http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/02455423183/prenda-lawyer-says-georgia-court-should-ignore-judge-wrights-order-because-look-hackers.shtml#c508 Thu, 23 May 2013 23:25:24 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/02455423183/prenda-lawyer-says-georgia-court-should-ignore-judge-wrights-order-because-look-hackers.shtml#c508 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/11301723178/amazon-wants-to-sell-fan-fiction-with-it-originator-fanfic-author-all-sharing-profits.shtml#c579 Thu, 23 May 2013 23:10:56 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/11301723178/amazon-wants-to-sell-fan-fiction-with-it-originator-fanfic-author-all-sharing-profits.shtml#c579
As a writer of fanfiction, i enjoy writing just as much, if not more, than the original authors. Writing stories for people is fun and to receive praise or even criticism from reviews is whats worthwhile. The only thing that would make it better is if you could make money from it. Even at 35%, it is 35% more than we would get anyways, so i find this idea amazing.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/09382823173/chicago-school-system-foia-requests-stonewalling-obfuscation-paper-shredding.shtml#c312 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:57:23 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/09382823173/chicago-school-system-foia-requests-stonewalling-obfuscation-paper-shredding.shtml#c312 "IRS focusing on and bullying conservitive (sic) groups"--IRS focusing on and bullying liberal groups in 2006-07.
"AP phone records being violated"--Various Patriot Act-base actions 2001-2007

For everything Repubs claim Obama's done (and haven't proven), Bush did on a bigger scale.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/00174423181/kim-dotcom-threatens-to-sue-google-facebook-twitter-over-2-factor-authentication-patent-if-they-dont-help-him.shtml#c2128 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:45:01 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/00174423181/kim-dotcom-threatens-to-sue-google-facebook-twitter-over-2-factor-authentication-patent-if-they-dont-help-him.shtml#c2128 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/18103323179/filmmaker-behind-pirate-bay-documentary-says-bogus-dmca-takedowns-take-away-his-free-speech.shtml#c962 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:39:44 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/18103323179/filmmaker-behind-pirate-bay-documentary-says-bogus-dmca-takedowns-take-away-his-free-speech.shtml#c962
A manager can't make money unless the artist does, as their 15% fee comes from the band's earnings.

And it's been demonstrated hundreds of times that Techdirt doesn't know anything about the music business except how to leech free content from it.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/16293623190/district-attorney-major-tv-network-sued-over-stupid-reality-show.shtml#c92 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:39:02 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/16293623190/district-attorney-major-tv-network-sued-over-stupid-reality-show.shtml#c92
The problem with lobbyists and corporations getting better representation (often to the detriment of the public) is a real problem, but I don't think curtailing free speech is the anwer.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/00174423181/kim-dotcom-threatens-to-sue-google-facebook-twitter-over-2-factor-authentication-patent-if-they-dont-help-him.shtml#c2127 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:22:38 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/00174423181/kim-dotcom-threatens-to-sue-google-facebook-twitter-over-2-factor-authentication-patent-if-they-dont-help-him.shtml#c2127
Depends on the tools utilized to implement it, boy.
Two physical keys are different from two passwords or two retinal scans, or two voice-recogntion systems.
Thinking really isn't your strong suit, is it, ass with no brain?]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/00174423181/kim-dotcom-threatens-to-sue-google-facebook-twitter-over-2-factor-authentication-patent-if-they-dont-help-him.shtml#c2110 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:21:07 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/00174423181/kim-dotcom-threatens-to-sue-google-facebook-twitter-over-2-factor-authentication-patent-if-they-dont-help-him.shtml#c2110

