Awesome, so now banks and credit card companies are trying to censor speech. I would really like to know the names of these banks and credit card companies. They have no right to censor people. I think we should really put a lot of pressure on them to back off and respect the rights of others.
What I don't understand is how the United States could possibly have any jurisdiction here for an international company that merely uses a US controlled TDL extension (.com). They have no residency whatsoever in the United States.
And even if they did, how the hell are they supposed to follow the laws of every country out there on the internet? Its not possible and not practical. As far as I am concerned no country has jurisdiction on the internet AND only has jurisdiction over companies and individuals that are based in that country.
We can't dictate the law for the entire world. We here in the United States need to stop trying to. Our government has no right to do this. And they have no place holding up ANY company's business model. This is ridiculous. We need to remove that power from our politicians.
They should never be able to initiate prosecution in defense of a company's revenue. That is not their job. Their job is to protect the people and promote advancement of our world as well as manage public services.
The United States has no right to freeze this man's accounts. They have no right to arrest or take from him. This is insanity. I really hope that he sues the United States government in international court and wins re-compensation for lost income and his suffering.
I have been a programmer and tech for many years now and not once has anyone asked me for my hash. Though, to be honest, I would have to debate with myself as to whether I would tell them I don't smoke pot (hash) or I don't swing that way. Just for the Lulz.
I would like to wipe the slate clean. Deny entry into the new government to anyone that was part of the old government. Write new laws and keep the corporations out of it. The laws would be about the people, BY the people, and for the people. They would strive to understand the world and its changes and not cower away from them in attempt to hold back the crushing wall of change.
@AC: On my planet the sky is nice and blue and smog free. This sky swirls over a land where treachery of people, of government, and of corporation no longer exists. The people here are open and honest with each other, even when they hate each other.
On my world the government fears its people, not the other way around. And due process and justice still exists in full force. Here the government actually honors things such as the Constitution and the Bill of Rights instead of openly dancing on the tatters of the documents.
I would like to pass an international law that says that no country has sovergn control over the internet at all. Since the internet is world wide and thus international, no one countries laws should be able to control or dictate it AT ALL. That means no censorship. That means the only laws that get any say over the internet are those that the entire world agrees on. And since the whole world cannot agree on much of anything that means that no laws will get passed (like it should be).
This would also mean that no country can abruptly seize a domain name. Any country that violates this will automatically have all of their domains seized until they relinquish the domains they seized. Also the politicians and/or agency heads/managers that made the call to seize it will be publicly flogged... and that will be transmitted on the internet.
@:Lobo Santo - I didn't say that Columbus was the first to postulate it. I was saying that he was the first to physically prove it. Or at least prove that he wouldn't sail off the edge of the world. Since he didn't actually land in india (he wasn't even halfway there by that route).
But what he did was enough proof and confidence for many many more people to believe the round world theory. Well, that and their greed at seeking out new lands and riches.
I can totally understand the thought process here by those that lash out about it. The problem is multi-faceted. First of all many can, understandably, believe that if you don't already have the fan-base then how can you connect to them? I find myself struggling with that little conundrum myself. That said, these actions also help build a fan-base too.
Most people struggle to grasp new concepts and will reel at the most radical ones because it flies in the face of everything they believe. Hundreds of years ago people laughed at, mocked, and otherwise ridiculed a man by the name of Christopher Columbus when he said the world was round, not flat.
Even after he proved otherwise there were still many non-believers. It took a long time for society as a whole to accept such a thing. And much of that acceptance simply came from the older generations, that we already closed-minded and stuck in their ways, dying off to be replaced by younger, more open-minded people.
Those people grew older and became stuck in their ways as well. But they had already accepted this truth. They just didn't accept any newer ones. Unfortunately I think that is what this will take. The slow death of the members of the older regime. Politicians, lawyers, and executives are all old enough to be stuck in their ways and unable or unwilling to accept such drastic changes.
