The End of our Game is Near, Again
by Pat Darnell | May 22, 2011 | Bryan TX
" ... If the U.S. Government has attempted to control and censor the Internet before it will most likely happen again. The establishments agenda is on the wall that they want to either control the Internet to be more like cable TV or have it shut down. The one that told that agenda is non other then Jay Rockefeller. ... "[LINK]
Anonymous Coward
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5/22/2011 5:52 AM
Re: BREAKING & URGENT---So long GLP---Obama has had enough --- S.968 bill that will eliminate free information on the Internet Quote [+] #
Anon. Cow. Comment:
this should be pinned
when did civil law become criminal law?
copyright infringement is NOT the jurisdiction of the Attorney General of the United States!
when was the last time you heard of the AJ's office going after someone over a book copyright or movie rights?
i am sickened by this.
this is just attempt to chill free speech.
someone steals your material then sue
using some quotes is acceptable literary practice
the arts, journalism, and the industry should set the standards not a law enforcement division
if people could not quote, there would be no non-fiction books
Justice Department is NUTS
LEAHY IS NUTS
" ... Both law enforcement and rights holders are currently limited in the remedies available to combat websites dedicated to offering infringing content and products,” said Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), the bill’s main sponsor. The proposal is an offshoot to the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act introduced last year. It was scrapped by its authors in exchange for the Protect IP Act in a bid to win Senate passage.” ...[LINK]"well, then everybody should sue CNN cause they pull stuff off the net all the time to show it and discuss it on their t.v. show (i won't call it journalism)
and google is totally composed of other people's stuff
so google should be shut down
Feds will just have to be legally forced to uphold the Fair Use Act.
" ... This bill is yet another bill that will further give the U.S. Government even more power to shut down any website which criticizes the Establishment or any mega fascist Corporation all under the guise of further protecting copyright. ..."
What's the ISSUE? [U.S.W.G.O. LINK]
"... A new bill [S.968] ... being supported by the Obama Administration and being sponsored by at least 11 senators of all stripes is being introduced that will threaten news aggregation, truth blogs, documentary filmmakers, political websites, and any website that uses portions or snippets from mainstream media websites or any portion of any copyrighted content."
MooPig Reserves the Right to "Make-it-up" as We Go ... even if it means our Demise. [Ed. 22May2011]
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