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		<title>By: flaky</title>
		<link>http://torrentfreak.com/was-the-digital-economy-bill-consultation-a-whitewash-091123/#comment-622203</link>
		<dc:creator>flaky</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I found a HOTTEST interracial club =MixedConnect *.* C0M=for black Women and white Men, or black Men and white Women, to interact with each other. Interracial is not a problem here, but a great merit to cherish!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I found a HOTTEST interracial club =MixedConnect *.* C0M=for black Women and white Men, or black Men and white Women, to interact with each other. Interracial is not a problem here, but a great merit to cherish!</p>
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		<title>By: Brudda</title>
		<link>http://torrentfreak.com/was-the-digital-economy-bill-consultation-a-whitewash-091123/#comment-620324</link>
		<dc:creator>Brudda</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>impotent and insignificant England = fail

When Laos passes a similar resolution, I&#039;ll start to worry.

YAWN...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>impotent and insignificant England = fail</p>
<p>When Laos passes a similar resolution, I&#8217;ll start to worry.</p>
<p>YAWN&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: GOREslinger</title>
		<link>http://torrentfreak.com/was-the-digital-economy-bill-consultation-a-whitewash-091123/#comment-619211</link>
		<dc:creator>GOREslinger</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:16:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Songs won&#039;t help... Hahaha britain gets owned... loving it. Didn&#039;t capitalize the &quot;b&quot; in britain for a reason.

Also...

Do you mother fuckers ever brush??? ugh your teeth.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Songs won&#8217;t help&#8230; Hahaha britain gets owned&#8230; loving it. Didn&#8217;t capitalize the &#8220;b&#8221; in britain for a reason.</p>
<p>Also&#8230;</p>
<p>Do you mother fuckers ever brush??? ugh your teeth.</p>
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		<title>By: tosser</title>
		<link>http://torrentfreak.com/was-the-digital-economy-bill-consultation-a-whitewash-091123/#comment-618966</link>
		<dc:creator>tosser</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Democracy FAIL</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Democracy FAIL</p>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
		<link>http://torrentfreak.com/was-the-digital-economy-bill-consultation-a-whitewash-091123/#comment-618943</link>
		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>System breakdown imminent
Nature&#039;s gone belligerent
Pilot-aero-pre-program
Oh, that human element

Driven by testosterone,
Adrenaline &amp; pheromone
Crowning glory of creation
Super-human incarnation

Failure is man&#039;s fate
Blacklist of mistakes
Nothing&#039;s what it seems
Blown to smithereens

Commandeer own your fear
Associate, and integrate
A rabble rouser in your face
A proclamation of defense
The outrage of the innocent
Unyeilding to the consequence
A rabble rouser to the end

Fight! rabble rouser
Fight! rabble rouser

Determined to the end
Ruthlessly &amp; violent
Ruler of the earth
Subordinate the universe

Commandeer own your fear
Associate, and integrate
A rabble rouser in your face
A proclamation of defense
The outrage of the innocent
Unyeilding to the consequence
A rabble rouser to the end

Fight! rabble rouser
Fight!
Fight!

System breakdown imminent
Nature&#039;s gone belligerent
Pilot-error-pre-program
Oh, that human element

Livin&#039; out the thin illusion
Evolution revolution
Time and time and time and again
Life is short and God is man

Commandeer own your fear
Associate, and integrate
A rabble rouser in your face
A proclamation of defense
The outrage of the innocent
Unyeilding to the consequence
A rabble rouser to the end

Fight!
Fight! rabble rouser</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>System breakdown imminent<br />
Nature&#8217;s gone belligerent<br />
Pilot-aero-pre-program<br />
Oh, that human element</p>
<p>Driven by testosterone,<br />
Adrenaline &amp; pheromone<br />
Crowning glory of creation<br />
Super-human incarnation</p>
<p>Failure is man&#8217;s fate<br />
Blacklist of mistakes<br />
Nothing&#8217;s what it seems<br />
Blown to smithereens</p>
<p>Commandeer own your fear<br />
Associate, and integrate<br />
A rabble rouser in your face<br />
A proclamation of defense<br />
The outrage of the innocent<br />
Unyeilding to the consequence<br />
A rabble rouser to the end</p>
<p>Fight! rabble rouser<br />
Fight! rabble rouser</p>
<p>Determined to the end<br />
Ruthlessly &amp; violent<br />
Ruler of the earth<br />
Subordinate the universe</p>
<p>Commandeer own your fear<br />
Associate, and integrate<br />
A rabble rouser in your face<br />
A proclamation of defense<br />
The outrage of the innocent<br />
Unyeilding to the consequence<br />
A rabble rouser to the end</p>
<p>Fight! rabble rouser<br />
Fight!<br />
Fight!</p>
<p>System breakdown imminent<br />
Nature&#8217;s gone belligerent<br />
Pilot-error-pre-program<br />
Oh, that human element</p>
<p>Livin&#8217; out the thin illusion<br />
Evolution revolution<br />
Time and time and time and again<br />
Life is short and God is man</p>
<p>Commandeer own your fear<br />
Associate, and integrate<br />
A rabble rouser in your face<br />
A proclamation of defense<br />
The outrage of the innocent<br />
Unyeilding to the consequence<br />
A rabble rouser to the end</p>
<p>Fight!<br />
Fight! rabble rouser</p>
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		<title>By: neb</title>
		<link>http://torrentfreak.com/was-the-digital-economy-bill-consultation-a-whitewash-091123/#comment-618895</link>
		<dc:creator>neb</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Good article........The whole point, as I see it. Is these folks even think that way, much less act on it.
Control the media, control the mind.

Very scary and dangerous, to say the least.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good article&#8230;&#8230;..The whole point, as I see it. Is these folks even think that way, much less act on it.<br />
Control the media, control the mind.</p>
<p>Very scary and dangerous, to say the least.</p>
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		<title>By: Hells Wrath</title>
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		<dc:creator>Hells Wrath</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:06:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8374732.stm</description>
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		<title>By: WavesPR &#187; Why the three strikes rule is a PR issue</title>
		<link>http://torrentfreak.com/was-the-digital-economy-bill-consultation-a-whitewash-091123/#comment-618824</link>
		<dc:creator>WavesPR &#187; Why the three strikes rule is a PR issue</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Was the Digital Economy Bill Consultation a Whitewash? (torrentfreak.com) [...]</description>
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		<title>By: The Power of the Magic Poodle (Rhyme)</title>
		<link>http://torrentfreak.com/was-the-digital-economy-bill-consultation-a-whitewash-091123/#comment-618791</link>
		<dc:creator>The Power of the Magic Poodle (Rhyme)</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>There&#039;s nothing to fear 
but Peer-to-peer, 
(itself. ;)

P2P does &lt;b&gt;not&lt;/b&gt; mean p2gov or p2corp, it means what it means; peer-to-peer; 
we to we; 
ye to ye... 

