Perhaps Mike Masnick is pointing out the inconsistency (ie hypocrisy) of Hollywood.
In Hollywood logic, one pays for the right to use a story. Yet, here is an example of Hollywood using somebody's story and not bothering to follow their own rules!
Yep, them poor government schmucks can't hardly get away with nothin! What with them "liberty" types spreading truth all over the internet... there outghta be a law!
The only difference between a Mafia and a government is the Mafia will give you an honest answer about how much violence and humiliation you should expect.
A government, on the other hand, will not. A government will give you freedom-loving lip service and swear you're perfectly safe with them, all will you're being bent over to be railed without lube...
Every time I hear about the USTR and similar, I cannot help but think they should be replaced with something akin to reddit--a true discussion of those involved. Where the group can hammer out their decisions, where that which everybody finds important will find it's way to the top.
If any society ever managed to complete subdue the human quality of being decidedly indomitable, I would be impressed.
Humans never take to being suppressed, regardless of the odds against them.
Doesn't matter the odds or tech, doesn't matter how many of "them" there is, really--NOTHING matters except the very simple fact that humans, when suppressed, will rebel.
So, I look forward to the eventual end of this shit, right after the most amazing and possibly violent revolution the world has ever seen.
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Re: Re: Introducing: Teh futurez!
:-(
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Introducing: Teh futurez!
AC is on it with "vaporware at its' finest", but seriously, what's wrong with selling a dream and then maybe making that dream come true?
So, right now, they got nothing. Big deal! Who cares?
What they have besides nothing, is funding. And that IS a big deal. Maybe something will come of it--maybe something won't.
I shall reserve judgement. Sometimes a "wait and see" attitude is the best one can do.
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Re: Why aren't Colbert and John Steward looking to move
If ever on of the contracted individuals does something the studio deems undesirable, the studio "hangs them out to dry" for awhile.
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Re: are you high mike?
Try harder!
Perhaps Mike Masnick is pointing out the inconsistency (ie hypocrisy) of Hollywood.
In Hollywood logic, one pays for the right to use a story. Yet, here is an example of Hollywood using somebody's story and not bothering to follow their own rules!
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The Idiots...
1. New regulations,
2. Removal of old regulations,
3. Do nothing.
Sadly, they only every choose option 1 (or so it appears). Does nobody fully explain their options when they get to Congress?
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Re: The Greatest Scam ever Told!
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Re: Re: Pre 1972 state law
Get with the program!
Ah-hem: Richard, you're right, there's no way any State law could trump something Congress has done.
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Re: "The law makes this possible"
A government, on the other hand, will not. A government will give you freedom-loving lip service and swear you're perfectly safe with them, all will you're being bent over to be railed without lube...
*Grrr*
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Re:
Try not to do the 'wall of text' thing.
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Re: Biserk
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Re: Re: Re: Past, Future, repeat!
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Re: Re: It gets better. :-)
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Their time has passed.
Every time I hear about the USTR and similar, I cannot help but think they should be replaced with something akin to reddit--a true discussion of those involved. Where the group can hammer out their decisions, where that which everybody finds important will find it's way to the top.
The USTR is past it's expiration date.
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Re: Royalties
I will obtain the patent on Water... and then become the wealthiest human in the Universe.
Mwa ha ha ha ha ha!!
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Also
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Re: Cred!?!
Why else would they have taken to lying to everybody when they're not practicing fluffy useless journalism?
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Re: What would be a good metric for innovation
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Re: riot scum or tv shack students
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Re: Time ♫ Is on my Side
Humans never take to being suppressed, regardless of the odds against them.
Doesn't matter the odds or tech, doesn't matter how many of "them" there is, really--NOTHING matters except the very simple fact that humans, when suppressed, will rebel.
So, I look forward to the eventual end of this shit, right after the most amazing and possibly violent revolution the world has ever seen.
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I miss my America.
On the other hand, if Dilbert comics are to be believed--hot girls get horny for intellectual geeks when they live in some sort of fascist dystopia.
If the hot girls thing works out, I suppose I won't complain too loudly.
Otherwise, I'm effing leaving this bullshit country.
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