Net Neutrality

If you want to laugh check out this video from the a recent Daily Show episode. Jon Stewart on Net Neutrality. It is basically Ted Stevens (Senator from Alaska) who is the HEAD of the commerce committee showing the world just how well he understands the bill he voted against. I fear the future.

I just the other day got, an internet was sent by my staff at 10 o'clock in the morning on Friday and I just got it yesterday. Why?
-Stevens

A transcript of his entire speech.

RIAA going to court with mother of five

Finally, someone with enough courage to actually say no to the RIAA! Lets all open our wallets and join her battle cry!

(If you do not know whats going on: Patti Santangelo goes mainstream)

I'm willing to take it as far as I have to to prevent other innocent people from being dragged into frivolous lawsuits
Patricia Santangelo - CBS Early Show

Fuck Tecmo

[Tecmo]: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/10/tecmo_sues_xbox_game_hackers/
[suing]:http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/02/10/0347222&from=rss
[their]:http://news.com.com/Tecmo+sues+for+video+game+hacking/2110-1047_3-5569683.html?tag=st_lh
[customers]: mailto:PublicRelations@tecmoinc.com
[theft]:http://bigpicture.typepad.com/comments/2005/02/debate_on_downl.html
[right]:http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/
[comment]:http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=138960&cid=1162829
Wow, in a stunning bout of stupidity [Tecmo][] is [suing][] [their][] [customers][]. Before everyone comments in chorus like good little Americans that piracy is bad, they are not being sued for piracy. They all went out and bought Tecmo's product. What they did was extend the time of enjoyment by modifying the game to add new content or changing textures on the models. The thing that gets me is that the IP people not only argue that when I download a mp3 its [theft][] but if I buy the product I don't have the [right][] to play with it like actual property. IP has become some sort of super property, it now has the protections of actual property but consumers have none of the rights. Its great. Here is a great [comment][] on slashdot:

>And for the game companies: attack your customers at your peril... We don't care about IP, we don't care whether you are too puritanical for nude skins, or whatever. A new game is a toy to us that will be used as we see fit. If you want to clamp down, many people simply won't buy from you. I sure as hell won't. And furthermore this makes me feel like I have made the right decision in avoiding the console market altogether.

So in conclusion, Tecmo has now been added to my list of companies I hate. Good game Tecmo, Good game.