Latest Techdirt Comments http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/21222323165/another-ca-cop-thinks-cell-phone-might-be-dangerous-weapon.shtml#c267 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:24:59 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/21222323165/another-ca-cop-thinks-cell-phone-might-be-dangerous-weapon.shtml#c267 From the "just-what-we-need,-more-laws" department http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/18284623180/yet-another-anti-patent-troll-bill-introduced-congress.shtml#c141 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:23:09 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/18284623180/yet-another-anti-patent-troll-bill-introduced-congress.shtml#c141
Besides, Cornyn is a hometown boy for me so you gotta side with a Texan if at all possible!

Just sayin',

IPTT]]> Re: Re: Turnabout is fair play http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/17515223193/riaa-copyright-reform-we-need-is-to-make-everyone-else-copyright-cops.shtml#c757 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:22:42 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/17515223193/riaa-copyright-reform-we-need-is-to-make-everyone-else-copyright-cops.shtml#c757 > or whatever "file host", and KNOW beyond doubt that it's not authorized.

Either you can or cannot tell if it is authorized. Let's examine each.

1. You can tell if it is authorized or not.

Then why do your paymasters take down their own videos and music that is authorized?

If it is unauthorized, can you tell if it is fair use? A song incidentally in the background (in poor quality) of someone's video of their child.

And, as someone else points out, if you can absolutely tell, then why do you file bogus takedowns on content that is not even yours? There should be a gigantic penalty for that.


2. You cannot tell if it is fair use.

Then how can you expect anyone else to tell?

You are therefore full of #$%@! for saying you can tell.]]> Re: Re: Chilling... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/18225323199/president-obama-is-troubled-about-chilling-effects-his-own-administration-is-causing-to-journalism.shtml#c558 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:22:28 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/18225323199/president-obama-is-troubled-about-chilling-effects-his-own-administration-is-causing-to-journalism.shtml#c558
Second point, not that I agree with the patriot act at all because I don't, but Obama is no better, he supported it's renewal and did you not read in this very article?
'The Obama administration has used the Espionage Act against more cases of whistleblowing to the press than all other Presidents combined. That's not about "striking the right balance." '
so Obama is just as bad, if not worse when it comes to protecting our liberties.]]> Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Innovation? Try Predation! http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/11301723178/amazon-wants-to-sell-fan-fiction-with-it-originator-fanfic-author-all-sharing-profits.shtml#c622 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:21:55 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/11301723178/amazon-wants-to-sell-fan-fiction-with-it-originator-fanfic-author-all-sharing-profits.shtml#c622 Re: "Don't ask the meaning of a folly, ask only what it accomplishes." http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/21222323165/another-ca-cop-thinks-cell-phone-might-be-dangerous-weapon.shtml#c258 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:20:59 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/21222323165/another-ca-cop-thinks-cell-phone-might-be-dangerous-weapon.shtml#c258 Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/21222323165/another-ca-cop-thinks-cell-phone-might-be-dangerous-weapon.shtml#c235 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:20:05 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/21222323165/another-ca-cop-thinks-cell-phone-might-be-dangerous-weapon.shtml#c235 Re: Re: Re: Too many thieves and pirates break ANY business model. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/17515223193/riaa-copyright-reform-we-need-is-to-make-everyone-else-copyright-cops.shtml#c753 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:16:30 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/17515223193/riaa-copyright-reform-we-need-is-to-make-everyone-else-copyright-cops.shtml#c753
They're too scared to go after infringers directly for whatever reason(possibly, as has been pointed out repeatedly, that they truly are their biggest customers), and instead go for this underhanded DMCA takedown and six strikes. Then they whine about how it's not working.

No one respects copyright. It's just insanely overreaching.]]> Re: Re: Re: Just another politician. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/15495123189/ron-paul-doesnt-win-ronpaulcom-is-guilty-reverse-domain-hijacking.shtml#c331 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:15:40 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/15495123189/ron-paul-doesnt-win-ronpaulcom-is-guilty-reverse-domain-hijacking.shtml#c331
Which is, despite his ideas at times, the biggest draw to him.

There's some hypocrisy, but we're human, we're all hypocrites, but at the same time, he was always against wars like Afghanistan, Iraq, Vietnam, the bombings that Clinton did in in the late 90s, he was against the sanctions of Iraq, stating that something bad would happen to the US (back in 1998 he called that). He warned against the Housing Bubble Collapse in 2003/2004, he wanted to get rid of paper money and replace it with coined money (as it's harder to manipulate), even if I disagree with his position on it needing to be gold or silver, at least he's always been consistent about it.

