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Re: Thank Bush for killing the "Govt suing infringers" part
said by Mashiki  :It took 5 weeks to get into see my family doctor that's the legacy of universal healthcare. Just an aside, even here in the US, I have had to wait that long to see my neurologist at the time and, on occasion, a little over three months to see my PCP. This isn't a community clinic, but a private foundation hospital with an EXCELLENT reputation.
said by Mashiki :By-the-by and going back to topic, I'd suggest going for a CD levy down there. Not sure if you are kidding or not, but a CD levy addresses the problem from the wrong angle, especially when you consider that most infringement is not done with physical media. It might have made sense back before everyone had high speed internet and still relied on copying discs.
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TomClancy
Freedom isn't free
join:2003-04-23
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Yep, you are correct sir.
That is why we have something called private security guards and not public police to do the dirty work for the private corps. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
 ·AT&T Southeast
| reply to jc100
I said the FDA was different. I won't argue that point.
The porn industry will find protection under the IPEC. Your previous comment was "should the porn interest have a smut czar?" and my retort was that they will with IPEC.
If you think I missed my point and proved yours, then our discussion is done. |
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jc100
join:2002-04-10
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No grasping for straws. FDA regulates ALL FOOD whether from a restaurant or private company. Their job is to ENSURE that food is safe to it, not that it tastes good. Their job isn't go around to Pizza Hut, McDonalds, and say this stuff is good. Also their job IS NOT to hold anyone who might be stealing their recipe accountable. Simply put, the FDA just makes sure you WON'T DIE from what you eat. There's no grasping for anything.
As for the porn industry, their job is to protect copyright and the actors. However, they work FOR the industry as a PRIVATE ORGANIZATION. The same as the MPAA / RIAA. Neither are government funded.
See how you are missing the point? Why shouldn't these organizations FUND THEIR OWN POLICE / Copyright Czars instead of the tax payer footing the bill. Notice once again, these organizations are FUNDED BY THE INDUSTRY THEMSELVES. So their enforcement should stay that way and NOT BURDEN tax payers.
I think you were missing the ENTIRE POINT and did a fantastic job of proving mine. |
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lesopp
join:2001-06-27
Land O Lakes, FL | reply to TheWickerMan
Sad to see that a broken clock is right more than the current band of elitists controlling the House and Senate. |
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digitalfreak
join:2005-12-09
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said by Kearnstd :well the family should get a fscking job. why should progress be stopped so the Estate can get free money for the next 75 years. i pirate music by dead artists without any guilt, they are dead so what does it matter. Uh oh. TK will be turning you in to his corporate masters. |
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digitalfreak
join:2005-12-09
49533 | reply to Nightshade
He just pulled the number out of his ass. |
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digitalfreak
join:2005-12-09
49533
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said by major marco :said by openbox9 :IP is a concern for more than just the RIAA. Take your blinders off and expand your vision a little. Yes, it is a concern of mine. As a photographer, I've had my images used by Big Bu$ine$$ but never received a dime for the publication despite my copyright. Where is MY U.S. government assigned/taxpayer financed private police force to enforce MY copyright? I would like the feebs to protect my Intellectual Property rights, after all, my images contribute to the economy in that monies received enable me to spend locally as well as nationally. My side photography business is good for the economy, but the feebs won't help me. Just the **AAs. They won't help you because you aren't funneling millions of dollars into their wallets like the **AAs. |
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TheWickerMan
join:2002-04-09
Enola, PA
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Even a broken clock is right twice a day.  |
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jc100
join:2002-04-10
| reply to Boberator
Pretty much for people who argue against anything socialized. My belief, the government is needed AT TIMES but it should not be there to help private companies who make STUPID DECISIONS. It's one thing for tax payer money to build Roads, Fund Schools, Maintain Public Safety (Fire, Police, EMS), etc. It's another thing to expect tax payers to foot the bill for a PRIVATE COMPANY who offers NO REWARD to tax payers who will no doubt be on the losing end of this scheme. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
·AT&T Southeast
| reply to jc100
You still aren't grasping the fact that this new IPEC position will work to protect more than one business. Pizza Hut and McDonald's have the FDA which is different, but does mandate and protect the industry. The porn industry would fall under the IPEC since porn is copyrighted. The IPEC does not solely protect the MPAA or the RIAA. At least you expanded your vision beyond the RIAA, but you need to expand it further.
I do agree with your statement that taxpayers do not need to fund more government. I do believe that we should be reducing the government's size and rid it of waste. |
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jc100
join:2002-04-10
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The FBI is tax payer funded and WORKS all security. That's my point open box. They are not dedicated to ONE ENTITY. Why should ONE BUSINESS get 24/7 protection when no other industry is afford that luxury.
