said by KrK :

Amazing how reality can get flipped completely. Swap the positions of the words "Republicans" and "Clintons" and you have ACTUAL REALITY.

said by jester121 :

You're right -- just think of all the dozens of times the ACLU has come to the aid of anti-abortion activitists,

said by jester121 :

Republicans whose privacy was ignored by the Clintons, and on and on.

said by snorpus :

Uh, not quite. One of the most famous instances of ACLU involvement was in supporting the right of white supremacists to demonstrate in a largely Jewish suburb of Chicago.

said by TK Junk Mail :

The EFF is nothing but a mouthpiece for music and movie thieves.

said by gateguy :

Does that make me part of the scourge?

said by snorpus :

Uh, not quite. One of the most famous instances of ACLU involvement was in supporting the right of white supremacists to demonstrate in a largely Jewish suburb of Chicago.

said by TK Junk Mail :

The EFF is nothing but a mouthpiece for music and movie thieves.

said by SilverSurfer :

As evidenced by the many instances of having represented Skinheads/NeoNazis, the ACLU represents civil liberties, period. Politics doesn't even come into play.

said by jester121 :

Sure, since I certainly shouldn't be held responsible for my actions if I break the law. :uhh: If I choose to violate the DMCA I'll be sure to pay for my own lawyer, or defend myself.

said by jester121 :

Sure, since I certainly shouldn't be held responsible for my actions if I break the law. :uhh:

said by jester121 :

But isn't it interesting that the EFF and ACLU type organizations are only interested in helping people whose plight or position is closely aligned with their own politics? How very magnanimous of them.

said by jester121 :

(I realize you're parroting my statement, but I don't think anything you said could be mistaken as a compliment. Nice try at sarcasm, though...)

said by SilverSurfer :

But isn't it interesting that the EFF and ACLU type organizations are only interested in helping people whose plight or position is closely aligned with their own politics?

said by SilverSurfer :

Unless, of course, comes an event and/or time that you, personally need the EFF on your side (as in a DMCA matter), then you will be singing an entirely different tune, I suspect. And that's not a compliment, either.

said by jester121 :

[They're actually becoming the tech world's equivalent of the ACLU -- and that's not a compliment.

said by TK Junk Mail :

The EFF is nothing but a mouthpiece for music and movie thieves.

said by bi0tech :

I often wonder how many of these type statements on a variety of subjects are true shills, overzealous non-sanctioned employee opinion, or just true believers of nonsense on their own accord.

JasonD care to fill us in?

said by TK Junk Mail :

The EFF is nothing but a mouthpiece for music and movie thieves.

said by JasonD :

Surely you jest. Bittorent is the scourge of the internet and should be stopped, Comcast is doing it way too politely. As for the EFF, well their focus should be on where it would matter most for consumers. Instead of frivolous suits and claims against corporate entities (which is bad for business and raises prices for consumers) they should be investigating and going after phishers, scammers, spammers, and online pirates.

said by openbox9 :

How exactly has the EFF done this great miracle?

said by openbox9 :

The EFF is a mouthpiece that occasionally has valid arguments of concern for the Internet populace, but I fail to see how they've been a savior for the Western Hemisphere.

said by openbox9 :

BTW, what percentage of the market does AT&T and Verizon own?

said by JasonD :

...Bittorent is the scourge of the internet...