Arrr, &#039;tis true...
A kind of FU 
to the other 2. 
(gov/corp)

(Flexes poodle muscles)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There&#8217;s nothing to fear<br />
but Peer-to-peer,<br />
(itself. ;)</p>
<p>P2P does <b>not</b> mean p2gov or p2corp, it means what it means; peer-to-peer;<br />
we to we;<br />
ye to ye&#8230; </p>
<p>Arrr, &#8217;tis true&#8230;<br />
A kind of FU<br />
to the other 2.<br />
(gov/corp)</p>
<p>(Flexes poodle muscles)</p>
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		<title>By: A non mouse</title>
		<link>http://torrentfreak.com/was-the-digital-economy-bill-consultation-a-whitewash-091123/#comment-618768</link>
		<dc:creator>A non mouse</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>By calling us terrorists, they can do anything they want. Anything at all. Invade a country without proof, no problem. Bomb innocent civilians, still no problem, just the price of war. Remove humanities right to privacy. You don&#039;t need it, because if your trying to be private you MUST be hiding something, therefore you are a terrorist.

That&#039;s right Reasoned Mind spew your filth, slander and garbage all week then come the weekend, you don&#039;t have an opinion, because whore that you are, your not paid to have one on the weekend.

At least we are men enough to have our own beliefs and opinions, NOT one I&#039;m paid to have. You and the other trolls are beneath all contempt.

I&#039;m personally asking TorrentFreak to ban them from posting, as all they do is incite anger and trouble. You already block people for various reasons, so block them and let them feel what its like to be without a forum to spread their vile accusations and FUD! And if/when they change their nick, it will be easy to tell by the vitriol they are spewing forth, block it as well. TF supports freedom of speech, they DO NOT! I don&#039;t want or need to hear their lies and paid for opinions. They are trolls, do your job.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By calling us terrorists, they can do anything they want. Anything at all. Invade a country without proof, no problem. Bomb innocent civilians, still no problem, just the price of war. Remove humanities right to privacy. You don&#8217;t need it, because if your trying to be private you MUST be hiding something, therefore you are a terrorist.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s right Reasoned Mind spew your filth, slander and garbage all week then come the weekend, you don&#8217;t have an opinion, because whore that you are, your not paid to have one on the weekend.</p>
<p>At least we are men enough to have our own beliefs and opinions, NOT one I&#8217;m paid to have. You and the other trolls are beneath all contempt.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m personally asking TorrentFreak to ban them from posting, as all they do is incite anger and trouble. You already block people for various reasons, so block them and let them feel what its like to be without a forum to spread their vile accusations and FUD! And if/when they change their nick, it will be easy to tell by the vitriol they are spewing forth, block it as well. TF supports freedom of speech, they DO NOT! I don&#8217;t want or need to hear their lies and paid for opinions. They are trolls, do your job.</p>
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		<title>By: nah in bmore</title>
		<link>http://torrentfreak.com/was-the-digital-economy-bill-consultation-a-whitewash-091123/#comment-618763</link>
		<dc:creator>nah in bmore</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh have the tables have turned.

I remember last year when foreigners were dissing America and laughing at us because of our lawmakers...now look at them.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh have the tables have turned.</p>
<p>I remember last year when foreigners were dissing America and laughing at us because of our lawmakers&#8230;now look at them.</p>
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		<title>By: readum and weep</title>
		<link>http://torrentfreak.com/was-the-digital-economy-bill-consultation-a-whitewash-091123/#comment-618750</link>
		<dc:creator>readum and weep</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:21:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As long as the real issue of internet control is hidden behind the word Piracy, they win.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As long as the real issue of internet control is hidden behind the word Piracy, they win.</p>
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		<title>By: Kickass_Sid</title>
		<link>http://torrentfreak.com/was-the-digital-economy-bill-consultation-a-whitewash-091123/#comment-618749</link>
		<dc:creator>Kickass_Sid</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>That is totally sick!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That is totally sick!</p>
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		<title>By: ptsick</title>
		<link>http://torrentfreak.com/was-the-digital-economy-bill-consultation-a-whitewash-091123/#comment-618742</link>
		<dc:creator>ptsick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s a WW issue,
fight for our rights..</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s a WW issue,<br />
fight for our rights..</p>
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		<title>By: Anon</title>
		<link>http://torrentfreak.com/was-the-digital-economy-bill-consultation-a-whitewash-091123/#comment-618735</link>
		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>First we are thieves, next we are terrorists. Whats the matter trolls, getting scared?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>First we are thieves, next we are terrorists. Whats the matter trolls, getting scared?</p>
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		<title>By: GeorgeJungle</title>
		<link>http://torrentfreak.com/was-the-digital-economy-bill-consultation-a-whitewash-091123/#comment-618734</link>
		<dc:creator>GeorgeJungle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>And I am afraid this is happening all across the world. Japan are looking into similar legislation, as are Sweden, the US and other countries. France already has it. Don&#039;t be so stupid enough to think this is just the UK, However our wonderful, unelected and hideously corrupt Lord Mandleson is proposing to go further than other countries. That must have been a nice meal and a damn fat envelope that Geffen gave him on his yacht. Or maybe it was Lord Mandy that took it up the arse, which he does anyway being an outed gay politician.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And I am afraid this is happening all across the world. Japan are looking into similar legislation, as are Sweden, the US and other countries. France already has it. Don&#8217;t be so stupid enough to think this is just the UK, However our wonderful, unelected and hideously corrupt Lord Mandleson is proposing to go further than other countries. That must have been a nice meal and a damn fat envelope that Geffen gave him on his yacht. Or maybe it was Lord Mandy that took it up the arse, which he does anyway being an outed gay politician.</p>
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		<title>By: veebz</title>
		<link>http://torrentfreak.com/was-the-digital-economy-bill-consultation-a-whitewash-091123/#comment-618733</link>
		<dc:creator>veebz</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;Government crackdown is a reasonable response to the terroristic tactics of hide-and-infringe digital pirates.&quot;

wow, terrorist tactics? hahaha.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Government crackdown is a reasonable response to the terroristic tactics of hide-and-infringe digital pirates.&#8221;</p>
<p>wow, terrorist tactics? hahaha.</p>
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		<title>By: GeorgeJungle</title>
		<link>http://torrentfreak.com/was-the-digital-economy-bill-consultation-a-whitewash-091123/#comment-618732</link>
		<dc:creator>GeorgeJungle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:11:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;14 Nov 23, 2009 at 14:40 by Pathetic uk

    What are you talking about fighting wars around the world? You havn’t fought in nothing since the US asked you for additional support in the middle east.

