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• On the post: Reddit Plans To Black Out Site For A Day To Protest SOPA/PIPA

  

  Jay ( profile ), 11 Jan, 2012 @ 08:26am

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  I thought that most news comes from social network sites now...

• On the post: WordPress The Latest Tech Company To Come Out Strongly Against SOPA/PIPA

  

  Jay ( profile ), 11 Jan, 2012 @ 06:51am

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  I can understand why they did that one. You only need to read the history of The Great Depression to see back then what happened when the Government did NOTHING to help the banks or much else.
  
  But this is the exact reason for Occupy Wall Street. When you look at the history, the banks were bailed out because of how much they lobbied the government to make favorable rules for them. No one was arrested for predatory loans where the people made 7x the loan on minorities or become a part of the revolving door problem.
  
  A few banks collapsed and this led to a snowball effect with hundreds and then thousands of branches all over the country then collapsing. People no longer trusted the banks who lost their money so they began to horde gold under their mattresses instead.
  
  Yes, but let's not forget that Alan Greenspan lowered the interest rate to induce borrowing which began to destroy the economy. Now, those same banks are holding onto free money while funding private prisons and doing questionable bank foreclosures.
  
  This situation lasted for too many years until the Government helped the banks, stimulated the economy and invested in jobs. Not to forget banning gold hoarding should people now be tempted.
  
  Look again, the Fed. Reserve was doing the same thing to the economy and the banks were the ones holding onto the money until WWII. The downside of Keynesian economics was not discovered until Citizens United exposed the problem.
  
  So it was the lesser of two great evils and I believe life is better off now because of it.
  
  No, it's not. The middle class is becoming less significant, the government is censoring and locking up its populace and most of our presidential nominees are so out of touch with those being affected by the laws that they will never make rules that will actually better society.

• On the post: To Pols Trying To Raise Money From Silicon Valley: Supporting SOPA/PIPA Probably Isn't Wise

  

  Jay ( profile ), 10 Jan, 2012 @ 08:46pm

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  That's been the plan the entire time
  
  (2:30)

• On the post: Actress Who Wished To Remain Anonymous And Under 40 Is Now Officially Neither

  

  Jay ( profile ), 10 Jan, 2012 @ 07:11am

  Telling

  How telling that she's on a show named "Bullshit".

• On the post: ICE Propaganda Film Pats Itself On The Back For Censoring The Web; Promises Much More To Come

  

  Jay ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2012 @ 11:19pm

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  If the attorney can't access these, how can anyone else outside of the government?

• On the post: ICE Propaganda Film Pats Itself On The Back For Censoring The Web; Promises Much More To Come

  

  Jay ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2012 @ 06:57pm

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  It's been explained to you over, and over, and over. You still don't get it. That's your issue, not mine.
  
  How you can't figure this out, I have no idea.

• On the post: ICE Propaganda Film Pats Itself On The Back For Censoring The Web; Promises Much More To Come

  

  Jay ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2012 @ 04:00pm

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  A one sided court order that kept getting extended...
  
  Dear gods, why are you being so obtuse about this?
  
  Everytime Dajaz1 tried to see the court order or figure out when the hearing would be, ICE stone walled them. And here you are, supporting the 1 year censorship of a blog that had authorized links on it.
  
  You're still full of it.

• On the post: 'Nerds' Finally Get Their SOPA Hearings Over Technical Impact… But Not At The Judiciary Committee

  

  Jay ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2012 @ 03:37pm

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  He's paid for his opinion.

• On the post: Rep. Paul Ryan Comes Out Forcefully Against SOPA After Reddit Pumps Up Opposing Candidate

  

  Jay ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2012 @ 11:57am

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  Oh, that's changing... There's a LOT of opposition in Austin and an on the ground movement against him.

• On the post: ICE Propaganda Film Pats Itself On The Back For Censoring The Web; Promises Much More To Come

  

  Jay ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2012 @ 10:39am

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  You forgot one.
  
  Immigration - Destroying American families

• On the post: Did Mitt Romney Just Come Out Against SOPA/PIPA?

  

  Jay ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2012 @ 09:49am

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  Even higher amount...

