Incorporated in Delaware; headquartered in NYC; its primary listing is on the NASDAQ; the chairman/CEO (Murdoch), president/COO (Carey), CFO (DeVoe), and about 1/2 the rest of the board are US citizens; its primary listing is on the NASDAQ...
How much more "American" do you want it to be?
Me? Let it be 100% american and even a bit more.
The only thing I'd wish for: keep it there (together with the ex-Ozzie Murdoch) and don't let it outside... but that's not going to happen, is it now?
The elaborate my POV: both of them have childish story lines, to the point in which I can remember none of them after a while (other than: some oppressed population decides to fight back with the help of the powers of some "comics-like heroes"). But... Matrix 3 was pure 2D... less headaches for me after I wasted the time watching it, thus a slightly more enjoyable experience.
It shits all over the rhetoric about protecting "American" interests and intellectual property if the relevant interests and intellectual property do not belong to Americans.
The fact that the politicians interest and citizens' interest aren't aligned doesn't make the the politicians less Americans than the citizens, nor precludes them from having an interest on the matter. Granted, they are "more Americans than the rest", but... is not unconstitutional and/or making profit is not immoral nowadays, is it now?
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No doubt when these extortion and espionage agents start to disappear or become "accident prone," the US will declare it a casus belli for more foreign adventures. Foreign nationalism and impatience should not be underestimated with this type of invasion.
Sustaining a war in two third-world countries (Iraq and Afghanistan) for 10+ years and running out of money... and you still think "invasion" is a viable solution for US? I mean... the so-called IP is almost the last merchandise US may have chances to export to cover the deficit... and this not for very long.
Can't wait until China starts sending diplomats into our country to enforce their intellectual property laws. I'm sure our esteemed legislator from Texas will be overjoyed to cooperate with Chinese business interests acting within his state.
This may well be: I reckon is only a matter of how much they'd contribute to their electoral funding.
It should also be noted that only one of the Hollywood companies is an American company, all the rest (BMG, News Corp, Sony, etc.) are foreign companies.
How this is relevant? I mean, they still pay taxes and lobbying in US, aren't they?
Hear, hear... I do prefer to keep alive a passivized (locked in a prison) parasitic life form than an active and aggressive one (still paid from taxes, therefore parasitic).
and he notes that trying to develop and use some form of open source toilet paper will be an "interesting and possibly painful process."
I'm completely in favour of free/open source software and related concepts wherever possible, but there is such a thing as taking it too far. Wherever the line is, demanding open source toilet paper is way over it.
Why? If he likes all the previous contributions to be passed to him, who are you to argue against his tastes?
If it means your free to modify them to suit your needs provided you contribute all such modifications upstream if they ever leave the house, I might actually change my decision not to fork.
Ummm, why would they (FBI and media cartels) agree to this? The punishment of frozen assets is much better than risking not being able to punish at all.
As pointless as "calling your bluff" is in poker playing: if the called player is not doing it, then it becomes pretty clear to everybody he's not playing by the rules.
Doesn't matter lead to gravity the way love leads to marriage?
Indeed, once married, gravity doesn't matter any more, with pregnancy, mortgage, kids' school, etc becoming more critical. Gravity starts to matter again closer to retirement age, but then manifests itself more like a burden.
In short, if you're an overachiever, you'll raise the bar for everyone else, including yourself. It's a self-defeating system.
Nope... only need to run faster than the some of co-runners, no need for over-running the tiger.
(I can't believe I wrote the above, even if "logically" sound. I refuse to compete with anybody else but myself... the colleagues are there to collaborate with them!!!)
30 years is enough for 3 more major market crashes... (no, I don't believe in miracles, thus I don't think the banksters will be extinct in 30 years... unless the whole human race is going to be extinct).
First when/where (in what system of reference)? The other side of our galaxy is approx 100,000 ly away from us - enough time for an autodestructive civilization to raise and fall and we wouldn't know.
As I understand it one of the big markers that they look for is repetition,
Not going to happen: the alien intelligent life migrated to encrypted/dark-nets/behind-7-proxies long ago... you see where MAFIAA is pushing the intelligent life towards?
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How is News Corp. a foreign company?
Incorporated in Delaware; headquartered in NYC; its primary listing is on the NASDAQ; the chairman/CEO (Murdoch), president/COO (Carey), CFO (DeVoe), and about 1/2 the rest of the board are US citizens; its primary listing is on the NASDAQ ...
How much more "American" do you want it to be?
Me? Let it be 100% american and even a bit more.
The only thing I'd wish for: keep it there (together with the ex-Ozzie Murdoch) and don't let it outside... but that's not going to happen, is it now?
even Matrix 3 is better
You lost all credibility right there.
My right to opinion.
The elaborate my POV: both of them have childish story lines, to the point in which I can remember none of them after a while (other than: some oppressed population decides to fight back with the help of the powers of some "comics-like heroes"). But... Matrix 3 was pure 2D... less headaches for me after I wasted the time watching it, thus a slightly more enjoyable experience.
It shits all over the rhetoric about protecting "American" interests and intellectual property if the relevant interests and intellectual property do not belong to Americans.
