Sorry for the poorly formatted original, that was my first post.
-- My Over-the-Top Statement --
I would request that all legal cases by the RIAA and MPAA be dropped or halted until the courts have validated whether they are practicing anti-competative and legal manipulation counter to the will of the democratic people. Otherwise we all face courts of false precedent and illegal closure.
If the legal system is being manipulated by a specific few, then we are no better off than a totalitarianism society.
-- End of Statement --
(I encourage a response to this, but please don't hit "submit" until at least 10min have passed, so you have time to think over your ideas.)
Remember, we must keep our rights (not copyrights) and freedoms. Basic human rights should never be violated, and beyond that, we should exist in a fully democratic society. If the democratic process is better described by people's will (not money), then we should not resolve these issues in court (biased by money), but instead rely on the value someone is willing to put into an idea or action (individual time and effort).
Money can be biased by a specific few who have managed to create an empire, via cashflow redirection and monopolisation strategies. In this case we should analyse and detect common structures with a common behaviour that can bias decision. That's a heavy sentence for, "watch out for the influential few, identify their commonalities, and constantly make efforts to counteract that influence." It's a constant battle, which can be easily sidetracked. A few examples of large masses of people (individuals) fighting for what's right are OS wars (MS & Apple Vs GNU/Open Source), tech Vs media wars (RIAA and MPAA Vs Gnutella, Napster, casset tapes, CDR, DeCSS), and economic or human rights wars (China, Cuba, etc Vs USA & Commonwealth), and people's copyrights for education and prolifferation of knowledge (students Vs publishers). The last is in reference to the unreasonable cost and issuing of books.
I feel the only proper legal protection required by many of these parties should be in the social and economic safety nets. Further protection and enforcement for copyrights are initially a good thing, much like the protection a King gives its people. However, as the copyright holders abuse their "rights" so hurt are the people, much like a King's "rights" are abused to squash troublesome peasants.
-- My Over-the-Top Statement --
I would request that all legal cases by the RIAA and MPAA be dropped or halted until the courts have validated whether they are practicing anti-competative and legal manipulation counter to the will of the democratic people. Otherwise we all face courts of false precedent and illegal closure.
If the legal system is being manipulated by a specific few, then we are no better off than a totalitarianism society.
-- End of Statement --
(I encourage a response to this, but please don't hit "submit" until at least 10min have passed, so you have time to think over your ideas.)
Remember, we must keep our rights (not copyrights) and freedoms. Basic human rights should never be violated, and beyond that, we should exist in a fully democratic society. If the democratic process is better described by people's will (not money), then we should not resolve these issues in court (biased by money), but instead rely on the value someone is willing to put into an idea or action (individual time and effort).
Money can be biased by a specific few who have managed to create an empire, via cashflow redirection and monopolisation strategies. In this case we should analyse and detect common structures with a common behaviour that can bias decision. That's a heavy sentence for, "watch out for the influential few, identify their commonalities, and constantly make efforts to counteract that influence." It's a constant battle, which can be easily sidetracked. A few examples of large masses of people (individuals) fighting for what's right are OS wars (MS & Apple Vs GNU/Open Source), tech Vs media wars (RIAA and MPAA Vs Gnutella, Napster, casset tapes, CDR, DeCSS), and economic or human rights wars (China, Cuba, etc Vs USA & Commonwealth), and people's copyrights for education and prolifferation of knowledge (students Vs publishers). The last is in reference to the unreasonable cost and issuing of books.
I feel the only proper legal protection required by many of these parties should be in the social and economic safety nets. Further protection and enforcement for copyrights are initially a good thing, much like the protection a King gives its people. However, as the copyright holders abuse their "rights" so hurt are the people, much like a King's "rights" are abused to squash troublesome peasants.
Be allert, as history really does repeat itself.
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Sorry for the poorly formatted original, that was my first post.
-- My Over-the-Top Statement --
I would request that all legal cases by the RIAA and MPAA be dropped or halted until the courts have validated whether they are practicing anti-competative and legal manipulation counter to the will of the democratic people. Otherwise we all face courts of false precedent and illegal closure.
If the legal system is being manipulated by a specific few, then we are no better off than a totalitarianism society.
-- End of Statement --
(I encourage a response to this, but please don't hit "submit" until at least 10min have passed, so you have time to think over your ideas.)
Remember, we must keep our rights (not copyrights) and freedoms. Basic human rights should never be violated, and beyond that, we should exist in a fully democratic society. If the democratic process is better described by people's will (not money), then we should not resolve these issues in court (biased by money), but instead rely on the value someone is willing to put into an idea or action (individual time and effort).
Money can be biased by a specific few who have managed to create an empire, via cashflow redirection and monopolisation strategies. In this case we should analyse and detect common structures with a common behaviour that can bias decision. That's a heavy sentence for, "watch out for the influential few, identify their commonalities, and constantly make efforts to counteract that influence." It's a constant battle, which can be easily sidetracked. A few examples of large masses of people (individuals) fighting for what's right are OS wars (MS & Apple Vs GNU/Open Source), tech Vs media wars (RIAA and MPAA Vs Gnutella, Napster, casset tapes, CDR, DeCSS), and economic or human rights wars (China, Cuba, etc Vs USA & Commonwealth), and people's copyrights for education and prolifferation of knowledge (students Vs publishers). The last is in reference to the unreasonable cost and issuing of books.
I feel the only proper legal protection required by many of these parties should be in the social and economic safety nets. Further protection and enforcement for copyrights are initially a good thing, much like the protection a King gives its people. However, as the copyright holders abuse their "rights" so hurt are the people, much like a King's "rights" are abused to squash troublesome peasants.
Be allert, as history really does repeat itself.
-- My Over-the-Top Statement -- I would request that all legal cases by the RIAA and MPAA be dropped or halted until the courts have validated whether they are practicing anti-competative and legal manipulation counter to the will of the democratic people. Otherwise we all face courts of false precedent and illegal closure. If the legal system is being manipulated by a specific few, then we are no better off than a totalitarianism society. -- End of Statement -- (I encourage a response to this, but please don't hit "submit" until at least 10min have passed, so you have time to think over your ideas.) Remember, we must keep our rights (not copyrights) and freedoms. Basic human rights should never be violated, and beyond that, we should exist in a fully democratic society. If the democratic process is better described by people's will (not money), then we should not resolve these issues in court (biased by money), but instead rely on the value someone is willing to put into an idea or action (individual time and effort). Money can be biased by a specific few who have managed to create an empire, via cashflow redirection and monopolisation strategies. In this case we should analyse and detect common structures with a common behaviour that can bias decision. That's a heavy sentence for, "watch out for the influential few, identify their commonalities, and constantly make efforts to counteract that influence." It's a constant battle, which can be easily sidetracked. A few examples of large masses of people (individuals) fighting for what's right are OS wars (MS & Apple Vs GNU/Open Source), tech Vs media wars (RIAA and MPAA Vs Gnutella, Napster, casset tapes, CDR, DeCSS), and economic or human rights wars (China, Cuba, etc Vs USA & Commonwealth), and people's copyrights for education and prolifferation of knowledge (students Vs publishers). The last is in reference to the unreasonable cost and issuing of books. I feel the only proper legal protection required by many of these parties should be in the social and economic safety nets. Further protection and enforcement for copyrights are initially a good thing, much like the protection a King gives its people. However, as the copyright holders abuse their "rights" so hurt are the people, much like a King's "rights" are abused to squash troublesome peasants. Be allert, as history really does repeat itself.