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The MPAA Says Blackout Protests Are an Abuse of Power
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Arc_DT
Title: Mithan said I am smart
Posts: 363
Registered: 2002-5-28 08:25:51
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1/1/00 12:00am
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The MPAA Says Blackout Protests Are an Abuse of Power
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I'ma gonna provide a valuable service for free and suddenly stop doing so. Then I too will be "abusing power."
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-Accident-
Title: Waiting to happen
Posts: 660
Registered: 2000-8-24 09:49:04
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Second_Chance
Title: Great One
Posts: 308
Registered: 2001-2-28 15:45:11
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What about SOPA or PIPa has people so riled up?
I don't get it. Block torrents. Who cares? Why is that bad?
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Hawkson
Title: I AM AN ASSASSIN (SHH)
Posts: 1,791
Registered: 2001-10-23 22:57:09
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Thus far the MPAA hasn't really demonstrated that it's more than a group of moneygrubbing mouth-breathers. Therefore a move like this doesn't surprise me.
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Brother_Tempus
Title: Patriot
Posts: 985
Registered: 2001-1-9 08:07:00
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Arc_DT posted:
I'ma gonna provide a valuable service for free and suddenly stop doing so.
promise?
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Second_Chance
Title: Great One
Posts: 308
Registered: 2001-2-28 15:45:11
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So, the biggest argument against SOPA is the Federal government shouldn't be able to enforce copywrite and trademark restrictions on intellectual property?
Or, as put so eloquently in another thread, "If I Rick Roll someone I get ass raped in prison for 20 years".
Ridiculous.
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Dark_EternalFF
Title: Official ACF Turd
Posts: 1,838
Registered: 2002-11-8 22:44:06
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MPAA/RIAA are outdated and useless organizations that should be dissolved. Put the power back in the hands of artists and their fans.
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Walker_ID
Posts: 673
Registered: 2002-5-29 10:20:09
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:00am
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Second_Chance posted:
So, the biggest argument against SOPA is the Federal government shouldn't be able to enforce copywrite and trademark restrictions on intellectual property?
Or, as put so eloquently in another thread, "If I Rick Roll someone I get ass raped in prison for 20 years".
Ridiculous.
stop trying to troll....no one is this dumb......if you are in fact this ignorant pull up one of the 2836428376 articles explaining why its bad legislation and educate yourself
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HeartView
Title: Be right back...
Posts: 1,209
Registered: 2001-12-20 08:11:56
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:00am
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Second_Chance posted:
So, the biggest argument against SOPA is the Federal government shouldn't be able to enforce copywrite and trademark restrictions on intellectual property?
Or, as put so eloquently in another thread, "If I Rick Roll someone I get ass raped in prison for 20 years".
Ridiculous.
You're not getting it. Both versions of the law essentially remove due process when it comes to "protecting intellectual property". Essentially, I can cry foul about a site you own and operate and get your web presence completely shut down without ever involving the police, a court, or any law agency. Oh, and you can't do jack about it because you are guilty until proven innocent. Can't afford to combat my army of lawyers and sue me for my wrongful accusation? Sorry, you're out of luck. Essentially, these laws would allow unprecedented rights to "big media" so they don't have to follow the rules the rest of us have to follow. Big media wants to be the judge, jury, and executioner and these laws aim to give them that right.
All this to "protect intellectual property"? Bull pucky.
And you think this is a good thing?
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Date Posted:
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The MPAA Says Blackout Protests Are an Abuse of Power
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Second_Chance posted:
What about SOPA or PIPa has people so riled up?
I don't get it. Block torrents. Who cares? Why is that bad?
it basically says: if a website hosts content that is copyrighted, the website can be shutdown and involved parties can be fined/jailed...So every youtube video you've ever seen with music in it that they didn't create themselves, would be breaking the law.
so if you upload a video that has your favorite song playing in the background, and you didn't get permission to use it, you can be in trouble if they decide to go after you. And youtube, for example, would have about 50% or more of it's videos removed because most are like that.
plus the other crap that's just as stupid.
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