http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130507/01074822975/gaijin-entertainment-demands-gaijincom-which-predates-them-doesnt-infringe-their-trademark.shtml#c624 Tue, 7 May 2013 21:08:56 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130507/01074822975/gaijin-entertainment-demands-gaijincom-which-predates-them-doesnt-infringe-their-trademark.shtml#c624 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130507/00385422973/youtube-once-again-building-paywall-which-old-media-can-hang-itself.shtml#c160 Tue, 7 May 2013 21:04:38 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130507/00385422973/youtube-once-again-building-paywall-which-old-media-can-hang-itself.shtml#c160 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130507/00385422973/youtube-once-again-building-paywall-which-old-media-can-hang-itself.shtml#c153 Tue, 7 May 2013 21:04:33 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130507/00385422973/youtube-once-again-building-paywall-which-old-media-can-hang-itself.shtml#c153 Freedom is Slavery
Ignorance is Strength
Armed Robbery is Commerce

Shall I go on?]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130506/11472022963/royalty-collection-agency-sabam-sues-belgian-isps-pursuit-its-34-piracy-license.shtml#c743 Tue, 7 May 2013 21:00:48 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130506/11472022963/royalty-collection-agency-sabam-sues-belgian-isps-pursuit-its-34-piracy-license.shtml#c743 I'd just file an exact counter suit for 3.4 percent cut for the 'rampant commercial success they enable through their networks'
As one who never "pirates" copyrighted content (I boycott them), I'd consider suing for slander. How dare they assume the right to judge me? My ISP connection is used to infringe copyright? Nuh uhh!

Chutzpah.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130507/00385422973/youtube-once-again-building-paywall-which-old-media-can-hang-itself.shtml#c141 Tue, 7 May 2013 20:56:10 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130507/00385422973/youtube-once-again-building-paywall-which-old-media-can-hang-itself.shtml#c141 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130507/00385422973/youtube-once-again-building-paywall-which-old-media-can-hang-itself.shtml#c122 Tue, 7 May 2013 20:54:41 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130507/00385422973/youtube-once-again-building-paywall-which-old-media-can-hang-itself.shtml#c122
"If anything, this just seems like a tool with which Hollywood can hang itself." ... Umm, HUH? How the HELL can you even TRY to turn this against them? In my view, "Hollywood" is just going to sit back and watch Youtube fail (financially, though Google may subsidize it indefinitely), and thereby PROVE their notions.

Youtube isn't actually making money so is putting up a paywall, JUST LIKE those you call "dinosaurs" attempted. -- Oh, that reminds me. Turns out you're wrong yet again on that very point, some paywalls DO work!

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/199331/pay-walls-boost-some-newspaper-circs.html#axzz2RzNz20zG

"While publications of all sizes have benefited from digital subscription strategies, big names continued to lead the way. The Wall Street Journal maintained its lead as the country]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130507/00385422973/youtube-once-again-building-paywall-which-old-media-can-hang-itself.shtml#c102 Tue, 7 May 2013 20:49:32 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130507/00385422973/youtube-once-again-building-paywall-which-old-media-can-hang-itself.shtml#c102 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130507/00385422973/youtube-once-again-building-paywall-which-old-media-can-hang-itself.shtml#c88 Tue, 7 May 2013 20:49:07 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130507/00385422973/youtube-once-again-building-paywall-which-old-media-can-hang-itself.shtml#c88 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130507/01074822975/gaijin-entertainment-demands-gaijincom-which-predates-them-doesnt-infringe-their-trademark.shtml#c602 Tue, 7 May 2013 20:47:04 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130507/01074822975/gaijin-entertainment-demands-gaijincom-which-predates-them-doesnt-infringe-their-trademark.shtml#c602 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130507/00385422973/youtube-once-again-building-paywall-which-old-media-can-hang-itself.shtml#c73 Tue, 7 May 2013 20:39:38 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130507/00385422973/youtube-once-again-building-paywall-which-old-media-can-hang-itself.shtml#c73
You're hilarious... jackhole.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130507/00385422973/youtube-once-again-building-paywall-which-old-media-can-hang-itself.shtml#c59 Tue, 7 May 2013 20:35:28 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130507/00385422973/youtube-once-again-building-paywall-which-old-media-can-hang-itself.shtml#c59
How much content do these paid channels plan to provide right off the bat? How much content do these paid channels plan to provide on a regular basis? What do the groups behind these paid channels consider]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130507/00385422973/youtube-once-again-building-paywall-which-old-media-can-hang-itself.shtml#c37 Tue, 7 May 2013 20:34:29 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130507/00385422973/youtube-once-again-building-paywall-which-old-media-can-hang-itself.shtml#c37 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130506/18203522969/did-fbi-counterterrorism-agent-reveal-that-feds-now-record-all-phone-calls.shtml#c478 Tue, 7 May 2013 20:31:04 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130506/18203522969/did-fbi-counterterrorism-agent-reveal-that-feds-now-record-all-phone-calls.shtml#c478
Every phone call? Think for a moment about exactly what such a thing would entail.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130507/00385422973/youtube-once-again-building-paywall-which-old-media-can-hang-itself.shtml#c24 Tue, 7 May 2013 20:28:04 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130507/00385422973/youtube-once-again-building-paywall-which-old-media-can-hang-itself.shtml#c24 $1.99/month per channel. That seems... pretty high.

