My point was that perhaps the US government was making a deal with the UK to rescind this particular order in return for them making an example of this kid.
Or, you know the UK. Remember they have some wacky libel laws there. How the US can seriously work so hard to extradite a UK citizen to the US for this while saying they won't reciprocate with UK on their libel laws is ridiculous. I wonder if there isn't a backroom conversation going on right now to, um, remedy this imbalance.
Nope, you're right. They don't need SOPA/PIPA because they're already doing it. I see how this works.
Tell me with a straight face that our government, which has a long and documented history of distorting laws to suit their needs, won't use the additional power given to them by SOPA/PIPA to do exactly this sort of thing. If you honestly think they won't either you must be living under a rock.
Touche. I don't think everyone opposed to piracy works for the entertainment industry. But they are the vocal majority.
Thing is, on this blog, with the known exception of averagejoe, the folks who most ardently support these half-baked ideas of legislation are (I suspect) apologists for the entertainment industry. Either that or they are trolls.
So take what I said and make it 2nd person. The concept still applies. People are spending more money on entertainment in spite of piracy. Stopping piracy will not lead to more dollars being spent on entertainment, so those companies need to find a better way to get people to direct their entertainment dollars.
You made a very valid point when you said that people have far more choices for their entertainment dollars and that's a good thing. It promotes competition, which is healthy. Companies need to embrace healthy competition instead of trying to stifle it.
Mike, aren't you the one who calls the movie studioes and music labels antiquated legacy industries? Which is it? Are they flourishing growth industries or irrelevant has beens? You can't have it both ways!
Either people are spending less money on entertainment because of piracy OR they are are spending more money on entertainment but not spending it on YOU. You can't have it both ways!
Americans spend more on entertainment now than before but their are more choices so the portion spent on movies and music might in fact going down while their overall entertainment budget is increasing.
DING! DING! DING! We have a winner! They are spending money on entertainment DESPITE piracy. As an entertainment company, you need to figure out how to steer those dollars your way. Not by getting inane laws passed that won't address the problem, but by, oh, you know, innovating.
"On the other hand there are restoration projects that would never have occured had copyright protections not been extended beyond the original 27 years - restorations of films from the golden age of cinema for example."
And all of those Dr Who episodes.. oops!
There is a treasure trove of material from the silent film era that are currently locked in vaults and disintegrating because the studios don't feel they are worth the money to restore. This is what these copyright extensions have done.
"Why should corporations interfere with the political affairs of the citizenry?"
Um, you realize that corporations are "the citizenry" to according to SCOTUS? And corporations have been (and are) already interfering with the political affairs of the citizenry. Do you think SOPA/PIPA materialized out of thin air? They were introduced at the behest of, all together now kids, CORPORATIONS.
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I think those are synonymous.
Although, I can't remember the last time a corrupt politician actually spent time in federal prison.
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Tell me with a straight face that our government, which has a long and documented history of distorting laws to suit their needs, won't use the additional power given to them by SOPA/PIPA to do exactly this sort of thing. If you honestly think they won't either you must be living under a rock.
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I can tell you that my family's income is in that ballpark, and $100 for a toy is too much. I see that $100 as:
7% of my rent
my electric bill
2 month's internet
25% of my grocery budget
I could go on, but the point is for a lot of us $100 is a big f***ing deal.
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CITATION NEEDED
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Thing is, on this blog, with the known exception of averagejoe, the folks who most ardently support these half-baked ideas of legislation are (I suspect) apologists for the entertainment industry. Either that or they are trolls.
So take what I said and make it 2nd person. The concept still applies. People are spending more money on entertainment in spite of piracy. Stopping piracy will not lead to more dollars being spent on entertainment, so those companies need to find a better way to get people to direct their entertainment dollars.
You made a very valid point when you said that people have far more choices for their entertainment dollars and that's a good thing. It promotes competition, which is healthy. Companies need to embrace healthy competition instead of trying to stifle it.
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Either people are spending less money on entertainment because of piracy OR they are are spending more money on entertainment but not spending it on YOU. You can't have it both ways!
Americans spend more on entertainment now than before but their are more choices so the portion spent on movies and music might in fact going down while their overall entertainment budget is increasing.
DING! DING! DING! We have a winner! They are spending money on entertainment DESPITE piracy. As an entertainment company, you need to figure out how to steer those dollars your way. Not by getting inane laws passed that won't address the problem, but by, oh, you know, innovating.
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Big money on...
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Well, I'm terrified of the TSA. Does that count?
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And all of those Dr Who episodes.. oops!
There is a treasure trove of material from the silent film era that are currently locked in vaults and disintegrating because the studios don't feel they are worth the money to restore. This is what these copyright extensions have done.
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Stealing trade secrets is a form of industrial espionage.
Copyright infringement is, well, not industrial espionage.
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Oh I know!
Because it helps them show 'losses' due to piracy and makes it easier to get laws like SOPA/PIPA passed.
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Um, you realize that corporations are "the citizenry" to according to SCOTUS? And corporations have been (and are) already interfering with the political affairs of the citizenry. Do you think SOPA/PIPA materialized out of thin air? They were introduced at the behest of, all together now kids, CORPORATIONS.
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