I agree that this isn't the way to assure equitable access to mass media, but it's small potatoes compared to the good things this guy proposes. The consolidation(potected monopolies) that we have now is much worse than the lack of a fairness doctrine, even if it is somewhat flawed. So my proposal would be to either put up with a draconian fairness doctrine, or lose your protections and start living with some real competition. I would prefer the latter. But the former is better than our present situation.
He ran Cleveland into bankruptcy when he was mayor...
Yeah but, the lights stayed on, didn't they? I read about what happened. It was a very astute move on his part, and Cleveland has a lot to be thankful for because of what he did.
...and has done nothing at all in the House.
Tearing down the status quo is not exactly an easy task. He's doing what he can to get rid of that damn NAFTA, to decriminalize drugs (the mafia doesn't like that idea too much), and maybe put a little justice back into the system. Righteous people are a very rare commodity in congress right now, and he has shown to be one of the best.
So what's up? Are you pissed because you didn't get a big enough tax cut? The man is way more qualified than either of the dopes that won the nomination. Especially the one running the country into the ground right now, as we speak.
And do you REALLY want people to be unemployed, or content to stop being created?
And do you really believe that there will be no content without copyright? Let me make it simple for you. Copyright violation is NOT theft, for the simple reason that the claim of ownership is fraudulent. Those who make such claims should be prosecuted for attempted grand larceny. That's the REAL theft right there.
Review of the licensing procedures for broadcasters is. This where the problem lies. It's way too political. And since terrestrial broadcasting is always a local phenomena(phenomena, da daaaa da da da...). The local folks should decide who gets the license, and the FCC should only check that two signals don't interfere with each other. In fact that should be the ONLY qualification for a license. The content should be regulated by the guy/gal/kid with the remote. This will be a step to insure that broadcasters follow local standards and is useful to the local communities that receive the signal. But that ain't gonna happen, is it? There's too much money in keeping tings the way they are. Anyway, I hope Kucinich makes another run for the presidency. Looking back at every candidate since Johnson, he seems overqualified, but we need him there to at least make the attempt to keep the others honest.
He's still the only worthy candidate put up by the democrats. But the status que will never let him near the white house. If he was to win, he'll end up as dead as the Kennedys. And it is the people's fault for not putting qualified candidates on the ballot. They had a chance to put a good man in charge, and they completely blew it. This is why the world says, "WTF is wrong with you people?"
I (any many others)could fill the front page with previous comments I made to that effect, and If I could find them all, I would. And now, after all this time, it's just starting to sink in? When are people going to see the real purpose of IP law? Talk about your delayed reaction... Well, maybe now we can start to make the move towards abolishment. It's well past time for that.
Uh..ok...whatever you say. You go ahead and keeping on believing those official press releases. Keep on ignoring the past so you can repeat the same mistakes and lies over and over. Remember, these are the same people that brought you the Colombian drug cartels, Iran-Contra, the great savings and loan robberies, the lies that gave us 30 years of conflict in Vietnam(it really started in 1945), and much more. And now we have the war profiteers and carpetbaggers. Why would they have any reason not to tell the truth? And don't think I don't understand the Russians and Europeans(especially Britain, since they're the ones who really want to recolonize the place) are in on it also, probably more than the Americans simply due to proximity. If fact, I really consider the Americans to be the muscle in this little adventure. And also, you have no need to differenciate the republicans from the democrats. I recognize them as being one and the same. So you can dispense with that little distraction, just like with the "liberal-conservative" nonsense. You seem to completely to fail to see that the US is in the war business. And considering Bush's business history, He's hardly qualified to run this one. Of course he isn't really "running" anything. His handlers are doing all the real work. They just put him in front of a camera to read a speech that they prepared. Well, let me tell you that that Reagan was much better at it because, well, he was a professional actor. As Mr. Coolidge said, "The business of America is business." Very apt words indeed. And even Eisenhower recognized the threat of a wartime economy(though even his words sound hollow in light of what was done in Iran in 1953 and Central and South America throughout his presidency), totally dependant on fomenting conflict throughout the world for profit. Those words ring so true today.
