Comments by AdamBv1 http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130125/23324821794/andrew-bridges-favorite-techdirt-posts-week.shtml#c65 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 19:07:16 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130125/23324821794/andrew-bridges-favorite-techdirt-posts-week.shtml#c65
Granted it would be nice if everyone transitioned to using HTTPS by default but at least you can take advantage of it where it exists by yourself.]]> Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130117/03040821712/scientist-explains-why-putting-research-behind-paywall-is-immoral.shtml#c174 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:24:44 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130117/03040821712/scientist-explains-why-putting-research-behind-paywall-is-immoral.shtml#c174 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130117/03040821712/scientist-explains-why-putting-research-behind-paywall-is-immoral.shtml#c155 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:23:21 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130117/03040821712/scientist-explains-why-putting-research-behind-paywall-is-immoral.shtml#c155
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/require-free-access-over-internet-scientific-journal-articles-arising-taxpayer-funded-research/wDX82FLQ
This one got over double the required signatures over half a year ago and yet there has been no response.

There really is no reason that publicly funded researched should not be accessible to the general public.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130116/15533821705/white-house-tiring-death-stars-deportation-requests-ups-we-people-signature-threshold-25000-to-100000.shtml#c264 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:07:27 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130116/15533821705/white-house-tiring-death-stars-deportation-requests-ups-we-people-signature-threshold-25000-to-100000.shtml#c264 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120521/12463519005/) and while it got over double the required signatures it never got a response. I guess they didn't have a press release/talking points memo handy that quite covered the issue well enough so they just ignored it.]]> Re: What!!! http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130103/12312321572/google-competitors-spitting-mad-about-ftc-closing-case-promise-that-europe-texas-will-get-it-right.shtml#c49 Thu, 3 Jan 2013 15:11:42 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130103/12312321572/google-competitors-spitting-mad-about-ftc-closing-case-promise-that-europe-texas-will-get-it-right.shtml#c49 Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121124/06214221129/uk-recording-industry-doesnt-want-google-to-reduce-piracy-until-it-reduces-piracy.shtml#c455 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 09:25:51 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121124/06214221129/uk-recording-industry-doesnt-want-google-to-reduce-piracy-until-it-reduces-piracy.shtml#c455
BPI helps improve pirates lives again.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120824/18261220156/common-sense-school-internet-safety-policies.shtml#c7 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:11:17 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120824/18261220156/common-sense-school-internet-safety-policies.shtml#c7 E. Why are you penalizing the 95% for the 5%? You don]]> Re: Re: Security as tight as a sieve... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120826/17463920160/tsas-infamous-behavior-detection-action-mandatory-chats-about-every-detail-your-trip.shtml#c1881 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:49:07 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120826/17463920160/tsas-infamous-behavior-detection-action-mandatory-chats-about-every-detail-your-trip.shtml#c1881
I think at this point in time we have to accept that violating even more of peoples rights is not effective and that terrorism as a threat is overblown. But between the fact that people fail to understand risk and the government is good at keeping people scared we continue to march in the direction of the US becoming more and more of a police state with no benefits to show from it.]]> Re: Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120824/12382120149/authors-guild-continues-to-battle-present-attacks-another-legal-service-as-infringing.shtml#c748 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:01:13 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120824/12382120149/authors-guild-continues-to-battle-present-attacks-another-legal-service-as-infringing.shtml#c748
Thankfully there is no DRM on all my old paperbacks.]]> Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120824/11314820148/intellectual-ventures-still-giving-tours-sizzle-to-distract-journalists-lack-steak.shtml#c1125 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:23:43 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120824/11314820148/intellectual-ventures-still-giving-tours-sizzle-to-distract-journalists-lack-steak.shtml#c1125
See, people don't come to IV and say "that's some awesome tech you have, can we get a license to use it?". Its more like they go out to people who might be doing something that infringes on a patent they hold and say "that's a nice product there, it would be a shame if something happened to it..." and either get people to license patents from them, buy into their patent pool, or they get taken to court (normally through some sort of shell company so their hands stay clean).

Understanding this makes it impossible to look at IV in a good light. They are truly a tollbooth on innovation.]]> Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120818/18363620090/fbi-created-terrorist-plot-fails-to-produce-single-terrorist-does-plenty-damage-to-individual-liberties.shtml#c224 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:25:17 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120818/18363620090/fbi-created-terrorist-plot-fails-to-produce-single-terrorist-does-plenty-damage-to-individual-liberties.shtml#c224 Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120820/02045620096/google-launches-patent-attack-apple-disappointing-first-company.shtml#c910 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:59:32 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120820/02045620096/google-launches-patent-attack-apple-disappointing-first-company.shtml#c910
I still think that no matter what the ITC injunctions are a low blow. Even the ITC is starting to realize that these injunctions are really anti-consumer actions by the companies involved and often the wrong way to deal with this whole mess.

