almostheavenin2011
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The problem with this analogy is that you were not friends with them and have no idea what they did later. Did they come back to school and exel and graduate with honors? Did they start a multi-million dollar business? Funny but I knew/know people like this who became doctors, lawyers, cfos, etc..One more for the road...just speaking from personal experience.
When I was at UND, I knew about a dozen people who smoked pot (not friends, just knew them). A quarter of them did decent in class and were successful. The rest either dropped out completely, or were on their way to doing so.
Out of all the people I knew that had their fair of drinks on the weekends, about three quarters did decent in class and were successful. The pot smokers were included in this drinking group (because they drank and smoked heavily). So, not counting the pot smokers, roughly 1 in 10 weren't very good in school that participated in getting drunk on a regular basis.
I'm not trying to stereotype, but based on the people I knew, either the people that smoked pot were dumb prior to smoking pot, or the pot made them dumb. I'm not picking sides, just noting what I've experienced personally.
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Like Scott Hennen?His wandering, moralistic rants should be enough to get him a talk show. Or at least a blog ...
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Amazing how the criminal tries to justify their crime. Reminds me of certain coach at Penn St.I've been in the hobby for over 15 years so I think I know better than you do. There have been a couple of guys who were busted for copyright infringement, but that's only because they were making a living doing it. They weren't traders, they were selling VHS copies of games for $30/each (and this was back in the mid to late '90s when $30 was worth a lot more than it is today) and moving 100's of games per month. The collectors who exchange copies are left alone because we aren't hurting anybody. Steve Sabol of NFL Films even made mention of the collectrs out there who trade copies of old games during the introduction to the NFL's Greatest Games feature on the "Sea of Hands" game a couple of years ago on the NFL Network. The fact that Steve Sabol knows about us and is making no effort to stop us tells you everything that you need to know.
I understand you're trying to make an issue out of this based on technicalities, because when losing an argument always resort to technicalities. I'm much more interested in the spirit of the law over the letter of the law. While exchanging copies of old games among collectors may be against the letter of the law, smoking pot is against both the letter and more importantly the spirit of the law. Like I said, hand somebody a DVD-R of a football game in front of the police station vs. a bag of marijuana in front of the police station. Recording a game and sharing copies with friends or fellow collectors falls within the definition of fair use. If I opened up a store and stocked the shelves with copies of recorded games and marked them at $39.95 apiece then you would certainly have a valid point, but that isn't what I do and you're really reaching to make an apples to oranges comparison. Seriously... if you haven't done extensive research on the "Betamax Case" you have no business bringing this issue up with me. I did all of my homework on this topic back in the mid '90s before placing my first classified ad seeking fellow collectors to trade with in Sports Collectors Digest.
Look... you are against the Fighting Sioux nickname and you're advocating the use of illegal drugs. Those two facts alone tell me all that I need to know about you.
Like I said, I am done with you. I posted the stuff about the recording and trading of sporting events only to better educate those who may be reading this and might actually believe the garbage that you spewed if somebody who knew better didn't step in and set things straight.
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For the comedy?I must admit, I'm drawn to DaveK posts like a moth to a flame.
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I was wondering why you qouted me and highlighted that.Sorry.
I thought I was replying to DaveK.
I think copyright infringement has moved beyond the "common criminal" stage now, however. Some serious fines for sharing mp3s...
I'd imagine sharing bootleg dvds is similarly frowned-upon.
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Nope. Main point of why I said DaveK was nothing but a common criminal.Did you miss this?
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Twin Peaks had the best eye candy.The "eye candy" was way better on Dynasty.
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What is copyright infringement?If you weren't so irrational I would tell you to hand somebody a DVD-R of a football game recorded off TV in front of the police station and then hand somebody a bag of marijuana in front of the police station and see which act gets you arrested and which one doesn't, but being as irrational as you are I won't waste my time making that argument. You're obviously uninformed about both "fair use" and "The Betamax Case". Come back and try to make your argument when you are better educated as to what you're talking about.
