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Lets see..... lots of peaceful protester, a few causing trouble, media focused on the trouble makers...... Looks pretty similar to me

For comparison....

More IP laws.... Seriously, does anybody here think this is a good idea? http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2012/06/01/music-tariff-recorded-copyright-board.html

No response from the MP for this area (not Kingston riding) but got same as above.........

Ya... it was my last resort. The definition of intellectual property seems pretty fuzzy and tends to differ depending on who is describing it. But, since there is no one author for Wikipedia, I thought it was appropriate in this case.

If you trust wikipedia... "The term intellectual property is used to describe many very different, unrelated legal concepts." and to correct my post above: "Modern usage of the term intellectual property goes back at least as far as 1867 [....] it did not enter popular usage until passage of...

Yes, the World Intellectual Property Organization does seem to have a broader view but their definition: http://www.wipo.int/freepublications/en/intproperty/909/wipo_pub_909.html#works ..still doesn't include ideas The first copyright law in the US was in 1790 The idea of intellectual...

Copyright refers to laws that regulate the use of the work of a creator, such as an artist or author. This includes copying, distributing, altering and displaying creative, literary and other types of work. Unless otherwise stated in a contract, the author or creator of a work retains the...

Isn't that what copyright if for?

You are absolutely right about this. In hindsight, I probably shouldn't have added that quote to my post. The point of the article (I think) is that they are creating bad laws to correct previously enacted bad laws that are based on bad ideas (intellectual property) ........and these are being...

This guy makes some good points ...although, obviously very biased http://www.gonzotimes.com/2012/01/the-fight-agains-sopa-is-meaningless-unless-we-end-intellectual-property/ "Copyright laws were written to keep others from making money from the work of another. They are used today to force...

Re: Wonder why some folks distrust LEO's? I think the goal of any policy change should be the just improvement of society. And, monetization may be a means to that end. I really don't know where the balance lies concerning hard drugs. By hard drugs I mean anything harder than alcohol (opiates...

Re: Wonder why some folks distrust LEO's? That is basically my point. You can't stop people from wanting it/them. If you slow the supply, it raises the price. Then, it becomes more attractive to someone to take the risk to fill the demand. I'm not claiming to know the answer but I do know...

Re: Wonder why some folks distrust LEO's? No, I asserted that it doesn't work ....not that it doesn't exist In your Singapore example, drug use has gone up consistently for three years and the price has gone up. That tells me that the reward for trafficking outweighs the risk. If people want...

Re: Wonder why some folks distrust LEO's? "Singapore's drug enforcement agency admitted it had under-reported the number of people arrested for drugs offences between 2008 and 2010 due to a statistical error.As a result, the picture showed the drug situation in the city-state was improving...

Re: Wonder why some folks distrust LEO's? We are talking about drug use. I call it the way I see it. If you can provide an example of prohibition that works I'll be happy to look at it.

Re: Wonder why some folks distrust LEO's? Yes, I read it and it doesn't change the fact that prohibition doesn't work.

Re: Wonder why some folks distrust LEO's? "The U.S. has long championed a hard-line drug policy, supporting only international agreements that enforce drug prohibition and imposing on its citizens some of the world's harshest penalties for drug possession and sales. Yet America has the...

Re: Wonder why some folks distrust LEO's? I think all this arguing about insurance is leading away from the real issue. There are many personal choices/risky behavior that are worse than average drug use (personal opinion) ..and, as was posted earlier, legalization reduces health care costs for...

“My primary phone is the iPhone, I love the beauty of it. But I wish it did all the things my Android does, I really do,” said Woz http://www.reghardware.com/2012/01/17/woz_praises_android_highlights_iphone_limitations/