I used to do that in grade school]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/18103323179/filmmaker-behind-pirate-bay-documentary-says-bogus-dmca-takedowns-take-away-his-free-speech.shtml#c956 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:19:39 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/18103323179/filmmaker-behind-pirate-bay-documentary-says-bogus-dmca-takedowns-take-away-his-free-speech.shtml#c956 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/10290323174/vod-service-acetrax-shuts-down-germany-customers-movies-are-lost-due-to-drm.shtml#c495 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:18:16 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/10290323174/vod-service-acetrax-shuts-down-germany-customers-movies-are-lost-due-to-drm.shtml#c495 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/00174423181/kim-dotcom-threatens-to-sue-google-facebook-twitter-over-2-factor-authentication-patent-if-they-dont-help-him.shtml#c2108 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:18:10 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/00174423181/kim-dotcom-threatens-to-sue-google-facebook-twitter-over-2-factor-authentication-patent-if-they-dont-help-him.shtml#c2108
What is this? A warm up before you put on your big boy pants?]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/00174423181/kim-dotcom-threatens-to-sue-google-facebook-twitter-over-2-factor-authentication-patent-if-they-dont-help-him.shtml#c2103 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:13:45 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/00174423181/kim-dotcom-threatens-to-sue-google-facebook-twitter-over-2-factor-authentication-patent-if-they-dont-help-him.shtml#c2103
Gotti was tried and convicted, boy.
Dotcom hasn't even been tried.
Are you an un-American scumbag who doesn't follow the concept of "innocent until proven guilty", ass with no brain?]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/10290323174/vod-service-acetrax-shuts-down-germany-customers-movies-are-lost-due-to-drm.shtml#c490 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:07:53 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/10290323174/vod-service-acetrax-shuts-down-germany-customers-movies-are-lost-due-to-drm.shtml#c490 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/13573923121/retired-lt-col-violent-media-has-bred-generation-killers.shtml#c1276 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:03:22 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/13573923121/retired-lt-col-violent-media-has-bred-generation-killers.shtml#c1276 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/11301723178/amazon-wants-to-sell-fan-fiction-with-it-originator-fanfic-author-all-sharing-profits.shtml#c576 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:01:59 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/11301723178/amazon-wants-to-sell-fan-fiction-with-it-originator-fanfic-author-all-sharing-profits.shtml#c576
All that ignorance, and no clue, boy.

"You seem to be thinking that Amazon's license would be very limited in scope..."

Because movie/tv licensors have been doing this for decades, and have the system down pat.

"I doubt that would be the case, because it would keep them (Amazon) from hitting the financial jackpot."

And your first-hand knowledge of the process is...what, exactly?

"This process looks more like crowdsourcing future TV scripts to me."

All the more reason for the licensors to maintain control, son.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/18103323179/filmmaker-behind-pirate-bay-documentary-says-bogus-dmca-takedowns-take-away-his-free-speech.shtml#c940 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:01:15 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/18103323179/filmmaker-behind-pirate-bay-documentary-says-bogus-dmca-takedowns-take-away-his-free-speech.shtml#c940
Still he is influential...in the way that every court has its jester]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/00174423181/kim-dotcom-threatens-to-sue-google-facebook-twitter-over-2-factor-authentication-patent-if-they-dont-help-him.shtml#c2096 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:53:34 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/00174423181/kim-dotcom-threatens-to-sue-google-facebook-twitter-over-2-factor-authentication-patent-if-they-dont-help-him.shtml#c2096 How about something as simple as the cold war era nuclear launch systems, which requires a presidential password and two separate operators, on two consoles, signalling to one central system to launch?

I am still trying to work out how you can say that this is anything like the method described in the patent. where is it sending an authentication to a seperate device that then needs to be entered into the authentication.

Yes, I will agree that the idea is the same, but the method is different.

For a physical analogy, lets look at the mouse trap.

The idea is to catch mice. The methods described in the Mouse trap patents use differing implementations of the idea.

Now, care to try again]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/18103323179/filmmaker-behind-pirate-bay-documentary-says-bogus-dmca-takedowns-take-away-his-free-speech.shtml#c938 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:53:21 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/18103323179/filmmaker-behind-pirate-bay-documentary-says-bogus-dmca-takedowns-take-away-his-free-speech.shtml#c938
http://imgur.com/r/Reactionjpegs/R3X0]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/10303023175/magic-hat-brewery-sues-west-sixth-brewing-using-number-six-their-logo.shtml#c456 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:45:37 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/10303023175/magic-hat-brewery-sues-west-sixth-brewing-using-number-six-their-logo.shtml#c456 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/00174423181/kim-dotcom-threatens-to-sue-google-facebook-twitter-over-2-factor-authentication-patent-if-they-dont-help-him.shtml#c2075 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:36:22 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/00174423181/kim-dotcom-threatens-to-sue-google-facebook-twitter-over-2-factor-authentication-patent-if-they-dont-help-him.shtml#c2075