Comments on: EFF’s “Teach Copyright” Class Counters Entertainment Industry Misinformation http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86326/effs-teach-copyright-class-counters-entertainment-industry-misinformation/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:36:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Boomer The Dog http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86326/effs-teach-copyright-class-counters-entertainment-industry-misinformation/#comment-191852 Boomer The Dog Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:31:23 +0000 http://www.zeropaid.com/?p=86326#comment-191852 Maybe the most creative things will come from students that don't think about laws and rules too much, and just create something. Too much fighting for a student's mind and politics is going to hurt the student, they have enough of that from parents, teachers and others already. I agree that Google shouldn't waste too much of the EFF's time, but maybe EFF wants Google and Bittorrent on their side? Maybe in some way G and BT believe in open information, and so their politics are good for the EFF. Maybe EFF being there helps to keep those other companies sane. It might be part of Google and Bittorrent's business plan to encourage the free sharing of information, but how exactly are they hurting the little guy, individual starving artist? Maybe the most creative things will come from students that don’t think about laws and rules too much, and just create something. Too much fighting for a student’s mind and politics is going to hurt the student, they have enough of that from parents, teachers and others already.

I agree that Google shouldn’t waste too much of the EFF’s time, but maybe EFF wants Google and Bittorrent on their side? Maybe in some way G and BT believe in open information, and so their politics are good for the EFF. Maybe EFF being there helps to keep those other companies sane.

It might be part of Google and Bittorrent’s business plan to encourage the free sharing of information, but how exactly are they hurting the little guy, individual starving artist?

]]> By: Mal Greenborg http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86326/effs-teach-copyright-class-counters-entertainment-industry-misinformation/#comment-191710 Mal Greenborg Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:55:47 +0000 http://www.zeropaid.com/?p=86326#comment-191710 Actually, copyright protects the little guy, the individual who makes stuff, from being exploited by big corporations like Google and Microsoft. The EFF's mission has been compromised and now they work for the corporations - just look at how many EFF lawyers used to work at Google. The EFF used to fight for privacy and internet freedom, now they work for companies like Google and Bittorrent and try to destroy the rights of regular joe authors, musicians and artists. Google wants content to be free becuase they have a dumb business model based on shaky ad revenue and can't afford to pay regular starving artists - so they hire lawyers and the EFF to take away people's rights. Actually, copyright protects the little guy, the individual who makes stuff, from being exploited by big corporations like Google and Microsoft. The EFF’s mission has been compromised and now they work for the corporations – just look at how many EFF lawyers used to work at Google.

The EFF used to fight for privacy and internet freedom, now they work for companies like Google and Bittorrent and try to destroy the rights of regular joe authors, musicians and artists. Google wants content to be free becuase they have a dumb business model based on shaky ad revenue and can’t afford to pay regular starving artists – so they hire lawyers and the EFF to take away people’s rights.

]]> By: mountain_rage http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86326/effs-teach-copyright-class-counters-entertainment-industry-misinformation/#comment-191366 mountain_rage Sat, 30 May 2009 00:04:27 +0000 http://www.zeropaid.com/?p=86326#comment-191366 Gotta love the EFF, keep fighting for the little guy. Gotta love the EFF, keep fighting for the little guy.

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