And this is why you simply have no place in these discussions. You're an immature child trying to be heard by the adults. It'll never work; no matter what you say nobody will take you seriously when you post crap like that.
"... but some people believe that a decrease in piracy is a good thing, because, you know, it means that less people's rights are being violated."
The true basis of the anti-piracy crusade has never been about "violating rights", only 'lost' or 'stolen' income. If anti-piracy efforts do not result in more income to artists (not just copyright holders) then they are a waste of time and money, and don�t come near justifying the negative consequences.
"I won't run away like a coward and make all sorts of excuses and pretend like I can't answer your questions."
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"He's been involved in all sorts of financial crimes."
The key words being "has been", and you can replace "all sorts of" with "two minor". Bernie Madoff he was not.
But you clearly implied he's currently or recently committed tax evasion, cracking, insider trading and "other criminal shit". Care to back up these big claims?
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"They could've nailed Kim Dotcom for so many things, from tax evasion, to cracking to insider trading to whatever other criminal shit he was involved in."
What makes you think he was involved in anything like that? Why are you so sure they would've "nailed" him?
Can you actually explain why you feel this way? I really struggle to find any reason other than jealously for people to hold such extreme personal opinions of him.
"That many of his peers reported this and also knew him well should tell you what you need to know."
It tells us something we all know very well: teenagers can be malicious little bastards, and his 'peers' knew exactly what sort of trouble he'd get in if they reported him. They didn't report him out of fear, they did it for entertainment.
All these comments clearly show how desperate some people are to shut down any conversation that might educate people about IP issues. You don't want people to really understand this stuff because then people might also begin to understand the incredible damage being done in the name of "protecting artists". Pointing out a significant error like this is shouted down as being nitpicking. "Nothing to see here, move along!" It's hilariously inept but it highlights the creeping desperation on the part of copyright maximilists who see the public PR battle being steadily lost.
"The Times lawyers specifically stated they would be okay with use of a different publication's content..."
Wow, they've really taken the moral high road there. They're all pissy about someone building off their work, but don't care if you build off somebody else's work instead. Is this the copyright equivalent of NIMBY?
"I just think it's funny how completely obsessed you guys are about these idiots because, gasp, they're anti-piracy."
I'm not sure if you're genuinely naive or just trying to deflect from the truth (I suspect the latter). These guys are NOT "anti-piracy", their entire business model depends on it! They're not trying to stop piracy, they're trying to profit from it. If piracy stopped, so would their income stream.
Judging by your frequent rape comparisons, you seem to believe copyright infringement is a crime as bad as rape. So surely profiting from piracy is even worse? Maybe even as bad as murder! Are you sure you want to be taking their side of this?
"It explains so much of why the patent and copyright hating goes on here with little real world connection."
Actually most of the patent and copyright "hating" that goes on here stems from very real-world experience with laws that were are either of date and don't reflect the current situation, or were written with by special interest groups with little care for things outside their own little world.
And you sound like a petty bureaucrat. Nobody likes a petty bureaucrat.
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And this is why you simply have no place in these discussions. You're an immature child trying to be heard by the adults. It'll never work; no matter what you say nobody will take you seriously when you post crap like that.
"... but some people believe that a decrease in piracy is a good thing, because, you know, it means that less people's rights are being violated."
The true basis of the anti-piracy crusade has never been about "violating rights", only 'lost' or 'stolen' income. If anti-piracy efforts do not result in more income to artists (not just copyright holders) then they are a waste of time and money, and don�t come near justifying the negative consequences.
"I won't run away like a coward and make all sorts of excuses and pretend like I can't answer your questions."
Why not? You do every other time.
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Re: Re: Just don't buy it. Problem solved.
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Common sense is clearly becoming less common, as demonstrated by you.
"Seriously, do you hear yourself? You sound like a fucking idiot..."
Left yourself wide open there didn't you sparky...
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Dotcom is guilty and should be locked up after due process.
The key words being "has been", and you can replace "all sorts of" with "two minor". Bernie Madoff he was not.
But you clearly implied he's currently or recently committed tax evasion, cracking, insider trading and "other criminal shit". Care to back up these big claims?
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Re: Re: Dotcom is guilty and should be locked up after due process.
What makes you think he was involved in anything like that? Why are you so sure they would've "nailed" him?
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You must be new here...
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Can you actually explain why you feel this way? I really struggle to find any reason other than jealously for people to hold such extreme personal opinions of him.
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It tells us something we all know very well: teenagers can be malicious little bastards, and his 'peers' knew exactly what sort of trouble he'd get in if they reported him. They didn't report him out of fear, they did it for entertainment.
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In medical use 'stable' does not mean 'good', it just means things currently aren't changing.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_symbol
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Wow, they've really taken the moral high road there. They're all pissy about someone building off their work, but don't care if you build off somebody else's work instead. Is this the copyright equivalent of NIMBY?
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I'm not sure if you're genuinely naive or just trying to deflect from the truth (I suspect the latter). These guys are NOT "anti-piracy", their entire business model depends on it! They're not trying to stop piracy, they're trying to profit from it. If piracy stopped, so would their income stream.
Judging by your frequent rape comparisons, you seem to believe copyright infringement is a crime as bad as rape. So surely profiting from piracy is even worse? Maybe even as bad as murder! Are you sure you want to be taking their side of this?
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Actually most of the patent and copyright "hating" that goes on here stems from very real-world experience with laws that were are either of date and don't reflect the current situation, or were written with by special interest groups with little care for things outside their own little world.
And you sound like a petty bureaucrat. Nobody likes a petty bureaucrat.
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Wrong. The law does not make it any more difficult to circumvent access controls. Your claim is laughably ignorant of reality.
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