It's easy for a regime to exonerate itself by pointing backwards and saying "this thing we did (with money we forcibly took from you, our citizens) was wrong, and should be corrected."
That's like saying "I'm sorry I hit you in the stomach 30 times yesterday before stealing your wallet."
While retrospect and apology are nice, they shouldn't have been doing such a stupid thing for years (and billion$) to begin with!!
I suspect they understand very well what they're trying to accomplish--if the internet doesn't become a one-way transmission of stupidity (akin to newspapers, radio, television, cable-tv & news) then it "the people" (are revolting) may soon be a deadly threat to the status quo.
9.9 of 10
Finest trolling I've seen in a very long time!
I never thought I'd hear you admit the truth. I am very impressed!
Yes, you are exactly correct, copyright has always been about enriching the "authors" (as you put it, a graceful euphemism, btw) at the expense of the public.
Glad to see that you're finally beginning to think upon the truth of the matter.
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Re: 'seems to misunderstand what the word "incentive" means'
A little obvious, but still pretty good.
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Re: _wistful sigh_
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Terse
How shall we correct it?
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Re: Re: Those in control always seek more of it
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(sorry, my roomie does that all the time and it drives me nutes)
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Re: You sparked an image in my brain:
"I've got all this good sense laying around the house... maybe I should bring some with me? ... Naw!"
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Odd parallels
Interesting that it would be the media companies this time, rather than the prior group.
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:-D
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Re:
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Re: Relevant
There's no bottom.
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Full Stomach && Cake!
It's easy for a regime to exonerate itself by pointing backwards and saying "this thing we did (with money we forcibly took from you, our citizens) was wrong, and should be corrected."
That's like saying "I'm sorry I hit you in the stomach 30 times yesterday before stealing your wallet."
While retrospect and apology are nice, they shouldn't have been doing such a stupid thing for years (and billion$) to begin with!!
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Re: Suspect List
They *know* what they're doing.
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Re: Re: CopyRight, Begone!
On the post: Guyana Resorts To Buying Pirated Textbooks Because Legal Copies Are Too Expensive [Updated]
Re: CopyRight, Begone!
On the post: Portugal: File Sharing For Personal Use Is Legal And IP Addresses Are Not People
Re: Re: Re: I say
There we go, nailed it!
On the post: Portugal: File Sharing For Personal Use Is Legal And IP Addresses Are Not People
Re: Re: I say
On the post: Portugal: File Sharing For Personal Use Is Legal And IP Addresses Are Not People
Re: I say
:-)
On the post: Portugal: File Sharing For Personal Use Is Legal And IP Addresses Are Not People
I'll take that bet!
It's pretty much a sure thing, and I could use the $5.
;-P
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Re: Well, color me surprised!
Finest trolling I've seen in a very long time!
I never thought I'd hear you admit the truth. I am very impressed!
Yes, you are exactly correct, copyright has always been about enriching the "authors" (as you put it, a graceful euphemism, btw) at the expense of the public.
Glad to see that you're finally beginning to think upon the truth of the matter.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Why oh why...
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