    The UK is a joke. This just proves it.

    Yes, fire up your VPN’s and continue to take it up your back ends&quot;

Really?. Well just last night ANOTHER British soldier was killed in Afghanistan, but of course that must be lies as we haven&#039;t fought anywhere since you asked us for additional support in The Middle East. To use a rather nice British term, you sir, are a complete KNOB. Oh, and don&#039;t mention Vietnam, you LOST that one didn&#039;t you :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;14 Nov 23, 2009 at 14:40 by Pathetic uk</p>
<p>    What are you talking about fighting wars around the world? You havn’t fought in nothing since the US asked you for additional support in the middle east.</p>
<p>    The UK is a joke. This just proves it.</p>
<p>    Yes, fire up your VPN’s and continue to take it up your back ends&#8221;</p>
<p>Really?. Well just last night ANOTHER British soldier was killed in Afghanistan, but of course that must be lies as we haven&#8217;t fought anywhere since you asked us for additional support in The Middle East. To use a rather nice British term, you sir, are a complete KNOB. Oh, and don&#8217;t mention Vietnam, you LOST that one didn&#8217;t you :)</p>
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		<title>By: Mad as Hell</title>
		<link>http://torrentfreak.com/was-the-digital-economy-bill-consultation-a-whitewash-091123/#comment-618720</link>
		<dc:creator>Mad as Hell</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You win Reasoned Mind, I&#039;ll never download another movie, album, game or anything else. You win.

However I also will never buy another product generated by your masters. I will never go to any movie again, buy another CD, DVD or any future media you may try to foist on me. I have already downloaded the internet so I don&#039;t need any more of your crap.

Screw the artists, if they had any backbone at all they would tell you f.ck off and go independent. But they won&#039;t because they are a bunch of brainless twits who can&#039;t hold a real job. Screw them!

So you win Reasoned Mind...NOTHING! Enjoy it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You win Reasoned Mind, I&#8217;ll never download another movie, album, game or anything else. You win.</p>
<p>However I also will never buy another product generated by your masters. I will never go to any movie again, buy another CD, DVD or any future media you may try to foist on me. I have already downloaded the internet so I don&#8217;t need any more of your crap.</p>
<p>Screw the artists, if they had any backbone at all they would tell you f.ck off and go independent. But they won&#8217;t because they are a bunch of brainless twits who can&#8217;t hold a real job. Screw them!</p>
<p>So you win Reasoned Mind&#8230;NOTHING! Enjoy it.</p>
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		<title>By: 1984</title>
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		<dc:creator>1984</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt; Today, we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information Purification Directives.
We have created, for the first time in all history, a garden of pure ideology.

Where each worker may bloom secure from the pests of contradictory and confusing truths.
Our Unification of Thoughts is more powerful a weapon than any fleet or army on earth.

We are one people, with one will, one resolve, one cause.
Our enemies shall talk themselves to death and we will bury them with their own confusion.

We shall prevail! &lt;/blockquote&gt;

Welcome to the world of corporate control!

There is nothing wrong with your computer. Do not attempt to change ISP&#039;s. We are controlling transmission.

If we wish to make your life miserable, we will. If we wish to make you give us money for products that are not worth it, we will.

We will control the interlink. We will control the media. We can rob old women who sing. We can put you in jail for no provable reason.

For the rest of your life, sit quietly and we will control all that you see and hear. We repeat: there is nothing wrong with your computer.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p> Today, we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information Purification Directives.<br />
We have created, for the first time in all history, a garden of pure ideology.</p>
<p>Where each worker may bloom secure from the pests of contradictory and confusing truths.<br />
Our Unification of Thoughts is more powerful a weapon than any fleet or army on earth.</p>
<p>We are one people, with one will, one resolve, one cause.<br />
Our enemies shall talk themselves to death and we will bury them with their own confusion.</p>
<p>We shall prevail! </p></blockquote>
<p>Welcome to the world of corporate control!</p>
<p>There is nothing wrong with your computer. Do not attempt to change ISP&#8217;s. We are controlling transmission.</p>
<p>If we wish to make your life miserable, we will. If we wish to make you give us money for products that are not worth it, we will.</p>
<p>We will control the interlink. We will control the media. We can rob old women who sing. We can put you in jail for no provable reason.</p>
<p>For the rest of your life, sit quietly and we will control all that you see and hear. We repeat: there is nothing wrong with your computer.</p>
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		<title>By: what if...?</title>
		<link>http://torrentfreak.com/was-the-digital-economy-bill-consultation-a-whitewash-091123/#comment-618714</link>
		<dc:creator>what if...?</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>you know what: let&#039;s not ask for money for our advertisement.
let&#039;s just ask them to let us avertise their stuff for FREE.
just let us be...just let us do...just let us live...just LEAVE US ALONE!!!
where else can you get world-wide free advertisement?
you should pay us for what we do instead of trying to kill us.
we&#039;re working for you,boss.
you&#039;re making the films-&gt;we watch-&gt;we promote-&gt;YOU sell-&gt;YOU&#039;re making money-&gt;where the hell IS the problem????and all that for FREE?damn crazy fools you are...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>you know what: let&#8217;s not ask for money for our advertisement.<br />
let&#8217;s just ask them to let us avertise their stuff for FREE.<br />
just let us be&#8230;just let us do&#8230;just let us live&#8230;just LEAVE US ALONE!!!<br />
where else can you get world-wide free advertisement?<br />
you should pay us for what we do instead of trying to kill us.<br />
we&#8217;re working for you,boss.<br />
you&#8217;re making the films-&gt;we watch-&gt;we promote-&gt;YOU sell-&gt;YOU&#8217;re making money-&gt;where the hell IS the problem????and all that for FREE?damn crazy fools you are&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: rakiru</title>
		<link>http://torrentfreak.com/was-the-digital-economy-bill-consultation-a-whitewash-091123/#comment-618709</link>
		<dc:creator>rakiru</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@6
@22

