No problem if you don't get the sheep reference. I'm referring to the way big Corps and government seem to think they own us and we are expected to bleat and not bark back. It's just the way my mind works, trawling a net picking up this that and the other and putting them together. I was not upset by YT and I hope wasn't ranting - I was enjoying a cosy breakfast at the time feeling at one with the universe
. That's the problem with the written word... you can't see the face (and the intention) behind what's said at the time. I was flattered that the Robot search even detected much resemblance with the original. No big deal in itself. The only point here is, I'm already within my rights, I know what they are and I don't infringe someone else's. I pay great attention to that as I think most people do most of the time. So I was a little annoyed (irritated) to get the note... again.The note from YT (I've had several before) was just one of a number of items caught in my mind's net on the theme of freedom, Internet issues and government control and the passing or attempt to pass more and more restricting laws as if citizens were the subjects of a government and not their electors. And the SOPA And PIPA and Twitter issues are happening now. At Christmas time, I watched lots of movies (as is tradition when I'm in Canada, 2 or 3 a day!) and the FBI warning really gets on my nerves as it addresses us as untrustworthy potential criminals all. I've paid for the DVD, why do I have to put up with that notice threatening me every time I watch a movie? You can say it's nothing to be bothered about... or you can say, why should we have to accept it as the standard way of addressing a customer buying my wares. Pretty bad marketing wouldn't you say? Imagine Apple putting a Don't Steel One of These! on the packages of their iPhones or iPads. I don't like the way the entertainment industry treats us expecting us to consume like sheep and not say Baaah when they threaten us... just in case we dare think about infringing their big business. It's just how I see it. So with that background, knowing that the SOPA and PIPA stuff has been carried by the entertainment giants, that is more than annoying.
I'm not sure how what I said at the beginning and how I phrase it takes away from any of the points I make though. Surely they stand alone if they are strong points? I'm just saying how I see something and my points made either stand up or don't on merit. But thanks for reading anyway.
Andy, I can see that so many Americans are really unhappy with many of the things their representatives have been doing over the past 12 years and more and rightly so, WTF?! I've been shaking my head at stuff for so long now ... no matter who's in power. This goes much deeper.
