The Founding Fathers obviously viewed piracy as theft. Despite the fact that many of them were themselves pirates.RedEyesBlackGamer said:
(Yes, I know I'm mixing versions of piracy here, but it's done for effect, not out of ignorance)
SOPA Storms Back
- Thread starter Andy Chalk
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(Yes, I know I'm mixing versions of piracy here, but it's done for effect, not out of ignorance)
We pirate their shit, they pirate our shit and we all get along. Right?
Oh shit I forgot about money well since it's not real lets just give everybody high numbers that'll work just like money.
Wait rich people won't like that? Aww fucking hell back to square one...
Oh shit I forgot about money well since it's not real lets just give everybody high numbers that'll work just like money.
Wait rich people won't like that? Aww fucking hell back to square one...
I shall sing you the song of my people
Seriously, it makes me feel bad about being american. When I visit the UK i'm going to wear a sign that says "I'm not your typical asshole American."
Seriously, it makes me feel bad about being american. When I visit the UK i'm going to wear a sign that says "I'm not your typical asshole American."
I wish I could properly explain how the US Congress works to The Escapist community. How many of you actually know what markup is? I can tell you that markup is NOT where proponents of this bill want it to go. I can tell you that its chances of revival in this congressional term are slim and that this is a huge setback.
But you won't believe me.
Because the internet is for OMG!, not intelligent conversation.
As someone who works in legislative law, SOPA and PIPA (by proxy) are dead. Of course, anything can rear its head again, but for now it is over. Good job. You people made my work SOOOOOOOOO much easier.
Thanks.
But you won't believe me.
Because the internet is for OMG!, not intelligent conversation.
As someone who works in legislative law, SOPA and PIPA (by proxy) are dead. Of course, anything can rear its head again, but for now it is over. Good job. You people made my work SOOOOOOOOO much easier.
Thanks.
It doesn't even matter whose sovereignty we stomp on. Look at our domestic policy.Micalas said:
America needs to do some nation building alright. On America.
Nope. Any site that allows people to post freely can be accused under SOPA, as long as someone in there posts anything. Under DMCA people hosting that content have to act to remove it as soon as they are notified of such; under SOPA they are commiting a felony if they fail to police the site to stop it from happening, which is unfeasible on sites that have millions of users like Facebook and YouTube.The Cool Kid said:
And the main danger is that a claimant doesn't need to bring up any proof that the infringing content is indeed damaging their sales; an overzealous music executive could shut down the Escapist over the intro and outro songs of the earlier Zero Punctiation episodes, and it's more likely than not that they eventually will, due to how copyright laws in the US work.
The only result of this bill will be a massive exodus of any technology-based company from the Us to escape from it, and as that's pretty much the only sector of the US economy that's still growing that will pretty much throw the country under the bus. Especially now that there's already a different crisis going on with the US as one of its lynchpins.
Feel free, just be sure to check the accent in at the gate, otherwise our crazies will treat you like Joe Arpaio treats mexicansEvilChameleon said:
Apparently English people have a problem with America... can't imagine why
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FUUUUUUU
I seriously thought that this was over and done with, what is it with American politics where they insist on things that set them back years at a time?
*sigh*
Well, I didn't expect the shelf time to be this short. Way to be schizo, Congress.
I do believe Lincoln said something about "a house divided..."
At any rate, I knew SOPA was far from over. I didn't partake in any "the bill's dead, w00t!" celebrations yesterday. But I'm certainly looking forward to the day I can. In the meantime, just don't let it out of your sight.
Well, I didn't expect the shelf time to be this short. Way to be schizo, Congress.
I do believe Lincoln said something about "a house divided..."
At any rate, I knew SOPA was far from over. I didn't partake in any "the bill's dead, w00t!" celebrations yesterday. But I'm certainly looking forward to the day I can. In the meantime, just don't let it out of your sight.
Ugh, so not impressed by this. In saying that, though, this guy is undeniably a biased source. It may be further gone than he is suggesting.
If that is the case then thanks for bringing it to our attention, this is good news!Exile714 said:
The confidence of the guy who is responsible for the bill is a little offputting, so I would like to get a better understanding of this before I ask pinkie pie to roll out the party cannon.
I'll be laughing at how stupid this is until they realize their folly. Let's save American jobs by shutting down one of the largest sectors of the workforce!Andy Chalk said:
It's like saving hungry people by prohibiting sandwiches. Well done, numbnuts.
The republican party, so yeah, more or less at this point.Sixcess said:
You know, This could be the worst time and worst place to complain about the idiocy of our government, considering why the escapee is leaving.Lopsided Weener said: