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Well at least the anti-SOPA people now have a high profile, clear cut example of why giving these companies more power is a bad idea. These numb nuts very well
by angrycoder 15y ago
Well at least the anti-SOPA people now have a high profile, clear cut example of why giving these companies more power is a bad idea. These numb nuts very well have just shot themselves in the foot over a silly video.
- cleverjake 15y agohonest answer - was china not a good one to you?
- angrycoder 15y agoI am not the one who needs convincing. Anyhow, a headline that reads 'New internet law will make us just like China' sounds so ridiculous most people wouldn't think it was true, even though it is. But 'Record label shuts down song by P Diddy, Will.i.am, Alicia Keys, Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Chris Brown, The Game and Mary J Blige.' grabs attention.
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- Animus7 15y agoChina's far away. This example hits closer and is therefore much easier to consume. Of course, this isn't a logical argument. But lawmaking isn't fundamentally driven by logic these days anyway.
- fmota 15y ago> But lawmaking isn't fundamentally driven by logic, ever. Fixed that for you.
- derleth 15y agoYou can't honestly say that the Chinese Internet censorship policy is a reversal from the heady pro-liberty days of the 1970s, for example. The most you can say is that China lost another opportunity to not oppress its people.
- DanBC 15y agoComparing tax-paying US companies to oppressive Chinese regimes isn't helpful when you're trying to persuade politicians. Having a really easy to understand simple clear example of existing powers being used illegally should be helpful, although I realise that this example probably won't do anything.
- SneezyRobot 15y agoIronically, MegaUpload is headquartered in Hong Kong...
- steve-howard 15y agoWhich has considerable autonomy from mainland China.
- throwaway64 15y agoI have a sneaking suspicion this video was specifically designed to trigger DMCA takedown bots on youtube, via artist tags, knowing the personality of the founder, i think it fits perfectly. This is going to give them huge ammunition in the media against the RIAA. It could even possibly used in court to prove the bad faith nature of UMGs DMCA takedowns. What a brilliant tactical stroke.
- nextparadigms 15y agoYeah, and UMG fell straight for it. This will also give the Megaupload song much more media attention than it would've gotten otherwise, which again will help Megaupload.