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#c979 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:05:32 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130618/11332223519/states-attorneys-general-want-to-special-exception-to-blame-sites-actions-users.shtml#c979 That argument didn't seem very compelling during the SOPA debate.
And SOPA was a bill concerning]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/01121423439/hollywood-studios-keep-saying-its-employees-must-get-paid-now-may-be-forced-to-pay-its-interns.shtml#c128 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:05:29 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/01121423439/hollywood-studios-keep-saying-its-employees-must-get-paid-now-may-be-forced-to-pay-its-interns.shtml#c128
Fixed that for you.

The person in question not only added nothing of value to discussions, but continues to harangue Masnick in the misapprehension that he's owed discource. He is not.

Why should Masnick reply or debate with dishonest people such as the person you mention?

Why shouldn't he be removed if all he does is lie(he does), harass(does this too), and bring nothing to a discussion but slander and obnoxious behaviour(undeniable)?]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/12373623425/mpaas-chris-dodd-will-be-chair-free-speech-week.shtml#c1622 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:03:45 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/12373623425/mpaas-chris-dodd-will-be-chair-free-speech-week.shtml#c1622
The sooner everyone stops taking the bait, the better.

Except then we'll get even more threads made up of mostly pink links.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/01121423439/hollywood-studios-keep-saying-its-employees-must-get-paid-now-may-be-forced-to-pay-its-interns.shtml#c124 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:02:58 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/01121423439/hollywood-studios-keep-saying-its-employees-must-get-paid-now-may-be-forced-to-pay-its-interns.shtml#c124 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/12373623425/mpaas-chris-dodd-will-be-chair-free-speech-week.shtml#c1617 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:58:31 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/12373623425/mpaas-chris-dodd-will-be-chair-free-speech-week.shtml#c1617 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130614/15203823478/what-snowden-claims-is-both-false-harms-america-how-is-that-possible.shtml#c1901 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:58:19 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130614/15203823478/what-snowden-claims-is-both-false-harms-america-how-is-that-possible.shtml#c1901 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/01121423439/hollywood-studios-keep-saying-its-employees-must-get-paid-now-may-be-forced-to-pay-its-interns.shtml#c113 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:55:48 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/01121423439/hollywood-studios-keep-saying-its-employees-must-get-paid-now-may-be-forced-to-pay-its-interns.shtml#c113
You have all the hallmarks of a king among idiots - childish name-calling from the start, impotent personal attacks, a deliberate misunderstanding of both the point of the article and the reality surrounding it, an attempt to deflect from the very real and documented misdeeds of a major corporation in order to address an imaginary strawman and whining about "censorship" that doesn't exist.

If you could insert a moronic Google conspiracy theory, a complete misunderstanding of a technology and a few libellous accusations against people who have nothing to do with the article, you'll have encapsulated every type of idiocy you people spout in one post and you can claim your crown.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/11133123507/steve-wozniak-speaks-out-against-nsa-spying-this-is-not-my-america.shtml#c662 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:55:36 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/11133123507/steve-wozniak-speaks-out-against-nsa-spying-this-is-not-my-america.shtml#c662 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130608/03355523371/warning-letters-under-uks-three-strikes-plan-unlikely-to-be-sent-out-before-2016-if-ever.shtml#c208 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:52:53 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130608/03355523371/warning-letters-under-uks-three-strikes-plan-unlikely-to-be-sent-out-before-2016-if-ever.shtml#c208 DEA was a prestige project like SOPA/PIPA. In Denmark it was also on the table for quite some time far after the ban in EU. In the end it was clear that it would be almost impossible to make an even so-so law under EU acquis and even though the laws were written and rewritten several times by certain rightholders (mainly the music companies), a growing part of the artists came out against the law, which in the end made the cultural minister scrap it. The minister got huge amounts of animosity from those organisation and later resigned because he was receiving serious death threads and his way of handling a none-case was getting him political animosity too.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/11133123507/steve-wozniak-speaks-out-against-nsa-spying-this-is-not-my-america.shtml#c661 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:52:49 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/11133123507/steve-wozniak-speaks-out-against-nsa-spying-this-is-not-my-america.shtml#c661 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/11133123507/steve-wozniak-speaks-out-against-nsa-spying-this-is-not-my-america.shtml#c639 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:51:40 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/11133123507/steve-wozniak-speaks-out-against-nsa-spying-this-is-not-my-america.shtml#c639
And Hitler had years to do what he wanted because not enough people were opposing him.

