Windows 7: New Bill Would Require U.S. ISPs to Block Pirate Sites

Most bank robbers don't wear hoods and masks, they are cleverly disguised in a suit(sometimes pin stripe) and address you as Sir because they want to lure you into a false sense of security.



Wanting to control the internet would be hard unless you got the good old people to believe the same type of propaganda and declare war on those pirates, that'll get the good folk on side.

Cant you see this is just a method for control of the internet - nothing more nothing
less.

And as John Gilmore says:

"The internet sees censorship as damage and routes around it"

It all happens because consumers want the absolute lowest price they can get for anything and thus deal with the trialware as it does get them the box for a reduced price. The question is whether it's worth the savings. I would personally pay a few bucks extra to get it clean...but most people would not feel the same way...and thus vendors and such simply don't offer it. Look how hard it is to get a clean Windows install disc out of the deal...they always want you to restore back to their factory image (of course, I see where this helps them during the warranty phase and such where the base installs are the same).

I think that many of the great open source apps are available in both Windows and Linux. I'm sure there are some which are not available. It is sad that contracts with Microsoft do preclude people's ability to purchase other OS's installed...but being a linux user myself, I realize the mass market doesn't really want it anyway..so it doesn't bother me in the least that I have to install it myself. What does bother me, is that I struggle to buy a machine retail with no OS and get it for a few dollars less. Seems dumb to "have" to pay for Windows, when I have no intention of using it. But that's what self building machines is for.

Yes, there are some and some of them even give their stuff away on their websites. I have no problems with this type of file sharing.


While this might be a little iffy in the legal sense, I don't see a huge issue with it. Should your friends copy it...probably not. But if they just listen to it or watch it..I don't see the difference between you inviting them over to your house and listening and watching. But giving it away to just anybody in the world, that is a much different animal.


I said, if people stopped pirating photoshop and instead got behind other project like The Gimp (or any other thing), and this other solution really took off, became very feature rich and easier to use with a much lower pricetag than Photoshop...then Adobe might take notice and make some changes.

dont worry... you can still buy a gun easy and shoot your self if you dont like it! (/sarcasm).

She wore tights????

fairclough is right. sarcasm or not the comment was unwarranted.

If the copyright law says no lending, and you lend, it is breaking the law. I don't care how many do it, it is still against the law.
If being against piracy makes me "high and mighty", so be it, I've been called worse.

It used to amaze me how people could justify their bad/illegal behavior, but after listening to inmates for 20 years, I now kind of expect it.

As of now, this thread will be dubbed Seven Forums Correctional Facility.

who is that ?

You don't know Robin Hood's main squeeze - hot chick who lived in the castle and ventured into the forest for................a meaningful relationship?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WERMGYQBXwc

So are you saying that you have never borrowed or loaned anybody any media that you have purchased, and as such not broken the same copyright laws that pirates do?

oh that mary. for the vid. its awsome.

i think this thread shuld be closed because this conversation leads no where. there are pirats and there will alway's will be.

and if i where an american i wouldnt support this bill or what ever it is. because
1 they only do it for the money. evry antipiracy angency is like that so is the goverment.
2 it will never stop. first block the pirates. then and idea the goverment doesnt like etc