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  • On the post: Verizon Handing Over Names For US Copyright Group's Mass Automated Lawsuits

    paperbag ( profile ), 01 Jun, 2010 @ 10:11am

    they promote Infringement

    Saw this over at the Ars Technica comments. Apparently these guys run a website http://savecinema.org which has all its tired old babble about losing money and other false information.

    One commenter found this tidbit, however.

    "* PROBLEM: ILLEGAL DOWNLOADS COSTS THE MOVIE INDUSTRY $20.5 BILLION EACH YEAR*. IN THE FIRST WEEK OF A DVD RELEASE THERE ARE MORE THAN 30,000 UNLAWFUL DOWNLOADS^.
    * SOLUTION: THE US COPYRIGHT GROUP WILL ASSIST WITH COPYRIGHT INFRINGMENT"

    I like the 2nd bullet point really. Direct link to page with above text: http://www.copyrightsettlement.info/index-3.html

  • On the post: Details Of The Rapidshare Decision: No Search Engine, Plus Efforts To Takedown Copyright Material Helped

    paperbag ( profile ), 21 May, 2010 @ 02:56pm

    Re: Why the screwy display of the ruling?

    I also don't get what is 'screwy'. It looks like any other document viewer online to me. The document is easy to read without needing any other software.

    Tho, after Mike's response, I'm guessing you wish you didn't even say anything at all?

  • On the post: Florida Uses Bogus Reason To Implement Red Light Cameras

    paperbag ( profile ), 19 May, 2010 @ 03:48pm

    Thanks Mike

    Thanks for considering this story for the front page, Mike. I hope to see a front page post in a year or two that follows the same line as Arizona where they are scrapping the program.

    I don't know the details, but it didn't seem like there was too much debate against the red light cameras. Sadly, I was ignorant to this law and its happenings until it was passed and announced on the local news.

    I'm sure there are other people that agree with my stance, but what are the chances of enough people to fight this new law? Fall on deaf ears? I personally can't afford to fight this (both time and money wise), so I guess the next step is to find flaws (like shorter yellow lights) or wait for more accidents to happen.

    Then again, this is Florida. We can't even vote right. :) Yes I went there.

    Anyway, thank you Mike for taking the time to do a great writeup on the issue.

  • On the post: Pirate Party Starts Hosting The Pirate Bay

    paperbag ( profile ), 18 May, 2010 @ 12:05pm

    Re: Uh oh...

    I know one thing is for sure, which each shutdown, more people find out about the pirate bay, and they get more users. Maybe P.P. is in it for the votes? Who knows. It is def a political move, IMHO.

  • On the post: Pirate Party Starts Hosting The Pirate Bay

    paperbag ( profile ), 18 May, 2010 @ 12:03pm

    looks like

    It looks like things are really going to be a political battle now. Be interesting to see where this goes.

    I do love the image the pirate bay has up now, and the Dr.LOLCATZ press release.

  • On the post: Authors Guild Worried About iPad Ebook File Sharing… But Focused On The Wrong Thing

    paperbag ( profile ), 17 May, 2010 @ 07:14am

    Re: History is cool

    Its always been about 'now' and not the future. Look at the housing market lol. People made tons of cash 'now' only to eventually ruin the future market.

    Probably bad examples, but the point is no one cares much about the future, only what can get them the most money now.

  • On the post: Humble Indie Bundle Keeps Getting Better, Exceeding Expectations

    paperbag ( profile ), 10 May, 2010 @ 03:37pm

    Re: Why I didn't buy

    A quick reply to myself. 'to lazy' should be 'too lazy'.

    Also, I still own and actively use a VCR. I don't rebuy movies on new formats just because they look better. Further my personal stance not to pay twice for the same content. I guess that makes me cheap? :)

  • On the post: Humble Indie Bundle Keeps Getting Better, Exceeding Expectations

    paperbag ( profile ), 10 May, 2010 @ 03:33pm

    Why I didn't buy

    Here is why I didn't buy. Yes I understand this is a bundle, but a choice to leave out specific game devs would have been nice. Maybe overcomplicated, but nice.

    I already have World Of Goo. There is no way to pick and choose what game(s) I want. I don't feel up to paying for World of Goo twice. So everyone loses here. I'm to lazy to even go pirate the other games.

    I could be rude and give all the money to charity, but that isn't fair to the other developers.

    I don't pay for most things twice, that's my hard stance. I'll just have to wait until the next bundle comes around.

