"It's pretty pathetic when athletes think they know the law." Actually, he's right. It's pretty obvious by now that it's perfectly legal for the police can shoot anyone they want.
Excuse me, but there is a huge difference between illegal and wrong. If you are charged with oversight, then nothing should be off limits. If the CIA is actively trying to thwart your investigation, then it's your job to go behind their backs.
"And now we have a contractor employee, not a government employee, who has access to information which is, when revealed, most damaging to the standing prestige of the United States and our relations with some of our best friends." There, he said it. The real reason everybody is pissed off at Snowden is because he embarrassed the US government.
Here's an article I found on Salon that talks about "rentiers" that are the true drain on our economy. The ratcheting up of IP controls seem to help enable this.
In the early days of emusic.com, you could find albums of older acts (BJ Thomas and John Prine come to mind) that were actually re-recordings of their old hits. Sometimes they were better than the originals, sometimes not.
If you really want to mess with the "fundamental" parts of Hollywood's business, how about attacking "Hollywood Accounting." The most fundamental part of their business is to screw over as many as possible.
He never said the the laws were effective, just that those laws are the monopoly's only hope. If you add his point of the collateral damage to your point of "It ain't going to work anyway," you come to the conclusion that these laws are really bad.
Maybe you could reconvene the panel on the Jerry Springer Show. Also invite Hulk Hogan to bust some heads. It would generate enough cash to fix the entire recording industry.
I think you could make an argument that it's format shifting. If IBM purchased all of the books, scanned then into Watson, and kept the physical books. I don't see much difference between that and me buying a CD and ripping it to Mp3's for my own personal use.
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Actually, he's right
Actually, he's right. It's pretty obvious by now that it's perfectly legal for the police can shoot anyone they want.
On the post: Roca Labs Story Gets More Bizarre: Senator Threatens Bogus Defamation Lawsuit, While Nevada Quickly Rejects Bogus Bribery Charge
Does Ken at Pope Hat Know About This?
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Next Up...
The people in power have the most to gain from this ruling, so you can bet your ass they're going to support it.
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On the post: Turns Out Paul Hansmeier's ADA Lawsuits Were Filed Without Knowledge Of The Plaintiffs
On the post: John McCain Says That Keith Alexander Should Be Fired... For All The Wrong Reasons
On the post: India Says: 'There Is No Direct Correlation Between IP And Innovation'
How rich “moochers” hurt America
http://www.salon.com/2013/03/22/how_rich_moochers_ruin_america/
On the post: Jon Stewart Blasts Viacom For Stupid Blackout; Viacom Sheepishly Turns Web Streams Back On
I watched it Last Night
P.S. Your buddy Louis CK was on too. Very funny guy.
On the post: Great Day For Canadian Copyright: Supreme Court Issues Five (Count 'Em) Rulings Supporting Fair Dealing And Fewer Tariffs
Re: Re: Not a great day at all...
On the post: Def Leppard Covers Its Own Songs With 'Forgeries' To Fight Back Against Universal Music
This has been going on a long time
On the post: Funny How Sensitive Hollywood Gets When You Threaten To Mess With Its 'Fundamental' Structure
Hollywood Accounting
On the post: Debunking The EU Commission's 'Myths About ACTA'
ACTA will not require any revision or adaptation of EU law
On the post: Schrödinger's Download: Whether Or Not An iTunes Music Sale Is A 'Sale' Depends On Who's Suing
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Screw the artist and screw the customer at the same time. This would be completely consistent with past behavior.
On the post: Obama Working To 'Fix' His Relationship With Hollywood
What's the definition of an honest politician?
On the post: It Is Time To Stop Pretending To Endorse The Copyright Monopoly
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On the post: MPAA: Real Patriots Don't Share
Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel
www.samueljohnson.com/refuge.html
It seems like it still applies.
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On the post: The Debate Over Copyright Gets Loud At Digital Music Forum
Reconvene the Panel
On the post: Did Watson Succeed On Jeopardy By Infringing Copyrights?
Format Shifting?
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