 mcboozerilla
Male, 30-39, Europe
 649 Posts
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Wednesday, February 08, 2012 7:52:17 AM
Oh, ffs, more hysteria from the hypocrite thief crowd. |
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PhotoKing
Male, 30-39, Eastern US
523 Posts
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Sunday, February 05, 2012 5:09:03 AM
according to one site, america has already signed with it 2 years ago. this is to stop it in europe, i don't see how it would affect the us if it was stopped in one country. would isp's really look at everything? how slow would everything go then? and how would they scan everything for things like quotes in a newspaper, sounds fishy to me.
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 minigeko
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
149 Posts
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Monday, January 30, 2012 11:22:41 PM
everyone's still in the sopa pipa mindset so they're using that to try to get acta shut down |
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 itzazoom
Male, 18-29, Europe
176 Posts
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Saturday, January 28, 2012 3:03:22 PM
@TheShgn2
with ACTA you loose a bit less than we do. ACTA is legally binding for the european union (so we are done in if it goes through) but it is not for the US. you are optionally screwed if it goes through, but if course the "choice" in "optionally" is not yours :P |
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 slut_etta
Female, 50-59, Southern US
2130 Posts
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Saturday, January 28, 2012 12:28:45 PM
if the entertainment industry is truly concerned about piracy, why not go after the overseas producers/sellers of illegal DVDs? sure, its faster and more convenient to download stuff, but counterfeit DVDs take a big chunk of money from the entertainment industry, too. i haven't heard of anyone trying to shut down THAT particular chinese export. |
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 YANKmyDOODLE
Male, 30-39, Eastern US
662 Posts
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Saturday, January 28, 2012 7:40:04 AM
What is Healtcare? |
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Byfield
Male, 13-17, Europe
370 Posts
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Saturday, January 28, 2012 6:08:50 AM
ACTA is being really overspoken. Its not nearly as bad as SOPA or PIPA, and this one actually directly affects me. |
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 DShephard
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
1586 Posts
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Friday, January 27, 2012 9:04:36 PM
Have they not heard of trolls? |
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 TheShgn2
Male, 13-17, Southern US
631 Posts
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Friday, January 27, 2012 7:37:58 PM
Obama and I think China have already signed it, so we've already lost? I wouldn't be surprised if SOPA was just a decoy to distract us while this one slipped through. |
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 Victim
Male, 70 & Over, Africa
220 Posts
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Friday, January 27, 2012 7:30:40 PM
kill everyone involved with anything involving something like this
problem solved, pretty sure texas has people with missiles big enough to do it
gogogo |
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Zuriel
Male, 30-39, Midwest US
412 Posts
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Friday, January 27, 2012 7:07:38 PM
i still use KDX.. encrypted internet communications FTW !
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 PopeRocket
Male, 30-39, Western US
120 Posts
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Friday, January 27, 2012 6:47:28 PM
Just make sure your servers are stored at the top of a short flight of stairs. |
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 crash665
Male, 30-39, Southern US
121 Posts
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Friday, January 27, 2012 2:15:49 PM
I'm not a grammar nazi, but damn! You can't make an intelligent argument if you sound like an idiot. |
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 PinkRhoid
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
1148 Posts
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Friday, January 27, 2012 2:13:34 PM
"but a few well placed tactical nukes throughout D.C., Virginia and Maryland would be a great start."
