The original article (Torrentfreak) talks about the The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment. You are right in thinking "Wait, that's not the music industry, that's an IP legacy about to be obsolete trying to save itself by killing off innovation" group.
The article it cites points to Motion Picture Association [Canada] as the source of the information, and a request for Canada to join the blocking countries.
“There is every reason to believe that the website blocking measures [presented to the CRTC] will lead to the same beneficial results in Canada,” MPA Canada states.
Nowhere does it list what those beneficial results are, given that the blocks are hardly implemented in the majority of EU contries, and most (e.g. Piratebay) have other still-reachable sites.
I can't wait for the next phase, where someone quotes The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment and lets us know if we don't support blocking apps we're against Creativity and Entertainment.
You wouldn't want to be against Creativity and Entertainment... would you?
John Postel, may he RIP, an Internet pioneer who established standards, IANA, RFCs, and was an all-around great guy came up with what we now call the Robustness Principle:
Be conservative in what you do. Be liberal in what you accept. With these two standards he helped cement TCP/IP and the protocols that ride atop it (SMTP-email, POP3,IMAP-email reading, FTP-file transfer, and others) to success.
If protocol developers in 1973-1993 (TCP/IP creation to commercial Internet available) had to deal with an ever decreasing spiral of "what works" and if companies with a dollar (or ruble) here or there were constantly shrinking that orifice...
There'd be a puckered butthole instead of the Internet.
Today's "Raid" in Tucson's premiere colocation facility
Five FBI and one IRS (Treasury) agents showed up, armed with a search&seizure warrant and some sidearms. We were impressed they can wear 5.11 tactical pants in the hot Arizona heat.
They were professional, courteous, and allowed us to contact the point-of-contact for Backpage's hosting provider. (We merely provide the colocation datacenter space, not the servers or content).
They took all the servers offline, extracted from racks, photographed them, and took them away.
I offered to get them stock shots of other servers, since servers from the outside don't really tell you *anything* about content on the inside or who posted it.
Also in the warrant they intend to seize the "criminal intent of the mind" but it wasn't clear of whose. I asked about how they intended to do that... and got a smile.
And now there are reports they also raided the backpage founders' homes ... I have to wonder why today...
> People need to check facts I agree. You agree with yourself, but nobody failed to check facts. So, yes, in general people do need to check facts... but that's not ever been in dispute.
>... yet there is truth behind his facts... You really should read the article.
>...as someone with a high IQ I... As someone boasting about a high IQ and not being able to compose a literate sentence, a complete one, or even separate into coherent thoughts I suspect the only high IQ you have is the one your mom told you she was sure you had when you were seven.
>...lying to me isn't logical. Nobody was talking to you. Nobody lied to you. Lying isn't illogical, Mr. Spock.
> We have little feelings for others because... ...you're sociopaths.
Have a great night, and go get a real IQ test, and then sign up for remedial high-school English if you intend to use English for writing.
If you're from a country where English is not your primary Language, then skip that last suggestion and just get a real IQ test.
Try not to be disappointed when you find out you're a sociopath who thinks his/her lack of feelings justifies his/her behavior.
AT&T, Verizon, Comcast, and all the bad guys in this article are TELCOs and BROADBAND PROVIDERS. Calling them ISPs and then discussing the behavior of ISPs does a disservice to ISPs who are not telcos and broadband providers.
Those of us who work for ISPs are entirely FOR net neutrality, settlement-free peering, non-advantaged traffic, and making ALL of the Internet equally accessible to everyone.
If accuracy in reporting is a goal, may I respectfully suggest that while these companies are also ISPs, the behavior discussed is that of monopolistic or duopolistic telcos, and that would be a better term.
‘I’m hearing more and more people seeing the level of ignorance in US politicians is really harming people’s thoughts ‘
'And then you go the further step, and that’s stupid bills and speeches. You see these empty motions, and they’re so pandering to the lobbyist of the moment, so inane, maybe we need to put a rating system for that.'
I give that rating system suggestion and the preceeding thoughts: Four Pinnochios
"It's enough to make one wonder why a group of fans of a game shouldn't get the same protections afforded to a library or museum, if the end result is nearly identical. "
Right. Because the game makers don't want to give ANYONE ANY RIGHTS and they reluctantly do so for the libraries.
You ask "You'd do it for Randolph Scott, why not Lauri Love?" They say: "Yes, you dimwit, we BARELY do it... because... it's Randolph Scott!!!"
Please stop using the word "ISP" when you mean "TELCO" or "Cable Company". ISPs are companies that provide only Internet service, love net neutrality, don't want to sell you TV service, and don't care to invade your privacy.
"...provided ISPs aren't successful in passing their own, entirely bogus legislation first. "
ISPs are companies like I work for, that provide Internet service to consumers.
