OUTRAGEOUS! Here is a quote from the same people who said they will not enforce the laws: "The President is responsible for implementing and enforcing the laws written by Congress..." http://www.whitehouse.gov/our-government/executive-branch
Essentially the White House has said they will not do the job the f**kING CONSTITUTION mandates they do. Why? Well, because we have a sentence written in our website terms about how we won't respond. That's why! Simpy unacceptable.
If the President will not act, then the people should act. It's time to stop consuming MPAA content that provides the big benefits to the MPAA. Do not go to the theater - this will enjoin the theaters. Do not buy the DVD's - this will enjoin the retailers. Cancel the cable movie channels - this will enjoin HBO/Showtime/Cinemax. Write letters to each explaining your decision to stop consuming MPAA content.
DO go to other forms of entertainment, zoos, art museums, small local music venues, independent films, and community theaters. There is a large amount of under appreciated entertainment available that is not under the control of MPAA. Embrace and enjoy it. Major motion pictures are not more important than our freedoms. So far, they cannot force you to purchase their content.
My 12 year old daughter understands what's at stake. If she understands, we can make more people understand.
And you'd be wrong. She actually came to me first and asked about it. She was very concerned. Some of the services she uses and enjoys could be directly effected by it, as the "blackout" day was very effective. Many kids are more tech-savvy than our Congressmen.
It is brand new so it may take a bit to show up. Let's not let up on this! It's no longer about just internet freedoms, it has become about special interests demanding our government be sold to the highest bidder.
if you don't like it, then put your money where your mouth is and vote against an administration that simply says "no comment" and looks the other way when the mpaa pulls this crap.
on a side note, does obama have any ties to mpaa money? we all know that biden does.
Apparently you can't read. If you can quote me saying "bribery" then I would be interested in seeing it. 'Quid pro quo' is not bribery, so I think maybe YOU need to get a dictionary.
What little I did read wasn't relevant to my statement. Which was an assertion that a refusal to take action or comment on a request for investigation regarding government corruption raises the question of whether that entity is likewise corrupt.
That an idiom's meaning has commonly come to mean "raises the question" or "causes one to ask?" when the original meaning was to highlight circular reasoning?
While it is interesting from a trivial knowledge perspective to know that the original meaning was corrupted by a mistranslation of Aristotle from the original Greek to Latin, and then to English (http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-beg1.htm), the nature of an idiom is that its meaning is not predictable from the usual meaning of its constituent elements.
Idiom, from the Greek idíōma, meaning peculiarity or oddity.
The Administration IS the MPAA and RIAA. It's simple math. That bunch has probably made more money throughout the decades than anyone. In all that time they infiltrated the government using the money they have made to take it over.
We always wondered who the real power was that was in charge. Now we know. Even Saddam Hussein during his court and imprisonment said, "This is all just Hollywood."
I don;t care what you say..we are NOT going back to the 80's. If you think that people are just going lay back and let Hollywood and the RIAA government dictate how the future is going to roll...you got another thing coming mister man.
The MPAA and RIAA have this pipe dream that people are just going to drop it and run right out with their wallets to the record stores...yeah right. Not as long as there are people like me (and we are many) educating those people about the price fixing and the tactics of buying politicians they won't. I'm going tell people if they want a certain title..wait til it shows up in the reduced to clear bin...or a pawn shop. There are many ways to boycott.
The sleeping giant (the public) is waking up. But not only that..but understand that when the older people are gone...the younger generation that you **** are trying to corral now...won't forget. We'll change these laws in the near future.
and as for "LEGISLATIVE branch, NOT the executive branch"...those are useless titles...just there to make you think they have democratic operations.
Indeed, boycotting is the most powerful tool in the consumer arsenal and seldom used anymore. We also need to get the snakes out of Washington that perpetuate this sort of thing.
Besides, those "other forms of entertainment" you mention are far more culturally and intellectually positive than watching the garbage produced by the movie and television industry.
The more the MPAA beats their war drum, the more they alienate themselves from their core demographic.
MrFrogyFeb 1, 2012Buried
OUTRAGEOUS! Here is a quote from the same people who said they will not enforce the laws: "The President is responsible for implementing and enforcing the laws written by Congress..."
http://www.whitehouse.gov/our-government/executive-branch
Essentially the White House has said they will not do the job the f**kING CONSTITUTION mandates they do. Why? Well, because we have a sentence written in our website terms about how we won't respond. That's why! Simpy unacceptable.
sacrabosFeb 1, 2012Buried
If the President will not act, then the people should act. It's time to stop consuming MPAA content that provides the big benefits to the MPAA. Do not go to the theater - this will enjoin the theaters. Do not buy the DVD's - this will enjoin the retailers. Cancel the cable movie channels - this will enjoin HBO/Showtime/Cinemax. Write letters to each explaining your decision to stop consuming MPAA content.
