This "Issue" is probably in response to them wishing to go public and CYA'ing themselves beforehand. If they do go public, look to kickstarter becoming more of a VC than crowd funding platform and avoid them.
@Mike Masnick - I still have a Toshiba laptop, it has been it continuous use for almost ten years, I have never had a problem with it. It holds the door to my shop open.
"Regulating the internet" is not what they are trying to do.
"Regulate the internet" translated from political speak means "regulate free speech". That is the single thing people need to remember when they hear politicians talking about the internet.
"And all of that to fight a battle that, not only did they lose, but that they had to know they were overwhelmingly likely to lose over the long haul. "
What is with the "And" at the beginning of your sentences?
Also, when you run a company, what occurs is you think your every move is correct, even when it is not. That is what happened.
It is not MegaUpload the courts should be concerned about, it is the citizens of their own country. How many months has it been since the dog that is the DOJ ate someones kids home work with the MegaUpload take down?
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AC get a clue.
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The whole issue is that their business model has been turned upside down and people are just choosing to not click on their ads.
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"Regulating the internet" is not what they are trying to do.
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What is with the "And" at the beginning of your sentences?
Also, when you run a company, what occurs is you think your every move is correct, even when it is not. That is what happened.
,,,, ;)
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Actually it is GROW food.
Think Monsanto.
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What is that fetish called?
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Weird but I understood that better than and average_bob rant ;)
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Mike Where on reddit will this be held?
/r/WhatIsThisPart
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So very wrong. That is what got us into this mess in the first place. Industry experts will do anything to protect their industry in its current form.
That why performance metrics and sunset clauses are the way to go on every law.
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