Part of me says "let the chaos ensue". The impact would be so huge that he backlash would have the rules reverted in record time after the initial flurry of lawsuits and most big companies relocating themselves to safer countries.
It would be awesome to see coordinated responses from tech companies laying all their American workforces and moving abroad.
"regulation is not the cure neither is complete surrender to big telecom."
"Free-Market is the only possible path forward if you want real freedom."
Yeah, let them all fuse into MaBell again and charge as much as they want because nobody else has the financial incentive to enter the market neither the regulation to prevent them from making the extra buck by selling their customers to the devil.
But not to be unfair, what's your proposal to make free-market magically work after years of a hands-free approach?
I like how EFF is being consistent with their core beliefs even if they recognized the need of 'swallowing' EME to make things happen. I do think they would be better equipped to fight the MAFIAA if they stayed in. The assholes (the MAFIAA) seem to spoil everything they touch nowadays.
So you have Godwin's article in Masnick's site. At which point so we witness Hittler singing ["People"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBT3ck_s6nk)?
Ahem.
On a more serious note, it's kind of good that Backpage stuck their feet in the mud and will be prosecuted using current laws. It will help in the fight against SESTA.
Not to mention you can download the stream and rip the audio yourself with countless software out there. Smells like Don MAFIAA de la Mancha going after the next windmill just to justify their earnings.
"when everything that Wyden is saying indicates that he damn well knows that's not true"
I trust Wyden, he has been proven right multiple times before. I do not trust anybody in the Executive branch, it has been caught lying multiple times before.
Gawd how I laughed with this one. The jokes in the article about the settlement got a whole lot funnier with this.
I hope PETA gets their collective arses handed back to them in a plate by the court. Slater has already paid the price of his copyright antics with his bankruptcy and honestly even with his past actions I think it was too much and make PETA look even worse in this case.
Well, as Prenda learned the hard way, when you use shady tactics you'll eventually get called and punished by it. Harder should stop while he hasn't lost everything.
If the man doesn't get punished by Terre Bonne Parish then someone should be punished for failing hard. Start punishing who is up in the chain if they don't act accordingly when such violations occur. We'll see how fast things will change...
And on a side note Mike shills like a loose machine gun. Yesterday it was Google, now it's Staples* (?!?!?!?!). Good Lord Mike, make up your mind! /troll
Seems to be the standard path companies take. Start as an innovative, disruptive force, seize a huge chunk of the market pie, consolidate and become the protectionist evils of yesterday. Just wait till Google starts patent/copyright trolling. The market is ripe for disruption on many fronts now.
It's sad that Fiber stalled. While it's easy to lambast Google for it, any other company would have failed way sooner. The ones to blame are actually the beloved, functional and generally awesome big ISPs, with Comcast as their shiny knight. If anything I hope the frustration translates into activism against these companies.
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It would be awesome to see coordinated responses from tech companies laying all their American workforces and moving abroad.
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Re: Re:
neither is complete surrender to big telecom."
"Free-Market is the only possible path forward if you want real freedom."
Yeah, let them all fuse into MaBell again and charge as much as they want because nobody else has the financial incentive to enter the market neither the regulation to prevent them from making the extra buck by selling their customers to the devil.
But not to be unfair, what's your proposal to make free-market magically work after years of a hands-free approach?
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As for W3C... Shame on you.
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Re:
On the post: Yes, You Can Believe In Internet Freedom Without Being A Shill
Ahem.
On a more serious note, it's kind of good that Backpage stuck their feet in the mud and will be prosecuted using current laws. It will help in the fight against SESTA.
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On the post: When Godwin's Law Met The Streisand Effect
Re: So if Godwin's law meets the Streisand Effect...
It's Schrodinger Mike! It's Mike and Hitler. And Barbra. And dinosaurs. And this would probably make an awesome movie.
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Re: Really?
LMAO far left President he said.. HAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
Ahem. You clearly don't know what you are talking about. There's no left in the US.
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I trust Wyden, he has been proven right multiple times before. I do not trust anybody in the Executive branch, it has been caught lying multiple times before.
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Re: Usually I agree with your analysis....
facepalm
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Re: Bye, partisan!
On the post: Lawyer: Without The Monkey's Approval, PETA Can't Settle Monkey Selfie Case
I hope PETA gets their collective arses handed back to them in a plate by the court. Slater has already paid the price of his copyright antics with his bankruptcy and honestly even with his past actions I think it was too much and make PETA look even worse in this case.
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Re: Charles Harder should work a little smarter
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On the post: The Google Fiber Honeymoon Period Appears To Be Over
*why not?
On the post: The Google Fiber Honeymoon Period Appears To Be Over
It's sad that Fiber stalled. While it's easy to lambast Google for it, any other company would have failed way sooner. The ones to blame are actually the beloved, functional and generally awesome big ISPs, with Comcast as their shiny knight. If anything I hope the frustration translates into activism against these companies.
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