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Possible Irish SOPA Law? :/
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Robdude, you are not getting the point. And I dont think you are informed enough about the subject or the fears that are driving the main conversation here. I know most of this has already been said by others but I'll make my point anywaysPersonally, I think everyone's support of piracy and the objection to associated laws that go with it, is disgusting.
Just because you *want* to have some piece of media; you are not entitled to it. This seems like such a basic concept to me. It's a very simple question of right or wrong. It costs TIME and MONEY to produce media. Mooching off of other people that are supporting those people is wrong. Morally wrong. You can argue all day that it's not technically stealing - but it is still illegal, still immoral, and splitting hairs over which laws it breaks is nothing but a strawman argument.
People who create content can CHOOSE to give it away. You can do that. Go and make a movie with your own 10 million euro and give it away. Nobody is stopping you. Make your own web comic and allow everyone in the world to access it, reproduce it, sell it, claim it as their own, if you want. You can do that.
Your rights aren't be infringed upon.
But why should other content creators NOT be able to protect their intellectual property? Because you'd rather not pay them? Well, I'd rather not pay for a lot of things - but that doesn't make it right.
With minimal effort - we could curb 90% of illegal piracy that is currently common place. And the only good reason NOT to do this is that people enjoy pirating stuff.
But whatever. As long as you can download new songs for your iPod without paying; who cares, right?
The reality is that this is not about IP, its not about people being able to get all the content they want for free (I mean that is nice and all but its not what this is about). If you read through what people, inc myself, are talking about you will see fear, fear about the internet and its future. These laws that we are worried about are not bringing legislation to plug a gaping whole, no they are actually changing the targets of these laws and thus giving the companies the ability to shut down websites (regardless of their size or content) without proper judicial procedure. It also changes the target of the laws from you and me (the people who for example have uploaded some copyrighted material) to the websites them selves. So instead of it being my fault that I uploaded a screener of the new Batman film to youtube.com and making me liable, now youtube.com is also liable and could be shut down for a single infringement. Moreover it makes linking copyrighted material illegal.... emm how will Google.com get around that one?
Why do you think that this list of companies against SOPA and PIPA numbers in the 65+? A google.com website and movement I might add.
If you are interested in getting more info watch the 2 vids below, they are not too long but very informative. But ignore piracy, people will defend the right of piracy to go on are actually few and far between. Most people know what they (lol well ... more like we, cause I do get stuff now and then myself) are doing when it comes to piracy is illegal and while it wont ever go away as the availability and convenience of content goes up and the price goes down piracy will continue to slow down.
"The best way to fight piracy is to provide a better service"
Oh and I just spotted this from John Naughton at the Guardian, well worth a read if you want to know more about SOPA and PIPA
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jan/22/sopa-pipa-johhn-naughton0 -
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NiallSparky wrote: »I suppose there's no difference between somebody walking into town and stabbing somebody and killing an intruder in your home with the knife they brought. Sure it's all murder, let's call a spade a space. :rolleyes:
Simple fact is you're wrong.
how in the blue hell can you make that comparison to downloading?
you alright mate?0 -
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