"And btw, you could add up every nefarious deed ever committed by every record label in history, and it still wouldn't come remotely close to equaling the amount of illegal downloads that have happened in the past 13 years."
*Snort*
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Oh wait, you're serious...
Let me laugh harder.
BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Oh, that's a good one.
Good joke, good joke.
I mean, illegal downloads have shut down the music industry, radio stations and ruined the lives of every RIAA executive out there.
And the RIAA would NEVER sue a bunch of printers that were linked together, grandmothers, children who aren't even in school, dead people, college students hundreds of thousands of dollars and ruin their lives, now would they?
"The United States has urged Antigua to consider solutions that would benefit its broader economy. However, Antigua has repeatedly stymied these negotiations with certain unrealistic demands," said Nkenge Harmon, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Trade Representative's office."
They had online gambling and had well over 2000 people employed in it, but thanks to the United States' meddling, that number is now under 500.
And, unrealistic demands? What unrealistic demands? It's not like they're asking for toilets made out of solid gold, are they?
Then again, maybe they should ask for wrenches, hammers and toilet seats.
Speaking of Steam, one of their largest markets is Russia, you know, one of the largest dens of piracy out there.
Steam was even told "don't do business in Russia, you'll only lose money."
Well, guess what?
Russia turned out to be hugely profitable, simply because they did what the AC that I'm replying to said was the thing to do, remove invasive DRM, make it cheap and affordable and offered good customer service.
You know what? The comment I'm replying too is good enough for first word here.
Boy I'm so glad that you could point out that a violation of copyright law is a violation of ToS and we don't need courts anymore.
Sure showed me, huh?
/s
The only one talking in circles is you, AJ.
ToS is your Due Process
There is no Due Process
ToS is the corporate version of Due Process
This is not a legal matter, it's a contractual one.
copyright infringement may have legal implications
So, which is it? It is one or the other, AJ, it can't be both.
And, you know what? Copyright law is that, a law, NOT a ToS. Copyright violations fall into LAW, NOT contracts.
here's the thing, AJ.
You're being accused of violating copyright, that's something that should be dealt with using the law. However, by doing what you're saying, turning it into a ToS agreement, then you REMOVE the law aspect and thus copyright no longer can be applied with the law, and, if that's the case, why does a third party get to decide if I'm violating my ToS? That's between me and my ISP. My ToS doesn't include the MPAA or RIAA.
So, which is it? Does this fall under ToS, in which case, I should only have to deal with my ISP and my ISP should only have to deal with myself or polie. Or does it fall under the law? In which case I would get Due Process.
From what I can see, the only person who doesn't understand anything around here is you. Seriously, ToS is a contract between a person and a corporation, NOT a law.
Copyright infringement *IS* dealing with a law.
Therefore, since a ToS is NOT a law, corporations should not be allowed to settle stuff like that.
Due Process lets me face my accuser in court. ToS does not.
Maybe you should study the law a bit more before you spout your mouth off.
Really, it's pretty bad, AJ, but you managed to make the one person who was defending you wish they hadn't. Even I haven't been able to do that at my worst.
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*Snort*
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Oh wait, you're serious...
Let me laugh harder.
BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Oh, that's a good one.
Good joke, good joke.
I mean, illegal downloads have shut down the music industry, radio stations and ruined the lives of every RIAA executive out there.
And the RIAA would NEVER sue a bunch of printers that were linked together, grandmothers, children who aren't even in school, dead people, college students hundreds of thousands of dollars and ruin their lives, now would they?
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Even cracked.com gets in on this...
http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-reasons-to-be-thankful-when-glee-robs-you-blind/
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And this is why....
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Despite all this...
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If not, I'm not too worried, not yet.
It's just a proposal. It might go somewhere, it might not.
We'll see.
If it goes somewhere, expect google to lose traffic fast.
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He's playing Freeza right now, do you really want him to blow us all up?
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Re: Re: Re: They did....
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They did....
They had online gambling and had well over 2000 people employed in it, but thanks to the United States' meddling, that number is now under 500.
And, unrealistic demands? What unrealistic demands? It's not like they're asking for toilets made out of solid gold, are they?
Then again, maybe they should ask for wrenches, hammers and toilet seats.
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Who knows? Maybe some malicious programming got into the system...
Oh wait, sorry, that's just the DRM being DRM again.
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*Claps*
If they keep this up, they might actually get out of the dog house.
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This line sums it up best...
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And this is why....
I don't pirate their stuff either.
I just find that their stuff is subpar over-all.
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Hmm...
Must... Get... Smartphone and break it.
Now, where's that hammer?
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Just, fuck it.
I'm tired of arguing with you.
Your deliberate misinterpretation of the facts just makes me want to drink until I have liver failure.
Think what you want, but you really have no idea about anything, do you?
I'm done, I'm done commenting on this article, done replying, done everything with this article.
Call me a douchebag, a coward, or anything you want, I don't fucking care.
I don't know you personally, you don't know me, so, let's just leave it at that, I'm tired of dealing with you.
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Steam was even told "don't do business in Russia, you'll only lose money."
Well, guess what?
Russia turned out to be hugely profitable, simply because they did what the AC that I'm replying to said was the thing to do, remove invasive DRM, make it cheap and affordable and offered good customer service.
You know what? The comment I'm replying too is good enough for first word here.
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Boy I'm so glad that you could point out that a violation of copyright law is a violation of ToS and we don't need courts anymore.
Sure showed me, huh?
/s
The only one talking in circles is you, AJ.
ToS is your Due Process
There is no Due Process
ToS is the corporate version of Due Process
This is not a legal matter, it's a contractual one.
copyright infringement may have legal implications
So, which is it? It is one or the other, AJ, it can't be both.
And, you know what? Copyright law is that, a law, NOT a ToS. Copyright violations fall into LAW, NOT contracts.
here's the thing, AJ.
You're being accused of violating copyright, that's something that should be dealt with using the law. However, by doing what you're saying, turning it into a ToS agreement, then you REMOVE the law aspect and thus copyright no longer can be applied with the law, and, if that's the case, why does a third party get to decide if I'm violating my ToS? That's between me and my ISP. My ToS doesn't include the MPAA or RIAA.
So, which is it? Does this fall under ToS, in which case, I should only have to deal with my ISP and my ISP should only have to deal with myself or polie. Or does it fall under the law? In which case I would get Due Process.
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Copyright infringement *IS* dealing with a law.
Therefore, since a ToS is NOT a law, corporations should not be allowed to settle stuff like that.
Due Process lets me face my accuser in court. ToS does not.
Maybe you should study the law a bit more before you spout your mouth off.
Really, it's pretty bad, AJ, but you managed to make the one person who was defending you wish they hadn't. Even I haven't been able to do that at my worst.
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