Latest Techdirt Comments http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... France.. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110311/01552013459/dailydirt-weapons-sky.shtml#c3 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:18:08 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110311/01552013459/dailydirt-weapons-sky.shtml#c3
There must be other countries making drones now....]]> Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/10401723156/if-you-think-you-should-actually-own-products-you-bought-now-would-be-good-time-to-call-congress.shtml#c1367 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:17:28 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/10401723156/if-you-think-you-should-actually-own-products-you-bought-now-would-be-good-time-to-call-congress.shtml#c1367
I'm just calling it like I see it, AJ.

No matter how many times we've told you that this isn't about weakening copyright, but rather about letting owners have control of their items, you just put your fingers in your ears and go "NO! IT'S WEAKENING COPYRIGHT! DEBATE ME, MIKE! WHY YOU RUN AWAY LIKE A COWARD?!"

So, really, AJ, you're the dumbass troll.

All of your points have been countered and you just keep replying with the same lies.]]> Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130521/12175523157/nyc-says-renting-out-your-place-via-airbnb-is-running-illegal-hotel.shtml#c266 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:16:42 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130521/12175523157/nyc-says-renting-out-your-place-via-airbnb-is-running-illegal-hotel.shtml#c266 Re: >>$1k/day http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/15164823159/bad-day-prenda-continues-judge-rejects-stay-adds-1k-per-day-each-day-they-dont-pay-up.shtml#c151 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:14:14 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/15164823159/bad-day-prenda-continues-judge-rejects-stay-adds-1k-per-day-each-day-they-dont-pay-up.shtml#c151 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/19190923142/if-youre-going-to-illegally-seize-citizens-cell-phones-least-make-sure-youre-grabbing-right-ones.shtml#c925 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:13:48 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/19190923142/if-youre-going-to-illegally-seize-citizens-cell-phones-least-make-sure-youre-grabbing-right-ones.shtml#c925
"if forensic analysis of the cellphone can establish"

So I am

A: At the mercy of forensic analysis, which is a hit and miss thing.

B: At the mercy of those doing the analysis, the FBI, the police, etc... to be honest about their findings, assuming they are even honest about investigating anything. They all represent the same party, the government, and are all are a potential conflict of interest.

Or, the cell phone could have been kept with the person who allegedly shot the footage and, if there was footage, it could have been made public. The police prevented that. I am now at their mercy. This was true the moment the cell phone left the possession of the person who allegedly shot the footage. That by itself should be enough to warrant punishment, enough punishment to deter future confiscations like this even in cases where guilt occurred.]]> how do i law? http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/15164823159/bad-day-prenda-continues-judge-rejects-stay-adds-1k-per-day-each-day-they-dont-pay-up.shtml#c147 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:11:14 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/15164823159/bad-day-prenda-continues-judge-rejects-stay-adds-1k-per-day-each-day-they-dont-pay-up.shtml#c147 Re: Re: Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/12190223151/prendas-paul-hansmeier-asks-appeals-court-to-delay-sanctions-appeals-court-says-no-try-again.shtml#c508 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:08:08 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130520/12190223151/prendas-paul-hansmeier-asks-appeals-court-to-delay-sanctions-appeals-court-says-no-try-again.shtml#c508 "But the judge in this case went above and beyond, calling in people who were not directly party to the case, calling people in from outside of the district, and essentially putting them on trial without the benefits of time to build a defense." but that claim is completely without merit. As it has been explained to you, numerous times with details, the judge did only what the rules of his court allowed, no more no less. If you aren't smart enough to read back over this whole saga and see it, then you are probably about to be disbarred.]]> Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/10401723156/if-you-think-you-should-actually-own-products-you-bought-now-would-be-good-time-to-call-congress.shtml#c1366 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:06:15 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/10401723156/if-you-think-you-should-actually-own-products-you-bought-now-would-be-good-time-to-call-congress.shtml#c1366 Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/14172323158/judge-not-impressed-prenda-alan-cooper-lawsuit.shtml#c406 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:06:01 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/14172323158/judge-not-impressed-prenda-alan-cooper-lawsuit.shtml#c406 Re: Re: sums it up http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130502/18364622931/ma-teen-arrested-held-without-bail-posting-supposed-terrorist-threat-facebook.shtml#c1050 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:59:52 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130502/18364622931/ma-teen-arrested-held-without-bail-posting-supposed-terrorist-threat-facebook.shtml#c1050 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/10401723156/if-you-think-you-should-actually-own-products-you-bought-now-would-be-good-time-to-call-congress.shtml#c1347 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:58:00 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/10401723156/if-you-think-you-should-actually-own-products-you-bought-now-would-be-good-time-to-call-congress.shtml#c1347 It protects DRM which protects copyright.

So you agree that DMCA 1201 is not directly related to copyright, it's directly related to DRM. Relation to copyright is indirect. Now you have to convince everyone that such relation will affect any copyrights if DMCA is to be dismantled. You'll have really hard time doing it. Firstly, the presence of DMCA doesn't really reduce the breaking of DRM. If DRM is breakable - it will be broken, DMCA or not. Secondly DRM itself doesn't really affect copyright - as practice shows DRM doesn't prevent infringement, all it does it is annoying legitimate users by crippling the usability.

So to put it shortly, you have a defective method (DRM) that doesn't protect copyright, but pretends that it does. Because of its deficiency, there is another defective method (DMCA), which doesn't protect DRM, but pretends that it does. And you are saying that removing this second level defective layer will affect copyright? It's laughable. I'd say - scrape them both (DMCA and DRM) and it won't affect any copyright. Surely scraping the DMCA is a good first step.

