Let's not put important current events in front of people, they get tired of hearing *real* news.
Let's get some bullshit distracting journalism up in this joint!
When the internet is nothing more than another broadcast medium controlled entirely by the companies which can afford to pay for laws, then the success of SOPA will have been fully realized.
(Though, we all know it won't work; no matter what the law says the tide will still come in.)
Duh! Just like in real life, where we don't arrest the fellow who rented a guy a motel room just 'cause the guy got a hooker. Nor do we arrest the absentee landlord when his tenants are discovered to be running a meth-lab. Nor do we arrest the makers nor distributors of concrete when a random stranger assaults another random stranger upon said concrete.
Seriously, anybody who thinks the world should work on the principle of secondary & tertiary liability ad infinitum exhibits an apparent complete inability to reason.
Re: Re: @Anonymous Coward, Nov 15th, 2011 @ 10:04am
Actual, "moral" and "socially acceptable" are pretty much the same thing. Seriously, look it up.
Just because somethings deemed "morally repugnant" in our allegedly enlightened day and age doesn't mean jack squat--the important part is it was moral at the time.
What if the next big thing is transcribing DVDs to VHS-tape and then time traveling back to when the VCR was king and selling future-movies for an obscene price?
Now that's a business model! We'll only need a time-machine...
So, in the face of massive censorship and unparalleled third-party liability, you're concerned about people have too much 'oops' in their business model?
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Re: Re: Gotcha
How on earth is such a thing "self-fixing" in any manner?
On the post: DOJ Two Step: It Should Be A Criminal Offense To Lie About Your Age On Facebook... But We Probably Won't Go After You For It
Re: Being a Jerk is my Right!
;-P
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Re: Same as it ever was.
On the post: A Look At Three Popular Sites That May Be In Trouble Under SOPA
Re: Just one SOPA post today please...
Yeah, dammit!
Let's not put important current events in front of people, they get tired of hearing *real* news.
Let's get some bullshit distracting journalism up in this joint!
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On the post: A Look At Three Popular Sites That May Be In Trouble Under SOPA
Re: And a fourth site that could be in trouble
Since Twitter only operates on venture capital and donations they've got nothing to worry about.
;-P
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Re: Ministry of Truth
If you called a rose a shit, it would still be a rose.
On the post: New Study From Booz & Co. Shows That SOPA/PROTECT IP Will Chill Investment In Innovation
Re: Re: Re: Re: LOL
On the post: New Study From Booz & Co. Shows That SOPA/PROTECT IP Will Chill Investment In Innovation
Re: Re: LOL
On the post: A Question For SOPA Supporters: How Will You Gauge SOPA's Success?
Measure of success...
When the internet is nothing more than another broadcast medium controlled entirely by the companies which can afford to pay for laws, then the success of SOPA will have been fully realized.
(Though, we all know it won't work; no matter what the law says the tide will still come in.)
On the post: Yes, SOPA Breaks The Internet: By Breaking The Belief In Trust And Sharing That Is The Internet
Re: I just love
On the post: Everyone Freak Out! Gangs Have Discovered The Internet!
Re: Worst part about gangs online?
sO, they're holding their keyboards sideways?
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Re: Re: Re: Search Engine
Thank you for demonstrating your abilities.
On the post: SOPA Gives Me Powers That I Don't Want
Re: Search Engine
1) Go to a search engine. (use your web browser)
2) Enter the appropriate words into the text box, press 'enter'.
3) Peruse the resulting page of links, clicking thru to some of them. read, comprehend.
On the post: VP Joe Biden Explains Why SOPA & PROTECT IP Are Anti-American & A Bad Idea
Re: Gimme a "T"!
That link though; whoa! Could hardly stumble thru the arrogant shilling of the second paragraph without vomiting. Wow.
On the post: Facebook, Twitter, eBay & Other Big Internet Companies Come Out Against SOPA
Re:
Seriously, anybody who thinks the world should work on the principle of secondary & tertiary liability ad infinitum exhibits an apparent complete inability to reason.
On the post: Ron Paul Comes Out Against SOPA; Joins Other Elected Officials Saying No To The Great Firewall Of America
Re: OK, It's official
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Re: Re: @Anonymous Coward, Nov 15th, 2011 @ 10:04am
Just because somethings deemed "morally repugnant" in our allegedly enlightened day and age doesn't mean jack squat--the important part is it was moral at the time.
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Re: Oh?
What if the next big thing is transcribing DVDs to VHS-tape and then time traveling back to when the VCR was king and selling future-movies for an obscene price?
Now that's a business model! We'll only need a time-machine...
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Re: Clarity
I find your statements disingenuous.
On the post: Why PROTECT IP/SOPA Is The Exact Wrong Approach To Dealing With Infringement Online
Re: Re: Re: "New platforms" aren't wanted when don't guarantee money.
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