# Do copyrights violate basic human rights?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-copyrights-violate-basic-human-rights/292217>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [February 28, 2005, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-copyrights-violate-basic-human-rights/292217 "2005-02-28T01:00:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-copyrights-violate-basic-human-rights/292217/261 "2005-03-19T11:18:36Z")

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> [@Mr2001](#):
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> Most of what the average person is looking for can be found at any electronics store, or on any P2P network, but less common items may only be available at some of them.

But almost _all_ of them are available on Amazon. And _Love For Lydia_ and _Doctor Finlay_ DVDs too. And _Wagon Train_ DVDs, and VHS tapes of old movies, (used copy of _Frankenstein the True Story_ anyone?) and all sorts of goodies that I do not believe will be available on P2P in a jillion years. Because Amazon enjoys being “mainstream” and out in the open, and P2P obviously does not.

> [@Starving Artist](#):
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> Nah, Just kidding…but seriously, don’t you two have, like, _lives_? Donald Trump puts up skyscrapers in the time you two have spent going back and forth over this.

Bless your heart. And you’re right. I am tired of this. I just want to see the end of [_Love For Lydia_](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000ACOYN/) and let this go for now. (I am mainlining the _Lydia_ DVD set. It is addictive. Who does Lydia really love? Why is Richardson so annoying? Where does Blackie fit into everything? Will Tom be okay? What about Aunt Bertie?)

Well, off to see what Lydia is up to next . . .

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