http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/17321623162/released-video-silva-beating-shows-his-last-moments-video-actual-beating-still-missing.shtml#c908 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:23:13 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/17321623162/released-video-silva-beating-shows-his-last-moments-video-actual-beating-still-missing.shtml#c908 Youngblood continued saying that all of the baton strikes used by the deputies were within policy and none of the strikes were to the face.

Until they release photos of his body, I call bullshit.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130421/14270822792/copyright-troll-sues-over-wrong-movie.shtml#c537 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:16:34 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130421/14270822792/copyright-troll-sues-over-wrong-movie.shtml#c537
He also believes that most precedents with which he disagrees (which don't follow his Christian Dominionist agenda) were decided wrong. And his goal in life is to reshape the law to conform to his religious beliefs.

To date he has been as successful in these endeavors as he has been in figuring out what movie his client owns.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/10303023175/magic-hat-brewery-sues-west-sixth-brewing-using-number-six-their-logo.shtml#c370 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:15:47 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/10303023175/magic-hat-brewery-sues-west-sixth-brewing-using-number-six-their-logo.shtml#c370
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_symbol]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/02455423183/prenda-lawyer-says-georgia-court-should-ignore-judge-wrights-order-because-look-hackers.shtml#c448 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:11:00 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/02455423183/prenda-lawyer-says-georgia-court-should-ignore-judge-wrights-order-because-look-hackers.shtml#c448 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110311/01434213446/dailydirt-tuition-debt-is-chumps.shtml#c186 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:08:16 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110311/01434213446/dailydirt-tuition-debt-is-chumps.shtml#c186 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110311/01434213446/dailydirt-tuition-debt-is-chumps.shtml#c175 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:05:36 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110311/01434213446/dailydirt-tuition-debt-is-chumps.shtml#c175
I learned that before college though... but college would have likely fixed it if I hadn't.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/02514123171/partisanship-over-spying-journalists-is-stupid-spying-journalists-is-bad-period.shtml#c209 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:02:06 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/02514123171/partisanship-over-spying-journalists-is-stupid-spying-journalists-is-bad-period.shtml#c209 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/02413623115/bogus-lawsuit-plus-threats-to-those-who-write-about-it-leads-to-epic-response.shtml#c1015 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:00:06 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/02413623115/bogus-lawsuit-plus-threats-to-those-who-write-about-it-leads-to-epic-response.shtml#c1015 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/02413623115/bogus-lawsuit-plus-threats-to-those-who-write-about-it-leads-to-epic-response.shtml#c1010 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:55:13 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/02413623115/bogus-lawsuit-plus-threats-to-those-who-write-about-it-leads-to-epic-response.shtml#c1010 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/00174423181/kim-dotcom-threatens-to-sue-google-facebook-twitter-over-2-factor-authentication-patent-if-they-dont-help-him.shtml#c2019 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:51:46 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/00174423181/kim-dotcom-threatens-to-sue-google-facebook-twitter-over-2-factor-authentication-patent-if-they-dont-help-him.shtml#c2019
Would you like to buy this bridge?]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110311/01434213446/dailydirt-tuition-debt-is-chumps.shtml#c154 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:51:09 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110311/01434213446/dailydirt-tuition-debt-is-chumps.shtml#c154
Historically, I think their biggest market was US military folk -- who would go to school part-time, get moved around a lot, and graduate from Regents (old name) with a combination of transfer credit and guided-reading-up-on-your-own credit-by-exam.

Linder got a pretty generic Associates with a funny name by transferring credit from a variety of sources. His trick was to find cheap or free classes that he could transfer. If he'd been better at AP or CLEP exams it might have been even easier.