The fact that the politicians interest and citizens' interest aren't aligned doesn't make the the politicians less Americans than the citizens, nor precludes them from having an interest on the matter. Granted, they are "more Americans than the rest", but... is not unconstitutional and/or making profit is not immoral nowadays, is it now?
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Lamar smith needs a very hard kick in the pants just prior to being thrown out of government onto his ass in the street.
How long are we going to put up with his shit?
Wanna bet? I say: longer than Lamar is goin' to get his pants kicked... what do you think?
No doubt when these extortion and espionage agents start to disappear or become "accident prone," the US will declare it a casus belli for more foreign adventures. Foreign nationalism and impatience should not be underestimated with this type of invasion.
Sustaining a war in two third-world countries (Iraq and Afghanistan) for 10+ years and running out of money... and you still think "invasion" is a viable solution for US? I mean... the so-called IP is almost the last merchandise US may have chances to export to cover the deficit... and this not for very long.
Can't wait until China starts sending diplomats into our country to enforce their intellectual property laws. I'm sure our esteemed legislator from Texas will be overjoyed to cooperate with Chinese business interests acting within his state.
This may well be: I reckon is only a matter of how much they'd contribute to their electoral funding.
It should also be noted that only one of the Hollywood companies is an American company, all the rest (BMG, News Corp, Sony, etc.) are foreign companies.
How this is relevant? I mean, they still pay taxes and lobbying in US, aren't they?
Throw in the judges too? >.>
Hear, hear... I do prefer to keep alive a passivized (locked in a prison) parasitic life form than an active and aggressive one (still paid from taxes, therefore parasitic).
and he notes that trying to develop and use some form of open source toilet paper will be an "interesting and possibly painful process."
I'm completely in favour of free/open source software and related concepts wherever possible, but there is such a thing as taking it too far. Wherever the line is, demanding open source toilet paper is way over it.
Why? If he likes all the previous contributions to be passed to him, who are you to argue against his tastes?
If it means your free to modify them to suit your needs provided you contribute all such modifications upstream if they ever leave the house, I might actually change my decision not to fork.
FTFY
Just toss some glass or obsidian deaths-head skulls into the concrete and the chambers and they'll work it out quickly enough.
I wonder what an (evolved and intelligent) octopus will understand from a skull presence?
People say the USA is bad, but Australia seems to have the most draconian internet legislation I've heard of.
This is US policy by proxy. The US pushes foreign governments into doing stuff like this in return for "cooperation", especially trade agreements.
Hear, hear...
Ummm, why would they (FBI and media cartels) agree to this? The punishment of frozen assets is much better than risking not being able to punish at all.
As pointless as "calling your bluff" is in poker playing: if the called player is not doing it, then it becomes pretty clear to everybody he's not playing by the rules.
Doesn't matter lead to gravity the way love leads to marriage?
Indeed, once married, gravity doesn't matter any more, with pregnancy, mortgage, kids' school, etc becoming more critical. Gravity starts to matter again closer to retirement age, but then manifests itself more like a burden.
So what?
Well... good-bye (campaign) donations for him from members of RIAA. Meaning, even lower chances his track of record will improve.
In short, if you're an overachiever, you'll raise the bar for everyone else, including yourself. It's a self-defeating system.
Nope... only need to run faster than the some of co-runners, no need for over-running the tiger.
(I can't believe I wrote the above, even if "logically" sound. I refuse to compete with anybody else but myself... the colleagues are there to collaborate with them!!!)
Say piss on your your copyrights........
I really doubt it. I think they cower in deep fear in front of copyright and RIAA lawyers.
If the internet has taught me anything, it is that hackers increase advertisements, ...
Lucky you. Internet taught me Rule 34.
Therefore every car has GPS. Therefore tracking every car, including yours, is trivial. The motive only appears to be altruistic.
Huh? I was convinced my GPS unit only receives (no, I don't use my mobile as a GPS). When did they start to emit?
. . . the intelligent life will probably NOT want anything to do with us anyway.
They'll just avoid us, like tourists not stopping in a bad neighborhood.
Of course... I mean, who would want to face MAFIAA lawyers and extradition risks for transmission US (should) not have control over?
In the bank?
30 years is enough for 3 more major market crashes... (no, I don't believe in miracles, thus I don't think the banksters will be extinct in 30 years... unless the whole human race is going to be extinct).
What if we are the first?
First when/where (in what system of reference)? The other side of our galaxy is approx 100,000 ly away from us - enough time for an autodestructive civilization to raise and fall and we wouldn't know.
As I understand it one of the big markers that they look for is repetition,
Not going to happen: the alien intelligent life migrated to encrypted/dark-nets/behind-7-proxies long ago... you see where MAFIAA is pushing the intelligent life towards?
Away from expanding Fair Use. Which is a shame.
Agreed - have a look on the entire context. Please sign an EFF backed petition
Past news, like the the fact that our courts told AFACT to go AFUCK themselves?
Did the court said anything about ACTA before the govt signed it? You think it won't happen the same with TPP?