It doesnt take a genius to see how the movie business interests enlisted the support of the us gov agencies or depts, whatever to do in smaller independent business enterprises which were not willing to be subjugated by the illegal uses of power against them from afar. I do not believe the movie industry nor the co conspirator us gov have the right to limit how people do business around the world. even though they use their bottomless pit of financial resources to devise or design legal briefs that are nonsense. I just read something about the 'chewbacca' defense technique. and this seems as though it were incorporated to be used to attack with confusion ,rather than the defense position.
it is just my view on the process, as i have always supported how slysoft and elbay did business but that was based on , primarily, providing excellent products in a market that needed them. creative and well functioning software for reasonable prices.
I am all for it, and found it hard to understand why people where whining or crying about being sold out. that is clearly not the case. took me all of 20min or half hour worth of reading to update myself on the causative factors-written, by the way ,by disinterested third parties-and/or opposing parties(opposed to slysoft that is) for me to get a handle on why the demise of slysoft was needed or why it happened.
i paid for a service based on those conditions from 2008 or whenever till recently. conditions changed- basic contract law. it was time to offer new contract options as conditions changed . from my experience with this group, I would believe they agonized over how not to do this and ,bottom line, no options were viable... and, still, the whole issue is up in the air.
I contact my representatives here in the usa a number of times a year on this or broader issue here. I feel it is very important to stand up against these over controlling business consortia. they will roll over everyone and their interests if left unopposed. I make my voice heard in as much as it can be to get my gov senator and reps to keep the insidious interests from making laws in favor of the movie interests and /or those who want to control the internet or pry into individuals business at will.
this is way off point here, sorry for this
i got wound up
john