Comments on: Congress moving forward with plan to scare colleges into supporting RIAA measures http://boingboing.net/2008/01/20/congress-moving-forw.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Mon, 20 May 2013 11:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: tim http://boingboing.net/2008/01/20/congress-moving-forw.html#comment-109074 tim Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-109074 This is all just a small part of the War on Knowledge - as soon as these mechanisms are in place in colleges, universities and schools they will be used to pervert, subvert and censor what people are allowed to look at. After a few years of this people will forget there was ever truth outside the official story. They'll even start believing that Faux News has a decent truthiness level. This is all just a small part of the War on Knowledge – as soon as these mechanisms are in place in colleges, universities and schools they will be used to pervert, subvert and censor what people are allowed to look at. After a few years of this people will forget there was ever truth outside the official story. They’ll even start believing that Faux News has a decent truthiness level.

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2008/01/20/congress-moving-forw.html#comment-109078 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-109078 you don't have to censor people. Just keep them poor, worried and needy so that simply staying alive takes all their energy. The ideal workforce. you don’t have to censor people. Just keep them poor, worried and needy so that simply staying alive takes all their energy. The ideal workforce.

]]> By: ill lich http://boingboing.net/2008/01/20/congress-moving-forw.html#comment-109187 ill lich Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-109187 ahhh. . . so only the richest and most elite colleges can afford to let their students have unfettered internet access. Everyone else who suckles at the teat of government has to toe the line. ahhh. . . so only the richest and most elite colleges can afford to let their students have unfettered internet access. Everyone else who suckles at the teat of government has to toe the line.

]]> By: jawells http://boingboing.net/2008/01/20/congress-moving-forw.html#comment-108945 jawells Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-108945 Please note that the EFF also has a page with a sample letter to send to your US representative! There's a handy form to fill out to send an email or you can print it and send a dead tree. A small action from you can make a big difference! <a href="https://secure.eff.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=346">Link to EFF's action page!</a> Please note that the EFF also has a page with a sample letter to send to your US representative! There’s a handy form to fill out to send an email or you can print it and send a dead tree.

A small action from you can make a big difference!

Link to EFF’s action page!

]]> By: Antinous http://boingboing.net/2008/01/20/congress-moving-forw.html#comment-109215 Antinous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-109215 Weyland-Yutani has to start somewhere. Traditional thinking would have suggested the oil companies, but thew RIAA makes sense because it exists to control the flow of communication. Weyland-Yutani has to start somewhere. Traditional thinking would have suggested the oil companies, but thew RIAA makes sense because it exists to control the flow of communication.

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2008/01/20/congress-moving-forw.html#comment-109220 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-109220 you mean like it's always been? you mean like it’s always been?

]]> By: z1g1 http://boingboing.net/2008/01/20/congress-moving-forw.html#comment-109052 z1g1 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-109052 I'm glad that the EFF is getting involved in this issue. However after working in a congressional office over the summer there is a problem with these preprinted e-mail forms. A congressional office will just tally them, to make the message more effective write your own letter, or even copy and paste that text and send it in a physical letter. This can make the message must more effective. I’m glad that the EFF is getting involved in this issue. However after working in a congressional office over the summer there is a problem with these preprinted e-mail forms. A congressional office will just tally them, to make the message more effective write your own letter, or even copy and paste that text and send it in a physical letter. This can make the message must more effective.

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