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Internet freedom[Breath of fresh air]
To what extent do you think people should be free to share/exchange information on the internet?
I am personally very liberal, as people should have the right to do anything as long as they are not directly damaging anyone's pockets(phishing paypal accounts, keyloggers, etc).
I am looking to start a discussion about the influence of corporations and laws on the internet, as the freedom we have taken for granted is currently being threatened. Do you think the internet needs more regulations? Less? Please provide an explanation for what you think and why you think it.
I am personally very liberal, as people should have the right to do anything as long as they are not directly damaging anyone's pockets(phishing paypal accounts, keyloggers, etc).
I am looking to start a discussion about the influence of corporations and laws on the internet, as the freedom we have taken for granted is currently being threatened. Do you think the internet needs more regulations? Less? Please provide an explanation for what you think and why you think it.
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There are two factors that are very important to consider.
1. Is it technically possible to regulate the internet?
2. Is it diplomatically possible? I mean, countries like vietnam have hardly any laws regarding computer technology, regulating the the content of the internet would probably result in many sites moving their servers to such countries. It is easy as balls to bypass a block or something.
I do think that piracy is a great problem.
However, I don't think the effects of a regulation would be worth it because the information that would also get censored are very important to the freedom the internet represents these days.
Wikileaks is a good example. I personally only somewhat follow their releases, but the information they tend to publish put many authorities under a lot of pressure.
That is a good thing because that kind of pressure leads to improvement.
1. Is it technically possible to regulate the internet?
2. Is it diplomatically possible? I mean, countries like vietnam have hardly any laws regarding computer technology, regulating the the content of the internet would probably result in many sites moving their servers to such countries. It is easy as balls to bypass a block or something.
I do think that piracy is a great problem.
However, I don't think the effects of a regulation would be worth it because the information that would also get censored are very important to the freedom the internet represents these days.
Wikileaks is a good example. I personally only somewhat follow their releases, but the information they tend to publish put many authorities under a lot of pressure.
That is a good thing because that kind of pressure leads to improvement.
How are you?
Everything
I think everything should be allowed, because it's life. In life, muggings happen, robberys happen, shit happens. It's not really possible to control these occurances, and it's not really possible to control them on the internet. To be honest, I think as long as the corporations are fine, leave shit alone. I hate SOPA and ACTA, they suppress and kill things which are, in honesty, just communities of people sharing stuff. I torrent at numerous private trackers, and they are really, at the end of the day just communities, chilling and chatting in IRC is one of the best things IMO, it makes it worth going on the internet in the first place.
So yeah, I think no limit should be placed upon what we can share.
So yeah, I think no limit should be placed upon what we can share.
Originally Posted by sireal
I think everything should be allowed, because it's life. In life, muggings happen, robberys happen, shit happens. It's not really possible to control these occurances, and it's not really possible to control them on the internet. To be honest, I think as long as the corporations are fine, leave shit alone. I hate SOPA and ACTA, they suppress and kill things which are, in honesty, just communities of people sharing stuff. I torrent at numerous private trackers, and they are really, at the end of the day just communities, chilling and chatting in IRC is one of the best things IMO, it makes it worth going on the internet in the first place.
So yeah, I think no limit should be placed upon what we can share.
As a musician, I'm obliged to disagree with you, since one of the ways to get some profit out of music, is the sale of CDs.
You clearly don't have any experience in this field, but I believe that if you worked in the business of arts, you'd understand that people engaged in this business, suffer a lot with this issue.
I'm not completely against sharing, because it's a great way to spread the work of people, I only think that it should be more limited and authorized by the artists.
"Be obscure clearly."
Last time I checked robbery was illegal and prisons were filled with loads of people who commited that crime. People who use torrents also tend to get caught.
When you google cases where people are fined for abusing torrents and the like you will come up with suprisingly many results.
A community of people who share software and other data illegally is not just a community of people who shares interesting stuff like news and ideas, it's a community of people that essentially deprive others of their income and sometimes they cause even more damage. example
You could call evolution on that, sooner or later either the authorities or the developers will come up with a solution that will put an end to it.
As of now they release many games exclusively for consoles, which, as I heard, are somewhat harder to crack.
By the way, if everything would be allowed life would be somewhat unpleasant for you.
There is a reason for institutions like cartel offices to be in place. They make sure don't have to pay too high prices for your shitty computers or work your ass off for a ridiculous low income.
When you google cases where people are fined for abusing torrents and the like you will come up with suprisingly many results.
A community of people who share software and other data illegally is not just a community of people who shares interesting stuff like news and ideas, it's a community of people that essentially deprive others of their income and sometimes they cause even more damage. example
You could call evolution on that, sooner or later either the authorities or the developers will come up with a solution that will put an end to it.
As of now they release many games exclusively for consoles, which, as I heard, are somewhat harder to crack.
By the way, if everything would be allowed life would be somewhat unpleasant for you.
There is a reason for institutions like cartel offices to be in place. They make sure don't have to pay too high prices for your shitty computers or work your ass off for a ridiculous low income.
How are you?
