There's nothing I can say that hasn't already been said ad nauseum, but I feel compelled to do it anyway. Besides, if now is not the time for a long-time lurker (as evidenced by my grand total of 2 posts in almost a year) to exit the shadows, when? :o)
Nite, thanks for your hard work and a site of which you, and all members, can be proud. I sincerely hope you continue to lead and nurture the forums, for it's clear that the community will thrive as long as it still has a home. Stay shiny, and take care of your own.
Sov13t, an excellent job of both setting everyone straight and carrying the voice of reason. Regardless of my personal opinions about the current state of things, I support the current action 100%. (As an aside, I never would have guessed that English isn't your native language. Based on your posts, at least, you've got a better grasp than 90% of those who claim to be born-and-bred 'Englishers'.)
To all my fellow forum members. . .sad as it may be to admit it, our best option at this point is to hope that those who know better and are more well-equipped to battle within the arena of law can, someday, convince the courts of the lunacy being perpetuated by the M*** and the R*** in their current actions. When that day comes, the laws of the land will change to allow a common-sense solution that protects the right for creators/owners of content to be financially successful AND allows the end users of that content to enjoy it without going through something akin to a street mugging at the hands of the 'M and R Juggernaut'.
In the words of a wise Denobulan doctor. . ."Optimism, Captain!!"
