or be liable for what's in those comments.
+ may encourage free speech but it also discourages responsibility
I think this law discourages responsibility. It is trying to lay blame at somebody's feet because they don't want to help you. Imagine if we had laws like this everywhere.
A cop pulls up alongside you as you walk on the sidewalk. He asks you where the guy who sells weed is on the street. You don't know. So he arrests you for protecting the seller's identity and charges you with selling weed. Seems about equivalent to me (since an IP doesn't represent a person's identity how could the website know who they were?).
At the rate the US government seems to want to use my taxpayer money to fund the IP cartel, and to pass incredibly stupid laws to help fund them, I am not surprised they don't commit copyright infringement more often. That way they can just say "whoops" and directly hand over 150K per instance of infringement to those holding the copyright.
At least using that method to siphon government funds for the copyright nutjobs wouldn't get ridiculous laws passed that harm all of humanity.
(Might be exaggerating but not by much as the laws always harm the entire US citizenry at a minimum)
While some groups would Accuse certain websites of certain things, there has been no proof from a court of law that they broke any law. There have been no charges brought yet, which only further proves that ICE is illegally seizing property. If it was actually needed for a case, or actually broke the law, there would have been court cases. So far we have only seen ICE try to avoid every change possible of going to court. This just shows that they are being underhanded, shady, and acting illegally (just like the warrantless wiretaps, trying to avoid the light of justice at all costs).
Also, look up just about any story on this site regarding Rojadirecta. There are some pretty good explanations in those.
Actually, there is plenty of proof already. ICE (part of the US DHS) is already running around committing acts that are currently illegal but would be legal under this law. And there are cases around that in court right now.
Also, considering these lists come from the media companies (and others) that still act like its 1985, and we have seen those lists, there are plenty of reasons to not want this law to pass. This is not 1985, and they need to pull their collective heads out of their asses. Not everything is a pirate site just because they don't like it (the internet archive, 50 cent's own official website, etc).
Funny thing is, there are already laws in place that they can follow to get infringing material taken down. They are just the world's largest crybabies because it actually takes effort to enforce the laws. Instead they want to use MY taxpayer dollars to use MY government to work for their corporations. Well to that sir, I say they need to PISS OFF.
True that. I aimed merely to make fun of them. I am surprised I got the reply thread that happened here to it.
I am pretty sure the trolls and copyright maximalists will go against anything Mike says. He could suddenly switch stance and they would probably still disagree with him because they forgot how to think for themselves.
Gosh Mike. All you ever have is anecdotes of artists who succeed. You never actually put forth models that they can build on or to help them and they never know what will work. One of these days you are ... oh wait.
It creates the ability to build a multitude of niches, because information decreases the risk of trying someone new or different.
Am I the only person who's brain stopped at that line and thought for a second Mike was talking about entertaining politicians? I had to start the paragraph over to get the full context.
I know this is a response delivered very late, and I missed your post by a day (as in I checked the comments here a date before this was posted), but I wanted to respond anyways.
I am trying my best to do pretty much exactly what you say.
And by everybody my age - I am actually almost 30.
RIAA: Hey Judge, we want to get this one website taken offline. *hands paper showing Pirate Party website*
Judge: Well certainly. It does have the word pirate in it after all and it looks like they are throwing a party. I don't need to do any fact checking here or actually understand what I am signing. I am sure it is accurate.
ICE: woof woof!
RIAA: That's a good lapdog. Now go! Fetch website!
Homeless doesn't mean out on the streets. IIRC he stayed at various friends houses mostly living out of his car. He had his computer online and everything. Just not in his own house.
That being said, I do not really think the word homeless should be repeated in these stories about the guy every time. It does feel like leading people to conclude that he was indeed out on the streets as that seems to be most people's initial reaction.
A) I am surprised they don't retain stuff for longer.
B) I thought they retained copies of all the texts we send? Isn't that how they got copies of all the texts Kwame Kilpatrick sent when the crook worked for Detroit? Maybe I am mistaken on that detail. Or would the text in the text messages somehow be considered text message details, and not text message content? (I really got the impression it was text message content from virgin mobile's text message content box)
That actually sounds pretty funny. It reminds of the "RIAA PSA" where they bust in that guys front door, shoot his sister, slit his dads throat, kill him and his mom. And they look like monsters. If I wasn't at work I would find the youtube video and link to it. Pretty funny. Its a 'don't pirate' type PSA parody.
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Speaking of Responsibility
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may encourage free speech but it also discourages responsibility
I think this law discourages responsibility. It is trying to lay blame at somebody's feet because they don't want to help you. Imagine if we had laws like this everywhere.
A cop pulls up alongside you as you walk on the sidewalk. He asks you where the guy who sells weed is on the street. You don't know. So he arrests you for protecting the seller's identity and charges you with selling weed. Seems about equivalent to me (since an IP doesn't represent a person's identity how could the website know who they were?).
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I thought we have been for at least a few decades now.
Probably just a Po-Tay-Toe / Po-Tah-Toe situation I am sure.
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Especially from us US citizens who are tired of our government pulling this bs.
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Don't Tempt Me
Wow, the politicians really know how to make somebody question some of their beliefs sometimes.
Alas, I cannot give into some evils, even when they dangle a great goodness for the public in front of me.
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Surprised they don't regularly
At least using that method to siphon government funds for the copyright nutjobs wouldn't get ridiculous laws passed that harm all of humanity.
(Might be exaggerating but not by much as the laws always harm the entire US citizenry at a minimum)
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Also, look up just about any story on this site regarding Rojadirecta. There are some pretty good explanations in those.
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Also, considering these lists come from the media companies (and others) that still act like its 1985, and we have seen those lists, there are plenty of reasons to not want this law to pass. This is not 1985, and they need to pull their collective heads out of their asses. Not everything is a pirate site just because they don't like it (the internet archive, 50 cent's own official website, etc).
Funny thing is, there are already laws in place that they can follow to get infringing material taken down. They are just the world's largest crybabies because it actually takes effort to enforce the laws. Instead they want to use MY taxpayer dollars to use MY government to work for their corporations. Well to that sir, I say they need to PISS OFF.
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I am pretty sure the trolls and copyright maximalists will go against anything Mike says. He could suddenly switch stance and they would probably still disagree with him because they forgot how to think for themselves.
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Gosh Mike
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The Gutter
Am I the only person who's brain stopped at that line and thought for a second Mike was talking about entertaining politicians? I had to start the paragraph over to get the full context.
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Re: Consumer Boycott
I am trying my best to do pretty much exactly what you say.
And by everybody my age - I am actually almost 30.
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This is why they want Protect IP
Judge: Well certainly. It does have the word pirate in it after all and it looks like they are throwing a party. I don't need to do any fact checking here or actually understand what I am signing. I am sure it is accurate.
ICE: woof woof!
RIAA: That's a good lapdog. Now go! Fetch website!
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That being said, I do not really think the word homeless should be repeated in these stories about the guy every time. It does feel like leading people to conclude that he was indeed out on the streets as that seems to be most people's initial reaction.
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Homegrown
Sponsored by the Government Terrorist Foiling Organization (GTFO)
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Really?
B) I thought they retained copies of all the texts we send? Isn't that how they got copies of all the texts Kwame Kilpatrick sent when the crook worked for Detroit? Maybe I am mistaken on that detail. Or would the text in the text messages somehow be considered text message details, and not text message content? (I really got the impression it was text message content from virgin mobile's text message content box)
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Police Abuse
Citizens rights: 72
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