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<title>Comments by mike allen</title>
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<link>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120224/04145717865/uk-labour-party-lets-just-get-with-kicking-people-offline-over-copyright-infringement.shtml#c284</link>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[mike allen]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 23:47:17 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120224/04145717865/uk-labour-party-lets-just-get-with-kicking-people-offline-over-copyright-infringement.shtml#c284</guid>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[One thing the British politicians are very good at is lieing Even more when statistics are involved.]]></content:encoded>
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<title>Re: Re: Why?</title>
<link>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120220/04491417812/kenny-rogers-lawsuit-shows-many-ways-that-major-label-screws-artists-even-big-ones.shtml#c556</link>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[mike allen]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:20:29 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120220/04491417812/kenny-rogers-lawsuit-shows-many-ways-that-major-label-screws-artists-even-big-ones.shtml#c556</guid>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Funny why the trolls are always saying that pirates are against artists but as we all know its really the labels that are against artists.]]></content:encoded>
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<link>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120220/04491417812/kenny-rogers-lawsuit-shows-many-ways-that-major-label-screws-artists-even-big-ones.shtml#c551</link>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[mike allen]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:12:00 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120220/04491417812/kenny-rogers-lawsuit-shows-many-ways-that-major-label-screws-artists-even-big-ones.shtml#c551</guid>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[love this case to be in the UK with massive news coverage may get the essage out how artists are screwed]]></content:encoded>
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<link>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120221/04324917828/recording-industry-cant-wait-to-start-kicking-people-offline-france-listening-to-their-favorite-songs.shtml#c164</link>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[mike allen]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:02:07 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120221/04324917828/recording-industry-cant-wait-to-start-kicking-people-offline-france-listening-to-their-favorite-songs.shtml#c164</guid>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[lies and more lies from the copywrong idiots.]]></content:encoded>
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<title>Re:</title>
<link>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120221/04324917828/recording-industry-cant-wait-to-start-kicking-people-offline-france-listening-to-their-favorite-songs.shtml#c141</link>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[mike allen]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:58:59 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120221/04324917828/recording-industry-cant-wait-to-start-kicking-people-offline-france-listening-to-their-favorite-songs.shtml#c141</guid>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[interesting question mike pls answer if correct.]]></content:encoded>
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<link>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120217/15023417795/riaa-insists-that-really-music-industry-is-collapsing-reality-shows-its-just-riaa-thats-collapsing.shtml#c141</link>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[mike allen]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:28:22 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120217/15023417795/riaa-insists-that-really-music-industry-is-collapsing-reality-shows-its-just-riaa-thats-collapsing.shtml#c141</guid>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The mafiaa have never looked forward they tied to stop tape recorders then VCRs after that DVD recorders now the internet this lot always look back.]]></content:encoded>
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<link>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100825/02002110771.shtml#c3509</link>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[mike allen]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 02:38:04 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100825/02002110771.shtml#c3509</guid>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[These guys are complete idiots. Yes i am English and I dont give a monkeys about libel laws you morris your lawyers are all spammers!!!!!!!!! Oh go on sue me and try to get me into court even I TAKE NO NOTICE MORON.]]></content:encoded>
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<link>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120214/03053117754/two-contradictory-paths-uk-when-it-comes-to-copyright-issues.shtml#c139</link>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[mike allen]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:39:31 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120214/03053117754/two-contradictory-paths-uk-when-it-comes-to-copyright-issues.shtml#c139</guid>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[A Scottish MP always is controversial why we don't have a English parliament like Scotland , Wales and Ireland (northern) even more so as Scotland is to have a referendum on complete independence. they can come up with crazy ideas in their own country as much as they like.]]></content:encoded>
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<title>Re: Re: Re:</title>
<link>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120214/11083717758/uk-now-seizing-music-blogs-with-american-domains-over-copyright-claims.shtml#c1290</link>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[mike allen]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:27:50 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120214/11083717758/uk-now-seizing-music-blogs-with-american-domains-over-copyright-claims.shtml#c1290</guid>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[It says: "If you have downloaded music using this website you may have committed a criminal offence which carries a maximum penalty of up to 10 years imprisonment and an unlimited fine under UK law.<br />
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This cant be true as their is no law in the UK that gives anyone 10 years jail for this offense but the police do like spreading such penalties thick to try to scare people.]]></content:encoded>
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<link>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120213/00095017737/mass-protests-against-acta-all-across-europe.shtml#c285</link>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[mike allen]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:21:34 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120213/00095017737/mass-protests-against-acta-all-across-europe.shtml#c285</guid>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[It always was a European issue. negotiations  were with the European Union not individual countries Poland, Germany, France, UK etc. So ACTA is a pan European issue.]]></content:encoded>
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<title>surprised</title>