It would be far more convincing if you didn&#039;t sound like a twelve year old, with your lower-case &quot;i&quot;s and all that.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@6<br />
@22</p>
<p>It would be far more convincing if you didn&#8217;t sound like a twelve year old, with your lower-case &#8220;i&#8221;s and all that.</p>
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		<title>By: what if...?</title>
		<link>http://torrentfreak.com/was-the-digital-economy-bill-consultation-a-whitewash-091123/#comment-618707</link>
		<dc:creator>what if...?</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:08:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>oh and i forgot ( how forgetful am i...?)
i sell YOUR stuff as well as all the other big names,and i have noticed something: you are moaning ( you and the big fishes...) that piracy kills your revenues (ah ah).well that&#039;s funny because i see 20/40 year old movies selling for $10/$15.
So ...even if you guys are &quot;losing out&quot; on your revenues,that money is still coming through the back door with movies that don&#039;t need anything to get made with.Just put them in the oven to re-heat and sell them over-priced.
Don&#039;t you see they are using you to get to us by saying that they are losing money because of piracy.They still make that money with a lot of old stuff they just put back on the market.Stuff they don&#039;t have to invest for...FREE stuff they SELL us.And you,poor brain-dead artists are falling for it.
they are manipulating you,when are you going to realise that?
hope it will be before you get broke ( oops,i forgot you were rich by millions...silly me)
get a hancky and go play with the rest of you little friends on the play-ground,and don&#039;t be late for tea or you&#039;ll get grounded...cry baby!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>oh and i forgot ( how forgetful am i&#8230;?)<br />
i sell YOUR stuff as well as all the other big names,and i have noticed something: you are moaning ( you and the big fishes&#8230;) that piracy kills your revenues (ah ah).well that&#8217;s funny because i see 20/40 year old movies selling for $10/$15.<br />
So &#8230;even if you guys are &#8220;losing out&#8221; on your revenues,that money is still coming through the back door with movies that don&#8217;t need anything to get made with.Just put them in the oven to re-heat and sell them over-priced.<br />
Don&#8217;t you see they are using you to get to us by saying that they are losing money because of piracy.They still make that money with a lot of old stuff they just put back on the market.Stuff they don&#8217;t have to invest for&#8230;FREE stuff they SELL us.And you,poor brain-dead artists are falling for it.<br />
they are manipulating you,when are you going to realise that?<br />
hope it will be before you get broke ( oops,i forgot you were rich by millions&#8230;silly me)<br />
get a hancky and go play with the rest of you little friends on the play-ground,and don&#8217;t be late for tea or you&#8217;ll get grounded&#8230;cry baby!!</p>
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		<title>By: Sickness (again)</title>
		<link>http://torrentfreak.com/was-the-digital-economy-bill-consultation-a-whitewash-091123/#comment-618706</link>
		<dc:creator>Sickness (again)</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>(Apologies for double comment.. Felt it was needed though)

@85

Could you please identify the ways in which the pirates aforementioned in your post were .... &#039;terroristic&#039; ?

I&#039;m really struggling to remember whats happened. Oh, i do remember there being large fines being handed to unsuspecting people. Hmmmm, THREATS of disconnection. Ermmmm, warnings, strikes, charges, restrictions.. are ALL causing terror - largely victimised rather than suspected.


Get your facts straight.
Get the industry straight.

Something happens now!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>(Apologies for double comment.. Felt it was needed though)</p>
<p>@85</p>
<p>Could you please identify the ways in which the pirates aforementioned in your post were &#8230;. &#8216;terroristic&#8217; ?</p>
<p>I&#8217;m really struggling to remember whats happened. Oh, i do remember there being large fines being handed to unsuspecting people. Hmmmm, THREATS of disconnection. Ermmmm, warnings, strikes, charges, restrictions.. are ALL causing terror &#8211; largely victimised rather than suspected.</p>
<p>Get your facts straight.<br />
Get the industry straight.</p>
<p>Something happens now!</p>
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		<title>By: what if...?</title>
		<link>http://torrentfreak.com/was-the-digital-economy-bill-consultation-a-whitewash-091123/#comment-618697</link>
		<dc:creator>what if...?</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:53:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>we help them to promote their films/music/etc...to the four corners of the earth.
we make people discover ( and buy...;)) their stuff.people that would probably never have heard of them without US.
we promote their stuff!!!that&#039;s FREE advertisement.I think we should ask for a little compensation...let&#039;s say...20% of their REVENUES.And then we are going to extend our rights to that compensation to ...let&#039;s say 70 YEARS.So everytime their stuff is going to be aired/diffused/published,WE will get 20% of their sales.
that sounds just fair to me...after all WE ARE promoting their stuff with OUR means: broadband we PAY for,PC we pay for,bandwidth we PAY for+ all the equipment to do so ( keyboards,screens,etc...),and OUR TIME.I think it deserves a little something in return,don&#039;t you think?
Oh,and i almost forgot: could that little something be anything else but trouble,please?
We&#039;re being fair: we watch for not free ( bandwidth costs,etc...),but at a reduced fee and then promote ( or kill) what we watch...consider us as the critics of the internet.
If it&#039;s good we&#039;ll let the HOLE world know and you will make even more money then you would have ever made without us.FACT!
show a little respect to your fans...;)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>we help them to promote their films/music/etc&#8230;to the four corners of the earth.<br />
we make people discover ( and buy&#8230;;)) their stuff.people that would probably never have heard of them without US.<br />
we promote their stuff!!!that&#8217;s FREE advertisement.I think we should ask for a little compensation&#8230;let&#8217;s say&#8230;20% of their REVENUES.And then we are going to extend our rights to that compensation to &#8230;let&#8217;s say 70 YEARS.So everytime their stuff is going to be aired/diffused/published,WE will get 20% of their sales.<br />
that sounds just fair to me&#8230;after all WE ARE promoting their stuff with OUR means: broadband we PAY for,PC we pay for,bandwidth we PAY for+ all the equipment to do so ( keyboards,screens,etc&#8230;),and OUR TIME.I think it deserves a little something in return,don&#8217;t you think?<br />
Oh,and i almost forgot: could that little something be anything else but trouble,please?<br />
We&#8217;re being fair: we watch for not free ( bandwidth costs,etc&#8230;),but at a reduced fee and then promote ( or kill) what we watch&#8230;consider us as the critics of the internet.<br />
If it&#8217;s good we&#8217;ll let the HOLE world know and you will make even more money then you would have ever made without us.FACT!<br />
show a little respect to your fans&#8230;;)</p>
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		<title>By: Sickness</title>
		<link>http://torrentfreak.com/was-the-digital-economy-bill-consultation-a-whitewash-091123/#comment-618696</link>
		<dc:creator>Sickness</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@31
I totally agree. I wouldn&#039;t be surprised if the government purposely under-educated the population, so as to make sure they couldn&#039;t even vote for their, so called, freedom.

EVERYONE is brain-washed these days and can&#039;t see past their TV screens..

I do believe i&#039;m indefinately leaving this shithole of a country so somewhere more liberal and civilised - Amsterdam, Sweden even Russia sounds pretty appetising right now haha.

Never give up!

