All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012

[tahirire]

Originally posted by roguebitch at All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012
Originally posted by nrrrdy_grrrl at All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012
Originally posted by mangacat201

All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012
Seriously. WHAT THE FLYING FUCK WORLD.

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Comments

[windscryer]

This is morbidly fascinating, watching the entertainment industry commit suicide like this.

Depressing, too, because, yeah, this will severely curtail my ability to stay on track with my fandoms and effectively stop me from getting into new ones. Guess I'll have to go get a "real" hobby then, eh?

Not that I think it won't bounce back eventually, but it's definitely going to hurt in the meantime. What idiots.

[tahirire]

I am literally shaking I am SO PISSED right now. Don't they know ... ANYTHING!? ABOUT HOW THE WORLD WORKS!?!?!?!?!

I'm hoping that all my favorite fanvids don't vanish forever from youtube. I'm going to have to go through all of my accounts and back up everyfreaking thing, including my entire lj because what if it all just disappears? Also, HOW WOULD I FIND ALL YOU PEOPLE AGAIN IF IT DID!?

*breathes into paper bag*

[windscryer]

I'm far more calm than I think I should be. I think I'm in shock. It will hit me soon and I'll probably have to go find an empty section of wilderness to scream and cry and shoot and break things, but for the moment I can't quite feel that rage.

It might be time to see about organizing cross-fandom efforts to remind them who exactly pays their paychecks. I can't think of how at the mo', but it's something to be looked into.

[tahirire]

Agreed, but it's so tricky. I mean, 1) We don't want to draw attention in case it doesn't work, and 2) we don't want to put our celebrities who agree with us in the middle because it could jeopardize their contracts/careers, etc.

My personal preference would be some kind of campaign where we mail them things that will clog the hell out of all of their offices. Like that time all the Jericho fans mailed nuts until the network was like OH MY GOD FINE HAVE YOUR SHOW BACK JUST DON'T SEND US NUTS ANY MORE.

[themonkeytwin]

Right! We should all mail them VCR tapes and cassettes, to remind them of the last time they thought technology was going to destroy the industry. Bulky, lightweight, and who doesn't have a bunch of those gathering dust in a cabinet somewhere because they never got around to throwing them out? I would so love for that pile of plastic to be *their* problem now.

[tahirire]

HEE. I like this plan.