Fair use argument goes only on top of this.]]> Re: Re: Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/10401723156/if-you-think-you-should-actually-own-products-you-bought-now-would-be-good-time-to-call-congress.shtml#c1324 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:56:59 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/10401723156/if-you-think-you-should-actually-own-products-you-bought-now-would-be-good-time-to-call-congress.shtml#c1324 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/10401723156/if-you-think-you-should-actually-own-products-you-bought-now-would-be-good-time-to-call-congress.shtml#c1313 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:55:01 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/10401723156/if-you-think-you-should-actually-own-products-you-bought-now-would-be-good-time-to-call-congress.shtml#c1313
But there is no RIGHT to fair use, only a privilege.

that's a flat-out lie!

Copyright is the privilege, not Fair Use. Fair Use is the right and is how creativity fucking works!

But you'll just ignore what I say like you ignore everything else that counters your little world, won't you?]]> Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/10401723156/if-you-think-you-should-actually-own-products-you-bought-now-would-be-good-time-to-call-congress.shtml#c1290 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:54:45 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/10401723156/if-you-think-you-should-actually-own-products-you-bought-now-would-be-good-time-to-call-congress.shtml#c1290 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/10401723156/if-you-think-you-should-actually-own-products-you-bought-now-would-be-good-time-to-call-congress.shtml#c1289 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:52:46 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/10401723156/if-you-think-you-should-actually-own-products-you-bought-now-would-be-good-time-to-call-congress.shtml#c1289 It protects DRM which protects copyright.

hoo hoo hoo!

that is Wrong! Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, WRONG!

DRM does NOT protect copyright. DRM is a POS that entertainment industries put up so that people couldn't make legitimate copies of their CDs, DVDs, or Video Games because the publisher didn't want that.

In fact, AJ, DRM specially controls how content is used. There is *NOTHING* about DRM related to copyright OTHER than the DMCA.

So, go back to your MPAA masters and tell them that DRM may just be outlawed soon.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/15164823159/bad-day-prenda-continues-judge-rejects-stay-adds-1k-per-day-each-day-they-dont-pay-up.shtml#c138 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:51:35 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/15164823159/bad-day-prenda-continues-judge-rejects-stay-adds-1k-per-day-each-day-they-dont-pay-up.shtml#c138
This is a lesson that they should have paid attention in regards to the fight over Obamacare. Even though attorneys are aware that certain courts will refuse to grant their motions, they are still required, by law, to go through the long and very drawn out appeals process.

Instead, Prenda tried to skip several hoops by going straight to the appeals court which slapped down their obvious subterfuge. Now, they have to pay an additional $1,000 per day fine past the date they were supposed to pay that judgment that Judge Otis Wright handed down.]]> Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/10401723156/if-you-think-you-should-actually-own-products-you-bought-now-would-be-good-time-to-call-congress.shtml#c1279 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:51:29 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/10401723156/if-you-think-you-should-actually-own-products-you-bought-now-would-be-good-time-to-call-congress.shtml#c1279
There are few (if any) copy protection measures that haven't been broken, and there is still the analog hole. No work that has copy protection measures is safe, nor would it be difficult to copy them. People who want to infringe on a work will do so regardless of the anitcircumvention clause. By removing it, all that is happening is that the rights of people are being given back to do things that are not otherwise illegal (such as unlocking phones, fair use copying, copying public domain works, etc). Those who violated the anticircumvention clause to infringe are still committing infringement, while those who violated it for non-infringing purposes are no longer breaking the law.

What exactly do you have a problem with in this case? How exactly is copyright law being weakened?

Not only that, but the law disagrees with you completely. Section 1201(c) states:
Other Rights, Etc., Not Affected.
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Stop using stupid arguments.

if you throw a brick at someone or something, you cause harm, thus your rights interfere with someone else's rights to live. In that case, your rights are trumped.

So, AJ, kindly, use some fucking common sense for once in your miserable life.]]> Re: Re: Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/19190923142/if-youre-going-to-illegally-seize-citizens-cell-phones-least-make-sure-youre-grabbing-right-ones.shtml#c923 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:45:00 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/19190923142/if-youre-going-to-illegally-seize-citizens-cell-phones-least-make-sure-youre-grabbing-right-ones.shtml#c923
Like it or not, the police need to get over their collective camera phobia and get on with doing their jobs in a serious and professional manner. That would be the quickest and easiest way to put this whole camera thing behind us.

Btw, I wouldn't like having her follow me around with her camera and attitude either, but if I turned around and punched her as quickly as the officer reacted, I would end up sitting in a jail cell for assault. It would take a LOT more provocation then that to make it justifiable. Is it really that unreasonable to expect an on-duty police officer to have even greater self control then an ordinary civilian?]]> >>$1k/day http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/15164823159/bad-day-prenda-continues-judge-rejects-stay-adds-1k-per-day-each-day-they-dont-pay-up.shtml#c132 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:44:16 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/15164823159/bad-day-prenda-continues-judge-rejects-stay-adds-1k-per-day-each-day-they-dont-pay-up.shtml#c132 The Court hereby imposes a penalty of $1,000 per day, per person or entity...So, that means for the four (4) persons (e.g., Steele, Hansmeier, Duffy, & Gibbs), and three (3) entities (e.g., AF Holdings, Ingenuity 13, and Prenda), that are specifically called out at the beginning of the same paragraph, that's $7,000 per day they are on the hook for! WOW!]]>