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  • On the post: Hollywood Wants To Kill Piracy? No Problem: Just Offer Something Better

    Jay ( profile ), 06 Feb, 2012 @ 07:47am

    So simple...

    It's so simple, a moron in a hurry could do it.

    Then Chris Dodd opens his mouth...

  • On the post: We're Living In the Most Creative Time In History

    Jay ( profile ), 05 Feb, 2012 @ 09:08pm

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    Moral rights, which have never been incorporated into US law, are in addition to the rights of exclusivity accorded under French law.

    That's bullshit. Look up the Berne Convention. Copyright changed from a utilitarian concept to a "moral rights" concept with that agreement.

  • On the post: Mike C's Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week

    Jay ( profile ), 04 Feb, 2012 @ 02:35pm

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    You have no valid rebuttal to it.

    None of you do.

    You have no argument.

    Neither of you AC maximalists do.

  • On the post: Mike C's Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week

    Jay ( profile ), 04 Feb, 2012 @ 02:34pm

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    Nope, even if you legalize drugs in the US, you still face the issue of people being so dependent on them, that they have to commit crime to obtain them.

    Wrong. California and Colorado are two states that have less enforcement on marijuana and even though the dispensaries can't keep up with demand, there is no correlation to having to commit a crime to get the drug.

    The price of the drugs wouldn't change, because the illegal markup that currently exists would be replaced by a similar, legal markup, taxes, and the like.

    How is that a bad thing? Regulate, not ban. That's the issue here.

    The issue wouldn't change, it would actually get worse by giving it public acceptance.

    Bullshit. More people are demanding for more drugs to be legalized and regulated than ever before. The only reason they're banned is because of a very powerful coalition of interests in keeping them banned. The private prison industry, pharmaceutical industry, and even the beer industry want the drugs banned. That should truly tell you something about the drug issue.

  • On the post: Mike C's Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week

    Jay ( profile ), 04 Feb, 2012 @ 12:22pm

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    ... I truly hope you don't believe the drivel you're shoveling. Regardless, I'm marking this as funny.

  • On the post: Mike C's Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week

    Jay ( profile ), 04 Feb, 2012 @ 12:15pm

    Adding more fuel to the fire of change.

    Wednesday brought some stark reminders of just how broken our current system of government really is - especially that last one. Think about it - a Senator who is doing what he can to FIX some of the very serious problems in this country is being attacked for doing his job? We really need to get out of this "R vs. D" mentality and focus on the individual issues. If only we could get people to realize that you can agree with someone on one thing and disagree with them on everything else. Madness, I tell you!

    That's not even the half of it. Next year, DHS will have a budget of $1,254,689,000 (p 21 in pdf). This is for ICE seizures that won't work, immigration policies that infringe on civil rights, government contracts on failed security, and a number of initiatives used to destroy people's civil liberties. We haven't seen major advancements in biotechnology, nanotechnology, or any other particular field because of all of the money in the antiterrorism bubble, the failed war on drugs, and instilling fear into society through taking away their freedoms. And for what? Do we really need to take down Kim Dotcom for making a successful business? How about raid Gibson Guitars based on the wood they used? Where's the evidence that Dajaz1's seizure caused the music industry more money?

    This is how the public benefits from the various archaic laws to fix the country?

  • On the post: Hollywood Still Doesn't Realize That The Internet Drives Popular Culture Now

    Jay ( profile ), 03 Feb, 2012 @ 12:53pm

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    All I can say is please just go away to all of the occupy people.

    They've had a very significant impact on the dialogue in this country. The income inequality, the problems of bad laws (think NAFTA) and the loss of jobs. Essentially, the Occupy movement is the Civil Rights movement part 2. They don't need to have a huge cohesive movement (though this is still patently false now), just enough to show that there is a VERY large population of the US system that is not represented at all by those in Congress. Consider how the median wealth of those in Congress is so much higher than the ones they govern. Consider how soldiers are mistreated by the system they are sworn to defend. Think about all of the police brutalities, the lack of jobs, the destruction of job creation through corporate lobbying and the many abuses of the crony capitalist system.

    While many can say that this copyright issue is an extension of this larger revolt of the current system, I doubt you'll find a lot of people that can't at least agree that they'd done a lot more good than harm.

  • On the post: Poland Prime Minister Suspends Any Effort To Ratify ACTA; May Kill ACTA In The EU

    Jay ( profile ), 03 Feb, 2012 @ 12:41pm

    So now the new question... How much public scrutiny is going to be paid to the TPP that Heph posted recently?

  • On the post: Is The US Meddling In Polish ACTA Voting?

    Jay ( profile ), 03 Feb, 2012 @ 12:02pm

    Hmmm... Warsaw

    I find it very interesting that Warsaw Poland is now considered the final stand for internet freedom...

    Just think about that for a moment.

  • On the post: Watch Out: Widespread Protests Against ACTA Spreading Across Europe

    Jay ( profile ), 03 Feb, 2012 @ 12:00pm

    Just one observation

    That's a helluva lot of lolcats...

