RIAA CEO Hopes SOPA Protests Were a "One-Time Thing" 441
hapworth writes "After posting a controversial op-ed in The New York Times saying Wikipedia and Google 'misinformed' the public about SOPA and PIPA, Cary Sherman, CEO of the RIAA said in an interview yesterday that he hopes the SOPA protests were a 'one-time experience.' He also said that Wikipedia and Google users were duped into thinking SOPA was a bad bill because they assume "if it comes from these sources, it must be true." In another hilarious comment, Sherman blames the Internet for making it impossible for Congress to get out its side of the story, and for not spreading information with the same 'clarity and integrity' of broadcast journalists."
Funny... (Score:5, Funny)
Thats funny... I was hoping SOPA was the one time thing.
Re:Yeah, yeah, Wikipedians were deluded (Score:5, Funny)
Wait, you had an actual lawyer look at it?
That's more than Congress did.
George Costanza says... (Score:5, Funny)
Clarification (Score:4, Funny)
Clearly,
Since the way we communicate has changed greatly since the arrival of the internet, and there people afraid to embrace that change, we the denizens of the internet are in the wrong.
Seriously, My daughter's arguments for why she shouldn't have to do her homework are more well thought out than Mr. Sherman's.
Clarity and integrity (Score:5, Funny)
of broadcast journalists
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Re:Would you kindly... (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah, where are the NRA nutjobs when you actually need them to get something done. Look, we've let you keep your firearms. Now comes your half of the bargain.
Re:Yeah, yeah, Wikipedians were deluded (Score:4, Funny)
Wow, I don't think I ever felt bad for a lawyer before.
Re:Nope.avi (Score:5, Funny)
Honestly, his statements sound like they belong in an Onion article.
"Daryl Gates Hopes L.A. Riots Were a One-Time Thing, Eager to Resume Beating Black People"
Re:He's right. (Score:4, Funny)
Prepare to be sued by the MPAA for copyright infringement.
Re:One time experience? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Door in face (Score:2, Funny)
Mod this +5 informative.
Come on at least +1 Funny.
Re:One time experience? (Score:0, Funny)
What was it Mad-Eye Moody was saying during D-A-D-A classes? Oh yeah - CONSTANT VIGILANCE.
Since Mad-Eye Moody in that case was actually a Death Eater masquerading as Moody, does that mean because you're preaching this now that you are a secret agent for the RIAA?
Re:One time experience? (Score:5, Funny)
The whole point was that the Death Eater was so good at his impersonation of Moody that he taught the class just as Moody would have. So the best Defense Against Dark Arts teacher Harry Potter had was in fact a Death Eater. And that, Ms. Morissette, is irony.
(the map being able to see right through the disguise, and no one noticing until far too late... now THAT was bad writing)
Actually, that makes sense. For a car analogy, who better to teach you how to deal with car salesmen than a care salesman? *
* My apologies to any reputable care salesmen or friends/relatives of reputable care salesmen on slashdot. **
** Why does that feel like apologizing to the tooth fairy?
Re:One time experience? (Score:5, Funny)
Yes, proper wand movement. Any student paying close attention, like say Hermione, would probably be able to rip them right off. And didn't Harry use one of the curses with no other training, against Bellatrix?
Wow, I never thought I'd construct a comment nerdier than one deconstruction Star Wars. Thank god I'm in a relationship now.