tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4657450053451704408.post4549054640458576419..comments2023-09-29T22:23:11.739+10:00Comments on ANYTHING BUT HUMAN: Barbarians at the gateJulie Joy Clarkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494942281316667133noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4657450053451704408.post-61827276651782926742011-09-21T10:28:59.500+10:002011-09-21T10:28:59.500+10:00There have been some egregious cases, see this not...There have been some egregious cases, see <a href="http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/amplifier/148/minnesota-mom-hit-with-15-million-fine-for-downloading-24-songs/" rel="nofollow">this notorious one involving an unemployed mum</a> or <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7122133/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/t/teen-convicted-illegal-net-downloads/#.TnkvPRyD9gs" rel="nofollow">this one involving a teenager</a>, the targets of choice for big record labels and movie studiosSteve Middletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07930537789400847392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4657450053451704408.post-10028997893648078142011-09-21T06:46:42.189+10:002011-09-21T06:46:42.189+10:00The issue I have with the internet is that there i...The issue I have with the internet is that there is too much information available and some, perhaps much of that information is duplication, replication, rehash or misinformation. The internet was intended to be democratizing space and it is that in some sense, but ultimately it has gone the way that most things go, that is, it has become a site of commodity, isn't everything about making money in a consumerist society? If there is an issue about file sharing it is probably because some big wig feels that they are missing out financially! And, on a more personal note, I don't understand why you had to single out 'broke and unemployed mums', there are probably just as many, perhaps more, 'broke and unemployed dads' out there in the community using the internet.Julie Joy Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01494942281316667133noreply@blogger.com