Well, this is getting better and better! Now if this keeps going, Australia could be next to drop this next week and we're down to... the US and the Swiss? Still, it calls for celebration. I'll treat everyone to a Mexican feast and if Mexico drops out of TPP, then I'll pay for the next fiesta!
Yeah... when I first saw "silicone," my mind noticed "cone" in the name and thought ice cream. Kinda forgot what the word meant until stumbling around and having others, like you, talking about it.
"As a journalist, novelist and a friend of many who 'used to be' musicians, I see the wrong in this."
As an aspiring novelist, terrible journalist and a music lover that doesn't know anyone who makes music, I see some serious wrong in Morrison's story, and you really did point out what's wrong with his argument, Mike.
First off, I want to say that if Morrison is this worried about journalists, then shouldn't he worry about himself? After all, he is a "journalist," right? Though after reading this, I could come to the conclusion that he isn't a journalist at all. It sounds more like your regular troll that comes on here and whines about paywalls, copyrights, Big Whatever (bob...), and Apple being "innovating." Really this sounds like a shill complaining about something he hasn't read, and if he calls himself a journalist he should have put some sources to back his claim! Oh sure, he did his own survey... then can you back it up by showing you did this survey instead of telling everyone about it? Then again, I don't think a lot of people who spend their time on the Internet will believe such a number in the first place... and that goes for the majority.
"... internet piracy will lead to the decline of film, the novel, journalism and music on an industrial scale."
What made me laugh about this is the fact that he said "the novel" instead of "novels." If he is worried about the other things he listed, then should he care about the rest of the book industry? Is he that worried about his own book getting pirated? Is he missing out on all of those "pennies" going into his bank account? Honestly I don't care about his own book, even before this story, so what makes him think that I'll care for his story now?
"They no longer pay for music or films or journalism."
OK technically you are paying for all of that. It's something called the INTERNET!!! Granted I don't like to pay for my music, but if I wanted to, I'll be willing to give a few of my dollars to the artists that I enjoy to help support them. For film, I'll be willing to watch it for free online and if I like it, I'll buy a copy of the movie and have it available to watch whenever, wherever I want! Journalism? ... Probably not after what I read from Morrison.
"The internet is a vast succubus that preys on the content made by the creative industries."
OK one) how did my creation got out onto the Internet before I could introduce her? Two) is this a dream? I thought succubi live in people's dreams to steal the life essence of men through sexual intercourse... And three) is Morrison confusing that with some porn sites?
"There is nothing radical or hip about being a pirate."
Thank you Morrison for putting the 4Kids' One Piece Rap in our heads. [/s]
"The internet is not free."
Well no duh! Tell us Morrison, how do you pay to get yourself on the Internet, and how much? And speaking of which, that free Internet at public places... yes it's free to those going to this places, but it's not free to those who's hosting it. They got to pay for it as well!
"The only solution is governmental."
And that's a scary thought. If the "only" solution is for the government to get involve, especially if it's a global involvement, then we should be more worried about what our governments censoring what they think is harmful to them instead to us Users. I... I really can't say anything else about that. There's no way someone, except maybe the shills or trolls or bobs, could defend such an asinine idea and allow our governments have a direct control over what we can and can't see.
Overall, Morrison has a really screw-up outlook on this whole ordeal, and I doubt he's going to stop. When the next big bill steps into the spotlight (IPAA), he's bound to come crawling back and praise it in all its golden crapiness. And maybe then, we'll have another go at tearing his logic apart and point out the many flaws, along with his lack of facts, to an arrogant man who, like many supporters of SOPA, ACTA and TPP, continues to walk blindly at the golden poop and refuse to see what it truly is.
I'll guess... pretty comfortably and having good sex to boot. Just a random guess, not placing any money on it, and it's likely to change in the future. And it is something to worry about.
*rolls up with a popcorn machine* Anybody wants to buy some? I'm also selling marshmallows in case there's going to be some nice flames coming from Carreon.
Well this gives me an excuse to play "Jumpin' Jack Flash" multiple times over now. If and when TPP falls, I'll try to find some powerful speakers and play the song while chanting "Internet" before the song starts.
... Hey, I got a weird way of celebrating. I'm sure you got your own way of celebrating, right?
Huh... well, I'm guessing that there were other posts on that site, but they were deleted and the only thing remains are hers and her husband's posts. Yeah, must be great to own your own forums and not let anyone try to defend themselves against a couple of crazies.
