I've already chewed out my Senator for voting against the Amendments to FISA and pointed out that doing so turns his back on the pledge he took, goes against the 4th Amendment and betrays the American people.
Why should Mike have to come up with a magical formula for Hollywood to make money?
Free markets dictate that businesses that adapt and change with the times flourish, while those that don't fade away.
When was the last time you saw people walking across the tops of trains to make sure that everything was alright?
Hint: They disappeared years ago.
What about the guys who bring ice for your ice chest? What about them? Ever since the refrigerator came into being, they haven't been around.
Oh, hey, ootb, did you know that there was, a long time ago, a law that stated that cars could not go any faster than horses on the open highway? And that if a car was in town that they had to have people walk in front of them waving flags and warning people that a car was coming.
Imagine if we still used those laws today...
How much would we be held back today if those laws still existed?
"I love it when the copyright maximilists just pull made-up shit out of their ass."
You and me both.
Anyway, Jack Valenti, president of the MPAA during the 1970s and 1980s did his level best to kill the VCR. I have posted the appropriate quotes on this page, just search for "Jack Valenti" to see what I said.
And you know who stopped the Supreme Court and Congress from ruling against the VCR?
"During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Jack Valenti became notorious for his flamboyant attacks on the Sony Betamax Video Cassette Recorder (VCR), which the MPAA feared would devastate the movie industry. He famously told a congressional panel in 1982, "I say to you that the VCR is to the American film producer and the American public as the Boston strangler is to the woman home alone." Despite Valenti's prediction, the home video market ultimately came to be the mainstay of movie studio revenues throughout the 1980s and 1990s."
Just so you know...
Jack Joseph Valenti (September 5, 1921 – April 26, 2007) was a longtime president of the Motion Picture Association of America. During his 38-year tenure in the MPAA, he created the MPAA film rating system, and he was generally regarded as one of the most influential pro-copyright lobbyists in the world.
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FFTY
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Except the ones that broke. *Sad face*
On the post: FBI, Working With Banks, Chose Not To Inform Occupy Leadership Of Assassination Plot On Its Leaders
Sickening...
No, I don't care that it was TECHNICALLY legal, you can NOT crash the economies of 2 continents without doing SOMETHING illegal.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhrfhjLd9e4
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Oh, wait, they call them actors and singers, sorry.
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How long...
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B.S.
I'm up at 4-5 AM CST every day.
That's 2-3 AM PST.
Oh, look, my first post of the day was just before 5 AM PST.
Failure much?
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Hey, ootb...
Free markets dictate that businesses that adapt and change with the times flourish, while those that don't fade away.
When was the last time you saw people walking across the tops of trains to make sure that everything was alright?
Hint: They disappeared years ago.
What about the guys who bring ice for your ice chest? What about them? Ever since the refrigerator came into being, they haven't been around.
Oh, hey, ootb, did you know that there was, a long time ago, a law that stated that cars could not go any faster than horses on the open highway? And that if a car was in town that they had to have people walk in front of them waving flags and warning people that a car was coming.
Imagine if we still used those laws today...
How much would we be held back today if those laws still existed?
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On the post: And, Once Again, Hollywood Is Making Tons Of Money At The Box Office
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: "At The Box Office", Mike, NOT a cent from pirates!
When i make a copy of a movie, the original is still there.
When I take a watermellon from the store, that's one less watermellon for everyone.
See the difference?
Or are you that obtuse?
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You and me both.
Anyway, Jack Valenti, president of the MPAA during the 1970s and 1980s did his level best to kill the VCR. I have posted the appropriate quotes on this page, just search for "Jack Valenti" to see what I said.
And you know who stopped the Supreme Court and Congress from ruling against the VCR?
Mr. Rodgers.
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"During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Jack Valenti became notorious for his flamboyant attacks on the Sony Betamax Video Cassette Recorder (VCR), which the MPAA feared would devastate the movie industry. He famously told a congressional panel in 1982, "I say to you that the VCR is to the American film producer and the American public as the Boston strangler is to the woman home alone." Despite Valenti's prediction, the home video market ultimately came to be the mainstay of movie studio revenues throughout the 1980s and 1990s."
Just so you know...
Jack Joseph Valenti (September 5, 1921 – April 26, 2007) was a longtime president of the Motion Picture Association of America. During his 38-year tenure in the MPAA, he created the MPAA film rating system, and he was generally regarded as one of the most influential pro-copyright lobbyists in the world.
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The MPAA specifically stated that the Home Video Player, or rather, the VCR, was going to kill movies like the Boston Strangler killed women.
You know who saved the VCR?
Mr. Rogers.
He went to Congress and said that the VCR was a good thing.
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On the post: Rather Than Punishing Moviegoing Texters, Why Not Provide Incentives For Them To Put Down Their Phones?
WHOOSH!
On the post: Rather Than Punishing Moviegoing Texters, Why Not Provide Incentives For Them To Put Down Their Phones?
Actually...
All punishment does is drive up resentment and causes more problems down the line.
Let me ask you this, what gets more done when talking to people?
"Clean that up or you're gunna be punished!"
Or?
"Clean that up and you'll get cake."
Hmm...
I dunno about you, but I'd rather clean up to get cake.
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Hey, bob...
How?
I just looked at the Kickstarter page...
NOWHERE is copyright or CC or anything like that mentioned.
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