Corporate critics feel the stinging lash of DMCA misuse | Thread profile

Damn, I thought the Chamber of Commerce was for business networking, advocacy and promotion. Wow things have really changed since I left the country.

quote: Originally posted by Ozy: quote: Originally posted by Mltdwn: Nope, that was people in general. Well, if by people you mean the GOP: http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/2003/04/000645.html Reading comprehension for the win... Operatives (supposed people who work for the republicans) this wasn't an ex-president standing up and saying that the VP of the current admin is the worst thing for the nation, a racist, and I believe a...

quote: Originally posted by epp_b: This may be off on a bit of a tangent, but who was the blithering idiot who thought it would be good idea to give anyone and everyone complete power over anyone else's content simply by firing off a slightly-modified template email full of bullhockey? Quite a few of the people in Congress were the 'blithering idiots' who pushed for this "takedown until review" thing. Personally, I...

quote: Public Citizen is demanded an anonymous Internet user who started the site PowermarkHomesSucks.com. I think you mean defending ....

My parents used DirectBuy when they built their current home a couple years ago and had a very good experience using their service. They still shopped around, but often times they found that DirectBuy really did have the best prices, and the service that came with it was very good. (Subcontractors working for DirectBuy were much more likely to serve the customer well than other subcontractors who were more interested in big jobs with large...

This doesn't really require the DMCP, as long as the US justice system stays "everybody pays", free speech costs $250,000 (no DMCP needed). This would be a lot harder to pull off in the UK.

John W. Dozier, Jr., Esq., seems to wants us to think that all bad reviews are posted by competitors. I can't seem to find the reviews posted by happy customers, though. Maybe the competition filed a DMCA takedown on those. LOL

But on the other hand, UK libel laws lend themselves (the defendant has to prove the statement is true, rather than the plaintiff proving the statement is false. Look at the McDonald's case for an example) to abuse by well-heeled plaintiffs looking to silence critics.

so are we going to see dmca take down notices by ea on sites where comments defame ea for their shitty support??? what the hell is wrong with laws here in the u.s...the laws should be designed to protect "the people" not the "big businesses"...and the internet is a communication medium...just like verbal communication...anonymous or not... if a company is bs...then an investigation should be first taken on if the company is...

Oligarchy Oligarchy (Greek Ὀλιγαρχία, Oligarkhía) is a form of government where political power effectively rests with a small elite segment of society (whether distinguished by wealth, family or military powers). The word oligarchy is from the Greek words for "few" (ὀλίγον óligon) and "rule" (ἄρχω arkho). In this case the elite few are the corporations. Here's a ten year old article that kinda...