No, the correct term is "stealing" from independent artists. This isn't a tax, it's literally taking the money from artists who choose not to use GEMA.
GEMA are, under the terms of the law, defrauding artists. Why these criminals are allwoed to get away with it is...well, frankly, fucking shameful.
And the pirates at Gabon Telecom (wholly owned by those infamous thieves at Vivendi who run the biggest thieving MMO in the world, World of Warcraft and run the largest Imaginary Property cartel, NBC Universal?
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I disagree, but largely because the political parties in the US have grown "Too big to fail". It is an antiquated construct that needs nuking. The Dems are the Republicans from 20 years ago and the Republican line needs shooting in the face repeaqtedly until it falls over.
Get rid of those two, Keep the collegiate FPTP system for now and move to AV+ or STV for the Senate and Congress. Revise the former ove the next two or three election cycles and fully outlaw Corporate Donations both direct and indirect.
Publicize all donations over $1,000 on an official, nonpartisan website (oh, look - Open Secrets is around!) and that should solve a number of electoral problems.
Oh! And get of those fraud enablers they call Diebold/Permier Election Systems and their ridiculous "e-voting" machines.
Well, I bought a 16GB microSD card for under £10 for my e-book reader, so I honestly have no clue why they can't just add a MicroSD reader to the mouse and call it quits.
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More importantly, why have the executives ofg the time not been arrested for fraud and extortion?
Oh, wait, that ould be the right thing to do.
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GEMA are, under the terms of the law, defrauding artists. Why these criminals are allwoed to get away with it is...well, frankly, fucking shameful.
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...What, you thought the MAgic Sponge had something else in it?
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They get a raise and free artist's corpses.
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Re: Re: Political parties are gangs organized to gain gov't power.
Get rid of those two, Keep the collegiate FPTP system for now and move to AV+ or STV for the Senate and Congress. Revise the former ove the next two or three election cycles and fully outlaw Corporate Donations both direct and indirect.
Publicize all donations over $1,000 on an official, nonpartisan website (oh, look - Open Secrets is around!) and that should solve a number of electoral problems.
Oh! And get of those fraud enablers they call Diebold/Permier Election Systems and their ridiculous "e-voting" machines.
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I actually fully agree with this. Have I just jumped the shark, or is it actual sense?
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Although I would love to see a pony wielding a Keyblade in the Kingdom Hearts universe.
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