But think of this as the drug war on technology. You take away the supply it's going to (magically) take away the demand.
Knock out enough of the servers and people find other sources for information and cloud servers.
You lock up the people who are providing the access and now they HAVE to go to the labels. The only problem here, the demand for content doesn't go away. The ICE is fighting the same losing battle as they are in immigration and everywhere else.
Karl is 100 percent accurate. The problem that I had with Opensecrets is that the money could not be filtered into what MPAA centered industries had and what technology industries donated to politicians.
So Sony Music and Google are considered tech industries.
But with all of the focus on which exact industries were afflicted, that information has since been updated.
Re: Re: Here lies the truth about SOPA/PIPA that even TechDirt has yet to report: what MPAA, RIAA, and Hollywood execs do not want you to see.
Ugh...
The first video is the one about how CNet helped to spread piracy. No mention of the PRO IP Act, or anything even remotely related to why the government has such power against you.
The second video introduces our greatest friend Alki Davis. The guy wants to sue CNet for promoting piracy in the most obnoxious lawsuit I've seen since the twins kept suing FB for more money.
The better idea is to get the ACLU involved. Allowing Davis to be a part of this lawsuit will turn this into a Charles Nesson affair.
You have no idea... All of my legal files that I made? Gone because of a lawsuit that has nothing to do with me. I will do everything in my power to tell people that this is an especially large pile of bs.
We need a better voting system because the ones we have right now allow for people to stay bought. After this election, they'll renew the fight to get something like SOPA passed. They have the pleasure of waiting.
It's time to change the voting system and destroy the incentives of so much money destroying our republic. How long can the tech sector spend money in Congress for favorable lobbying? How long until the tech sector becomes the Devil we know? That's the issue I have with this. Sure, the public is linked here, but let's be realistic for a second. If the movie industry took 100 years to change copyright to their favor, how can we ensure that the public has a say in new laws that criminalize them? We've needed a lot of changes and it won't all come from pressuring the president to change the law or threaten a veto.
I would hope in the arguments, someone actually told the justices about a very important document of our Constitution. You see, the fact is, copyright has been becoming more of a penalty and everyone has failed to notice why copyright is becoming unconstitutional.
Congress was given copyright to promote more widespread knowledge and learning. However, they don't have to use it. The Supreme Court's role is to understand these laws. If they were truly Originalists, then they can not deny the one section that shows copyright to be unconstitutional as it is:
Clause 1: No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility.
The definition of EPF law equates to no retroactive laws, or laws that increase punishments for what was once legal. From the looks of it, we have a Supreme Court that seems intent on following an ideology, not understanding the flaws of copyright in this regard.
Re: Re: The History of Anti Innovative legislation
That's nothing. The entire corporate personhood idea came from being a footnote in the write up for a corrupt judge.
Also, the train industry gets bailed out because it doesn't want to compete with planes. It's far easier to get money as a subsidy than to try to earn the trust of the people.
Re: Re: Because I know that Blizzard supports SOPA
No, it's more an assertion from their past actions.
Given that this is the same company that sued a guy for bots, gets a default judgement of $88 million against a person, and tries to take away anonymity with a sledgehammer, it's a pretty safe bet that they will support SOPA albeit quietly right now unless they want their fans to revolt against them.
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But think of this as the drug war on technology. You take away the supply it's going to (magically) take away the demand.
Knock out enough of the servers and people find other sources for information and cloud servers.
You lock up the people who are providing the access and now they HAVE to go to the labels. The only problem here, the demand for content doesn't go away. The ICE is fighting the same losing battle as they are in immigration and everywhere else.
On the post: MPAA Directly & Publicly Threatens Politicians Who Aren't Corrupt Enough To Stay Bought
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Karl is 100 percent accurate. The problem that I had with Opensecrets is that the money could not be filtered into what MPAA centered industries had and what technology industries donated to politicians.
So Sony Music and Google are considered tech industries.
But with all of the focus on which exact industries were afflicted, that information has since been updated.
Also, just to drive a stake here, Sunlight Foundation's research
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The man who did not like copyright.
The one that thought that you can't patent an idea.
The man of the hour, and a true founding Father:
Thomas Jefferson
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Re: Re: Here lies the truth about SOPA/PIPA that even TechDirt has yet to report: what MPAA, RIAA, and Hollywood execs do not want you to see.
The first video is the one about how CNet helped to spread piracy. No mention of the PRO IP Act, or anything even remotely related to why the government has such power against you.
The second video introduces our greatest friend Alki Davis. The guy wants to sue CNet for promoting piracy in the most obnoxious lawsuit I've seen since the twins kept suing FB for more money.
The better idea is to get the ACLU involved. Allowing Davis to be a part of this lawsuit will turn this into a Charles Nesson affair.
On the post: Hollywood Studio Execs Upset That President Obama Didn't Stay Bought; Insist They Won't Donate More
Re: Boycott movies
On the post: DOJ Gives Its Opinion On SOPA By Unilaterally Shutting Down 'Foreign Rogue Site' Megaupload... Without SOPA/PIPA
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Re: Would someone please run gainst Lamar Smith!
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Re: Re: Re: Whoa!
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On the post: Hollywood Studio Execs Upset That President Obama Didn't Stay Bought; Insist They Won't Donate More
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The second is an Amendment that specifically changes the voting system.
The first part is the money in politics. The second is the system itself. Good luck indeed. -_-;
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We need a better voting system because the ones we have right now allow for people to stay bought. After this election, they'll renew the fight to get something like SOPA passed. They have the pleasure of waiting.
It's time to change the voting system and destroy the incentives of so much money destroying our republic. How long can the tech sector spend money in Congress for favorable lobbying? How long until the tech sector becomes the Devil we know? That's the issue I have with this. Sure, the public is linked here, but let's be realistic for a second. If the movie industry took 100 years to change copyright to their favor, how can we ensure that the public has a say in new laws that criminalize them? We've needed a lot of changes and it won't all come from pressuring the president to change the law or threaten a veto.
On the post: A Gallery Of The SOPA Blackout Protest Screens.
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So I came up with a phrase earlier...
Their plans go boom
On the post: A Gallery Of The SOPA Blackout Protest Screens.
LA Times
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I suddenly feel like there's an objection to what you assert...
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Article 1 Section 10
Congress was given copyright to promote more widespread knowledge and learning. However, they don't have to use it. The Supreme Court's role is to understand these laws. If they were truly Originalists, then they can not deny the one section that shows copyright to be unconstitutional as it is:
Clause 1: No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility.
The definition of EPF law equates to no retroactive laws, or laws that increase punishments for what was once legal. From the looks of it, we have a Supreme Court that seems intent on following an ideology, not understanding the flaws of copyright in this regard.
On the post: An Updated Analysis: Why SOPA & PIPA Are A Bad Idea, Dangerous & Unnecessary
Re: Re: The History of Anti Innovative legislation
Also, the train industry gets bailed out because it doesn't want to compete with planes. It's far easier to get money as a subsidy than to try to earn the trust of the people.
And I could go on and on and on...
On the post: Google Goes Big With Its SOPA/PIPA Protests; Blacks Out Logo
Re: Re: Because I know that Blizzard supports SOPA
Given that this is the same company that sued a guy for bots, gets a default judgement of $88 million against a person, and tries to take away anonymity with a sledgehammer, it's a pretty safe bet that they will support SOPA albeit quietly right now unless they want their fans to revolt against them.
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