> I honestly don't mean to sound patronizing, but life isn't fair. It never > was. It never will be. There will always be the haves and the have nots -- > with money, with power, with looks, with intelligence, with health. Some of > us will have very easy lives. Some of us will know hardship well. That is > reality. > > I am not a big fan of lobbies or corrupt politicians, but that is how the > government works.
> Part of the problem is that we do not live in a democracy. Not a true > democracy. Our government is a republic, despite what many claim (well, > technically it is a democratic government, but it isn't a true democracy). > Even the pledge of alliegence goes something like: "... and to the republic > for which it stands... " In a true democracy we would all be the lobby. One > voice, one vote. But in a republic, we only elect our representatives. After > they go to Washington, they are free to do what they would like. Naturally, > seeking reelection many do what they think will please their constituents, > but of course not all the time. And of course it is easier for a lobbyist to > sway one representative than to sway all of those whom he represents. > > I guess I am taking the long way around saying that they might have an > unfair competitive advantage, but that is how it is. And it is 100% legal. > If you don't like it, I would suggest working to change it. But as you > implied before no one should be above the law and that includes stealing. > Two wrongs don't make a right. this is a little condescending...and it makes me laugh a little more. is this really your wrap up? "yes, the laws are made unfairly..but they are the laws...so follow them." come on. call me bright eyed...i call you tired and cyncial. You made some good points... I agree that people who sell DVD's of the new Batman on the sidewalk 5 days before the movie premiere are thieves. I think its also a sign that the companies need to change fast becasue they obviously have no control. what im interested in is playing with media...and the way it gets distributed. thats why i love videolblogs. automatically syndicated and arcghived plus permalinks. we must have ways to play with the media around us legally. and like you say..its about doing. example one: http://clapyourhandssayyeah.com/shows.php http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/c/clap-your-hands-say-yeah/clap-your-hands-say-yeah.shtml here's a local Brooklyn band that published and are distributing their first album. people could just rip it...instead they buy it...17,000 and counting. they get the whole 8$ per CD versus the pennies they'd get with a record label. they also are playing to sold out shows. listen to one of their songs for free off their site: http://clapyourhandssayyeah.com/mp3/Tidal_Wave.mp3 example 2: Brewster Kahle talks about plans to archive TV so people can use it to comment like we do now with newspapers. http://ia300114.us.archive.org/0/items/Archiving_television_How_can_we_get_there/Brewster.mp4 How we can get there... Jay -- Adventures in Videoblogging <URL: http://www.momentshowing.net> <http://feeds.feedburner.com/Momentshowing> ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/T8sf5C/tzNLAA/TtwFAA/lBLqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