I expect Excelsior is watching and considering MOOC developments very closely, and could be one of the pioneers in transforming MOOC completions into degrees from an accredited institution.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/02413623115/bogus-lawsuit-plus-threats-to-those-who-write-about-it-leads-to-epic-response.shtml#c1001 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:50:35 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/02413623115/bogus-lawsuit-plus-threats-to-those-who-write-about-it-leads-to-epic-response.shtml#c1001 Hires WAAmbulance chaser
To sue blog chatters

Blames fat, poor, alone
On allegations of perv
Just short of statute

Demands settlement
Annoints self process server
(Stalker more like it)

"Does" worried, with cause:
5 mill? for discussing case
Of screaming drunk girl?

Popehat brings counsel
Case demolished, point by point
Lawyer to lawyer

Somerville: small town
Gossip has gone national
Jonmon: new Prenda

Turns adage on head,
That no such thing as bad press
Streisand sings for him]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110311/01434213446/dailydirt-tuition-debt-is-chumps.shtml#c131 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:48:54 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110311/01434213446/dailydirt-tuition-debt-is-chumps.shtml#c131 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/11301723178/amazon-wants-to-sell-fan-fiction-with-it-originator-fanfic-author-all-sharing-profits.shtml#c572 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:47:52 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/11301723178/amazon-wants-to-sell-fan-fiction-with-it-originator-fanfic-author-all-sharing-profits.shtml#c572
That said: when printing costs took off in the mid-80s, a fan could find herself paying $30, $40, $50 for a zine with full-color covers, fancy binding, and full-color illustrations. Beauty and the Beast fandom (the TV show with Ron Perlman & Linda Hamilton) was the first to see these very opulent, romantic, and expensive zines published: you'd see full-color zines with fancy raised printing, metallic overlay printing, even a lace-and-crystal embellished zine was sold.

I put out an X-Files zine with a nice B&W cover on heavy stock, acid-free pages, with perfect binding--I charged $20, did not make a profit, and I had to do four printings to supply demand. It wasn't that big of a zine, only about 200 pages. It was considered a well-priced zine at the time, so people were spending more for other zines.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110311/01434213446/dailydirt-tuition-debt-is-chumps.shtml#c112 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:47:45 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110311/01434213446/dailydirt-tuition-debt-is-chumps.shtml#c112 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110311/01434213446/dailydirt-tuition-debt-is-chumps.shtml#c90 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:47:34 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110311/01434213446/dailydirt-tuition-debt-is-chumps.shtml#c90
And clearly, a job is the only reason to seek higher education ... what a simplistic attitude.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110311/01434213446/dailydirt-tuition-debt-is-chumps.shtml#c78 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:45:27 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110311/01434213446/dailydirt-tuition-debt-is-chumps.shtml#c78
Most business positions have no need of what they had to learn for a business degree. Accountants and lawyers being pretty much the only exception.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/09382823173/chicago-school-system-foia-requests-stonewalling-obfuscation-paper-shredding.shtml#c304 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:41:00 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/09382823173/chicago-school-system-foia-requests-stonewalling-obfuscation-paper-shredding.shtml#c304 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110311/01434213446/dailydirt-tuition-debt-is-chumps.shtml#c56 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:39:49 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110311/01434213446/dailydirt-tuition-debt-is-chumps.shtml#c56 College is also entirely unnecessary for the vast majority of jobs.
These days, even the jobs for which you don't need a college degree require a college degree. With so many people looking for work, it's a quick and easy way for employers to winnow down the field of applicants.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/18103323179/filmmaker-behind-pirate-bay-documentary-says-bogus-dmca-takedowns-take-away-his-free-speech.shtml#c914 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:38:51 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/18103323179/filmmaker-behind-pirate-bay-documentary-says-bogus-dmca-takedowns-take-away-his-free-speech.shtml#c914 The bots get false positives at times and one is one too many. In this case it seems like a lot of independent false positives on something that do not make these studios look good. That is rather suspicious!
In fact, it seems they were either targeting the documentary itself or targeting links containing the phrase "Pirate Bay" regardless of content. Either way, it's altogether improper behavior for anyone filing a DMCA notice, and in no way satisfies the "good faith" requirement of the DMCA. If the DMCA's "perjury" clause had any teeth, Simon Klose would be wiping the floor with all the studios.]]>