Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-24 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 2007-05-18 17:08:42, schrieb Roberto C. Sánchez: > Really? Would that be why France, Russia and Germany all agreed that > Saddam had WMDs? I mean is it different because they agreed when > Clinton president? I am officier of the french Army and I had not agreed, (I know the truth since I was

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-24 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 2007-05-19 18:29:53, schrieb Joe Hart: > You're really showing your colors by that statement. Yes, we already > know that you are quite ant-American, but to actually hope for a nuclear > attack? Be real. How can you claim to be so against war by wishing > something like that occurring? But y

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-22 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 2007-05-18 12:46:55, schrieb Greg Folkert: Nice drive-by mailing, you have a knack to pull the hair up on people's > necks. In regards to the nukes self-destructing... :-) > The Silos that hold 95% of these long range missiles are "first, second, > third and fourth strike" impenetrable. Have

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-19 Thread Roberto C . Sánchez
On Sat, May 19, 2007 at 12:53:25PM -0700, Michael M. wrote: > On Thu, 2007-05-17 at 20:21 -0400, Roberto C. Sánchez wrote: > > On Thu, May 17, 2007 at 04:25:26PM -0700, Michael M. wrote: > > > Before everybody goes jumping off the deep end, I would like to point out that Michael is responding to

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-19 Thread Michael M.
On Thu, 2007-05-17 at 20:21 -0400, Roberto C. Sánchez wrote: > On Thu, May 17, 2007 at 04:25:26PM -0700, Michael M. wrote: > > > > Given the current status of gay marriage in the U.S., we plainly do not > > have an unambiguous right to the pursuit of happiness -- not when the > > President, playin

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-19 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Michelle Konzack wrote: > Am 2007-05-11 10:48:06, schrieb Joe Hart: >> On the other hand, how can one pro actively stop a band of terrorists? > > Interesting... > > Where are the terrorists? > Some of the 23 911-Terrosts are definitivly alive. > >

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-18 Thread Roberto C . Sánchez
On Fri, May 18, 2007 at 02:03:31PM -0500, Cybe R. Wizard wrote: > Michelle Konzack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > I pray for a real Nuke-Accident in the USA so they are wake up or fuck > > them self. I hope someone break into the american Nuklear-Defense- > > Network and activate some nuks for sel

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-18 Thread Roberto C . Sánchez
On Fri, May 18, 2007 at 06:00:16PM +0200, Michelle Konzack wrote: > Am 2007-05-09 11:50:29, schrieb Roberto C. Sánchez: > > Really? What about the stack of UN resolutions promising military > > action if Saddam did not comply? Were those illegal too? > > Yes, they went illegal, since all sanctio

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-18 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 05/18/07 14:03, Cybe R. Wizard wrote: > Michelle Konzack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >> I pray for a real Nuke-Accident in the USA so they are wake up or fuck >> them self. I hope someone break into the american Nuklear-Defense- >> Network and activ

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-18 Thread Cybe R. Wizard
Michelle Konzack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > I pray for a real Nuke-Accident in the USA so they are wake up or fuck > them self. I hope someone break into the american Nuklear-Defense- > Network and activate some nuks for self-destruction. Anger I understand but bitterness to the point of wishin

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-18 Thread Greg Folkert
On Fri, 2007-05-18 at 12:46 -0400, Greg Folkert wrote: > On Fri, 2007-05-18 at 18:00 +0200, Michelle Konzack wrote: > > Am 2007-05-11 10:48:06, schrieb Joe Hart: > > > What really fears me is that it is just a matter of time before one > > > group of radicals gets access to WMD and I pray they don'

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-18 Thread Greg Folkert
On Fri, 2007-05-18 at 18:00 +0200, Michelle Konzack wrote: > Am 2007-05-11 10:48:06, schrieb Joe Hart: > > What really fears me is that it is just a matter of time before one > > group of radicals gets access to WMD and I pray they don't send them my way. > > Right, - and it is already to late. T