AT&T, Verizon, Comcast, Cox, Time Warner are cable/wireless companies that ALSO provide Internet service. Their interests are in monopolizing or duopolizing last-mile service to capture a captive audience with increasing rates and reduction of services.
When you next want to say these companies are doing evil, please don't color them as "just" ISPs.
On the post: FOSTA/SESTA Passed Thanks To Facebook's Vocal Support; New Article Suggests Facebook Is Violating FOSTA/SESTA
Thanks!
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On the post: The Music Industry Now Wants To Creep Past Site-Blocking Into App-Blocking
It's not the music industry
The article it cites points to Motion Picture Association [Canada] as the source of the information, and a request for Canada to join the blocking countries.
“There is every reason to believe that the website blocking measures [presented to the CRTC] will lead to the same beneficial results in Canada,” MPA Canada states.
Nowhere does it list what those beneficial results are, given that the blocks are hardly implemented in the majority of EU contries, and most (e.g. Piratebay) have other still-reachable sites.
I can't wait for the next phase, where someone quotes The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment and lets us know if we don't support blocking apps we're against Creativity and Entertainment.
You wouldn't want to be against Creativity and Entertainment... would you?
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On the post: The Music Industry Now Wants To Creep Past Site-Blocking Into App-Blocking
The Robustness Law
Be conservative in what you do. Be liberal in what you accept. With these two standards he helped cement TCP/IP and the protocols that ride atop it (SMTP-email, POP3,IMAP-email reading, FTP-file transfer, and others) to success.
If protocol developers in 1973-1993 (TCP/IP creation to commercial Internet available) had to deal with an ever decreasing spiral of "what works" and if companies with a dollar (or ruble) here or there were constantly shrinking that orifice...
There'd be a puckered butthole instead of the Internet.
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On the post: A Casino Was Hacked Thanks To The Internet Of Broken Things & A Fish Tank Thermometer
I guess
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On the post: DOJ Seizes And Shuts Down Backpage.com (Before SESTA Has Even Been Signed)
Re: Re: Short answer: no.
If one day you have something to say, I excitedly look reading to it.
Your illiterate druggy rant above... impressed me with you ability to put lots of words together and say nothing.
This is about backpage. You did read the original article, right? Oh. No? Try that first.
P.S. Jerry Pournelle hates your misquoting him. think of as an evolution in action for developmentaly challenged you.
On the post: DOJ Seizes And Shuts Down Backpage.com (Before SESTA Has Even Been Signed)
Today's "Raid" in Tucson's premiere colocation facility
They were professional, courteous, and allowed us to contact the point-of-contact for Backpage's hosting provider. (We merely provide the colocation datacenter space, not the servers or content).
They took all the servers offline, extracted from racks, photographed them, and took them away.
I offered to get them stock shots of other servers, since servers from the outside don't really tell you *anything* about content on the inside or who posted it.
Also in the warrant they intend to seize the "criminal intent of the mind" but it wasn't clear of whose. I asked about how they intended to do that... and got a smile.
And now there are reports they also raided the backpage founders' homes ... I have to wonder why today...
Ehud
On the post: County Attorney Formally Asks ACLU To Stop Saying Factual Things About Pending Drug Legislation
Minor correction
The first line of the story calls her a "state prosecutor". She is no such thing.
State is big. County is small. City of Tucson even smaller. She's the one in the middle.
Ehud Gavron
Tucson, Pima County, AZ
On the post: Another Story Of A 'Fake' Brilliant Inventor? Is 'Scorpion Walter O'Brien' A Real Computer Security Genius?
Re: Re: Re: JohnG
What was FBI?
>... and it was Interpol
What was Interpol?
> People need to check facts I agree.
You agree with yourself, but nobody failed to check facts. So, yes, in general people do need to check facts... but that's not ever been in dispute.
>... yet there is truth behind his facts...
You really should read the article.
>...as someone with a high IQ I...
As someone boasting about a high IQ and not being able to compose a literate sentence, a complete one, or even separate into coherent thoughts I suspect the only high IQ you have is the one your mom told you she was sure you had when you were seven.
>...lying to me isn't logical.
Nobody was talking to you. Nobody lied to you. Lying isn't illogical, Mr. Spock.
> We have little feelings for others because...
...you're sociopaths.
Have a great night, and go get a real IQ test, and then sign up for remedial high-school English if you intend to use English for writing.
If you're from a country where English is not your primary Language, then skip that last suggestion and just get a real IQ test.
Try not to be disappointed when you find out you're a sociopath who thinks his/her lack of feelings justifies his/her behavior.
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P.S. Go read the article.!