lol

You're hilarious Masnick.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130507/12235622980/john-steele-plans-to-appeal-judge-wrights-order-says-judge-is-no-fan-ip-law.shtml#c782 Tue, 7 May 2013 20:25:06 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130507/12235622980/john-steele-plans-to-appeal-judge-wrights-order-says-judge-is-no-fan-ip-law.shtml#c782 http://business.avn.com/articles/legal/Sanctioned-Copyright-Lawyer-Says-He-Will-Appeal-Judge-s-Order-516284.html

[...] Regarding the referral for sanctions imposed by Judge Wright, Steele said,]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130507/12235622980/john-steele-plans-to-appeal-judge-wrights-order-says-judge-is-no-fan-ip-law.shtml#c765 Tue, 7 May 2013 20:23:08 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130507/12235622980/john-steele-plans-to-appeal-judge-wrights-order-says-judge-is-no-fan-ip-law.shtml#c765
Steele and Prenda anytime they have been challenged have always put up the big front and Huffed and Puffed and got no where.

What do these guys think the chances are that they will have success on appeal? We all know what happened in the Florida case where Lutz got questioned and Steele was there and when the Judge quizzed Lutz he didn't know this or that and couldn't name anyone at AF Holdings.

The Judge in Florida declared that there was a fraud on the court and Steele & Duffy are facing sanctions there.

Then you have the case in San Francisco Where Judge Chen in another Prenda case wants to see the signed ADR that bears "Salt Marsh" signature and that was supposed to be presented by April 29 2013.

You can bet your ass now that Judge wright's report is going to go to other courts that are hearing any Prenda cases will be tuned into what is going on with Prenda and those involved in Prenda and their various cases.

I would also have to believe that the Appeals court will be made aware of the other cases and the Judges rulings in them and Prenda actions concerning them.

Sorry to say but these guys are history, I think Steele, Duffy Gibbs and Hansmeier will be sitting around the fire at the rail yard beside the boxcar, and relishing the days of old where they would chase ambulances and divorce cases and think of how good they had it as they are passing around that bottle of Scotch Ripple while waiting for the can of beans to finish cooking.

These guys have been long on the fringe side of the law, from their copyright trolling suits to their other side line of filing as an intervener in class actions suits as an objector to a settlement... but willing to drop their objection for 30K ~ wink wink ~ nudge nudge.

While they are gone for now I doubt we have seen the last of them, I hope the IRS and RICO will for once and all finish off these characters as they have crossed the line of right and wrong in my opinion.

I thought Kevin Trudeau was the definition of a true criminal, but Kevin looks like a Saint compared to the Prenda gang!]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130506/16340322966/judge-wright-tells-team-prenda-to-pay-80k-refers-their-activity-to-state-bars-feds-irs.shtml#c1001 Tue, 7 May 2013 20:12:38 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130506/16340322966/judge-wright-tells-team-prenda-to-pay-80k-refers-their-activity-to-state-bars-feds-irs.shtml#c1001 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130506/18203522969/did-fbi-counterterrorism-agent-reveal-that-feds-now-record-all-phone-calls.shtml#c472 Tue, 7 May 2013 20:10:53 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130506/18203522969/did-fbi-counterterrorism-agent-reveal-that-feds-now-record-all-phone-calls.shtml#c472
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/03/ff_nsadatacenter/all/

Might as well get used to it - it's our shiny new reality]]> http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130502/10513922919/over-90-most-innovative-products-past-few-decades-were-not-patented.shtml#c366 Tue, 7 May 2013 20:05:44 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130502/10513922919/over-90-most-innovative-products-past-few-decades-were-not-patented.shtml#c366 1) Someone, or a group of someones, encounter a problem that they want to fix.
2) They come up with an idea to fix it. It doesn't work or works poorly.
3) Someone else sees them trying to fix the problem, and comes up with a better idea.
4) ...
5) Innovation!

I can't think of a single thing that wasn't created accidentally that was a result of one person spontaneously coming up with a great idea that everyone wanted to use. Everything comes from people building on the works of others, whether it's inventions, art, politics...all these things are inherently part of society and not part of individuals.

I personally believe the U.S.'s insane copyright laws (and they are insane, as in not based on logic or reason) is at least partially due to our extreme idealism of individualism. The U.S. believes that the individual surpasses everything else, and that individuals are responsible for these creations. It's a romantic idea, but it's completely false. No piece of art, science, or technology exists without the influence of the society that created it, period.

That's reality. What we have is the ideal (copyright, you have the right to *your* idea/art/invention) conflicting with reality (your idea/art/invention isn't really yours, it's created from the culture you live in). And it's creating extremely wonky results.

Unfortunately, copyright is as strongly ingrained into U.S. ideology as other myths, such as eating fats will make you fat and that the world is facing overpopulation.

Oh no, if that doesn't get people riled up I don't know what will. If even one person gets angry, goes online to look it up and prove me wrong then I've suceeded in opening a mind.

But I'm not going to hold my breath.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130506/18203522969/did-fbi-counterterrorism-agent-reveal-that-feds-now-record-all-phone-calls.shtml#c455 Tue, 7 May 2013 19:58:18 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130506/18203522969/did-fbi-counterterrorism-agent-reveal-that-feds-now-record-all-phone-calls.shtml#c455