I know that real world analogies don't translate well online, but this is akin to saying that a physical storage unit rental company must monitor every single item anyone places in their rented units to make sure no one is storing stolen property. This would include opening up all boxes stored in the unit and pawing through it like the TSA would.
yep - and let's expand on this further....
Should a City be responsible for what happens on it's streets? In other words - hold the Mayor liable for each and every crime committed on it's streets...
Should the Federal Government be liable for any crime that happens within the boundaries of it's control?
What about car makers - if someone robs a bank with a car, should they be considered an 'accomplice'?
Pharmaceutical companies - each time someone makes Meth; they should get charged too - since it takes a variety of things - cold medicine I believe is one - to make Meth.
Corporations - should they be held liable when their product is used in the commission of a crime?
If ISPs and websites must 'police' their 'product' - why not textile makers, energy companies, and all the rest too?
This was nothing but a scam all along, now it's time to pay the piper - these clowns should serve time or at least pay some hefty fines for contempt of court and abuse of process.
The US is not technologically able to protect itself because privacy laws and regulations would rather let people die.
Without 'liberty' - any notion of 'security' is meaningless.
You can be quite 'secure' in solitary confinement in a prison - if you want to look at the extremes, but personally I would rather have my liberty in the forest with no 'security'; given these two options.
I'll take my liberty any day over 'government security'.
We see the government talk more and more about security - but as they 'secure' us more from 'terrorists' or 'pirates' - we still loose the security - just to the government instead.
And history shows that government can be far worse of a tyrant than any 'pirate' or 'terrorist'.
Compare any 'terrorist' organization with a Government out of control.
al-Qaeda (killed thousands) vs. the Nazis (killed millions)
Blackbeard the pirate (burned ships) vs. Nero (burned cities)
Hamas (killed thousands) vs. Joesph Stalin (killed millions)
In all cases - the 'governments' were the far worse oppressors.
If he's telling the truth, the NSA is being very poorly handled. I an intelligence agency that lacks the equipment to read my emails is about as useful as a military that lacks the equipment to kill me.
Two thoughts on this:
1. If the NSA is so inept they don't know what's going on within their own organization - they have no business 'protecting' anything at that level of incompetence.
2. Guns in the hands of Government/Military create the vast majority of weapon related deaths. If we were to 'ban gun' from the largest group - statistically - of users who kill people - government would be the very first one banned from the use of weapons.
If government was banned from using weapons - all of them - this world would be a MUCH better place.
The teen was talking to his girlfriend on his cellphone when he was shot dead, and a log of that conversation shows the teen was an innocent victim singled out because of his race, his family's lawyer said earlier Tuesday.
Attorney Benjamin Crump released phone records that show Trayvon was on the phone Feb. 26 at 7:12 p.m. for four minutes, moments before he was shot. At a news conference, Crump played a recording of the 16-year-old girl who was in Miami talking to Trayvon and heard most of the confrontation between the teen and George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who claims he killed him in self-defense.
"This claim that Trayvon Martin was the aggressor is preposterous," he said. "What Zimmerman said is completely contradicted by the phone log."
Phone Conversation...
Log?
How would it 'show' he's an 'innocent' unless the call was recorded I wonder?
Personally, if I were his parents - I would be not only going after the inept idiot(s) who had a part in the shooting, but I would be curious why his phone call was 'logged' - without a warrant.
It seems there are many violations of this boy's and his family's rights - and the shooter wasn't the only criminal here.
NarusInsight
[edit] System specification and capabilities
Some features of NarusInsight include:[10]
* Scalability to support surveillance of large, complex IP networks (such as the Internet)
* High-speed Packet processing performance, which enables it to sift through the vast quantities of information that travel over the Internet.
* Normalization, Correlation, Aggregation and Analysis provide a model of user, element, protocol, application and network behaviors, in real-time. That is it can track individual users, monitor which applications they are using (e.g. web browsers, instant messaging applications, email) and what they are doing with those applications (e.g. which web sites they have visited, what they have written in their emails/IM conversations), and see how users' activities are connected to each other (e.g. compiling lists of people who visit a certain type of web site or use certain words or phrases in their emails).
* High reliability from data collection to data processing and analysis.
* NarusInsight's functionality can be configured to feed a particular activity or IP service such as security, lawful intercept or even Skype detection and blocking.
