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Originally Posted by GregE
If some here have difficulty recognizing your anti piracy credentials that might be because you (and the rest of the SOPA critics) seem to oppose anything and everything that might combat it.
Keep in mind that the only effective way to deter others from what one regards as a flawed solution is to suggest a better one.
Might that be because something like SOPA is the only solution?
I for one don't see anyone doing that.
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I oppose every stupid thing presented to combat it. I oppose Steve Lightspeed threatening lawsuits and exposure to fans that have downloaded his tired old content on torrent sites, I oppose SOPA and I will oppose anything else that will will give the government more power without addressing the actual problem.
Want to stop pirates? Skip DMCA all together. Let content producers sue pirates directly and without hassle. Don't make it cost prohibitive to get a court order to track down the bastards. When the case gets to court let the penalties for blatant theft be stronger than those for someone posting some funny image to their friends. Make the court process reasonably fast and make sure the judgments are fairly standard.
In fact, if someone is found to be a habitual offender (uploading videos to file lockers, putting seasons of The Simpsons on YouTube, etc) then fine the ever loving shit out of them and make them surrender all accounts and websites used. On the same note, if it was innocent infringement like posting funny images or saying MONSTER CABLE SUCKS DICK then the company bringing the lawsuit should get slapped around in court, a fine for wasting everyones time, pay all court costs and compensate the accused. In the same vein, when the RIAA sues someone for downloading songs but tries to get millions of dollars out of them because they also "shared" those songs (by default with most programs) then make a fucking example out of them. Stop letting corporations use their money and willingness to push people around to make a mockery of the courts and stop letting pirates hide behind DMCA or anonymity because court orders are such a pain in the ass.
There is no reason to bring YouTube, Google or Facebook into this shit. Sue the people fucking up and let the rest of us go about our business.
