Jesus 'copied' fish and loaves to feed 5000. Before that act it was likely they'd have bought their own dinner. Jesus deprived local shopkeepers of revenue. He sinned.
Quote from Wiki:
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According to the Gospels, when Jesus heard that John the Baptist had been killed, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place near Bethsaida.
The crowds followed Jesus on foot from the towns. When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick. As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a remote place, and it's already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food."
Jesus replied, "They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat."
"We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish," they answered.
"Bring them here to me," he said.
Jesus directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.
Lets apply the same logic to the car industry or the gun industry. I use a Glock to shoot someone and then high tail it in my Toyota Prius. Under the RIAA logic, it's their fault the crime was commited. Punish Glock and Toyota!!!
Punish Macys for selling me the balaclava.
Punish kellogs for making the Frosties I ate for breakfast while you're at it. Without their sugar rush I wouldn't have been able to run from the robbery.
A5/3, the next encryption level up, has been ignored for many years by a lot of the networks who considered it too costly to implement considering A5/1 was so 'safe'. I wonder now how many will make the transition?
Since 2006 handset manufacturers have been mandated to remove support for A5/2 (much easier to crack) so that the phone is safe (with no real change to networks). This means your expensive new phone likely wont work in poorer, non western, countries who are only allowed A5/2. A5/1 is likely to go a similar way in the next 5 years, assuming of course traditional voice networks remain. My guess is all future voice will go VoIP with lovely AES etc etc.
Regardless of where she was standing when videoing this movie, i.e in a private room, or in the main auditorium, she was not arrested for being a jerk. If that were a crimal offense, you'd have been thrown in prison after your first post.
I emailed Muvico to tell them I was gonna boycott them. Got this bland statement back:
MUVICO’S OFFICIAL RESPONSE TO CAMCORDING INCIDENT AT MUVICO ROSEMONT 18
The unauthorized video recording of a motion picture while it is being exhibited in a movie theater is illegal under federal law and under the laws of more than forty states, including the State of Illinois. According to a study commissioned by the Motion Picture Association of America, illegal film piracy costs the movie industry billions of dollars each year, and illegal camcording in movie theaters is the source of over 90% of all illegally copied movies in their initial release form.
In order to combat the increasing theft of copyrighted films, the motion picture industry has encouraged theater owners to adopt a “zero-tolerance” policy prohibiting the video or audio recording of any portion of a movie. Specifically, theater managers are instructed to alert law enforcement authorities whenever they suspect illegal activity. Theater managers have neither the expertise nor the authority to decide whether a crime has been committed. Law enforcement professionals determine what laws may have been broken and what enforcement action should be taken. It is then up to prosecutorial discretion to determine the seriousness of any charges that might be leveled.
In our continuing effort to educate our guests about the illegality of film piracy, Muvico prominently places a number of posters and signs within its theaters alerting moviegoers of its “zero-tolerance” policy with respect to the camcording of films in its auditoriums.
Beatriz E. Gerdts
Administrative Assistant
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Nice and bland. Effectively says "Not our fault, blame the law...."
Was it downloaded more because people saw it at the cinema and liked it, or did more people go and see it at the cinema because they downloaded it first?
FWIW I don't download movies, because I'm scared of getting caught and I get unlimited movies for $20/month at Blockbuster, but I do support the downfall of the RIAA.
"To look at a building you will have to obtain looking rights, just as the movie industry wants it to be"
You're absolutely right! Plus once the building is used in a movie, you'll have to pay those looking rights on top of your movie ticket price, even though the movie producers would have paid a professional looking rights. "Hey, it's a 2nd performance" they'd cry "Architects gotta eat!"
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Another victim of our wonderful libel laws
Charity sells the steam engine they were refurbishing voluntarily in order to pay libel case.
Libel amount �7,500. Courts costs? �350,000 approx. Disgusting.
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Already been done, partially.....
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I thought
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Re:
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Then Jesus is a sinner
Quote from Wiki:
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According to the Gospels, when Jesus heard that John the Baptist had been killed, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place near Bethsaida.
The crowds followed Jesus on foot from the towns. When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick. As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a remote place, and it's already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food."
Jesus replied, "They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat."
"We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish," they answered.
"Bring them here to me," he said.
Jesus directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.
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I feel sorry
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Re: Re: this article
{sarc-mark}
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Post
1) Physical ticket via postal system for ~£3 or
2) Electronic (PDF type) ticket which I print myself.
How the fiddly f*ck does it cost £3 to distribute an electronic ticket!
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Hypocritical
Punish Macys for selling me the balaclava.
Punish kellogs for making the Frosties I ate for breakfast while you're at it. Without their sugar rush I wouldn't have been able to run from the robbery.
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Sigh
Idiots. I'm surprised fine limits are set by the UK government
On the post: Peeling The Layers Off 'Piracy'
Isn't that the point of a debate? Makes it far more interesting than aggressively agreeing with someone..
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A5/3
Since 2006 handset manufacturers have been mandated to remove support for A5/2 (much easier to crack) so that the phone is safe (with no real change to networks). This means your expensive new phone likely wont work in poorer, non western, countries who are only allowed A5/2. A5/1 is likely to go a similar way in the next 5 years, assuming of course traditional voice networks remain. My guess is all future voice will go VoIP with lovely AES etc etc.
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Re: Re DidTedAlvinKlaudtRapeHisTwoFosterDaughters.com
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"she was contemplating legal action against the theater."
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Re: Re: Re: There is only 4 minutes recorded
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I emailed Muvico to tell them I was gonna boycott them. Got this bland statement back:
The unauthorized video recording of a motion picture while it is being exhibited in a movie theater is illegal under federal law and under the laws of more than forty states, including the State of Illinois. According to a study commissioned by the Motion Picture Association of America, illegal film piracy costs the movie industry billions of dollars each year, and illegal camcording in movie theaters is the source of over 90% of all illegally copied movies in their initial release form.
In order to combat the increasing theft of copyrighted films, the motion picture industry has encouraged theater owners to adopt a “zero-tolerance” policy prohibiting the video or audio recording of any portion of a movie. Specifically, theater managers are instructed to alert law enforcement authorities whenever they suspect illegal activity. Theater managers have neither the expertise nor the authority to decide whether a crime has been committed. Law enforcement professionals determine what laws may have been broken and what enforcement action should be taken. It is then up to prosecutorial discretion to determine the seriousness of any charges that might be leveled.
In our continuing effort to educate our guests about the illegality of film piracy, Muvico prominently places a number of posters and signs within its theaters alerting moviegoers of its “zero-tolerance” policy with respect to the camcording of films in its auditoriums.
Beatriz E. Gerdts
Administrative Assistant
------------------------------------
Nice and bland. Effectively says "Not our fault, blame the law...."
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Re:
Was it downloaded more because people saw it at the cinema and liked it, or did more people go and see it at the cinema because they downloaded it first?
FWIW I don't download movies, because I'm scared of getting caught and I get unlimited movies for $20/month at Blockbuster, but I do support the downfall of the RIAA.
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Cell phones?
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Re: Re: Re: Paying to draw a building
You're absolutely right! Plus once the building is used in a movie, you'll have to pay those looking rights on top of your movie ticket price, even though the movie producers would have paid a professional looking rights. "Hey, it's a 2nd performance" they'd cry "Architects gotta eat!"
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