last time I checked (about 90 minutes ago), it was still completely legal to copy from radio, copy from TV, or copy from napster (at least here in the netherlands).
don't relax. take part in the conversaton, loudly. get in the guy's face. eat garlic. get in his face some more. in short: be an arsehole until they leave. they asked for it.
the problem is... there are no ads I am interested in, so if the system would work, I would not get served any ads. I do get ads, so it doesn't work, and it annoys me. so I am forced to take action myself.
it's not up to the consumer (me) to make sure a company or commercial site is profitable. that's up to them, they'll deal with it. I have the power to block ads, and will use that as much as possible.
on TV (at least over here in the Netherlands) there are rules on how many ad-breaks there can be, and how long they are allowed to be. on the net, ads are not regulated, so without blocking, I am involuntarily exposed to annoying ads constantly. were someone to do the equivalent in real life (constantly shouting in your ear, holding signs in the way of your views, etc.) there would be a whole lot less advertisers, because it could get you killed. people will get violent. on the internet, advertisers yell constantly, but we can block them out. so we do, and that is a good thing. blocking advertising is the free market at work, but now it works in favour of the consumer rather than that of the company.
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it's not a question of copyright owners giving rights. it's a question of copyright owners taking away rights of the listener.
apparently, you want special recognition of your religion. You want the rules of your religion to be the law.
EUCD is not a law. implementation of the directive in copyright law is up to individual countries.
a drivers license isn't mandatory. you can choose not to have a drivers license.
he thinks it's a bad idea, but did it anyway. He could have refused. he didn't. that's like saying: well, I don't like murder.. but I did it anyway.
if there's an e in whiskey, you can add ice. just keep your ice away from my whisky.
last time I checked (about 90 minutes ago), it was still completely legal to copy from radio, copy from TV, or copy from napster (at least here in the netherlands).
so limitting free cultural exchange is good, but limitting free speech is bad?
both are important, and both should be legal.
unfortunately, the netherlands is pretty much right-wing now...
it's about time we became a bit more socialistic.
actually... it does. extinct life is slowly turned into oil and coals...
"school authorities are not democratically chosen, and should not have the same power as a government"
sounds reasonable...
you had clouds and imagination? we just had the neighbourhood slut who'd lift her skirts for 10 cts, and we'd all crowd round...
hey.. I _LIKE_ asparagus!
just write pineapple on the box. no sane person would eat a pizza with pineapple.
don't relax. take part in the conversaton, loudly. get in the guy's face. eat garlic. get in his face some more. in short: be an arsehole until they leave. they asked for it.
the problem is... there are no ads I am interested in, so if the system would work, I would not get served any ads. I do get ads, so it doesn't work, and it annoys me. so I am forced to take action myself.
it's not up to the consumer (me) to make sure a company or commercial site is profitable. that's up to them, they'll deal with it. I have the power to block ads, and will use that as much as possible.
>Less ads? How do you want to pay for the websites you visit?
I already pay for my internet access. who says I want to or have to pay more? I opt out of advertising as much as possible, same as in the real world.
what we need is less ads, so that blocking is no longer necessary in order to keep from being bombarded with ads.
on TV (at least over here in the Netherlands) there are rules on how many ad-breaks there can be, and how long they are allowed to be. on the net, ads are not regulated, so without blocking, I am involuntarily exposed to annoying ads constantly. were someone to do the equivalent in real life (constantly shouting in your ear, holding signs in the way of your views, etc.) there would be a whole lot less advertisers, because it could get you killed. people will get violent. on the internet, advertisers yell constantly, but we can block them out. so we do, and that is a good thing. blocking advertising is the free market at work, but now it works in favour of the consumer rather than that of the company.
wear gloves and a coat. some cold wont kill you (and if you have a car, you can afford them)
bicycles are a good alternative in a city.
A1, Al, A1l,A11,All, Al1 etc...
humiliation is psychological torture.
*Urgent telephonecall for Mr. mccalli*