* Compliance with CALEA and ETSI.
* Certified by Telecommunication Engineering Center (TEC) in India for lawful intercept and monitoring systems for ISPs.
The intercepted data flows into NarusInsight Intercept Suite. This data is stored and analyzed for surveillance and forensic analysis purposes.
Other capabilities include playback of streaming media (i.e. VoIP), rendering of web pages, examination of e-mail and the ability to analyze the payload/attachments of e-mail or file transfer protocols. Narus partner products, such as Pen-Link, offer the ability to quickly analyze information collected by the Directed Analysis or Lawful Intercept modules.
A single NarusInsight machine can monitor traffic equal to the maximum capacity (10 Gbit/s) of around 39,000 DSL lines or 195,000 telephone modems. But, in practical terms, since individual internet connections are not continually filled to capacity, the 10 Gbit/s capacity of one NarusInsight installation enables it to monitor the combined traffic of several million broadband users.
According to a company press release, the latest version of NarusInsight Intercept Suite (NIS) is "the industry's only network traffic intelligence system that supports real-time precision targeting, capturing and reconstruction of webmail traffic... including Google Gmail, MSN Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail" [11]
It can also perform semantic analysis of the same traffic as it is happening, in other words analyze the content, meaning, structure and significance of traffic in real time. The exact use of this data is not fully documented, as the public is not authorized to see what types of activities and ideas are being monitored.
We can not review the emails or communications of american citizens without a warrant!!!!
(Which means we only collect that information in case we need it. Only if we want to or deem it necessary will we look at that information. Either way we have the information stored.)
Yes, I think you are 100% right.
They data mine them - they store them - then they 'officially' use them when/if they get a warrant.
But I'm sure there are AMPLE amounts of 'non-official' use.
One day we'll hear about how some government agent iced his wife when he found out she was cheating via their (NSA/FBI/CIA) email monitoring. But the claim will then be how it's an "isolate incident" and a "bug in the system" allowed him that kind of access!
You don't think a suspicious spouse (at least some) would use this technology for their personal agenda?
Wrong. Happens daily.
It's safe to assume that everything you put here on the web is in a government database - be it private emails, IM's, Forum Postings, etc, etc, etc.
A dark net or alternate DNS system could be stymied pretty fast by simply enacting a law saying that every ISP filter out all but DNS requests made to their own servers.
But could DNS be considered 'free speech'? It should be.
Something like that would kill a legit service like OpenDNS that many people use to filter out content. I use OpenDNS to keep my kids and their friends off of objectionable sites - including many torrent sites - how would that help the industry?
Who can define why I may use an OpenDNS type of system - perhaps it's for education, work, or research?
What if someone copy wrote/trademarked their DNS system - then we start really opening up the Pandora's box of questions.
Or maybe they would call it something other than DNS - then that law wouldn't apply.
Or perhaps it could all be tunneled through SSL and the ISP wouldn't even really know what the data contains.
I think, just in general, our society has gotten to the point where just you click a button, you get what you want when you want it. So until we get to a point where we realize you don't necessarily always get what you want when you want it, we're gonna have a problem. So it stems from there. And then things like file-sharing and the Internet kind of lend themselves to that mindset.
It's not about 'free' sir - it's about the fact that - with JUST ABOUT ANYTHING you can basically click and order it - no problem. But not music - getting music off the web is harder than getting tools off the web.
I can go to multiple sites and order tools, appliances, electronics - with a few clicks and they'll be at my doorstep - music isn't that easy, but it should be.
The assumption that everyone who wants music to be available in an easy to consume fashion and for a fair price on the web is a thief is insulting to "would-be" paying customers.
I say "would-be" because digital media is WAY overpriced. I can buy used CD's for a fraction of the cost of digital media and that's legal - like it or not.
As long as consumers feel like they are being 'shafted' on the cost - don't expect sales.
Would you go out and buy something you think is a rip-off? If you have the money to burn - go for it, but most consumers don't - and even many that do - aren't willing to waste it.
Tell me again - why I should pay $15.00 for 15 digital music tracks when I can head to a local store and buy a used CD for $1.00 - $5.00?
How is $15.00 for something that's not even a physical good worth it?
I can pay $15.00 a month for unlimited MMO gaming, or another movie channel - much more value than 15 songs.
