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Ray Beckerman Sued By the RIAA
An anonymous reader writes "Ray Beckerman, known for questioning the RIAAs legal tactics (also for frequent Slashdot contributions), was sued by the RIAA over his blog Recording Industry vs. People. In question is the 'vexatious' claims that the RIAAs legal tactics is a 'sham.' Beckerman is quoted as saying that the litigation against him is 'frivolous and irresponsible.'"
off topic, i know, but the category at least should be* "your rights online", which the AC paradigm is intended to protect. for greater justice, clear out your own bigotry before criticizing someone else.
*all p2p or other file sharing related litigation from the media industry associations should be placed in YRO, imho
clearly, you hate freedom. i must kindly ask you to get the fuck out of america, not for your nationality of origin, but your diametrically opposed to our values views.
ps. if you go to norway or sweden, or most other european countries, and you cant speak AT LEAST english, you're gonna get funny looks. preferrably you would be able to speak the language the locals use in daily life, but if not, english is a passable "common". that people think they can go to a country where not only everyone speaks english, but most people ONLY speak english, is silly. i do not speak spanish, and refuse to learn to accommodate people coming into the united states, legally or not. it is their task to assimilate into our society, not the other way around. call it ignorant if you want, but i'm not learning a new language every time i get a neighbor who cant talk mine and wont try to learn.
If the baker isn't willing to sell me a cake at the price I'm willing to pay, I don't have the right to go and bake my own cake to the same recipe?
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i did, and was told that it had more to do with allowing rude bigots insulting anyone they want than protecting privacy and freedom of speech.
learly, you hate freedom. i must kindly ask you to get the fuck out of america, not for your nationality of origin, but your diametrically opposed to our values views.
i would, if i had been there. since im not there, and dont plan to, (unless the joke your country has been turned into by the shit you voted into power in 2000 changes), your views on this are irrelevant.
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Why not? They're the ones paying most of the taxes. It certainly seems more fair than redistributing it to the poor.
Not to say that income redistribution is ever a good thing, but if you're going to do it...
Maybe not
Well, Mexicans (who are frequently not immigrants, but illegals) seem to view any sort of assimilation as a betrayal of their culture, so I can't really be sympathetic. Of course real immigrants (who deal with our awful INS) keep their culture, but they also assimilate to some degree - otherwise, why would they come? The USA is more than a job - either get along with us or go home.
"We returned the General to El Salvador, or maybe Guatemala, it's difficult to tell from 10,000 feet"
>Many people with 'Mexican' decent in California are multiple generation and speak English.
Which apparently you do not.
Slashdot is focussed on US stories and issues, so yes, its language is going to be English. You've got a lot of nerve calling someone arrogant for expecting decent English (dunno if it is - you didn't quote the complaint or the bad English) on a site that's pretty much all English.
Fixed for you.
On the whole funding terrorism angle... if you pay taxes in the USA you are funding terrorism. Where were the "weapons of mass destruction" in Iraq? so even if pirating funds terrorism, which is the lesser of two evils?
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