I'm wondering if Congress is being told by the MAFIAA to go after Google. After all, Hollywood has made it abundantly plain that they think Google==Internet.
I made a point of repeatedly contacting my senators (Boxer, Feinstein) and my representative (Miller) to remind them that if they so much as voted for SOPA/PIPA, whether it passed or not, I would be both donating to and working for their opponent in the next election.
Actually, the "baseball bat wielding ushers" are obsolete
There is new research being done on erasing recent memories in trauma cases. If it works, the MPAA may insist on moviegoers undergoing the treatment after each showing. I mean, it will mean more revenue, won't it, as people buy tickets to see the movie they don't remember seeing?
Of course, there may be unexpected side effects of the treatment...
Well, that depends on who you ask. Biden thinks it's only the Big Media people. And others have their own definitions, none of which approaches the true answer: everybody. After all, "You can't trust THOSE (x) to do it right!" for some chosen value(s) of (x).
It's times like this that make a real case for anarchy.
On the post: It's Time To Let Politicians Know That Using Secretive Trade Agreements To Meddle With The Internet Is Unacceptable
Why were you expecting anything other than secrecy?
John 3:20
(KJV)For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
On the post: Schrödinger's Download: Whether Or Not An iTunes Music Sale Is A 'Sale' Depends On Who's Suing
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On the post: Schrödinger's Download: Whether Or Not An iTunes Music Sale Is A 'Sale' Depends On Who's Suing
Re: Ex-Wife Logic?
On the post: Schrödinger's Download: Whether Or Not An iTunes Music Sale Is A 'Sale' Depends On Who's Suing
Re: Katy Perry said it best
On the post: Schrödinger's Download: Whether Or Not An iTunes Music Sale Is A 'Sale' Depends On Who's Suing
There's a word for this.
cf. "War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength"
On the post: Ex-FTC Officials Remind Current FTC Officials That They're Supposed To Protect Consumers, Not Competitors
Why this new Google-bashing trend?
On the post: Syrian President's Email Hacked... His Password Was 12345
My bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha detector just exploded.
On the post: RIAA Totally Out Of Touch: Lashes Out At Google, Wikipedia And Everyone Who Protested SOPA/PIPA
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There IS something to admire about somebody with what an author once described as "the twitch reflexes of a shark."
Wow.
On the post: Can We Count The Ways In Which Lowe's 'License Agreement' For Linking To Its Site Is Insane?
Somebody at Lowes came up with this?
On the post: Young People Followed SOPA News More Than Election News
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On the post: Young People Followed SOPA News More Than Election News
Those of us over 60 weren't asleep, either.
On the post: Hollywood Still Doesn't Realize That The Internet Drives Popular Culture Now
Hollywood's New Business Model
"Let them hate, so long as they fear."
On the post: Do Not Discuss The Movie You Just Saw
Actually, the "baseball bat wielding ushers" are obsolete
Of course, there may be unexpected side effects of the treatment...
On the post: Is The 'Legislative Solution' To Online Infringement To Create A Content Use Registry?
"Compare With The Registry"
Safemaker, safebreaker. Round Aleph-Null.
On the post: MPAA Exec Admits: 'We're Not Comfortable With The Internet'
Translation of "we're not comfortable."
On the post: Lamar Smith, Against Regulating The Internet... Until Hollywood Became His Biggest Campaign Funder
"Whose bread I eat, his song I sing."
On the post: How Labels Pulling Out Of Spotify Are Doing Massive Harm To Themselves
STHoldings has a new claim
Translation: We're looking at streaming companies as a pack of hyenas looks at a stray gazelle.
On the post: Elvis Costello Tells His Fans 'Steal This Record'
Words of Wisdom
On the post: ICANN Sued Over .xxx; Porn Company Points Out That It's A Pure Money Grab
That's a nice brand you've got.
On the post: India Wants UN Body To Run The Internet: Would That Be Such A Bad Thing?
"Stakeholder"? What is a stakeholder?
It's times like this that make a real case for anarchy.
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