Peace

http://linkcyb.org - Rapidshare Links ;)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@31<br />
I totally agree. I wouldn&#8217;t be surprised if the government purposely under-educated the population, so as to make sure they couldn&#8217;t even vote for their, so called, freedom.</p>
<p>EVERYONE is brain-washed these days and can&#8217;t see past their TV screens..</p>
<p>I do believe i&#8217;m indefinately leaving this shithole of a country so somewhere more liberal and civilised &#8211; Amsterdam, Sweden even Russia sounds pretty appetising right now haha.</p>
<p>Never give up!</p>
<p>Peace</p>
<p><a href="http://linkcyb.org" rel="nofollow">http://linkcyb.org</a> &#8211; Rapidshare Links ;)</p>
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		<title>By: Brown's Big Butt</title>
		<link>http://torrentfreak.com/was-the-digital-economy-bill-consultation-a-whitewash-091123/#comment-618679</link>
		<dc:creator>Brown's Big Butt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;Pirates are causing all of this.&lt;/i&gt;

Complete and utter bollocks. 

The main cause is the grossly negligent, incompetent, and avaricious failure of the copyright industry to come to terms with the realities of 21st  century technological, economic, and social evolution, despite ample advance warning of these changes.

I would willingly and happily pay a substantial monthly subscription fee to to legally (and easily) access all the content currently available via bit torrent and news groups (within very broad legal limits). But it is not on offer. Whose fault is that? The consumers? Nope. There is clearly a serious demand for it. So where is the great free market, profit making solution from the supplier end?

[crickets]

You guys are waaaaaaaaaay behind the 8 ball.

If this current situation demonstrates anything, it is some of the serious limits of the hardcore legalistic, free market, property rights approach to culture and information.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>Pirates are causing all of this.</i></p>
<p>Complete and utter bollocks. </p>
<p>The main cause is the grossly negligent, incompetent, and avaricious failure of the copyright industry to come to terms with the realities of 21st  century technological, economic, and social evolution, despite ample advance warning of these changes.</p>
<p>I would willingly and happily pay a substantial monthly subscription fee to to legally (and easily) access all the content currently available via bit torrent and news groups (within very broad legal limits). But it is not on offer. Whose fault is that? The consumers? Nope. There is clearly a serious demand for it. So where is the great free market, profit making solution from the supplier end?</p>
<p>[crickets]</p>
<p>You guys are waaaaaaaaaay behind the 8 ball.</p>
<p>If this current situation demonstrates anything, it is some of the serious limits of the hardcore legalistic, free market, property rights approach to culture and information.</p>
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		<title>By: neb</title>
		<link>http://torrentfreak.com/was-the-digital-economy-bill-consultation-a-whitewash-091123/#comment-618677</link>
		<dc:creator>neb</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:04:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>That&#039;s enough. I&#039;m outta here.......</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That&#8217;s enough. I&#8217;m outta here&#8230;&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: Another Reasoned Fellow</title>
		<link>http://torrentfreak.com/was-the-digital-economy-bill-consultation-a-whitewash-091123/#comment-618676</link>
		<dc:creator>Another Reasoned Fellow</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You again. (Or Your name)

Comparing online file transfer with terrorism.

You really don´t like changes right ? that´s a classic &quot;it always was, it always shall be&quot;

It would be *fantastic*. Imagine people actually doing stuff or themselves rather than delegating to others

Ok mister. I shall comply.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You again. (Or Your name)</p>
<p>Comparing online file transfer with terrorism.</p>
<p>You really don´t like changes right ? that´s a classic &#8220;it always was, it always shall be&#8221;</p>
<p>It would be *fantastic*. Imagine people actually doing stuff or themselves rather than delegating to others</p>
<p>Ok mister. I shall comply.</p>
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		<title>By: Reasoned Mind</title>
		<link>http://torrentfreak.com/was-the-digital-economy-bill-consultation-a-whitewash-091123/#comment-618673</link>
		<dc:creator>Reasoned Mind</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:53:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Government crackdown is a reasonable response to the terroristic tactics of hide-and-infringe digital pirates.

None of this would have ever been suggested had the paradigms of real world behavior been adopted online as well as was always roundly expected. Do you think the military and the academic world (the original Arpanet) leaped at the chance to pilfer online? Uh NO.

If the kind of destructive anarchy that is online today were prevalent in real life?

Sensible government would have an obligation to the same response. Now stop whining. Learn to behave online or pay the consequences. You did this to yourselves and you know it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Government crackdown is a reasonable response to the terroristic tactics of hide-and-infringe digital pirates.</p>
<p>None of this would have ever been suggested had the paradigms of real world behavior been adopted online as well as was always roundly expected. Do you think the military and the academic world (the original Arpanet) leaped at the chance to pilfer online? Uh NO.</p>
<p>If the kind of destructive anarchy that is online today were prevalent in real life?</p>
<p>Sensible government would have an obligation to the same response. Now stop whining. Learn to behave online or pay the consequences. You did this to yourselves and you know it.</p>
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		<title>By: Homer ate my doughnut</title>
		<link>http://torrentfreak.com/was-the-digital-economy-bill-consultation-a-whitewash-091123/#comment-618672</link>
		<dc:creator>Homer ate my doughnut</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@83 Pity it wasn&#039;t comment 84!!!
As those slogans are very 1984 by George Orwell. It took another 26 years but he was spot on.

The thought Police, The Telescreen, Big Brother, HateCrime ThoughtCrime DoublePlusUnGood.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@83 Pity it wasn&#8217;t comment 84!!!<br />
As those slogans are very 1984 by George Orwell. It took another 26 years but he was spot on.</p>
<p>The thought Police, The Telescreen, Big Brother, HateCrime ThoughtCrime DoublePlusUnGood.</p>
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		<title>By: Renato</title>
		<link>http://torrentfreak.com/was-the-digital-economy-bill-consultation-a-whitewash-091123/#comment-618670</link>
		<dc:creator>Renato</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Democracy ? It´s funnt how people actually believe in it.

War is Peace
Ignorance is Strength
Freedom is Slavery</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Democracy ? It´s funnt how people actually believe in it.</p>
<p>War is Peace<br />
Ignorance is Strength<br />
Freedom is Slavery</p>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
		<link>http://torrentfreak.com/was-the-digital-economy-bill-consultation-a-whitewash-091123/#comment-618665</link>
		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@Reasoned Mind: Please give me your IP and I&#039;ll fill a complaint to your ISP that you downloaded a work of mine (with a link to it so they can see the actual work that it is mine).

Of course they don&#039;t need to verify that YOU did, and you can&#039;t defend yourself anyway.

