Comments for Don't Disconnect Us http://www.dontdisconnect.us Fighting against Lord Mandelson's filesharing proposals Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:52:50 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Have your say by Peter http://www.dontdisconnect.us/have-your-say/comment-page-3/#comment-214 Peter Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:52:50 +0000 http://dontdisconnectus.citedev.net/?page_id=143#comment-214 There is a large corporate engine powering this movement and I don't see much stopping them unfortunately. A very greedy bunch indeed. I could go on about how over priced media is these days or how hard it is to get digital media legaly in a reasonable unrestricted format or how a large amount of music these days is created for the sole purpose of making a small group extremely rich but I would like to point out a group who has set out to bring fear uncertainty and doubt or FUD to governments all around the globe. A group called the International Interlectual Property Alliance has set out to banish any form of sharing or distribution of materials across the planet calling Open Source a form of piracy. If thats not rediculous enough they are calling for the end of free and open resources deeming them evil and against the interests of the corporate movement. Have a read of this article => http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/feb/23/opensource-intellectual-property and then read some press releases on their site www.iipa.com There is a large corporate engine powering this movement and I don’t see much stopping them unfortunately. A very greedy bunch indeed. I could go on about how over priced media is these days or how hard it is to get digital media legaly in a reasonable unrestricted format or how a large amount of music these days is created for the sole purpose of making a small group extremely rich but I would like to point out a group who has set out to bring fear uncertainty and doubt or FUD to governments all around the globe. A group called the International Interlectual Property Alliance has set out to banish any form of sharing or distribution of materials across the planet calling Open Source a form of piracy. If thats not rediculous enough they are calling for the end of free and open resources deeming them evil and against the interests of the corporate movement. Have a read of this article => http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/feb/23/opensource-intellectual-property and then read some press releases on their site http://www.iipa.com

]]> Comment on Have your say by MD1500 http://www.dontdisconnect.us/have-your-say/comment-page-3/#comment-213 MD1500 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:00:38 +0000 http://dontdisconnectus.citedev.net/?page_id=143#comment-213 Simon Cowell's stance is no surprise given he works for Sony. However, he forgets the role copyright-contravening YouTube videos uploaded by UK viewers played in Susan Boyle's US rise to fame. Simon Cowell’s stance is no surprise given he works for Sony. However, he forgets the role copyright-contravening YouTube videos uploaded by UK viewers played in Susan Boyle’s US rise to fame.

]]> Comment on Have your say by Ray Fatsoma http://www.dontdisconnect.us/have-your-say/comment-page-3/#comment-212 Ray Fatsoma Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:41:26 +0000 http://dontdisconnectus.citedev.net/?page_id=143#comment-212 Great campaign and I like to see our own national hero, Stephen Fry, is involved. I really don't understand where the record companies are coming from. They need to focus on their flock rather than the one that got away. Rather than spending millions of pounds challenging file-sharing sites and consumers, they must rethink how to extract value from their core competencies. When you consider what core competencies and assets record companies have, it is shocking how they haven’t benefited hugely from this trend. Record labels have a monopoly of the talent, the artists. They must focus on leveraging these “assets” in live music promotion rather than simply letting concert promoters reap the benefits of this industry shift while they pump money into a lost cause. Please see my full rant at http://bit.ly/cmbzDZ Great campaign and I like to see our own national hero, Stephen Fry, is involved. I really don’t understand where the record companies are coming from. They need to focus on their flock rather than the one that got away. Rather than spending millions of pounds challenging file-sharing sites and consumers, they must rethink how to extract value from their core competencies. When you consider what core competencies and assets record companies have, it is shocking how they haven’t benefited hugely from this trend. Record labels have a monopoly of the talent, the artists. They must focus on leveraging these “assets” in live music promotion rather than simply letting concert promoters reap the benefits of this industry shift while they pump money into a lost cause. Please see my full rant at http://bit.ly/cmbzDZ

]]> Comment on The proposals by Soma Soapbox http://www.dontdisconnect.us/the-proposals/comment-page-1/#comment-211 Soma Soapbox Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:44:24 +0000 http://localhost/dontdisconnectus/httpdocs/?page_id=30#comment-211 [...] too much detail regarding the ridiculousness of this bill, I would like to direct you to the ‘Don’t Disconnect Us‘ campaign, fronted by our very own national hero, Stephen Fry (just as soon as you have [...] [...] too much detail regarding the ridiculousness of this bill, I would like to direct you to the ‘Don’t Disconnect Us‘ campaign, fronted by our very own national hero, Stephen Fry (just as soon as you have [...]

]]> Comment on Join the campaign by uberVU - social comments http://www.dontdisconnect.us/join-the-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-210 uberVU - social comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:02:19 +0000 http://localhost/dontdisconnectus/httpdocs/?page_id=24#comment-210 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by kerryritz: carphone warehouse campaign against uk govt plans to disconnect bb users: Don't Disconnect Us. http://bit.ly/R44Yx PLS RT... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> Comment on Don’t Disconnect Us! – RUNNER UP by bronxze(required) http://www.dontdisconnect.us/dont-disconnect-us-2/comment-page-1/#comment-209 bronxze(required) Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:08:55 +0000 http://www.dontdisconnect.us/dont-disconnect-us-2/#comment-209 this won't stop! Please lobby your MP NOW... this won’t stop! Please lobby your MP NOW…

]]> Comment on Don’t Disconnect Us! – RUNNER UP by bronxze http://www.dontdisconnect.us/dont-disconnect-us-2/comment-page-1/#comment-208 bronxze Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:05:04 +0000 http://www.dontdisconnect.us/dont-disconnect-us-2/#comment-208 waste of time, this wo'nt stop it. waste of time, this wo’nt stop it.

]]> Comment on Only Idiots Assume – WINNING ENTRY by NormalGuy http://www.dontdisconnect.us/only-idiots-assume/comment-page-1/#comment-207 NormalGuy Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:24:00 +0000 http://www.dontdisconnect.us/only-idiots-assume/#comment-207 Me likey - where can we download the file? Me likey – where can we download the file?

]]> Comment on Only Idiots Assume – WINNING ENTRY by Mattyg05 http://www.dontdisconnect.us/only-idiots-assume/comment-page-1/#comment-206 Mattyg05 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:28:28 +0000 http://www.dontdisconnect.us/only-idiots-assume/#comment-206 Clever and great song, now where can I download it. Clever and great song, now where can I download it.

]]> Comment on Have your say by MD1500 http://www.dontdisconnect.us/have-your-say/comment-page-3/#comment-205 MD1500 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:35:26 +0000 http://dontdisconnectus.citedev.net/?page_id=143#comment-205 Further to my comments on Twitter. Once Three Strikes fails, as it surely will, I'm convinced a Tax is inevitable. As long as it was instead of the current £30 extra a month we'll be paying as opposed to on top, I'd grudgingly accept it if it put an end to the threat of being sued or disconnected. The only problem is, I fear this could be the thin end of the wedge. Photographers, Artists, Writers, even Knitting pattern makers, etc could all claim they've lost out due to illegal file sharing and the Tax would exponentially increase... Further to my comments on Twitter. Once Three Strikes fails, as it surely will, I’m convinced a Tax is inevitable.

As long as it was instead of the current £30 extra a month we’ll be paying as opposed to on top, I’d grudgingly accept it if it put an end to the threat of being sued or disconnected.

The only problem is, I fear this could be the thin end of the wedge. Photographers, Artists, Writers, even Knitting pattern makers, etc could all claim they’ve lost out due to illegal file sharing and the Tax would exponentially increase…

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