> Besides that, I don't think this order is in the form of "if you want to do business in BC" it's just a flat out injunction - you shall block this content worldwide, period.
Right, however that amounts to the same as "if you want to do business here you must..."
Because if Google wasn't doing business in Canada, they wouldn't even need to respond, right?
I'm not sure I'm still upset about this. They are saying "If you want to do business in Canada, then these are rules we expect you to apply everywhere."
What if, say, they said "If you want to do business in Canada, you may not be engaged in slave trading anywhere in the world." Would that be a problem?
To use the China example, sure, China can attempt to censor the internet globally. That's the price of doing business in China. They have zero power over my local newspaper who doesn't have reporters in China.
The real issue, to me, comes when a company like Google or Yahoo says "Ok, we'll comply with that and censor globally".
And forgive me if I'm wrong about this, but couldn't any company just spin off a wholly-owned subsidiary called "GoogleCanada" which *does* follow the Canada rules (or China rules etc.) and have regular Google pull out of the country?
I'm not a pirate, and I don't make it a habit to copy works that I haven't paid for, but shit like this makes me want to pirate copies of the entire Disney library.
Only applies once he actually declares. That is why we always have these dog and pony shows about "will they/won't they" declare that they are running.
I think the government should at least have to come out and say that carrying over $250 in cash is a crime punishable by confiscation of said money with no avenue for appeal.
And I assure you, I am not a Keurig shill, I don't own one, I think they're a complete waste of money. I don't care if you believe me, I just wanted to pass along what I was told by a person who actually works there since everything else we're reading is guesswork by people who may or may not be customers.
If I were going to shill for any coffee maker, it'd be my AeroPress.
I know someone who works for Keurig. She says it wasn't marketing or business that wanted the DRM, it was the engineers. Because that was how they could prevent the off-brand ones from exploding and spraying you with scalding water. Keurig had no control over what alternate brands made their cups out of, and when they tested them, found that they didn't hold up to the heat and some were swelling like boiling balloons.
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Re: Re: Been thinking about this one.
Right, however that amounts to the same as "if you want to do business here you must..."
Because if Google wasn't doing business in Canada, they wouldn't even need to respond, right?
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Been thinking about this one.
What if, say, they said "If you want to do business in Canada, you may not be engaged in slave trading anywhere in the world." Would that be a problem?
To use the China example, sure, China can attempt to censor the internet globally. That's the price of doing business in China. They have zero power over my local newspaper who doesn't have reporters in China.
The real issue, to me, comes when a company like Google or Yahoo says "Ok, we'll comply with that and censor globally".
And forgive me if I'm wrong about this, but couldn't any company just spin off a wholly-owned subsidiary called "GoogleCanada" which *does* follow the Canada rules (or China rules etc.) and have regular Google pull out of the country?
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Is this what they want?
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Terrorists are like artists, apparently
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That's the first stages, I believe, of a gateway into the dark side.
Hatred and anger are powerful, but they lead to the dark side, these are the ways of the Sith.
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Is there anything created by man to which copyright cannot apply?
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Is there a limitation to what this means? Because by itself it means going outside without permission from the government.
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Re: Pillow talk?
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Wait, what?
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Re: Re: Not that I think the DEA is in the right
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Re: I'm going to have to start carrying a handgun to protect myself from law enforcement.
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And I assure you, I am not a Keurig shill, I don't own one, I think they're a complete waste of money. I don't care if you believe me, I just wanted to pass along what I was told by a person who actually works there since everything else we're reading is guesswork by people who may or may not be customers.
If I were going to shill for any coffee maker, it'd be my AeroPress.
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Side note
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Question
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Of course not
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Disappointed
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