jgkolt
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join:2004-02-21
Lakewood, OH
clubs:
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So should the phone company censor me if i say fire on the phone since that could cause public panic which is illegal? What if someone was referencing a usatoday article and said terrorist should they be censored since terrorism is illegal. just some food for thought. |
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cableties
Premium
join:2005-01-27
 ·Verizon FIOS
| Spin away from the real truth: MPAA abusing judicial system
for its own gains as it failed to have a competent business model. (aka missed the boat).
Corn farmers? They are making more selling for ethanol than the crappy, chemically-preserved styrofoam that theaters sell at a 200% markup (along with 500% markup beverage).
Whaaaa. GO EFF yourself MPAA. And your movies suck. |
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nasadude
join:2001-10-05
Rockville, MD | dead industry
the sooner the current incarnation of the MPAA and RIAA and the business models they are trying to protect die, the better consumers and the nation will be.
until then, suck it up and don't pay for any of their crap. |
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MagMan
Life is simpler when you tell the truth.
Premium
join:2003-10-01
Westlake, OH | What crap!
If it happens with AT&T they will definitely loose me as a customer.Once again more big brother!!!  |
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Cogdis
join:2007-03-26
Floral Park, NY | reply to jgkolt
Impossible?
Do they expect ISP's to have people monitoring downloads at random? |
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ChaosLurker
@fdn.com
|  Encrypted Links Anyone?
So...how does the MPAA propose the ISPs should break encrypted links? Encrypted P2P might be vulnerable, but there are other 'sources' that are probably being used that aren't P2P. I know that one major 'discussion group' provider has SSL. And they aren't the only one. |
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bamabrad
join:2006-01-27
Port Orange, FL | The way I see it-
Is that I lease private space from my provider-therefore I am responsible for the content on my site-not the ISP. |
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Jon
Premium
join:2001-01-20
Lisle, IL
| reply to MagMan
Re: What crap!
Why not expect someone else to protect their "babies" ?
Parents in this country expect it. What's the difference?
If someone doesn't like whats on TV, they get it removed, Don't like whats on the internet? Try and get it removed.
The Pussification of America is almost complete.  |
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jgkolt
Premium
join:2004-02-21
Lakewood, OH
clubs: | outsourcing
They may just outsource the monitoring to the chinese.
"think about it" |
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dougau
Premium
join:2007-08-09
Dickson, TN
 ·AT&T Southeast
| The MPAA and RIAA should be responsible for themselves
The MPAA and RIAA should be responsible for protecting their own products. The broken court system we have needs to issue a injunction on the IRAA and MPAA releasing new content until they take steps to adequately protect their own content. Maybe the Government should tax them ten million or so per album or movie the studios release that use any type of infrastructure whatsoever that is not owned by the studio like Roads, phone lines, Etc. to help recoup some of the cost in protecting their copyrights.
While I don't condone piracy I don't believe ISP's (and their for all internet users) should have to incur the extra cost of protecting the MPAA and RIAA's content for them.
Maybe the ISP's should sue the MPAA and RIAA for usinf their networks to distribute their products for profit while they don't get anything.
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moonpuppy
join:2000-08-21
Glen Burnie, MD | The MPAA and RIAA needs to worry about other things....
How about getting your stars off of drugs for one.  |
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Jameson
10-8
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join:2004-05-28
Fallbrook, CA
clubs:  | ISPs:
Let the MPAA & RIAA do their own dirty work. |
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maxpower
join:2006-10-09
Providence, RI | Glickman
Does anyone else think Glickman looks like George Bluth?? |
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mrchris
We don't miss you Bush
Premium
join:2002-10-01
North Babylon, NY | reply to dougau
Re: The MPAA and RIAA should be responsible for themselves
Products? That's what the artists should be responsible of, not the record execs that sit on their asses all day doing next to nothing. |
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AZ_OGM
join:2007-01-12
Phoenix, AZ | reply to cableties
Re: Spin away from the real truth: MPAA abusing judicial system
But piracy hurts the corn farmers twice.
First, for not buying overpriced popcorn at the overpriced theaters.
Second, for not using an ethanol guzzling SUV to go to the theater or your neighborhood Blockbuster/Hollywood Video. |
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Transmaster
Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY
·Qwest.net
| reply to maxpower
I am farting in your general direction
YOU Evil Pirates you are ripping Nick off and he needs the money, dope ain't free. |
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PhoenixDown
-- Wants FIOS
Premium
join:2003-06-08
Fresh Meadows, NY
clubs:
| What really hurts Theaters
Is the piss poor experience you get...
I catch a lot of movies in the theater with my friends but more and more I find myself disappointed at the poor framing, the 'wear' on the film and the hiccups in the audio. It detracts from the experience and its not why I'm spending a ton of money.
If my home theater becomes better than a professional movie theater, then maybe I should just wait for it to come out on dvd and rent it on netflix.
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johnarama
join:2007-02-15
France
| Encrypted file sharing...
I think this sort of nonsense will end once everyone catches on to the encrypted file sharing solutions that are available. With GigaTribe, for example (»www.gigatribe.com), all exchanges are encrypted, so the ISP can't tell that a user is sharing "x.mp3", the ISP will only know what software the person is using, and as we all know, software doesn't break laws - people do - but they'll have no way of knowing who's being naughty and who's being nice! |
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gaforces
United We Stand, Divided We Fall
join:2002-04-07
Santa Cruz, CA | reply to Jameson
Re: ISPs:
If MPAA and RIAA want isp's to filter for them, they should pay a profit sharing % from the revenue. |
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cornelius785
join:2006-10-26
Worcester, MA
| reply to Jameson
i agree, why should the ISPs be forced to be proactive against piracy when it is not their music, movies, applications etc. that is being shared? all ISPs should be forced to do is cooperate with the police by supplying needed logs related to a particular piracy incident, not some stuff that a company wants them to do. |
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