    Anyone else not buy because they didn't want to pay for a game twice? Anyone own all the games and pay the devs twice for them?

  • On the post: Humble Indie Bundle Keeps Getting Better, Exceeding Expectations

    paperbag ( profile ), 10 May, 2010 @ 03:14pm

    Re:

    Please do, and donate %75 or more to the EFF. :)

  • On the post: Humble Indie Bundle Keeps Getting Better, Exceeding Expectations

    paperbag ( profile ), 10 May, 2010 @ 03:13pm

    Re: Contrast ARS Technica

    Yea, the Ars Technica article is totally BS. "Ripped Off" ?? I want to be ripped off and make $750k please.

    Apparently, this is how Ars works. I used to be a fan of that site but after the advertisement fiasco and their constant bashing in stories like this, not so much anymore. It is a shame too because they have some real talent there.

    Sadly too, their user base (based on comments to the story) totally buys into the article and calls everyone thieves, stealers, robbers, etc.

    I wish I had an account at Ars, just to show this story and tell them to shove it. But, it's too much work to make an account at yet another website that doesn't care.

  • On the post: The FCC Shakes Things Up (Somewhat) On The Net Neutrality Front

    paperbag ( profile ), 06 May, 2010 @ 04:06am

    black hole!

    You guys taped this while in some kind of black hole??? :)

  • On the post: Dungeons And Dragons Players Revolt, Storm Super Rewards Castle

    paperbag ( profile ), 19 Apr, 2010 @ 12:22pm

    not horse armor! :)

    As a WoW nerd (who quit back in Aug09) I'll have to say it's not horse armor, but a mount which can be rode. :)

  • On the post: Netflix Agrees To Delay Fox And Universal New Releases, Annoy Avatar Fans

    paperbag ( profile ), 12 Apr, 2010 @ 08:36am

    axed

    Canceled my netflix account the day of the press release. I'll now get my movies before they are released. Thanks Netflix and Studios :)

    Oh, and I won't be using BitTorrent.

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

    paperbag ( profile ), 24 Mar, 2010 @ 10:06am

    Re: Re: Re:

    Should have used English to Pirate translator. Slightly different dialect.

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

    paperbag ( profile ), 24 Mar, 2010 @ 10:03am

    /dev/null

    in /dev/null no one can hear you scream

  • On the post: Venezuela Next Up To Try To Censor The Internet

    paperbag ( profile ), 15 Mar, 2010 @ 04:29am

    nerd rage?

    Sounds like this guy just lost in his favorite video game and went on a rage crying to people about it.

    All this will do is add fuel to the fire, just like a takedown notice.

  • On the post: Can You Still Say DRM Is Effective When It Creates Security Vulnerabilities, Performance Degradation, Incompatibilities, System Instability And 'Other Issues'? [Update]

    paperbag ( profile ), 09 Mar, 2010 @ 09:34am

    DRM

    This guy also forgets that just because a game isn't cracked on release doesn't mean it was not possible to do. This game probably sucked so bad that no one wanted it. Once people found out about Starforce, they just moved on to something better.

    Any one have sales figures for this game?

  • On the post: Can You Still Say DRM Is Effective When It Creates Security Vulnerabilities, Performance Degradation, Incompatibilities, System Instability And 'Other Issues'? [Update]

    paperbag ( profile ), 09 Mar, 2010 @ 09:32am

    Re: *snort*

    Technically, the PS3 hasn't been cracked yet to allow homebrew/backup games. There was some work by geohotz month or so ago, but that was just the start. Three years+ on the PS3.

  • On the post: Don't Blame Your Community: Ad Blocking Is Not Killing Any Sites

    paperbag ( profile ), 08 Mar, 2010 @ 02:16pm

    Re: Re: Tivo

    sure there is... it's called Disney Channel or the early morning education tv shows. ... and yes this is sarcasm.

  • On the post: Ubisoft's 'You Must Be Connected To This Server' Annoying DRM Servers Go Down

    paperbag ( profile ), 08 Mar, 2010 @ 06:39am

    @ Jim

    That is what gets me the most. People cry and complain about DRM, yet the titles keep selling like crazy.

    It is funny, however, when I visit a game store like GameStop and ask the Clerk for the PC version of a game and I get asked why I want the PC version because PC gamers are a dying breed.

    Anyway, all this talk about people boycotting and what not is almost always FUD. People talk about not buying while they are ordering the game in another tab.

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