" it is noted that there are about 420,000 assault rifles stored at private homes, mostly SIG 550 types." I never hear about any serious problems enforcing civil order in Switzerland.
True. However Switzerland also has compulsory military service for all citizens. And, compulsory gun ownership by all citizens who have completed military service. So you KNOW that everyone has a gun, and hence you have no particular advantage.
The problem with gun ownership in the United States of America is not that some people own assault rifles, but rather that many do not. And even if they did, would not be able to fire them.
Switzerland proves 'Single Gun Theory', but try forcing the Amish or Bay Area hippies into military service and you'll never hear the end of the whining about facism and such.
What most Americans fail to understand, is that the American socio/political system is deliberately designed to be imperfect, thus allowing freedom of choice.
The bubble will burst on this purchase. There's too much copyright infringement going on @ Youtube.
Nonsense. It has been said before in other discussions, the RIAA and MPAA and every other Assholes Anonymous organisation are not the least bit concerned with their copyright material being on YouTube. Their concern is the non-copyrighted material. They don't want to collect royalties for their material, they want to shut down YouTube (and others) as both a distribution mechanism for entertainment and as an alternative to mainstream entertainment (which they control).
Google buying YouTube is very good news, because Google is good at searching for stuff wiff dem newfangled kompooters, and this includes finding material on youtube that infringes copyright. This is a disaster for the Assholes Anonymous organisations because it means that their extortion racket is not going to work any more, as they need to prove that there is ongoing and deliberate copyright infringement to get YouTube shut down. This is going to be difficult if Google can find any remove infringing material faster than AA can find and document it. Google can argue that (A) They have no control on what is posted by users but (B) They have a comprehensive methodology of tracking down infringing material and removing it which they operate on an ongoing basis and therefore Google are acting "in good faith" to prevent copyright infringement.
This purchase is good for YouTube, good for YouTube users (like myself) that use YouTube only for non-infringing videos (that's what Azureus is for) and good for people like Gary Brolsma or the Ask A Ninja guy and just about any other smartass with a handycam willing to do something stupid or otherwise mildly entertaining and share it with the rest of us for bragging rights.
Why should the U.S. allow foreign companies to suck money out of the U.S. economy, and then not even pay taxes back to the U.S.?
I agree, in principle. There is currently 200 billion AUD leaving Australia tax free each year. Almost half of that is to the US. So if you can push this proposal forward I will support you as we would most dearly like out 100 billion back you blood sucking leeches.
You can argue all you want about which model is better but that doesn't change the fact that if you copy something created by people expecting to get paid for it, you are stealing.
Technically speaking you are infringing copyright. If you were stealing, then that makes every single one of us a thief. Unless of course you've never sung Happy Birthday(c).
Oh, and BTW, that copy of my post you just made to your computer's memory, I expect to get paid for it you thief.
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" it is noted that there are about 420,000 assault rifles stored at private homes, mostly SIG 550 types."
I never hear about any serious problems enforcing civil order in Switzerland.
True. However Switzerland also has compulsory military service for all citizens. And, compulsory gun ownership by all citizens who have completed military service. So you KNOW that everyone has a gun, and hence you have no particular advantage.
The problem with gun ownership in the United States of America is not that some people own assault rifles, but rather that many do not. And even if they did, would not be able to fire them.
Switzerland proves 'Single Gun Theory', but try forcing the Amish or Bay Area hippies into military service and you'll never hear the end of the whining about facism and such.
What most Americans fail to understand, is that the American socio/political system is deliberately designed to be imperfect, thus allowing freedom of choice.
The bubble will burst on this purchase. There's too much copyright infringement going on @ Youtube.
Nonsense. It has been said before in other discussions, the RIAA and MPAA and every other Assholes Anonymous organisation are not the least bit concerned with their copyright material being on YouTube. Their concern is the non-copyrighted material. They don't want to collect royalties for their material, they want to shut down YouTube (and others) as both a distribution mechanism for entertainment and as an alternative to mainstream entertainment (which they control).
Google buying YouTube is very good news, because Google is good at searching for stuff wiff dem newfangled kompooters, and this includes finding material on youtube that infringes copyright. This is a disaster for the Assholes Anonymous organisations because it means that their extortion racket is not going to work any more, as they need to prove that there is ongoing and deliberate copyright infringement to get YouTube shut down. This is going to be difficult if Google can find any remove infringing material faster than AA can find and document it. Google can argue that (A) They have no control on what is posted by users but (B) They have a comprehensive methodology of tracking down infringing material and removing it which they operate on an ongoing basis and therefore Google are acting "in good faith" to prevent copyright infringement.
This purchase is good for YouTube, good for YouTube users (like myself) that use YouTube only for non-infringing videos (that's what Azureus is for) and good for people like Gary Brolsma or the Ask A Ninja guy and just about any other smartass with a handycam willing to do something stupid or otherwise mildly entertaining and share it with the rest of us for bragging rights.
Why should the U.S. allow foreign companies to suck money out of the U.S. economy, and then not even pay taxes back to the U.S.?
I agree, in principle. There is currently 200 billion AUD leaving Australia tax free each year. Almost half of that is to the US. So if you can push this proposal forward I will support you as we would most dearly like out 100 billion back you blood sucking leeches.
LOL !!
How about turning Carbon Dioxide into hydrcarbons via solarvoltaics?
You mean, like a tree does?
You can argue all you want about which model is better but that doesn't change the fact that if you copy something created by people expecting to get paid for it, you are stealing.
Technically speaking you are infringing copyright. If you were stealing, then that makes every single one of us a thief. Unless of course you've never sung Happy Birthday(c).
Oh, and BTW, that copy of my post you just made to your computer's memory, I expect to get paid for it you thief.
Wouldn't genuine Italian food be food that was made in Italy? Otherwise it's only Italian-style food...
Hmmm, what if the ingredients were imported into Italy from Spain and cooked by German ex-patriot?
Would it still be Italian food?
Or would it be German food cooked in Italy from Spanish ingredients?