What exactly was immoral about this guy wearing his prescription glasses in order to watch a movie?
What they did here would be similar to them interrogating every other moviegoer about their intent to record the movie because their cellphone was in their pocket.
If no one is ever granted clemency for whistleblowing, can whistleblowers ever really exist?
Basically if the government is allowed to decide whether you are a whistleblower or a traitor based on their own discretion, then every law we have to "protect" whistleblowers is completely and totally meaningless.
“I’m gutted,” Brack says. “The past two days have been so hard. And whenever I’ve been bummed out and sad, I watch ‘The Princess Bride,’ and I can’t even do that now.”
He owns three copies of the book, and he’s reversed them in his bookcase to hide the titles.
“It feels like I’ve lost a friend,” he says.
That is just a heart wrenching comment.
They have turned a mega-fan into someone filled with great regret and loss.
Perhaps someday he'll go after those who sent the letter and say:
"My name is Joe Brack, you destroyed my enjoyment of the Princess Bride….Prepare to die."
Harsh, I know, but applicable to the circumstances.
Broadcasters need to take extreme measures on this.
I can only wonder what the RIAA would say if the streaming services, satellite radio, establishments, and airlines COMPLETELY STOPPED playing any pre 1972 music.
They need to act like the music no longer exists and they need to stick to their guns.
Then we'll see how long it takes for the RIAA to start complaining about pre 1972 music being abandoned.
In my mind, the effort would be worth it. The recording industry needs to learn its place in the world. I can live with not hearing another pre-1972 tune ever again. I don't care if its out of spite or not. The recording industry earned the spite fair and square.
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I hope
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What?
Just Stop, please Stop.
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Shakedown
Hows about you pay us eighteen hundred fifty bucks..
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Re: Re: Good rant, but YES, copyright infringement IS theft!
Well done.
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Re: Re: Re:
What they did here would be similar to them interrogating every other moviegoer about their intent to record the movie because their cellphone was in their pocket.
It was insane.
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Re: Re: Only two hops from suspected terrorists?
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Re:
The Executive Branch has checks on the Judicial branch (see the FISA court and this story).
The Executive Branch has checks on the Legislative branch (see the selective interpretation and wholesale changing of laws passed by congress).
There's still checks and balances, except now they only exist for one branch and not for the others.
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Ummmm
Basically if the government is allowed to decide whether you are a whistleblower or a traitor based on their own discretion, then every law we have to "protect" whistleblowers is completely and totally meaningless.
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So
Is very very troubled by the NSA issues and is going to do something…
weeks go by
Obama states that the NSA issues are old news.
Where have we seen this before???
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A last hope
Decisions like this make me hope our freedoms can be reestablished.
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William Goldman and Rob Reiner
That is just a heart wrenching comment.
They have turned a mega-fan into someone filled with great regret and loss.
Perhaps someday he'll go after those who sent the letter and say:
"My name is Joe Brack, you destroyed my enjoyment of the Princess Bride….Prepare to die."
Harsh, I know, but applicable to the circumstances.
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Re:
I'm sure Obama agrees that this is a huge problem and he will work diligently to try to find the answer.
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translation
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Seriously
I hate patent trolls with the fire of a thousand suns. I do not classify them as human beings.
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Its time
TPP makes SOPA look reasonable. If TPP is approved I will have no respect for copyrights at all, and will lose even more respect for my country.
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Thanks
Sometimes just proving something can be done doesn't mean it something you should do.
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His Next Review
I'd assume it would go something like this:
Nutribullet is a company run by douchbags. Do not buy any of their products.
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Disconnect
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They make it too easy
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Extreme Measures
I can only wonder what the RIAA would say if the streaming services, satellite radio, establishments, and airlines COMPLETELY STOPPED playing any pre 1972 music.
They need to act like the music no longer exists and they need to stick to their guns.
Then we'll see how long it takes for the RIAA to start complaining about pre 1972 music being abandoned.
In my mind, the effort would be worth it. The recording industry needs to learn its place in the world. I can live with not hearing another pre-1972 tune ever again. I don't care if its out of spite or not. The recording industry earned the spite fair and square.
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