Comments on: MPAA’s Copyprotected.com p0wned by Anonymous

By: Nelson Jenkins

Nelson Jenkins — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 21:33:48 +0000

@ King Reggin

Including themselves, perhaps?

By: King Reggin

King Reggin — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 20:33:39 +0000

Hopefully the MPAA decides to sue everyone involved.

By: Senban Babii

Senban Babii — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:34:55 +0000

Looks like IP/copyright law in the UK could be getting a shake up to bring it more in line with the age of the interwebs anyway.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11695416

By: anonymoose

anonymoose — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:58:59 +0000

Funny how the manifesto states they are not affiliated with anti scientology activism. Kind of how Furries are not affiliated with bestiality, and WU is not affiliated with anyone paying friendly visits to Prok, amirite?

By: Nelson Jenkins

Nelson Jenkins — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 23:56:52 +0000

@ Dave Bell

The MPAA and RIAA don’t give a shit about public libraries unless they’re loaning out music and movies. It’s when you start loaning that stuff that they get their shitstained panties in a wad.

By: Dave Bell

Dave Bell — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 10:00:49 +0000

It’s a long time since I studied economics, but what I recall is that what we think of as a market depends on the goods being physical, and not easy to duplicate. Magnetic tape, for videos and music cassettes, was still hard to copy–there was a loss of quality.

Now we have digital media, perfect copies can be made, and the market system starts to fall apart.

Copyrights, trademarks, and the whole mass of IP law has been a necessary part of the market, but for a multiplicity of reasons. What would happen if anybody could put any name they wished on a book? You, as a purchaser, could be easily cheated. And the people who do the work do need to be paid.

But, you know, there are thousands of organisations, run by determined people, who have been cheerfully encouraging you to read books that you don’t have to pay for. Add to that video and music recordings. They might park a van on your street and invite you to deal with them.

They’re called Public Libraries.

What are the MPAA and RIAA going to do to them, if they get the sort of laws they seem to want.?

By: Gundel Gaukelei

Gundel Gaukelei — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 22:10:10 +0000

@The Anti Herald

So, now I :heart: hacktivists, just to proof your “nobody” statement wrong.

By: Nelson Jenkins

Nelson Jenkins — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 21:37:44 +0000

@ The Anti Herald

Lots of people like hacktivists. The problem here is that you just don’t like the Herald and naturally disagree with everything.

By: The Anti Herald

The Anti Herald — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 20:25:54 +0000

SHOCK!! NOBODY LIKES HACTIVISTS – HERALD MISJUDGES OWN READERSHIP.

That should be the headline here. Though it should come as no surprise.

By: Tracey Humphreys

Tracey Humphreys — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 19:02:29 +0000

Can’t pay?

Don’t pay.