The media industry is just used to shafting consumers and they don't like the fact that they will need to change from 'rip them off hard' to serving up large quantity for the same price, but if the prices were a "deal" - people would gobble up media like no tomorrow.
Doesn't anyone remember the CompuServe/Prodigy vs. AOL battle in the early days of the web?
I never got CompuServe or Prodigy - they were a rip off... Then AOL comes out with unlimited and look where they went. Sure - after time, they waned too, but it was because the market just didn't support a large central ISP like that once DSL and better became popular, since the Telcos had that under their thumb.
CompuServe - few may even remember the name.
Why?
One main reason: Consumers felt like it was a rip-off.
It's actually a pretty good assumption, because it is held up in fact.
Fact... as in determined by a court?
Of Fact as in some asshat claiming so?
See the rule of law - supposedly - in this country is supposed to assume innocence - until.. (get this part) PROVEN GUILTY IN A COURT OF LAW.
We are ENTITLED to a trial by a jury of our peers, if you assume guilt PRIOR to that, you are the one breaking the law.
See:
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.
Check that shit out - it's a law too!!! DAMN!
So sure, after a trial - than fine, but how does the government EXPECT us citizen to follow the law, when it won't?
Regardless of what all other little asinine laws say - the above is from the US Constitution and by definition is supposed to trump all other laws. To take down content without due process IS ILLEGAL. No matter how you spin it.
"Much of the content on these service is very high quality video files -- how many consumers genuinely create large high definition videos of their own and upload them?"
Uhhh, those of us with.. HIGH DEF CAMCORDERS - genius.
My camera has a Hard Disk and does Full 1080 High Def Video. That's why I bought the damn thing, so I can record massive amounts of video, if I so desire. And well, I have - last I checked I had over 120 GB of Video that was sorted on my PC.
What kind of clueless dolt makes that kind of a comment? What family doesn't have some personal video? Most all of them do - that I know. Just because I have a non-cheap High Def camera doesn't mean these article writers have to insult us.
... except that you cannot extrapolate the percentage of legal to illegal files on Hotfile by searching for a single movie.
Yeah - but that's just what they did with Mega-Upload. There's lots of content that was created by people out there that's no longer accessible because of the 'take down' - I'm curious - aren't those people who created content and posted on Mega-Upload entitled to rights too? That data they uploaded could well be copywritten, but now the government just 'hi-jacked' it - with NO due-process.
Each and every person that posted content to Mega-Upload that is legal should sue for royalties on the content.
And not all of us give access to the whole world or use that particular site, but it's not the only site out there. So even if you find 8000 illegal videos - there could well be 1.5 million legit videos out there.
Just a few days ago.. I downloaded some 'modded content' for a video game off an official game developer site - in that 'mod' there was copy written music - does this make the game developer liable then?
And no, I won't give details - because, well I forgot the specifics... :)
And so what if I want to make my own movies and post them? Hollywood most certainly doesn't own the rights on creating a movie as a concept, but I'm sure they would love to.
Here's another such case. The video game Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim cannot be bought through Steam in Estonia and several other East-European countries. They expect you to buy the disc version is you're unlucky enough to live in those places. Ironically, it's sold out where I live. Hello, Pirate Bay.
Yep, that's totally idiotic in this supposed 'global economy' - and wake up Media Industry - even if you ARE NOT global - torrent is..
And if you insist on buying LEGIT, your options are even more narrow - E-bay and other online Auction Sites for a used DVD is about it.
It's just yet one more example of how the media companies have no problems shafting paying customers because of their "omg they are stealing music" paranoia.
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LOL
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On the post: Rapidshare Declared Legal (Again) In Germany, But With A Bizarre Requirement To Monitor Other Sites
yep - and let's expand on this further....
Should a City be responsible for what happens on it's streets? In other words - hold the Mayor liable for each and every crime committed on it's streets...
Should the Federal Government be liable for any crime that happens within the boundaries of it's control?
What about car makers - if someone robs a bank with a car, should they be considered an 'accomplice'?
Pharmaceutical companies - each time someone makes Meth; they should get charged too - since it takes a variety of things - cold medicine I believe is one - to make Meth.
Corporations - should they be held liable when their product is used in the commission of a crime?
If ISPs and websites must 'police' their 'product' - why not textile makers, energy companies, and all the rest too?
