Any system broken as badly as copyright (and the patent system) should just be scraped. Enough "patching", it doesn't even do what it was designed to do in the first place: To support the Public Domain.
I don't mean to appear dense, but doesn't this sound like extortion or a protection racket? Even if it is in tenths or hundredths of a dollar? We charge this amount, but it could go up if we want it to and you can still be sued.
I have very high faith in Congress. I KNOW Congress is so stupid that it can't figure out for itself that firefighters have no clue what this debate is about.
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When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
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Obviously reading is optional. Much easier to just jump to conclusions.
Time to go
Why would ANY startup want to have their website hosted in the US? Maybe it's time for us all to move our internet operations overseas.
Business decision
"The process we have in place to handle links to lowes.com is a business decision."
Pointy haired Boss?
Getting it right
I don't currently play any of their games, but I will be in the future. Companies like this deserve and have earned my money.
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Any system broken as badly as copyright (and the patent system) should just be scraped. Enough "patching", it doesn't even do what it was designed to do in the first place: To support the Public Domain.
Protection
I don't mean to appear dense, but doesn't this sound like extortion or a protection racket? Even if it is in tenths or hundredths of a dollar? We charge this amount, but it could go up if we want it to and you can still be sued.
Freedom
I remember a time when the US was the "Home of the Free." I'm afraid those days are gone.
Faith in Congress
I have very high faith in Congress. I KNOW Congress is so stupid that it can't figure out for itself that firefighters have no clue what this debate is about.
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Money.
Bright side
On the bright side though, after they kill the internet, their own business will die also because will know about the movies they create.
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But it's so much easier to blame "piracy."
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"I want a State Department that deals in reality."
I don't think it will happen. They've been working for Hollywood for too long.
Surprise ?
"The government was representing industry against the public interest."
Surprise? How? The US Government has been in the pocket of industry for years.
Ban 'em
O boy! I want a list of all those who vote to pass that law so I can turn them in!
Censorship
They'll keep right on advocating it until they are censored themselves, then they will cry and wonder how this awful censorship happened.
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I think they should do it. That way we know which sites they don't want us to go to so we can get to those same sites faster.
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But, we must protect the children from all these nasty infringers!
Secret Service?
How should the Secret Service be involved?
Billing?
Shouldn't the accuser be the one forced to pay?