http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/01450023148/makers-nutella-force-fan-who-created-world-nutella-day-to-shut-it-down.shtml#c453 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:24:41 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/01450023148/makers-nutella-force-fan-who-created-world-nutella-day-to-shut-it-down.shtml#c453 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/13573923121/retired-lt-col-violent-media-has-bred-generation-killers.shtml#c1030 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:23:50 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/13573923121/retired-lt-col-violent-media-has-bred-generation-killers.shtml#c1030
Grossman was an Army Ranger. His bio is not that difficult to find.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/01450023148/makers-nutella-force-fan-who-created-world-nutella-day-to-shut-it-down.shtml#c431 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:23:41 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/01450023148/makers-nutella-force-fan-who-created-world-nutella-day-to-shut-it-down.shtml#c431
Great, now you have me rationalizing on behalf of lawyers.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/10401723156/if-you-think-you-should-actually-own-products-you-bought-now-would-be-good-time-to-call-congress.shtml#c647 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:23:09 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/10401723156/if-you-think-you-should-actually-own-products-you-bought-now-would-be-good-time-to-call-congress.shtml#c647
By making it LEGAL to take your stuff and make it work the way you want it to so you can use it for legitimate stuff?

Like say, if I wanted to Jailbreak a Nintendo 3DS so I could import Japanese games, how is that taking rights away from Nintendo?]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/19190923142/if-youre-going-to-illegally-seize-citizens-cell-phones-least-make-sure-youre-grabbing-right-ones.shtml#c729 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:21:26 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/19190923142/if-youre-going-to-illegally-seize-citizens-cell-phones-least-make-sure-youre-grabbing-right-ones.shtml#c729
And, despite what you may want to believe, police officers have been doing random sobriety tests for years, even before this whole mess started regarding videotaping police officers while they are doing their jobs.

I find it totally disingenuous that everyone is complaining about these cops doing their job and yet if they weren't doing their jobs, everyone would be complaining about "where are the police when these crimes are being committed"?

It's funny how too many Americans are so concerned with filming these police officers while they are doing their job and these same Americans seem to be wearing their morals and ethics on their sleeves so that when the police aren't doing their jobs they make a 180 degree turn and ask "where are the police".

Everytime I read about police arresting someone for videotaping them in public, I always notice how the police officers largely ignore these citizens who are videotaping them until these same citizens decide to take it upon themselves to approach these officers.

Are these people stupid? You're going to approach an armed officer of the law while they are trying to lock down a crime scene or while they are trying to do their job and you want to interfere with them?

These are the same citizens who would stand out in the middle of the freeway, hoping that some idiot in a semi truck will turn their vehicle away at the last minute.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/10401723156/if-you-think-you-should-actually-own-products-you-bought-now-would-be-good-time-to-call-congress.shtml#c637 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:20:35 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/10401723156/if-you-think-you-should-actually-own-products-you-bought-now-would-be-good-time-to-call-congress.shtml#c637
* Copyright holders have many legal rights.
* This does not imply that every legal right they have is related to copyright.
* Previously, they had a legal right to prevent me from modifying my own property, even in situations where no copyright violation occurred.
* If this legislation passes, they will no longer have that right.
* The removal of that specific legal right has nothing to do with their legal copyrights, which are still in full force.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/10401723156/if-you-think-you-should-actually-own-products-you-bought-now-would-be-good-time-to-call-congress.shtml#c636 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:19:46 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/10401723156/if-you-think-you-should-actually-own-products-you-bought-now-would-be-good-time-to-call-congress.shtml#c636
If someone engages in noninfringing use then they are not breeching the law and as such a non infringing use would not be subjected to face action against a copyright holder as there would no breech of copyright for which a copyright holder would not be able to take action as no breech of copyright has occured.

"" Thus, copyright holders would have LESS rights than they currently do.""

You make it seem that copyright holders should have the right to take action against something that is non infringing and not in any way breeching copyright. Well if a copyright holder does not own the copyright to something then they have no right to take action against something that they don't own the copyright too. What you want is for the copyright holder not only to control what they own the copyright too but also to control the use of something that they do not own the copyright too also.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/01450023148/makers-nutella-force-fan-who-created-world-nutella-day-to-shut-it-down.shtml#c428 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:19:40 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/01450023148/makers-nutella-force-fan-who-created-world-nutella-day-to-shut-it-down.shtml#c428 Yours very sincerely, Sheogorath.
P.S. Ferrero Rocher are not 'eccellente'.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/10401723156/if-you-think-you-should-actually-own-products-you-bought-now-would-be-good-time-to-call-congress.shtml#c624 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:19:16 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/10401723156/if-you-think-you-should-actually-own-products-you-bought-now-would-be-good-time-to-call-congress.shtml#c624 http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130521/12175523157/nyc-says-renting-out-your-place-via-airbnb-is-running-illegal-hotel.shtml#c6 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:18:33 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130521/12175523157/nyc-says-renting-out-your-place-via-airbnb-is-running-illegal-hotel.shtml#c6
My cousin had a property which he used to rent to holiday makers at times of festivals. It is a good way for people to make a few extra quid.

