but I didn't realize that federal judges could be bought too. I know that it's easy enough to buy Congressmen, but not federal judges.
Since the RIAA/MPAA haven't gotten the decisions they want from the federal judges, the obvious thing to do is simply put their own lackeys into federal judgeships. This will certainly help them in the future.
And people think that our government is not corrupt? hahahaha
How are we supposed to keep track of internet usage? It would be nice if the ISPs provided a free and accurate way to let us know how much we have used.
Usage caps are not going to make advertisers happy; smart users will install ad blocking extensions so that the ads don't even get loaded or shown.
The feds will go ahead and do whatever they want. Neither Congress nor the White House nor the Investigative Agencies (aka Gestapo) give a rats tushie about constitutional protections. They simply go ahead and get whatever they want.
Just picture them trying to get IDs from everyone going to a movie. And what about children who have no ID? Are we going to require 3 year olds to have a scannable ID?
Law Enforcement in the U.S. is trying really hard to move us to a controlled police state where you have to show scannable ID every time you do something and produce it any time a law enforcement officer wants it. Walking down the street? Produce ID or go to jail. Going into church (or mosque)? Produce ID so we can find out if you are a terrorist.
They are far more interested in making money than helping people. Pharma would much rather earn huge amounts saving fewer people than earning slightly smaller amounts helping more people. Just shows how corporations have no social conscience anymore; they are strictly slaves to profit and Wall Street.
Never heard of a Congressman who gave a rats tushie about what constitutents think. They will reply with platitudes and ignore you. You only pay their official salary, not their hidden salaries.
have never worried much about whether bills could pass constitutional muster anyway. With corporations now allowed to contribute as much as they want to "campaign contributions", more and more Congressmen are owned by corporations. There are no honest Congressmen anymore; all are owned to one degree or another by special interest groups and vote the way they are paid to vote by their owners.
And with federal judges now coming from entertainment industry lobbyists, the chance that the law would survive challenges is becoming quite high. Just wondering when the Supreme Court justices will start accepting "gifts" to rule in favor of things that are clearly against the constitution?
they would have learned something from the Sony rootkit fiasco. I'm sure the feds will love to find out that Samsung is installing keyloggers. Just imagine if the feds find some computers in DOJ are from Samsung and have been feeding info to Samsung about what the government is doing.
cause the drug companies are slipping them money under the table. Most government agencies either get money from the groups they are supposed to regulate or the groups slip the money to Congressmen who then apply pressure on the agencies. In most countries this would be considered bribery, but here it's just business as usual.
The big pharma companies and the health care insurance people are the biggest obstacles to affordable health care for all in the U.S..
are all about PROFIT; people's health has very little to do with it. Does anyone really think the big pharma companies care about how many people die because they can't afford $1,500 per dose of a pill?
They get away with it cause they slip fat envelopes to the right people in the government.
has never been about keeping people healthy; it is totally about making the maximum profit. If the pharma companies would much much rather earn $ 20 million helping 100,000 people rather than earn $ 10 million helping 500,000 people. A lot of the research money for the drugs comes from the federal government, so how do they justify their obscene profits? The pharma companies and the health care industry are what makes our health care system so expensive and so bad at keeping people alive and healthy.
department and "Homeland Security", infringing content is far more dangerous to the U.S. than a terrorist planning something like a nerve gas attack on the U.S. This is what happens when the government is controlled by corporations who are only interested in profit and not the safety of U.S. citizens.
After all, a nerve gas attack probably wouldn't impact profits for entertainment industry executives.
that you not be allowed to record (video or audio) what happens during a traffic stop; the police do not want a recording of any kind if they decide you are a jerk and drag you out of the car and beat you with steel batons.
The police often feel they have every right to beat you or arrest you if they feel you are not properly subservient.
And the police still wonder why people do not trust them and do not want to help them.
