Spain did their version of SOPA because the US pressured them into it.
The main reason we British watch what happens in the US is to see what stupid laws our own politicians are planning to create next. They see what you do and then either on their own or by pressure try and do the same things here.
So why does Microsoft bust any site that has links to OEM copies of Windows (any version) or any of the Microsoft Office applications/suites? Obviously M$ think that downloading is infringment, whether you are the local geek neighbour how fixes PCs or your Sentator/Congressional Rep.
The bribery and kickback comes with the 6 figure sums of money these people get when they leave Government and walk into the private sector. That just makes the whole thing even more corrupt, they are able to do it legally.
Yes people are hired based upon their skillset, they are also hired based upon the contacts they have.... I wonder why Chris Dodds was hired by the MPAA? He's been a politician since 1976, what does he know about the Movie Industry?
It's not rocket science... I'll scratch your back while in office and eventually you'll pay me $1.2 million to run one of the largest lobbying organisations in the US.
Please accept my sincere apologies from a poor British subject.
Maybe they should rename themselves so that they don't appear to be part of the US Gov. Or I suppose that is the reason why they called themselves that. If they aren't .GOV why would they have the the entire U.S. trade policy playbook?
Either way, spinning this like a Senator/Congressmen... the more we are hacked the more jobs we can create!
Funny, the RIAA seemed to be quite clear that she was dead... or at least whoever speaks to the press on their behalf was.
The Recording Industry Association of America admitted that Walton was likely not the smittenedkitten it was after, blaming the mixup on the time it takes gather information on illicit file swappers.
"Our evidence gathering and our subsequent legal actions all were initiated weeks and even months ago," said RIAA spokesman Jonathan Lamy. "We will now, of course, obviously dismiss this case."
You don't read Techdirt very often then... most people here would see their stuff being available for free and work out a way to turn that to their advantage.
Fail! I'll post a few of my reasons to why Wolverine didn't make as much as Avatar below:
1. It was a crap film that wasn't as good as the other X-Men movies.
2. It wasn't in 3D.
3. Two completely different movies in style/content/Genre. Apples and Oranges again, both fruit but both completely different.
It could be argued that the workprint actaully made Wolverine more successful that it would have been had hte workprint not leaked.
I watched the workprint, I was so interested in how they were going to fill the "missing CGI gaps" that I went to see it as the cinema, when I was planning on renting the DVD when it was released.
Infringing material not stolen... don't blame us for the terminology, if you are happy that the law can send a man to prison for a year you can be happy that the legal term is "infringed" and not "stolen".
But still no proof of any actual harm being done.... Any data for us Mr average_joe?
Copyright has ceased to be useful, gradually the populace are waking up to that fact and eventually changes will be made.
Given that Congress and the Senate can no longer be trusted to work for the people I'd imagine there may well be bloodshed some time in the future. The same can be said of most of the Western political systems, the one here in the UK is just as bad.
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The main reason we British watch what happens in the US is to see what stupid laws our own politicians are planning to create next. They see what you do and then either on their own or by pressure try and do the same things here.
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Yes people are hired based upon their skillset, they are also hired based upon the contacts they have.... I wonder why Chris Dodds was hired by the MPAA? He's been a politician since 1976, what does he know about the Movie Industry?
It's not rocket science... I'll scratch your back while in office and eventually you'll pay me $1.2 million to run one of the largest lobbying organisations in the US.
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Maybe they should rename themselves so that they don't appear to be part of the US Gov. Or I suppose that is the reason why they called themselves that. If they aren't .GOV why would they have the the entire U.S. trade policy playbook?
Either way, spinning this like a Senator/Congressmen... the more we are hacked the more jobs we can create!
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Chinese hacking .GOV = Job Creation! FTW!!!
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Oh dear... don't let absence of FACT derail your arguement there Billy Bob!
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Isn't tonight that NRA get together where you all dress up in Mom's best white table cloth and burn church crosses?
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The Recording Industry Association of America admitted that Walton was likely not the smittenedkitten it was after, blaming the mixup on the time it takes gather information on illicit file swappers.
"Our evidence gathering and our subsequent legal actions all were initiated weeks and even months ago," said RIAA spokesman Jonathan Lamy. "We will now, of course, obviously dismiss this case."
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1. It was a crap film that wasn't as good as the other X-Men movies.
2. It wasn't in 3D.
3. Two completely different movies in style/content/Genre. Apples and Oranges again, both fruit but both completely different.
It could be argued that the workprint actaully made Wolverine more successful that it would have been had hte workprint not leaked.
I watched the workprint, I was so interested in how they were going to fill the "missing CGI gaps" that I went to see it as the cinema, when I was planning on renting the DVD when it was released.
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USTR Special 301 = YAWN!
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Given the content of this release why should you have to prove anything in a court of law?
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Copyright has ceased to be useful, gradually the populace are waking up to that fact and eventually changes will be made.
Given that Congress and the Senate can no longer be trusted to work for the people I'd imagine there may well be bloodshed some time in the future. The same can be said of most of the Western political systems, the one here in the UK is just as bad.
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The workprint was watchable but it was missing nearly all the special effects.... I went to the pictures to watch it after I'd seen the workprint.
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