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   The eejit (profile), Apr 25th, 2011 @ 3:56am

   
   

   But Mike, don't you know that the terrorists are using piracy to steal our children from the moral, Christian ways of Hollywood?
   
   ...Sorry, I couldn't keep a straight face after "piracy".

    

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   Michael, Apr 25th, 2011 @ 5:14am

   
   

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   ...and clubbing baby seals.

    

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   Pinky, Apr 25th, 2011 @ 5:22am

   
   

   What are we going to do today Brain?

    

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   drewmerc (profile), Apr 25th, 2011 @ 5:31am

   
   

   Vienna Convention, Geneva Convention none of this matters when it's followed by the magic words ...but...but...piracy

    

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   Anonymous Coward, Apr 25th, 2011 @ 5:31am

   
   

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   I'm waiting for Hollywood Accounting to come up with the following:
   
   "Millions of children die, every minute, from piracy"
   "Piracy kills billions of whales every day"
   
   etc.

    

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   Richard (profile), Apr 25th, 2011 @ 5:38am

   
   

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   And now you - along with, Gwiz owe me a license fee for that comment

    

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   Chronno S. Trigger (profile), Apr 25th, 2011 @ 6:15am

   
   

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   Same thing we do every day, Pinky. Try to pirate the world.

    

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   That Anonymous Coward, Apr 25th, 2011 @ 6:19am

   
   

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   They did and in of all places on PBS.
   The US Chamber of Congress paid for a glowing "documentary" about all of the evils of piracy and copyright infringement.
   While there were some serious concerns about actual fake prescription drugs, the main message was when you buy a fake handbag from a street vendor your enforcing a world wide trafficking ring who will bring in terrorist and dirty bombs. They quoted the ever popular trillions of lost revenues and how it harmed everyone, but were careful to keep it all tightly bundled on every level. That if you torrent a tv show your supporting terrorist and gangs who will use all of the money they get to attack us.

    

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   The eejit (profile), Apr 25th, 2011 @ 6:26am

   
   

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   No, it's now "But...But....BUSINESS!"

    

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    iamtheky (profile), Apr 25th, 2011 @ 7:14am

    
    

    can we get a "tired schtick" button

     

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    Adam Bell, Apr 25th, 2011 @ 7:32am

    
    

    Events like Karel De Gucht's refusal to turn over ACTA documents just highlights for everyone that ACTA only responds to a very narrow slice of special interests in such heinous ways that the specifics must be kept secret. Eventually, there's a backlash that destroys the whole house of cards.

     

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    Capitalist Lion Tamer (profile), Apr 25th, 2011 @ 7:42am

    
    

    In addition...

    All involved members must drive around with the windows up and radio turned up when discussing ACTA.
    
    When discussing ACTA at a residence or hotel room, one member must disassemble all lamps and phones in a search for bugs while another member peers furtively through the venetian blinds.

     

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    harbingerofdoom (profile), Apr 25th, 2011 @ 7:50am

    
    

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    now thats just silly...
    
    
    ....everyone knows baby seals only go to raves and do not go clubbing....

     

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    Bruce Ediger (profile), Apr 25th, 2011 @ 7:53am

    
    

    My takeaway on ACTA

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Apr 25th, 2011 @ 7:54am

    
    

    Then make him answer questions.

    If he says it is ok to not turn over the documents as long as he answers questions, then they should play his game. Make him answer questions.
    
    Question 1: "What is the first word of the ACTA documents we are requesting?"
    Question 2: "What is the second word of the ACTA documents we are requesting?"
    Question 3: "What is the third word of the ACTA documents we are requesting?"
    
    ...
    
    Question n: "What is the nth word of the ACTA documents we are requesting?"
    
    I think he might just turn over the documents after he sees where this line of questions is heading.

     

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    Bruce Ediger (profile), Apr 25th, 2011 @ 7:56am

    
    

    My takeaway on ACTA

    Dear me, I double posted, sorry.
    
    My takeaway from ACTA is that you can stonewall by being boring. The ACTA people, from the US Trade Rep office on down, just bore people, critics, sychophantic lawmakers, everyone. The ACTA people are boring beyond any previous benchmark.
    
    The dogged boringness seems to have worked. Nobody's too excited about it at all.

     

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    sam sin, Apr 25th, 2011 @ 8:24am

    
    

    i dont think it is a case of being ashamed of pushing an Industry Agenda. it is more a case of trying to hide the fact that money is changing hands to push an Industry Agenda. if the EU continues to do nothing over this, what is the point of having them rule on it? like the rest of the proposals the 'Industry' wants, they may just as well bring them in and openly say 'fuck all you ordinary citizens, this is what we want and this is what we are going to have! end of discussion!'

     

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    Rikuo (profile), Apr 25th, 2011 @ 8:33am

    
    

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    "That if you torrent a tv show your supporting terrorist and gangs who will use all of the money they get to attack us."
    
    Versus buying a legitimate music CD and the RIAA using that money to get ICE to attack perfectly legitimate websites...Yeah, that's why I don't buy 'legit' music from the RIAA!

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Apr 25th, 2011 @ 8:52am

    
    

    First rule of ACTA you do not talk about ACTA.

     

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    The eejit (profile), Apr 25th, 2011 @ 9:23am

    
    

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    IT's like asking pimps to monitor prostitute's income for tax purposes. It makes about as much sense as asking if water's dry.

     

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    The eejit (profile), Apr 25th, 2011 @ 9:24am

    
    

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    No, the first rule of ACTA is that you call critics Terrorist paedophilic nutjobs. The SECOIND rule fo ACTA is that you do not talk about ACTA.

     

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    Richard (profile), Apr 25th, 2011 @ 9:32am

    
    

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    Not to mention the fact that the small amount of CD money that goes to artists mostly goes to a few very wealthy ones - many of whom have drug habits - which have arguably made drugs "cool" for their fans.

     

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    The eejit (profile), Apr 25th, 2011 @ 11:21am

    
    

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    So THAT explains Kiss from a Rose! Thank you so much!

     

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    Bruce Ediger (profile), Apr 25th, 2011 @ 11:48am

    
    

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    Doesn't merely saying the truth sometimes have the power to take all the power out of what you talk about?
    
    Saying "This is what we want, and this is what we are going to have, end of discussion" would make any laws derived from ACTA into something akin to a Caesar's decree, something minimally, grudgingly, enforced, but not respected.
    
    Saying that about enough laws, and the whole legal structure would get called into question. I personally would think the legitimacy of a legal system where things like ACTA get decreed would be minimal. I just might become a scofflaw, with only official respect for "officers" of the "court", "judges", "laws" and "legislators".

     

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    Chargone (profile), Apr 26th, 2011 @ 4:38am

    
    

    Re: Then make him answer questions.

    seeing that actually happen would be made of both win and awesome.

     

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    Hephaestus (profile), Apr 26th, 2011 @ 6:28am

    
    

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    " many of whom have drug habits "
    
    To funny the record labels actually do fund terrorism ...

     

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