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The US government is seeking public comments on blocking sites accused of hosting copyright infringing materials and ISP liability in such cases. The discussion includes possible harmonization with current developments in the EU in regards to copyright and will take place in two parts. The first stage will deal with US case law developments since the last meetings. The second stage will focus on foreign developments, such as the infamous Articles 11, 12a, and 13, and how these relate to the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of Internet service provider liability.
The U.S. Government's Copyright Office is continuing its review on the future of the DMCA's safe harbor provisions. It's specifically asking the public for input on recent domestic and international developments that relate to ISP liability, including Article 13 and pirate site blocking.
(Score: 3, Informative) by Tokolosh on Tuesday February 05 2019, @05:23PM (21 children)
If you think D is much different to R, then you are part of the problem.
(Score: 3, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 05 2019, @05:49PM (3 children)
While there are more serious issues to solve where both parties are indeed the same it has become pretty obvious that unchained Republicans go full lizard and drop even the pretense of morality. Democrats ARE better, at least we get some small benefits for the average person.
Until we get united for election reform we are stuck with a two party system. Possibly we could get some other parties out there, but the way it is set up now the political parties eventually merge together.
So until we get that reform it is wiser to choose the lesser of two evils.
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Tuesday February 05 2019, @06:47PM
Possibly we could get some other parties out there
If you vote for them they will come. There is no excuse. We made the system what it is today. There is no one else to blame. You want reform? Then vote for it! You won't get it any other way.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday February 05 2019, @07:32PM (1 child)
Trump and Sanders have shown that the best way to handle the two party system is to try to take over one of the parties. In the general election, you mobilize your core supporters while gathering your reluctant party members.
That's not to say that a third party candidate can't win, but Trump's success is going to make others try his method.
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(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Tuesday February 05 2019, @09:49PM
Before Trump the Tea Party demonstrated the same thing. Threaten anybody else in your party with you running somebody against them in the primary if they don't bow to your wishes.
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 4, Insightful) by DeathMonkey on Tuesday February 05 2019, @06:21PM (14 children)
If you think D is much different to R, then you are part of the problem.
If you are spreading false equivalencies to sound edgy, then you are part of the problem.
(Score: 1, Informative) by fustakrakich on Tuesday February 05 2019, @06:50PM (10 children)
Hmm, smells like tribalism... blinded by deceit. Or good old fashion religion. Keep the faith, baby!
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Tuesday February 05 2019, @07:09PM (9 children)
Or, I evaluated the positions and actions of the two major parties and affiliated myself with the one I agree the most with.
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Tuesday February 05 2019, @07:28PM (8 children)
Chaaa... Exactly.. You follow the words and phony promises and the theatrics and the pundits' editorials being passed off as news now. Now try examining their records on things that matter, you know, like war and peace, crime and punishment... the economy. Your faith is strong, I never doubted that.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Tuesday February 05 2019, @08:07PM (5 children)
Democrats instituted net neutrality. Republicans repealed it.
I'm with the people who demonstrated their support for net neutrality with their actions. And, I am opposed to those who demonstrated their opposition with their actions.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by fustakrakich on Tuesday February 05 2019, @08:20PM (4 children)
Democrats instituted net neutrality.
Oh please! They did no such thing... Where's the legislation? Besides, the executive order was completely toothless compared to what is needed. Again, theatrics that accomplished nothing but create a distraction. Man, even looking behind the curtain won't make a difference to you. Your display of faith is exactly the same as the Trump supporters.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 2, Insightful) by DeathMonkey on Tuesday February 05 2019, @10:16PM (3 children)
Where's the legislation?
It's called a declaratory ruling and it's located right here. [fcc.gov] This is how the Democrats instituted net neutrality.
Here is the declaratory ruling [fcc.gov] that the Republicans then used to repeal net neutrality.
If both parties are the exact same then why are they doing the exact opposite?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 05 2019, @10:39PM
Because it is easier to make the world black and white then deal with the mess that is politics. That isn't the answer you were looking for but I presume that was rhetorical anyway!
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Tuesday February 05 2019, @10:48PM
Ah yeah, conservatives, try to hide my regulatory references with a downmod.
I'll take that as an acknowledgment that you have no rebuttal and that I just won the argument.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by fustakrakich on Tuesday February 05 2019, @11:08PM
Yes they are acting precisely the same way, they should have written proper legislation passed by congress, so screw their phony bullshit. Neither side really wants your net neutrality. Don't you recognize "good cop/bad cop" when you see it? Or are you that much of a fan?
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 3, Insightful) by tangomargarine on Tuesday February 05 2019, @09:46PM (1 child)
We're not saying the Democrats are *good.* They're just less evil and crazy than the Republicans.
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 0, Troll) by fustakrakich on Tuesday February 05 2019, @11:28PM
So, distinguishable, not by character, but by degree? You need some mighty sensitive instruments to measure that. I guess it's just not worth the effort to seek out the actually "good" then. Stick with the devil you know, let the grandkids deal with the consequences...
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 2) by ikanreed on Tuesday February 05 2019, @06:53PM (2 children)
I mostly agree with them. What the democratic party is is a decent, sane, if equally corrupt, version of a right wing party.
If you strip away the pointless angry racism, the rabidly anti-science bullshit, and worshiping of the rich as having divine right of kings from the republican party, you'd be left with a party that's militaristic/jingoistic, obsessed with slow incremental and cautious progress, in favor of market-based solutions to problems, and that's the dems, at least mostly.
That fact, probably more than any other, drives the waves of voter apathy that define our political situation. And the "Oh shit trump is fucking godawful" political awakening will die as soon as it spawned because people will go back to feeling like they have no real choices.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by DeathMonkey on Tuesday February 05 2019, @07:03PM (1 child)
Hell, I'd probably be voting Republican by now if they hadn't gone batshit crazy. Here's the thing though, you can't just ignore the batshit crazy.
(Score: 2) by ikanreed on Tuesday February 05 2019, @07:41PM
It's hard to imagine a "what if republicans hadn't gone crazy" world because the crazy started around the time I was born. And stole a lot of crazy from the dems.
(Score: 3, Funny) by DannyB on Tuesday February 05 2019, @10:07PM
There ARE important differences. But what I really want is the best of both.
The fiscal responsibility of the D's combined with the social progressiveness and compassion of the R's.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.
(Score: 1) by Tokolosh on Monday February 18 2019, @04:36PM
Having read the comments, I stand by my statement.