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Mike has repeatedly declared everything on Techdirt to be in the public domain so people can do what they want with it.
Just two examples: Reference 1 -- Reference 2
Now, Send a Message to Your Representatives in Congress This House seat is currently vacant, but we will deliver your letter as soon as it is filled.
Each letter is individually addressed to each official, and the letters are private.
The following letter text will be sent:
Please Support the Stop Online Piracy Act (H.R. 3261)
More than 2 million Americans in all 50 states depend on film and television to make a living. Millions more treasure the work they create and believe that American jobs, creativity and innovation deserve to be protected. The entertainment community has helped grow the U.S. economy and expand America's positive image and contributions around the world. But it is threatened by an accelerating epidemic of content theft. It has already cost America tens of thousands of jobs, and more are at stake. That's why I am asking you to support the Stop Online Piracy Act (H.R. 3261) which cracks down on rogue websites and makes illegal streaming of content a felony.
These rogue sites are responsible for peddling stolen creative works to tens of millions of unsuspecting consumers each and every day. These sites look legitimate, take credit cards, carry ads, show up in search results - and they are run by sophisticated thieves who make millions off of the hard work of the men and women whose efforts made these works possible.
New laws are needed to shut down these sites, cut off their stolen revenue and protect American jobs and the American consumer. It's time for Congress to act. Now.
Please help. Please protect these millions of jobs and America’s creativity by co-sponsoring and supporting passage of the Stop Online Piracy Act (H.R. 3261).
Sincerely, Your signature will be added from the information you provide below.
Oh the funny!
How may lies and misleading truths can you jam into one letter?
I also notice that they DO NOT allow any customization or personalization of these letters the way the organizations on our side of the fence (e.g. EFF, Public Knowledge, Demand Progress, & Fight For The Future) do. I wonder what they are afraid of?
I have also signed both & posted both to Google+ & Facebook. I would have posted both to Reddit too but "take us seriously" one had already been posted several times.
"The internet is vastly more important in this world than the US is. I would honestly rather see the US cease to exist rather than have the internet damaged even slightly by them."
The scary thing is I live here and I still tend to agree with this...
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"You've obviously bought into the lies and FUD.
But you're wrong.
And people wonder why nobody takes this place seriously..."
I can say the same to you...
You've obviously bought into the PROVEN lies of the big media industry and the FUD that their paid shills and bought off lawmakers spew, but they are wrong and so are you.
We have proven our side of the argument with peer reviewed research and expert opinions, your side uses ADMITTEDLY manufactured evidence and bogus studies that have been proven false, but you continue to tout them as if they were fact.
And you people wonder why nobody takes your opinions seriously...
He/She (Purple Star Gravitar) is probably a lawyer and the fact that he/she needs to use this inconvenient thing called "due process" to find out where to send his/her e̶x̶t̶o̶r̶t̶i̶o̶n̶/"Settlement" letters is what bothers him/her.
So in other words you are a layer and the fact that you need to use this inconvenient thing called "due process" to find out where to send your e̶x̶t̶o̶r̶t̶i̶o̶n̶/"Settlement" letters is what bothers you, got it.
"Further, fair use is the claim of the publisher, not a third party."
Wrong, proven wrong, decided as wrong in a court of law, and even wrong against the definition of fair use as described in the law.
From Wikipdeia -- Fair Use
"In United States copyright law, fair use is a doctrine that permits limited use of copyrighted material without acquiring permission from the rights holders."
"So do nothing to prevent infringement by foreign rogue sites. Got it."
To quote an A/C above (I notice you did not bother to respond to their very valid point.):
"Why would a US law presume to have jurisdiction over a foreign based site in the first place? Making an end run around jurisdiction issues is only a selling point if you're hoping the bill gets away with overreaching to begin with."
The United Stated DOES NOT and SHOULD NOT have jurisdiction over the whole of the internet, learn to compete or don't, but that kind of reasoning gets you nowhere.
Also, FYI the term "rogue sites" means absolutely nothing as there is no consensus on what one is and just using the term detracts from your credibility.
I realize that we have immigration problems in this country, but they are of our own making, and a symptom of our bass-ackwards legal system. We are fighting the wrong problems in this country, and it saddens me daily.
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What were you expecting?
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Mike has repeatedly declared everything on Techdirt to be in the public domain so people can do what they want with it.
Just two examples: Reference 1 -- Reference 2
On the post: White House Petition Against E-PARASITE/SOPA
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How may lies and misleading truths can you jam into one letter?
I also notice that they DO NOT allow any customization or personalization of these letters the way the organizations on our side of the fence (e.g. EFF, Public Knowledge, Demand Progress, & Fight For The Future) do. I wonder what they are afraid of?
On the post: White House Petition Against E-PARASITE/SOPA
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The scary thing is I live here and I still tend to agree with this...
On the post: US Chamber Of Commerce So Clueless It Thinks You Have To Be 'Anti-IP' To Be Against E-PARASITE Bill
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: They are not clueless
You've obviously bought into the PROVEN lies of the big media industry and the FUD that their paid shills and bought off lawmakers spew, but they are wrong and so are you.
We have proven our side of the argument with peer reviewed research and expert opinions, your side uses ADMITTEDLY manufactured evidence and bogus studies that have been proven false, but you continue to tout them as if they were fact.
And you people wonder why nobody takes your opinions seriously...
On the post: US Chamber Of Commerce So Clueless It Thinks You Have To Be 'Anti-IP' To Be Against E-PARASITE Bill
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He/She (Purple Star Gravitar) is probably a lawyer and the fact that he/she needs to use this inconvenient thing called "due process" to find out where to send his/her e̶x̶t̶o̶r̶t̶i̶o̶n̶/"Settlement" letters is what bothers him/her.
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Wrong, proven wrong, decided as wrong in a court of law, and even wrong against the definition of fair use as described in the law.You are either out and out lying, or a complete moron.
Care to tell us which?
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To quote an A/C above (I notice you did not bother to respond to their very valid point.):The United Stated DOES NOT and SHOULD NOT have jurisdiction over the whole of the internet, learn to compete or don't, but that kind of reasoning gets you nowhere.
Also, FYI the term "rogue sites" means absolutely nothing as there is no consensus on what one is and just using the term detracts from your credibility.
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Re: copyright
How about a poster or a coffee mug? (http://www.despair.com/changediaper.html)
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Good question, I for one would like to know the answer. Any lawyers in the audience willing to comment?
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