Phil
Rojo Sol
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join:2001-06-11
Camarillo, CA | Less Popcorn Sold?
That is just too funny! How about the 4000% markup on popcorn at theaters being the cause less people buy it.
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hopeflicker
Capitalism breeds greed
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join:2003-04-03
Long Beach, CA
1 edit | ohhh yeah!
Among the arguments NBC tried to put forth was that broadband p2p use hurts the American farmer because less popcorn is sold:
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ohhh, and dont forget the truck driver that transports that corn, the contractor that paves the road that the truck drives on, the oil company that provides oil for the truck, the mining company that mines the make up of the asphalt.
they hurt too
give me a fucking break! 
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brawney
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join:2002-03-02
Frederick, MD | For a few extra bucks a month...
I can see it now... your ISP will be offering a "filter free" connection to the internet for just $4.95 extra per month. Another revenue stream for the ISP. |
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
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| said by brawney  :I can see it now... your ISP will be offering a "filter free" connection to the internet for just $4.95 extra per month. Another revenue stream for the ISP. Oh crap. Shhhs! Don't give them evil ideas!
Wait. Maybe you should patent that. "A system by which users can choose unfettered internet access"
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
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Tulsa, OK | Love to watch AT&T toss away safe harbor....
... and then become complicit or liable for "negligence" anytime something "bad" isn't filtered.
Great plan AT&T. |
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ninjatutle
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join:2006-01-02
San Ramon, CA
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The corn farmer aint hurting. Corn is in nearly every item the average person eats and drinks. |
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ARGONAUT
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join:2006-01-24
New Albany, IN | Title Change Request
Change title too 'Once Upon A Time' |
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DrModem
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join:2006-10-19
USA
2 edits | Hold up just a second
Um, won't the average movie downloader still eat popcorn while watching it on his computer/tv?
NBC seems to presume that all popcorn sold is sold at the theatre.They also seem to presume popcorn is the only product corn is used in. |
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MeKuN
join:2004-07-21
Eugene, OR
| Popcorn?
How about my family of four sneaking our candy and drinks in every time we go to the movies because your prices are laughable. With corn prices skyrocketing because of alternative fuels i doubt farmers are hurting. How about 15-20 min of commercials before the movie i paid for. I didn't pay to see your damn commercials. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU greedy bastards. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to Phil
Re: Less Popcorn Sold?
In general, corn prices should be up anyways because of E85, and Ethanol. The movie industry (as well as any other interested / controlling comapany) wants... CONTROL.
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brooklynman4
join:2004-09-07
Brooklyn, NY | reply to MeKuN
Re: Popcorn?
If anything the farmers are making profit. |
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backness
join:2005-07-08
K2P OW2 | reply to en102
Re: Less Popcorn Sold?
exactly, corn futures are at an all time high...
Hollywood get your head out of your ass! |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to ninjatutle
Re: >
Soon - in will be in your fuel tank too, causing corn to be more expensive. |
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hayabusa3303
Over 200 mph
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clubs: | reply to ARGONAUT
Re: Title Change Request
Better one "Young and the Restless" |
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ftthz
If love can kill hate can also save
join:2005-10-17 | funny
i would have thought farmers would want rural broadband development |
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ninjatutle
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San Ramon, CA | reply to en102
Re: >
Its already in my fuel tank. I drink an Arizona Ice Tea drink each day and sometimes soda pop. Its probably in my coffee too. |
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odreian615
join:2006-01-18
Chicago, IL | NBC data came from
Straight-out-of-some-guys-ass dept |
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
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join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ | reply to brooklynman4
Re: Popcorn?
"Corn, the 'other' cash crop" |
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drussel2
join:2002-11-05
San Diego, CA
|  Re: Less Popcorn sold
And as soon as they've done that filtering, they'll put filters on voice-lines to catch people from reading copyrighted material. After all, imagine the loss to publishers if Mother Goose nursery rhymes are read over the phone instead of those parents buying the book. Or tech-support types from reading (outloud) from the user manual. Nope, nope, nope... I'm very sorry sir, you must first purchase a copy of the manual and prove to me that you did and then we can read it together.
I can see it now: Telephone Operator (Lily Tomlinson) will listen in on every call and interrupt: Oh, gracious me (snort)... you can't say that on the phone, I'm sure I read that in a book.... What? oh really? Well the gub-mint says I can cut your service off.
And then, how about closing all those libraries that blatently encourage the sharing of copyrighted material? Are publishers outraged? And movie distributors? I can borrow a DVD movie from my library... no fee. Quick! Notify the thought police!
What's this country coming to? Sheesh...
This reminds me of little more than the government putting on a deception, er magic show. We'll distract the people with nonsense in this hand, while we really screw them blind with policies created by this other hand.
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Bach
I'll Be Bach
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join:2002-02-16
Flint, MI | And it's all about the corn?
NBC = Nothing But Corn |
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