Re:The only way to fight the DMCA
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Exactly. The point is that you should vote for people who WON'T pass these things. If there aren't any candidates who will stand up for our rights then we need to find some or become them oursleves.
The only way to fight the DMCA
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is to actually involve yourself politically. If you just sit there and do nothing, the government/industry/lawyers will continue to infringe on your rights. Stop complaining in forums when stuff like this happens; VOTE or WRITE LETTERS or ORGANIZE A PROTEST *before* it happens and help ensure laws like this don't get passed.
Otherwise, this article reads just like any other rant on the DMCA. Honestly, why can't anyone think beyond "all your stuff should be free!" mentality. It won't work. Music is a bussiness. It will always be a bussiness. Same with movies. And software. Stop bitching when idustry chooses to fight technology rather than embrace it. Organize, make contacts in industry, lobby, tell everyone you know, VOTE! And remember:
Flaming != helping.
Flaming == counter-productive. Always.
I would like to respectfully dissagree with the general feeling that kids only use text messaging to say" omg, I Really, why pay extra to spend all that time "typing" that message in when you could say it in a few seconds?
Because it is easier to type. Yes, you could say it in a few seconds, but you have to actually call them, wait for them to pick up, and say what you have to say and hope it can be understood over a crappy [US] network. If they don't pick up, then you have to leave voicemail. And then they have to listen to voicemail. Listening to voicemail happens to be infinitely more inconvienent than opening your phone and reading the message that has magically appeared on the screen. My friends and I use text messaging all the time to organize get-togethers or ask quick questions while AFK and it's likely that if people got over the fact that a few kids use it for something supurflous, they might find it to be a very useful tool.
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Exactly. The point is that you should vote for people who WON'T pass these things. If there aren't any candidates who will stand up for our rights then we need to find some or become them oursleves.
is to actually involve yourself politically. If you just sit there and do nothing, the government/industry/lawyers will continue to infringe on your rights. Stop complaining in forums when stuff like this happens; VOTE or WRITE LETTERS or ORGANIZE A PROTEST *before* it happens and help ensure laws like this don't get passed.
Otherwise, this article reads just like any other rant on the DMCA. Honestly, why can't anyone think beyond "all your stuff should be free!" mentality. It won't work. Music is a bussiness. It will always be a bussiness. Same with movies. And software. Stop bitching when idustry chooses to fight technology rather than embrace it. Organize, make contacts in industry, lobby, tell everyone you know, VOTE! And remember:
Flaming != helping.
Flaming == counter-productive. Always.
I would like to respectfully dissagree with the general feeling that kids only use text messaging to say" omg, I Really, why pay extra to spend all that time "typing" that message in when you could say it in a few seconds? Because it is easier to type. Yes, you could say it in a few seconds, but you have to actually call them, wait for them to pick up, and say what you have to say and hope it can be understood over a crappy [US] network. If they don't pick up, then you have to leave voicemail. And then they have to listen to voicemail. Listening to voicemail happens to be infinitely more inconvienent than opening your phone and reading the message that has magically appeared on the screen. My friends and I use text messaging all the time to organize get-togethers or ask quick questions while AFK and it's likely that if people got over the fact that a few kids use it for something supurflous, they might find it to be a very useful tool.