People slip fat envelopes under the table to the judge and then the judge rules in their favor. This is the new American version of "justice", which really means "justice for the rich and powerful". Woe betide any poor people who get caught in this machine.
you don't even own a PS3 and just go to the website to see what it is all about, then you are being sued? How can they sue you if you don't even own a PS3 and have never even owned any PS devices?
I think they must have slipped a fat envelope to the judge.
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Just part of the path..
I start to wonder if there are any honest cops anymore.
On the post: RIAA Lawyer In Limewire Lawsuit Recommended As A Federal Judge
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On the post: RIAA Lawyer In Limewire Lawsuit Recommended As A Federal Judge
Not a big surprise..
Since the RIAA/MPAA haven't gotten the decisions they want from the federal judges, the obvious thing to do is simply put their own lackeys into federal judgeships. This will certainly help them in the future.
And people think that our government is not corrupt? hahahaha
On the post: Bandwidth Caps Forcing Users To Police Their Own Household Internet Usage
How to keep track?
Usage caps are not going to make advertisers happy; smart users will install ad blocking extensions so that the ads don't even get loaded or shown.
On the post: Feds Say It Doesn't Matter If No One Reads A Privacy Policy; It Still Means Gov't Can Have Your Info
Re: (from Velox)
On the post: SF Entertainment Commission Says Attending Any Gathering Of 100 Or More People Means You Lose All Privacy Rights
So..
Law Enforcement in the U.S. is trying really hard to move us to a controlled police state where you have to show scannable ID every time you do something and produce it any time a law enforcement officer wants it. Walking down the street? Produce ID or go to jail. Going into church (or mosque)? Produce ID so we can find out if you are a terrorist.
On the post: Alzheimer's Research Disrupted By Ridiculous Patent Dispute
Typical of labs and pharma companies.
On the post: Senator Leahy Ignores Serious First Amendment Concerns With COICA
Re: our shame
On the post: Senator Leahy Ignores Serious First Amendment Concerns With COICA
Senators/Congress..
And with federal judges now coming from entertainment industry lobbyists, the chance that the law would survive challenges is becoming quite high. Just wondering when the Supreme Court justices will start accepting "gifts" to rule in favor of things that are clearly against the constitution?
On the post: Does It Really Make Sense For Silicon Valley Companies To Make Friends In DC?
don't they/.
On the post: Samsung Accused Of Installing Secret Keyloggers On New Laptops 'To Monitor Performance' [Updated]
You would think.
On the post: FDA Suddenly Bans Drugs That Have Been On The Market For Decades
They are doing this..
The big pharma companies and the health care insurance people are the biggest obstacles to affordable health care for all in the U.S..
On the post: Retroactive Drug Monopoly Raises Rates From $10... To $1,500
Drug companies..
They get away with it cause they slip fat envelopes to the right people in the government.
On the post: Drug Firms Freaking Out Over Expiring Patents
Big Pharma.
On the post: Feds Really Do Seem To Think That Linking To Infringing Content Can Be A Jailable Offense
Re: Re: Re: Re: Just trying to help.
On the post: Feds Really Do Seem To Think That Linking To Infringing Content Can Be A Jailable Offense
To the justice..
After all, a nerve gas attack probably wouldn't impact profits for entertainment industry executives.
On the post: New Hampshire Police Charge Man With 'Wiretapping' Because He Made A Phone Call During Traffic Stop
Put the town of Weare
On the post: New Hampshire Police Charge Man With 'Wiretapping' Because He Made A Phone Call During Traffic Stop
Very important..
The police often feel they have every right to beat you or arrest you if they feel you are not properly subservient.
And the police still wonder why people do not trust them and do not want to help them.
On the post: Judge Says No Anonymity For Anyone Who Visited GeoHot's PS3 Hacking Website Or Watched YouTube Video
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On the post: Judge Says No Anonymity For Anyone Who Visited GeoHot's PS3 Hacking Website Or Watched YouTube Video
So if..
I think they must have slipped a fat envelope to the judge.
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