So, are you participating in Black March?
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I may as well. I just bought Metal Gear Solid HD, Catherine and some DVD's, plus my birthday is next Saturday so I don't think I need to buy anything for a while. I also don't care about Mass Effect 3 *gasp*.
I guess I'm participating more out of coincidence than principle, though.
I guess I'm participating more out of coincidence than principle, though.
I live in Ireland, and a treacherous snake of a TD, Sean Sherlock has already signed away our countries choice in this matter. We didn't even get a vote for it. Not only that but no news source even spoke a peep about it... despite being major news.
The situation is fucked, too few people are aware of the implications on this, what with every area outside of dublin being virtually technophobic or computer illiterate, and those that are, are in the minority (and certainly not in our government). What's more, this Educated minority are being accused of being the pirates this bill targets, despite the fact the vast majority of those 80,000 angry Irish folk all work in or with the IT sector.
We've been "reassured" that the new law will not impact our day to day, by someone who requires a tech expert to operate his twitter and facebook account.
As for my stance on this black march thing... it's futile. The people who want these restrictions and censors implemented do not care about you and will just twist the news to accuse your methods as Piracy sympathising.
Short of bloody riots against anti-democratic governance and the destruction of the industries that force this on us (Film, Music, Games whatnot) these people will sit so far away from our reach and influence that you would have better luck getting a fish to live on land.
The situation is fucked, too few people are aware of the implications on this, what with every area outside of dublin being virtually technophobic or computer illiterate, and those that are, are in the minority (and certainly not in our government). What's more, this Educated minority are being accused of being the pirates this bill targets, despite the fact the vast majority of those 80,000 angry Irish folk all work in or with the IT sector.
We've been "reassured" that the new law will not impact our day to day, by someone who requires a tech expert to operate his twitter and facebook account.
As for my stance on this black march thing... it's futile. The people who want these restrictions and censors implemented do not care about you and will just twist the news to accuse your methods as Piracy sympathising.
Short of bloody riots against anti-democratic governance and the destruction of the industries that force this on us (Film, Music, Games whatnot) these people will sit so far away from our reach and influence that you would have better luck getting a fish to live on land.
That was black history month, ya big silly!Liquidacid23 said:
Though, I would find it funny if the two collided.
Ooh a whole month of a tiny margin of people not buying stuff and then immediately buying it when the month is over. That will make such a difference! I won't buy anything, but only because none of it interests me.
Well I wasn't planning on getting anything anyway. Besides semester starts next week and I'm broke. (my last pay-check was for 35 NZD)
I wont, but then again I have a backlog of shit to play that I already bought so that probably doesn't count.
It will have no effect whatsoever. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if sales were above average for the time period, as that's how these things tend to play out.
That said, I sort of am participating. I don't have any plans to buy any games as I've got a lot of work at the minute, and I'm having more fun programming my own.
That said, I sort of am participating. I don't have any plans to buy any games as I've got a lot of work at the minute, and I'm having more fun programming my own.
No point for me, im in canada so Bill C30 and ACTA have already been passed amidst all the confusion. So i guess for us its just a question of holding our breath and waiting for whatever is gunna happen to our internets 
I have heard that ACTA is a worldwide initiative tho, so i think america is just as boned with that one
I have heard that ACTA is a worldwide initiative tho, so i think america is just as boned with that one
Heh. Fuck no. The corporations are going to run roughshod over our legal rights whether we get all cute and protest or not. So thanks, but no thanks, I'll keep buying my games as per usual.
