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   Anonymous Coward, Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 9:25am

   
   

   "it appears that what the RIAA means as "free speech rights," is the rights of minors to buy their music."
   
   That's nothing new, they've been claiming this for years.

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   Anonymous Coward, Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 9:29am

   
   

   C**ts.
   
   That is all

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   Only for artists

   

   Anonymous Coward, Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 9:30am

   
   

   The double-standard here is that they only want free speech for artists.

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   As always

   

   :Lobo Santo (profile), Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 9:30am

   
   

   RIAA definition of Free Speech: our right to express ourselves and our right to make you shut the hell up while we express ourselves in any manner we see fit.

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   Anonymous Coward, Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 9:38am

   
   

   RIAA: We stand up for free speech... until we change our minds that is.

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   This piece isn't just lame, it's legless.

   

   out_of_the_blue, Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 9:38am

   
   

   Kind of wormy. Read your own 'About' page and get back on track.

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   Anonymous Coward, Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 9:39am

   
   

   Sure you can have free speech in a dictatorship that censors the opposition.
   
   The dictator gives you the right to say whatever speech the dictator wants you to say! And if you say something the dictator doesn't want you to say the dictator has you thrown in handcuffs and put in jail for the next few decades without trial as a political dissident/traitor.
   
   Isn't that what free speech is all about, the right to say what those in power want you to say?

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   Anonymous Coward, Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 9:45am

   
   

   I'm all for stopping SOPA and covering this issue but Techdirt you've begun boring me to tears on this subject. It's become almost comical in its repetition. It's all you talk about anymore and you are on the endangered list on my RSS feed.

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   Re: This piece isn't just lame, it's legless.

   

   MrWilson, Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 9:47am

   
   

   Please cite exactly where in the About page that Mike has stated something that he has since gone in the exact opposite direction regarding.
   
   It's not a valid comparison to say, "this is a tech blog, but we talk about copyright a lot" is the same as, "we are for freedom of speech except when we're for censorship."

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    Re: Only for artists

    

    Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) (profile), Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 9:51am

    
    

    The double-standard here is that they only want free speech for label executives.
    
    FTFY

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    Re: This piece isn't just lame, it's legless.

    

    Marcus Carab (profile), Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 9:51am

    
    

    About Techdirt:
    
    the Techdirt blog uses a proven economic framework to analyze and offer insight into news stories about changes in government policy, technology and legal issues that affect companies ability to innovate and grow.
    
    Where's the problem exactly?

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    Notification Memo

    

    ScytheNoire, Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 9:52am

    
    

    In case you weren't aware, America had a slogan change from "Land of the Free" to "Land of Hypocrisy". Please adjust your expectations accordingly.

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    Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) (profile), Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 9:53am

    
    

    The way things are going you may not be able to have an RSS feed anymore.

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    weneedhelp (profile), Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 9:53am

    
    

    It's all you talk about anymore and you are on the endangered list on my RSS feed.
    
    
    Ohhhh nooooossss an AC might go away.

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    Re: This piece isn't just lame, it's legless.

    

    Rikuo (profile), Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 9:53am

    
    

    Your comment to attack Mike is so rushed that again, you've only made yourself look the fool.

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    Re: Re:

    

    Jay (profile), Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 10:05am

    
    

    Let's be nice. If the ac is not satisfied with the stories of hypocrisy, censorship, unneeded barriers to entry, copyright abuse, patent abuse, trademark fraud, impediments to the First and Fourth Amendment, plutocracy of US democracy, and the occasional story about food

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    Re: Re: Re:

    

    Jay (profile), Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 10:06am

    
    

    ... Then he should do what needs to be done. (Damn entry button on phone...)

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    Anonymous Coward, Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 10:16am

    
    

    They just want to protect THEIR freedom of speech and to create. Its makes them money when Rhianna's new song about being a sex slave does not get censored for depravity. (I don't think it is Im just creating a scene here). But when that same freedom that they and their artists have suddenly I am a pirate who is stealing from them when all I have really done is disagree with their position.

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    Re: As always

    

    Anonymous Coward, Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 10:16am

    
    

    Too long.
    
    RIAA definition of Free Speech: Shut up! Buy CDs!

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    Re: This piece isn't just lame, it's legless.

    

    Anonymous Coward, Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 10:20am

    
    

    Kind of wormy.
    
    maybe kind of techwormy rolling about in techdirt?

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    Re: This piece isn't just lame, it's legless.

    

    jeremy7600 (profile), Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 10:39am

    
    

    The about page specifically states "analyze and offer insight into news stories about changes in government policy, technology and legal issues that affect companies ability to innovate and grow."
    
