http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... 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#c54 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:29:42 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130610/11401523395/japans-prime-minister-mocks-tpp-protestors-facebook.shtml#c54 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/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 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/02053123505/dick-cheneys-crystal-ball-says-that-nsa-surveillance-could-have-stopped-911.shtml#c1098 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:47:01 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/02053123505/dick-cheneys-crystal-ball-says-that-nsa-surveillance-could-have-stopped-911.shtml#c1098 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/01163623501/why-nsa-president-bush-got-fisa-court-to-reinterpret-law-order-to-collect-tons-data.shtml#c550 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:38:32 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/01163623501/why-nsa-president-bush-got-fisa-court-to-reinterpret-law-order-to-collect-tons-data.shtml#c550
This, if actually used and accepted, would make enforcing copyright law practically impossible. Along with a lot of other law, actually...]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/02053123505/dick-cheneys-crystal-ball-says-that-nsa-surveillance-could-have-stopped-911.shtml#c1048 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:37:31 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/02053123505/dick-cheneys-crystal-ball-says-that-nsa-surveillance-could-have-stopped-911.shtml#c1048
After all, if you don't really know then you don't really know do you?

"Trust Us. You're Safer."

Uhh... no thanks - I think I'd rather do drugs and fight 'til the death, but thanks.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130614/06151423469/philippine-record-labels-get-government-to-play-whack-a-mole-with-kickass-torrents.shtml#c591 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:33:42 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130614/06151423469/philippine-record-labels-get-government-to-play-whack-a-mole-with-kickass-torrents.shtml#c591
So it is a safe assumption from the quantity of lies that you tell, that you have no soul left.

I guess when you lie as much as you do, eventually, you are going to start to believe in your lies.

The rest of us on the other hand, can still see your lies for what they are.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130614/04161223468/first-french-file-sharer-sentenced-to-disconnection-under-hadopi-judgment-may-be-unenforceable.shtml#c677 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:32:50 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130614/04161223468/first-french-file-sharer-sentenced-to-disconnection-under-hadopi-judgment-may-be-unenforceable.shtml#c677 "What a shame that you can't be bothered to defend anything you publish. That says it all about you, unfortunately."

The fact that you feel fully entitled to an author's time and attention says a lot about you. You have an unrealistically high impression of your own worth.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130610/11401523395/japans-prime-minister-mocks-tpp-protestors-facebook.shtml#c16 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:31:03 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130610/11401523395/japans-prime-minister-mocks-tpp-protestors-facebook.shtml#c16 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130615/17251223497/more-than-half-senate-skips-town-rather-than-attend-briefing-about-nsa-surveillance.shtml#c442 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:29:50 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130615/17251223497/more-than-half-senate-skips-town-rather-than-attend-briefing-about-nsa-surveillance.shtml#c442 http://ovisarie.com/multiple-sclerosis-b12-deficiency/]]>