• On the post: ICE Propaganda Film Pats Itself On The Back For Censoring The Web; Promises Much More To Come

  

  Jay ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2012 @ 09:47am

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  They've had the ratings disabled since the July takedowns.
  
  You can tell how much they're pushing the bull and stepping in its remains.
  
  I kind of find it funny though... Morton seems to believe that SD cards are thieving devices. So when is he going to take down SanDisk for illegal theft of American jobs?

• On the post: Did Mitt Romney Just Come Out Against SOPA/PIPA?

  

  Jay ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2012 @ 08:49am

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  I have to agree. I've been looking into his holdings with the Bain company he represents. They are better known for destroying jobs and moving them overseas than saving anything.
  
  Further, Romney is using overseas accounts to hold onto his capital gains. He's a big banker that is just pandering based on all of the evidence presented about him.

• On the post: A Good Step: House Oversight Committee Puts Hearing Archive Video Online

  

  Jay ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2012 @ 07:04am

  Another question

  Is there any chance that the oversight committee has old decisions made by the FCC? The reason that I ask is because Michael Powell made a decision that was disagreeable in the 90s that comes back to haunt us in the form of consolidation in the broadband marketplace.

• On the post: NinjaVideo Admin Phara Gets 22 Months In Jail, 500 Hours Of Community Service & Has To Pay MPAA $210k

  

  Jay ( profile ), 06 Jan, 2012 @ 10:57pm

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  Soooo... You can't answer anything about the timeline so you double down on a bad argument. It's ok, I already knew you were full of it.

• On the post: NinjaVideo Admin Phara Gets 22 Months In Jail, 500 Hours Of Community Service & Has To Pay MPAA $210k

  

  Jay ( profile ), 06 Jan, 2012 @ 10:57pm

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  This coming from a lobbyist, it's quite a lot of BS.
  
  Judging from the stories involved, she was making an online library and ICE shut it down.
  
  And all you can do is point to Google and try to extract money from them for the politicians they have to buy. Bravo.
  
  But let's make a few things clear here. I do give money to Techdirt. The amount is none of your business. Same with if I gave money to Ninjavideo, the Salvation Army, or the Red Cross. If you want to tell how much you give to charity, or to another group for a viewpoint, be my guest. But far be it for me to tell you my personal choices. What I will tell you is that the $10,000 they received was an amassed donation from a lot of people that felt they could find good legal counsel to help them. Unfortunately they didn't.
  
  So going on and on about this is specifically your choice, but it's a misleading argument. People donated what they could to a site they liked to find good legal representation. The point that I've made (there's a difference between the high court of Righthaven and lawyers vs the low court of the Ninjavideo admins) still stands. The other point (the law is being twisted in order to criminalize innocent people) about CCI being a misleading misnomer here is also something you love to ignore.

• On the post: NinjaVideo Admin Phara Gets 22 Months In Jail, 500 Hours Of Community Service & Has To Pay MPAA $210k

  

  Jay ( profile ), 06 Jan, 2012 @ 04:47pm

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  What is at issue here is legal advice in copyright law is expensive. Further, the law punishes the weakest citizens the most. The Righthaven lawsuits show a vast difference in behaviour compared to what has happened here. The donation issue is merely your chance to deflect from the argument.

• On the post: NinjaVideo Admin Phara Gets 22 Months In Jail, 500 Hours Of Community Service & Has To Pay MPAA $210k

  

  Jay ( profile ), 06 Jan, 2012 @ 01:41pm

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  There's no point in telling a troll/lobbyist anything about my endeavors. Or maybe, the fact is I showed a timeline of events that you've never bothered to answer while you constantly try your ad hom attacks.

• On the post: NinjaVideo Admin Phara Gets 22 Months In Jail, 500 Hours Of Community Service & Has To Pay MPAA $210k

  

  Jay ( profile ), 06 Jan, 2012 @ 01:39pm

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  Newsflash: I didn't win. Not like that's anything huge anyway. But your crush on Marcus is kinda cute.

• On the post: NinjaVideo Admin Phara Gets 22 Months In Jail, 500 Hours Of Community Service & Has To Pay MPAA $210k

  

  Jay ( profile ), 06 Jan, 2012 @ 01:11pm

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  Nope. But keep trying. You only make yourself look far more foolish on this issue.

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