Damn, here I am taking your nonsense all serious again. Ok. That's enough. You get the last word, and I shall promptly file it into the entertainment section.
After all, the US system is based upon real things. The EU system is completely arbitrary.
You have twelve fingers?:-)
meter: the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the "International Prototype Meter") preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second.
Sounds kinda real, if not a tiny bit pedantic. Heh, that last one sounds kind of recursive(?). or is it circular? Maybe the metric system is used more in navigation, while the english system was used for farming and clothing? I'm just making stuff up.
Hmmm, I wouldn't be so sure about that. The internet is causing much pain and suffering in the publishing industry, and now we find out that it hates America and is giving out vital information to the enemy? This is going to far! It's the "Tokyo Rose", the "Hanoi Jane" of the new millennium. I say, Nuke it now!
When there is a demand for something, making it illegal to produce it in an ethical way will simply make it's production non-ethical, this has been proven many times in history and isn't changing any time soon.
You don't seen to understand the nature of contraband. The reason it won't change anytime soon, is because of the massive profit margins prohibition generates in many industries, legitimate and otherwise. Child porn is no different. And like the loudmouth gay bashing politician who turns out to be as queer as a threee dollar bill, the people making the most noise about kiidie porn are thenselves the ones running the business. Maybe they just want to wipe out the competition. Prohibition is driven by economics, not ethics.
Aren't I kinda, sorta, doing the same thing with Filezilla and a vpn? It's seems more private, and I feel a bit more secure actually connecting directly to the other end instead of another middleman that will just roll over for "National Security Letters" and the sort. I don't find this thing to be really new and impressive. After seeing the site, it looks like just another gimmick for pre-teens who only be giving up all their info for the marketers.
FTS: "The only files that other will see are the files that you have chosen to share within a tube within the group of users you have invited. At no time do others actually read files from your system directly."
Uh huh, until the Pentagon wants to see. I suppose as long as you assume that you will have no privacy with this thing, then there sould be no problem.
...making laws and regulations about something which you have little to no understanding about is a recipe for disaster.
Or huge profits for you and your accomplices. Some of these laws come about for different reasons than you think. Most are simply there to generate revenue. One method is to make lots of rules and then build huge bureaucracies, which you can then fill up with your friends and relatives, around them. Some laws make absolutely no sense to us, but when you look at the results, specifically how the money flows, you think, ah, so that's what's for. In the case of the internet, most of the regulations are designed to protect the publishing industry, but they provide the appearance of trying to eliminate an imaginary boogey man. I have to admit, it's pretty slick. The Americans are the absolute best at this, due to that pesky constitution they have to deal with. Masters of disguises, they are. A more efficient propaganda machine you will never see.
has become nothing more than part of the Prison-industrial complex. The concept of justice is no longer in the picture and just gets in the way of the profits.
Patent and copyright law exist to foster innovation and reward people for producing new works.
No they don't. Who told you that pack of lies? The intent of the law is to restrict access to mass media technology to "authorized" groups and individuals. First the printing press and now the net.
Instead, laws like this merely protect the entrenched powers from having to do just that.
And now you know why patent and copyright law really exist. This has always its original purpose and why these kinds of laws are inevitable. And people who tell you otherwise are full of it.
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They will charge $499,- for it because they are waiting for Vista.
Beats the hell out of the $699 they would have to charge for Linux.
You apply for a job, they run a credit report...
Yeah, but you give them permission to those people.
It's either "sign zee papers" or starve.
"...such constraint or coercion as will render void a contract or other legal act entered or performed under its influence"
And the founders wouldn't even recognize it.
Oh, I'm pretty sure they would.
