It's their own fault. They created the distribution softwares. Yes they are legal, but did they not see they can be easily used illegally? The solution is simple: stop making bullcrap distribution software that can be used illegally EXTREMELY easily, and do what Valve did: created the extremely successful distribution platform known as Steam. People who have pirated software have actually decided to stop because Steam is so good. Instead of wasting time chasing files around torrent sites, its all conveniently there on Steam. The time saving, and the convenience actually makes people WANT to pay for the games. Same reason why iTunes and Last.fm are so successful.
The companies need to get that into their heads. Its their fault, not the people. They created the software, obviously people are going to abuse it. It's human nature! There will always be "that guy" to do all the unintentional things. But Congress is too afraid to protect what they were CREATED FOR, the PEOPLE, not big business. Ok, my ranting is done.
Unless you are in Canadia. Then you don't care about American's Congress being silly. Minus the tanks.
I believe the word "couple" is intended for only two but I'll let this one slide Fair enough reasons all the same. I'm lucky to be going into a career that is always in high demand
Good news, everyone! You are now reading this in my voice! :derpe: Just got an email from FightfortheFuture: Happy Holidays -- we have some great news to share. We've just won two huge battles in the fight against Internet censorship -- everything you are doing is working! First off, the House of Representatives failed to move SOPA out of committee! Why? Because their offices got swamped with phone calls and overwhelmed by the snowballing opposition. Thank you for helping make that happen. Second, in response to the boycott of GoDaddy, the web hosting company just made a public announcement that it's dropping its support of SOPA. Amazing what you have made happen. Yet, we can't let GoDaddy off the hook just yet. GoDaddy supports the Senate version of SOPA, called the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA). The boycott has to continue -- Please click here to pledge to join it. Please join us in holding GoDaddy accountable, until they drop any and all efforts to support not just SOPA, but also its Senate cousin, PIPA. The boycott already worked to get GoDaddy to change their position on SOPA, now we urgently need to hear from GoDaddy about PIPA too. So what's next? The PIPA bill is still alive and strong in the Senate, and could be voted on in January. Like SOPA, it threatens free speech, innovation, and the basic structure of the Internet. Keep transferring your domains from GoDaddy until they fully come out against PIPA and SOPA. They need to send a letter to Congress making their opposition to both bills clear -- Click here to join the cause. Thank you for all that you do -- it is working! Things are looking up!
This is good news. We need to keep up the opposition and continue calling our representatives and speaking our minds. If enough of them see the other side of the story, the bad side of SOPA, they will actually fight to stop it.
And I got this email from another guy: William Wow -- That was close: After threatening to hold a vote this week, the House Judiciary Committee just cancelled tomorrow's hearing on SOPA! WASHINGTON POST: The House Judiciary Committee confirmed Tuesday that it will delay continuing debate on the Stop Online Piracy Act until after Congress returns from its winter recess. In January of one year ago it looked like Internet censorship legislation could pass in a matter of months. But then Demand Progress members stepped in: We've pushed the legislation back a full year, and now it's on the ropes. Will you click here to chip in 5, 10, or 20 bucks so we can keep fighting back against big business's attempts to censor the Internet next year? Demand Progress is doing everything in our power to make sure that our members' voices are heard in the halls of power and to save the Internet from this horrendous legislation: We've organized press conferences on Capitol Hill, hosted policy briefings. We've delivered countless petitions to Congress, and met with the White House as they consider whether to oppose SOPA and its Senate cousin, the PROTECT IP Act. We've repeatedly been slammed by the Chamber of Commerce, the Motion Picture Assocaition of America, and other censorship proponents -- proving the importance of our work and the righteousness of our cause. Will you click here to chip in 5, 10, or 20 bucks so we can keep fighting back against big business's attempts to censor the Internet -- we need your support to open next year strong. Most importantly, we've driven hundreds of thousands of constituent contacts to Congress -- And helped lead an unprecedented coalition of activist groups, websites, and tech firms which together have helped more than 3 million people send anti-censorship emails and make anti-censorship phone calls to Congress and the White House. But the fight isn't over yet: The Senate is still threatening to hold a vote in January, and we need to make sure we're in a position to keep pushing back. We've proved that our voices make a real difference, but we can't afford to let up one bit. Please help us start next year with a bang, so we can continue the fight against Internet censorship. We rely on donations from members like you to support our 3-person staff. Thanks so so much, The Demand Progress team PS: We know we've been sending a ton of emails over the last few weeks -- we promise it'll calm down a bit over the next couple of weeks, now that the most immediate threat is behind us.