Yes a few well placed explosions in the US is a surefire way to stop a European law... |
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 Fatninja01
Male, 18-29, Australia
23995 Posts
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Friday, January 27, 2012 1:08:37 PM
They should get the people who download pirated software pay 1 dollar to health care.. WIN! |
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 flyingpie
Male, 13-17, Eastern US
471 Posts
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Friday, January 27, 2012 1:01:52 PM
please dont captkangaroo i live in maryland
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 CaptKangaroo
Male, 50-59, Southern US
1198 Posts
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Friday, January 27, 2012 12:42:14 PM
Zeegrr60-I don't think so... but a few well placed tactical nukes throughout D.C., Virginia and Maryland would be a great start. |
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Zymotical
Male, 18-29, Western US
199 Posts
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Friday, January 27, 2012 12:21:37 PM
I for one welcome our new fascist overlords. |
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 Zeegrr60
Male, 40-49, Eastern US
1514 Posts
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Friday, January 27, 2012 12:13:52 PM
Is it just me? Or does anyone else think a few well placed bullets would fix this poo once and for all? |
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 Thetas
Male, 18-29, Western US
1536 Posts
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Friday, January 27, 2012 11:53:44 AM
I just don't get it. None of these acts would have ever been able to stop or limit piracy. The only thing they do is harm legitimate businesses.
Something similar to this I would like to use as an example is DRM. All it did was make it harder and harder for people who bought games legally to play their games. Remember? People without internet connections being unable to register their game, people who didn't uninstall their game properly before they got a new computer couldn't reinstall it. Meanwhile piracy of the games in question went completely and utterly unhindered.
I don't have a statistic for it, but I'd imagine DRM turned a number of people to piracy instead of away from it.
Of course it's not a perfect parallel but for the most part, it's more of the same. It's not going to stop piracy, just hurt legitimate businesses and consumers. |
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 McGovern1981
Male, 30-39, Eastern US
10187 Posts
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Friday, January 27, 2012 11:19:45 AM
My redemption, redemption lies in your demise.
Rejoice, the age of the fall has begun.
We'll dance as the palaces burn. |
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McGovern1981
Male, 30-39, Eastern US
10187 Posts
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Friday, January 27, 2012 11:19:37 AM
The fiends have gagged a generation of pacified fools
Bound by our greed a nation enslaved as corporate tools.
Arise and RAZE the legacy of their lies
To realize that this in itself is an ascension
Towards the day we revolt.
oh, as the seeds you've cast away take hold
War will be born.
Rejoice, the age of the fall has begun
We'll dance as the palaces burn.
A shot gun blast into the face of deceit
You'll gain your just reward.
We'll not rest until the purge is complete
You will reap what you've sown.
My redemption lies in your demise.
In such a world as this does one dare to think for himself?
The paradox of power and peace will destroy itself
To know the truth and live in fear of no man.
To realize that this in itself is an ascension
Toward the day we revolt.
oh, as the seeds you've cast away take hold
War will be born.
Rejoice, the age of the fall has begun
We'll dance as the palaces burn. |
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darkmagic14n
Male, 18-29, Western US
1634 Posts
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Friday, January 27, 2012 10:48:51 AM
whats funny is even Microsoft uses P2P for large file downloads, so does Blizzard, and lots of other large files.
what would you rather, have people sucking down 1+gb of information from your server, or people sucking down 250mb and getting the rest via all the other people who have already downloaded the file? and the users prefer it too, those companies' websites only allow so much bandwidth, while having lots of peers to piggy back off of, you can achieve your maximum download rate.
for example, when I download updates for WoW, if I disable P2P, I get 500kb/sec, when I enable it, I get 1mb/sec.
@lauriloo, get out of your bubble, this goes beyond copyright infringment |
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 SlothOfDoom
Male, 30-39, Canada
2041 Posts
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Friday, January 27, 2012 10:31:46 AM
I like that you dug up the old poster with spelling errors on it. IAB: Topical as ever. |
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 Gerry1of1
Male, 50-59, Western US
25554 Posts
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Friday, January 27, 2012 9:52:07 AM
When the gov'ment started reading our emails no one cared.
When they put gps trackers on all cell phones by law, no one cared.
When they required search engines to not show results of websites they didn't like no one cared.
Now that you may not get free music everyone all pissed off. You should have paid attention, people.
For the record, 10 years ago I was called a paranoid lunatic. The only way to get rid of Corporate control of government is to overthrow your government. Peacefully or not, your choice. But you can't just say "please with a cherry on top" and expect them to roll over for you. |
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