I'm also pretty sure your government did have access to certain information, it just couldn't cross departmental fiefdoms to join the dots.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/11133123507/steve-wozniak-speaks-out-against-nsa-spying-this-is-not-my-america.shtml#c638 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:48:43 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/11133123507/steve-wozniak-speaks-out-against-nsa-spying-this-is-not-my-america.shtml#c638
"People's" Republic of China
"Democratic" German Republic
Anything in the US with 'Family' in the name.
"Defense" of Marriage Act]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/01121423439/hollywood-studios-keep-saying-its-employees-must-get-paid-now-may-be-forced-to-pay-its-interns.shtml#c92 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:47:17 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/01121423439/hollywood-studios-keep-saying-its-employees-must-get-paid-now-may-be-forced-to-pay-its-interns.shtml#c92 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/01121423439/hollywood-studios-keep-saying-its-employees-must-get-paid-now-may-be-forced-to-pay-its-interns.shtml#c68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:47:01 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/01121423439/hollywood-studios-keep-saying-its-employees-must-get-paid-now-may-be-forced-to-pay-its-interns.shtml#c68 Now, as I've said before, I think laws against unpaid internships are kind of silly -- and if people can willingly come to an agreement where an unpaid internship makes sense, it should be allowed.

Yeah you didn't read the article before spewing your bullshit. 3/10 try again]]> http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130618/11332223519/states-attorneys-general-want-to-special-exception-to-blame-sites-actions-users.shtml#c967 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:44:37 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130618/11332223519/states-attorneys-general-want-to-special-exception-to-blame-sites-actions-users.shtml#c967 Davnel, the US Constitution only applies to government actions. The 1st prohibits government restrictions on speech, but does not broadly apply to possible private restrictions. A privately-owned mall, for example, can prohibit non-approved speech, including political speech. Similarly, the 1st has no meaningful legal bearing on most moderation of on-line comments.

Funny. That argument didn't seem very compelling during the SOPA debate.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130618/11332223519/states-attorneys-general-want-to-special-exception-to-blame-sites-actions-users.shtml#c956 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:43:11 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130618/11332223519/states-attorneys-general-want-to-special-exception-to-blame-sites-actions-users.shtml#c956 Perhaps it is time to remind the AG's what their jobs actually are.

A stepping stone to a congressional seat?]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130616/20142123500/games-war-designer-cliff-bleszinski-used-games-must-be-killed-order-unsustainable-aaa-development-to-live.shtml#c1747 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:41:44 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#c1747
And you already have those First Sale laws that does actually force the video game industry to play by the same economic rules as any other industry:
Make what the customer wants or that you can persuade them they want, make it cheaper or better than your competitors, or go out of business.

Of course, the content industries prefer to buy legislation to legal-away competition and keep any gravy train going, rather than actually innovate.

I've spent more money in the last few years on Free-to-play games on micropayments than I have on actual games. Because the offer so much more, and I could give a rat's arse that mediaeval venice has authentic-looking poo on the floor or that my headshot shows the right percentage of blood to brains, or that the gun used is both authentic-looking and 'authorised'.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130608/03355523371/warning-letters-under-uks-three-strikes-plan-unlikely-to-be-sent-out-before-2016-if-ever.shtml#c186 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:40:57 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130608/03355523371/warning-letters-under-uks-three-strikes-plan-unlikely-to-be-sent-out-before-2016-if-ever.shtml#c186
I have known people who just want maximum access to any and all media where they achieve this by pirating, hacking or buying what they can. They would want an all you can eat service at a fair price... but still want more.

Others just like the convenience, speed and quality of file sharing where once downloaded this new media slots in to their own personal media on demand system.

Then others prefer a try before they buy system. Their shelves of DVD, Blurays and CDs are already full with purchased media they rate as an AWESOME collection because they avoid crap media by sampling it first.

There are other reasons such as never wanting to fund the MAFIAA due to all the social harm they cause but I can offer one rare insight into piracy. This is that people are not immoral and corrupt where they know rights from wrongs and where if you talk to them they can offer very understandable motives even if you may not agree with their view.

At the end the day people's morals have been proved when pirates, with access to unlimited FREE media, are the BIGGEST SPENDERS on media.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/01121423439/hollywood-studios-keep-saying-its-employees-must-get-paid-now-may-be-forced-to-pay-its-interns.shtml#c56 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:38:49 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/01121423439/hollywood-studios-keep-saying-its-employees-must-get-paid-now-may-be-forced-to-pay-its-interns.shtml#c56 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130606/11475923344/sweden-makes-it-illegal-to-take-photos-private-environments-without-permission.shtml#c20 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:38:28 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130606/11475923344/sweden-makes-it-illegal-to-take-photos-private-environments-without-permission.shtml#c20
Ahem.

Good luck enforcing that shit. How do you respect a law that's unenforceable and that you can easily break? You don't. See copyright.]]>