Yeah then you'll be complaining about it being a dupe :)
I agree that this isn't the way to assure equitable access to mass media, but it's small potatoes compared to the good things this guy proposes. The consolidation(potected monopolies) that we have now is much worse than the lack of a fairness doctrine, even if it is somewhat flawed. So my proposal would be to either put up with a draconian fairness doctrine, or lose your protections and start living with some real competition. I would prefer the latter. But the former is better than our present situation.
He ran Cleveland into bankruptcy when he was mayor...
...and has done nothing at all in the House.
Yeah but, the lights stayed on, didn't they? I read about what happened. It was a very astute move on his part, and Cleveland has a lot to be thankful for because of what he did.
Tearing down the status quo is not exactly an easy task. He's doing what he can to get rid of that damn NAFTA, to decriminalize drugs (the mafia doesn't like that idea too much), and maybe put a little justice back into the system. Righteous people are a very rare commodity in congress right now, and he has shown to be one of the best.
So what's up? Are you pissed because you didn't get a big enough tax cut? The man is way more qualified than either of the dopes that won the nomination. Especially the one running the country into the ground right now, as we speak.
"
No? Does the word anonymous ring a bell?
And do you REALLY want people to be unemployed, or content to stop being created?
And do you really believe that there will be no content without copyright? Let me make it simple for you. Copyright violation is NOT theft, for the simple reason that the claim of ownership is fraudulent. Those who make such claims should be prosecuted for attempted grand larceny. That's the REAL theft right there.
Review of the licensing procedures for broadcasters is. This where the problem lies. It's way too political. And since terrestrial broadcasting is always a local phenomena(phenomena, da daaaa da da da...). The local folks should decide who gets the license, and the FCC should only check that two signals don't interfere with each other. In fact that should be the ONLY qualification for a license. The content should be regulated by the guy/gal/kid with the remote. This will be a step to insure that broadcasters follow local standards and is useful to the local communities that receive the signal. But that ain't gonna happen, is it? There's too much money in keeping tings the way they are. Anyway, I hope Kucinich makes another run for the presidency. Looking back at every candidate since Johnson, he seems overqualified, but we need him there to at least make the attempt to keep the others honest.
He's still the only worthy candidate put up by the democrats. But the status que will never let him near the white house. If he was to win, he'll end up as dead as the Kennedys. And it is the people's fault for not putting qualified candidates on the ballot. They had a chance to put a good man in charge, and they completely blew it. This is why the world says, "WTF is wrong with you people?"
What took you so long?
I (any many others)could fill the front page with previous comments I made to that effect, and If I could find them all, I would. And now, after all this time, it's just starting to sink in? When are people going to see the real purpose of IP law? Talk about your delayed reaction... Well, maybe now we can start to make the move towards abolishment. It's well past time for that.
...and create the Truly Open and Free License of All Choices (TOFLAC).
Public domain?
The real battle of DRM is going to happen in Congress...
The REAL battle will be in the courts.
Uh..ok...whatever you say. You go ahead and keeping on believing those official press releases. Keep on ignoring the past so you can repeat the same mistakes and lies over and over. Remember, these are the same people that brought you the Colombian drug cartels, Iran-Contra, the great savings and loan robberies, the lies that gave us 30 years of conflict in Vietnam(it really started in 1945), and much more. And now we have the war profiteers and carpetbaggers. Why would they have any reason not to tell the truth? And don't think I don't understand the Russians and Europeans(especially Britain, since they're the ones who really want to recolonize the place) are in on it also, probably more than the Americans simply due to proximity. If fact, I really consider the Americans to be the muscle in this little adventure. And also, you have no need to differenciate the republicans from the democrats. I recognize them as being one and the same. So you can dispense with that little distraction, just like with the "liberal-conservative" nonsense. You seem to completely to fail to see that the US is in the war business. And considering Bush's business history, He's hardly qualified to run this one. Of course he isn't really "running" anything. His handlers are doing all the real work. They just put him in front of a camera to read a speech that they prepared. Well, let me tell you that that Reagan was much better at it because, well, he was a professional actor. As Mr. Coolidge said, "The business of America is business." Very apt words indeed. And even Eisenhower recognized the threat of a wartime economy(though even his words sound hollow in light of what was done in Iran in 1953 and Central and South America throughout his presidency), totally dependant on fomenting conflict throughout the world for profit. Those words ring so true today.
