"BUT, there is also stealing. Pur old simple unethical stealing. Call it whatever you want - the march of technology - the inevitable cost of innovation, etc. To the writer or songwriter who makes their money on SALES, it is stealing."
Actually, it's copyright infringement.
You can't "steal sales". "Stealing" is meaningless when you use it for everything you disagree with.
Steal a kiss? Steal an idea? Steal a base! We should make a law to outlaw baseball.
If I play a song that you wrote, am I "STEALING YOUR SONG?"
If I read a book aloud, am I STEALING THE WORDS?
If I teach my children how to build a birdbath, am I stealing birdbaths?
Being a politician is stealing, plain and simple. (plain and simple are mighty words that are often used to describe something that isn't plain nor simple... basically the equivalent of "it is because I say so, shut up!")
Think analog. You wouldn't run a red light, so why are you looking at internet porn!
Think analog. You wouldn't kick a puppy, so why do you play videogames!
Think analog. You wouldn't burn a building down, so why do you flame in internet forums!
"BUT, there is also stealing. Pur old simple unethical stealing. Call it whatever you want - the march of technology - the inevitable cost of innovation, etc. To the writer or songwriter who makes their money on SALES, it is stealing."
Actually, it's copyright infringement.
You can't "steal sales". "Stealing" is meaningless when you use it for everything you disagree with.
Steal a kiss? Steal an idea? Steal a base! We should make a law to outlaw baseball.
If I play a song that you wrote, am I "STEALING YOUR SONG?"
If I read a book aloud, am I STEALING THE WORDS?
If I teach my children how to build a birdbath, am I stealing birdbaths?
Being a politician is stealing, plain and simple. (plain and simple are mighty words that are often used to describe something that isn't plain nor simple... basically the equivalent of "it is because I say so, shut up!")
Think analog. You wouldn't run a red light, so why are you looking at internet porn!
Think analog. You wouldn't kick a puppy, so why do you play videogames!
Think analog. You wouldn't burn a building down, so why do you flame in internet forums!
Re: Re: Re: Re: Here's actual censorship, plus the danger of Google,
He actually tried to justify it with "because a $100M movie has the highest chance of making any money back". So yeah, we need to protect $100M movie business because piracy makes it hard for $100M movies which must be made because $100M movies have the best chance of making a profit because of piracy.
Re: Re: Re: Because you have a weird definition of "the public"
Should we allow a new law that says that a person can be arrested for DUI if the arresting police officer swears on his boy scout honor that said person didn't pass the drunk-driving test, without actually giving one, on the promise that no police officer will ever lie about the nonexistent drunk-driving test?
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Because you have a weird definition of "the public"
"Plus, YouTube won't work on your iPod. YouTube locks up their music in flash video files. They're not free MP3s like Mike has endorsed."
Ha ha ha!
Oh wait, you were serious... Let me laugh even harder. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
Major technical ignorance fail on your part. YouTube provides a flash PLAYER for the videos. The video files aren't "flash", they use a standard codec. All smartphones provide software that can download the video directly WITHOUT FLASH. There are literally HUNDREDS of programs that bypass the Flash file and go straight to the Video file. Hell, even YouTube provides a 100% pure HTML5 frontend for the videos for those browsers that support it.
Seriously, at this point just do yourself a favor and remove yourself from the gene pool. Or at least try to Google things... oh right, I forgot, you're afraid of Big Search, so you're just going to say whatever comes to mind without even looking up anything.
Re: HARD DATA counter-example from "piracy" tag in your link.
"Spanel, whose company makes the Arma military warfare games, said the Degrade system is designed to deliberately annoy those who play pirated copies.
“Some of the symptoms are funny, usually annoying. In the Arma series, players with pirated copies have lower accuracy with automatic weapons in both single player and multiplayer, and occasionally turn into a bird with the words “good birds do not fly away from this game, you have only yourself to blame’,” he said."
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Ok, at least it's clear where he gets the 97% number from. He's counting the amount of people that can't hit the broad side of a barn. Unfortunately, that probably includes 97% of all people who play the Arma games, pirates or not.
Or why not go the other way? Crimes are often committed by people leaving their houses. So let's just make a law that establishes a curfew so that people can only leave for work or school and have to go home immediately after.
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Re: SOPA
Actually, it's copyright infringement.
You can't "steal sales". "Stealing" is meaningless when you use it for everything you disagree with.
Steal a kiss? Steal an idea? Steal a base! We should make a law to outlaw baseball.
Copying is not Theft
www.youtube.com/watch?v=djVaJN0f0VQ
If I play a song that you wrote, am I "STEALING YOUR SONG?"
If I read a book aloud, am I STEALING THE WORDS?
If I teach my children how to build a birdbath, am I stealing birdbaths?
Being a politician is stealing, plain and simple. (plain and simple are mighty words that are often used to describe something that isn't plain nor simple... basically the equivalent of "it is because I say so, shut up!")