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-18 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 2007-05-12 10:15:38, schrieb Joe Hart: > I also don't think a suicide bomber blowing up a restaurant in a crowded > market place is right. I can understand that the Palestinians can only > mount so much of an attack, but attacking innocent citizens is not any > way to gain sympathy for their ca

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-18 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 2007-05-11 10:48:06, schrieb Joe Hart: > On the other hand, how can one pro actively stop a band of terrorists? Interesting... Where are the terrorists? Some of the 23 911-Terrosts are definitivly alive. If they are alive, then they have nothing to do with 911 and now what? You consider the

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-18 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 2007-05-09 11:50:29, schrieb Roberto C. Sánchez: > Really? What about the stack of UN resolutions promising military > action if Saddam did not comply? Were those illegal too? Yes, they went illegal, since all sanctions are based on "enquetes" of the CIA, MI6 and MOSSAD. They told the world

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-18 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 2007-05-08 23:39:06, schrieb Joe Hart: > Celejar wrote: > > Do you really think that > > a) that's why so many people think poorly of the US government? > > That type of law is one reason. Iraq and general foreign policy is another. > > > b) other governments have much less burdensome, anti-

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-17 Thread Roberto C . Sánchez
On Thu, May 17, 2007 at 09:13:18PM -0400, Andrew J. Barr wrote: > > > A few points: > > > > - There is no *scripture* that can be used in support of preventing > >interracial marriage. The words of the judge that you quoted are > >certainly *not* the words of God. > > So the Bible is t

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-17 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 05/17/07 18:25, Michael M. wrote: > On Wed, 2007-05-16 at 22:04 -0400, Roberto C. Sánchez wrote: > >> I'm sorry, but that is ridiculous. Everyone has a right (at least in >> the US) to the "pursuit of happiness." > > > Not really. The phrase co

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-17 Thread Andrew J. Barr
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Alright, you've hit home, so I'm done ignoring this thread... On Thu, 17 May 2007 20:21:53 -0400 Roberto C. Sánchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, May 17, 2007 at 04:25:26PM -0700, Michael M. wrote: > > > > Given the current status of gay marr

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-17 Thread Roberto C . Sánchez
On Thu, May 17, 2007 at 04:25:26PM -0700, Michael M. wrote: > > Given the current status of gay marriage in the U.S., we plainly do not > have an unambiguous right to the pursuit of happiness -- not when the > President, playing to the typically bigoted and intolerant Christian > base of the Repub

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-17 Thread Mike McCarty
Michael M. wrote: On Wed, 2007-05-16 at 22:04 -0400, Roberto C. Sánchez wrote: I'm sorry, but that is ridiculous. Everyone has a right (at least in the US) to the "pursuit of happiness." Not really. The phrase comes from the Declaration of Independence, not the Constitution. There's no

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-17 Thread Michael M.
On Wed, 2007-05-16 at 22:04 -0400, Roberto C. Sánchez wrote: > > > I'm sorry, but that is ridiculous. Everyone has a right (at least in > the US) to the "pursuit of happiness." Not really. The phrase comes from the Declaration of Independence, not the Constitution. There's no explicit right

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-16 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Wed, May 16, 2007 at 05:42:19PM +1200, Chris Bannister wrote: > Something wrong there. The welfare benefit should be less than the > minimum hourly wage. Can't blame anyone there, hell would you choose to > not work for more money or working for less? Are you sure you have that > right? AFAIU

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-16 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Chris Bannister wrote: > On Fri, May 11, 2007 at 06:42:26PM +0200, Joe Hart wrote: >> There are also problems here: > > Netherlands? > >> There are too many political parties, so in order to have a working >> government, coalitions must be formed, an

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-15 Thread Chris Bannister
On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 08:12:49PM +0200, Johannes Wiedersich wrote: > Michael Marsh wrote: > > A 30 day moratorium on re-sale doesn't hurt the store that much, the > > seller still gets paid, and if the discs were stolen, the victim has > > some chance of recovery. That does not, of course, justi

