Latest Techdirt Comments http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/02455423183/prenda-lawyer-says-georgia-court-should-ignore-judge-wrights-order-because-look-hackers.shtml#c292 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:22:42 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/02455423183/prenda-lawyer-says-georgia-court-should-ignore-judge-wrights-order-because-look-hackers.shtml#c292 Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/18103323179/filmmaker-behind-pirate-bay-documentary-says-bogus-dmca-takedowns-take-away-his-free-speech.shtml#c89 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:22:17 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/18103323179/filmmaker-behind-pirate-bay-documentary-says-bogus-dmca-takedowns-take-away-his-free-speech.shtml#c89 Mike thinks people should have free speech and not be subject to the whims of an outdated, desparate industry trying to hang on to a legacy business model!

Wow. Notwithstanding the spelling, an actual statement of generally true fact.]]> Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/01382223168/new-york-times-tells-startup-it-cant-even-mention-ny-times.shtml#c1165 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:19:15 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/01382223168/new-york-times-tells-startup-it-cant-even-mention-ny-times.shtml#c1165 According to the comments here, that would be perfectly okay.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/18103323179/filmmaker-behind-pirate-bay-documentary-says-bogus-dmca-takedowns-take-away-his-free-speech.shtml#c68 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:16:20 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/18103323179/filmmaker-behind-pirate-bay-documentary-says-bogus-dmca-takedowns-take-away-his-free-speech.shtml#c68
Its loopy I tells ya.....(did I mention he's a pirate)]]> Re: http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20130523/01030023182/man-butt-dials-911-while-discussing-murder-plot.shtml#c602 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:16:10 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20130523/01030023182/man-butt-dials-911-while-discussing-murder-plot.shtml#c602 Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/02455423183/prenda-lawyer-says-georgia-court-should-ignore-judge-wrights-order-because-look-hackers.shtml#c286 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:15:11 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/02455423183/prenda-lawyer-says-georgia-court-should-ignore-judge-wrights-order-because-look-hackers.shtml#c286 nicely put it,

So what you are saying is that Exhibit A answers the question put forth in Exhibit B?
]]> Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/18103323179/filmmaker-behind-pirate-bay-documentary-says-bogus-dmca-takedowns-take-away-his-free-speech.shtml#c44 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:12:19 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/18103323179/filmmaker-behind-pirate-bay-documentary-says-bogus-dmca-takedowns-take-away-his-free-speech.shtml#c44 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/02455423183/prenda-lawyer-says-georgia-court-should-ignore-judge-wrights-order-because-look-hackers.shtml#c275 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:10:27 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/02455423183/prenda-lawyer-says-georgia-court-should-ignore-judge-wrights-order-because-look-hackers.shtml#c275 Re: Re: Huh? http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/10255023186/vermont-declares-war-patent-trolls-passes-new-law-sues-notorious-patent-troll.shtml#c59 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:08:48 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/10255023186/vermont-declares-war-patent-trolls-passes-new-law-sues-notorious-patent-troll.shtml#c59 Announcing the next EXHIBIT B contest!!! http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/02455423183/prenda-lawyer-says-georgia-court-should-ignore-judge-wrights-order-because-look-hackers.shtml#c250 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:04:16 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/02455423183/prenda-lawyer-says-georgia-court-should-ignore-judge-wrights-order-because-look-hackers.shtml#c250
Hi there Boys and Girls!

Why let EvilPirateMonkey@gmail.com have all the fun and glory? You too can get included in Jacques Nazaire's next wacky court filing just by dashing off a hastily composed missive.

Here's all you need to do:
1) Think up crazy or insulting or even completely factual stuff.
2) Email it off to Jacques Nazaire.
3) Sit back and bask in the resulting fame.

Just think about it! You could be the very next winner* like EvilPirateMonkey@gmail.com in the hilarious Prenda Circus of Copyright Litigation Shame!


(*Contest not legal in Rhode Island and Cochise County, Az.)

.]]> Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/02455423183/prenda-lawyer-says-georgia-court-should-ignore-judge-wrights-order-because-look-hackers.shtml#c247 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:57:17 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/02455423183/prenda-lawyer-says-georgia-court-should-ignore-judge-wrights-order-because-look-hackers.shtml#c247 Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/18103323179/filmmaker-behind-pirate-bay-documentary-says-bogus-dmca-takedowns-take-away-his-free-speech.shtml#c30 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:54:33 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/18103323179/filmmaker-behind-pirate-bay-documentary-says-bogus-dmca-takedowns-take-away-his-free-speech.shtml#c30 http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20130523/01030023182/man-butt-dials-911-while-discussing-murder-plot.shtml#c590 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:53:25 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20130523/01030023182/man-butt-dials-911-while-discussing-murder-plot.shtml#c590 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/18103323179/filmmaker-behind-pirate-bay-documentary-says-bogus-dmca-takedowns-take-away-his-free-speech.shtml#c20 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:50:12 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/18103323179/filmmaker-behind-pirate-bay-documentary-says-bogus-dmca-takedowns-take-away-his-free-speech.shtml#c20 Ron Paul lost http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130210/01422321932/ron-paul-un-hater-asks-un-to-take-ronpaulcom-forcefully-ron-pauls-biggest-supporters.shtml#c1576 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:49:30 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130210/01422321932/ron-paul-un-hater-asks-un-to-take-ronpaulcom-forcefully-ron-pauls-biggest-supporters.shtml#c1576
http://domainnamewire.com/2013/05/23/breaking-ron-paul-found-guilty-of-reverse-domain-name-hijacking/

He was also found guilty of "reverse domain name hijacking" in one of the cases.]]> Re: Huh? http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/10255023186/vermont-declares-war-patent-trolls-passes-new-law-sues-notorious-patent-troll.shtml#c52 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:49:11 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/10255023186/vermont-declares-war-patent-trolls-passes-new-law-sues-notorious-patent-troll.shtml#c52 How the hell can someone sue, claiming a violation of their patent without even identifying the patent at issue? Or how the defendant is violating it?

This is before suing. It's become increasingly common for trolls to send threat letters demanding settlement, but without revealing the patents in question.

We wrote about one such case here: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111206/10340216991/famed-patent-troll-smacked-down-over-anonymous-threat-letter.shtml]]> Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/02455423183/prenda-lawyer-says-georgia-court-should-ignore-judge-wrights-order-because-look-hackers.shtml#c243 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:46:53 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/02455423183/prenda-lawyer-says-georgia-court-should-ignore-judge-wrights-order-because-look-hackers.shtml#c243 Does Prenda hire there Lawyers from Craiglist or something?

Yes.

http://fightcopyrighttrolls.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/nazairecraigslistad.png]]> Re: Chewbacca Defense http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/02455423183/prenda-lawyer-says-georgia-court-should-ignore-judge-wrights-order-because-look-hackers.shtml#c238 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:46:41 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/02455423183/prenda-lawyer-says-georgia-court-should-ignore-judge-wrights-order-because-look-hackers.shtml#c238 Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/02455423183/prenda-lawyer-says-georgia-court-should-ignore-judge-wrights-order-because-look-hackers.shtml#c230 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:46:10 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/02455423183/prenda-lawyer-says-georgia-court-should-ignore-judge-wrights-order-because-look-hackers.shtml#c230 Re: Chewbacca Defense http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/02455423183/prenda-lawyer-says-georgia-court-should-ignore-judge-wrights-order-because-look-hackers.shtml#c215 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:44:45 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/02455423183/prenda-lawyer-says-georgia-court-should-ignore-judge-wrights-order-because-look-hackers.shtml#c215