Source? To make it more accurate, follow that source to its source. Then that to its source. Bet you end up back to a letter that has nothing to do with SOPA.
People say that Netflix supported the spirit of SOPA?
SOPA was about government control and censorship.
The letter that Netflix signed with 437 other companies? Was about stopping criminals.
Personal feelings aside (I torrent), adversity creates innovation. You shut down one service, a better one pops up, its been that way since online piracy has existed. The letter is adversity. So really, who cares?
SOPA however is another story completely. It would change the internet fundamentally. It would disney-fy the online world of which we live in, make it less real that it already is.
That letter has nothing to do with SOPA, further evidenced by the fact that it existed before SOPA was conceived.
You keep saying this, and you keep being wrong. This letter? http://www.theglobalipcenter.com/sites/default/files/pressreleases/letter-359.pdf
NOT SOPA
Great link! Try this one! http://www.theglobalipcenter.com/sites/default/files/pressreleases/letter-359.pdf
That's the actual letter that people grabbed the "SOPA supporters" from. The actual letter that you are so riled up about.
Lets see: Piracy is bad, pirate websites are bad for stealing, lets stop them.
Nope, I don't see anything about censorship (unless its censorship to arrest criminals and stop them from breaking the law). I see nothing about government control of the internet. I see nothing about arresting/fining common citizens for use of copywritten characters in such innocent things such as avatars.
As a matter of fact, if you read that letter and look at how things are already done, you realize this letter is not actually asking for ANYTHING NEW AT ALL. Its asking for more of what is already going on.
Also the letter was written 3 months before SOPA was.
SOPA was/is bad. No doubt. This letter had nothing to do with SOPA, no matter what the media says. If you don't believe me, THEN READ THE DAMN LETTER. Its tiny. Itsy bitsy.
Again, Netflix never supported SOPA. Not even kinda. Did you read the letter? Bet you didn't. Its a page and a half. Read it. Nowhere does it support censorship. It only says piracy is bad and we should do something about it. Plus, it was written months before SOPA was. Not the same thing as supporting SOPA. If you want to hate on Netflix, go for it. But your facts, in this case, are wrong.
Can you provide evidence? A link perhaps of such support? Because dollars to donuts says that the only thing you will find is support to a letter written months before SOPA was written. The letter said "piracy is bad, lets do something about it". It did not say "Lets get rid of the first amendment", which basically was what SOPA was about.
Just because you mom tells you to clean your room does not mean its her fault if you attempt to cleanse it with fire.
SOPA did not exist in any form at all when the offending letter was written, and they have not supported anything of the sort since. Therefore, you are wrong.
Did you know that you don't know what you are talking about? The "pro-SOPA" stance you are talking about was a letter written that was a page and a half long with 7 pages of signatures of people and companies that support it. The letter basically said "pirating is bad, mmkay". When SOPA was introduced 3 MONTHS LATER, the people that signed that letter were tagged as supporters of SOPA despite the fact they had never even heard of SOPA before that point.
You know.. before you accuse someone of something, perhaps you could research it first. Just sayin'..
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Source? To make it more accurate, follow that source to its source. Then that to its source. Bet you end up back to a letter that has nothing to do with SOPA.
People say that Netflix supported the spirit of SOPA?
SOPA was about government control and censorship.
The letter that Netflix signed with 437 other companies? Was about stopping criminals.
Personal feelings aside (I torrent), adversity creates innovation. You shut down one service, a better one pops up, its been that way since online piracy has existed. The letter is adversity. So really, who cares?
SOPA however is another story completely. It would change the internet fundamentally. It would disney-fy the online world of which we live in, make it less real that it already is.
That letter has nothing to do with SOPA, further evidenced by the fact that it existed before SOPA was conceived.
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You keep saying this, and you keep being wrong. This letter? http://www.theglobalipcenter.com/sites/default/files/pressreleases/letter-359.pdf
NOT SOPA
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They had none. I am sure you have read my other responses, so I won't repeat them yet again.
Re: You're wrong about Netflix's stance.
Great link! Try this one! http://www.theglobalipcenter.com/sites/default/files/pressreleases/letter-359.pdf
That's the actual letter that people grabbed the "SOPA supporters" from. The actual letter that you are so riled up about.
Lets see: Piracy is bad, pirate websites are bad for stealing, lets stop them.
Nope, I don't see anything about censorship (unless its censorship to arrest criminals and stop them from breaking the law). I see nothing about government control of the internet. I see nothing about arresting/fining common citizens for use of copywritten characters in such innocent things such as avatars.
As a matter of fact, if you read that letter and look at how things are already done, you realize this letter is not actually asking for ANYTHING NEW AT ALL. Its asking for more of what is already going on.
Also the letter was written 3 months before SOPA was.
SOPA was/is bad. No doubt. This letter had nothing to do with SOPA, no matter what the media says. If you don't believe me, THEN READ THE DAMN LETTER. Its tiny. Itsy bitsy.
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Again, Netflix never supported SOPA. Not even kinda. Did you read the letter? Bet you didn't. Its a page and a half. Read it. Nowhere does it support censorship. It only says piracy is bad and we should do something about it. Plus, it was written months before SOPA was. Not the same thing as supporting SOPA. If you want to hate on Netflix, go for it. But your facts, in this case, are wrong.
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Can you provide evidence? A link perhaps of such support? Because dollars to donuts says that the only thing you will find is support to a letter written months before SOPA was written. The letter said "piracy is bad, lets do something about it". It did not say "Lets get rid of the first amendment", which basically was what SOPA was about.
Just because you mom tells you to clean your room does not mean its her fault if you attempt to cleanse it with fire.
SOPA did not exist in any form at all when the offending letter was written, and they have not supported anything of the sort since. Therefore, you are wrong.
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Did you know that you don't know what you are talking about? The "pro-SOPA" stance you are talking about was a letter written that was a page and a half long with 7 pages of signatures of people and companies that support it. The letter basically said "pirating is bad, mmkay". When SOPA was introduced 3 MONTHS LATER, the people that signed that letter were tagged as supporters of SOPA despite the fact they had never even heard of SOPA before that point.
You know.. before you accuse someone of something, perhaps you could research it first. Just sayin'..