  • On the post: Hollywood Still Doesn't Realize That The Internet Drives Popular Culture Now

    Jay ( profile ), 03 Feb, 2012 @ 10:21am

    The bipartisan problem

    Let's be very honest about the Democratic and Republican party. Essentially, they're one and the same. They don't obey their constituents at all, tied to monetary interests from a corrupt system that does not speak for anyone but the ones that have the most money. We should get away from the notion that either party truly represents the people. And that's the problem of the system itself. While everyone is focusing on the money aspect, I would think that even if people fought against Citizens United and won, there would still be this horrible bribery occurring just out of place of the public view. The thing we would need is more representation in government. More political parties to hurt the idea that one party can have so much power to move legislation. And that's the problem here. There is no way of punishing a party that moves away from the ideals of the nation. So while the Republicans are viewed as capturing the technology vote, they are also gerrymandering districts all over the US.

    So until we actually have electoral reform (not just monetary reform) there will continue to be problems of people being bribed in the public service area.

  • On the post: Why Piracy Is Indispensable For The Survival Of Our Culture

    Jay ( profile ), 02 Feb, 2012 @ 08:55am

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    RELEASE THE SHILLS!

  • On the post: CreativeAmerica Literally Resorts To Buying Signatures

    Jay ( profile ), 01 Feb, 2012 @ 02:11pm

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    "Will you support Sopa?"
    "Not if you paid me for it..."

  • On the post: The SOPA/PIPA Protests Were Not Pro-Piracy… They Were Anti-Crony Capitalism

    Jay ( profile ), 30 Jan, 2012 @ 10:29pm

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    The specific culprits currently are the NET Act and the PRO IP Act. If we can repeal those two, most of the statutory damages and civil asset forfeiture laws will go out the window.

  • On the post: The SOPA/PIPA Protests Were Not Pro-Piracy… They Were Anti-Crony Capitalism

    Jay ( profile ), 30 Jan, 2012 @ 10:14pm

    Re: Re: Supreme Court out of touch

    Hmmm... That actually has possibilities...

    I would say there would have to be a set immunity though. Perhaps they get 5 years free, but afterwards, they're eligible for the referendum at any time.

  • On the post: The SOPA/PIPA Protests Were Not Pro-Piracy… They Were Anti-Crony Capitalism

    Jay ( profile ), 30 Jan, 2012 @ 05:05pm

    Re: Re: Supreme Court out of touch

    They get educated on copyright by the MPAA and RIAA...

    I wish I could make this up, but just think about the problems this causes.

  • On the post: The SOPA/PIPA Protests Were Not Pro-Piracy… They Were Anti-Crony Capitalism

    Jay ( profile ), 30 Jan, 2012 @ 03:29pm

    Supreme Court out of touch

    I'm seriously thinking that our Judges need term limits. With a system that is constantly changing, how can they ever be trusted with copyright law if they've never had to deal with them?

  • On the post: As USTR Insists ACTA Doesn't Need Congressional Approval, Wyden Asks State Dept. For A Second Opinion

    Jay ( profile ), 30 Jan, 2012 @ 12:12am

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    Merely by way of example, you state "ACTA changes US copyright policy." This is a very broad statement indeed, and if you are inclined to make such a statement then the very least I believe you should do is back it up with concrete examples that are embodied in the ACTA text.

    After reading the ACTA, I know that it's using a lot of vague words. There's very little in regards to concrete language that gives consumers (remember, the people that benefit the most from copyright) anything close to fair use rights. I followed the time when the ACTA was leaked and noted how the negotiators did their best to resist groups such as KEI. It could have been worse. The biggest problem is how the ACTA can be interpreted in two or three different ways. That's one of the problems.

    The main issue I have with copyright is how it does quite little to actually help those that insist on it getting stronger and stronger. If it's helping out US society in keeping it, then why does it seem so geared towards destroying homes, criminalizing what most consider normal behaviour and penalizing people for just wanting to live their lives out normally?

  • On the post: Senator Ron Wyden's Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week

    Jay ( profile ), 29 Jan, 2012 @ 06:21pm

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    Actually, the BEST way to get our democracy back is electoral reform... The money is huge, but it leaves the problems of gerrymandering and lack of choice in politics. You want to keep the system, change it at the root.

  • On the post: As USTR Insists ACTA Doesn't Need Congressional Approval, Wyden Asks State Dept. For A Second Opinion

    Jay ( profile ), 28 Jan, 2012 @ 10:39pm

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    In the last 20 years, I've read and studied a fair number of copyright litigation in regards to how it affects American society. But I'm not here to get into some large baseless battle with you. You seem intent on delineating from arguments that weaken your claims.

    No, I haven't studied every minutiae of copyright going back to the 1940s. But I sure know the big ones: The DMCA, PRO-IP, NET Act, Home Audio and Recording Act, and Sony v Betamax. I haven't read all of TJ's works, but I understand that he was extremely skeptical of copyright and patents for a number of reasons.

    What's really wearing is how you seem to constantly want to put the impetus on others to describe their view as if you come from an argument of authority. I understand what the law is supposed to allow. I also understand that ACTA changes US copyright policy, particularly since Obama signed it into law without approval from Congress.

    So rest assured, I have my own knowledge of the bills, and copyright law. I'd probably suggest you may want to look at the economic affects of copyright law and how people avoid them. You seem to be lacking in those areas.

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