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Remember PG saying in a recent essay that you start an innovative product by luring the hackers first? I think the same applies to ideas, as exemplified by the

by hastur 15y ago

Remember PG saying in a recent essay that you start an innovative product by luring the hackers first? I think the same applies to ideas, as exemplified by the RFS to Kill Hollywood. Well, so here is a great way the US is luring the world talent: By alienating the smart people with brainless and predatory policies like this. Don't host your startup with a US company or at a European data center belonging to a US company (e.g. AWS or Linode in Ireland). And preferably not in a country that is a US copyright/IP colony (UK, AU, NZ, CA). Otherwise you're putting your users and yourself in danger.

ryanhuff 15y ago
Attacking these policies by boycotting US companies seems much to indirect to result in much progress. Instead, petition your (their) own elected governments to bring change. If people are sufficiently outraged, then change should come. If not, then its up to you to educate your fellow citizens.
- bh42222 15y ago
  If people are sufficiently outraged, then change should come. If not, then its up to you to educate your fellow citizens. This is an utterly useless truism. How do you fire up a significant portion of you fellow citizens over copyright issues is the question. Stating, and I'm paraphrasing here, "Just do it." does not help in any way.
  - henrikschroder 15y ago
    > How do you fire up a significant portion of you fellow citizens over copyright issues is the question. Talk to your local pirate party. Join them. Vote for them.
    - nitrogen 15y ago
      Talk to your local pirate party. Join them. Vote for them. ...and find yourself the subject of outspoken and unspoken discrimination for your political affiliations. Hollywood "owns" the word "pirate." It's too easy for them to make up some story about how all pirate party members are simply criminals looking to justify their evil, greedy theft of content. Most people will stop listening and join in the hatred as soon as an authority figure gives someone an easy-to-dismiss label like "pirate" or "criminal."

by hastur 15y ago

ryanhuff 15y ago

Attacking these policies by boycotting US companies seems much to indirect to result in much progress. Instead, petition your (their) own elected governments to bring change. If people are sufficiently outraged, then change should come. If not, then its up to you to educate your fellow citizens.

bh42222 15y ago
If people are sufficiently outraged, then change should come. If not, then its up to you to educate your fellow citizens. This is an utterly useless truism. How do you fire up a significant portion of you fellow citizens over copyright issues is the question. Stating, and I'm paraphrasing here, "Just do it." does not help in any way.
- henrikschroder 15y ago
  > How do you fire up a significant portion of you fellow citizens over copyright issues is the question. Talk to your local pirate party. Join them. Vote for them.
  - nitrogen 15y ago
    Talk to your local pirate party. Join them. Vote for them. ...and find yourself the subject of outspoken and unspoken discrimination for your political affiliations. Hollywood "owns" the word "pirate." It's too easy for them to make up some story about how all pirate party members are simply criminals looking to justify their evil, greedy theft of content. Most people will stop listening and join in the hatred as soon as an authority figure gives someone an easy-to-dismiss label like "pirate" or "criminal."