DO go to other forms of entertainment, zoos, art museums, small local music venues, independent films, and community theaters. There is a large amount of under appreciated entertainment available that is not under the control of MPAA. Embrace and enjoy it. Major motion pictures are not more important than our freedoms. So far, they cannot force you to purchase their content.
My 12 year old daughter understands what's at stake. If she understands, we can make more people understand.
niceguyvanFeb 1, 2012Buried
She probably does given the RIAA has sued little girls
sacrabosFeb 1, 2012Buried
And you'd be wrong. She actually came to me first and asked about it. She was very concerned. Some of the services she uses and enjoys could be directly effected by it, as the "blackout" day was very effective. Many kids are more tech-savvy than our Congressmen.
MrFrogyFeb 1, 2012Buried
HERE IS THE NEW PETITION, please participate and sign! I have reworded it to avoid the banned "law enforcement action" language that prompted the White House to not respond to our previous petition.
https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/!/petition/make-statement-regarding-chris-dodds-recent-quid-pro-quo-threats-relating-hollywood-donations/t0J9lMjw
It is brand new so it may take a bit to show up. Let's not let up on this! It's no longer about just internet freedoms, it has become about special interests demanding our government be sold to the highest bidder.
emfkFeb 1, 2012Buried
Chris Dodd and the MPAA still suck!
Graf_OrlockFeb 1, 2012Buried
Begs the question whether the administration is also benefitting from this MPAA payday.
evildeadashFeb 1, 2012Buried
As i've said before. We are petitioning the same people who accept the bribes. So who actually thought this would go anywhere?
letherialFeb 1, 2012Buried
curious, how do you know what his 12yo does or does not care about?
reaper527Feb 1, 2012Buried
if you don't like it, then put your money where your mouth is and vote against an administration that simply says "no comment" and looks the other way when the mpaa pulls this crap.
on a side note, does obama have any ties to mpaa money? we all know that biden does.
MrFrogyFeb 2, 2012Buried
Apparently you can't read. If you can quote me saying "bribery" then I would be interested in seeing it. 'Quid pro quo' is not bribery, so I think maybe YOU need to get a dictionary.
breadfredFeb 2, 2012Buried
Paying for votes a bribery - isn't it?
chadpyleFeb 1, 2012Buried
You got it. It's like asking Ben Bernanke to audit the Fed.
Graf_OrlockFeb 1, 2012Buried
TL;DR
What little I did read wasn't relevant to my statement. Which was an assertion that a refusal to take action or comment on a request for investigation regarding government corruption raises the question of whether that entity is likewise corrupt.
Graf_OrlockFeb 1, 2012Buried
That an idiom's meaning has commonly come to mean "raises the question" or "causes one to ask?" when the original meaning was to highlight circular reasoning?
While it is interesting from a trivial knowledge perspective to know that the original meaning was corrupted by a mistranslation of Aristotle from the original Greek to Latin, and then to English (http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-beg1.htm), the nature of an idiom is that its meaning is not predictable from the usual meaning of its constituent elements.
Idiom, from the Greek idíōma, meaning peculiarity or oddity.
skinturtleFeb 1, 2012Buried
The Administration IS the MPAA and RIAA. It's simple math. That bunch has probably made more money throughout the decades than anyone. In all that time they infiltrated the government using the money they have made to take it over.
We always wondered who the real power was that was in charge. Now we know. Even Saddam Hussein during his court and imprisonment said, "This is all just Hollywood."
skinturtleFeb 1, 2012Buried
I don;t care what you say..we are NOT going back to the 80's. If you think that people are just going lay back and let Hollywood and the RIAA government dictate how the future is going to roll...you got another thing coming mister man.
The MPAA and RIAA have this pipe dream that people are just going to drop it and run right out with their wallets to the record stores...yeah right. Not as long as there are people like me (and we are many) educating those people about the price fixing and the tactics of buying politicians they won't. I'm going tell people if they want a certain title..wait til it shows up in the reduced to clear bin...or a pawn shop. There are many ways to boycott.
The sleeping giant (the public) is waking up. But not only that..but understand that when the older people are gone...the younger generation that you **** are trying to corral now...won't forget. We'll change these laws in the near future.
and as for "LEGISLATIVE branch, NOT the executive branch"...those are useless titles...just there to make you think they have democratic operations.
Graf_OrlockFeb 1, 2012Buried
Surprised?
Though in truth it's more than the RIAA/MPAA - anyone with a big enough wallet is a friend of the administration and Congress.
chadpyleFeb 1, 2012Buried
Indeed, boycotting is the most powerful tool in the consumer arsenal and seldom used anymore. We also need to get the snakes out of Washington that perpetuate this sort of thing.
Besides, those "other forms of entertainment" you mention are far more culturally and intellectually positive than watching the garbage produced by the movie and television industry.
The more the MPAA beats their war drum, the more they alienate themselves from their core demographic.
Angry_MuppetFeb 1, 2012Buried
Hilarious, you defend Obama's failure/complicity by saying the other sides worse.