It's only a Democracy if people participate. If you don't like the way things are, stop your whinnin' and get moving. The history of change in this nation is that of motivated people... not bellyachers. That goes for the Mods how made parent 'insightful' as well.
Even though this won't be modded up high enough to be read:
Any documentary is biased, just as anything else presented in any media. The ideas displayed are filtered through not only the director, but also the editor, and finally the viewers of that idea.
Now, that doesn't mean that a person could be overly biased, or that a person could--deceptively--claim to be unbiased. It been my experience with Michael Moore that he's neither, though certainly that could be personal taste.
A few years ago, before Bowling for Columbine, I emailed him--I'm an aspiring director-and was pleased to actually get a thoughful and down to earth responce... so there's my bias.
"They blatently prodice a place/means for people to illegally share copyrighted material. this is its major purpose, and the kazaa developers know that."
If this is true, what about the culpability of Broadband ISPs who advertise file-sharing in their commercials? Now, certainly they do limit file-sharing, but only at the behest of the RIAA and the MPAA. They were not proactive in any lawsuits. Also, it may be argued that Broadbands do limit bandwidth which has a detrimental effect on file-sharing. However, this is not an overt response to said file-sharing.
The better model for an example is not a warehouse, but the post office. Certainly they are not at fault on account of those who send drugs via the mail (which is just plain stupid by the way). The only ones at fault are those who supply and recieve.
Now, we can talk about changing these law, making drug legal -- I do not advocate this, or making copyright more flexible -- I do advocate this, but right now the burden of the law should fall on those who justly or unjustly break it.
It is Microsoft's fault for producing poor code. It is not Microsoft's fault for producing viri. Its seems to me -- honestly -- that there is a prevasive thought in the Slashdot community that it's the product's fault, not the exploiter's. Could any clearify this for me? The virus writer is more at fault right? I mean, Bill Gates may be the biggest bastard ever, and he may have even broken anti-trust laws, but does that mean that virus writers aren't equally or even more so wrong?
He also, after reading both posts, and admittedly I am very tired, seems to have both a wife and daughter and a "SO" named Stevie. Interesting home life to say the least.
Why on earth would you willingly compare yourself with what amounted to a legally sanctioned group of murderous thugs?
If you want a good start as to who the Pinkertons really were read Howard Zinn's "A People's History of The United States." While Labor certainly had to answer for some of its own murderous thugs, the Pinkertons themselves were responcible for a rather large part of it.
Frankly, I see many parallels between what's going on now with copyright and what happened years ago with labor.
In terms of it's [file-sharing's] legality, just because the government and corporations say that something is illegal doesn't mean that it is. I am quite tired with people on the board dismissing the arguement to freely share files and information under fair use as whiny. I look at each and every file I share and each and every file I download as an act of civil disobediance.
I have been playing sports my entire life and I must say that it is the human factor that makes it interesting. To take all the errors out of sport is to take away something -- and as I have recieved many a bad call I can't believe I am saying this -- special from it.
Then again, with all the money that is in sports these days maybe it is a good idea -- from the point of view of owners, players, and sponcers. I think it takes something away from the fans.
Steve Martin in a Drama, David Mammit wrote and Directed. Man, a great, complete movie. Very much worth a look.
Stupid yet great: Welcome to Woop-Woop.
Stars the lead guy, the jerk, from "The Thing you do." Theif hides out in the Outback in order to escape the American Law. Gets stuck in a town in which inbreeding is common and whose main export is dog food. Definatly worth checking out at 4 am. The best part is the Giant Kangaroo.
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Entertaining? Yes. Good? No.
Brendan
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It's only a Democracy if people participate. If you don't like the way things are, stop your whinnin' and get moving. The history of change in this nation is that of motivated people... not bellyachers. That goes for the Mods how made parent 'insightful' as well.
Even though this won't be modded up high enough to be read:
Any documentary is biased, just as anything else presented in any media. The ideas displayed are filtered through not only the director, but also the editor, and finally the viewers of that idea.
Now, that doesn't mean that a person could be overly biased, or that a person could--deceptively--claim to be unbiased. It been my experience with Michael Moore that he's neither, though certainly that could be personal taste.
A few years ago, before Bowling for Columbine, I emailed him--I'm an aspiring director-and was pleased to actually get a thoughful and down to earth responce... so there's my bias.
If this is true, what about the culpability of Broadband ISPs who advertise file-sharing in their commercials? Now, certainly they do limit file-sharing, but only at the behest of the RIAA and the MPAA. They were not proactive in any lawsuits. Also, it may be argued that Broadbands do limit bandwidth which has a detrimental effect on file-sharing. However, this is not an overt response to said file-sharing.
The better model for an example is not a warehouse, but the post office. Certainly they are not at fault on account of those who send drugs via the mail (which is just plain stupid by the way). The only ones at fault are those who supply and recieve.
Now, we can talk about changing these law, making drug legal -- I do not advocate this, or making copyright more flexible -- I do advocate this, but right now the burden of the law should fall on those who justly or unjustly break it.
Brendan
It is Microsoft's fault for producing poor code. It is not Microsoft's fault for producing viri. Its seems to me -- honestly -- that there is a prevasive thought in the Slashdot community that it's the product's fault, not the exploiter's. Could any clearify this for me? The virus writer is more at fault right? I mean, Bill Gates may be the biggest bastard ever, and he may have even broken anti-trust laws, but does that mean that virus writers aren't equally or even more so wrong?
He also, after reading both posts, and admittedly I am very tired, seems to have both a wife and daughter and a "SO" named Stevie. Interesting home life to say the least.
Why on earth would you willingly compare yourself with what amounted to a legally sanctioned group of murderous thugs?
If you want a good start as to who the Pinkertons really were read Howard Zinn's "A People's History of The United States." While Labor certainly had to answer for some of its own murderous thugs, the Pinkertons themselves were responcible for a rather large part of it.
Frankly, I see many parallels between what's going on now with copyright and what happened years ago with labor.
In terms of it's [file-sharing's] legality, just because the government and corporations say that something is illegal doesn't mean that it is. I am quite tired with people on the board dismissing the arguement to freely share files and information under fair use as whiny. I look at each and every file I share and each and every file I download as an act of civil disobediance.
...it's, the value of the right to drive sticker, not the same as kidneys or replica sputniks on ebay.
Serously, anything to reduce traffic is a great thing. I believe in London you have to pay to drive in the city at all.
I have been playing sports my entire life and I must say that it is the human factor that makes it interesting. To take all the errors out of sport is to take away something -- and as I have recieved many a bad call I can't believe I am saying this -- special from it.
Then again, with all the money that is in sports these days maybe it is a good idea -- from the point of view of owners, players, and sponcers. I think it takes something away from the fans.
Yes... because we humans are the size of a pencil tip. Then again, it's it good that they are not the size of a VW.
Serious:
The Spanish Prisoner.
Steve Martin in a Drama, David Mammit wrote and Directed. Man, a great, complete movie. Very much worth a look.
Stupid yet great:
Welcome to Woop-Woop.
Stars the lead guy, the jerk, from "The Thing you do."
Theif hides out in the Outback in order to escape the American Law. Gets stuck in a town in which inbreeding is common and whose main export is dog food. Definatly worth checking out at 4 am. The best part is the Giant Kangaroo.
| | | | |The point of the ending of the film, as it is in the book, is to show that the exact same thing happened on earth that happened on the POTA. I suppose that Tim Burtan meant for this to be chilling. However, it only causes me to say "Wha?" Entertaining? Yes. Good? No. Brendan