Think analog. You wouldn't run a red light, so why are you looking at internet porn!
Think analog. You wouldn't kick a puppy, so why do you play videogames!
Think analog. You wouldn't burn a building down, so why do you flame in internet forums!
On the post: Ex-RIAA Boss Ignores All Criticisim Of SOPA/PIPA, Claims Any Complaints Are Trying To Justify Stealing
Re: Re: SOPA
Actually, it's copyright infringement.
You can't "steal sales". "Stealing" is meaningless when you use it for everything you disagree with.
Steal a kiss? Steal an idea? Steal a base! We should make a law to outlaw baseball.
Copying is not Theft
www.youtube.com/watch?v=djVaJN0f0VQ
If I play a song that you wrote, am I "STEALING YOUR SONG?"
If I read a book aloud, am I STEALING THE WORDS?
If I teach my children how to build a birdbath, am I stealing birdbaths?
Being a politician is stealing, plain and simple. (plain and simple are mighty words that are often used to describe something that isn't plain nor simple... basically the equivalent of "it is because I say so, shut up!")
Think analog. You wouldn't run a red light, so why are you looking at internet porn!
Think analog. You wouldn't kick a puppy, so why do you play videogames!
Think analog. You wouldn't burn a building down, so why do you flame in internet forums!
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Re: Re: Nah, Mike, you're brushing aside the problem of infringement,
Avoid spending $100 million in making a movie.
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Re: Re: Re: Small question
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Re: OKAY, what is this "better business model"?
Ok, you know that thing the recording industry is doing now?
Well, do exactly the opposite.
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Re: At least a decade after widespread broadband, YET NO SOLUTION!
So, you want to sink $100 million into a movie? Why?
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Re: Nah, Mike, you're brushing aside the problem of infringement,
Better business model!
Better business model!
Everybody now!
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Here's actual censorship, plus the danger of Google,
On the post: Sen. Joe Lieberman Asks Google For A 'Report Blog As Terrorist' Button
Re: Here's actual censorship, plus the danger of Google,
On the post: NY Times & LA Times Both Come Out Against SOPA & PIPA
Re: Re: Amirite guys?
On the post: NY Times & LA Times Both Come Out Against SOPA & PIPA
Of course they'll favor the pirate communist broadbrush freetardians. That newspaper just wants everything for free!
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Re: Re: So now you're against innovation?
On the post: Why The Public Is Willing To Rally Against SOPA/PIPA, But Not For It
Re: Re: Re: Because you have a weird definition of "the public"
On the post: Why The Public Is Willing To Rally Against SOPA/PIPA, But Not For It
Re: Re: Re: Because you have a weird definition of "the public"
On the post: Why The Public Is Willing To Rally Against SOPA/PIPA, But Not For It
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Because you have a weird definition of "the public"
Ha ha ha!
Oh wait, you were serious... Let me laugh even harder. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
Major technical ignorance fail on your part. YouTube provides a flash PLAYER for the videos. The video files aren't "flash", they use a standard codec. All smartphones provide software that can download the video directly WITHOUT FLASH. There are literally HUNDREDS of programs that bypass the Flash file and go straight to the Video file. Hell, even YouTube provides a 100% pure HTML5 frontend for the videos for those browsers that support it.
Seriously, at this point just do yourself a favor and remove yourself from the gene pool. Or at least try to Google things... oh right, I forgot, you're afraid of Big Search, so you're just going to say whatever comes to mind without even looking up anything.
On the post: When Even The Strongest Copyright Defenders Recognize That SOPA Goes Too Far...
Re: For the record, /I'm/ not "comfortable" with SOPA, either.
GET. IT. THROUGH. YOUR. THICK. SKULL. WATERWORLD. WAS. A. PIECE. OF. CRAP. NOBODY. GIVES. A. SHIT. ABOUT. THAT. MOVIE.
On the post: New Research Shows Movie And Game Piracy On The Rise, But Won't Tell Us How It Knows
Re: HARD DATA counter-example from "piracy" tag in your link.
“Some of the symptoms are funny, usually annoying. In the Arma series, players with pirated copies have lower accuracy with automatic weapons in both single player and multiplayer, and occasionally turn into a bird with the words “good birds do not fly away from this game, you have only yourself to blame’,” he said."
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Ok, at least it's clear where he gets the 97% number from. He's counting the amount of people that can't hit the broad side of a barn. Unfortunately, that probably includes 97% of all people who play the Arma games, pirates or not.
On the post: EU Commissioner Kroes: Copyright Is 'A Tool To Punish And Withhold'; New Business Models, Not More Enforcement Needed
Re: Re: Re: Re:
On the post: How Do You Promote A Bad DRM Scheme? With A Bad Movie Of Course
Re: Re: Bat Shark Repellent FTW
But... shark repellent bat spray!
On the post: The Definitive Post On Why SOPA And Protect IP Are Bad, Bad Ideas
Re: Re: Why it's right!
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