On the post: Rapidshare Declared Legal (Again) In Germany, But With A Bizarre Requirement To Monitor Other Sites
Assuming you "judge a book by it's cover". Yes.
On the post: Righthaven Completely Stops Showing Up In Court, Loses Key Case, Key Appeals And 'Big Name' Lawyer Who It Still Owes Money To
This was nothing but a scam all along, now it's time to pay the piper - these clowns should serve time or at least pay some hefty fines for contempt of court and abuse of process.
On the post: NSA Insists It Doesn't Have 'The Ability' To Spy On American Emails, Texts, Etc.
Without 'liberty' - any notion of 'security' is meaningless.
You can be quite 'secure' in solitary confinement in a prison - if you want to look at the extremes, but personally I would rather have my liberty in the forest with no 'security'; given these two options.
I'll take my liberty any day over 'government security'.
We see the government talk more and more about security - but as they 'secure' us more from 'terrorists' or 'pirates' - we still loose the security - just to the government instead.
And history shows that government can be far worse of a tyrant than any 'pirate' or 'terrorist'.
Compare any 'terrorist' organization with a Government out of control.
al-Qaeda (killed thousands) vs. the Nazis (killed millions)
Blackbeard the pirate (burned ships) vs. Nero (burned cities)
Hamas (killed thousands) vs. Joesph Stalin (killed millions)
In all cases - the 'governments' were the far worse oppressors.
On the post: NSA Insists It Doesn't Have 'The Ability' To Spy On American Emails, Texts, Etc.
Two thoughts on this:
1. If the NSA is so inept they don't know what's going on within their own organization - they have no business 'protecting' anything at that level of incompetence.
2. Guns in the hands of Government/Military create the vast majority of weapon related deaths. If we were to 'ban gun' from the largest group - statistically - of users who kill people - government would be the very first one banned from the use of weapons.
If government was banned from using weapons - all of them - this world would be a MUCH better place.
On the post: NSA Insists It Doesn't Have 'The Ability' To Spy On American Emails, Texts, Etc.
This is an exerpt from a recent story in the news of a tragic shooting in Florida - I'm sure many are familiar with this already...
This comes from: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-03-20/trayvon-martin-teen-shot-florida/53669448/1?csp =obinsite
The teen was talking to his girlfriend on his cellphone when he was shot dead, and a log of that conversation shows the teen was an innocent victim singled out because of his race, his family's lawyer said earlier Tuesday.
Attorney Benjamin Crump released phone records that show Trayvon was on the phone Feb. 26 at 7:12 p.m. for four minutes, moments before he was shot. At a news conference, Crump played a recording of the 16-year-old girl who was in Miami talking to Trayvon and heard most of the confrontation between the teen and George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who claims he killed him in self-defense.
"This claim that Trayvon Martin was the aggressor is preposterous," he said. "What Zimmerman said is completely contradicted by the phone log."
Phone Conversation...
Log?
How would it 'show' he's an 'innocent' unless the call was recorded I wonder?
Personally, if I were his parents - I would be not only going after the inept idiot(s) who had a part in the shooting, but I would be curious why his phone call was 'logged' - without a warrant.
It seems there are many violations of this boy's and his family's rights - and the shooter wasn't the only criminal here.
On the post: NSA Insists It Doesn't Have 'The Ability' To Spy On American Emails, Texts, Etc.
So - what's the purpose of this then? :)
NarusInsight
[edit] System specification and capabilities
Some features of NarusInsight include:[10]
* Scalability to support surveillance of large, complex IP networks (such as the Internet)
* High-speed Packet processing performance, which enables it to sift through the vast quantities of information that travel over the Internet.
* Normalization, Correlation, Aggregation and Analysis provide a model of user, element, protocol, application and network behaviors, in real-time. That is it can track individual users, monitor which applications they are using (e.g. web browsers, instant messaging applications, email) and what they are doing with those applications (e.g. which web sites they have visited, what they have written in their emails/IM conversations), and see how users' activities are connected to each other (e.g. compiling lists of people who visit a certain type of web site or use certain words or phrases in their emails).
* High reliability from data collection to data processing and analysis.
* NarusInsight's functionality can be configured to feed a particular activity or IP service such as security, lawful intercept or even Skype detection and blocking.
* Compliance with CALEA and ETSI.
* Certified by Telecommunication Engineering Center (TEC) in India for lawful intercept and monitoring systems for ISPs.