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-15 Thread Chris Bannister
On Fri, May 11, 2007 at 06:42:26PM +0200, Joe Hart wrote: > There are also problems here: Netherlands? > There are too many political parties, so in order to have a working > government, coalitions must be formed, and in the process of forming the > coalitions, parties quite frequently must aband

Off Topic Messages: (was Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law)

2007-05-15 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 John Burnett wrote: > Roberto, Joe Hart and Celejar > > You three seem like really nice guys, but I am getting a > little old and tired of the off topic posts. So here is my > question. > > How do I blacklist a individual user on this mailing list. >

How to blacklist (was Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law)

2007-05-14 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 05/14/07 19:41, Celejar wrote: > On Mon, 14 May 2007 19:14:22 -0500 > John Burnett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Roberto, Joe Hart and Celejar >> >> You three seem like really nice guys, but I am getting a >> little old and tired of the off topic

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-14 Thread Celejar
On Mon, 14 May 2007 19:14:22 -0500 John Burnett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Roberto, Joe Hart and Celejar > > You three seem like really nice guys, but I am getting a > little old and tired of the off topic posts. So here is my > question. > > How do I blacklist a individual user on this mailin

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-14 Thread Roberto C . Sánchez
On Mon, May 14, 2007 at 08:24:29PM -0400, Roberto C. Sánchez wrote: > On Mon, May 14, 2007 at 07:14:22PM -0500, John Burnett wrote: > > Roberto, Joe Hart and Celejar > > > > You three seem like really nice guys, but I am getting a > > little old and tired of the off topic posts. So here is my > >

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-14 Thread Roberto C . Sánchez
On Mon, May 14, 2007 at 07:14:22PM -0500, John Burnett wrote: > Roberto, Joe Hart and Celejar > > You three seem like really nice guys, but I am getting a > little old and tired of the off topic posts. So here is my > question. > > How do I blacklist a individual user on this mailing list. > I wo

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-14 Thread John Burnett
Roberto, Joe Hart and Celejar You three seem like really nice guys, but I am getting a little old and tired of the off topic posts. So here is my question. How do I blacklist a individual user on this mailing list. I would like to do it in ~.spamassassin in the user_prefs file. I have tried black

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-14 Thread Roberto C . Sánchez
On Mon, May 14, 2007 at 09:12:27AM +0200, Joe Hart wrote: > > Well, I can tell you one difference in news coverage. When a person is > accused of a crime (but before they are tried), the American system uses > the presumption of innocence, but the media print the name (and > sometimes photos) of

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-14 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Celejar wrote: [snip] >> The point is in the pressure applied by lobbyists is well received in >> the American system. SIG's are quite alive and active. The same is >> true in other countries, but overall the Netherlands is much less >> influenced by

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-13 Thread Celejar
On Sat, 12 May 2007 10:15:38 +0200 Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Celejar wrote: > > On Fri, 11 May 2007 18:42:26 +0200 > > Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > >> Hash: SHA1 > >> > >> Celejar

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-12 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Celejar wrote: > On Fri, 11 May 2007 18:42:26 +0200 > Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Celejar wrote: >> [snip] Yes, I consider the USA my country too. I have dual nationality, so I

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-11 Thread Roberto C . Sánchez
On Fri, May 11, 2007 at 01:46:33PM -0400, Brendan wrote: > On Friday 11 May 2007, Joe Hart wrote: > > What I am so against is the fact that the US seems to think it is their > > right to go to other counties, where they do not have jurisdiction and > > kidnap people that *may* be terrorists and hol

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-11 Thread Celejar
On Fri, 11 May 2007 20:00:15 +0200 Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Brendan wrote: > > On Friday 11 May 2007, Joe Hart wrote: > >> What I am so against is the fact that the US seems to think it is their > >> right to go to other counties, w

