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Bono Hopes Content Tracking Will Help Media Moguls
Khalid Baheyeldin writes "In his New York Times op-ed column, Irish singer Bono, otherwise noted for his humanitarian efforts expressed dismay at losses music artists incur from internet downloads. He notes that 'we know from America's noble effort to stop child pornography, not to mention China's ignoble effort to suppress online dissent, that it's perfectly possible to track content.' He then goes on to wonder 'perhaps movie moguls will succeed where musicians and their moguls have failed so far, and rally America to defend the most creative economy in the world, where music, film, TV and video games help to account for nearly 4 percent of gross domestic product.'"
Good luck with making us "Americans" rally against that dude. Does he not realize that if it's not gay marriage, guns, abortion, healthcare, or bail out money, that we really don't give a shit? (BTW, I'm downloading avatar as I type this, long live torrents)
And whoever modded this flamebait is an idiot too.
Taxation is legalized theft, no more, no less.