Paul wanted to pull troops home from around the world and turn the money that the US was spending on foreign entanglements towards our infrastructure...

So, yeah, his ideas might not always be the best ones, but looking at his record, he was the best candidate that never became President.

Also, he never voted for raising pay for members of Congress.]]> Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/21222323165/another-ca-cop-thinks-cell-phone-might-be-dangerous-weapon.shtml#c220 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:11:12 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/21222323165/another-ca-cop-thinks-cell-phone-might-be-dangerous-weapon.shtml#c220 Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/21222323165/another-ca-cop-thinks-cell-phone-might-be-dangerous-weapon.shtml#c202 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:10:41 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/21222323165/another-ca-cop-thinks-cell-phone-might-be-dangerous-weapon.shtml#c202
Also, if the person is not associated with the group there could be an issue of privacy if the camera holder is really close to the cops discussing the matter. Perhaps the group being questioned by the cops don't want cameras on them. Granted, they are in a public place but when being questioned by cops they maybe asked private questions or questions that they may not want on tape, especially if those questions involve giving the cops useful information on other people who may retaliate.]]> Re: Re: Re: Too many thieves and pirates break ANY business model. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/17515223193/riaa-copyright-reform-we-need-is-to-make-everyone-else-copyright-cops.shtml#c743 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:10:41 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/17515223193/riaa-copyright-reform-we-need-is-to-make-everyone-else-copyright-cops.shtml#c743 Attacks of all kinds are about the only response.


Bullshit, Blue.

You have been refuted so many times that it's becoming pathetic. Any argument that disproves what you say you simply ignore and pretend it doesn't exist.

It must be getting pretty hard to type with your head buried that far in the sand.]]> Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/21222323165/another-ca-cop-thinks-cell-phone-might-be-dangerous-weapon.shtml#c199 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:10:37 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/21222323165/another-ca-cop-thinks-cell-phone-might-be-dangerous-weapon.shtml#c199 tell a cop that your cellphone is live-streaming and cloud-saving the footage, even if it wasn't? (Occurred to me after a scene in Cory Doctorow's Makers, when a journalist whose phone actually is doing that puts a cop on the spot -- "you're being watched live right now" -- and gets him to back down)]]> Bad idea http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20121101/03265320901/eff-reminds-us-that-open-wifi-isnt-bad-thing-should-actually-be-encouraged.shtml#c670 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:06:55 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20121101/03265320901/eff-reminds-us-that-open-wifi-isnt-bad-thing-should-actually-be-encouraged.shtml#c670 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/21222323165/another-ca-cop-thinks-cell-phone-might-be-dangerous-weapon.shtml#c179 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:04:58 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/21222323165/another-ca-cop-thinks-cell-phone-might-be-dangerous-weapon.shtml#c179
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJzni-eqOiw]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/21222323165/another-ca-cop-thinks-cell-phone-might-be-dangerous-weapon.shtml#c158 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:04:25 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/21222323165/another-ca-cop-thinks-cell-phone-might-be-dangerous-weapon.shtml#c158
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmZkN2PFhAw

I'm not necessarily siding with the cops but the person recording this thing also seems to be annoying and possibly interfering.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/21222323165/another-ca-cop-thinks-cell-phone-might-be-dangerous-weapon.shtml#c152 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:03:48 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/21222323165/another-ca-cop-thinks-cell-phone-might-be-dangerous-weapon.shtml#c152 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Copyright http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/01382223168.shtml#c1346 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:03:08 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/01382223168.shtml#c1346 Not intending to commit a crime is not a defense for committing a crime. Even if Scroll Kit weren't intending to monetize this, though they clearly are, the effect would be that they are actually benefitting commercially, directly from this promotional material.

Commercial use is only part of one of the four factors used to determine fair use.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/21222323165/another-ca-cop-thinks-cell-phone-might-be-dangerous-weapon.shtml#c144 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:02:20 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/21222323165/another-ca-cop-thinks-cell-phone-might-be-dangerous-weapon.shtml#c144 http://www.hoax-slayer.com/cell-phone-guns.shtml

Unfortunately, I suspect we'll have to wait for a tragic event, probably involving the loss of life of a cell phone owner to see anything done to stop this.]]> Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/01382223168.shtml#c1330 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:02:15 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/01382223168.shtml#c1330 It's about using copyrighted content to promote a commercial service without permission.

The point is that if it's fair use (and of course you can disagree about that) then permission isn't required.]]>