When the audience was polled for how many people worked in a NY start-up, a massive amount of hands were raised. When asked how many of these start-ups were hiring, a majority of hands were raised again. The point was shown and explained that we are a striving tech scene and are bring job opportunities to NY.
We- the job creators- are fighting against intrusive government regulation
It's been mentioned, most notably in the reddit blog post by alienth, that there will be a burden on the tech community, and especially the smaller start-ups, in keeping up with these legal requirements of censorship.
We are anti-piracy
One of the speakers at todays NYTM protest (I believe it was Alexis Ohanian, but I could be wrong) mentioned they are a copyright holder. They don't want to see piracy, nor copyright infringement - but they also don't want to oppress innovation.
Innovation is better
Pretty much the same counter argument as above, and it was also mentioned that the MPAA was scared of the VHS back when it was introduced; citing that it would ruin them - but instead it became a large part of the movie industries revenue model. The point was made that they should be embracing the internet and that with those innovations they can make boatloads more money without having to censor us.
I assumed that the points would be covered- that's why I prefaced my comments with "my experience is anecdotal". But the guy who walked past asking about the protest would have had the same experience that I did, and may well have gone away with a negative impression.
Don't get me wrong, I'm genuinely excited that the protest happened and had the level of support that it did. I think that overall it was great, but that there is definite room for improvement in terms of getting everyone on the same page.
Oh I agree, but I also want to make those points for people who weren't there so they have an understanding of what was spoken about. There is a need of making it easier for your average person to understand what is at stake - something that they can understand.
Most start-ups are permanently hiring because:
a- they available workforce doesn't fulfill their needs
b- they don't pay market salaries
I think we shouldn't overestimate our job creation factor. Jobs yes, but what jobs? For 20-30 y.o. men? These are not the people that are jobless this time around.
We are a success
When the audience was polled for how many people worked in a NY start-up, a massive amount of hands were raised. When asked how many of these start-ups were hiring, a majority of hands were raised again. The point was shown and explained that we are a striving tech scene and are bring job opportunities to NY.
We- the job creators- are fighting against intrusive government regulation
It's been mentioned, most notably in the reddit blog post by alienth, that there will be a burden on the tech community, and especially the smaller start-ups, in keeping up with these legal requirements of censorship.
We are anti-piracy
One of the speakers at todays NYTM protest (I believe it was Alexis Ohanian, but I could be wrong) mentioned they are a copyright holder. They don't want to see piracy, nor copyright infringement - but they also don't want to oppress innovation.
Innovation is better
Pretty much the same counter argument as above, and it was also mentioned that the MPAA was scared of the VHS back when it was introduced; citing that it would ruin them - but instead it became a large part of the movie industries revenue model. The point was made that they should be embracing the internet and that with those innovations they can make boatloads more money without having to censor us.