On the post: Rhode Island Backs Away From Incomprehensibly Stupid Porn Filter Law
typo
Elizibeth Smart --> Elizabeth Smart
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On the post: Bonkers, Unconstitutional Rhode Island Porn Tax Law Faces Backlash From Elizabeth Smart Over Use Of Her Name
It's been pulled
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On the post: Terrified Of Losing In Court, ISPs (With Senator John Kennedy's Help) Push Hard For A Fake Net Neutrality Law
All furniture is not a chair
Those of us who work for ISPs are entirely FOR net neutrality, settlement-free peering, non-advantaged traffic, and making ALL of the Internet equally accessible to everyone.
If accuracy in reporting is a goal, may I respectfully suggest that while these companies are also ISPs, the behavior discussed is that of monopolistic or duopolistic telcos, and that would be a better term.
Respectfully,
Ehud
On the post: Trump Blames School Shootings On Violent Video Games, Movies; Suggests We Need Some Sort Of Rating System For Them
I'm hearing...
'And then you go the further step, and that’s stupid bills and speeches. You see these empty motions, and they’re so pandering to the lobbyist of the moment, so inane, maybe we need to put a rating system for that.'
I give that rating system suggestion and the preceeding thoughts:
Four Pinnochios
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On the post: The Museum Of Art And Digital Entertainment Calls For Anti-Circumvention Exemptions To Be Extended To Online Game Archives
Asking the wrong question
Right. Because the game makers don't want to give ANYONE ANY RIGHTS and they reluctantly do so for the libraries.
You ask "You'd do it for Randolph Scott, why not Lauri Love?"
They say: "Yes, you dimwit, we BARELY do it... because... it's Randolph Scott!!!"
Sorry you don't get it.
Watch Blazing Saddles.
Read Arstechnica.
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On the post: AT&T's Bogus 'Internet Bill Of Rights' Aims To Undermine Net Neutrality, Foist Regulation Upon Silicon Valley Competitors
Re: Re: Re: Re: These are not ISPs...
EVERYONE should be subject to NN. The ones fighting it are the Duopolies, not the ISP-ONLYs.
(Caps for emphasis not yelling).
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On the post: AT&T's Bogus 'Internet Bill Of Rights' Aims To Undermine Net Neutrality, Foist Regulation Upon Silicon Valley Competitors
Re: Re: These are not ISPs...
Still you missed the point. Which had you read other comments you'd have seen among others:
Yes but ISP-ONLYS don't do this.
It's only the duopolies (that are also ISPs) that do this.
Yes, Sears did change out tires, and they are going out of business but that doesn't mean "tire changing companies are going out of business."
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On the post: AT&T's Bogus 'Internet Bill Of Rights' Aims To Undermine Net Neutrality, Foist Regulation Upon Silicon Valley Competitors
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Flip Floppers
Why don't you people who won't sign their name enjoy your 1stAm given anonymity.
But you don't get to give anyone an anything.
Toom1275 - not directed at you - but you're just agreeing with a bunch of ACs.
Sign your name. Or be comfortable with anoymous speech. Don't expect the winds of change to sign your name. Because you didn't.
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On the post: AT&T's Bogus 'Internet Bill Of Rights' Aims To Undermine Net Neutrality, Foist Regulation Upon Silicon Valley Competitors
Re: Re: These are not ISPs...
It's only the duopolies (that are also ISPs) that do this.
Yes, Sears did change out tires, and they are going out of business but that doesn't mean "tire changing companies are going out of business."
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On the post: AT&T's Bogus 'Internet Bill Of Rights' Aims To Undermine Net Neutrality, Foist Regulation Upon Silicon Valley Competitors
These are not ISPs...
Please stop using the word "ISP" when you mean "TELCO" or "Cable Company". ISPs are companies that provide only Internet service, love net neutrality, don't want to sell you TV service, and don't care to invade your privacy.
Telcos and cable companies are just the opposite.
Please distinguish.
Thanks,
Ehud
On the post: Senate Push To Save Net Neutrality Needs Just One Vote, But You Still Shouldn't Get Your Hopes Up
Please stop blaming "ISPs".
ISPs are companies like I work for, that provide Internet service to consumers.
AT&T, Verizon, Comcast, Cox, Time Warner are cable/wireless companies that ALSO provide Internet service. Their interests are in monopolizing or duopolizing last-mile service to capture a captive audience with increasing rates and reduction of services.
When you next want to say these companies are doing evil, please don't color them as "just" ISPs.
Ehud
On the post: Donald Trump Hires Charles Harder To Threaten Steve Bannon With A Lawsuit, Block Publication Of New Book
The full letter
http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/documents/politics/read-trump-lawyers-letter-to-michael-wolff- and-steve-rubin/2695/
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