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Discontented

Discontented (2-Verse Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane

Some say, “Content cries out to be free.”
Oddly, that’s what some users decree.
Whether poetry, art,
Software, songs from the heart,
They deny there’s a rightful payee.

They think copyright laws are oppressive.
They deem fees, even tiny, excessive.
But if they don’t get paid,
Their attorney brigade
Will surely become quite aggressive.

(Sunday Scribblings prompts us with the word free.)

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This entry was posted on Monday, March 21st, 2011 at 3:00 am and is filed under Legal & Lawyer Humor, Money & Finance Humor. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

7 Responses to “Discontented”

  1. Mehreen Asghar says:
    March 21, 2011 at 4:19 am

    An interesting take on the word “free”. I support copyrights, especially when I put so much effort into my work!

    Happy Monday :)

  2. madkane says:
    March 21, 2011 at 4:21 am

    Thanks for your comment, Mehreen. I agree with you completely.

  3. Jingle says:
    March 21, 2011 at 2:16 pm

    true and love your wisdom here.

  4. Meryl Jaffe says:
    March 21, 2011 at 6:07 pm

    Here, Here! Another wonderful poem.

  5. madkane says:
    March 21, 2011 at 10:50 pm

    Thanks very much Jingle and Meryl!

  6. Lilibeth says:
    March 22, 2011 at 7:25 am

    Is that what they call “freeware” or “stolen goods”? I fight the battle with plagiarism every year in my classes. It’s just so hard for them to understand the word!

  7. madkane says:
    March 24, 2011 at 12:48 am

    Lilibeth, what you’re referring to is certainly part of it. But the problem goes well beyond what you’re talking about.