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Copyright Bill could Stifle Innovation
binder520 writes "Wired has an article on how the latest Senate Bill, sponsored by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), will hold technology companies liable for supplying devices or software that can be used to illegally copy music, videos, software, etc. It looks like it is time to write to your senators, because the verbiage in the bill is too subjective for any technology company to stand up to the media giants. Say good bye to your VCR, MP3 players, CD/DVD burners, etc."
Because the government of, by and for the people is not that way. Hasn't been since the mid 1960's. Maybe earlier but that was before my time. We don't elect people anymore, the lobbyists and large contributors do. Then they do what those people want, not what we, the common citizens want. We are powerless to change it because half the people in our country don't have a clue what's going on because they're too self-centered to look around and open their eyes. Another fourth can't hit the right lever or punch the correct hole because they can't read a simple printed card.
It's sad really. I love my country but I feel like such a minority as a conservative. Since the liberals started screwing things up in the late 60's it's slowly been spinning out of control. I fear it's only going to get worse now that the Clintons have lowered the morals bar so far the typical American can't even get under it if they work at it. There was a time when it was an honor to serve the American people in congress. Now it's just a means of acquiring power and an easy retirement and guaranteed health benefits.
I feel bad that people all over the world are laughing at us, but we brought it on ourselves.
Have you hugged your penguin today?
"Free enterprise"?. Ha! Corporations are worse than governments; you have *no* ability to kick *them* out of "office".
"Vote" with my dollars? Oh I do. Anything I can't grow, make or mend myself, I get from *local* businesspeople (including consumer-owned co-ops) or do without. I'm not against *actual* free enterprise, but there's a world of difference between a mom&pop and a transnational corporation. Unfortunately, I've never met a libertarian who wasn't blinded by ideology along those lines and apparently unable to tell the difference. They have bought the "A corporation is a person too." line. No, it's not. Really. At best, most corporations resemble a parody of a sociopath -- without the charm.
DNA is a Turing machine. You, however, being dynamic and emergent, are not.