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US Senator concerned 'The Dark Knight' will be lose money from piracy
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article published on 28 July, 2008
Last week leading members of the US Senate Judiciary Committee announced plans to introduced yet another copyright bill. The latest is called the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act of 2008.
The new bill borrows heavily from other recent proposed legislation, most notably the PIRATE Act which was passed in the Senate in 2004, and the US House of Representatives earlier this ... [ read the full article ]
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jetyi83
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30. July 2008 @ 14:05 |
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i bet that dude has a hard time just checking his email
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30. July 2008 @ 16:26 |
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Originally posted by jetyi83:
i bet that dude has a hard time just checking his email
Nah, he has somebody to do that for him. That's what taxes are for after all.
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nb69
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31. July 2008 @ 21:05 |
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No F*ing wonder. That Senator is in the movie. He was in the forst 2 movies too. He gets a fat check from the royalties. It shows his prejudice and bias for the movement. He must think he could loose a few dollars?
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3. August 2008 @ 22:27 |
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Originally posted by nb69:
No F*ing wonder. That Senator is in the movie. He was in the forst 2 movies too. He gets a fat check from the royalties. It shows his prejudice and bias for the movement. He must think he could loose a few dollars?
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Huh? Isn't that CONFLICT OF INTEREST ??
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Legislating about something in which HE HAS A PERSONAL FINANCIAL INTEREST???
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But be that as it may what happened to the statistical studies that so-called 'Video Piracy'(see footnote) makes absolutely no difference at all to the 'Bottom-Line' of the movie industry? Many people who otherwise wouldn't even consider purchasing the movie DO buy it after viewing a copy, and those who don't, would not have bought it anyway.
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And AFAIR every court which has ever ruled on alleged piracy has found that the original owner of ANY media is entitled to make at least 2 backup copies. And if s/he chooses to lend them out, that is of-course his/her business, and might even generate additional purchases by the people s/he loaned it to. If it is a good product. Which I guess the Media Moguls don't want anyone to know until AFTER they have shelled out their hard-earned/quadruple-taxed cash.
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Oh Wait! I forgot. This is the U S of A. where a rich unscrupulous individual or corporation is allowed to sue a competitor into bankruptcy with no legal basis at all, as a means of stealing the competitor's Patents... As Bill Gates originally did to Seattle Computer Products, and then a hundred more down the road.
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Mez
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6. August 2008 @ 10:43 |
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If you are in the US, STOP YOUR WHINING and do something about it! These same thugs tried to get this going a year ago and voter outrage stopped them dead in their tracks. I am sure they are waiting till after the elections to drop this bomb!
You have to write the US Senate Judiciary Committee nasty letters that look like they come from their own constituency. That requires some foot work and research. You need to use real persons? identities. The letters should be reasonable. I always try to add that if I have to shut down the internet in my house for fear that my kids might do something wrong, their education will suffer. The reality is that it is nearly impossible to figure out if the tunes etc were pirated. Yet the parents will get stuck paying the penalties. This law is anti- American! I get real angry when I say that they favor blood suckers over my child?s education. The bill will spend billions of tax dollars to put millions of dollars into the media mafiaa?s pockets.
I like to sound a bit uneducated who heard something from a friend that scared me and made me angry. I usually mention I might bring the topic up at the PTA. That is their worst nightmare! A group of moronic uninformed angry voters! I assure you that will scare the crap out of them if done correctly. You can use the same set of letters for your senators. They will need to vote on it before it becomes law. These laws do not protect industries but do attack the public.
How is a parent to know if their kids have pirated tunes? Demand a new government group to help and educate parents how to find out if their kids have pirated tunes. Tell them they had better get that money from the from the media not tax dollars. How dare they waste precious tax dollars so that the US might profit. Who do they work for? They certainly are not working for the voters. Demand to learn who came up with this stupid idea! If that does not scare the crap out of them nothing will.
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Renfraus
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6. August 2008 @ 12:52 |
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No wonder he complains about Dark Knight, Leahy is in the pocket of Warner Bros. Here's the proof:
http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cid=n00009918
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Patrick Leahy's Top 5 Contributors, 2003-2008
Technet $81,491
Walt Disney Co $43,200
Time Warner $41,100
Law Office of Peter Angelos $38,700
Viacom Inc $36,500
Politicians are bought and paid for... don't believe the B.S.
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Mez
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6. August 2008 @ 13:11 |
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Renfraus, it that supposed to be a surprize???
No politican does much especially something as patronizing as this one with out being paid off.
Yes, it is nice to see Disney in there as well. Tech Net is the lobbiest for M$ ect. Vicom is TV. I bet Law Office of Peter Angelos is a front for the media mafiaa since they are the only ones missing in that group.
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7. August 2008 @ 01:00 |
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I can't beleive this guy, the balls to even discuss this, this senator's mind is in disneyland.
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7. August 2008 @ 01:19 |
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US Citizen concerned 'This old Bat of a Senator' Has lost his Brain from CPS_(Corporate-Pocketbook-Syndrome)
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7. August 2008 @ 16:24 |
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<rant>
Dianne Feinstein is not my senator. California will do well when we get rid of that dumb b!tch. I say we make her walk the plank!
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7. August 2008 @ 18:07 |
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Originally posted by maitland:
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Dianne Feinstein is not my senator. California will do well when we get rid of that dumb b!tch. I say we make her walk the plank!
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7. August 2008 @ 20:42 |
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All elected incumbents in the federal government need to be replaced without exceptions. A good start would be in November.
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7. August 2008 @ 20:45 |
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Originally posted by garmoon:
All elected incumbents in the federal government need to be replaced without exceptions. A good start would be in November.
would be ebtter if gov had mroe oversight and a bribs/money/favors is treason agisnt the people theme in it...
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Mez
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8. August 2008 @ 07:42 |
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Oh Yeah Zippy! I am sure that bill would fly through both houses. No anti-graff bill is passed with out first opening a loop-hole.
There is really nothing the voters can do. The crook are waiting in line to become elected officials. It is kind of like flies on a real smelly sh1t! If a honest one does get into office no one will work with him unless he becomes tainted.
The only way to fix the problem would be a violent march on DC. I am expecting one in about a decade. Those bastards have sold us down the river for at least a half century. When we are down river there will be political unrest.
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14. October 2008 @ 23:29 |
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yea right ,those members of our "Divine Congress" are just lap doggies of the lobbyist,they are only doing what the payoff calls for.
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Mez
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15. October 2008 @ 06:49 |
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ampex7, the members just want to get paid for everything they vote on.
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15. October 2008 @ 07:47 |
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and I thought politics was strictly a no no! LMAO unreported!
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