http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20100216/0318428178.shtml#c2042 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:03:38 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20100216/0318428178.shtml#c2042
1. Doing Support's Job (Demotivating & Dull)
2. Working in an environment with all departments sharing the same space (Disruptive)
3. Requests & expectations that are set by non-IT people (Stressful & Ineffective)]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/14465423109/aps-attempt-drming-news-shuts-down.shtml#c234 Sun, 19 May 2013 23:35:03 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/14465423109/aps-attempt-drming-news-shuts-down.shtml#c234 Or was it like your ususal reading of Techdirt, where you look at the title, and then make up your own story.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/22104223137/sophisticatedjanedoe-fightcopyrighttrolls-favorite-techdirt-posts-week.shtml#c831 Sun, 19 May 2013 23:25:50 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/22104223137/sophisticatedjanedoe-fightcopyrighttrolls-favorite-techdirt-posts-week.shtml#c831 http://goo.gl/HcMZz)]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/14465423109/aps-attempt-drming-news-shuts-down.shtml#c210 Sun, 19 May 2013 22:50:10 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/14465423109/aps-attempt-drming-news-shuts-down.shtml#c210 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/14465423109/aps-attempt-drming-news-shuts-down.shtml#c204 Sun, 19 May 2013 22:49:07 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/14465423109/aps-attempt-drming-news-shuts-down.shtml#c204 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/22104223137/sophisticatedjanedoe-fightcopyrighttrolls-favorite-techdirt-posts-week.shtml#c815 Sun, 19 May 2013 22:25:50 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/22104223137/sophisticatedjanedoe-fightcopyrighttrolls-favorite-techdirt-posts-week.shtml#c815 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/22104223137/sophisticatedjanedoe-fightcopyrighttrolls-favorite-techdirt-posts-week.shtml#c814 Sun, 19 May 2013 22:07:27 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/22104223137/sophisticatedjanedoe-fightcopyrighttrolls-favorite-techdirt-posts-week.shtml#c814 Yeah, you're not fooling anyone.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/16203623112/nintendo-exchanges-goodwill-control-issues-mass-monetization-claims-lets-play-videos.shtml#c335 Sun, 19 May 2013 21:42:26 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/16203623112/nintendo-exchanges-goodwill-control-issues-mass-monetization-claims-lets-play-videos.shtml#c335 http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20130516/10513523106/att-continues-to-mock-concept-net-neutrality-this-time-with-google-hangouts-block.shtml#c424 Sun, 19 May 2013 21:30:34 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20130516/10513523106/att-continues-to-mock-concept-net-neutrality-this-time-with-google-hangouts-block.shtml#c424 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/22104223137/sophisticatedjanedoe-fightcopyrighttrolls-favorite-techdirt-posts-week.shtml#c811 Sun, 19 May 2013 21:09:17 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/22104223137/sophisticatedjanedoe-fightcopyrighttrolls-favorite-techdirt-posts-week.shtml#c811 I'm not creating a choice. You made that much clear when you posted that Otis Wright would be punished for his judgement against Prenda, and him getting so would be for the betterment of all.

I made no such post.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121018/01054720744/hollywood-accounting-how-19-million-movie-makes-150-million-still-isnt-profitable.shtml#c1894 Sun, 19 May 2013 20:50:43 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121018/01054720744/hollywood-accounting-how-19-million-movie-makes-150-million-still-isnt-profitable.shtml#c1894 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130515/17254423102/eric-holder-claims-terrorists-are-involved-ip-theft.shtml#c1570 Sun, 19 May 2013 20:48:28 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130515/17254423102/eric-holder-claims-terrorists-are-involved-ip-theft.shtml#c1570
What about the fact that it causes harm to the victim? What about the interests of society?

What about non-consensual acts that do not cause physical harm to the victim? Are they somehow not rape?

And, what about when society decides that the rape doesn't harm their interests? Does this make it better?

The act doesn't need to physically harm the victim to be rape. It does not need social disapproval to be rape.

So, yes, the main evil is that it is done against the victim's will.

I'm saying this less to rebuke your statements, and more because these things simply need to be said. I didn't say them, and that was wrong of me.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/000324/1149204.shtml#c21315 Sun, 19 May 2013 20:46:59 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/000324/1149204.shtml#c21315 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/15445423110/framework-copyright-reform.shtml#c1813 Sun, 19 May 2013 20:31:53 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/15445423110/framework-copyright-reform.shtml#c1813 For example an author writes a book. The book is stolen and a copy is sold to a publisher. The copy is not stolen property and subsequent copies would also not be stolen property. So the author's only recourse would be against the original thief.

It's important to note that, if this book weren't covered by copyright for whatever reason, that doesn't mean there aren't other ways to go after the thief and publisher. Trade secrets and privacy rights are examples.

Had copyright never existed, it's a pretty sure bet that the scenario you describe would have been covered by some other set of laws. (Since copyright is essentially a financial right, I'd guess it would be subsumed under trade secrets laws.) So, copyright laws aren't necessary to protect this particular right.

Which makes it all the more doubtful that this particular right is what the Founders were considering.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/22104223137/sophisticatedjanedoe-fightcopyrighttrolls-favorite-techdirt-posts-week.shtml#c810 Sun, 19 May 2013 20:09:54 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/22104223137/sophisticatedjanedoe-fightcopyrighttrolls-favorite-techdirt-posts-week.shtml#c810 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130518/17573523139/funniestmost-insightful-comments-week-techdirt.shtml#c75 Sun, 19 May 2013 19:58:06 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130518/17573523139/funniestmost-insightful-comments-week-techdirt.shtml#c75 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130518/17573523139/funniestmost-insightful-comments-week-techdirt.shtml#c56 Sun, 19 May 2013 19:53:03 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130518/17573523139/funniestmost-insightful-comments-week-techdirt.shtml#c56
A: Infringement is not theft. There is absolutely nothing morally wrong with infringement.

B: IP law, like prohibition, is what enables terrorists to use infringing content to fund themselves. IP law is the basis of how these terrorists are being funded and so IP law is responsible.

Making infringement even harder for the average person will do little to make it harder for these terrorist organizations who can now make more money off of it by selling it at an even higher price. See, for example, the war on drugs. and running an infringement cartel and getting away with it is a thousand times easier than doing the same with a drug cartel. So I say we just abolish IP law.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130515/07262023094/restaurant-facebook-goes-nuclear-facebook-over-reviews-gordon-ramsay-owner-cry-hack.shtml#c1170 Sun, 19 May 2013 19:49:02 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130515/07262023094/restaurant-facebook-goes-nuclear-facebook-over-reviews-gordon-ramsay-owner-cry-hack.shtml#c1170 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/22104223137/sophisticatedjanedoe-fightcopyrighttrolls-favorite-techdirt-posts-week.shtml#c805 Sun, 19 May 2013 19:03:07 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/22104223137/sophisticatedjanedoe-fightcopyrighttrolls-favorite-techdirt-posts-week.shtml#c805
You're one to talk about "red herrings" when you challenged Glyn Moody's life in China (or alleged lack thereof).

And wow, "obvious stupidity"? I guess Jews who wanted to challenge the Nazi Party should've just stayed and showed themselves? ALbert Einstein should never have left Germany, and Anne Frank should have just surrendered?

Oh, by the way - John Steele uses VPNs too. I guess he's obviously stupid too, but the rest of us already knew that.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130518/17573523139/funniestmost-insightful-comments-week-techdirt.shtml#c36 Sun, 19 May 2013 18:54:29 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130518/17573523139/funniestmost-insightful-comments-week-techdirt.shtml#c36