Yeah, and somehow Tara also called you Mike "Retarded" in one of her posts on her website. ... Honestly I'm not going to forgive them that easily, considering that they have said some really nasty stuff about all of us, even if they could get away with it and some of the people on the Internet talk just like them.
It's going to be a LOOOOOONG time before they could redeem their former image. Until then... wait, what are we going to do now? Wait for the next idiotic lawyer to come and mess with the Internet? Gah, that seems sooo long!
Sooo... during the time that they were saying that SOPA was good... they were in fear? I'm kinda lost on this. They actually fear us, knowing that we could lash at them again if this gets close to passing, while hiding behind their PRs and lawyers and acting brave, spitting out lies at the same time? Is that what's going on?
If somehow they tricked us in believing this, then can't say I warn ya. Otherwise I'll proceed with caution... extreme caution...
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As an aspiring novelist, terrible journalist and a music lover that doesn't know anyone who makes music, I see some serious wrong in Morrison's story, and you really did point out what's wrong with his argument, Mike.
First off, I want to say that if Morrison is this worried about journalists, then shouldn't he worry about himself? After all, he is a "journalist," right? Though after reading this, I could come to the conclusion that he isn't a journalist at all. It sounds more like your regular troll that comes on here and whines about paywalls, copyrights, Big Whatever (bob...), and Apple being "innovating." Really this sounds like a shill complaining about something he hasn't read, and if he calls himself a journalist he should have put some sources to back his claim! Oh sure, he did his own survey... then can you back it up by showing you did this survey instead of telling everyone about it? Then again, I don't think a lot of people who spend their time on the Internet will believe such a number in the first place... and that goes for the majority.
"... internet piracy will lead to the decline of film, the novel, journalism and music on an industrial scale."
What made me laugh about this is the fact that he said "the novel" instead of "novels." If he is worried about the other things he listed, then should he care about the rest of the book industry? Is he that worried about his own book getting pirated? Is he missing out on all of those "pennies" going into his bank account? Honestly I don't care about his own book, even before this story, so what makes him think that I'll care for his story now?
"They no longer pay for music or films or journalism."
OK technically you are paying for all of that. It's something called the INTERNET!!! Granted I don't like to pay for my music, but if I wanted to, I'll be willing to give a few of my dollars to the artists that I enjoy to help support them. For film, I'll be willing to watch it for free online and if I like it, I'll buy a copy of the movie and have it available to watch whenever, wherever I want! Journalism? ... Probably not after what I read from Morrison.
"The internet is a vast succubus that preys on the content made by the creative industries."
OK one) how did my creation got out onto the Internet before I could introduce her? Two) is this a dream? I thought succubi live in people's dreams to steal the life essence of men through sexual intercourse... And three) is Morrison confusing that with some porn sites?
"There is nothing radical or hip about being a pirate."
Thank you Morrison for putting the 4Kids' One Piece Rap in our heads. [/s]
"The internet is not free."
Well no duh! Tell us Morrison, how do you pay to get yourself on the Internet, and how much? And speaking of which, that free Internet at public places... yes it's free to those going to this places, but it's not free to those who's hosting it. They got to pay for it as well!
"The only solution is governmental."
And that's a scary thought. If the "only" solution is for the government to get involve, especially if it's a global involvement, then we should be more worried about what our governments censoring what they think is harmful to them instead to us Users. I... I really can't say anything else about that. There's no way someone, except maybe the shills or trolls or bobs, could defend such an asinine idea and allow our governments have a direct control over what we can and can't see.
Overall, Morrison has a really screw-up outlook on this whole ordeal, and I doubt he's going to stop. When the next big bill steps into the spotlight (IPAA), he's bound to come crawling back and praise it in all its golden crapiness. And maybe then, we'll have another go at tearing his logic apart and point out the many flaws, along with his lack of facts, to an arrogant man who, like many supporters of SOPA, ACTA and TPP, continues to walk blindly at the golden poop and refuse to see what it truly is.
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... Hey, I got a weird way of celebrating. I'm sure you got your own way of celebrating, right?
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If that happens, screw the popcorn. I'm going into the marshmallow business!
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It's going to be a LOOOOOONG time before they could redeem their former image. Until then... wait, what are we going to do now? Wait for the next idiotic lawyer to come and mess with the Internet? Gah, that seems sooo long!
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If somehow they tricked us in believing this, then can't say I warn ya. Otherwise I'll proceed with caution... extreme caution...
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