As a general matter, copyright infringement occurs when a copyrighted work is reproduced, distributed, performed, publicly displayed, or made into a derivative work without the permission of the copyright owner. http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-definitions.html#infringement
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They would be selectively chosing which law to enforce. The funny thing is your crime carries a higher penalty the the pot one does. To you have the express written consent to tape and trade the game?If you weren't so irrational I would tell you to hand somebody a DVD-R of a football game recorded off TV in front of the police station and then hand somebody a bag of marijuana in front of the police station and see which act gets you arrested and which one doesn't, but being as irrational as you are I won't waste my time making that argument. You're obviously uninformed about both "fair use" and "The Betamax Case". Come back and try to make your argument when you are better educated as to what you're talking about.
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No way could anyone beat JR. Wasn't Knots Landing suppose to be on TV first and not as a spin-off sort of from Dallas?^Blasphemy!
Knots Landing rocked!
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Right.The ownership group. The people involved locally. Coaching. Facility arrangement.
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Are you thinking that the 4th team in the last 22 years will be the charm?No, it won't.
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What makes it any different?No, it won't.
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That junior team will fold in either one or two years like the previous ones did.Minot's youth program is growing and will continue to grow. Also, there are plans in the works to add a 3rd sheet of ice (with decent seating for the junior team, etc.) to the MAYSA complex.
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It is never to far for hockey, this is not meant in a good way but as a shot at parents.Apparently Bottineau and Rugby will now be a Co-op in the west region, this could cause some concern for a few teams in the west. Should be interesting to see how the beginning of the season starts out.
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Dallas was better.I thought ya all would like that.
She use to religiously record "Knots Landing" back in the day. She is getting the complete first season on DVD....ssshhh. Don't tell her.
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wikipedia is a useless source. Another site said 16.Are you sure? What are the age of consent and corruption of a minor laws in PA ... http://en.wikipedia....ca#Pennsylvania
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Which makes DaveK nothing but a common criminal.Arguably, yes. If you look at the file-sharing sites like Napster and Pirate Bay, they were subject to civil action even though no money changed hands between the parties. Without delving into the DVD trades organized on this site, wholesale exchanges of copyrighted material are more likely to raise scrutiny from copyright holders than one-off trades between friends, etc. And yes, Title 17 of the US Code does have some serious criminal elements built into it.
And why are you watching "Days"?
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How?So are you a drug and alcohol rehab expert? I have seen some good people ruined by the simple non-gateway drug.
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You called people common criminals and I pointed out that it was you who is a common criminal for copying and trading copyrighted material, which by the way is a much more serious crime with larger penalties that a little pot possesion charge and also is a federal offense, and you are calling me illogical and irrational? You have more temper tantrums than anyone here. Please explain how you are not a serious criminal offender?"To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reasoning is like administering medicine to the dead."
~Thomas Paine
..and with that I am now done wasting my time with you. You have proven yourself to be one of the most illogical and irrational people on this board.
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Like making copies of copyrighted materials and trading them?While I concede that some people can't handle their liquor and therefore should not drink, the fact of the matter is that it is legal to enjoy an adult beverage if you are old enough. If you smoke pot you're breaking the law no matter how old you are. You may not like like the law but you must still obey it. If you intentionally show a lack of respect for the law and disobey it you are no better than any other common criminal.
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Not illegal though.
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I have seem a lot more good people ruined by drinking.So are you a drug and alcohol rehab expert? I have seen some good people ruined by the simple non-gateway drug.
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You really have no idea what you are talking about do you?To be fair, I don't enjoy being around people who are extremely intoxicated either. The difference with pot is even if they're just a little bit stoned they're still so stupid it takes every bit of restraint to keep from punching them in the face. People who are just a little bit drunk are fun to be around, it's just the idiots who get completely wasted that give alcohol a bad name.
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