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-11 Thread Celejar
On Fri, 11 May 2007 18:42:26 +0200 Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Celejar wrote: > [snip] > >> Yes, I consider the USA my country too. I have dual nationality, so I > >> am American and Dutch. I see the pros and cons of both systems of

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-11 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Brendan wrote: > On Friday 11 May 2007, Joe Hart wrote: >> What I am so against is the fact that the US seems to think it is their >> right to go to other counties, where they do not have jurisdiction and >> kidnap people that *may* be terrorists and h

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-11 Thread Brendan
On Friday 11 May 2007, Joe Hart wrote: > What I am so against is the fact that the US seems to think it is their > right to go to other counties, where they do not have jurisdiction and > kidnap people that *may* be terrorists and hold them for years without > actually charging them with a crime.

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-11 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Celejar wrote: [snip] >> Yes, I consider the USA my country too. I have dual nationality, so I >> am American and Dutch. I see the pros and cons of both systems of >> government, and I have no real preference to one over the other. But >> the media

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-11 Thread Roberto C . Sánchez
On Fri, May 11, 2007 at 09:37:57AM -0400, Celejar wrote: > > Well, I see that all that it really did (and does, WRT Cuba) is require > higher tarrifs on their goods, so it results in you, the consumer, > paying higher prices, but not being legally unable to buy the product. > But my point remains

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-11 Thread Cybe R. Wizard
Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Cybe R. Wizard wrote: > > Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > [...] > >> God help those who > >> help themselves. > > > > > > Sorry, but the wording of that strikes me as very funny. > > It /shoul

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-11 Thread Celejar
On Fri, 11 May 2007 11:10:18 +0200 Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Celejar wrote: > > On Thu, 10 May 2007 19:50:53 +0200 > > Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > >> Hash: SHA1 > >> > >> Joe wro

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-11 Thread Celejar
On Fri, 11 May 2007 10:48:06 +0200 Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Celejar wrote: > > On Thu, 10 May 2007 18:24:42 +0200 > > Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [snip] > >>> Further reading: > >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bomb

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-11 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Celejar wrote: > On Thu, 10 May 2007 19:50:53 +0200 > Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Joe wrote: >>> Joe Hart wrote: So you're saying we're going to be the UESSR and not the USE? Oh

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-11 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Johannes Wiedersich wrote: > Joe Hart wrote: > [snip] > >> I say Germany is less free than The Netherlands. I can do things like >> post on the internet how one can download libdvdcss2 so they can play >> CDs. If I lived in Germany I would be breaki

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-11 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Cybe R. Wizard wrote: > Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > [...] >> God help those who >> help themselves. > > > Sorry, but the wording of that strikes me as very funny. It /should/ > read, "God /helps/ those who help themselves." > > Cybe

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-11 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Celejar wrote: > On Thu, 10 May 2007 18:24:42 +0200 > Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] >>> Further reading: >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki >> My understanding of the period leads me to believe that

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-10 Thread Celejar
On Thu, 10 May 2007 19:50:53 +0200 Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Joe wrote: > > Joe Hart wrote: > >> > >> So you're saying we're going to be the UESSR and not the USE? Oh no, > >> people will start calling us the commies. ;) > >> > >

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-10 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Joe Hart wrote: [snip] > I say Germany is less free than The Netherlands. I can do things like > post on the internet how one can download libdvdcss2 so they can play > CDs. If I lived in Germany I would be breaking the law by doing that, > because

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-10 Thread Celejar
On Thu, 10 May 2007 18:51:20 +0200 Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Celejar wrote: > [snip] > > Can I tell offending *truths* or expres offending opinions about > > others? Can I say "I hate Jews / Arabs / Asians / blacks / homosexuals > >

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-10 Thread Celejar
On Thu, 10 May 2007 18:43:51 +0200 Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] > As to the McCarthyism, I am referring to the sweep of terrorist laws > that strip away the rights of the individual in view of "the greater > good". If someone calls you a terrorist, you have little recourse when > t