Damn, here I am taking your nonsense all serious again. Ok. That's enough. You get the last word, and I shall promptly file it into the entertainment section.
...Spock trying to repress adolescent angst about his dual genetic background.
The original series had a story about Spock's "seven year itch". I can't remember if it was the same one where he regresses in age.
Why in the world was that modded offtopic? That had everything to do with the subject at hand. Sorry it went down that way.
After all, the US system is based upon real things. The EU system is completely arbitrary.
:-)
You have twelve fingers?
meter:
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the "International Prototype Meter") preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second.
Sounds kinda real, if not a tiny bit pedantic. Heh, that last one sounds kind of recursive(?). or is it circular? Maybe the metric system is used more in navigation, while the english system was used for farming and clothing? I'm just making stuff up.
You're joking, too, right? Cause even if you're not, you guys are still funny as hell.
Hmmm, I wouldn't be so sure about that. The internet is causing much pain and suffering in the publishing industry, and now we find out that it hates America and is giving out vital information to the enemy? This is going to far! It's the "Tokyo Rose", the "Hanoi Jane" of the new millennium. I say, Nuke it now!
When there is a demand for something, making it illegal to produce it in an ethical way will simply make it's production non-ethical, this has been proven many times in history and isn't changing any time soon.
You don't seen to understand the nature of contraband. The reason it won't change anytime soon, is because of the massive profit margins prohibition generates in many industries, legitimate and otherwise. Child porn is no different. And like the loudmouth gay bashing politician who turns out to be as queer as a threee dollar bill, the people making the most noise about kiidie porn are thenselves the ones running the business. Maybe they just want to wipe out the competition. Prohibition is driven by economics, not ethics.
Aren't I kinda, sorta, doing the same thing with Filezilla and a vpn? It's seems more private, and I feel a bit more secure actually connecting directly to the other end instead of another middleman that will just roll over for "National Security Letters" and the sort. I don't find this thing to be really new and impressive. After seeing the site, it looks like just another gimmick for pre-teens who only be giving up all their info for the marketers.
FTS: "The only files that other will see are the files that you have chosen to share within a tube within the group of users you have invited. At no time do others actually read files from your system directly."
Uh huh, until the Pentagon wants to see. I suppose as long as you assume that you will have no privacy with this thing, then there sould be no problem.
...making laws and regulations about something which you have little to no understanding about is a recipe for disaster.
Or huge profits for you and your accomplices. Some of these laws come about for different reasons than you think. Most are simply there to generate revenue. One method is to make lots of rules and then build huge bureaucracies, which you can then fill up with your friends and relatives, around them. Some laws make absolutely no sense to us, but when you look at the results, specifically how the money flows, you think, ah, so that's what's for. In the case of the internet, most of the regulations are designed to protect the publishing industry, but they provide the appearance of trying to eliminate an imaginary boogey man. I have to admit, it's pretty slick. The Americans are the absolute best at this, due to that pesky constitution they have to deal with. Masters of disguises, they are. A more efficient propaganda machine you will never see.
has become nothing more than part of the Prison-industrial complex. The concept of justice is no longer in the picture and just gets in the way of the profits.
Patent and copyright law exist to foster innovation and reward people for producing new works.
No they don't. Who told you that pack of lies? The intent of the law is to restrict access to mass media technology to "authorized" groups and individuals. First the printing press and now the net.
Instead, laws like this merely protect the entrenched powers from having to do just that.
And now you know why patent and copyright law really exist. This has always its original purpose and why these kinds of laws are inevitable. And people who tell you otherwise are full of it.