Legitimacy is derived from recognition of other States.
Recognition from a State is granted when a tentative State displays sufficient military/economic/diplomatic (etc) power to possibly threaten said State.
I believe the RIAA/MPAA isn't online. C'mon, we're talking about groups that need to hire other companies to identify "infringing" content & file takedown notices on their behalf.
Obviously nobody at the RIAA/MPAA knows how to use the internet. I'll bet they don't even have IT people. Likely there's only a couple dozen computers in the office(s), and when they need to transfer data from one to another they use floppy disks.
The conclusion is inevitable: the corruption, the cancer that is the United States is either going to die and be replaced, or it must be reborn, revitalized, revolutionised...
The corporations are far too good at forming powerful confusopolies, there will be no honest competition when collusion is better for one's profit margins.
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Colon Pain
Sounds like this guy needs less ego and more self realization.
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Re: Re: He was caught **consulting**
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Re: Re: Re: He was caught **consulting**
FTFY
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Re: Re: Re: Almost there
I'm just planting little nudges & seeds where I can.
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Re: Almost there
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/bob
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Re: Re: Maybe--?
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Re: Ginger Games
And after that, you'll have nothing to worry about.
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Re: Master Blaster
Legitimacy is derived from recognition of other States.
Recognition from a State is granted when a tentative State displays sufficient military/economic/diplomatic (etc) power to possibly threaten said State.
QED: The US is a "Legitimate" country.
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Evil Bastards!
Apparently, if little lies don't get the job done then one needs to switch to much bigger lies.
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Re: Re: ;-D
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Re: Digital Emmigrants
Obviously nobody at the RIAA/MPAA knows how to use the internet. I'll bet they don't even have IT people. Likely there's only a couple dozen computers in the office(s), and when they need to transfer data from one to another they use floppy disks.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Stealing someone's work is not a right...
Just thinking it would be nice, pipe dream, you know.
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Re: Re: Stealing someone's work is not a right...
It should require a reasonable number of registered users (in good standing!) click it, of course...
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Re: Re: Stealing someone's work is not a right...
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Re: Size does matter.
If your ship is too big, it won't fit thru the Panama canal.
On the other hand, if your moped is too small nobody will want your help moving a couch.
Like, duh.
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_sigh_
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Re: Comp this...
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Re: The plan!
We'll develop a cancer which only infects wealthy oligarchs...
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