Thing 10, More on copyright

I think this cartoon summarizes the apathy surrounding copyright law. No one seems to think it pertains to them. Teachers are indignant when I mention the violation as they stand at the xerox machine and duplicate an entire paperback novel. At lunch colleagues feel they are entitled to burn DVD's of every movie they rent from Blockbuster. Students cut and paste into their reports and think it's o.k. as long as they have a bibliography. As technology develops the problem is only going to get worse. At what point do we come to the realization that just because we don't agree with copyright, we still have to follow the law?
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