en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/303432 Comments by McLovin1984 http://torrentfreak.com/uk-isps-to-become-piracy-cops-090116/#IDComment14098903 Not all of them Big businesses quite often don't operate within the law of the land They do whatever they can get away with Sometimes they get caught breaking the law and we find out about it e.g. Arthur Anderson, Enron, Microsoft Also, if the law of the land becomes too restrictive, they can relocate their HQ to another country where less stringent laws apply whilst still keeping the offices and employees they have in their original country (as a lot of US businesses did recently when the Sarbanes-Oxley Act came into effect in 2002) No offence but I don't want to get into a debate about this, read No Logo by Naomi Klein if you're interested in learning more Sun, 18 Jan 2009 07:31:20 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/uk-isps-to-become-piracy-cops-090116/#IDComment14098903 http://torrentfreak.com/uk-isps-to-become-piracy-cops-090116/#IDComment14069257 The reaction is a bit over the top but the principle is the same What a lot of people are angry about is the fact that big businesses seem to be pulling the strings of the government and we've got to a situation now where individuals feel powerless against them Think about it, some of the richest and most powerful entities on the planet are businesses, their only real motivation is profit They're not elected, they don't answer to anyone except their shareholders and yet they can influence decisions that affect an entire country The opinion of the public is ignored in favour of keeping these businesses happy Does that seem very democratic to you? Sat, 17 Jan 2009 06:41:49 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/uk-isps-to-become-piracy-cops-090116/#IDComment14069257 http://torrentfreak.com/uk-isps-to-become-piracy-cops-090116/#IDComment14066867 Don't, some of the instructions in there aren't safe and will get you killed There's probably something better out there anyway Sat, 17 Jan 2009 04:59:12 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/uk-isps-to-become-piracy-cops-090116/#IDComment14066867 http://torrentfreak.com/uk-isps-to-become-piracy-cops-090116/#IDComment14065840 Cos people don't do anything about their situation as long as it's relatively comfortable It's only when things get so bad that people can't bear them that they do anything about it We haven't hit rock bottom yet, but I agree, this isn't a true democracy, at the moment it's a relaxed tyranny Sat, 17 Jan 2009 04:12:10 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/uk-isps-to-become-piracy-cops-090116/#IDComment14065840