“Last week, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a hearing on the ‘Broadcast Flag’ and ‘Audio Flag,’ a set of proposals by the MPAA and RIAA that would stifle innovation by giving content holders a virtual veto over new technologies and existing user rights,” iPaqAction.org writes. “But Senator Stevens, the 82-year old committee chairman from Alaska, surprised the audience by announcing that his daughter had bought him an iPod, and suddenly Stevens had a much greater understanding of the many ways innovative technology can create choice for consumers. Content industry representatives at the hearing found themselves answering much tougher questions than they typically receive.”
“That’s why we think all Senators ought to join Stevens’ esteemed company as iPod owners. Rather than wait for every Senator’s daughter, we’re taking matters into our own hands and buying a video iPod for the campaigns of Senators who work on legislation affecting technology. Plus, we’re going to pre-load each one with examples of the cultural richness made possible by sharing and collaboration – public domain content, Creative Commons content, and audio messages about the importance of balanced copyright policy. It will be engraved with the words “listen to the people.” And it will arrive at each Senator’s campaign office with a letter of explanation and a list of all the people who helped pay for it,” ,” iPaqAction.org writes. “Help us supply more Senators with their own iPods for their campaigns. Each Video iPod costs $324.42, and you can buy a whole iPod or chip in a portion of the cost. We’ll take care of the rest.”
More info and donation link here.
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Here’s some stones for you, you pus bag. It’s an invitation to Los Angeles for a swift yet satisfying (on my part) ass-kicking! Afterwards, I’ll take a tattoo gun to your ass and brand you the bitch of the MacDailyNews reader boards!
You game, Flavio?
PS: Check your e-mail buttercup.
is the only word for this thread. No, wait, pathetic also comes to mind.
Kate
This is a WASTE of time and money! Why?
Because, the people who write the analysis and position papers for these Senators are all 20-somethings, who ALL HAVE iPods already. There’s no need to educate the Senators, they’ve got a dozen junior staffers fresh out of college who all have iPods. Duh!
“You game, Flavio?”
Bring it, you gutless, e-mail-less, dickless wonder.
Now stay out of other people’s arguments.
Touchhole.
I have an idea.
How about everyone who thinks it’s a good idea, and has extra $, send some $ for the cause.
Those who don’t think it’s a good idea… don’t send any $.
Good enough?
What a pointless thread. Get upset about something worth getting upset about.
Hey Up Yours!
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I’m afraid I wasn’t able to deliver your message to the following
addresses.
This is a permanent error; I’ve given up. Sorry it didn’t work out.
<flavio@ngs.org>:
64.18.6.10 does not like recipient.
Remote host said: 550 No such user – psmtp
Giving up on 64.18.6.10.
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There’s you f**king e-mail, sissy boy.
By the way: Touchhole?
touchhole |ˈtə ch ˌhōl| noun a small hole in early firearms through which the charge is ignited.
Yeah. You’ve really made YOUR point, BOY.
My children, o my children,
Please stop fighting. You Guru Papa, loves all of you. As long as someone buys the iPod I am happy, and so should you be.
I love you all. Please stop fighting. Buy a Mac to cheer yourself up.
Love with my Holy tender heart,
Your Guru Papa
“Hey Wanna-be Moderator, you blowhard — you and the 9-year old effwerd have proven your intellects are limited, so I’ll make this simple.
Here’s my e-mail address, juveniles. Now take your racist, bigoted, pedantic — and hypocritical, pot-kettle — attitudes, and shove them. You’re embarassments to Mac users everywhere.
Feel free to contact me here at National Geographic any time — if you’ve got the stones, that is. Which I doubt.”
You know what? You really are stupid. What is it about your hyper-sensitive ego that forces you to expose yourself like this? Do you invoke your righteous indignity at every opportunity or just when it’s in the most banal and vulgar venue you can find? Take your Paxil and shut the fuck up.
Oh, and…
Up Yours, ooooh, what a comeback! I’m sooo impressed. That has got to be one of the most, if not the most, clever and biting comeback in the history of trolling. Especially since you made it your screen name. Wow. I’m breathless.
And the entire Mac community has my deepest sympathies for being stricken with my persona in their ranks. I’m sure it keeps them up at night when calculating the slow but steady expansion of Mac market share and the logistics behind the processor transition to think that effwerd is ruining it for all of us. He’s giving us a bad image. Whah! Poor Mac users. Obviously using a Mac is not enough for them. They must also feel proud and appreciated and respected for their choice. So sad.
Wanna-be Moderator: “There’s you [sic] f**king e-mail, sissy boy.”
Sucker.
Someone probably said this already but I couldn’t read any more of the kindercare fighting going on.
You guys realize that giving anything to a representative official , even a trucker hat is BRIBERY, which will Land YOU and THEM in deep doodoo?
This does tell you something about america right there.
People don’t even see what is wrong with making gifts to ‘Elected’ politicians.
PS: this is not saying that I disagree that most of the people that represent americans are SO behind in terms of technology, ideas, and vision.
In fact they can mostly be classified as MORONS.