Did Rep Dennis Ross just say (paraphrased) Mastercard thanks you for your effort? He's a co sponsor of the bill and doesn't seem to have a full grasp on its scope. His examples of why it is good seem very specific and not the majority case.
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#52"Silicone Valley." Yep, Waters sure sounds informed.
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#53"silicone valley"
Mispronunciation win!
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#54"Silicone Valley." Yep, Waters sure sounds informed.
Or how about "Solidan O'Brien"
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#55Earlier quoted context omitted.
There are also heavyweights like Microsoft who are sponsoring the bill. My guess is there are still more money being invested to make this a reality than otherwise.
Do you have a source for that info? A quick Google search turns up nothing on Microsoft's stance on SOPA.
It doesn't look like Microsoft is directly lobbying either way, but the Business Software Alliance has been lobbying heavily in favor, and Microsoft is often considered the dominant player in the BSA.
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#56Earlier quoted context omitted.
It is. I believe heavyweights like Google won't let them get away with this. They have lobbyists too.
There are also heavyweights like Microsoft who are sponsoring the bill. My guess is there are still more money being invested to make this a reality than otherwise.
Can you provide me a link where is says MS supports SOPA. I cant find them listed here in supporters section: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act
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#57Finally someone is asking the right question. Thank you Ms. Waters.
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#59Please just stop. The people/bands I download are not ones I'd pay for right out of the gate.
For example: Pink Floyd. I hear a lot about them, but don't know if I'd like them. So I downloaded some of their popular albums for free and gave them a listen.
After recovering from the awesomeness, I've since bought two of those albums on iTunes, and yesterday 3 friends and I each dropped $78 on tickets for a concert with one of the old band members.
If I could only pay for it, which is the record company's ideal world, I would've seen the $16.99 price tag on iTunes and not taken the chance of listening to it.
The people downloading something illegally are, for the most part, not the same people who'd be paying for it.
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