@lux I don't think he was comparing the laws to slavery and racial discrimination, but the correlating "public/political opinion" that were largely biased and very wrong. Those laws were changed due to overwhelming, and rightfully so, demand by the public. IP law is of course much less serious than slavery and racial discrimination as far as social issues go.
I am glad to see that there is a high school out there that is still able to put forth a current and well thought out debate. We need laws that protect artists original works as for many of them it can be their livelyhood. However, most IP law has been grossly twisted to serve the needs of corporations and IP brokers, not the artists themselves. Like most sectors the corporations are pushing way too hard for their bottom line and lose sight of the reasons they were successful in the first place.
I've had my ups and my downs, and I got into the IT industry because I liked building machines for myself and friends. As far as jobs go I think we have more than just the IT sector in jeopardy. Companies care less and push their workers harder in all sectors from what I can see. Companies will always need IT guys for hardware and setting up enterprise systems, though the number they need may go down. Virtualization and cloud computing are streamlining a lot of the help desk's day to day work.
Jmproffitt's analogy seems to hold water to me. Cars are much more accessible today, but there are still millions of gainfully employed mechanics. The IT guy isn't going away. Once the baby boomers are out of the workforce I think we may see the IT job environment improve. When the workforce has used computers their whole life they tend to be a bit more savvy.
Personally, I want out of the IT industry, corporate america as a whole. It's all a miserable crock. Going to give it up for music someday I hope.
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@lux I don't think he was comparing the laws to slavery and racial discrimination, but the correlating "public/political opinion" that were largely biased and very wrong. Those laws were changed due to overwhelming, and rightfully so, demand by the public. IP law is of course much less serious than slavery and racial discrimination as far as social issues go.
I am glad to see that there is a high school out there that is still able to put forth a current and well thought out debate. We need laws that protect artists original works as for many of them it can be their livelyhood. However, most IP law has been grossly twisted to serve the needs of corporations and IP brokers, not the artists themselves. Like most sectors the corporations are pushing way too hard for their bottom line and lose sight of the reasons they were successful in the first place.
Pot Meet Kettle
@#2. You sound like a bitter IT person.
I've had my ups and my downs, and I got into the IT industry because I liked building machines for myself and friends. As far as jobs go I think we have more than just the IT sector in jeopardy. Companies care less and push their workers harder in all sectors from what I can see. Companies will always need IT guys for hardware and setting up enterprise systems, though the number they need may go down. Virtualization and cloud computing are streamlining a lot of the help desk's day to day work.
Jmproffitt's analogy seems to hold water to me. Cars are much more accessible today, but there are still millions of gainfully employed mechanics. The IT guy isn't going away. Once the baby boomers are out of the workforce I think we may see the IT job environment improve. When the workforce has used computers their whole life they tend to be a bit more savvy.
Personally, I want out of the IT industry, corporate america as a whole. It's all a miserable crock. Going to give it up for music someday I hope.