http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130618/11332223519/states-attorneys-general-want-to-special-exception-to-blame-sites-actions-users.shtml#c233 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:09:54 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130618/11332223519/states-attorneys-general-want-to-special-exception-to-blame-sites-actions-users.shtml#c233 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/16480623431/us-chamber-commerce-bollywood-is-so-successful-without-strong-copyrights-that-it-will-fail-unless-india-strengthens-its.shtml#c517 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:09:41 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/16480623431/us-chamber-commerce-bollywood-is-so-successful-without-strong-copyrights-that-it-will-fail-unless-india-strengthens-its.shtml#c517 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/06292823517/nypd-boss-angry-over-secret-nsa-surveillancebut-only-because-it-was-secret.shtml#c167 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:08:13 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/06292823517/nypd-boss-angry-over-secret-nsa-surveillancebut-only-because-it-was-secret.shtml#c167
NYPD - pretty sure they ran secret covert ops in places well outside of NY to watch brown people because brown people are terrorists.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/02053123505/dick-cheneys-crystal-ball-says-that-nsa-surveillance-could-have-stopped-911.shtml#c1545 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:06:57 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/02053123505/dick-cheneys-crystal-ball-says-that-nsa-surveillance-could-have-stopped-911.shtml#c1545 http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130618/11332223519/states-attorneys-general-want-to-special-exception-to-blame-sites-actions-users.shtml#c232 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:06:48 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130618/11332223519/states-attorneys-general-want-to-special-exception-to-blame-sites-actions-users.shtml#c232
And that for a 3 second thought. Of course when you're paid for rooting out piracy and securing eternity it takes a little longer to gain insight through retrospect, I guess. Must be.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130618/11332223519/states-attorneys-general-want-to-special-exception-to-blame-sites-actions-users.shtml#c215 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:06:48 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130618/11332223519/states-attorneys-general-want-to-special-exception-to-blame-sites-actions-users.shtml#c215 You can not tell me there is a long list of things they should be taking care of in their states, but instead pursue headlines well outside of the scope of their office.

I mean if the public is paying for you to do your job and your wasting dollars making up problems while ignoring real issues... aren't you unfit for the job?

Oooh maybe we can get the DoJ to investigate the AG's for violating the law instead of trying to strip away more rights from citizens for a fucking soundbite.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130618/11332223519/states-attorneys-general-want-to-special-exception-to-blame-sites-actions-users.shtml#c211 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:05:39 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130618/11332223519/states-attorneys-general-want-to-special-exception-to-blame-sites-actions-users.shtml#c211
Who Are We Keeping Safe With The Communications Decency Act's Safe Harbor?

Reputation-harming websites like Mugshots.com, Is Anybody Down, and others allow users to upload damaging images of and speech about consumers. This panel will discuss the need to change who is protected by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) and under what circumstances.

AND a WHOLE hour scheduled! WITH this Goldman a panelist to presumably oppose their evil agenda! Man, this is a scandal!

Now, that Mike gives it play means that he's worried that anything resembling common decency will hamper him or his pals. He might be forced to step in when his fanboys act up. But all Mike has is some made-up vague hyperbole: "a huge attack on internet innovation".

