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1. He's actually too stupid to understand anything that's not spelt out in small words in a few sentences easy enough for him to digest. He therefore doesn't understand the pretty clear positions that everybody else understands very clearly, hence the childish whining and attacks when he doesn't get what everyone else can see he already has. He literally won't be able to understand unless Mike writes a post detailing exactly what he things, and since that won't simply say "I hate copyright and want to destroy it" or "here's a completely rewritten law ready to go", he won't understand or accept it.

2. He thinks he knows what Mike's position is, but has wrongly assumed that it's a position that wishes to remove copyright entirely, or give everything to pirates directly to those who didn't create anything. Therefore, he thinks that if he can debate Mike he can trick him into admitting what he "truly believes". That is failing because Mike's confirmed his actual position in previous discussions as opposed to the fictional version he wants, so he keeps pretending that nothing has been said in the hope that he'll be told what he wants.

3. He's paid to sit on here attacking every word that's said that might put his employers' actions in a bad light. Unlike others who are in a similar position, he's trying to make it about him and his "mistreatment" rather than what's actually being said.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/11552823150/major-hollywood-studios-all-sent-bogus-dmca-takedowns-concerning-pirate-bay-documentary.shtml#c715 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:19:03 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/11552823150/major-hollywood-studios-all-sent-bogus-dmca-takedowns-concerning-pirate-bay-documentary.shtml#c715 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/15490323152/intellectual-property-mess-holding-up-tpp.shtml#c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:16:27 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/15490323152/intellectual-property-mess-holding-up-tpp.shtml#c13 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/15490323152/intellectual-property-mess-holding-up-tpp.shtml#c10 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:10:09 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/15490323152/intellectual-property-mess-holding-up-tpp.shtml#c10 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/16464823123/swedish-prosecutor-claims-registrar-se-domains-being-accomplice-infringement-because-pirate-bay-domain.shtml#c807 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:50:40 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/16464823123/swedish-prosecutor-claims-registrar-se-domains-being-accomplice-infringement-because-pirate-bay-domain.shtml#c807
An idiotic point, hence the AC's reaction to it.

But, let's go through the problems: first of all, how are domain names registered? Usually, they're registered before any content exists. I personally own 14 domain names, but there's only content on two of them. The registrar has absolutely no way of knowing what I plans to use them for. How are they meant to screen them before sale? Especially bearing in mind that they might not sell the domain directly (different rules apply to different countries, but many TLDs can be available in moments with no human screening).

After the domain is utilised for something, the registrar then has no way of knowing unless they constantly monitor it. They are not informed of any changes apart from the very basics (contact names, DNS servers). They have no relation to the content, no control over the hosting, and they sure as hell can't have knowledge of how legal the content is outside of their own country (and remember, before the US stuck its nose in, TPB was perfectly legal in Sweden).

So, at best what he's asking is that domain registrars should constantly monitor domains over which they have no direct control other than the ability to suspend if required. That's potentially millions of domains, for which they may not have the knowledge required to know if it's illegal (most infringing domains won't be as obvious as TPB, and a lot of perfectly legal services have been targeted in these kinds of cases). On top of that, there's the dangers of implementing such a thing - the ability for a private entity to censor speech is a very dangerous thing to promote, even if the aims in doing so are noble.

It's a silly point, and attacking those saying it's stupid doesn't really help improve it. There's no reason why a registrar should have responsibility for policing these things, any more than it's the phone company's or the yellow pages' responsibility for monitoring what you do with your phone number. They can investigate and react in response to legal requests, but they should not be responsible for policing it. There are many different agencies both better equipped and better positioned to do the same thing, and every possible bad action happens out of the registrar's control without their involvement or permission.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/08324323118/trade-group-representing-many-large-companies-claims-that-exceptions-blind-would-cast-aside-copyright.shtml#c1451 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:35:58 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/08324323118/trade-group-representing-many-large-companies-claims-that-exceptions-blind-would-cast-aside-copyright.shtml#c1451
But, hate the blind? Probably not in those exact words, no. That doesn't change a word of what Mike said though. Sadly, AJ is too moronic and too obsessed wto recognise that.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100714/00462310203.shtml#c234 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:26:36 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100714/00462310203.shtml#c234 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/11552823150/major-hollywood-studios-all-sent-bogus-dmca-takedowns-concerning-pirate-bay-documentary.shtml#c694 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:21:02 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/11552823150/major-hollywood-studios-all-sent-bogus-dmca-takedowns-concerning-pirate-bay-documentary.shtml#c694 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/11552823150/major-hollywood-studios-all-sent-bogus-dmca-takedowns-concerning-pirate-bay-documentary.shtml#c684 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:18:34 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/11552823150/major-hollywood-studios-all-sent-bogus-dmca-takedowns-concerning-pirate-bay-documentary.shtml#c684 Advocating for known criminals and criminality is dicey at best.
Remember to state that the next time you need an attorney for any alleged wrongs you might of committed.. I'm sure it will go down well with your counsel's attitude towards you]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/11552823150/major-hollywood-studios-all-sent-bogus-dmca-takedowns-concerning-pirate-bay-documentary.shtml#c669 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:15:30 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/11552823150/major-hollywood-studios-all-sent-bogus-dmca-takedowns-concerning-pirate-bay-documentary.shtml#c669
If the outliers were the abuses then you might have a point, instead you are stating that abuse of process is okay because the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.. WHO FUCKING DECIDES???!!!!]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/11552823150/major-hollywood-studios-all-sent-bogus-dmca-takedowns-concerning-pirate-bay-documentary.shtml#c663 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:14:47 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/11552823150/major-hollywood-studios-all-sent-bogus-dmca-takedowns-concerning-pirate-bay-documentary.shtml#c663
Fixed]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/12190223151/prendas-paul-hansmeier-asks-appeals-court-to-delay-sanctions-appeals-court-says-no-try-again.shtml#c267 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:59:48 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/12190223151/prendas-paul-hansmeier-asks-appeals-court-to-delay-sanctions-appeals-court-says-no-try-again.shtml#c267 If I were interested in a movie, I might view it first to see if it's worth my hard earned money. If so, I'll go to any of a plethora of legal sites and pay to purchase it in high quality.

