This just flies in the face of the studies that say piracy is killing content. NYT made a success of its paywall, despite all the other available news outlets on the web (FREE outlets).
I'm certain that a NYT subscription is not worth the discount on the Nook, but that doesn't mean that a few million other people don't feel different. So how exactly is piracy killing content ?
"Here is something you wish to consume. It costs a dollar. You can pay the dollar, or you can just take it without paying. No one will ever know and you will never be punished."
"This currently is what happens every minute of every day."
"Please stop lying about not just what we all know is reality, but what most of you admittedly proudly engage in."
COMPLETELY DISINGENUOUS ARGUMENT
We have been consuming free content for years. Ever heard of TV and Radio? Sure the ads pay for that content so its not really free, but the end user sees it as FREE. It's the same business model that you hear on TechDirt every day. Give the content away for free and find a way to charge someone for that. That's the broadcast business model. The internet is NOT a broadcast medium but basic forumla for revenue generation is the same. Give the content away for free and then find a way to charge someone for that. The case against MegaUpload claims that they were raking in millions. Members of the MPAA and RIAA and NAB all have the resources to create a service similar to MegaUpload but they simply refuse to adapt to the digital world.
YES WE WANT FREE CONTENT!!! Yes we use HULU and Spotify and VEVO on YouTube. Yes we download and stream what we can't find on legal free services. So pull your heads out of your asses and make it available to us for free and charge for ads like you always have and you won't have to worry about piracy.
If the SOPA/PIPA confrontation has taught us anything, it's taught us that the internet is an extremely powerful communications platform that can drive change in the US. With the aid of key sites, millions of voices can be heard at once and help to influence Congress.
While its obvious to just about everyone except the TSA that their procedures are moronic, simply stating that on blogs isn't enough. Obama promised change, but there is no way that one man can alter the corruption in Congress. Seems like Google and Facebook should come up with some sort of system that can help to direct our voices, then maybe we can be done with this TSA bullshit.
Fuck! We thought bribery was legal in DC, we just have to call it lobbying. Sorry about the misunderstanding. We will get our best people on this immediately. Yes we can!
Now the government sees EXACTLY why they need some way to regulate the flow of information over the internet.
There was just no way in the past that there was a way to mobilize millions of people to call one another and then call their reps in DC. Social networks are one way to spread information but they are terribly limited when trying to reach the masses. As we all got to witness, all it took were a few VERY popular sites to direct a fraction of their traffic toward DC.
I think Google, Facebook, and Wikipedia just figured out that they really don't need to conform to the DC pay to play game. Why donate a million dollars when you have the eyes and ears of a million voters?
The SOPA/PIPA issue is amazing in that it shines a bright light on how American politics work. The Democrats simply refuse to out down the Hollywood crack pipe and I'm sure the Republicans are loving that.
SOPA/PIPA gives the Republican party something to talk about other than Obama.
People tend to tune out when they here political rants about a President and issues that barely impact their lives. Taxes and the economy are nice to talk about but at this point it doesn't appear that either party has a handle on "fiscal responsibility". Obamacare? Meh. National security and terrorism? Enough already.
Enter SOPA/PIPA...
The internet is at stake. Economy, freedom, technology, and classism all rolled up in one neat package. Hundreds of millions of eyes on Google, Facebook, Wikipedia and numerous other sites and suddenly everyone is paying attention to what Congress is doing. Now the politicians have the attention millions of voters and have to decide what they are going to tell all of those people. Do you side with millions of dollars or millions of voters? That is the harsh choice that US politicians have to make now.
They infringed and are dedicated to the theft of American IP, so they should have their domain names seized and all financial institutions should freeze their funding until the court case is over ( in a year or so).
"On the subject of digital piracy, Frontier found digitally pirated music, movies and software accounted for between $30 billion and $75 billion in value in 2008 and estimated an impact of between $80 billion and $240 billion in 2015."
I guess the Movie and Music industries need to hire more pirates, because it seems that according to those stats, that the pirates are doing equal to or BETTER than than the industries themselves. Who knew?
Let's suppose that Google is to blame. If he were to win, what does that mean for social networks? Maybe Max hasn't heard of the viral nature of the web.
"if somebody were to stop the search engines producing the material, the actual sites don't really matter because without a search engine, nobody will find it, it would be just a few friends of the person who posts it."