For this reason, I firmly believe that our own mortality has played a big hand in our ability to learn and adapt as a species. Otherwise we would have gone extinct a long time ago.
I am not sorry to say, the dumb bitch should be tased in return and then fired. And he should be released with a huge apology. Hell if this happened to me and I had managed to get back up on my own power I would have gone for her throat and wouldn't have stopped until someone put me down. There is no way in hell I would have stood for this from anyone. I don't care who the hell they are. There is no excuse for this behavior by the ranger. None at all!
I guess I have been out of high school longer than I thought (only 10 years) but last time I was there many of the students were as big if not bigger than many of the faculty and some become VERY violent when angry. I have seen plenty of students react with near deadly force against faculty to completely justify the use of tasers and pepper spray in some high schools. I would even go as far as say that tasers are a better option given how few students have heart conditions compared to asthma. And I doubt any have a pacemaker (though I suppose it is possible).
Just another way to steal money from the public and other companies.
This is a sham, this is just another way for the entertainment industry to suck as much money as possible from other businesses and individuals. These greedy bastards need to be beaten to death. There is no sane reason why a fucking buffer copy needs a license. The license to view the video or hear the audio should be sufficient for all ancillary data storage needs.
You know what, I think that our country should charge them for the right to present to us crappy movies, remakes, etc. As well as for the right to have us see and listen to anything they make. We should charge them per ear and per eye. For 3D we should charge them per eye and per dimension. For "interactive" movies (with seat rumbling or the water that sprays at you to make you feel more involved with the movie) we should charge them per body hair and muscle that feels the interaction.
We should also charge them per taste bud that senses the food and drink in the theater. They should also pay for the privilege to have their movies shown on our home screens and equipment. Maybe then they will understand just how much bullshit these money grabs are.
Hollywood is more greedy and corrupt than any of the companies and individuals that they have ever criticized for greed and corruption.
I was specifically referring to their own capacity. Yes, they do have companies that provide services to them that can handle the capacity. But I doubt that they have the budget resources for one case to pay for the storage costs (I have a good idea having done a web dev project for the government).
But even if they can find the space and are willing to pay for it or can afford it through some arrangement that doesn't take into effect the cost of sifting through the evidence. Not to mention that depending on the encoding and organization of the data the may need some of the server software to decrypt/access the data.
The sheer number of man hours involved in such an undertaking is overwhelming. I can guarantee that they wouldn't spend the money nor the time. Not when they can simply delete the evidence against them.
I am very optimistic that the greater internet community as a whole can do a far better job writing fair and just laws than our current political royalty.
This occurred to me as well. I am sure there would be some international legal violations, especially for European customers, if they did so.
The other concern the government would have to consider is the sheer volume of data. I am pretty damn sure that the government doesn't currently own the capacity (own not lease) to hold and sift through all that data, especially with the potentially encrypted files in it.
Lets face it guys, our government consists of mostly technologically incompetent fools and old codgers that are afraid of change and of anything new (that doesn't revolve around them gaining more legitimate grandchildren and great grandchildren. They hate those illegitimate bastards... and some even the ones that turn out gay).
Mike, of course it doesn't make sense to allow the legitimate users keep their content. If they did then there would be enough evidence left for the government to be nearly sued out of existence.
No the evidence at stake isn't what is against MegaUpload. It is for them and their customers. The government and the entertainment industry couldn't possibly justify the take-down of legitimate websites if there was enough evidence. And this represents a mountain of evidence.
What I can't understand is how our government can legally prosecute someone in another country that is operating in that country (not America and the internet doesn't count because it has no borders). Especially when the person is not an American citizen.
How is this even legal??? Our government has way too much power. They must be stopped, not the pirates.
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WHAT GIVES THEM THE RIGHT???
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International Law
And even if they did, how the hell are they supposed to follow the laws of every country out there on the internet? Its not possible and not practical. As far as I am concerned no country has jurisdiction on the internet AND only has jurisdiction over companies and individuals that are based in that country.
