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[skullreken]

It's a pitty he didnt manage to climb into the croc tank
he seriously needs a dose of his own medicine

[Galgalid]

I totally agree with you. I mean, do we really want such a retard to grow up? If he acts like this now, what crimes will he commit when he's 18?.

and also, if he'd jumped in, it would've led to lots of lolz :)

[exoskelett]

http://www.ripten.com/2008/10/10/wow...ds-by-himself/

OMFG I can't imagine that something like this exists in this world oO
Just read the article and you'll say "omg wtf".

I just read it on gulli (http://gulli.com but it's german xD)

[Deekle7]

Wow, I used to play and 1 account was too much money

[khaosmonk]

Lol, that guy is still calling WoW a hobby too. He should seriously stop and do something much more worthwhile.

[xuva]

wow that's just i mean omfg thats not a hobby that's an addiction right there.

[Black Angel]

Senate Passes Bill Creating 'Copyright Czar'

U.S. lawmakers approved the creation of a cabinet-level position of copyright czar as part of sweeping intellectual property enforcement legislation that sailed through the Senate on Friday.

However, a controversial measure granting the Justice Department the authority to sue copyright infringers on behalf of Hollywood and the music industry was removed after the White House lobbied against assuming those new powers.

The legislation's passage underscores the importance lawmakers place on protecting intellectual property. The entertainment industry says it loses billions of sales a year to piracy.

The legislation, unanimously approved on a consent vote, came as lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are scrambling to hammer out a $700 billion Wall Street bailout.

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said he expected the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act "will aid federal efforts to protect American producers and American jobs."

The measure (.pdf) creates an executive-level "Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator" -- a copyright czar requiring Senate confirmation.

The executive and its office would be charged with creating a nationwide plan to combat piracy and "report directly to the president and Congress regarding domestic international intellectual property enforcement programs."

The nation's drug czar, a position created by Congress in 1982 to wage the War on Drugs, also requires Senate confirmation.

The new copyright czar will oversee government anti-piracy crackdowns and, among other things, train other countries about IP enforcement. The legislation also creates an FBI piracy unit and allows for the forfeiture of equipment used in large pirating operations.

The intellectual property measure approved Friday was strongly backed by Hollywood, the recording industry, unions, manufacturers and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

"This is a win for both parties and, more importantly, for America's innovators, workers whose jobs rely on intellectual property, and consumers who depend on safe and effective products," said Tom Donohue, the chamber's president and CEO.

Digital rights groups, including Public Knowledge, opposed the measure.

Gigi Sohn, the group's president, said the bill goes too far but she was nonetheless pleased that the Justice Department won't be suing copyright infringers on behalf of the entertainment industry.

"We are pleased that the Senate bill as passed does not include the egregious provision allowing the Justice Department to file civil suits against alleged copyright violators on behalf of copyright holders," she said.

The White House, in successfully pressuring for a rewrite to the legislation, said the original proposal requiring the attorney general to sue copyright infringers "could result in Department of Justice prosecutors serving as pro bono lawyers for private copyright holders regardless of their resources. In effect, taxpayer-supported department lawyers would pursue lawsuits for copyright holders, with monetary recovery going to industry."

The House of Representatives is expected to take up the measure as early as Saturday.

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/200...-passes-b.html

[khaosmonk]

Originally Posted by xuva

wow that's just i mean omfg thats not a hobby that's an addiction right there.

didn'tt mean to be mean :( but i lost 3 friends to WoW

[skullreken]

wow is the biggest scam ever first you have to pay for the gem then you have buy a subscription
excuse my french but F*** that!!

[jugglindrew]

there is a lady that I work with that on her nights off she will play WOW for hours. She is in her fortys.