Also, if people are determined or not this would be next to impossible to enforce.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/10401723156/if-you-think-you-should-actually-own-products-you-bought-now-would-be-good-time-to-call-congress.shtml#c601 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:18:12 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/10401723156/if-you-think-you-should-actually-own-products-you-bought-now-would-be-good-time-to-call-congress.shtml#c601
Further analysis indicates you are either: a meat puppet for Big Copyright, or a gerbil.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/10401723156/if-you-think-you-should-actually-own-products-you-bought-now-would-be-good-time-to-call-congress.shtml#c597 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:15:39 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/10401723156/if-you-think-you-should-actually-own-products-you-bought-now-would-be-good-time-to-call-congress.shtml#c597 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/01450023148/makers-nutella-force-fan-who-created-world-nutella-day-to-shut-it-down.shtml#c408 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:14:48 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/01450023148/makers-nutella-force-fan-who-created-world-nutella-day-to-shut-it-down.shtml#c408
Hello "Kroger Hazelnut Chocolate Spread"

Or I will just make my own.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/18345423136/doj-dept-education-to-colleges-start-restricting-free-speech-campus-kiss-your-federal-funding-goodbye.shtml#c1060 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:14:41 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/18345423136/doj-dept-education-to-colleges-start-restricting-free-speech-campus-kiss-your-federal-funding-goodbye.shtml#c1060 "if the listener takes offense to sexually related speech for any reason, no matter how irrationally or unreasonably, the speaker may be punished."Hey DOJ, DoEd, I am offended by your mandate, who gets to determine your punishment?]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/11200723149/war-journalists-doj-claimed-fox-news-reporter-was-aider-abettor-co-conspirator-with-leaker.shtml#c1247 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:14:33 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/11200723149/war-journalists-doj-claimed-fox-news-reporter-was-aider-abettor-co-conspirator-with-leaker.shtml#c1247
I could read your blog all day. Intelligent, witty, &c.

Thank you,

dc]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/10401723156/if-you-think-you-should-actually-own-products-you-bought-now-would-be-good-time-to-call-congress.shtml#c594 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:14:15 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/10401723156/if-you-think-you-should-actually-own-products-you-bought-now-would-be-good-time-to-call-congress.shtml#c594 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/13573923121/retired-lt-col-violent-media-has-bred-generation-killers.shtml#c1023 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:14:12 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/13573923121/retired-lt-col-violent-media-has-bred-generation-killers.shtml#c1023
Advertisers spend millions to convince people to buy anything from sugared water to sexy unmentionables because they and their target audience believe those messages, subtle and not so subtle, works. How much did those Stupor Bowl ad spots cost? It is possible to persuade people to buy and to soothe their rage, but impossible to provoke passion and persuade to kill?

There is no comparison between the military and violent entertainment games. Grossman made clear those distinctions in his articles and two books: On Killing and On Combat. Both of which am willing to bet none of his critics here have read. On Killing is on the Marine Corps Commandant required reading list.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/01450023148/makers-nutella-force-fan-who-created-world-nutella-day-to-shut-it-down.shtml#c387 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:14:05 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/01450023148/makers-nutella-force-fan-who-created-world-nutella-day-to-shut-it-down.shtml#c387
Why don't any of them simply say "Ha - you have no case. See you in court, asshole."?

I don't get why people are so easily cowed.

(BTW, I can't stand Nutella either.)]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/10401723156/if-you-think-you-should-actually-own-products-you-bought-now-would-be-good-time-to-call-congress.shtml#c569 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:12:58 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/10401723156/if-you-think-you-should-actually-own-products-you-bought-now-would-be-good-time-to-call-congress.shtml#c569
Explain.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/10401723156/if-you-think-you-should-actually-own-products-you-bought-now-would-be-good-time-to-call-congress.shtml#c563 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:11:41 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/10401723156/if-you-think-you-should-actually-own-products-you-bought-now-would-be-good-time-to-call-congress.shtml#c563