Gets me to thinking that what we could really use an empirical study to measure just how many crazies there are amongst us. Publicly announce a tinfoil shortage, then measure the run on retailers.
I did illustration work for a game developer, had a nice relationship with them until they sent a new contract written by the tall whites. They demanded ownership of ALL WORK created by me while I was engaged with them, unless I declared what was not to be their property and submitted samples. No need for additional proof that aliens are indeed taking over.
You have no excuses for not knowing all this. Seriously; if you had any brains, it would have clicked when you started seeing rights contracts containing "media existing anywhere, throughout the universe or in any alternate dimension(s), . . "
The problem with power is that it's not a question of less or more. Smaller government means a vacuum for others. Do you think Goldmad-sacks wouldn't finance their own army, and use it for fun and profit, if they could?
I suggest you think about who keeps spreading that nonsense and why. Geez, if I had a nickle for all the times I've heard "small government" mindlessly repeated, I'd be an oligarch by now.
If the Authors Guild is receiving reprographic rights money through the Authors Coalition, then it could be just play money, money to burn. I know the small handful of jerks running the Graphic Artists Guild have been able to keep GAG members entirely in the dark about approximately $200,000 in repro funds it has been receiving annually, which enables them to engage in all sorts of mischief without much accountability to anyone.
Speaking of mischief, as a plaintiff in ASMP's suit against Google, maybe GAG will find it has spent its money just as wisely as the Authors Guild, should the ASMP case come to a similar end.
God yes. Monsanto's probably already hard at work with suits against Martians and anyone else in the universe who might be cultivating earth-patented lifeforms.
SCOTUS is working hard to remedy that; once they give corporations full person-hood status, then we will indeed have a government of, by, and for the "people."
In doing some personal investigative work, I came across KEI's list of insiders working on ACTA with past USTR Ron Kirk. One person of interest to my research was on the list; Sandra Aistars, Time Warner VP. In December 2010 she became the executive director of the Copyright Alliance, maximalist astroturf created by the Nickles Group, LLC.
It turns out that Ron Kirk and former Sen. Don Nickles together were co-chairs of the COMPETE Coalition (electricity utility association) just prior to Kirk becoming USTR. Seems a logical conclusion that Ron spoke to Don after becoming USTR, and recommended Sandra to head the Alliance. "Hey Don, I have a great lawyer for you, . . "
Learning of the one degree of separation between Ron and Don seemed noteworthy at the time, particularly since Nickles is such an outstanding example of lobbyist for the maximalist. Since then, though, it's become obvious that the "revolving door" is more of a NASCAR track, with the object being to go around just as fast as one can. Do they have a trophy for who's fastest? Would make for a nice awards gala in D.C.
I see that IATSE is a member organization of the Copyright Alliance, according to their website. You should make your IATSE brethren aware that aside from being rabid copyright maximalists and astroturf for MPAA and COMCAST, the CA is quite the den of anti-unionists; very apparent when you look at its parent organization, the Nickles Group LLC. It's my guess that these people probably love nothing better than destroying unions while at the same time making money for the MPAA and their other old-guard media and telecom clients. Probably provides them with some yuks at ALEC conventions.
It's possible that Rep. Goodlatte is really willing to harm Nickles' #1 client. It is after all a matter of that crazy dance politicians do with a multitude of competing interests. I'm starting to suspect politicians are not entirely consistent across the board in whom they support.
As Reps. Goodlatte and Coble are consistent supporters of the Copyright Alliance, a.k.a. Nickles Group lobbyists representing Intellectual Ventures LLC at their real day jobs, I'm thinking there's stuff under the surface that needs careful examination.
I'll have to pass this on to a few "friends" at the Graphic Artists Guild, which sucks off the teat of Reprographic Rights money coming in from abroad. Geez!!! If people are allowed to exercise Fair Use, then where the hell are they gonna get their money-fer-nuthin'?