Also, as proved by HTC and Samsung, ITC injunctions tend to often be trivial to work around. A little tweak to a feature and you can sell your device again, the only people harmed are consumers who have to deal with reduced functionality. This is of course much harder if you can stick them with a hardware patent instead of a software one.

The only way I see to end this is to manage to make something giant stick that will hit Apple for tens of billions of dollars so they are either bankrupted or forced into a huge cross-licensing agreement that makes all these lawsuits impossible. Sadly I''m not sure either one is very likely.]]> Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120820/02045620096/google-launches-patent-attack-apple-disappointing-first-company.shtml#c398 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:31:44 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120820/02045620096/google-launches-patent-attack-apple-disappointing-first-company.shtml#c398
I understand that "everyone else is doing it" but I think they could have taken the high road on this and left the ITC and their injunctions out of this. They may be trying to hit Apple hard and to force a settlement but Apple has previously shown no interest in such a thing so I don't think they are any more likely to settle this time.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120820/02045620096/google-launches-patent-attack-apple-disappointing-first-company.shtml#c240 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:01:15 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120820/02045620096/google-launches-patent-attack-apple-disappointing-first-company.shtml#c240
I can understand wanting to monetize the patents they have and pushing back at Apple but really trying to get a injunction like this only hurts consumers. It's totally going against the whole "do no evil" motto.

If you feel you were harmed by somebody stealing your patented ideas then take it out on the company. Hell, letting them sell more iDevices in the mean time could just mean a bigger reward for you if you win.]]> Re: Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120820/01295420094/same-day-russia-sentences-pussy-riot-it-condemns-uk-over-julian-assange.shtml#c238 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:46:01 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120820/01295420094/same-day-russia-sentences-pussy-riot-it-condemns-uk-over-julian-assange.shtml#c238 Re: Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120816/07425320074/us-uk-betray-basic-values-to-get-assange-any-cost.shtml#c702 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:27:28 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120816/07425320074/us-uk-betray-basic-values-to-get-assange-any-cost.shtml#c702 Re: Re: Licensed... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120812/23275520000/its-never-enough-both-riaa-mpaa-arent-satisfied-with-google-punishing-pirate-sites.shtml#c2544 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:26:10 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120812/23275520000/its-never-enough-both-riaa-mpaa-arent-satisfied-with-google-punishing-pirate-sites.shtml#c2544 Actually, both Apple and Amazon sell nice versions with few restrictions if any. So your claim is moot. You can now start paying for things again through them instead of holding up this long false argument.

Yeah, try again.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/video/ontv/download/ref=atv_sr_download2

"Download to a Windows PC

Install the Amazon Unbox Video Player to download movies and TV shows to your PC. Then you can watch your videos on the go--whether you're online or not."


So in other words I have to use either their crappy streaming service or their crappy video player to watch a movie. Plus it only works on Windows so Linux, Android and Mac are out in the cold. How on earth can you actually say that right there is "few restrictions"?

Until I can download a DRM free copy that will work in any media player on any OS I want then there is no reason I should give them my money. I'm not paying for a crippled product.]]> Re: Re: its time http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120806/01272619938/patent-troll-claims-that-showing-video-with-static-ad-next-to-it-infringes.shtml#c271 Wed, 8 Aug 2012 09:36:50 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120806/01272619938/patent-troll-claims-that-showing-video-with-static-ad-next-to-it-infringes.shtml#c271
Maybe we can send them to Venus instead?]]> Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120801/21294019913/why-tragedies-result-overreactions-our-brains-arent-very-good-risk-analysis.shtml#c158 Fri, 3 Aug 2012 22:15:33 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120801/21294019913/why-tragedies-result-overreactions-our-brains-arent-very-good-risk-analysis.shtml#c158
Would you by chance take tiger repellent for trade?]]> Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20120725/11051519831/app-developer-android-os-built-piracy-consumer-choice-sucks.shtml#c529 Fri, 3 Aug 2012 18:22:22 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20120725/11051519831/app-developer-android-os-built-piracy-consumer-choice-sucks.shtml#c529
Basically China accounts for 1/3 of all Android users and they cannot even buy apps OR use in app payment systems.

Oh, also there is more info in here from other developers who find that piracy rates are higher on iOS. Oops.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/07/31/editorial-just-how-bad-is-app-piracy-on-android-anyways-hint-were-asking-the-wrong-question/]]>