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Originally Posted by Odin
DNS blocking seems to be the only major thing have backflipped on. The thing is, whilst that is the key issues for many, it isn't the only major issue for the tech industry. So long as the major tech companies don't support it (including Google, Facebook, Reddit, etc etc) who all rely on legal protection from user uploads, it won't pass.
The tech industry is simply too important to fuck with at this point. It is a huge engine for growth, and it really is still in its infancy. Given the US has the lead in this sector by a large margin, I highly doubt any of this will get through. The only reason it has got this far, is because the tech industry by and large does very little lobbying in comparison to the movie and recording industry. I have a feeling that is also going to continue to change.
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I agree that it is huge and growing, however I think it's "tunneled growth" in that a
few big boys are making billions and hording the wealth. And one reason their growth
is tunneled is that they take content from people who could profit and only profit themselves.
Make a song that's a hit and all the profits go to those few sites and nothing for you.
So instead of millions of people making billions we have 1000's of people making the
billions. This will kill the economy in the long run. Oh wait, the economy is already dead.
1000's of people who served popcorn at the theater are unemployed because of
torrents. Tower records and Block Buster video are history. Barnes and Noble are
no longer so noble. So we lose all that to get Facebook and youtube.
Not really a great pay off in the broader scope of the economy.