http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/09064523528/germanys-spies-have-nsa-envy-working-their-own-comprehensive-snooping-system.shtml#c39 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:45:55 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/09064523528/germanys-spies-have-nsa-envy-working-their-own-comprehensive-snooping-system.shtml#c39 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/09064523528/germanys-spies-have-nsa-envy-working-their-own-comprehensive-snooping-system.shtml#c16 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:44:16 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/09064523528/germanys-spies-have-nsa-envy-working-their-own-comprehensive-snooping-system.shtml#c16 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/16530423522/arizona-court-skeptical-medical-excuse-prenda-lawyers.shtml#c171 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:39:58 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/16530423522/arizona-court-skeptical-medical-excuse-prenda-lawyers.shtml#c171
It seems that, currently at least, the 'justice' system is treating lawyers and non-lawyers dead opposite of how they should be treated.

Lawyers are expected to know the law backwards and forwards and what is and is not acceptable, so you'd the the judicial system would hold them to quite the high standard, going after them harshly for screw-ups and abusing the system like the trolls pull regularly, and yet they don't, instead treating them as though they had no idea what they were doing, and therefor deserved the benefit of the doubt, and multiple chances to 'get it right'.

Conversely, it would be insane to expect non-lawyers to know all the little bits and rules of current law, given how much there is to learn and know, so you'd expect the system would be more lenient on them for any mistakes they make(whether accidental or intentional) in their actions, and yet they are held to exacting standards, far higher than those a lawyer has to deal with.

Defendant lies on the stand? He just committed perjury and is sentence accordingly.

Lawyer lies when presenting his case? He 'misremembered the facts', or 'was mistaken when he was presenting evidence', or something similarly mild.

Defendant is evasive on questions posed to him by the prosecution/judge? Considered to be 'in contempt of court', and punished accordingly.

Lawyer is evasive regarding questions posed to him by opposition/judge? Maybe gets, at most, a chewing out by the judge for dodging the questions, but unlikely to suffer more beyond that.

Basically the people who should know the law are treated as though they don't, while those that don't know the law are treated as though they should... it's no wonder the system is such a mess these days.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/13581923535/microsoft-capitulates-removes-online-drm-xbox-one.shtml#c1038 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:35:30 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/13581923535/microsoft-capitulates-removes-online-drm-xbox-one.shtml#c1038 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/16530423522/arizona-court-skeptical-medical-excuse-prenda-lawyers.shtml#c158 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:23:52 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/16530423522/arizona-court-skeptical-medical-excuse-prenda-lawyers.shtml#c158
Hopefully they'll react the same way this time around too, nothing starts the circus act that is 'Prenda in a court-room desperately trying to get out alive and without saying a word' quite like trying to get a judge dismissed for having the audacity of asking question.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/02025423448/company-claims-patent-pop-up-ads-sues-porn-travel-companies.shtml#c377 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:22:59 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/02025423448/company-claims-patent-pop-up-ads-sues-porn-travel-companies.shtml#c377
If you read the patent, it is for "Pop-Under" advertising.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/16530423522/arizona-court-skeptical-medical-excuse-prenda-lawyers.shtml#c150 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:18:17 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/16530423522/arizona-court-skeptical-medical-excuse-prenda-lawyers.shtml#c150 Oh the court will frown on this or that, always missing the bigger picture of many of the lawyers in these cases are being much more disrespectful to the courts.

A Doe has to be extra careful to not anger a Judge but when you can show repeated fraud committed by lawyers you often see a slight tongue lashing and nothing else. If a Doe had faked a signature you'd expect all sorts of holy hell from the bench... but a troll got a tiny smack on the nose and the ability to refile the case in the future.

The legal system is failing the public, copyright trolls are just making it painfully obvious how broken the system has gotten.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/02025423448/company-claims-patent-pop-up-ads-sues-porn-travel-companies.shtml#c373 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:16:37 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/02025423448/company-claims-patent-pop-up-ads-sues-porn-travel-companies.shtml#c373
"most Internet businesses use interrupting advertisements such as pop-up windows"


So can you patent something that already has a name?]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/13581923535/microsoft-capitulates-removes-online-drm-xbox-one.shtml#c1037 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:14:42 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/13581923535/microsoft-capitulates-removes-online-drm-xbox-one.shtml#c1037 http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130618/11332223519/states-attorneys-general-want-to-special-exception-to-blame-sites-actions-users.shtml#c1088 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:14:04 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130618/11332223519/states-attorneys-general-want-to-special-exception-to-blame-sites-actions-users.shtml#c1088
All magazine publishers that allow depictions of scantilly clad women should be sent to Indonesia for sentencing?

