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• On the post: Verizon CEO In A State Of Denial: Pretends Broadband Is Great… But Also Says He Wants To 'Throttle' Heavy Users

  

  Joel ( profile ), 09 Apr, 2010 @ 07:08am

  50's coming back...

  Pretty soon we will be sending letters and saving the USPS...

• On the post: Son Gets Mom Charged With Harassment Over Facebook Account Hijacking

  

  Joel ( profile ), 09 Apr, 2010 @ 07:03am

  wow

  I can't even comment on this story, even though I'm doing so...this is just dumb.

• On the post: USTR Releases Openness Plan, While Celebrating That It's In The Pocket Of Industry Lobbyists

  

  Joel ( profile ), 09 Apr, 2010 @ 06:53am

  No, I don't see.

  The USTR is a joke...I can't wait to see the outcome of all that stupidity; they must have the world's most "intelligent people" sitting on their hands and typing with their tongues to come up with this load of Garbagè.

• On the post: UK ISP Says It Will Not Follow Digital Economy Bill Rules

  

  Joel ( profile ), 09 Apr, 2010 @ 06:47am

  Re: Right Idea

  These* it is too early for me...lol

• On the post: UK ISP Says It Will Not Follow Digital Economy Bill Rules

  

  Joel ( profile ), 09 Apr, 2010 @ 06:46am

  Right Idea

  This guys got the right idea, they understand that people will hide what they are doing by any means necessary...you stop one way people find another one, look at Prohibition.

• On the post: NYTimes Ethicist: Not Unethical To Download Unauthorized Copy Of Physical Book You Own

  

  Joel ( profile ), 06 Apr, 2010 @ 09:53am

  Passion

  This is better than watching "The Young and the Restless" there is more drama here than in all the years that the 'soap' has going...
  
  Anyway I don't believe it is unethical, if the content is not provided by the publisher for a fair price. If the publisher included a digital copy of the book then this wouldn't be an issue; which is something they should have started doing a long time ago...I have always thought that books were overpriced, I love reading but I'm not paying 9.99-??.?? for something that I will most likely read once.
  
  Thanks Library Card!

• On the post: Recording Industry: Please Ignore Others' Bogus Studies — Only Our Own Bogus Studies Count

  

  Joel ( profile ), 06 Apr, 2010 @ 09:37am

  Bogus Studies

  What if I base my bogus study on their bogus study??
  
  Will the planet implode and humanity be exterminated??
  
  I beg the people doing these studies help the IFPI a little by giving them some hope that their rules and such might work, if not they will be calling your studies useless and the governments won't look at them.

• On the post: Does ACTA Kill Online Anonymity?

  

  Joel ( profile ), 06 Apr, 2010 @ 09:26am

  ACTA kills

  ACTA is going to kill much more than just anonymity; this is a terrible act being forced upon the people by corporations who do not understand who made them big. If ACTA ever reaches/becomes what the corporations want it to be, it is going to be a very sad and then the next day someone will find a way around it.
  
  Please don't take my rights from me in the physical world or in the internet.

• On the post: UK Shop Refuses To Make Prints Of Digital Photos Because They're 'Too Good' And Must Infringe

  

  Joel ( profile ), 06 Apr, 2010 @ 09:00am

  "Too Good"

  What the hell does that mean?? There are millions of people printing pictures everyday and a lot of those would be worthy of being called art...people who enforce these rules need to get their heads out of their butts and start living in the 21st century where anything is possible!

• On the post: Why The DMCA Is An Unconstitutional Restriction On Free Speech

  

  Joel ( profile ), 06 Apr, 2010 @ 08:42am

  Politics

  This is a toughie...This is a he says/she says battle that will be won by the persons with the deepest pockets; the little guy doesn't matter anymore people stop trying to make your voices heard it won't mean anything!

• On the post: Blockbuster Using Its Deal With Warner Bros. To Mock Redbox And Netflix

  

  Joel ( profile ), 05 Apr, 2010 @ 09:01am

  Saw this today...

  Saw this at a Brick and Mortar store and I couldn't believe it. The sign at the store has more "mocking" but I don't remember what it said...

• On the post: Online Communities Patented; Lawsuit Against Facebook Moves Forward

  

  Joel ( profile ), 05 Apr, 2010 @ 08:19am

  Lawsuits for All

  And one day in the near future everyone will be able to sue for anything and the world will be a better place........wait that was Thursday April 1st!
  
  Are they only going after facebook or are they going after all Social Networking Websites??

• On the post: North Face Decides South Butt Lawsuit Is Not Worth Exploring

  

  Joel ( profile ), 05 Apr, 2010 @ 08:10am

  Big Company playing ddddumbbbb

  North Face had no reason to do this, it was a dumb excuse to get in the "news" they knew what they were doing.
  
  Any publicity is good publicity.
  
  In this case both companies ended up winning; which is good for business.

• On the post: Spanish Gov't Officials Active Uploaders And Downloaders Of Unauthorized Content

  

  Joel ( profile ), 05 Apr, 2010 @ 06:31am

  I knew it!!

  To me it is obvious that they would be doing this, no one likes to pay for content especially if they can get it for free and legally...I would do the same!

• On the post: Hollywood Threatens To Stop Selling DVDs In Spain In A Push To Increase Unauthorized File Sharing?

  

  Joel ( profile ), 02 Apr, 2010 @ 07:41am

  That'll work...

  Yeah this will totally work!! This guy is a genius we should all understand where he is coming from...
  
  end sarcasm

• On the post: Columnist Claims Anonymity Is Bad For Our Country

  

  Joel ( profile ), 01 Apr, 2010 @ 08:38am

  Too much attention..

  We are giving this person too much attention...please disregard her by not reading The Cleveland Plain Dealer.

• On the post: Back When Broadcast TV Tried To Convince The World That Cable Was A Monster

  

  Joel ( profile ), 30 Mar, 2010 @ 09:58am

  Re: Re: Re: They feed the Monster...

  Thank you sir/madam, I can't believe someone doesn't know this and that you were polite enough not to insult their intelligence.

• On the post: If File Sharing Is Costing Hollywood So Much Money, Why Do They Want To Pay So Little To Stop It?

  

  Joel ( profile ), 30 Mar, 2010 @ 09:49am

  Stop...

  The industries have an easier of way to stop people from "sharing files" and it won't cost them anything... They just need to stop working and have the artist stop creating their works of art; and then after a year or two they can comeback and the people would be happy to oblige their wishes.

• On the post: EU Keeps Pushing Canada To Make Massive Changes To IP Law, With No Concern For User Rights

  

  Joel ( profile ), 30 Mar, 2010 @ 09:43am

  I want to see who this is helping..

  Can the starving artists who would have made some money please stand up or raise their hands??
  
  Incredible, can someone please explain to these people that they need to stop being greedy!! They are losing much more than they are gaining stop investing money in something so futile; even if CETA is adopted someone will find a way around it!!!!!

• On the post: Smallville Creators Sue Warner Bros, Say They Never Got Fair Market Price For Their Work

  

  Joel ( profile ), 30 Mar, 2010 @ 09:38am

  Misuse of words...

  Please when stories or comments are written use the correct words to express your ideas.

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