http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130614/15203823478/what-snowden-claims-is-both-false-harms-america-how-is-that-possible.shtml#c1455 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:32:12 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130614/15203823478/what-snowden-claims-is-both-false-harms-america-how-is-that-possible.shtml#c1455 So, um, if he's lying and the information he leaked is not true, then how is he doing "tremendous damage" to the country?

do you Masnick HONESTLY not understand that?? really !!!!

Apart from it being very sad you can not get your head around this, it is far worse that you expect therefore that no one else can work it out.

There does appear to be a lot of "if I cant understand it, then no one can"!!!

Fact is, it's not that hard, most can see this is not 'opposed' or self-contradictory statements.

Just because it's your opinion, does not make it right, yes you have a right to express your opinion, but that does not make it right or a fact.

The fact you cant understand something does not mean others with normal levels of intelligence and reasoning can understand something you admit you cannot.

I guess, you not understanding something is no barrier for you when it comes to commenting on it.

You probably don't understand that much about quantum mechanics either, that does not mean all transistors or CPU's will suddenly stop working!]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/02053123505/dick-cheneys-crystal-ball-says-that-nsa-surveillance-could-have-stopped-911.shtml#c1182 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:10:23 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/02053123505/dick-cheneys-crystal-ball-says-that-nsa-surveillance-could-have-stopped-911.shtml#c1182 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/02053123505/dick-cheneys-crystal-ball-says-that-nsa-surveillance-could-have-stopped-911.shtml#c1176 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:09:29 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/02053123505/dick-cheneys-crystal-ball-says-that-nsa-surveillance-could-have-stopped-911.shtml#c1176 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130615/01513723485/copyright-troll-lawsuit-ends-badly-because-very-dumb-defendant-lied-to-court-destroyed-evidence.shtml#c729 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:07:54 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130615/01513723485/copyright-troll-lawsuit-ends-badly-because-very-dumb-defendant-lied-to-court-destroyed-evidence.shtml#c729 righteous.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130614/06151423469/philippine-record-labels-get-government-to-play-whack-a-mole-with-kickass-torrents.shtml#c635 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:55:39 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130614/06151423469/philippine-record-labels-get-government-to-play-whack-a-mole-with-kickass-torrents.shtml#c635
That is why he makes up his own facts to suit his agenda]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130610/11401523395/japans-prime-minister-mocks-tpp-protestors-facebook.shtml#c86 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:48:11 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130610/11401523395/japans-prime-minister-mocks-tpp-protestors-facebook.shtml#c86 http://boingboing.net/2012/10/01/japan-competes-with-panama-to.html
http://boingboing.net/2012/06/21/the-beatings-will-continue-unt.html
https://torrentfreak.com/anti-downloading-law-hits-japan-up-to-2-years-in-prison-from-today-121001/
http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2012/06/japan-download-copyright-law/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/22/japan-passes-jail-for-dow_n_1618479.html

Japan listen to reason about monopolies?
Ya right.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130615/01513723485/copyright-troll-lawsuit-ends-badly-because-very-dumb-defendant-lied-to-court-destroyed-evidence.shtml#c724 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:45:53 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130615/01513723485/copyright-troll-lawsuit-ends-badly-because-very-dumb-defendant-lied-to-court-destroyed-evidence.shtml#c724 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130615/01513723485/copyright-troll-lawsuit-ends-badly-because-very-dumb-defendant-lied-to-court-destroyed-evidence.shtml#c721 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:43:55 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130615/01513723485/copyright-troll-lawsuit-ends-badly-because-very-dumb-defendant-lied-to-court-destroyed-evidence.shtml#c721 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130615/01513723485/copyright-troll-lawsuit-ends-badly-because-very-dumb-defendant-lied-to-court-destroyed-evidence.shtml#c716 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:43:39 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130615/01513723485/copyright-troll-lawsuit-ends-badly-because-very-dumb-defendant-lied-to-court-destroyed-evidence.shtml#c716 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130610/11401523395/japans-prime-minister-mocks-tpp-protestors-facebook.shtml#c63 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:29:57 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130610/11401523395/japans-prime-minister-mocks-tpp-protestors-facebook.shtml#c63
Japan have one of the most exaggerated copyrights in the world, recently they even passed some more laws that nobody knew about it because it was done in secret behind closed doors and disclosed after the fact.

So no, don't expect the Japanese government to listen to anything, they are the ones that designed and proposed to others these treaties.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130614/06151423469/philippine-record-labels-get-government-to-play-whack-a-mole-with-kickass-torrents.shtml#c617 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:28:31 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130614/06151423469/philippine-record-labels-get-government-to-play-whack-a-mole-with-kickass-torrents.shtml#c617
The internet obviously need a Snowden-like whistleblower from within the music industry, perhaps that will get things back to normal...]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110523/00523214395/dailydirt-inspired-nature.shtml#c227 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:27:56 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110523/00523214395/dailydirt-inspired-nature.shtml#c227 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120818/01171420087/funniestmost-insightful-comments-week-techdirt.shtml#c1210]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130610/11401523395/japans-prime-minister-mocks-tpp-protestors-facebook.shtml#c41 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:22:15 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130610/11401523395/japans-prime-minister-mocks-tpp-protestors-facebook.shtml#c41 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130610/11401523395/japans-prime-minister-mocks-tpp-protestors-facebook.shtml#c36 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:21:14 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130610/11401523395/japans-prime-minister-mocks-tpp-protestors-facebook.shtml#c36 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130615/17251223497/more-than-half-senate-skips-town-rather-than-attend-briefing-about-nsa-surveillance.shtml#c462 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:19:26 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130615/17251223497/more-than-half-senate-skips-town-rather-than-attend-briefing-about-nsa-surveillance.shtml#c462 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130614/23172323482/al-gore-says-nsa-surveillance-is-unconstitutional-not-american-way.shtml#c345 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:16:21 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130614/23172323482/al-gore-says-nsa-surveillance-is-unconstitutional-not-american-way.shtml#c345 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/12553023511/nsa-boss-asks-congress-legal-immunity-companies-that-help-nsa-spy-everyone.shtml#c291 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:06:08 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/12553023511/nsa-boss-asks-congress-legal-immunity-companies-that-help-nsa-spy-everyone.shtml#c291 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130614/06151423469/philippine-record-labels-get-government-to-play-whack-a-mole-with-kickass-torrents.shtml#c603 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:59:04 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130614/06151423469/philippine-record-labels-get-government-to-play-whack-a-mole-with-kickass-torrents.shtml#c603 Have you ever seen a mole or a rat care about copyright?]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/15445423110/framework-copyright-reform.shtml#c3407 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:56:29 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/15445423110/framework-copyright-reform.shtml#c3407 http://bit.ly/17fS1oZ

It is also relevant to Japan as the Japanese large publishers are lobbying to turn the authors rights into publishers rights before they move into the digital age. The government, on the other hand, is trying to build content distribution platform integrated with copyright clearance authority. It is in fact a revival of 1935-47 wartime regime for censorship.

Thank you,

Hiroki Kamata
Editor, E-Book 2.0 Forum]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/02053123505/dick-cheneys-crystal-ball-says-that-nsa-surveillance-could-have-stopped-911.shtml#c1106 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:54:26 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/02053123505/dick-cheneys-crystal-ball-says-that-nsa-surveillance-could-have-stopped-911.shtml#c1106