Wikipedia seems to be up and running fine with my browser? Maybe there is just a cookie needed or something?

Anyone remember how to read a newspaper? Watch local news on Tv? I just bring those points up, you still need to maintain a view from at home first. Same as watching the weather. I can directly effect what happens at my area, but can only do so indirectly on an international level.

Originally posted by mnmcandiez
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Thank you for the great new sig. I love that soooo much lol.

By the way please don't sue me for using it if SOPA and PIPA pass.

I'm sorry ATS. After reading some of the posts in this thread, we can no longer DENY IGNORANCE. It EXISTS - no doubt about it. Lord give me patience. They know not what they do.

SOPA must be stopped for all our sakes...even those who would lead themselves to slaughter.

Originally posted by Razimus
It's not even down, it's just a weak forwarder, just go to the page you want, hit the esc button a few times and it works fine, I'm kind of disappointed by the fake blackout but it's better than nothing.

So they are using this Wiki blackout as an example. There will always be hackers able to steal and redistribute copy written material. Historically the artists have been satisfied with limiting copies. Some redistribution using lossy grade media such as VCR tapes etc., has always been grudgingly tolerated as long as its not for profit.

Ignorance exists everywhere.
It permeates existence for those of us that go 'against the grain'.

Think of it this way, If you sing good music. People will buy your music. Simple.
Lil wayne has no problem making millions.(i dont find it good, but to each their own)
Katy Perry
Eminem.
etc etc etc.

They all make really good money doing what they do. And i bet their stuff is pirated. Do you hear them complaining? The only ones complaining are the RIAA, because their own profits are suffering, not the band/singer. A band/singer makes most of their money playing their music live for people who pay good many to hear said live music. Merch as well. The singer only gets about 14% of the profits of the CD, the rest is divided elsewhere (riaa takes a nice chunk)

And movies? Psh. I downloaded avatar,
Avatar grossed over 2 billion dollars.
I paid to see avatar in the theatres as well.

Im not going to go waste money on music i'm going to hate. If you like a band, go support them. Thats what i do (when i can afford it). If i download music, and i hate it. I delete it. Just like most people.

If one makes good products, then people will buy them. If one makes crappy products, then don't expect to get paid.

Rank Title Worldwide gross Year Ref
1 Avatar $2,782,275,172 2009 [# 1]
2 Titanic $1,843,201,268 1997 [# 2]
3 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 $1,328,111,219 2011 [# 3]
4 Transformers: Dark of the Moon $1,123,746,996 2011 [# 4]
5 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $1,119,929,521 2003 [# 5]
6 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $1,066,179,725 2006 [# 6]
7 Toy Story 3 $1,063,171,911 2010 [# 7]
8 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides $1,043,871,802 2011 [# 8]
9 Alice in Wonderland $1,024,299,904 2010 [# 9]
10 The Dark Knight $1,001,921,825 2008 [# 10]

List of the top 10 grossing movies.
I make cents in comparison to that.
They don't need my extra 30 bucks to have a copy of a movie.
Call it whatever you want,
Christian Bale received 38million dollars for The Dark Knight. Not that im complaining, glad he did good for himself. But the fact remains is, not enough people download to actually make a substantial dent in the profit margins of big movies and big bands.
Small bands don't get downloaded much anyways. And lots of small bands give their music for free for publicity.

Originally posted by happy2003
Hello, as a SOPA supporter (not American), I wanted to say something.

I support SOPA because:
4. I want to be able to sue people that insult me on message boards.

Life was a lot better before the Internet anyway. It's mostly the nerds, geeks and web junkies that oppose SOPA.

If SOPA passes, I am going to sue you for insulting me and I'm glad I have it on record.

Good Day Sir

Originally posted by happy2003
Hello, as a SOPA supporter (not American), I wanted to say something.

I support SOPA because:
1. I am an occasional singer (besides my office work). I don't want my mp3s to be passed on from one person to another freely. I have to earn a profit from my singing, you know.
2. I don't want my birth day and bio on Wikipedia or on IMDb if I become a celebrity. My biography is mine, it's not public property so I have the right to keep it private.
3. I don't care if Facebook and Wikipedia cease to exist; they are time-wasters.
4. I want to be able to sue people that insult me on message boards.

I think the ATSers afraid of SOPA are the political junkies that ruined ATS. Yeah, that's right -- it was a time when ATS was more about UFOs, aliens, time travel, paranormal stuff and now it's mostly about politics; Obama this, Ron Paul that. It's not what it used to be!

If this law passes, a lot of the internet will become useless

So what?! Are you an internet addict or something? Life was a lot better before the Internet anyway. It's mostly the nerds, geeks and web junkies that oppose SOPA. SOPA won't destroy the Web, it will clean it from junk like 4chan, memes, illegal mp3s, etc. You'll still have access to freeware & shareware.

edit on 18-1-2012 by happy2003 because: (no reason given)

Lol yeah we're all dying to illegally download what I'm sure is some incredible singing.


And you want to be able to sue anyone who insults you on message boards? So you're against freedom of expression and freedom of speech too?

I'm starting to think this post is sarcasm, no one's this stupid, right?

Could I just point out the simple fact that as long as I've been coming to this site , which is about a year , I've been warned about the disinfo agents who post here.

It's obvious to me as someone whose read this on this very site that the people saying this is a good idea are obviously disinfo agents who are working with the government. Arguing with them is completely pointless , they're sheeple who've been brainwashed for their job.



Seriously read the Art Of War or anything about the CIA , It's an age old tactic to put people you can trust into organizations you dislike to try and tear them apart from the inside. They're called moles.