REALLY????
A few friends??? The average Facebook user has at least a few hundred friends. Add six degrees of separation to that and you have a ridiculous network of people sharing information.
What about those email lists that we use to share all our jokes and funny videos at work?
It just hit me. The reason Mike is so worried about SOPA and PIPA is because of the comment section here.
It's obvious from a ton of commenters here, that TechDirt is dedicated to the theft of US property and could be shut down immediately under SOPA. All of the pro-piracy articles here are "clear" evidence that this site should be shut down immed....
Mike, I'm not sure where the tech is in this story, but it was still a funny read. Kudos for that and generating quite a few funny comments.
Personally I love all the tough guys responding to this article. Especially the guy who advocates popping out eyeballs in response to a threat (hope he doesn't have any kids, or live in Boston).
The odd thing is that parents actually leave their kids in the care of people who can confuse a kick in the nuts with rape. 0.o
1bribe noun \ˈbrīb\
1
: money or favor given or promised in order to influence the judgment or conduct of a person in a position of trust
2
: something that serves to induce or influence
both the transitive and intransitive verbs are simply the application of the bribe
2lobby verb
lob·bied lob·by·ing
Definition of LOBBY
intransitive verb
: to conduct activities aimed at influencing public officials and especially members of a legislative body on legislation
transitive verb
1
: to promote (as a project) or secure the passage of (as legislation) by influencing public officials
2
: to attempt to influence or sway (as a public official) toward a desired action
So according to Merriam-Webster, the only real difference between the two is that one is specific to legislation and public officials. I guess bribery is wrong because it works on anyone in a position of trust, not just lawmakers.
On the post: Jimmy Wales Says Chris Dodd Should Be Fired
Dodd Petition
On the post: Subscribe To A Newsapaper, Get An E-reader Free
Research
I'm certain that a NYT subscription is not worth the discount on the Nook, but that doesn't mean that a few million other people don't feel different. So how exactly is piracy killing content ?
On the post: New Market Research: Music Streaming Services Halve Illegal Downloads
Just one word
On the post: Ownership Mentality: Art Gallery Prohibits Sketching
Simple explanation
I'm surprised they left off, no shoes or liquids containers larger than 100ml
On the post: Bill Maher Comes Out In Support Of SOPA/PIPA Despite Knowing Nothing About The Bills
Re: Re: YES WE WANT FREE CONTENT, YOU MORON!!!
"This currently is what happens every minute of every day."
"Please stop lying about not just what we all know is reality, but what most of you admittedly proudly engage in."
COMPLETELY DISINGENUOUS ARGUMENT
We have been consuming free content for years. Ever heard of TV and Radio? Sure the ads pay for that content so its not really free, but the end user sees it as FREE. It's the same business model that you hear on TechDirt every day. Give the content away for free and find a way to charge someone for that. That's the broadcast business model. The internet is NOT a broadcast medium but basic forumla for revenue generation is the same. Give the content away for free and then find a way to charge someone for that. The case against MegaUpload claims that they were raking in millions. Members of the MPAA and RIAA and NAB all have the resources to create a service similar to MegaUpload but they simply refuse to adapt to the digital world.
YES WE WANT FREE CONTENT!!! Yes we use HULU and Spotify and VEVO on YouTube. Yes we download and stream what we can't find on legal free services. So pull your heads out of your asses and make it available to us for free and charge for ads like you always have and you won't have to worry about piracy.
On the post: TSA Critic, Senator Rand Paul, Prevented By TSA From Getting On His Flight To DC
We just don't learn
While its obvious to just about everyone except the TSA that their procedures are moronic, simply stating that on blogs isn't enough. Obama promised change, but there is no way that one man can alter the corruption in Congress. Seems like Google and Facebook should come up with some sort of system that can help to direct our voices, then maybe we can be done with this TSA bullshit.
On the post: Public Petitions The White House To Investigate Chris Dodd & The MPAA For Possible Bribery
Official White House Response
On the post: OK, So SOPA And PIPA Are Both On Hold: Where Do We Go From Here?
It may not be over, but....
There was just no way in the past that there was a way to mobilize millions of people to call one another and then call their reps in DC. Social networks are one way to spread information but they are terribly limited when trying to reach the masses. As we all got to witness, all it took were a few VERY popular sites to direct a fraction of their traffic toward DC.
