INTERNET ALERT

[JediKitsune]

I've posted this on the IRC channel and other message boards, but I think it's important for anyone living in Americaland who uses the Internet.

My eyes!

[Neoshinobi]

Another ridiculous showing of America trying to enforce their own laws on a the worldwide web.

Sickens me.

[Karou Ariyen]

*cough clears throat* Don't wanna be an American Idiot, Don't want a nation that does a new media, and can you hear the sounds of hysteria, the subliminal mind "F**k America!"


nuff said.

[Prrsha]

Doesn't the government have more important things to regulate on the internet? Like the distribution of our SS numbers and personal information without our consent by 3rd person parties?

Oh wait, the average joe citizen doesn't have a lobbying group. That could be why.

It's sad when our government is sold to the highest bidder.

[colbwa]

There are things we can do about it, rather than complaining to each other.

[Lihera]

name 'em

[colbwa]

1.) Write a letter to your congressman.
2.) Call your state house demanding a time to petition the streets and/or protest.
3.) Call the White House (yes you can do this) and simply ask why (yes people do this everyday and they are directed to a person specifically designed to answer these types of questions.
4.) Create a website with your particular beliefs and provide proof as to why you feel these particular laws should not be in effect.
5.) Call your senator, every senator's email can be obtained through a google search, and they are required to give their home office phone number upon request.

[colbwa]

In other words...you have to make it known to the public that you feel something is wrong, whether it be the law that was just passed or a trashcan that is out of place in your local city park...nobody in power is going to check a forum for a video game to fix problems that have arisen.

[Karou Ariyen]

actually, IL senator's and congressman are actually against this damn bill, because there's a lot of chicago pressure on them to stay against it, how do I know? becuase its all over the news in chicago thats how.

[sakono]

for all you kitties that download "files" be what ever they are form p2p programs download this zip and unzip it into your shared folder. its a disclamer i was givin a while ago. its a way to help protect you a bit.

http://www.angelfire.com/ak4/cuzca
ok when you get there just add /warnning.zip to the end.
angelfire wont direct link things any more >.< but yeah that should help some to all that are interested

[Fayin]

Wait, lemme get this straight. You're all pissed cause it's now easier to prosecute someone who steals media before it's even released commercially? Amazing...

[Sigyn]

French Court declares that DRM is not allowed on DVDs, as everyone has a right to make backups and form-shifting.

http://www.01net.com/editorial/274752/d ... -la-copie/

article is in French

[colbwa]

Nobody will get in trouble for it.

It's not piracy unless you sell it.

[sakono]

i'm not pissed because there making it easyer to prosicute people geting prereleases just that they are doing big law suites and crap for music most music i dl is mainly techno or japanese anime songs.

[JediKitsune]

Nobody will get in trouble for it.

It's not piracy unless you sell it.

Tell that to big businesses who most likely are only losing pennies on the doller per each copy of a movie/software program/song that is distributed through P2P applications.

[Batsu]

Batsu walks in, looks around for a moment; he then covers his mouth and yawns.

Batsu : This bores me. . .