You&#039;ll wake up without internet. Progress. :)

And fascism is never acceptable, even LESS if the industry whiners are the ones who promote it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Reasoned Mind: Please give me your IP and I&#8217;ll fill a complaint to your ISP that you downloaded a work of mine (with a link to it so they can see the actual work that it is mine).</p>
<p>Of course they don&#8217;t need to verify that YOU did, and you can&#8217;t defend yourself anyway.</p>
<p>You&#8217;ll wake up without internet. Progress. :)</p>
<p>And fascism is never acceptable, even LESS if the industry whiners are the ones who promote it.</p>
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		<title>By: Reasoned Mind</title>
		<link>http://torrentfreak.com/was-the-digital-economy-bill-consultation-a-whitewash-091123/#comment-618659</link>
		<dc:creator>Reasoned Mind</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>VPN and encryption licensing is next. You watch. And an unauthorized VPN/encryption will be a criminal offense. And the defense?

&quot;If you haven&#039;t anything to hide, you don&#039;t need either. And if you need one, we want to know what is being hidden.&quot;

Pirates are causing all of this.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>VPN and encryption licensing is next. You watch. And an unauthorized VPN/encryption will be a criminal offense. And the defense?</p>
<p>&#8220;If you haven&#8217;t anything to hide, you don&#8217;t need either. And if you need one, we want to know what is being hidden.&#8221;</p>
<p>Pirates are causing all of this.</p>
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		<title>By: Reasoned Mind</title>
		<link>http://torrentfreak.com/was-the-digital-economy-bill-consultation-a-whitewash-091123/#comment-618657</link>
		<dc:creator>Reasoned Mind</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m not gloating, but I am happy that pirates are finally beginning to see the light that they, themselves, handed over the high cards to the cartels in this mess.

STOP BUYING and as Homer reminds you, stop stealing it, too. 

And they die. Simple. 
But I think pirates TRY to confuse freedom of speech with free taking of merchandise, movies and music and so they walk right into government&#039;s hands.

One thing is very clear. No one ever suggested any of this bullshit before piracy and if they had it would have been laughed at as fascistic and unneeded. Now the industries are being ransacked. The piracy is causing these remedies. And pirates are finally acknowledging it.

Progress.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m not gloating, but I am happy that pirates are finally beginning to see the light that they, themselves, handed over the high cards to the cartels in this mess.</p>
<p>STOP BUYING and as Homer reminds you, stop stealing it, too. </p>
<p>And they die. Simple.<br />
But I think pirates TRY to confuse freedom of speech with free taking of merchandise, movies and music and so they walk right into government&#8217;s hands.</p>
<p>One thing is very clear. No one ever suggested any of this bullshit before piracy and if they had it would have been laughed at as fascistic and unneeded. Now the industries are being ransacked. The piracy is causing these remedies. And pirates are finally acknowledging it.</p>
<p>Progress.</p>
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		<title>By: iFox</title>
		<link>http://torrentfreak.com/was-the-digital-economy-bill-consultation-a-whitewash-091123/#comment-618656</link>
		<dc:creator>iFox</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Its only a matter of time before the USA tries to adopt a similar plan. I&#039;m sure the white house is thinking &quot;Ah. Now there is a good idea!&quot;

VPN for me too when it happens. The internet account isn&#039;t even under my name anymore, but I&#039;ll gladly pay for VPN just to keep what I do on the internet to myself.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Its only a matter of time before the USA tries to adopt a similar plan. I&#8217;m sure the white house is thinking &#8220;Ah. Now there is a good idea!&#8221;</p>
<p>VPN for me too when it happens. The internet account isn&#8217;t even under my name anymore, but I&#8217;ll gladly pay for VPN just to keep what I do on the internet to myself.</p>
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		<title>By: Homer ate my doughnut</title>
		<link>http://torrentfreak.com/was-the-digital-economy-bill-consultation-a-whitewash-091123/#comment-618648</link>
		<dc:creator>Homer ate my doughnut</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@Anon - is that a  threat towards RM, are you gathering their IP add or what&gt;?

@TF An article about loosing freedom and then - next-up -  blog-post about the most downloaded pirated movies on BT - irony or pure coincidence??

LOLz</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Anon &#8211; is that a  threat towards RM, are you gathering their IP add or what&gt;?</p>
<p>@TF An article about loosing freedom and then &#8211; next-up &#8211;  blog-post about the most downloaded pirated movies on BT &#8211; irony or pure coincidence??</p>
<p>LOLz</p>
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		<title>By: Bobe-On</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bobe-On</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;As Huntington observes, &#039;Truman had been able to govern the country with the cooperation of a relatively small number of Wall Street lawyers and bankers,&#039; a rare acknowledgement of the realities of political power in the United States. But by the mid-1960s this was no longer possible since &#039;the sources of power in society had diversified tremendously,&#039; the &#039;most notable new source of power&#039; being the media. In reality, the national media have been properly subservient to the state propaganda system, a fact on which I have already commented. Huntington&#039;s paranoia about the media is, however, widely shared among ideologists who fear a deterioration of American global hegemony and an end to the submissiveness of the domestic population.&quot;

-- From; The Carter Administration: Myth and Reality,
by Noam Chomsky
Excerpted from Radical Priorities, 1981

What/who is the media nowadays? Is it the internet? Peers? Us?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;As Huntington observes, &#8216;Truman had been able to govern the country with the cooperation of a relatively small number of Wall Street lawyers and bankers,&#8217; a rare acknowledgement of the realities of political power in the United States. But by the mid-1960s this was no longer possible since &#8216;the sources of power in society had diversified tremendously,&#8217; the &#8216;most notable new source of power&#8217; being the media. In reality, the national media have been properly subservient to the state propaganda system, a fact on which I have already commented. Huntington&#8217;s paranoia about the media is, however, widely shared among ideologists who fear a deterioration of American global hegemony and an end to the submissiveness of the domestic population.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8211; From; The Carter Administration: Myth and Reality,<br />
by Noam Chomsky<br />
Excerpted from Radical Priorities, 1981</p>
<p>What/who is the media nowadays? Is it the internet? Peers? Us?</p>
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		<title>By: A Patriot</title>
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		<dc:creator>A Patriot</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A man is free because he has the brains and the courage to stand on his own feet and go his own way. And for a man to remain free, he and his fellow men must be strong enough to resist those who would enslave them.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A man is free because he has the brains and the courage to stand on his own feet and go his own way. And for a man to remain free, he and his fellow men must be strong enough to resist those who would enslave them.</p>
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		<title>By: Still A Free Man</title>
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		<dc:creator>Still A Free Man</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>To true Homer...