The intercepted data flows into NarusInsight Intercept Suite. This data is stored and analyzed for surveillance and forensic analysis purposes.
Other capabilities include playback of streaming media (i.e. VoIP), rendering of web pages, examination of e-mail and the ability to analyze the payload/attachments of e-mail or file transfer protocols. Narus partner products, such as Pen-Link, offer the ability to quickly analyze information collected by the Directed Analysis or Lawful Intercept modules.
A single NarusInsight machine can monitor traffic equal to the maximum capacity (10 Gbit/s) of around 39,000 DSL lines or 195,000 telephone modems. But, in practical terms, since individual internet connections are not continually filled to capacity, the 10 Gbit/s capacity of one NarusInsight installation enables it to monitor the combined traffic of several million broadband users.
According to a company press release, the latest version of NarusInsight Intercept Suite (NIS) is "the industry's only network traffic intelligence system that supports real-time precision targeting, capturing and reconstruction of webmail traffic... including Google Gmail, MSN Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail" [11]
It can also perform semantic analysis of the same traffic as it is happening, in other words analyze the content, meaning, structure and significance of traffic in real time. The exact use of this data is not fully documented, as the public is not authorized to see what types of activities and ideas are being monitored.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NarusInsight
On the post: NSA Insists It Doesn't Have 'The Ability' To Spy On American Emails, Texts, Etc.
I remember this clearly - I was a MS Exchange admin at the time, so it would have impacted me directly.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnivore_%28software%29
On the post: NSA Insists It Doesn't Have 'The Ability' To Spy On American Emails, Texts, Etc.
(Which means we only collect that information in case we need it. Only if we want to or deem it necessary will we look at that information. Either way we have the information stored.)
Yes, I think you are 100% right.
They data mine them - they store them - then they 'officially' use them when/if they get a warrant.
But I'm sure there are AMPLE amounts of 'non-official' use.
One day we'll hear about how some government agent iced his wife when he found out she was cheating via their (NSA/FBI/CIA) email monitoring. But the claim will then be how it's an "isolate incident" and a "bug in the system" allowed him that kind of access!
You don't think a suspicious spouse (at least some) would use this technology for their personal agenda?
Wrong. Happens daily.
It's safe to assume that everything you put here on the web is in a government database - be it private emails, IM's, Forum Postings, etc, etc, etc.
I personally make that assumption.
On the post: NSA Insists It Doesn't Have 'The Ability' To Spy On American Emails, Texts, Etc.
*Their lips are moving.
This is total BS - we all know it. Who here can say they *really* trust Government... anyone?
On the post: ICANN Confirms That It's Going To Make It Easier For Governments To Seize Domains Around The Globe
But could DNS be considered 'free speech'? It should be.
Something like that would kill a legit service like OpenDNS that many people use to filter out content. I use OpenDNS to keep my kids and their friends off of objectionable sites - including many torrent sites - how would that help the industry?
Who can define why I may use an OpenDNS type of system - perhaps it's for education, work, or research?
What if someone copy wrote/trademarked their DNS system - then we start really opening up the Pandora's box of questions.
Or maybe they would call it something other than DNS - then that law wouldn't apply.
Or perhaps it could all be tunneled through SSL and the ISP wouldn't even really know what the data contains.
On the post: Yet Another Attempt To Place Warning Labels On Video Games Based On Zero Evidence
If there is a relationship - then it's shared by music and movies - they should get the same warnings as any video game would.
The most violent video games I can think of - pale in comparison to many movies out there.
On the post: Fear-Induced Foolishness: Entertainment Industry Thinks Controls On New TLDs Will Actually Impact Piracy
Makes the same amount of sense - doesn't it?
On the post: Tool Singer Defends His Lawn: Decries Our Entitled, Uncreative Society
It's not about 'free' sir - it's about the fact that - with JUST ABOUT ANYTHING you can basically click and order it - no problem. But not music - getting music off the web is harder than getting tools off the web.
I can go to multiple sites and order tools, appliances, electronics - with a few clicks and they'll be at my doorstep - music isn't that easy, but it should be.
The assumption that everyone who wants music to be available in an easy to consume fashion and for a fair price on the web is a thief is insulting to "would-be" paying customers.
I say "would-be" because digital media is WAY overpriced. I can buy used CD's for a fraction of the cost of digital media and that's legal - like it or not.