    Guess what, every article ever posted on Techdirt is about exactly those things.
    
    Simply because it doesn't deal with whatever it is *you* think this blog is only about, doesn't mean the OWNER of the blog can't put whatever he wants on the blog.
    
    The above being said, government policy, technology AND legal issues are whats discussed here. Hate to break it to you, but calling someone wormy and asking them to read their own page shows just how much you fail at reading comprehension. And on top of that, you don't even make a case. You just state your opinion as if it were fact and leave it at that.
    
    All you need to remember for the future is government policy, technology and legal issues. If you don't have the comprehension to understand what those three things mean, remedial education may be in order.
    
    And again, no one is forcing you to read the articles here. The problem is between your ears, not sitting at the CEO's desk of Floor 64.

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    Anonymous Coward, Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 10:48am

    
    

    The RIAA is a strong proponent of the freedom of speech, and has taken this stance for decades. However, it is possible to be for freedom of speech while being against the unlawful dissemination of speech as to which copyright pertains. These are not inconsistent positions, but it takes more than broad generalizations to appreciate why this is the case.

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    Response to: Anonymous Coward on Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 10:48am

    

    Beech, Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 11:14am

    
    

    The people here generally aren't opposed to companies protecting their copyrights. The problem is that these new bills have huge potential to be abused to the point of censoring those who are not actively engaged in infringement.
    
    That said, it makes it look like the riaa is for the first amendment until they decide its hurting their bottom line.

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    Re: Re: This piece isn't just lame, it's legless.

    

    The Groove Tiger (profile), Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 11:25am

    
    

    what are you a techsmurf?

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    Anonymous Coward, Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 12:18pm

    
    

    It takes blindness, deafness and mutness to understand that position.

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    Oh Hai Hypocrites!

    

    Psyga Sanichigo (profile), Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 12:21pm

    
    

    I sure like how you're so spineless. You say you're all for freedom when you even considered suing boy scouts for using Happy Birthday.
    
    You people make me sick.

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    Re: Re: Re: Re:

    

    Anonymous Coward, Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 12:27pm

    
    

    Where does one find the "Entry" button?

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    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

    

    Anonymous Coward, Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 12:27pm

    
    

    ooooooooooo, is that why phones vibrate?

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    Re: Re: As always

    

    Anonymous Coward, Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 12:27pm

    
    

    Well said, Well said indeed.

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    Just a typo

    

    heyidiot (profile), Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 1:10pm

    
    

    In the last paragraph, just take out the "un" in "uncompromising" and their position becomes perfectly consistent.

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    gorehound (profile), Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 1:49pm

    
    

    Fucking Assholes who want to take our freedom away and control the Internet.

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    well

    

    hmm (profile), Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 1:59pm

    
    

    RIAA stands for free speech, but you have to pay $12.99 for the dvd its recorded on!

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    Re: This piece isn't just lame, it's legless.

    

    hmm (profile), Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 2:01pm

    
    

    By 'wormy' I take it you mean Mike managed to worm his way into the heart of the RIAA/MPAA and their employees in congress (pretty much most of them) and wriggle around until he uncovers what they're REALLY up to with our elected officials?
    
    Nothing wrong with worms my friend, they help to aerate the dark places that some people would prefer remain in darkness.

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    hmm (profile), Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 2:03pm

    
    

    SOPA would actually outlaw RSS feeds because technically there are parts of a "copyrighted" site that may be pushed to you, such as the site's URL or title.....

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    Re: This piece isn't just lame, it's legless.

    

    The Devil's Coachman (profile), Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 5:24pm

    
    

    Try not being such a twat, will you? just once? You hopeless, vapid twat!

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    In other news, RIAA execs have not been found guilty........

    

    The Devil's Coachman (profile), Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 5:28pm

    
    

    of fondling young boys and girls in recording studios.........yet. Now that the seeds of doubt have been planted, they will feel compelled to deny it furiously until just one case surfaces, and then go into spin control. Just like always.

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    Anonymous Coward, Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 5:31pm

    
    

    I hear SOPA requires all puppies and cats to be sacrificed too.

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    nasch (profile), Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 8:16pm

    
    

    The dictator gives you the right to say whatever speech the dictator wants you to say!
    
    Exactly. Any other speech is illegal, and therefore it's OK to censor it.

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    nasch (profile), Nov 22nd, 2011 @ 8:17pm

    
    

    You know you don't have to read them, right? You can just mark it as read and move on.

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