<link>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120210/11023517730/economist-financial-times-already-writing-off-acta-as-dead.shtml#c191</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:20:38 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120210/11023517730/economist-financial-times-already-writing-off-acta-as-dead.shtml#c191</guid>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[I am surprised at the financial times as this paper is Murdoch owned ans behind a paywall.I would expect them to print a long article why such a treaty would be needed. Either Murdoch is softening or his problems with hacking in the UK and now bribing cops is getting to him.]]></content:encoded>
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<link>http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20120210/01082817724/iranian-filmmaker-banned-filmmaking-makes-documentary-via-his-iphone-about-his-plight.shtml#c109</link>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[mike allen]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:49:03 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20120210/01082817724/iranian-filmmaker-banned-filmmaking-makes-documentary-via-his-iphone-about-his-plight.shtml#c109</guid>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Most probably be jailed for 20 years in Iran. They tend to put only women who are raped to death. I wish him well, what he has done is to challenge the government and in that country he is bound to lose.]]></content:encoded>
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<title>old v new</title>
<link>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120207/04494617684/newspaper-boss-says-newspapers-need-more-money-because-new-media-steals-may-destroy-civil-society.shtml#c369</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:36:51 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120207/04494617684/newspaper-boss-says-newspapers-need-more-money-because-new-media-steals-may-destroy-civil-society.shtml#c369</guid>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[new media put on line as it happens with film and a description of what the reporter saw, sometime as it happens.<br />
<br />
old media 24 hours later complete with still pictures and a full analysis of the victims emails and mobile texts.]]></content:encoded>
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<link>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120208/01453517694/riaa-totally-out-touch-lashes-out-google-wikipedia-everyone-who-protested-sopapipa.shtml#c952</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 8 Feb 2012 10:32:40 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120208/01453517694/riaa-totally-out-touch-lashes-out-google-wikipedia-everyone-who-protested-sopapipa.shtml#c952</guid>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Artists are making more money going it alone without the labels the RIAA do not like this and want to stop it.Copyright does not encourage innovation it creates a  complacency as the artists sorry labels sit back and watch the cash grow, no need to create more music. Now RIAA  trolls  proove me wrong.]]></content:encoded>
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<link>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120207/00252517675/more-details-about-paramounts-offer-to-law-schools-to-teach-them-about-evils-content-theft.shtml#c360</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 8 Feb 2012 00:25:51 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120207/00252517675/more-details-about-paramounts-offer-to-law-schools-to-teach-them-about-evils-content-theft.shtml#c360</guid>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Both government and MAFIAA indoctrination is nothing more than propaganda and as such should be ignored by the populaces. Until they get in one of the folm industries many time machines and go back to 1942 Germany were propaganda was believed.]]></content:encoded>
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<title>Re: First they should come for ...</title>
<link>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120201/00455517613/would-us-extradite-uk-blogger-linking-to-works-public-domain-other-countries.shtml#c234</link>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[mike allen]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Mon, 6 Feb 2012 07:26:48 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120201/00455517613/would-us-extradite-uk-blogger-linking-to-works-public-domain-other-countries.shtml#c234</guid>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[one minor point Assange is being extradited to Sweden not the USA. though it can be argued that Sweden is just a stop off point.]]></content:encoded>
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<link>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120203/14444217655/paramount-wants-to-talk-to-students-about-how-theyre-all-thieves-then-ask-ideas-what-to-do.shtml#c374</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:45:00 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120203/14444217655/paramount-wants-to-talk-to-students-about-how-theyre-all-thieves-then-ask-ideas-what-to-do.shtml#c374</guid>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[paramount go home!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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<title>the 2 arts</title>
<link>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120201/01064917617/beach-boys-go-after-artist-who-dared-to-paint-works-inspired-beach-boy-songs.shtml#c686</link>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[mike allen]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2012 13:40:36 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120201/01064917617/beach-boys-go-after-artist-who-dared-to-paint-works-inspired-beach-boy-songs.shtml#c686</guid>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[2 arts are seperate from the picture i saw. i see absolution why this should go forward. I gertainly could not read the lyrics without a magnifier.<br />
Also is this again the mighty USA kicking the dutch and saying you will have our laws? Does cease and desist exist in Holland?]]></content:encoded>
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<link>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120129/03171517578/copying-is-not-theft-censorship-is.shtml#c723</link>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[mike allen]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:37:51 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120129/03171517578/copying-is-not-theft-censorship-is.shtml#c723</guid>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[One question to UMG and the copyright trols what is the difference between this giving a interpretation of a great song for deaf people and this  <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwQZQygg3Lk' rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwQZQygg3Lk</a> i await your answer.]]></content:encoded>
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<title>European parliament</title>
<link>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120130/21440417593/please-keep-acta-debate-fact-based.shtml#c532</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:42:46 PST</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[as you know the EU parliament are to debate ACTA soon Avaaz have a petition so far signed by 1,293,433 as of 5.30pm UK time. If you can sign it can help. you can do so at <a href='http://www.avaaz.org/en/eu_save_the_internet/' rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">http://www.avaaz.org/en/eu_save_the_internet/</a>]]></content:encoded>
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