I&#039;ve tried telling people here in the colonies just how much of our privacy these corporate tyrants are trying to take, all in the name of fighting piracy. They all just say they don&#039;t care or it doesn&#039;t concern them, just leave them alone so they can watch their UNreality show. Damn halfwits will scream when someone hacks their connection and they lose everything.

And RM, I agree with the earlier comment I wouldn&#039;t gloat to much or to loudly, a lot of people hate you and your kind and many are not that stable with the way the economy is. You mouth off like that in public and the wrong person will hear you.

Damn, sounds like I&#039;m trying to protect him. Wash my mouth out with gasoline.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To true Homer&#8230;</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve tried telling people here in the colonies just how much of our privacy these corporate tyrants are trying to take, all in the name of fighting piracy. They all just say they don&#8217;t care or it doesn&#8217;t concern them, just leave them alone so they can watch their UNreality show. Damn halfwits will scream when someone hacks their connection and they lose everything.</p>
<p>And RM, I agree with the earlier comment I wouldn&#8217;t gloat to much or to loudly, a lot of people hate you and your kind and many are not that stable with the way the economy is. You mouth off like that in public and the wrong person will hear you.</p>
<p>Damn, sounds like I&#8217;m trying to protect him. Wash my mouth out with gasoline.</p>
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		<title>By: The Power of the Magic Poodle</title>
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		<dc:creator>The Power of the Magic Poodle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Cory Doctorow wrote (at Boingboing)

&lt;blockquote&gt; How can network monitoring practices differentiate between &#039;legal&#039; and &#039;illegal&#039; P2P traffic? &lt;/blockquote&gt;

#2 posted by Ambiguity, July 9, 2009 5:39 AM responded:

&lt;blockquote&gt;Obviously there needs to be an RFC put forward that defines a Legality Bit, and those who use P2P should be on their honor to set it appropriately.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Cory Doctorow responded:

&lt;blockquote&gt; @2: You laugh, but the FCC actually adopted this with the Broadcast Flag and only an EFF lawsuit killed it.&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cory Doctorow wrote (at Boingboing)</p>
<blockquote><p> How can network monitoring practices differentiate between &#8216;legal&#8217; and &#8216;illegal&#8217; P2P traffic? </p></blockquote>
<p>#2 posted by Ambiguity, July 9, 2009 5:39 AM responded:</p>
<blockquote><p>Obviously there needs to be an RFC put forward that defines a Legality Bit, and those who use P2P should be on their honor to set it appropriately.</p></blockquote>
<p>Cory Doctorow responded:</p>
<blockquote><p> @2: You laugh, but the FCC actually adopted this with the Broadcast Flag and only an EFF lawsuit killed it.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>By: Anon</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If that&#039;s the real Reasoned Mind, I would be less vocal about pirates. Not everyone that can hear you is sympathetic to your way of thinking.

Our ears are everywhere, and we are listening!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If that&#8217;s the real Reasoned Mind, I would be less vocal about pirates. Not everyone that can hear you is sympathetic to your way of thinking.</p>
<p>Our ears are everywhere, and we are listening!</p>
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		<title>By: Homer ate my doughnut</title>
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		<dc:creator>Homer ate my doughnut</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:58:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@67 No p2p isn&#039;t illegal, it&#039;s 99.8% of the content that&#039;s illegal.

I meant, P2P, in regard to being cut-off for illegal $haring, just doesn&#039;t feature on the radar of many people who belive what Murdoch-O-vision shows them or whar Murdoch_Print tells them.

They will just sleepwalk to loss of privacy and freedom as(on the face of it) it just doesn&#039;t affect them.

Look how much content is on http://www.legaltorrents.com/ and the Pirate Bay.....(even ignoring Linux distros) mmmm no contest.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@67 No p2p isn&#8217;t illegal, it&#8217;s 99.8% of the content that&#8217;s illegal.</p>
<p>I meant, P2P, in regard to being cut-off for illegal $haring, just doesn&#8217;t feature on the radar of many people who belive what Murdoch-O-vision shows them or whar Murdoch_Print tells them.</p>
<p>They will just sleepwalk to loss of privacy and freedom as(on the face of it) it just doesn&#8217;t affect them.</p>
<p>Look how much content is on <a href="http://www.legaltorrents.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.legaltorrents.com/</a> and the Pirate Bay&#8230;..(even ignoring Linux distros) mmmm no contest.</p>
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		<title>By: Homer ate my doughnut</title>
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		<dc:creator>Homer ate my doughnut</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@RM @68
Have you even *read* the post?

If you had you&#039;d see that your post is nonsense...where do I argue stealing is right..quite the opposite.  If you are going to troll, at least read the posts you are trolling...

I think you need a sniff of reality.....


PM me at Im_a_troll_who_cant_read@reality.googlemail.com</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@RM @68<br />
Have you even *read* the post?</p>
<p>If you had you&#8217;d see that your post is nonsense&#8230;where do I argue stealing is right..quite the opposite.  If you are going to troll, at least read the posts you are trolling&#8230;</p>
<p>I think you need a sniff of reality&#8230;..</p>
<p>PM me at <a href="mailto:Im_a_troll_who_cant_read@reality.googlemail.com">Im_a_troll_who_cant_read@reality.googlemail.com</a></p>
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		<title>By: Jeevs</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jeevs</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/dontdisconnectus/</description>
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		<title>By: Homer ate my doughnut</title>
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		<dc:creator>Homer ate my doughnut</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:37:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@61 They already do control most of your life.  The small part they don&#039;t, they are working on, to alledgedly &quot;stop terrorism&quot;

@RM in principle you are right. Obtain ($hare) nothing with a perceived commercial value, no-one will come after you or disconnect you.  

Also right-don&#039;t buy anything commercial either - it&#039;s all a pile of S &#124;-&#124; 1 t  according to most on here anyway.

But we cant create our own films? Ink cost £0.25m (an indie) and may not make its money back-certainly now it&#039;s been pirated to death. Donations donations donations (as Tony Blair didn&#039;t say) 

I can&#039;t play a note which is why I buy every album I want to hear-rewarding talent.  I even paid to download &quot;Shul&quot; as seen on Freakbits.

If I had that sort of talent I want some return.  