Particularly if politicians and their lobbyist-owners can still smell money. Like horny 16 year-olds; "Now? How about now? Is now O.K.? Maybe now, . . "
True, and that was the whole point of Mike's piece. The only thing I would point out is that "left-wing loon" and "executive branch (Democratic) loon" are not interchangeable labels. Same goes for "right-wing loon" and "Republican." Former Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT), and former USTR Ron Kirk, friend of Pres. Obama, have direct connections to the Nickles Group and former Sen. Don Nickles (R-OK). Dodd heads the MPAA, which is a client of the Nickles Group; MPAA also directly supports the Copyright Alliance financially. Ron Kirk and Nickles served together as co-chairs for COMPETE, an electrical utilities consortium/trade association. Sandra Aistars, current exec director of the Copyright Alliance, worked with Kirk on ACTA before going to the Alliance.
I think I mentioned something about needing a scorecard.
If you want to select your political representation via some rational process, or decide where to put your time and money to get stuff done, then factions make a difference. That said, I think we can agree that ordering the world based on liberal/conservative or Democrat/Republican is a sure sign of brain damage. But that still leaves the question of how to go about protecting or advancing one's interests. Maybe predicting who'll be an ally or opponent would best be done by examining emotional dysfunctions and cognitive deficiencies. I'm partial to people with a good dose of paranoia, and insecurity issues that translate to a loathing of those wealthier than they are. A sense of impending and unavoidable doom is also a nice quality I like to see in my representatives.
It's a truly a nonsensical dichotomy. it would make just as much sense trying to sort out middle east politics using only two players. I remember trying to come up with a scorecard during the days of Yassir Arafat to keep from confusing the various factions. Never did come close to getting a handle on things.
It's all comes down to money, after all. Maybe by employing some sophisticated higher math on the flow of money in D.C., one could come up with something like a tide chart for a very complicated tidal basin. Then maybe you can figure out who's doing what.
Regarding copyright, however, look no further than the right-wing loons who operate the Copyright Alliance. Don Nickles of the Nickles Group was tea party before there was one.
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Gets me to thinking that what we could really use an empirical study to measure just how many crazies there are amongst us. Publicly announce a tinfoil shortage, then measure the run on retailers.
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There are times I could really use a nice Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster.
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I suggest you think about who keeps spreading that nonsense and why. Geez, if I had a nickle for all the times I've heard "small government" mindlessly repeated, I'd be an oligarch by now.
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Speaking of mischief, as a plaintiff in ASMP's suit against Google, maybe GAG will find it has spent its money just as wisely as the Authors Guild, should the ASMP case come to a similar end.
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It turns out that Ron Kirk and former Sen. Don Nickles together were co-chairs of the COMPETE Coalition (electricity utility association) just prior to Kirk becoming USTR. Seems a logical conclusion that Ron spoke to Don after becoming USTR, and recommended Sandra to head the Alliance. "Hey Don, I have a great lawyer for you, . . "
Learning of the one degree of separation between Ron and Don seemed noteworthy at the time, particularly since Nickles is such an outstanding example of lobbyist for the maximalist. Since then, though, it's become obvious that the "revolving door" is more of a NASCAR track, with the object being to go around just as fast as one can. Do they have a trophy for who's fastest? Would make for a nice awards gala in D.C.
ACTA insiders / KEI, Oct. 13, 2009;
http://keionline.org/node/660
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http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Copyright_alliance
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index. php/Nickles_Group
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I'm starting to suspect politicians are not entirely consistent across the board in whom they support.
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I think I mentioned something about needing a scorecard.
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It's all comes down to money, after all. Maybe by employing some sophisticated higher math on the flow of money in D.C., one could come up with something like a tide chart for a very complicated tidal basin. Then maybe you can figure out who's doing what.
Regarding copyright, however, look no further than the right-wing loons who operate the Copyright Alliance. Don Nickles of the Nickles Group was tea party before there was one.
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