasons/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:04:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Roberthttp://www.manifestdensity.net/2009/04/14/talk-like-a-pirate-day-is-insufferable-but-for-entirely-different-reasons/comment-page-1/#comment-104540 Robert Tue, 12 Apr 2011 22:32:35 +0000 http://127.0.0.1:8888/?p=791#comment-104540 I came here thinking someone was slighting my religion. As a Pastafarian I always seek to be touched by the noodly appendage of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. I thought you were slighting our religious text... But "aarrg" Here you are debating what you should be calling thieves. freeloaders is not a good term. The naming issue relates to the intangible nature of software since physical storage media are no longer used (same with music). What would you call someone who taps into cable TV without a subscription payment? A theif. I came here thinking someone was slighting my religion. As a Pastafarian I always seek to be touched by the noodly appendage of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. I thought you were slighting our religious text… But “aarrg” Here you are debating what you should be calling thieves.

freeloaders is not a good term. The naming issue relates to the intangible nature of software since physical storage media are no longer used (same with music). What would you call someone who taps into cable TV without a subscription payment? A theif.

]]> By: Kaleberghttp://www.manifestdensity.net/2009/04/14/talk-like-a-pirate-day-is-insufferable-but-for-entirely-different-reasons/comment-page-1/#comment-1720 Kaleberg Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:37:53 +0000 http://127.0.0.1:8888/?p=791#comment-1720 I think it was Straczynski, the guy who created Babylon V, who addressed a fan group as "copyright infringers". He was joking. His point was that he was pleased that his fans were reusing and rethinking his creations, but maybe we should just refer to people who steal music and video as fans or customers. The term hacker used to have positive connotations though now hackers are the bad guys. Why not a similar transformation for fans or customers? I think it was Straczynski, the guy who created Babylon V, who addressed a fan group as “copyright infringers”. He was joking. His point was that he was pleased that his fans were reusing and rethinking his creations, but maybe we should just refer to people who steal music and video as fans or customers.
The term hacker used to have positive connotations though now hackers are the bad guys. Why not a similar transformation for fans or customers?

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