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-10 Thread Celejar
On Thu, 10 May 2007 18:24:42 +0200 Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Johannes Wiedersich wrote: > > Celejar wrote: > >> On Wed, 09 May 2007 16:14:44 -0400 > >> Amy Templeton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>> Celejar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> w

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-10 Thread H.S.
Joe Hart wrote: television? Why is CNN International different in the US than it is in Europe? This discussion is definitely not my cup of tea, but this statement of yours caught my eye. CNN is different in different geographical locations because .. er .. they are different geographical l

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-10 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Joe wrote: > Joe Hart wrote: >> >> So you're saying we're going to be the UESSR and not the USE? Oh no, >> people will start calling us the commies. ;) >> > > No, I didn't mean to say that's what it will be called, just that the > EU has very much m

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-10 Thread Cybe R. Wizard
Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: [...] > God help those who > help themselves. Sorry, but the wording of that strikes me as very funny. It /should/ read, "God /helps/ those who help themselves." Cybe R. Wizard -is it just me? -- Nice computers don't go down. Larry Niven, Steve

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-10 Thread Joe
Joe Hart wrote: So you're saying we're going to be the UESSR and not the USE? Oh no, people will start calling us the commies. ;) No, I didn't mean to say that's what it will be called, just that the EU has very much more in common with the USSR than with the USA, and that it could be seen

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-10 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Celejar wrote: [snip] > Can I tell offending *truths* or expres offending opinions about > others? Can I say "I hate Jews / Arabs / Asians / blacks / homosexuals > and I think that they should be stripped of their civil rights and > incarcerated"? Agai

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-10 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Celejar wrote: > On Thu, 10 May 2007 09:46:23 +0200 > Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Celejar wrote: >> [snip] > Why is the RIAA still able to get away with their fear tactics? >

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-10 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Celejar wrote: [snip] > You concede that we are freer WRT guns, but you argue that in a greater > sense you're freer, since the victims stay alive. But by that sort of > sophistry, you can call lots of things freedom; the 'McCarthyism' that > Joe and

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-10 Thread Dennis G. Wicks
Joe Hart wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Johannes Wiedersich wrote: Celejar wrote: On Wed, 09 May 2007 16:14:44 -0400 Amy Templeton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Celejar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Johannes Wiedersich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-10 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Johannes Wiedersich wrote: > Celejar wrote: >> On Wed, 09 May 2007 16:14:44 -0400 >> Amy Templeton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> Celejar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Johannes Wiedersich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The whole mission is a tex

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-10 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Celejar wrote: > On Thu, 10 May 2007 10:06:09 +0200 > Johannes Wiedersich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Celejar wrote: >> [snip] >> Maybe it's true that you thought that, but besides that y

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-10 Thread Celejar
On Thu, 10 May 2007 10:40:55 +0200 Johannes Wiedersich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Celejar wrote: > > On Tue, 08 May 2007 22:07:52 +0200 > > Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > >> Hash: SHA1 > >> >

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-10 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Celejar wrote: > On Wed, 09 May 2007 16:14:44 -0400 > Amy Templeton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Celejar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Johannes Wiedersich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The whole mission is a textbook example of how it probably i

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-10 Thread Celejar
On Thu, 10 May 2007 10:06:09 +0200 Johannes Wiedersich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Celejar wrote: > [snip] > > >> Maybe it's true that you thought that, but besides that your statement > >> is plainly wrong. Most Europeans *are* opposed to the

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-10 Thread Celejar
On Thu, 10 May 2007 09:46:23 +0200 Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Celejar wrote: > [snip] > >>> Why is the RIAA still able to get away with their fear tactics? > >>> Because they know who to bribe. Centralized power creates a "target >

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-10 Thread Celejar
On Thu, 10 May 2007 09:38:27 +0200 Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Celejar wrote: [snip] > > But it isn't just the future; when has modern Europe been less > > regulation happy than the US? > > Well, were I live we have more freedom tha

