by WolferCooker Fri Jan 20, 2012 8:47 pm
Only way to get in trouble? Look at that kid from the UK. He's getting extradited to the U.S. to face copyright infringement charges just for LINKING to a site that has copyrighted material. Luckily some billionaire has join forces with the kid against this hypocrisy by getting him the best lawyers in the U.S. to represent him and paying for all the expenses. Guilty or not, this is cruel and unusual punishment.
I bet you this will reach the U.S. Supreme Court, but the kid might ultimately lose in the end because the justices themselves have stated that "Corporations are people too". While this is in terms of political money and having unlimited funds in SuperPACS during elections (which is stupid to me, but let's not talk politics), you just watch that this quote will be twisted around to make the corporations (media and movie) innocent and immune from the law when there are tons of evidence out there that THEY are the ones that started all this in the first place. Wouldn't be surprised to see them bribe the justices (as useless as they are)
It doesn't matter what the Supreme Court thinks anymore. It's all about who has the money. The one with the most money wins. There are no rules. Even with a billonaire on the British kid's side, they still don't have the slightest chance. The corporations and the government are the real judges, juries, and executioners. The people sitting in those seats are just figureheads.
And you wanna know why none of this has hit the MSM? It's because the RIAA and the movie industry are paying off the media to keep it all hush hush. Election year isn't helping either. I'm sure all this can make the greatest influence in the polls, but it's sad people in this country are too dumb to know that this is history in the making and it's on the wrong side until THEY can make a difference. Maybe they really want their liberties stripped away from them. The U.S. isn't a democracy anymore, it's plutocratic. Democracy is also just a figurehead to make us believe we are free from control. In reality, we're pawns.
Scarface's quote cannot be anymore true than it is today: When you get the money, you get the power.