I'm participating because I just don't have any money, and I already owe my friend money. I would vastly prefer to not be participating, as this would mean I actually have money.
So, are you participating in Black March?
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Huh. This is the first I've heard of Black March. Thing is, I bought a game yesterday, March 1st. I think that disqualifies me from participating or something. Also, I read that page and it seems like it was made by 14-year-olds. Don't see this as being all that usefull.
yeah i suppose i will mostly because i have so much work on me at the moment and i have a backlog of games i have already bought to keep me occupied when work is not bothering me
also iron sky doesn't come out until april and i can wait for the avengers and underworld
also iron sky doesn't come out until april and i can wait for the avengers and underworld
You know if this was ANY other month of the year I would do it. But ME3, SH: Downpour and RE:RC come out this month - I already have pre-orders and I'm a whore for pretty much all those franchises. But if it makes you feel any better I promise to only go to the dollar theater this month. Oh and can I still go to the theatre with the plays and stuff in it or is that out of the question too?
Kind of. Yeah. Didn't plan to buy any games in march anyways considering BioWare convinced me to not buy ME3, haven't been in cinema for more than 4 years, music I buy is usually directly from artists since they often don't even have contracts with publishers... I can safely say I do participate unknowingly?
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This is SO not going to work.
First of all... yeah, ME3.
Secondly, a mass protest isn't going to get the job done. Why? Because not enough people know about this. This is the first I've heard of this, and I actually pay attention. The thousand or so people who actually remember to do this (and stick to it) won't even make a tiny dent in the profit margins.
Thirdly - if you want an effective protest, then we already have that - Wikipedia and Google (and others) just need to pick another protest day. When Wikipedia goes down AGAIN, and people learn that Congress it at it again, they will be pissed. That one protest worked better than any other protest in decades - and doing it again, with more sites, will only make the message stronger.
This March thing is weak compared to the Wiki blackout. Stick with what we know works - make it bigger, sure. More sites = more attention.
Attempting to boycott randomly for a month is a bad protest - it won't work. Because no one will actually notice us doing it.
Eh, wasn't planning on investing in new media this month anyway. So... count me in... I guess?
Seems like a perfectly reasonable solution to me.
I like that analogy. Makes me wanna grab one of my rifles and shoot everyone who I deem a filthy rich scoundrel. Also, anyone who votes Democrat or Republican.Regnes said:
Seems like a perfectly reasonable solution to me.
Honestly, I've been considering boycotting everything produced or published by known SOPA supporters permanently (or at least until they stop supporting it) ever since it was called PROTECT-IP and I heard about it last year. It's harsh, but a boycott with an expiration date isn't going to prove anything, besides how many people can't even be bothered to postpone a planned purchase for that long (read: just about everyone in this thread so far -- seriously, is Mass Effect your life or something?)
I'm not going to refrain from buying anything from independents, though. In fact, I plan to use this month as an opportunity to buy all the indie stuff I've been meaning to get. Songs I heard on YouTube that are available to buy on Bandcamp or Soundcloud, indie games on Steam (read: Dear Esther), that sort of thing. That seems like it would send a clearer message than just not buying anything.
Oh, and for the record, Hasbro is not a SOPA sponsor. You can go ahead and watch Ponies; nobody's gonna complain.
I'm not going to refrain from buying anything from independents, though. In fact, I plan to use this month as an opportunity to buy all the indie stuff I've been meaning to get. Songs I heard on YouTube that are available to buy on Bandcamp or Soundcloud, indie games on Steam (read: Dear Esther), that sort of thing. That seems like it would send a clearer message than just not buying anything.
Oh, and for the record, Hasbro is not a SOPA sponsor. You can go ahead and watch Ponies; nobody's gonna complain.
Considering that the first day I can buy my books for my return to college is March 8, the bookstore being closed on April 1, and the quarter beginning April 2, I'm gonna have to say...not a chance. As for recreational books/games, I hardly get those anyway, and even then, I have more than enough to last me a few months.
No...
It sounds to me like the guy who turns up at the events that his ex is going to... a 'silent protest' in which he thinks he is 'making a statement', but only ends up hurting himself more as he watches from the shadows as she flaunts with every guy in the room, finally bagging a dude and being obviously all over him... What is aiming a gun at your own feet going to acomplish?
Anyway... happy fasting, I will be happy indulging in whatever I feel like buying, as usual...
It sounds to me like the guy who turns up at the events that his ex is going to... a 'silent protest' in which he thinks he is 'making a statement', but only ends up hurting himself more as he watches from the shadows as she flaunts with every guy in the room, finally bagging a dude and being obviously all over him... What is aiming a gun at your own feet going to acomplish?
Anyway... happy fasting, I will be happy indulging in whatever I feel like buying, as usual...
This will fail, not because of people backing out or media blaming piracry or anything. It will fail because too many people just won't bother because "it'll be like Modern Warfare 2". Too many idiots failing to realize that skeptisim get's them nowhere while actually doing something does.
I'm in, I don't think it'll work but I'll try anyway, which is far more than half the idiots here can say.
I'm in, I don't think it'll work but I'll try anyway, which is far more than half the idiots here can say.
I'm probably not going to support this because it really is impotent. It will have the opposite reaction and cause the companies to panic even more.