More Copyright Alliance equine excreta
p2pnet news view | P2P | Politics:- “Since the founding of our country, our work has provided light in the darkness of conflict, humor in the depths of sadness, beauty in the face of ugliness, and reason in the dysfunction of division …”
Who says?
Lucinda Dugger (right), speaking for the RIAA, Japan’s Sony, France’s UMG and Australia’s News Corpse, among others.
Honestly, what a load of old bollocks!
The RIAA didn’t even exist 1776. Nor did Sony, UMG or News Corpse.
The ridiculous drivel is quoted in an earlier p2pnet story featuring a plea by the Copyright Assholes — sorry, Copyright Alliance — for president Barrack Obama and vice-president Joe Biden to increase their already massive efforts to act as taxpayer supported copyright enforcers on behalf of the corporate movie and music industries.
But we almost missed this.
“The Copyright Alliance and its grassroots network of creators today announced circulation among creators nationwide of a letter to President Obama and Vice President Biden, asking the Administration to pursue policies supportive of the rights of artists,” says a pseudo press release under the heading, ‘Grassroots network of creators circulates letter’.
You don’t get much more grass roots than the RIAA, Sony, UMG or News Corpse. Right? And what about Newspaper Association of America, the Walt Disney Company and American Intellectual Property Law Association.
Grassroots all the way to the bank.
“Artists and creators make important contributions not only to our society and culture, but also to our economy,” says Dugger, going on »»»
“Increasingly, creators are finding their work misappropriated, reproduced and distributed without their knowledge, consent or benefit by those who believe intellectual property should be free for the taking. It is important that creators speak up about how the principle of copyright empowers and provides incentive for creators.”
The announcement follows a rapid internal response to the letter, which within a few days of circulation among the Alliance’s grassroots network garnered nearly 7,000 electronic signatures. With artists encouraging participation within their personal networks on blogs and Twitter feeds, the letter already has been signed by creators in all 50 states and representing a full spectrum of creative disciplines.
Signers include authors, photographers, songwriters, graphic designers, filmmakers, musicians, publishers, jewelry designers, web designers, photojournalists, illustrators, video game developers, architects, cartoonists, composers, playwrights, voice actors, animators, sculptors, painters and videographers.
And what’s almost worse than this unconscionable bilge is the fact the lamescream media will regurgitate it just as though it’s genuine news from a reliable and credible source.
Lobbyists have been instructed to hand in the results, “later this fall”.
America is incorporated. Isn’t it?
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win ~ Mahatma Gandhi
p2pnet – ‘We are the essence of America’, September 30, 2009
pseudo press release – Grassroots network of creators circulates letter, September 29, 2009
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September 30th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
They will expect this to be taken seriously and they will not be disappointed.
September 30th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
Well, this means I need to go and download more music and films. Keep adding fuel to the fire, copyright assholes.
September 30th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
More corporate-backed “Astroturf” bullshit — just like the “Tea-parties” financed by the health-insurance industry.
*yawn*. Wake me up when something interesting happens.
October 1st, 2009 at 5:38 am
Here is an idea. Next time you have what you think is a bright idea, KEEP IT TO YOURSELF! Don’t share it with anyone. There you go, intellectual property protected.
Personally as an artist I would want to share my ideas and creations. I don’t expect to be paid for them nor do I feel any sense of entitlement. If people like my work enough to download and share it, even going so far as to calling themselves a fan of my work, well that just makes me beam with pride. That is payment in it’s own right. I’m not greedy.
It’s time for all the other artists out there to make peace with their fans and realize they do not deserve fame and riches just because they feel a sense of self entitlement. As a child you were probably raised to believe that you can do and be anything you want but this is a lie. You may want to believe that lie even as a grown adult who should know better, but it is in fact reality which dictates the terms of our existence, not wishful thinking. The sooner so called artists realize that, the better of they will be. Life sucks and there are no guarantees so get over yourself and learn to adapt.
Seriously, do you think all those fans of yours who are struggling to make a living in the rat race and can barely afford one of your albums is happy at their role in life or expect everything to simply be given to them? Stop living in the clouds and grow up already. Kicking hard working people while they are already down (like Jamie Thomas for example) is not how you keep fans. Learn to compromise. Work together towards a solution. Respect each other. Do that and I’m betting you will be surprised.
October 5th, 2009 at 3:59 am
I think the Mafiaa have been successful in raping the constitution since Section 1 of the 14th Amendment, or the Privileges or Immunities Clause, states:
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
October 5th, 2009 at 5:44 am
I hope they wake up soon and back down,everytime i read something they do that pisses me off i ramp up the downloading just alittle more.If i ramp it up anymore i will have to stop buying food!,the broadband cost is killing me!.