Of course TPB wasn't found guilty in the US, so your argument is bogus. More to the point, how has MSFT determined that that specific link to one specific download is "illegal"? Hmmm? Do they have a vast array of researchers investigating every single link, interviewing the person who uploaded each one to verify the upload was legal, checking to guarantee they aren't blocking legitimate speech?
No, they just block and they don't care if they block legal downloads and legal free speech. And you can't see a single thing wrong with that?
Ever hear of the "presumption of innocence unless proven guilty"? You know, that pesky thing called "justice"?
The fact that "some people" consider "it" to be stealing isn't made clearer by agreeing with them. If by "it" they mean "copying" (which is what you are saying) then they are wrong. Using their ideas is wrong and stops discussion.
If, however, by "it" they mean "infringing" then they should say that to avoid confusion.
To continue to use "stealing" when the accurate term for what is illegal is "infringing" promotes the lie that all copying is stealing. Don't you think accuracy is better than hyperbole?
Why do you object to using the term "infringing" which is a quite accurate word to describe the exact type of copying that is illegal. Why insist on using a vague and sloppy term "stealing" when the exact, specific illegal action is "infringing"? Why be inaccurate when an accurate term exists?
Yet you make the absurd claim that "Copying" is "Stealing" when the words mean different things.
No one here (that I can see) is claiming that copying is legal, it may or may not be. But claiming that all copying is stealing is disingenuous. If, by copying, someone "obtains something they are not entitled to", that is wrong and accurately called "infringement".
You don't have to falsely conflate it with "stealing" to make it "more illegal". It's already illegal. Why argue about it? Infringement is illegal.
Using words correctly is important. With a contentious subject like this, it is very important.
"Stealing" is illegal, by definition. "Copying" may be infringing and, therefore may be illegal. To say "copying is theft" is to falsely accuse many people who have only copied legally.
1. Pass draconian law to censor the Internet.
2. Promise to study what to do about the Internet.
3. If any studies happen to get done, ignore.
4. Repeat.
Wait. Wouldn't "Giving the consumer what they want in the form they want it at the moment they want it at the price they are willing to pay for it" be the description of a REALLY good business plan?
It is amazing that Andy Ihnatko could so totally miss the entire point.
Here is a sales opportunity. It represents thousands of such sales opportunities, and the "content owners" did everything they possibly could do to ENSURE the consumers could not buy it legally in any way.
And then the content owners whine that they are losing money...
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Yeah, because it "looks to you AS IF they are" illegal ... that's it. End of discussion. You're done.
Pardon me if I don't condemn people because it "looks to you as if they are illegal". Things are almost always more complicated then you might think.
I don't condone bad behavior but I don't condemn until REAL lawyers and REAL experts have investigated, analyzed and reported on these things. But you go ahead and pontificate and condemn because things "look to you as if", that's fine with me.
I don't think you read the article. While it would be a great idea if Moto/Google simply donated those patents license free, there are read problems with that or even lowering the price. Read the article.
Walt, keep believing ONLY the MS side of the story and be sure to parrot it exactly. Never look at the full picture. Then you will be protected from all the Evil Freetards who want to destroy the Internet.
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You say: "thats right, so dont ever try to enfore ANY crime EVER because it might at some point actually hurt someone who is innocent."You probably mean "don't enforce any law" but even if you'd stated it correctly it's pure strawman. NO ONE you are "arguing" with took that position.Try to argue against the actual position that they've stated: That ACTA doesn't address child porn AT ALL. Go ahead, try to use logic not logical fallacies.
Sure roads might have a legitimate use but no matter how hard you try, liability is attached. People were driving over the speed limit. People were using roads to drive to and from crime scenes. Sorry, it's just too bad. That's why we closed all the roads.
And you come to that conclusion how? They have no bearing as long as you completely ignore the fact that SOPA/Protect IP will make this sort of abuse much, much easier and much more common. Well, you are ignoring that, so your comment kind of makes sense.
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No, they just block and they don't care if they block legal downloads and legal free speech. And you can't see a single thing wrong with that?
Ever hear of the "presumption of innocence unless proven guilty"? You know, that pesky thing called "justice"?
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FIFY.
And there is no reason to use Microsoft Messenger now that we know they don't believe in Privacy, Free Speech or Innocent Until Proven Guilty.
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But, no, you've made it plain that you think "copying is stealing" is "accurate" and not misleading when it obviously is neither.
Apparently, you think inaccurate, deliberately misleading statements "can be accurate". I don't think I want to visit your planet.
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If, however, by "it" they mean "infringing" then they should say that to avoid confusion.
To continue to use "stealing" when the accurate term for what is illegal is "infringing" promotes the lie that all copying is stealing. Don't you think accuracy is better than hyperbole?
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Re: It can be.
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Re: Re: Re: It can be.
No one here (that I can see) is claiming that copying is legal, it may or may not be. But claiming that all copying is stealing is disingenuous. If, by copying, someone "obtains something they are not entitled to", that is wrong and accurately called "infringement".
You don't have to falsely conflate it with "stealing" to make it "more illegal". It's already illegal. Why argue about it? Infringement is illegal.
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Re: It can be.
"Stealing" is illegal, by definition. "Copying" may be infringing and, therefore may be illegal. To say "copying is theft" is to falsely accuse many people who have only copied legally.
These things are different.
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Typical legislation sequence
2. Promise to study what to do about the Internet.
3. If any studies happen to get done, ignore.
4. Repeat.
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Good business plan
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Whooosh!
Here is a sales opportunity. It represents thousands of such sales opportunities, and the "content owners" did everything they possibly could do to ENSURE the consumers could not buy it legally in any way.
And then the content owners whine that they are losing money...
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Pardon me if I don't condemn people because it "looks to you as if they are illegal". Things are almost always more complicated then you might think.
I don't condone bad behavior but I don't condemn until REAL lawyers and REAL experts have investigated, analyzed and reported on these things. But you go ahead and pontificate and condemn because things "look to you as if", that's fine with me.
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On the post: Entertainment Industry Embraces New Business Model: Suing Google For Third-Party Android Apps That 'Promote Piracy'
RSS feed
And I mentally filled it in: "Entertainment Industry Embraces New Business Model: Suicide".
Seemed accurate to me.
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Re: The problem is with the means, not the ends
You see, the child porn purveyors will, of course, want to stop pirates from stealing their IP, so they will want to use ACTA to do it.
That means they have to register copyright. That's when the Copyright Office (a subdivision of Disney), will catch them!!!1!!
It will work!!!11
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On the post: The Pirate Bay May Get Blocked In The UK; That'll Stop The Infringement
Wack-a-mole
Let's see: A few misguided and misinformed gatekeepers vs. the Internet. Now, who do YOU think will win that battle?
Bzzzt! Nope. "Gatekeepers" is not the answer.
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Re: Oh, yes!
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Since when
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WTF?
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