So you want to entirely enjoy the product, in it's complete form, and then decide if you might want to tip them? What you are suggesting here is very dangerous, that you should be allowed to obtain your side of the bargain (entertainment) without risk, and that they should provide it to you at 100% risk - and only one of you invested time, effort, and money to produce it.

It seems an incredibly unfair concept. Try that out on a hotel, rental car, train, or public transit one day. See how far it gets you.

Study after study shows that the top people downing without purchase invariably purchase IP they deem worthy.

The most recent study out of the UK showed that those people are such a small part of the market that the non-downloaders and even non-buying public combined spends 10 times as much as they do as a whole. There is no benefit shown to converting the large existing market into pirates (or giving them the product for your full free trial as suggested). There is little to show that they would suddenly spend more money, and ever reason to believe they would spend less.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/12190223151/prendas-paul-hansmeier-asks-appeals-court-to-delay-sanctions-appeals-court-says-no-try-again.shtml#c257 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:55:18 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/12190223151/prendas-paul-hansmeier-asks-appeals-court-to-delay-sanctions-appeals-court-says-no-try-again.shtml#c257 The Judge repeatedly requested the most basic of information, like who was the person behind a signature, who was the owner of a company, etc. And when no one gave him that information, he requested it from people who supposedly could.

Is this the judge's job? Or is this the job of the defense? If the judge felt there was fraud here, should he have not referred it to the police or other authorities to look into?

Dragging people not named in the case into court to give them a dressing down - and punishment - without due process is incredibly over the top. It's the same sort of thing you guys would whine about if a pirate was on the hook.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/16464823123/swedish-prosecutor-claims-registrar-se-domains-being-accomplice-infringement-because-pirate-bay-domain.shtml#c793 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:54:58 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/16464823123/swedish-prosecutor-claims-registrar-se-domains-being-accomplice-infringement-because-pirate-bay-domain.shtml#c793
...like the Rectal Insertion Administration of America?

Drop your pants and bend over, Mr. Babar.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/18383623114/your-word-against-ours-how-fbis-no-electronic-recording-policy-rigs-game-destroys-its-credibility.shtml#c408 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:31:30 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/18383623114/your-word-against-ours-how-fbis-no-electronic-recording-policy-rigs-game-destroys-its-credibility.shtml#c408 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/08324323118/trade-group-representing-many-large-companies-claims-that-exceptions-blind-would-cast-aside-copyright.shtml#c1433 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:30:04 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/08324323118/trade-group-representing-many-large-companies-claims-that-exceptions-blind-would-cast-aside-copyright.shtml#c1433
Probably because the falsehoods, lies and whining doesn't work, so all he has are insults and pretending that he's the real victim when people retaliate or report his comments. He occasionally stumbles across a nugget of fact or insight, but they're usually undermined by his childish attitude and inability to impart any wisdom without turning it into a personal attack on Mike or a regular commenter. Given that he cannot therefore take part in adult debate, he turns to insults and an imaginary sense of superiority - something he'll never realise is false since he's incapable of reading the times Mike has tried to debate him only to be attacked or misrepresented.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/16464823123/swedish-prosecutor-claims-registrar-se-domains-being-accomplice-infringement-because-pirate-bay-domain.shtml#c746 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:08:04 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/16464823123/swedish-prosecutor-claims-registrar-se-domains-being-accomplice-infringement-because-pirate-bay-domain.shtml#c746 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/11200723149/war-journalists-doj-claimed-fox-news-reporter-was-aider-abettor-co-conspirator-with-leaker.shtml#c863 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:06:13 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/11200723149/war-journalists-doj-claimed-fox-news-reporter-was-aider-abettor-co-conspirator-with-leaker.shtml#c863 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/16464823123/swedish-prosecutor-claims-registrar-se-domains-being-accomplice-infringement-because-pirate-bay-domain.shtml#c738 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:05:25 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/16464823123/swedish-prosecutor-claims-registrar-se-domains-being-accomplice-infringement-because-pirate-bay-domain.shtml#c738 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/12190223151/prendas-paul-hansmeier-asks-appeals-court-to-delay-sanctions-appeals-court-says-no-try-again.shtml#c251 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:44:41 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/12190223151/prendas-paul-hansmeier-asks-appeals-court-to-delay-sanctions-appeals-court-says-no-try-again.shtml#c251
What I do not grant, given the "Home Recording Act" that simply downloading a copyrighted work without compensation is harmful. Study after study shows that the top people downing without purchase invariably purchase IP they deem worthy.

Put another way...

If I were interested in a movie, I might view it first to see if it's worth my hard earned money. If so, I'll go to any of a plethora of legal sites and pay to purchase it in high quality. If I think it's trash, I've not expended any money, only my (to me) valuable time to review it.

How many times have you viewed a riveting trailer only to find that the entire movie's worth was in that trailer? I've lost count. It's in the thousands for me. Why should I generously shell out the geetius for garbage? Because it's protected by the "most holy" copyright act? Elephant dung thrown on canvas is protected by copyright. That doesn't give it any intrinsic or extrinsic worth to me. It's still excrement smeared on canvas.]]>