I have to say...I'm not surprised it crashed...and I'm also happy to see that they have extended the deadline to the end of the week.
It seems to me that they didn't expect so many responces.
The 'keeping a basic site up' comment seems a bit unfair. Every website has its limits and given the US has about a third/half the words population in it, even half those people posting all at onc would overwelm even the best designed site.
Unfortunately you cannot tell a ISP that provides service to millions of people to 'leave the game'.
I would love to see that sort of threat issued but its not applicable..
The chairman could have easily chosen to take the TPP route and keep the negotiations secret...instead he is letting the public have input on the draft when it is released tomorrow for at least 2 months.
If he had any courage at all, he�d settle on alienating the former. Doing the right thing isn�t always easy, but doing the easy thing isn�t always right.
The problem with that is that the ISP's could decide to jack up prices to the public if they don;t get things their way.
He is trying to avoid that possibility by finding a middle ground that everyone is happy with. I'm not saying he will succeed but he is at least trying.
However it needs to be done carefully. He needs to find a middle ground to keep both sides happy or the ISP's will just drag them back to court till its overturned again.
At least the FCC are going to make the proposal public for 60 days instead of keeping it in the dark.
I actually feel a little sorry for the FCC chairman...no matter what he does, he's gonna end up with a mob after him, be it the public or the ISP's lawyers.
agreed...though he isn't representing the film (its not listed).
Mike...here's a troll test. Email your colleagues in the other news sites that covered this story...and see if they got an email as well...it'll almost certainly be copy-pasted except for the name of the site/paper receiving it.
Not to mention the said lawyer doesn;t have the may, mother of christ' movie listed.
This is clearly a feeble scare tactics. As some of the other sites that covered this story and I bet you they got a copy/pasted version of the email addressed to them.
agreed...no lawyer, except maybe an MPAA lawyer who would clearly not have experience with computers and emails, would misspell a legal email so badly. It looks like a 6 year old typed it.
I agree with you, Zakida...however, I don;t think its deserving of an arrest and possible jail time. The people being arrested probably were tweeting support for this woman to help her cope with the pain of what she has gone through.
Yes, they should not have mentioned this ladies name...should they be thrown in jail for it? No...maybe a fine or a warning...but not jail.
he has a point though...the MPAA and I.C.E's answer IS to simply shut down websites left, right and center...and to extridite foreign tudents on jumped up charges to face 10 years IN A HIGH SECURITY PRISON!!!
You forget, Mike. If there is anything SOPA proved is that many people in congress have a lower IQ then a half-brick and live in the magical world of MPAA.
Of course they think their microscopic brains thin that the FTC can do something
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It seems to me that they didn't expect so many responces.
The 'keeping a basic site up' comment seems a bit unfair. Every website has its limits and given the US has about a third/half the words population in it, even half those people posting all at onc would overwelm even the best designed site.
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I would love to see that sort of threat issued but its not applicable..
The chairman could have easily chosen to take the TPP route and keep the negotiations secret...instead he is letting the public have input on the draft when it is released tomorrow for at least 2 months.
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The problem with that is that the ISP's could decide to jack up prices to the public if they don;t get things their way.
He is trying to avoid that possibility by finding a middle ground that everyone is happy with. I'm not saying he will succeed but he is at least trying.
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He's doing the right thing in making the draft public at least. It allows him to get public feedback.
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However it needs to be done carefully. He needs to find a middle ground to keep both sides happy or the ISP's will just drag them back to court till its overturned again.
At least the FCC are going to make the proposal public for 60 days instead of keeping it in the dark.
I actually feel a little sorry for the FCC chairman...no matter what he does, he's gonna end up with a mob after him, be it the public or the ISP's lawyers.
yay
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Mike...here's a troll test. Email your colleagues in the other news sites that covered this story...and see if they got an email as well...it'll almost certainly be copy-pasted except for the name of the site/paper receiving it.
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This is clearly a feeble scare tactics. As some of the other sites that covered this story and I bet you they got a copy/pasted version of the email addressed to them.
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Yes, they should not have mentioned this ladies name...should they be thrown in jail for it? No...maybe a fine or a warning...but not jail.
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good news
Its nice to see lawyers realising what a sham this trial is turning into.
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Of course they think their microscopic brains thin that the FTC can do something
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