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-10 Thread Celejar
On Wed, 09 May 2007 16:14:44 -0400 Amy Templeton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Celejar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Johannes Wiedersich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The whole mission is a textbook example of how it probably is > > > impossible to bring about democracy, peace and freedom by >

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-10 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Roberto C. Sánchez wrote: > On Thu, May 10, 2007 at 10:06:09AM +0200, Johannes Wiedersich wrote: >> The UN. Please read my reply to Roberto. Irrespective of what these or >> those politicians claim, the text of the Charter of the UN is simple: no >> wa

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-10 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Roberto � wrote: > On Thu, May 10, 2007 at 09:38:27AM +0200, Joe Hart wrote: >> I don't think envy plays much of a part. Perhaps it used to, but thing >> like Katrina opened up the world's eyes to see how many real Americans >> live and not just the o

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-10 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 05/10/07 03:40, Johannes Wiedersich wrote: [snip] > >> Whose gun control laws are stricter? > > Europe's. But despite all the big claims, 'guns to everyone' has nothing > to do with freedom. It gives the freedom to kill others to people, but > it

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-10 Thread Roberto C . Sánchez
On Thu, May 10, 2007 at 10:40:55AM +0200, Johannes Wiedersich wrote: > > Also, no Western-German or unified German government after WWII has ever > carried people to offshore islands, denying any rights for legal counsel > or legal defence. As said above, government, police, military have less > p

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-10 Thread Roberto C . Sánchez
On Thu, May 10, 2007 at 09:38:27AM +0200, Joe Hart wrote: > > > I don't think envy plays much of a part. Perhaps it used to, but thing > like Katrina opened up the world's eyes to see how many real Americans > live and not just the ones that the media lets them see. One of the > things that was

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-10 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Celejar wrote: > On Tue, 08 May 2007 22:07:52 +0200 > Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Curt Howland wrote: > [snip] > >>> The Democrats have held a majority in Congress for 182 days. I st

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-10 Thread Roberto C . Sánchez
On Thu, May 10, 2007 at 10:06:09AM +0200, Johannes Wiedersich wrote: > > The UN. Please read my reply to Roberto. Irrespective of what these or > those politicians claim, the text of the Charter of the UN is simple: no > war or force without explicit endorsement by the security council. > So, if

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-10 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Celejar wrote: [snip] >> Maybe it's true that you thought that, but besides that your statement >> is plainly wrong. Most Europeans *are* opposed to the US involvement in >> Iraq, because it is neither right legally nor morally. Their number is > > B

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-10 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Joe wrote: > Joe Hart wrote: >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> >> Alas, The United States of Europe is on its way. I just hope I am dead >> before it is formed. >> > > Please don't... > > The Union of European Socialist Repub

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-10 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Celejar wrote: [snip] >>> Why is the RIAA still able to get away with their fear tactics? >>> Because they know who to bribe. Centralized power creates a "target >>> of opportunity" for corruption. Europe is learning this the hard way >>> now, too.

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-10 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Celejar wrote: [snip] No wonder so many people are starting to think poorly of the U.S. government. > > What I meant is that I think it's obvious that foreign policy (and, I > suspect, envy) is the real reason, not the type of legislation b

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-10 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Celejar wrote: > On Wed, 09 May 2007 08:08:35 +0200 > Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [snip] > >> I learned in school politics = power, and power corrupts, so what it >> boils down, how many politicians are trustworthy? I say very few. > >

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-09 Thread Michael M.
On Tue, 2007-05-08 at 14:18 -0400, Curt Howland wrote: > It doesn't take being an anarchist to know that there isn't any > difference between "Republican" and "Democrat". It's all just > carefully crafted false ideologies designed to "divide and conquer". Well the party in power certainly make

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-09 Thread Joe
Joe Hart wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Alas, The United States of Europe is on its way. I just hope I am dead before it is formed. Please don't... The Union of European Socialist Republics is much nearer the mark. Did you read the original Constitution? -- To UNSUB

