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   No-fault Life

   

   AMetamorphosis, Nov 18th, 2003 @ 12:19pm

   
   

   If fat people can boohoo about their indulgent behavior as being a disease than so can this boob.
   

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   Real problem, but I'd still fire him

   

   Anonymous Coward, Nov 18th, 2003 @ 2:35pm

   
   

   Pornography (on or off-line) is a serious addiction. Often people who want to quit have a very difficult time doing so, even at the risk of losing their marriages or careers.
   
   That said, no addiction is overcome through putting the blame on something else. This man needs to accept responsibility for his problem and tackle it (with therapy if need be).

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   RICHLY ironic

   

   Steve Sanderson, Nov 18th, 2003 @ 3:13pm

   
   

   "Why is it that no one can ever take responsibility for their own actions any more?"
   
   I am laughing my butt off right now!
   
   The irony of Mike making that statement is PRICELESS. Here's a guy who constantly rants and raves about how stealing copyrighted mp3s and movies shouldn't be illegal, and he's casting aspersions about responsibility and accountability?
   
   Thanks for the best laugh I've had in a while!

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   Re: RICHLY ironic

   

   Mike (profile), Nov 18th, 2003 @ 3:29pm

   
   

   What that has to do with the story being posted is beyond me, but a quick response on the facts you got wrong (or purposely choose to misunderstand).
   
   (a) Copyright infringement is against the law. Period.
   
   (b) Copyright infringement and stealing are two different things. Don't believe me? Ask the Supreme Court.
   
   (c) I do no advocate copyright infringement. I do not download music or movies without permission. I've never used Kazaa or whatever other popular file sharing applications are out there these days. I understand the law and I abide by it.
   
   (d) All I've ever been saying is that it's actually in the content producers' best interests to embrace these distribution tools. I do not say that stealing should be legal. I say that the content producers will be better off in the long run by noticing where the market is heading, and moving there before the competition beats them.

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   you forgot to add...

   

   Steve Sanderson, Nov 18th, 2003 @ 3:32pm

   
   

   Playing video games and surfing non-work related sites at work actually IMPROVES productivity!
   
   This line of reasoning kind of reminds me of the Bush administration: Black is white, day is night!

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   Re: you forgot to add...

   

   StickToTheTopic, Nov 18th, 2003 @ 4:12pm

   
   

   Steve, If you have complaints about those particular threads, make them on those threads.
   

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   Re: you forgot to add...

   

   wowbagger, Nov 19th, 2003 @ 5:06am

   
   

   Steve: go stick your head in a pig.

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   market opportunity

   

   d0rfussy, Nov 19th, 2003 @ 5:44am

   
   

   i think steve suxor bigtime. him & the riaaa. where is the xbox/ps2 game where i can punch the sh*t out of these guys (repeatedly) in my lounge room at my convenience ? its either that or download some more mp3's (f*ck listening to sponsor dictated fm radio programming). gpl programmers, stop that gnomey/kde sh*t & do this now !
   a billg version on xbox would also be rather acceptable :)
   

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   extra one

   

   Frank, Nov 19th, 2003 @ 5:49am

   
   

   should have added this one Mike:
   (e)The record companies have already broken the law in practices that gouge consumers. I feel like automatically cutting and pasting this to any argument that paints the record companies as the good guys as opposed to the 'pirates':
   From http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2000/05/cdpres.htm
   "The proposed agreements would settle FTC charges that all five companies illegally modified their existing cooperative advertising programs to induce retailers into charging consumers higher prices for CDs, allowing the distributors to raise their own prices. The complaints are the culmination of an extensive industry-wide investigation by the FTC of these practices."

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    Re: you forgot to add...

    

    AMetamorphosis, Nov 19th, 2003 @ 7:50am

    
    

    Save your political rants for a political board ...
    Black is White & White is Black is closer to Geore Orwell's novel " 1984 " ie: War is Peace ...

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