RIAA: We Support Net Neutrality, Just As Long As It Includes The Ability For ISPs To Block File Sharing

from the so-that's-how-it-works? dept

Because I know how much you’ve all been wanting to know what a bunch of dying record labels and their chief lobbyist thinks about net neutrality, the RIAA’s president Cary Sherman put out a statement saying that they’re happy with the new rules because the FCC’s Julius Genachowski has said it’s okay for ISPs to ignore all those rules as long as they’re going after “illegal conduct” online — which of course the RIAA assumes must mean file sharing.

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Dark Helmet (profile) says:

Re: Re: Re:2 Re:

“not recognizing sarcasm supports terrorism. it’s also racist.”

Not to mention it also kicks puppies, beats Rihanna’s, and gives bailout money to AIG execs.

…you know, as long as we’re hitting all the “he’s a bad guy” buzzwords.

Why oh why have I not uploaded the term “raporism” to the urban dictionary yet?

klink says:

Re: I can dream, can't I?

the oligarchy would never allow any competition to its monopoly on media transmission, however; a community in one of the carolinas, being fed up w/ high internet and cable prices, started a nonprofit to provide those services as well as VOIP phone to thieir community. they were successful in lowering the costs of these services to their community. i wonder what ever became of that experiment. homeland security and the NSA would view this as the thorn from hell in their sides. if your are interested in helping me research this subject, please e-mail me w/ subject-mediastruggle.

P.S keep in mind all electronic communications are monitered for key words.

klink

Free Capitalist (profile) says:

Re: Re: Re:2 ignore the d*mn troll

You are hereby accused and convicted of Raporism (C&TM 2009 Dark Helmet), failure to heed your own subject-line and failure to submit to bitter, bitter sardony. Your rights to neuter-ality have been revoked pending review by your RIAA appointed judicial and conciliator panel.

Also, I accept your proposed schoolyard match. (sorry Jedi, nothing against you, we have to make an example of these Raporists)

rebrad (profile) says:

“We Support Net Neutrality, Just As Long As It Includes The Ability For ISPs To Block File Sharing”

Hmm, then it wouldn’t be neutral would it and if they can block activity that may or may not be illegal, what else can they block without proof? Can they block “government defined” inappropriate speech, ideas or writing they don’t like. Tyrants have no qualms manipulating labels and language to cover it’s abhorrent and repressive behavior.

rebrad (profile) says:

Net Neutrality/Not

“We Support Net Neutrality, Just As Long As It Includes The Ability For ISPs To Block File Sharing”

Hmm, then it wouldn’t be neutral would it and if they can block activity that may or may not be illegal, what else can they block without proof? Can they block “government defined” inappropriate speech, ideas or writing they don’t like. Tyrants have no qualms manipulating labels and language to cover it’s abhorrent and repressive behavior.

Anonymous Coward says:

Net Neutrality has as little to do with neutrality as social/environmental justice have to do with justice. It’s just the way liberals use antonyms to describe all their plans. They want to silence opposition, they try to pass laws with names like fairness doctrine, net neutrality, hate crimes bill, diversity rules.

The Idiot says:

Here’s a fun analogy:

If you support the RIAA, you’re a terrorist. You force people to pay for illegal content, and share ‘their’ files. This is regardless of what it actually is you download. I actually received a nastygram for obtaining NIN’s The Slip from Mininova.

They are spreading the terror around.,because they’ve lost control of the market.

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