All of the Hollywood producers/screenwriters that disrespect the Thai Monarchy should be sent to Thailand for violation of Thailand's lese majeste law?

Now can you see how stupid your comment was..

Was about to post this when my sarcasm meter started working again. I just had to bash my head against the desk enough times.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/18243923466/hollywoods-new-talking-point-gatekeepers-are-awesome.shtml#c883 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:09:59 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/18243923466/hollywoods-new-talking-point-gatekeepers-are-awesome.shtml#c883 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/02025423448/company-claims-patent-pop-up-ads-sues-porn-travel-companies.shtml#c365 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:06:25 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/02025423448/company-claims-patent-pop-up-ads-sues-porn-travel-companies.shtml#c365 I got suckered into clicking on a deceptive porn site link and they wouldn't stop poping up.

(it really was deceptive)]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/13581923535/microsoft-capitulates-removes-online-drm-xbox-one.shtml#c1016 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:04:30 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/13581923535/microsoft-capitulates-removes-online-drm-xbox-one.shtml#c1016 used this function in their server array. MIT and others did the same. I used it as a part of my home programming practice. I sold mine very shortly thereafter and bought a midrange notebook.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130618/11332223519/states-attorneys-general-want-to-special-exception-to-blame-sites-actions-users.shtml#c1068 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:45:04 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130618/11332223519/states-attorneys-general-want-to-special-exception-to-blame-sites-actions-users.shtml#c1068
Surely we can all agree that comments at times go too far and that some are edging past decency

I think that most will agree that your comments go way past decency. Your comments are always filled with lies, more lies and ad-hominems

You are the most immoral person who comments on this site.

You are only happy when your corporate pay masters are stealing rights away from the public.

You seem to believbe that anything that your masters do is moral and we are immoral for discussing the antics that they pull]]> 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#c1604 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:43:30 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#c1604
Then, perhaps, stop launching impotent attacks on Mike that are clearly based on lies and false assumptions at this point, and turn attention to the company that's now going to be hit with a class action lawsuit for paying their interns nothing at all...]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/18243923466/hollywoods-new-talking-point-gatekeepers-are-awesome.shtml#c816 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:40:42 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/18243923466/hollywoods-new-talking-point-gatekeepers-are-awesome.shtml#c816 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/07515923527/leaseweb-deletes-megauploads-servers-without-warning-destroying-key-evidence.shtml#c1047 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:23:36 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/07515923527/leaseweb-deletes-megauploads-servers-without-warning-destroying-key-evidence.shtml#c1047 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/07515923527/leaseweb-deletes-megauploads-servers-without-warning-destroying-key-evidence.shtml#c1034 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:22:40 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/07515923527/leaseweb-deletes-megauploads-servers-without-warning-destroying-key-evidence.shtml#c1034 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/16530423522/arizona-court-skeptical-medical-excuse-prenda-lawyers.shtml#c146 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:12:28 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/16530423522/arizona-court-skeptical-medical-excuse-prenda-lawyers.shtml#c146
Once again Prenda is about to throw another lawyer under the bus much like it did with Gibbs. While I am of the opinion that Goodhue is up a creek without a paddle due to his tactics (no doubt ordered by John "my poor ego" Steele) in trying to delay in having to answer Judge Snow's questions.

Obviously Judge Snow has picked up the scent of John Steele in this case and matched it's stench to the case that Judge Wright had before him where Prenda had a major fail due to their stupidity and ego in trying to get settlement cash from people.

Besides Goodhue's failure to answer Judge Snow properly with the documents he asked concerning Goodhue's medical episode on the day he was to appear and answer some questions about Prenda shows that Goodhue's attempt is to not be in the situation that Gibbs found himself in in front of Judge Wright.

Judge Snow in his order stated that Goodhue must provide answers to the following question about the case which are:

◾Identify the persons who signed the names]]> http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130619/10395523531/next-time-someone-says-twitter-is-killing-deep-thinking-with-short-quick-messages-show-them-this.shtml#c467 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:55:24 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130619/10395523531/next-time-someone-says-twitter-is-killing-deep-thinking-with-short-quick-messages-show-them-this.shtml#c467
So will you one day be one of those people demanding congress to pass new anti-competitive laws because you can't adapt to new technologies?]]>