We can't dictate the law for the entire world. We here in the United States need to stop trying to. Our government has no right to do this. And they have no place holding up ANY company's business model. This is ridiculous. We need to remove that power from our politicians.
They should never be able to initiate prosecution in defense of a company's revenue. That is not their job. Their job is to protect the people and promote advancement of our world as well as manage public services.
The United States has no right to freeze this man's accounts. They have no right to arrest or take from him. This is insanity. I really hope that he sues the United States government in international court and wins re-compensation for lost income and his suffering.
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On my world the government fears its people, not the other way around. And due process and justice still exists in full force. Here the government actually honors things such as the Constitution and the Bill of Rights instead of openly dancing on the tatters of the documents.
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This would also mean that no country can abruptly seize a domain name. Any country that violates this will automatically have all of their domains seized until they relinquish the domains they seized. Also the politicians and/or agency heads/managers that made the call to seize it will be publicly flogged... and that will be transmitted on the internet.
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But what he did was enough proof and confidence for many many more people to believe the round world theory. Well, that and their greed at seeking out new lands and riches.
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I can understand the thought process here
Most people struggle to grasp new concepts and will reel at the most radical ones because it flies in the face of everything they believe. Hundreds of years ago people laughed at, mocked, and otherwise ridiculed a man by the name of Christopher Columbus when he said the world was round, not flat.
Even after he proved otherwise there were still many non-believers. It took a long time for society as a whole to accept such a thing. And much of that acceptance simply came from the older generations, that we already closed-minded and stuck in their ways, dying off to be replaced by younger, more open-minded people.
Those people grew older and became stuck in their ways as well. But they had already accepted this truth. They just didn't accept any newer ones. Unfortunately I think that is what this will take. The slow death of the members of the older regime. Politicians, lawyers, and executives are all old enough to be stuck in their ways and unable or unwilling to accept such drastic changes.
For this reason, I firmly believe that our own mortality has played a big hand in our ability to learn and adapt as a species. Otherwise we would have gone extinct a long time ago.
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Just another way to steal money from the public and other companies.
You know what, I think that our country should charge them for the right to present to us crappy movies, remakes, etc. As well as for the right to have us see and listen to anything they make. We should charge them per ear and per eye. For 3D we should charge them per eye and per dimension. For "interactive" movies (with seat rumbling or the water that sprays at you to make you feel more involved with the movie) we should charge them per body hair and muscle that feels the interaction.
We should also charge them per taste bud that senses the food and drink in the theater. They should also pay for the privilege to have their movies shown on our home screens and equipment. Maybe then they will understand just how much bullshit these money grabs are.
Hollywood is more greedy and corrupt than any of the companies and individuals that they have ever criticized for greed and corruption.
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But even if they can find the space and are willing to pay for it or can afford it through some arrangement that doesn't take into effect the cost of sifting through the evidence. Not to mention that depending on the encoding and organization of the data the may need some of the server software to decrypt/access the data.
The sheer number of man hours involved in such an undertaking is overwhelming. I can guarantee that they wouldn't spend the money nor the time. Not when they can simply delete the evidence against them.
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I am optimistic
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The other concern the government would have to consider is the sheer volume of data. I am pretty damn sure that the government doesn't currently own the capacity (own not lease) to hold and sift through all that data, especially with the potentially encrypted files in it.
Lets face it guys, our government consists of mostly technologically incompetent fools and old codgers that are afraid of change and of anything new (that doesn't revolve around them gaining more legitimate grandchildren and great grandchildren. They hate those illegitimate bastards... and some even the ones that turn out gay).
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Of course this doesn't make sense...
No the evidence at stake isn't what is against MegaUpload. It is for them and their customers. The government and the entertainment industry couldn't possibly justify the take-down of legitimate websites if there was enough evidence. And this represents a mountain of evidence.
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Grrr
How is this even legal??? Our government has way too much power. They must be stopped, not the pirates.
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