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-09 Thread Amy Templeton
Celejar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Johannes Wiedersich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The whole mission is a textbook example of how it probably is > > impossible to bring about democracy, peace and freedom by > > application of force. > Impossible? Where were Germany and Japan before and after

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-09 Thread Celejar
On Wed, 09 May 2007 16:25:34 +0200 Johannes Wiedersich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Roberto C. Sánchez wrote: > > On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 11:39:06PM +0200, Joe Hart wrote: > >> That type of law is one reason. Iraq and general foreign policy is

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-09 Thread Celejar
On Wed, 09 May 2007 08:08:35 +0200 Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] > I learned in school politics = power, and power corrupts, so what it > boils down, how many politicians are trustworthy? I say very few. GNU / linux and Free Software are powerful; do they corrupt? > Joe Celej

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-09 Thread Celejar
On Tue, 08 May 2007 23:39:06 +0200 Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Celejar wrote: > > On Tue, 08 May 2007 19:08:11 +0200 > > Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > >> Hash: SHA1 > >> > >> Jostein

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-09 Thread Celejar
On Tue, 08 May 2007 22:07:52 +0200 Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Curt Howland wrote: [snip] > > The Democrats have held a majority in Congress for 182 days. I stopped > > holding my breath a long time ago. > > > > It doesn't take bein

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-09 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Roberto C. Sánchez wrote: > On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 04:25:34PM +0200, Johannes Wiedersich wrote: >> Roberto C. Sánchez wrote: >>> On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 11:39:06PM +0200, Joe Hart wrote: That type of law is one reason. Iraq and general foreign p

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-09 Thread Roberto C . Sánchez
On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 04:25:34PM +0200, Johannes Wiedersich wrote: > Roberto C. Sánchez wrote: > > On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 11:39:06PM +0200, Joe Hart wrote: > >> That type of law is one reason. Iraq and general foreign policy is > >> another. > >> > > See, I thought the main reason that many Eu

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-09 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Roberto C. Sánchez wrote: > On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 11:39:06PM +0200, Joe Hart wrote: >> That type of law is one reason. Iraq and general foreign policy is another. >> > See, I thought the main reason that many Europeans were opposed to US > involveme

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-09 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Lubos Vrbka wrote: >> Not to mention that the idea is idiotic - punish everyone because some >> people steal. Sheesh. > i think this is on par with the fact that we have (here in czech > republic, i'm not sure about other countries) to pay a fee for ev

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-08 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Roberto � wrote: > On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 11:39:06PM +0200, Joe Hart wrote: >> That type of law is one reason. Iraq and general foreign policy is another. >> > See, I thought the main reason that many Europeans were opposed to US > involvement in Ira

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-08 Thread Roberto C . Sánchez
On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 11:39:06PM +0200, Joe Hart wrote: > > That type of law is one reason. Iraq and general foreign policy is another. > See, I thought the main reason that many Europeans were opposed to US involvement in Iraq was because they were illegally profiting in Iraq in violation of

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-08 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Celejar wrote: > On Tue, 08 May 2007 19:08:11 +0200 > Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Jostein Elvaker Haande wrote: >>> I'm left speechless, honestly... >>> >>> http://arstechnica.com/new

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-08 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 05/08/07 15:07, Joe Hart wrote: [snip] > > Alas, The United States of Europe is on its way. I just hope I am dead > before it is formed. And the USA is becoming more like Europe, in that The People more and more seem to think that Big Government

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-08 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 05/08/07 15:02, Joe Hart wrote: > Ron Johnson wrote: >> On 05/08/07 14:37, Lubos Vrbka wrote: Not to mention that the idea is idiotic - punish everyone because some people steal. Sheesh. >>> i think this is on par with the fact that we hav

Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law

2007-05-08 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Curt Howland wrote: > On Tuesday 08 May 2007, Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was heard to say: >> ýNo wonder so many people are starting to think >> poorly of the U.S. government. > > Lots of Americans have been warning anyone who will listen about the

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