Also, I realize it has to do with a bigger picture. The point still stands. Should Pizza Hut / Mcdonalds get a food Czar to protect their interest? Should the Porn interest have a Smut Czar? All these contribute to the economy as well. Tax payers do not need to be funding MORE programs, especially if their purpose is to serve a SINGLE industry versus that of everyone. Let's face it, this is being created SOLELY for the MPAA / RIAA. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
·AT&T Southeast
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said by major marco :Where is MY U.S. government assigned/taxpayer financed private police force to enforce MY copyright? Since the IPEC is an executive position and funded by taxes, it isn't a private police force. I don't understand why this misunderstanding continues to be repeated. The IPEC position was just established and the POTUS hasn't nominated anybody for the position yet. Even after an appointment is confirmed, the IPEC has 12 months from the date the bill was passed to develop a Joint Strategic plan against counterfeiting and infringement. So, your assistance is coming, it's just not here yet. |
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major marco
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said by openbox9 :IP is a concern for more than just the RIAA. Take your blinders off and expand your vision a little. Yes, it is a concern of mine. As a photographer, I've had my images used by Big Bu$ine$$ but never received a dime for the publication despite my copyright. Where is MY U.S. government assigned/taxpayer financed private police force to enforce MY copyright? I would like the feebs to protect my Intellectual Property rights, after all, my images contribute to the economy in that monies received enable me to spend locally as well as nationally. My side photography business is good for the economy, but the feebs won't help me. Just the **AAs.
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Kearnstd
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join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ
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maybe so but the Music and Movie industries buy these laws to increase their profits. if the RIAA and MPAA had their way nothing would ever enter public domain and copyrights would be infinite in length. we need a firm time limit, seriously 20 years is plenty of time for an entertainment IP owner to make money off the work. especially corporations who are cranking out new stuff every week.
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA | reply to Nightshade
Small businesses can own IP as well. IP owners don't have to be large international corporations. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
·AT&T Southeast
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You do realize that the FBI is taxpayer funded and does not exist merely to "sit in one spot and serve as 24/7 security to one entity".
You're missing the bigger picture. Just as the $700B economic plan serves a much larger role than bailing out a few banks, protecting IP interests in the US and around the world serves a much larger economic role than placing money in the **AA executives' pockets. |
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Desdinova
join:2003-01-26
Gaithersburg, MD
| reply to Nightshade
As a matter of fact, I'm of the opinion that the draconian copyright laws we have are HURTING the economy by stifling artistic development that could be occurring but (for the most part) is not.
For example, take the recent project ReAnimated. A group of artists and filmmakers took the film Night Of The Living Dead and broke it up into pieces. Using the original film soundtrack (music, dialogue, etc.) each piece was then animated in a different style, creating a very cool and (for the most part) very interesting retake on a classic horror film that is relevant to many people because it was a part of our lives growing up or because it's a recent enough part of our cultural heritage as to still resonate with many folks.
This project would not be have been legally possible if the film was not in the public domain (and the creators of ReAnimated are planning to sell the film on a for-profit basis). So here we have a whole group of folks profiting and participating in a small bit of economic stimulus far beyond what the original work's creators could have enjoyed themselves.
And this is a perfect example of EXACTLY the reason copyright laws were created by the founding fathers: encourage a creation with the promise of financial reward, then after enjoying a brief period of profit, pass the work onto the culture at large and allow others to use it for THEIR gain also (kinda like cultural recycling *grin*).
To play with these ideas further, let's look at Mickey Mouse, one of the primary reasons for the Sonny Bono extension from '96. Disney would have a cow if Mickey Mouse were to fall into the public domain tomorrow. Why? Do they really think folks will stop buying mouse ears at Disneyland? Nonsense. Are they concerned about protecting Mickey's artistic legacy? Ridiculous. Mickey's a freakin' picture and his legacy will be just fine. Besides, I doubt for one minute that Disney is more concerned with doing anything other than making money.
But let's look at the broader scope. If Mickey were in the public domain, many folks would suddenly be free to create all sorts of Mickey-themed items that will earn them money and help stimulate the economy. Multiply this by all the other creations that should be in the public domain and we have a very large opportunity for creative and financial growth that we currently do not. BUT...rather then allow a large group of folks to profit from this situation, the current laws allow the owners of a single company--OWNERS WHO HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH MICKEY'S CREATION--to continue to get paid for it. Heck, that sounds great!! When I die, please forward my paychecks on to my family for the next ninety years...Wow, talk about a pension plan!
It's bad enough that such freedoms for the majority were taken away solely to benefit a very, very tiny minority, but to then reallocate our already troubled, overburdened judicial, legal and community resources in FURTHER protecting that minority is to me, unconscionable. When the government has fixed the economy, wiped the Iraqi mess off our loafers (Hey! Stop tracking that mess in my living room!) and repaired our other crumbling infrastructures, then I might not have a problem with them creating a copyright czar.
No, actually, I'll have as big of a problem with it then, also. |
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NormanS
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join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA
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| reply to jc100
said by jc100 :When Democrats are in, both go down. Strange, ay =). Ah. So let's just kill all the Republicans, and the right wingers, and be done with it.
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Boberator
@bellsouth.net
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| reply to jc100
said by jc100 :Here's where you are wrong TK.. Are you ever Right (nope)?. Tax Payer money shouldn't be used to protect the interests of PRIVATE CORPORATIONS. It' is THEIR JOB, NOT tax payers to do that... (snip) So when there's a fire at the factory, the fire department shouldn't respond, because taxpayer money shouldn't be used to protect the interests of corporations? |
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