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Re:I was on BloombergTV talking SOPA today - how'd I do? by wes-exp on Thursday January 05, 2012 @03:08PM (#3430258)
I find the shoplifting analogy decent, but the main flaw I see is that it keeps the discussion framed around crimes being committed and what is the punishment. Even if the punishment is seen as really extreme, centuries of legislation have shown that being "tough on crime" is extremely popular.

My hope with the term 'Prohibition' is to turn it around and put the focus on the evil being done by the media companies. They want the government take away your rights, because they don't want to compete fair and square with web technologies.

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Re:I was on BloombergTV talking SOPA today - how'd I do? by pfraze on Thursday January 05, 2012 @03:34PM (#3430374)
Fair points on Prohibition. It definitely has the negative-only effect that you'd want; I'll have to think about it.

Here's an analogy I've been using that might work: "They're tying your hands behind your back so you have to pay them to feed you."

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