Surely we can all agree that comments at times go too far and that some are edging past decency. It's just time to re-consider whether the sweeping provisions of Section 230 go too far the other way and allow harm. That's all these AGs are doing, but Mike is strangely alarmed.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/11500923509/its-come-to-this-commentators-arguing-that-press-commits-crime-exposing-nsa-surveillance.shtml#c462 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:04:03 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/11500923509/its-come-to-this-commentators-arguing-that-press-commits-crime-exposing-nsa-surveillance.shtml#c462 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/11212323508/how-knowing-government-is-spying-you-changes-how-you-act.shtml#c961 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:02:07 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/11212323508/how-knowing-government-is-spying-you-changes-how-you-act.shtml#c961 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/11133123507/steve-wozniak-speaks-out-against-nsa-spying-this-is-not-my-america.shtml#c587 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:00:55 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/11133123507/steve-wozniak-speaks-out-against-nsa-spying-this-is-not-my-america.shtml#c587 http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130618/11332223519/states-attorneys-general-want-to-special-exception-to-blame-sites-actions-users.shtml#c192 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:00:52 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130618/11332223519/states-attorneys-general-want-to-special-exception-to-blame-sites-actions-users.shtml#c192 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/12373623425/mpaas-chris-dodd-will-be-chair-free-speech-week.shtml#c1547 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:52:15 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/12373623425/mpaas-chris-dodd-will-be-chair-free-speech-week.shtml#c1547 http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130618/11332223519/states-attorneys-general-want-to-special-exception-to-blame-sites-actions-users.shtml#c184 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:50:53 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130618/11332223519/states-attorneys-general-want-to-special-exception-to-blame-sites-actions-users.shtml#c184 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130616/20142123500/games-war-designer-cliff-bleszinski-used-games-must-be-killed-order-unsustainable-aaa-development-to-live.shtml#c1597 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:49:44 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130616/20142123500/games-war-designer-cliff-bleszinski-used-games-must-be-killed-order-unsustainable-aaa-development-to-live.shtml#c1597
a perfect example of why Cliffy was a great PR guy for Epic but why he is despised as a producer etc.

Cliff, the days of Carmack vs. Sweeney and peoples infatuation with graphical fidelity are long gone. Im surprised a study has never been done showing how players, after no more than 15 minutes, cease to pay attention to graphics and concentrate on gameplay (an attribute that seems to be sorely lacking in most AAA games nowadays).

Much like the movie and music industry, most of these astronomical costs can be attributed to maintaining a management model that is wholly unnecessary. Luxury high-rise offices, outrageously expensive PR spending, management bonuses and perks, departmental redundancy etc.

You might want to pull your head out of your pampered ass long to see that a handful of guys working out of their garage, brown bagging lunches and a little help fro kickstarter are producing AAA quality games for under a million.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/12373623425/mpaas-chris-dodd-will-be-chair-free-speech-week.shtml#c1526 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:44:13 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/12373623425/mpaas-chris-dodd-will-be-chair-free-speech-week.shtml#c1526 Do we get to sit on him?

As long as he doesn't get to sit on us!

...'Cause he's fat.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/01573323504/senator-lindsey-graham-defends-nsa-surveillance-arguing-about-something-entirely-different.shtml#c656 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:42:54 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/01573323504/senator-lindsey-graham-defends-nsa-surveillance-arguing-about-something-entirely-different.shtml#c656 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/06292823517/nypd-boss-angry-over-secret-nsa-surveillancebut-only-because-it-was-secret.shtml#c147 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:42:31 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/06292823517/nypd-boss-angry-over-secret-nsa-surveillancebut-only-because-it-was-secret.shtml#c147 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/16480623431/us-chamber-commerce-bollywood-is-so-successful-without-strong-copyrights-that-it-will-fail-unless-india-strengthens-its.shtml#c498 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:42:14 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/16480623431/us-chamber-commerce-bollywood-is-so-successful-without-strong-copyrights-that-it-will-fail-unless-india-strengthens-its.shtml#c498 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-18/majority-of-locally-made-australian-television-content-is-news/4763810
So we had better stop all this free advertising for these shows and kill the industry. The entertainment industry needs more censorship of their products, that way less people will see them.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/11500923509/its-come-to-this-commentators-arguing-that-press-commits-crime-exposing-nsa-surveillance.shtml#c450 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:40:50 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/11500923509/its-come-to-this-commentators-arguing-that-press-commits-crime-exposing-nsa-surveillance.shtml#c450 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/12373623425/mpaas-chris-dodd-will-be-chair-free-speech-week.shtml#c1512 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:38:55 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/12373623425/mpaas-chris-dodd-will-be-chair-free-speech-week.shtml#c1512
There are other ways too, that don't involve the IP address or could be used with the IP address, so you can block just one individual from one IP address once he is flagged assuming he keeps using the same CID..

This of course would just make him more sad

There are ways to track people anonymously they are not very robust but there are ways, besides AJ is tech illiterate so he will fall for it and will not understand how is that people are tracking him.]]>