[FairfieldLife] Re: Stop PIPA too!

2012-01-21 Thread Richard J. Williams
Apparently you didn't get the point - the entire site could be brought down if anyone posts illegal movies or products on it that are copyrighted. Bhairitu: Guess you're not into free markets though, eh? Who needs a SOPA and a PIPA? U.S. law already can be used to take down a site

[FairfieldLife] Re: Stop PIPA too!

2012-01-20 Thread richardatrwilliamsdotus
Jon Stewart on SOPA: turquoiseb: So appropriate, too, that the clip above is shared by the non-copyright owner. Well, at least one FFL respondent does not realize or fails to understand that that the case cited below is a FEDERAL case! A federal jury Thursday slapped a local flea

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Stop PIPA too!

2012-01-20 Thread Bhairitu
On 01/19/2012 11:53 AM, turquoiseb wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reynemilymae.reyn@... wrote: Jon Stewart on SOPA: http://gothamist.com/2012/01/19/jon_stewart_sopa_will_drive_us_to_t.php So appropriate, too, that the clip above is shared by the non-copyright owner. I

[FairfieldLife] Re: Stop PIPA too!

2012-01-20 Thread Richard J. Williams
So appropriate, too, that the clip above is shared by the non-copyright owner. Bhairitu: They've always had a don't upload copyrighted material you don't own message there... Apparently you didn't get the point - the entire site could be brought down if anyone posts illegal movies

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Stop PIPA too!

2012-01-20 Thread Bhairitu
On 01/20/2012 12:12 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: So appropriate, too, that the clip above is shared by the non-copyright owner. Bhairitu: They've always had a don't upload copyrighted material you don't own message there... Apparently you didn't get the point - the entire site could be

[FairfieldLife] Re: Stop PIPA too!

2012-01-19 Thread raunchydog
Call your Congress Critters: Ask how the money they raise from Big Media, Pro-SOPA or Anti-SOPA groups will influence their vote. http://sopatrack.com/ Rep. Leonard Boswell (D-3) $209,050 from pro-SOPA groups $34,275 from anti-SOPA groups Call him now: 202-225-3806 Rep. Bruce Braley

[FairfieldLife] Re: Stop PIPA too!

2012-01-19 Thread richardatrwilliamsdotus
raunchydog: Call your Congress Critters: From what I've read, most of those who urged you to spread the word and fight the bills are among the richest Americans - the one percent! Just follow the money. The problem with this is that the entire site would be affected, not just that

[FairfieldLife] Re: Stop PIPA too!

2012-01-19 Thread richardatrwilliamsdotus
Bhairitu: PIPA, the Protect IP bill, is also being shoved through the Senate. Our two California senators seemed to have turned into Hollywood Whores... Oh my Gawd. You mean Hollywood has been supporting political candidates by lobbying in the U.S. Congress? This is just outrageous!

[FairfieldLife] Re: Stop PIPA too!

2012-01-19 Thread raunchydog
Going down the slippery slope of censorship is fraught with peril, both domestically and abroad. Supporters of the law get angry any time people bring up censorship, but as law professor Derek Bambauer has made clear, any effort to block content is a form of censorship. What we can argue is

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Stop PIPA too!

2012-01-19 Thread Bhairitu
On 01/19/2012 08:09 AM, richardatrwilliamsdotus wrote: Bhairitu: PIPA, the Protect IP bill, is also being shoved through the Senate. Our two California senators seemed to have turned into Hollywood Whores... Oh my Gawd. You mean Hollywood has been supporting political candidates by

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Stop PIPA too!

2012-01-19 Thread Emily Reyn
Jon Stewart on SOPA: http://gothamist.com/2012/01/19/jon_stewart_sopa_will_drive_us_to_t.php From: raunchydog raunchy...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 8:26 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Stop PIPA too

[FairfieldLife] Re: Stop PIPA too!

2012-01-19 Thread turquoiseb
: raunchydog raunchydog@... To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 8:26 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Stop PIPA too! Going down the slippery slope of censorship is fraught with peril, both domestically and abroad. Supporters of the law get angry any time people