If you dont like it - don&#039;t buy it, but don&#039;t steal it either.  If you hate Hollywood and it&#039;s empty facile shallow *stars* then ignore them, but don&#039;t gratify them by $sharing/$tealing their stuff, although they try spurious outlandish out of scope way-off value fines they are still gratified you want a *copy*
If we all boycotted them by not buying it or $sharing/$tealing it. they&#039;d soon &#124;o 1 $ $   0 F F</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@61 They already do control most of your life.  The small part they don&#8217;t, they are working on, to alledgedly &#8220;stop terrorism&#8221;</p>
<p>@RM in principle you are right. Obtain ($hare) nothing with a perceived commercial value, no-one will come after you or disconnect you.  </p>
<p>Also right-don&#8217;t buy anything commercial either &#8211; it&#8217;s all a pile of S |-| 1 t  according to most on here anyway.</p>
<p>But we cant create our own films? Ink cost £0.25m (an indie) and may not make its money back-certainly now it&#8217;s been pirated to death. Donations donations donations (as Tony Blair didn&#8217;t say) </p>
<p>I can&#8217;t play a note which is why I buy every album I want to hear-rewarding talent.  I even paid to download &#8220;Shul&#8221; as seen on Freakbits.</p>
<p>If I had that sort of talent I want some return.  </p>
<p>If you dont like it &#8211; don&#8217;t buy it, but don&#8217;t steal it either.  If you hate Hollywood and it&#8217;s empty facile shallow *stars* then ignore them, but don&#8217;t gratify them by $sharing/$tealing their stuff, although they try spurious outlandish out of scope way-off value fines they are still gratified you want a *copy*<br />
If we all boycotted them by not buying it or $sharing/$tealing it. they&#8217;d soon |o 1 $ $   0 F F</p>
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		<title>By: Reasoned Mind</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:36:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Homer, you struggle to build a good case why you must be legally permitted to steal what is in fact, intended for sale.

Your struggle is a public argument with reality.
Embrace reality and feel better. :-)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Homer, you struggle to build a good case why you must be legally permitted to steal what is in fact, intended for sale.</p>
<p>Your struggle is a public argument with reality.<br />
Embrace reality and feel better. :-)</p>
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		<title>By: Xcel</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@65 Im in the US as well, nice to know there are still one or two that have half a brain left....

#66
P2P is not Illegal,just some of the content might be (but thats another argument)

#1, Invasion of Privacy is (or at least should be) illegal..(apparently not everybody believes so)

#2, internet and just plain freedom are being taken away, systematically all for simple greed, thats really is all it is, greed.

I really cant see how anything like this could even be considered in any country that claims it&#039;s citizens live in a &quot;free Society&quot; &quot;Have Freedom&quot; and the right to choose...

in short, every thing abbout this proposed &quot;Bill&quot; should be considered Illegal...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@65 Im in the US as well, nice to know there are still one or two that have half a brain left&#8230;.</p>
<p>#66<br />
P2P is not Illegal,just some of the content might be (but thats another argument)</p>
<p>#1, Invasion of Privacy is (or at least should be) illegal..(apparently not everybody believes so)</p>
<p>#2, internet and just plain freedom are being taken away, systematically all for simple greed, thats really is all it is, greed.</p>
<p>I really cant see how anything like this could even be considered in any country that claims it&#8217;s citizens live in a &#8220;free Society&#8221; &#8220;Have Freedom&#8221; and the right to choose&#8230;</p>
<p>in short, every thing abbout this proposed &#8220;Bill&#8221; should be considered Illegal&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: HOT: UK&#8217;s Pirate General.. Overseen By Mr.Corrupt Himself &#124; eZee.se - Lets Make Things eZee!</title>
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		<dc:creator>HOT: UK&#8217;s Pirate General.. Overseen By Mr.Corrupt Himself &#124; eZee.se - Lets Make Things eZee!</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] the rest of the article on TorrentFreak Just as the leaks predicted, the UK government has offered up its Digital Economy Bill, which [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Homer ate my doughnut</title>
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		<dc:creator>Homer ate my doughnut</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Many, many people making remarks about the bigger picture, i.e. no right to court process, invasion of privacy, passing into &quot;law&quot; without Parliamentary oversight.
So many &quot;freedoms&quot; have been seriously reduced or removed in the last 20 years, in the name of fighting Terrorism.  You can&#039;t peacefully protest in parts of London if you have banners the Police take exception to.
See https://p10.secure.hostingprod.com/@spyblog.org.uk/ssl/parliamentprotest/2009/10/indymedia_brian_haw_arrrested_in_parliament_square_yet_again.html
British people are sleep-walking into a Police State, all in the name of Counter Terrorism. Smoke&amp;mirrors

However on the micro-scale, the parts of this DE Legislation affecting downloading p2p ISPs, whilst the 12 to 25 age group may be outraged, and some people in older groups thae majority of the Sun Comic reading population have no concept of or care about p2p &quot;$haring&quot;.  They simply won&#039;t even recognise how this could affect anybody except a few &quot;pervs&quot; Plus your Daily Mail brigade will positively cheer if a few youngsters get their notices and disconnects.  Plus how are you going to write to your MP and say&quot;I completely oppose the bill to outlaw my Democratic right to illegally download films and mucis and software&quot;?
Like any MPs going to agree with that, even IF they do understand P2P.

Just going on IPs harvested that do not identify a particular person, is definitely wrong.  But what argument can you possibly legally raise&gt;?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many, many people making remarks about the bigger picture, i.e. no right to court process, invasion of privacy, passing into &#8220;law&#8221; without Parliamentary oversight.<br />
So many &#8220;freedoms&#8221; have been seriously reduced or removed in the last 20 years, in the name of fighting Terrorism.  You can&#8217;t peacefully protest in parts of London if you have banners the Police take exception to.<br />
See <a href="https://p10.secure.hostingprod.com/@spyblog.org.uk/ssl/parliamentprotest/2009/10/indymedia_brian_haw_arrrested_in_parliament_square_yet_again.html" rel="nofollow">https://p10.secure.hostingprod.com/@spyblog.org.uk/ssl/parliamentprotest/2009/10/indymedia_brian_haw_arrrested_in_parliament_square_yet_again.html</a><br />
British people are sleep-walking into a Police State, all in the name of Counter Terrorism. Smoke&amp;mirrors</p>
<p>However on the micro-scale, the parts of this DE Legislation affecting downloading p2p ISPs, whilst the 12 to 25 age group may be outraged, and some people in older groups thae majority of the Sun Comic reading population have no concept of or care about p2p &#8220;$haring&#8221;.  They simply won&#8217;t even recognise how this could affect anybody except a few &#8220;pervs&#8221; Plus your Daily Mail brigade will positively cheer if a few youngsters get their notices and disconnects.  Plus how are you going to write to your MP and say&#8221;I completely oppose the bill to outlaw my Democratic right to illegally download films and mucis and software&#8221;?<br />
Like any MPs going to agree with that, even IF they do understand P2P.</p>
<p>Just going on IPs harvested that do not identify a particular person, is definitely wrong.  But what argument can you possibly legally raise&gt;?</p>
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