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Asher
Socrates: "Good is That at which all things aim, If one knows what the good is, one will always do what is good." Brian: "Romanes eunt domus"
GW 2013: "and juistin bieber is gay with me and we have 10 kids we live in u.s.a in the white house with obama" -
when we are at it, imagine a database for film easily accessible on the net, streaming stuff from the 1900 onwards, all films, you can dig by genre, actor, director etc... and it could cost 3-5$per view, as it is only bandwidth which is the real cost, so all the rest goes to the studios, all this available WW, so for Canadians, Europeans etc...
"Imagine" almost like John Lennon... could they have done it? Easily. Would it make them billions? Yes it would. Is it there yet? No, and will not be due to the greedy ****ers thinking in 1960's terms (when most of the current CEO's and directors were teenagers) and instead suing everyone else to "stop piracy". Idiots.
I for sure would not go to any other place as for me 3-5$ are well worth the quality, convenience and speed ie >service< that I could get from a properly managed provider.
Hulu/Netflix is a small step in the right direction in the US only... but the industry needs to take it a lot further than that.Socrates: "Good is That at which all things aim, If one knows what the good is, one will always do what is good." Brian: "Romanes eunt domus"
GW 2013: "and juistin bieber is gay with me and we have 10 kids we live in u.s.a in the white house with obama"Comment
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Governments should be the purchasers of IP.
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GENERATION 35: The first time you see this, copy it into your sig on any forum and add 1 to the generation. Social experiment.Comment
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Um, no.If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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Not that I have a dog in this fight one way or the other, but why?Originally posted by Asher View Post
When you buy a house there's a risk it might burn down, when you buy a car there's a risk it might crash, and when you buy a DVD containing a piece of media or software, there's a risk that that one particular tangible manifestation of an idea may be burned, broken, stolen, etc. Isn't this what insurance is for?
(Yeah yeah yeah, obviously the difference is that you can't copy a car or a house, and I'm not saying they're morally equivalent. I'm instead curious why it's such an onerous burden to insure a particular tangible manifestation of an idea the same way.)Comment
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I watch TV shows on Project Free TV. I do not feel bad about this at all. I'm not stealing because I already pay for the TV service that runs these shows.
If someone gives me a Galnemer's book to read, isn't that technically theft too, I'm not paying for the book after all.
What about used book stores? Again taking money out of her pocket.
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Why not?Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View Post12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
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What does the fact you pay for cable have to do with the fact you torrent TV shows?Originally posted by Tuberski View PostI make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. –Senator RubioComment
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I don't torrent them, I stream them, never is a show physically saved to my hard drive.Originally posted by DinoDoc View Post
ACK!
Don't try to confuse the issue with half-truths and gorilla dust!Comment
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Beyond the semantic correction, you didn't answer the question.I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. –Senator RubioComment
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Too me,it's the same as watching a free On Demand show.
It allows me to rationalize.
ACK!
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In case of IP of pharmaceutical industry, yes indeed they should. Governments should pay the companies up front and let everyone produce generic versions of their drugs. It's the only decent thing to do. I wouldn't be able to sit on my hands watching people die just because the only cure is too expensive, even though if it's cheap to produce.Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View PostGraffiti in a public toilet
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Among the poets we are ****.Comment
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You're looking at it from the wrong way.Originally posted by Darius871 View Post
When you buy a car, you can take it apart and tinker with it. YOU bought it.
When you buy a house, you can renovate it, fix it up, etc. YOU bought it.
When you buy a CD/DVD/Bluray, you can LOOK BUT DON'T TOUCH...even though YOU bought it.
It's inconsistent with the rest of your laws, it's completely nonsensical, and it's an obvious piece of legislation that comes from the US' increased rule by corporate interests, and not private citizens.
People like HC (which are supposed to be right wing) should be incensed by such laws, not supporting them with thumbs ups. It's the government overstepping its bounds to intrude on the private lives of its citizens."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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It's not inconsistent at all. I cannot add a silencer to my MAC-10 for example.Comment
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There you go, a perfectly relevant example.
A DVD is similar to a MAC-10 in many ways."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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