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

  

  Joel ( profile ), 30 Mar, 2010 @ 09:29am

  Re:

  I watch it. I don't agree with the no flights/no tights rule from the start; in the Superman movies they show him flying/hovering when he falls in the Kent Barn when he was a child.

• On the post: Teens Face Felony Charges Over Girl Who Committed Suicide

  

  Joel ( profile ), 30 Mar, 2010 @ 09:26am

  Sad

  What a horrible story; I don't see any possibility to convict anyone of the kids. The adults should be heading to trial for negligence.

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

  

  Joel ( profile ), 30 Mar, 2010 @ 09:10am

  They feed the Monster...

  Broadcast TV is now the one feeding the monster by broadcasting the commercials for cable and the satellite companies.
  
  The networks want to have their cake and eat it too, by selling cable and satellite commercial spots and then asking them to pay more for the content they provide them.

• On the post: James Cameron: Innovation Trumps Any Piracy Threat

  

  Joel ( profile ), 29 Mar, 2010 @ 09:48am

  Not for me...

  I would still watch the movies at home, no way I'm I changing that experience for the things that people are doing at/to the theaters.
  
  All you need is a good TV, source, couch/chair, and home theater.

• On the post: USTR Wants People To Know That At Least Someone Likes ACTA

  

  Joel ( profile ), 26 Mar, 2010 @ 09:56am

  Two Whole Letters?

  "Two whole letters from the industry, I'm so surprised like O.M.G. this is going to be the game changer!!"

• On the post: Report From The Field: ACTA Negotiations Not Going Well

  

  Joel ( profile ), 25 Mar, 2010 @ 09:54am

  ACTA Conversation

  Me: What's wrong ACTA?
  
  ACTA: I'm not doing well.
  
  Me: Why??
  
  ACTA: I don't know what I'm doing here.
  
  Me: Aren't you supposed to protect the people?
  
  ACTA: I don't know.
  
  Me: Oh that is bad.
  
  ACTA: I know, I feel useless.
  
  Me: Well you kinda are. Sowwy!!
  
  ACTA: Don't be I know, hopefully I don't make it.
  
  Me: I'll be sad to see you go, makes for interesting conversation.

• On the post: Failed Filmmakers Pretend Piracy Group 'Stole' Film To Try To Get Publicity

  

  Joel ( profile ), 25 Mar, 2010 @ 08:57am

  Can't believe this

  I truly can't believe that an organization would do this...Can anyone show if anyone watched the pirated version or was there no pirated version at all??

• On the post: Frost & Sullivan Analyst Apparently Has Never Heard Of Network TV: Says Video Can't Be Free To Consumers

  

  Joel ( profile ), 24 Mar, 2010 @ 10:02am

  Can't be free...

  You are the weakest link good-bye!
  
  Where is this guy getting his information??

• On the post: EU Negotiators Insist That ACTA Will Move Forward And There's Nothing To Worry About

  

  Joel ( profile ), 24 Mar, 2010 @ 09:59am

  Nothing to worry about...

  If it was nothing to worry about then why would you be telling me not to worry??
  
  ACTA will not make it... especially when there are leaks of the document you don't want the people to see; it makes you look shady!!

• On the post: The First Rule Of NCAA March Madness Is You Can't Mention NCAA March Madness

  

  Joel ( profile ), 24 Mar, 2010 @ 09:54am

  Incredible...

  This is to show how greedy people really are and that is why the world is in the shape that it is in today... oh the greed!!

• On the post: Spanish Gov't Moves Forward On New Law To Make File Sharing And Links Sites Illegal

  

  Joel ( profile ), 24 Mar, 2010 @ 09:49am

  The future...

  I think the kids today will all have to study law to learn what not to do or how wo get around these things.

• On the post: Hulu Continues To Shoot Self In Foot: Blocks More Browsers

  

  Joel ( profile ), 24 Mar, 2010 @ 09:44am

  Hulu wow

  I used Hulu when it was in Beta and thought it was great at soon as it got out of Beta it went down hill, I think I used it one more time after that... I rather just visit the Networks website and watch the content there.

• On the post: Warner Bros. Latest Movie Release Strategy? Confuse The Hell Out Of The Market And Prop Up Blockbuster?

  

  Joel ( profile ), 24 Mar, 2010 @ 09:41am

  WB and the Sinking Ship

  This is just going to create more animosity against both companies; the bad part about this is that no one will boycott WB movies...If peopl did that would send them a message.

• On the post: Why TV Everywhere Will Fail: Because It's Based On Taking Away Value, Not Adding It

  

  Joel ( profile ), 24 Mar, 2010 @ 09:37am

  TV won't fail.

  Elderly people won't let TV fail!
  
  Companies just need to understand that building the value of their service is much more important than trying to block everything else that exists.
  
  "If you learn to embrace technology you can make it work for you."

• On the post: Response To The White House's Request For Feedback On IP Enforcement

  

  Joel ( profile ), 24 Mar, 2010 @ 09:23am

  Awesome!

  Beautifully written!
  
  Exactly the kind of thing that they need to hear; and if it doesn't give them something to think about it is because they are sending it straight to the round file.

• On the post: Response To The White House's Request For Feedback On IP Enforcement

  

  Joel ( profile ), 24 Mar, 2010 @ 09:21am

  Re:

  How long did that take??

• On the post: ACTA Set To Cover Not Just Copyrights & Trademarks, But Seven Areas Of IP

  

  Joel ( profile ), 23 Mar, 2010 @ 10:01am

  What's next?

  ACTA folks working hard... Well I guess this is what the future will hold!

• On the post: Irish Collection Society Wants Hotels To Pay Performance Fees For Music Played In Guest Rooms

  

  Joel ( profile ), 22 Mar, 2010 @ 07:29am

  So what is going to happen...

  to American Idol and all the similar shows... LOL, this is just too extreme for my taste the PPI needs to get of this issue pronto!!

• On the post: Apparently The Word 'Piracy' No Longer Sufficiently Derogatory For Entertainment Industry

  

  Joel ( profile ), 19 Mar, 2010 @ 09:35am

  Smoking or drinking

  It should be called smoking or drinking because it even though it might be bad for you, you will still do it.

• On the post: Apparently The Word 'Piracy' No Longer Sufficiently Derogatory For Entertainment Industry

  

  Joel ( profile ), 19 Mar, 2010 @ 09:26am

  Re: Re:

  Genius!!

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