Dig a pit, throw a bunch of cats into it, let them starve, then tie the accused up with fish sausage and throw them in. If the cats seriously maul the person, they're innocent. If not, then they're guilty and must be put down.
However, people realize that, in order to get stuff, they need to pay money, because nothing's free in life and you don't want the artists to starve.
So, people are willing to pay for stuff, so long as it's reasonable (not 60-80 dollars a pop), easy to use (no DRM) and readily available (hello thar, windowing, go away now).
Hell, even Nintendo's realizing this. I don't know if there are any Pokemon fans here, but, in the past, those games were spread out over the course of months, first Japan, then America, then the rest of the world. Next Pokemon games are going to be released around the world on the same day. Japan, America, EU, Australia, Singapore, ETC.
I've broken more laws than both of them combined, huh?
Well, I certainly didn't bribe politicians with campaign contributions and then threaten to stop giving them money if they didn't keep making laws that go my way. I certainly didn't have the DoJ take down webblogs on my say so only for the DoJ to have to give it back in a year because I couldn't produce evidence.
I certainly didn't try to stop the VCR from coming into being with lies.
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Man, that's good, making fun of yourself like that. Good job.
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"A COMPANY HAS NO "DUE PROCESS" OBLIGATION TO A CUSTOMER."
And yet...
You said...
"Also, this contrived outrage over lack of "due process" is bullshit. Your due process is your TOS."
So, which is it? Is the TOS Due Process? Or is it not Due Process?
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Why should I?
Innocent until proven guilty with the burden of proof being on the prosecution, not the defense.
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What?
It's not like California has anything else going for it right now.
Just lots of violence, high prices on EVERYTHING, no jobs...
Basically, they're people who have a LOT of free time on their hands.
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That's what's going on here with these copyright laws, bob, they're ass backwards.
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Dig a pit, throw a bunch of cats into it, let them starve, then tie the accused up with fish sausage and throw them in. If the cats seriously maul the person, they're innocent. If not, then they're guilty and must be put down.
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Suddenly, an idea...
"Burn the witch! She turned me into a frog! ...I got better."
So, is the modern equivalent...
"Burn the computer! It stole my money! ...I made more later."
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Ask AJ, ootb, or bob when it'll end.
Because to them, this is a good thing.
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Thankfully...
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Why shouldn't it be? I'm waiting for how a "cyber attack" can take an entire power grid out that shouldn't be on the internet in the first place.
"There are several scholarly works out there on the subject that you might want to read before you make such stupid assertions."
Care to point to them?
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Everyone does.
However, people realize that, in order to get stuff, they need to pay money, because nothing's free in life and you don't want the artists to starve.
So, people are willing to pay for stuff, so long as it's reasonable (not 60-80 dollars a pop), easy to use (no DRM) and readily available (hello thar, windowing, go away now).
Hell, even Nintendo's realizing this. I don't know if there are any Pokemon fans here, but, in the past, those games were spread out over the course of months, first Japan, then America, then the rest of the world. Next Pokemon games are going to be released around the world on the same day. Japan, America, EU, Australia, Singapore, ETC.
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now if only we could apply this rationale to all technologies out there.
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I admit...
I can just imagine CBS holding a gun and looking at its feet and wondering why it hurts so much.
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It's called...
BEING HUMAN!
Therefore, being human means you're imperfect and flawed.
Thus, all humans do stuff that's wrong.
Doesn't mean that people like Ortiz should get away with it though.
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Well, I certainly didn't bribe politicians with campaign contributions and then threaten to stop giving them money if they didn't keep making laws that go my way. I certainly didn't have the DoJ take down webblogs on my say so only for the DoJ to have to give it back in a year because I couldn't produce evidence.
I certainly didn't try to stop the VCR from coming into being with lies.
The most I do is jaywalk.
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Agreed, I blame the assholes who don't obey the law as well.
After all, the MPAA and RIAA have broken so many laws in their time and get new laws just for them that you can only blame them for this.
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