said by JAAulde :

The difference is that most families are not involved in the hunting down and suing of people who are caught.

When Edgar Bronfman and his cronies catch anyone else in the act of doing what his own children were doing, he buries them in a lawsuit. But when he, or his cronies, caught his children they looked the other way.

Not handling your personal situation the way you handle other people's situations is called hypocrisy.

said by guitarzan :

Where is Taylor ?

said by kamm :

Or where's rachelsfx by the way, our favourite RIAA PR person here? (She IS a RIAA agent but I have to credit her for never denying it.)

She used to post here on topics like this on daily basis - until Nov 1st when she has suddenly disappeared: »/postlist/1083···thin&p=1

...interestingly enough so was gone her MySpace profile (along with her copyright infringement of a Cindy Lauper video LOL): »profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu···14718068

said by kamm :

Or where's rachelsfx by the way, our favourite RIAA PR person here? (She IS a RIAA agent but I have to credit her for never denying it.)

said by CrazyFingers :

Now everything is happy fuzzy bunnies and rainbow-farting puppies. Huzzah!

said by fireflier :

I'm glad there weren't more people in the colonies with your attitude when we were trying to secure independence from England.

said by backness :

Please tell me how the development of a middle class in society who is free to make their own choices is worse than all of us living in a field in Aids ravaged Africa.

said by fireflier :

It wasn't ONLY the rich land owners responsible for the concept of our idependence from England. Those against it included the middle class and the poor and those who put their lives, families, and property on the line included all walks.

said by fireflier :

I should also point out that it is the people who let others make choices for them, those who don't use their voice, those who don't write their politicians and protest who have created the current system. I suppose when Upton Sinclair revealed the atrocities in the elite-controlled meatpacking industry in "The Jungle" in 1906 nothing good came out of that either huh? Nothing? Right??? No, nothing like establisment of processes that help insure people consume safe products in the face of those powerful people who were against such practices.

said by fireflier :

Abolition of Slavery (probably the poorest people in the population at the time)? That went against the interests of wealthy plantation owners and it took a civil war to ultimately be decided but miracle of miracles, the elite-wealthy plantation owners lost to other interests.

said by fireflier :

Just because the wealthy and elite DO control SOME most things does not mean means everyone should will simply conclude they can/do/will control everything, sit back, have a beer and accept it.

said by fireflier :

So why do you wake up and go to work every morning? If you truly believe your entire existence is based on enslavement to "the man" and you can't make any difference what keeps you from simply hanging yourself and letting the world get on with business?

I also don't recall saying *I* individually would stand up to anyone. But there are many instances were individuals have affected change by motivating others.

Perhaps you'd be willing to explain in detail just how the wealthy and elite control EVERY aspect of our lives? I'd like to know how they control everything I think, everything I do, when I take a whiz, what I put in my coffee, and what kind of metal I use for my conspiracy hat.

said by fireflier :

I should also point out that it is the people who let others make choices for them, those who don't use their voice, those who don't write their politicians and protest who have created the current system.

said by CrazyFingers :

Yes they did.
Boy howdy, it's a good thing they fixed things permanently too. Now everything is happy fuzzy bunnies and rainbow-farting puppies. Huzzah!
Oh, wait a sec...

Seems I recall a rather unpleasant period where lots of people got their heads chopped off, and not just the rich elite.
In fact, the end result as we can plainly see today is the rich getting richer, the poor getting poorer, and the vast majority of regular people without any say in it whatsoever.

So...to repeat: "Rich hypocrites control the masses...nothing will change...sun explodes...the end."

said by CrazyFingers :

Ok people, I hate to break this to you, but here it is:
Throughout the entire story of human history, the rich and powerful have always exploited the masses.
Always.
And guess what?
They always will.
Until the sun explodes and vaporizes the planet, the rich elite will always treat the regular human creature with disdain and hypocrisy.
Get used to it.

said by La Luna :

As it appears that his kids weren't officially caught by the RIAA dogs, he should have just kept his mouth shut. I think he's opened up a Pandora's box of problems for the RIAA.

said by tsu9 :

Ah, CapitalismSocialism--where the Rich lie, cheat, and steal & get off scott free, and the Poor get sued and actually served hard jail time radioactive polonium. It's almost enough to make a man like Socialism!

said by MysticGogeta :

When someone that works for the RIAA and publicly announces that their kids download music and movies illegally