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(Background: as you may or may not be aware, earlier in the year the US Department of Homeland Security began seizing domain names of various filesharing websites. Suddenly the agency tasked with protecting the United States from further terrorist attacks was now seizing domain names to combat copyright infringement. Without further adieu, I bring you "First they came for the file-sharing websites….)

First, they came for the file-sharing websites, because they were infringing on copyright. (I didn't care, because I didn't share files).

Then, they came for the illegal offshore pharmacies, because they were facilitating the import of dangerous generic pharmaceuticals that massively undercut the name brand companies. (I didn't care because I didn't buy generic drugs)

These first choices may have seemed odd, because there were far worse things out there on the internet to go after. However, since nobody cared too much about the file-sharing sites and the illegal generic pharmacies, they figured it was safe to take things up a notch….

So even worse things were gone after…..

Next, they came for the terrorist websites. And since criticizing the government was itself considered an act of terrorism, it meant the end for everything ranging from WikiLeaks to LewRockell.com (I didn't mind, because I didn't follow those websites).

By now, the economic malaise that began in the first decade of the new century was well into its second decade and the culprit for this was clearly known to be financial speculators, short sellers and contrarians. So then they came for the websites that disseminated unofficial economic data. Bye bye ShadowStats, Zerohedge and a whole host of others. (But I didn't care, because I was still sore from losing all my money in the housing bubble crash)

But "illegal dissent" was still rife on the internet (perhaps even more so, for some reason….)

Because constitutionalists, legal scholars and other dangerous cranks were sowing dissent and challenging the actions of Homeland Security, they came for the websites that facilitated "criminal online assembly", "unlawful collusion" and "non-sanctioned collaboration". That was the end of Facebook, Twitter and a host of others. (Not that I minded, I was never much into all those "social" websites…)

Then they needed to do something about websites that provided "tools to access criminal content".

That's when they came for Google. (That was ok, I had all the stuff I accessed bookmarked anyway)

Then they came for my neighbor's website, because they said his blog was pernicious and unauthorized. (He was kind or weird, so it didn't really bother me).

Finally, they came for me. (And nobody else cared)

Because nothing had stopped them before and they could do whatever they want.

[jeff744]

Damn, I wish this happened a couple weeks ago so I could have used it on my essay about government intrusions into the internet and why it should be stopped.

[Chumley]

Then they came for the websites that sell term papers to lazy ass students.

[RUEZ]

jeff744 jeff744:

Damn, I wish this happened a couple weeks ago so I could have used it on my essay about government intrusions into the internet and why it should be stopped.

Perhaps you could do a paper on people who think it's their god given right to share a file instead of purchase it.

[jeff744]

RUEZ RUEZ:

jeff744 jeff744:

Damn, I wish this happened a couple weeks ago so I could have used it on my essay about government intrusions into the internet and why it should be stopped.

Perhaps you could do a paper on people who think it's their god given right to share a file instead of purchase it.

I included that part and why a non-government controlled agency is needed to prevent it. You want to trust the same groups that are trying to privatize the internet with enforcing law on it?

[Yogi]

RUEZ RUEZ:

jeff744 jeff744:

Damn, I wish this happened a couple weeks ago so I could have used it on my essay about government intrusions into the internet and why it should be stopped.

Perhaps you could do a paper on people who think it's their god given right to share a file instead of purchase it.[/quote]


I have hundreds of cd's and dvd's which I purchased. Some of these, I have downloaded to my computer. So, now I feel that I don't need the disc anymore. What should I do with them? Obviously, I can't just GIVE them away, that would be file sharing, since the person I would GIVE them to would not be paying for them! On the other hand, If I were to sell them to try to recoup my initial investment....DECISIONS...DECISIONS!

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[jeff744]

Yogi Yogi:

RUEZ RUEZ:

jeff744 jeff744:

Damn, I wish this happened a couple weeks ago so I could have used it on my essay about government intrusions into the internet and why it should be stopped.

Perhaps you could do a paper on people who think it's their god given right to share a file instead of purchase it.[/quote]


I have hundreds of cd's and dvd's which I purchased. Some of these, I have downloaded to my computer. So, now I feel that I don't need the disc anymore. What should I do with them? Obviously, I can't just GIVE them away, that would be file sharing, since the person I would GIVE them to would not be paying for them! On the other hand, If I were to sell them to try to recoup my initial investment....DECISIONS...DECISIONS!

There is an issue in that actually, most of that sharing comes from a single CD which the majority of the time was not payed for.

[Yogi]

Jeff- are you trying to convince me that of the gazillion songs that I downloaded for free, most came from STOLEN cd's???
I don't buy that!

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[Yogi]

Trying to stop this is like trying to hold back the tide. There's nothing to stop me from zipping and sending music files to anyone I want. I have done, and will continue to do at my will.!

[jeff744]

Yogi Yogi:

Trying to stop this is like trying to hold back the tide. There's nothing to stop me from zipping and sending music files to anyone I want. I have done, and will continue to do at my will.!

I believe the current fee is about $5000 in Canada per song and about $25,000 in the USA per song. Have fun.

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[jeff744]

Mr_Canada Mr_Canada:

jeff744 jeff744:

Yogi Yogi:

Trying to stop this is like trying to hold back the tide. There's nothing to stop me from zipping and sending music files to anyone I want. I have done, and will continue to do at my will.!

I believe the current fee is about $5000 in Canada per song and about $25,000 in the USA per song. Have fun.

Except it's impossible to mass enforce unless they start spying on every computer or writing songs in a different format that allowed for spying.

The charge is $0 for there are more filesharers than RIAA agents kicking in doors. It's less of a risk than jaywalking.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Count ... man_rights

They already thought of that part, good to know we can trust our governments with ensuring our privacy....oh wait.

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