Originally posted by: tedinde1
First we cannot post coupons, we have to go to other sites to get them, now we cant post deals, So just close the deals forums here.
Originally posted by: Distinguished
Never in my 50 years have I been more fearful of government and corporations.
The government is getting bigger and more controlling every passing day. Large corporations have taken over almost every business segment. The small independent business is nearly extinct. We, the citizens of this great country, are now just pawns. We have lost our ability to think critically, our ability to voice opinion, and our ability to act. The desire is there, but our ability is being stripped away by the government and corporate machines.
Our elected leaders no longer represent the wishes of the populace but rather the corporations and special interest groups that fund their campaigns and line their pockets. It is no longer a ?Government of the people, for the people??.
We are seduced by low prices from mass merchandisers. Their slick marketing and advertising convinces us they are as ?American as apple pie?, and yet most of their goods are foreign made. These companies are draining the dollars from our economy as fast as we can hand it over to them.
What can we do?
Support the small/ mom & pop businesses as much as possible. You may pay a little more, but your money will probably be staying in your local area economy.
Buy American made products. Keep the money and jobs in the USA.
Get involved in politics. Think critically about the issues being decided and what it means about our futures. Let your representatives know that you expect them to represent the people and not the corporate and special interest groups.
Make your voice heard.
Originally posted by: jamautosound
Interesting, DMCA counter notification letter.
Originally posted by: cheapgoose
Personally I love all the forums that saves me money. As wrong as walmart, target...are, I don't want to see Anadtech, or FW go to court to fight and tigh up resources they don't have. Let us all just read/copy the lists now, suck it up, talk some crap about these companies and move on.
Originally posted by: Woz
:disgust:
BOYCOTT!
DO NOT SHOP ON BLACK FRIDAY!
BOYCOTT!
:disgust:
Sec. 512. . Limitations on liability relating to material online
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`(2) the transmission, routing, provision of connections, or storage is carried out through an automatic technical process without selection of the material by the service provider;
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Originally posted by: mechsiah
My personal understanding is as follows:
- There would be no copyright violation to post a message that said "I heard that Best Buy is going to sell X for $xx.xxx". This information would be considered "common".
- Posting a scan or large portions of a scan or LINKS (by DMCA) to such scans would be a violation of copyright law.
- I believe the stores would argue that the information contained in their ads are proprietary until the point of publication, and the disemination of that information negatively impacts their business in the form of financial losses. The argument is weak, and may not make it past summary judgement, BUT, it is not frivilous.