As long as consumers feel like they are being 'shafted' on the cost - don't expect sales.
Would you go out and buy something you think is a rip-off? If you have the money to burn - go for it, but most consumers don't - and even many that do - aren't willing to waste it.
Tell me again - why I should pay $15.00 for 15 digital music tracks when I can head to a local store and buy a used CD for $1.00 - $5.00?
How is $15.00 for something that's not even a physical good worth it?
I can pay $15.00 a month for unlimited MMO gaming, or another movie channel - much more value than 15 songs.
The media industry is just used to shafting consumers and they don't like the fact that they will need to change from 'rip them off hard' to serving up large quantity for the same price, but if the prices were a "deal" - people would gobble up media like no tomorrow.
Doesn't anyone remember the CompuServe/Prodigy vs. AOL battle in the early days of the web?
I never got CompuServe or Prodigy - they were a rip off... Then AOL comes out with unlimited and look where they went. Sure - after time, they waned too, but it was because the market just didn't support a large central ISP like that once DSL and better became popular, since the Telcos had that under their thumb.
CompuServe - few may even remember the name.
Why?
One main reason: Consumers felt like it was a rip-off.
On the post: Bad Idea: Internet Service Providers Should Assume Most Digital Locker Content Is 'Illegal'
Fact... as in determined by a court?
Of Fact as in some asshat claiming so?
See the rule of law - supposedly - in this country is supposed to assume innocence - until.. (get this part) PROVEN GUILTY IN A COURT OF LAW.
We are ENTITLED to a trial by a jury of our peers, if you assume guilt PRIOR to that, you are the one breaking the law.
See:
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.
Check that shit out - it's a law too!!! DAMN!
So sure, after a trial - than fine, but how does the government EXPECT us citizen to follow the law, when it won't?
Regardless of what all other little asinine laws say - the above is from the US Constitution and by definition is supposed to trump all other laws. To take down content without due process IS ILLEGAL. No matter how you spin it.
On the post: Bad Idea: Internet Service Providers Should Assume Most Digital Locker Content Is 'Illegal'
That and a lot of the content may not be accessible to the general public without a login.
On the post: Bad Idea: Internet Service Providers Should Assume Most Digital Locker Content Is 'Illegal'
"Much of the content on these service is very high quality video files -- how many consumers genuinely create large high definition videos of their own and upload them?"
Uhhh, those of us with.. HIGH DEF CAMCORDERS - genius.
My camera has a Hard Disk and does Full 1080 High Def Video. That's why I bought the damn thing, so I can record massive amounts of video, if I so desire. And well, I have - last I checked I had over 120 GB of Video that was sorted on my PC.
What kind of clueless dolt makes that kind of a comment? What family doesn't have some personal video? Most all of them do - that I know. Just because I have a non-cheap High Def camera doesn't mean these article writers have to insult us.
... except that you cannot extrapolate the percentage of legal to illegal files on Hotfile by searching for a single movie.
Yeah - but that's just what they did with Mega-Upload. There's lots of content that was created by people out there that's no longer accessible because of the 'take down' - I'm curious - aren't those people who created content and posted on Mega-Upload entitled to rights too? That data they uploaded could well be copywritten, but now the government just 'hi-jacked' it - with NO due-process.
Each and every person that posted content to Mega-Upload that is legal should sue for royalties on the content.
And not all of us give access to the whole world or use that particular site, but it's not the only site out there. So even if you find 8000 illegal videos - there could well be 1.5 million legit videos out there.
Just a few days ago.. I downloaded some 'modded content' for a video game off an official game developer site - in that 'mod' there was copy written music - does this make the game developer liable then?
And no, I won't give details - because, well I forgot the specifics... :)
And so what if I want to make my own movies and post them? Hollywood most certainly doesn't own the rights on creating a movie as a concept, but I'm sure they would love to.
On the post: Why Do The Labels Continue To Insist That 'Your Money Is No Good Here?'
Yep, that's totally idiotic in this supposed 'global economy' - and wake up Media Industry - even if you ARE NOT global - torrent is..
And if you insist on buying LEGIT, your options are even more narrow - E-bay and other online Auction Sites for a used DVD is about it.
It's just yet one more example of how the media companies have no problems shafting paying customers because of their "omg they are stealing music" paranoia.
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