Comments by Chosen Reject http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/17490723465/leaked-nsas-talking-points-defending-nsa-surveillance.shtml#c702 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:47:48 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/17490723465/leaked-nsas-talking-points-defending-nsa-surveillance.shtml#c702 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/11165823451/filmmaker-finally-aims-to-get-court-to-admit-that-happy-birthday-is-public-domain.shtml#c175 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:23:26 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/11165823451/filmmaker-finally-aims-to-get-court-to-admit-that-happy-birthday-is-public-domain.shtml#c175 Steamboat Willie. Unfortunately, I don't have the money. I wonder where the GMTY people are getting their funds. Wherever they're getting it, I hope it doesn't run out. That will probably be Warner/Chappell's biggest tactic.]]> Re: Emulating Obama's leadership style http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/01395323446/dod-if-you-see-leaked-nsa-document-press-shift-delete-to-get-rid-it.shtml#c277 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:27:19 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/01395323446/dod-if-you-see-leaked-nsa-document-press-shift-delete-to-get-rid-it.shtml#c277 Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/17563923434/feds-may-have-to-reveal-fisa-phone-records-murder-case.shtml#c369 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:44:56 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/17563923434/feds-may-have-to-reveal-fisa-phone-records-murder-case.shtml#c369
The guy could be guilty. He could also be telling the truth that he wasn't there. Let's let due process do it's thing. If he's guilty and walks, that sucks. But that's better, IMO, than him being innocent while not being able to show some exculpatory evidence because the NSA would prefer to keep their secret surveillance secret for longer.

Presumed innocent until proven guilty. Let due process work. Make the prosecution do it's job of proving guilt. Let the defendant show his evidence.]]> Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130608/11281223376/anonymous-participatn-who-brought-attention-to-steubenville-rape-case-now-facing-many-more-years-jail-than-rapists.shtml#c353 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:35:28 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130608/11281223376/anonymous-participatn-who-brought-attention-to-steubenville-rape-case-now-facing-many-more-years-jail-than-rapists.shtml#c353 I'm not a fan of lynch mobs of any sort, because they tend to react emotionally and are prone to go much farther than a reasoned protest.I too am against what the lynch mob did here. If only there was a way to reign in the FBI so they won't overreact next time.]]> Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130610/01271423391/how-can-nsa-surveillance-leaks-both-be-no-big-deal-put-us-all-danger.shtml#c313 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:19:03 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130610/01271423391/how-can-nsa-surveillance-leaks-both-be-no-big-deal-put-us-all-danger.shtml#c313 Re: Has anyone been sued or prosecuted for this? http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20130604/21150823320/help-explain-why-phone-unlocking-is-important-to-you-why-it-should-be-legal.shtml#c349 Wed, 5 Jun 2013 16:52:44 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20130604/21150823320/help-explain-why-phone-unlocking-is-important-to-you-why-it-should-be-legal.shtml#c349
A law that bans all Welsh immigrants to the US from ever being granted a small business license would be "important only to a small number of [Welsh entrepeneur]-weenies, while nearly everyone else doesn't worry about it". That hypothetical law would still be wrong.

You're also wrong that they are looking for evidence. The position is solid without anecdotes. What they are looking for is human stories that make it more understandable for congresspersons. That's completely different. Taking the example above, I don't need to know a single Welsh entrepeneur to know that a law barring them from starting businesses is wrong. But if I had an actual example of it harming someone that would make it easier to overturn that hypothetical law.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130605/12101523329/irony-alert-john-steele-denies-uploading-anything-ever-despite-growing-ip-evidence.shtml#c237 Wed, 5 Jun 2013 13:56:02 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130605/12101523329/irony-alert-john-steele-denies-uploading-anything-ever-despite-growing-ip-evidence.shtml#c237 Re: It doesn't have to be DMCA http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/00412423167/fair-use-me-not-thee.shtml#c153 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:54:20 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/00412423167/fair-use-me-not-thee.shtml#c153 Re: Prosecute him for improper DMCA takedown notice! http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/00412423167/fair-use-me-not-thee.shtml#c147 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:49:21 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/00412423167/fair-use-me-not-thee.shtml#c147
Did you seriously get that confused? Mike writes an article about DMCA notices being used to takedown content they don't own, and you get it confused with a non-DMCA email asking for content to be removed (which didn't get removed by the way). One abuses the force of law to get someone else's content taken down, the other asks for someone to consider their own hypocrisy. No law states that DMCA compliant notices are required to take content down.

Perhaps, blue, you should spend a few more seconds in figuring out what is even going on.]]> Re: Re: @"the public do not respect copyright." http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/00412423167/fair-use-me-not-thee.shtml#c127 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:38:26 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/00412423167/fair-use-me-not-thee.shtml#c127
Why?

Because people think copyright has something to do with attribution. It doesn't. Why do they think this? Because people generally want credit for what they do. They want validation. That's innate in human beings. Wanting money or control over some idea of theirs is not innate. People simply respect copyright law today not because they get it and understand it and agree with it, but because they think it's something it's not and agree with that other something. The more I've taught people that what they are doing is infringement, the more I've found people hate copryight law.

What do you mean I can't copy this song and give it to my friend? I didn't change the artist?

What do you mean I can't copy this coloring book for my friends' kids? They know I didn't make it.

What do you mean I can't play the music/movie I bought at the block party for my neighborhood? I just told you I bought it.

No, the public at large generally hates copyright once they find out the basic things they think should be ok are punishable by up to $150,000.]]> Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/19133923200/copyright-patent-its-all-same-to-worlds-third-largest-news-agency.shtml#c414 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:28:36 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/19133923200/copyright-patent-its-all-same-to-worlds-third-largest-news-agency.shtml#c414 Kim Dotcom might sue Twitter, Google and Facebook over murder.

Internet mogul Kim Dotcom said Thursday he was considering taking legal action against tech giants such as Twitter, Google and Facebook for murdering a security measure he invented.

Dotcom said he had never sought to enforce murder charges on his invention but was now reconsidering in light of the US case accusing him of masterminding massive online piracy through his now-defunct Megaupload file-sharing site.Copyright law is in Title 17, Patent law is in title 35, while federal laws against murder are in title 18. If AJ gets to count the number of judges who agreed or disagreed with the eventual outcome of SonyCorp vs Universal then I think it's fair to say that murder laws are closer to copyright laws because the titles are closer.]]> 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: 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.
]]> 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#c563 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:11:41 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#c563 Re: 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#c503 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:10:14 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#c503 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#c460 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:05:27 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#c460 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#c377 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:59:33 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#c377
The only directions I see rights going here is an increase in rights the people should already have. But copyrights aren't weakened at all.]]> 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#c260 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:55:16 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#c260
If SCotUS started to make treaties and Congress told them to stop, it wouldn't be a weakening of SCotUS, it would simply be putting them in their place. That anticircumvention was ever a part of copyright law is wrong (that it was ever a part of the law at all is another wrong for another discussion).]]> 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#c198 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:50:35 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#c198
This isn't weakening copyright law; it's restricting copyright law to be just copyright law. If there were a section of copyright law that dealt with embezzlement and a bill was proposed to remove it from copyright law to it's own section, would you call that a weakening of copyright law as well?]]>