<p>I don't think change from within is possible for corporations of the size and reach that Aaron rants about. They seem to respond only to income and image pressure to varying degrees. <br>
I LIKE the idea of only registered votors can give resources to election or issue causes.<br>
"Counterfit" handbags and the like could be quelled with only protecting American manufactured goods. Make that super priced pair of jeans in slave-labor land and it can be faked with US impunity. Fake a product made here and all hell will break loose. This would have an interesting impact :-)</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 16, 2012 4:13 PM, "JD" <<a href="mailto:jdp@algoloma.com">jdp@algoloma.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
On 01/16/2012 02:30 PM, Aaron Ruscetta wrote:<br>
> It looks like SOPA (personally dubbed the Spit On Privacy Act) is dead:<br>
> <<a href="https://www.examiner.com/computers-in-denver/house-kills-sopa" target="_blank">https://www.examiner.com/computers-in-denver/house-kills-sopa</a>><br>
><br>
> We need to stay vigilant, though, to be sure it stays dead, and also<br>
> focus protest against PIPA (personally dubbed the Pervert IP Act).<br>
><br>
> I'm in favor of a full blackout of ALE on the 18th.<br>
><br>
> Unfortunately, even when we've blown the heads off of these two<br>
> heinous monsters, there is no doubt that more brain eating, culture<br>
> killing, freedom hating legislative zombies will be endlessly spawned<br>
> by the corporapist media conglomerates. It will take a concerted,<br>
> constant, and global vigil for freedom and free speech and democracy<br>
> and meritocracy on the internet to survive the perpetual threats from<br>
> totalitarian regimes, industrial capitalism and the corporate welfare state.<br>
><br>
<br>
Aaron, you do realize that many people here work at corporations, right? We<br>
like to pay our mortgages. Being paid is a good thing. Some probably even work<br>
for Turner, TBS, Cox, Comcast, AT&T, or record companies. Changing the<br>
corporate culture is easier from inside than outside.<br>
<br>
OTOH, I don't believe that anyone who can't vote in an election should be<br>
allowed to contribute any money to politics, PACS, lobbyist OR elections.<br>
Companies are not people regardless of what a conservative judicial branch rules.<br>
<br>
I don't have a proposal to reduce imported copycat/counterfeit shoes, bags,<br>
clothing, drugs, etc. However, I'd love to hear your proposed solution, assuming<br>
you believe this current law is good for the USA.<br>
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