I think Google, Facebook, and Wikipedia just figured out that they really don't need to conform to the DC pay to play game. Why donate a million dollars when you have the eyes and ears of a million voters?
On the post: Crowd Cheers Loudly As All Four GOP Candidates Say No To SOPA/PIPA
Choices
SOPA/PIPA gives the Republican party something to talk about other than Obama.
People tend to tune out when they here political rants about a President and issues that barely impact their lives. Taxes and the economy are nice to talk about but at this point it doesn't appear that either party has a handle on "fiscal responsibility". Obamacare? Meh. National security and terrorism? Enough already.
Enter SOPA/PIPA...
The internet is at stake. Economy, freedom, technology, and classism all rolled up in one neat package. Hundreds of millions of eyes on Google, Facebook, Wikipedia and numerous other sites and suddenly everyone is paying attention to what Congress is doing. Now the politicians have the attention millions of voters and have to decide what they are going to tell all of those people. Do you side with millions of dollars or millions of voters? That is the harsh choice that US politicians have to make now.
On the post: Denial: MPAA Pretends That No Big Sites Have Joined SOPA/PIPA Protests
misunderstanding
On the post: Daft Idea Of The Week: Giving People Copyright In Their Faces
I have to infringe
'nuff said
On the post: Major Labels, RIAA, Homeland Security All Spotted 'Pirating' Works
They don't owe $9million
On the post: Senator Dianne Feinstein: So Out Of Touch, She Doesn't Realize Tech Companies Are Vehemently Against PROTECT IP
Ask Larry...
On the post: Ridiculous: Lamar Smith Basing His Plan To Massively Regulate The Internet On False Or Misleading Research
Watch and learn
I guess the Movie and Music industries need to hire more pirates, because it seems that according to those stats, that the pirates are doing equal to or BETTER than than the industries themselves. Who knew?
On the post: Max Mosley Sues Google For Unflattering Search Results -- Creating Even More Unflattering Search Results
Streisand Effect.......FAIL
"if somebody were to stop the search engines producing the material, the actual sites don't really matter because without a search engine, nobody will find it, it would be just a few friends of the person who posts it."
REALLY????
A few friends??? The average Facebook user has at least a few hundred friends. Add six degrees of separation to that and you have a ridiculous network of people sharing information.
What about those email lists that we use to share all our jokes and funny videos at work?
Fuck it. It's all Google's fault.
On the post: Senator Briefly Brings Fake Driver's License App To The Public Eye Before Having It 'Taken 'Round Back And Shot'
Ouch
On the post: Congressional Investigations Into Dajaz1.com Censorship Begin
No wonder....
It's obvious from a ton of commenters here, that TechDirt is dedicated to the theft of US property and could be shut down immediately under SOPA. All of the pro-piracy articles here are "clear" evidence that this site should be shut down immed....
On the post: Entertainment Industry Still Can't Get Grassroots Support For SOPA/PIPA, Resorts To Trying To Buy Support
Confuzzled
On the post: First Grader Investigated For Sexual Harassment For Kicking A Bully In His Private Parts
Ok that was FUNNY
Personally I love all the tough guys responding to this article. Especially the guy who advocates popping out eyeballs in response to a threat (hope he doesn't have any kids, or live in Boston).
The odd thing is that parents actually leave their kids in the care of people who can confuse a kick in the nuts with rape. 0.o
On the post: Some Data On How Much The Big Media Firms Are Donating To SOPA/PIPA Sponsors
Re: Why is this legal?
1
: money or favor given or promised in order to influence the judgment or conduct of a person in a position of trust
2
: something that serves to induce or influence
both the transitive and intransitive verbs are simply the application of the bribe
2lobby verb
lob·bied lob·by·ing
Definition of LOBBY
intransitive verb
: to conduct activities aimed at influencing public officials and especially members of a legislative body on legislation
transitive verb
1
: to promote (as a project) or secure the passage of (as legislation) by influencing public officials
2
: to attempt to influence or sway (as a public official) toward a desired action
So according to Merriam-Webster, the only real difference between the two is that one is specific to legislation and public officials. I guess bribery is wrong because it works on anyone in a position of trust, not just lawmakers.
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