http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/14324223460/legacy-recording-industry-claims-pandora-is-playing-sick-joke-seeking-same-rates-others-pay.shtml#c587 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:18:19 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/14324223460/legacy-recording-industry-claims-pandora-is-playing-sick-joke-seeking-same-rates-others-pay.shtml#c587
ASCAP may soon realize they are under-charging terrestrial radio and raise those rates to match online prices.

to... you know... "Save the Artists"]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130603/02240523294/dan-brown-video-games-lead-to-violence.shtml#c286 Thu, 6 Jun 2013 06:35:35 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130603/02240523294/dan-brown-video-games-lead-to-violence.shtml#c286 Cheering at a Bull Fight when the fighter kills the bull.. [ OK ]
Watching a boxing match where chair and ladders are acceptable.....[ OK ]
Watching a 24-hour of Marathon Bond / Die-hard Movies...[ OK ]
Play 2 Hours of Video Games....[ Go Ape-Shit ].]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130506/18203522969/did-fbi-counterterrorism-agent-reveal-that-feds-now-record-all-phone-calls.shtml#c646 Wed, 8 May 2013 08:55:36 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130506/18203522969/did-fbi-counterterrorism-agent-reveal-that-feds-now-record-all-phone-calls.shtml#c646 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130329/09475822510/if-your-cable-company-were-honest-this-is-what-its-commercial-would-look-like.shtml#c110 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:09:54 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130329/09475822510/if-your-cable-company-were-honest-this-is-what-its-commercial-would-look-like.shtml#c110
Once a few years of Google Fiber numbers come in, new businesses (read Copy Cats... (Read Pirates.... Read dirty thieves))) will leverage Google's business model as a "proven model" to secure loans from investors and will deploy similar solutions in other areas the country.

Once these startups hit a high enough percentage market share the big ISPs will have to compete (probably only in those areas) or buy out these smaller companies... Both have their headaches, buyouts require will gov't approval, and competing is a new concept to them.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130318/10302422366/maxis-your-reward-buying-our-horribly-launched-simcity-is-previous-better-version-it.shtml#c334 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:41:51 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130318/10302422366/maxis-your-reward-buying-our-horribly-launched-simcity-is-previous-better-version-it.shtml#c334 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130305/02513122198/what-happens-to-drones-when-they-fall-out-skies.shtml#c295 Wed, 6 Mar 2013 05:15:31 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130305/02513122198/what-happens-to-drones-when-they-fall-out-skies.shtml#c295 http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20130227/11302222139/details-what-information-police-can-suck-out-your-phone.shtml#c222 Fri, 1 Mar 2013 06:45:55 PST http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20130227/11302222139/details-what-information-police-can-suck-out-your-phone.shtml#c222
"secure in their persons" I don't feel 'secure' in my person if they are allowed to search anything I have on my person. as said above, I think they need to be able to take steps to make sure they are safe, removing weapons from a suspect while they talk with them, or arrest them, but that doesn't open up the right to search anything in sight]]> http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20130227/11302222139/details-what-information-police-can-suck-out-your-phone.shtml#c139 Fri, 1 Mar 2013 06:40:41 PST http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20130227/11302222139/details-what-information-police-can-suck-out-your-phone.shtml#c139 http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20130227/11302222139/details-what-information-police-can-suck-out-your-phone.shtml#c115 Fri, 1 Mar 2013 06:25:39 PST http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20130227/11302222139/details-what-information-police-can-suck-out-your-phone.shtml#c115
Your right let me see what other useful features I can turn off just in case that sometime in the next two years (lifespan of a phone) the chance occurrence I actually get pulled over for a traffic stop and that officer happens to be a douche and searches the content of my mobile phone... OR we could just say what this is, an illegal breach of security in their persons, e-papers, and effects (read: phone). The ONLY search that should be allowed by the Constitution without a warrant is... wait the Constitution didn't allow for any.

An Aside: I do believe officers should be able to search suspects for their own safety (IE, remove knives, guns, weapons to ensure their and public safety at a scene... but unless the next Galaxy S IV comes with a built in Taser phone should be off the table.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130227/14231422143/comcast-we-wont-terminate-your-account-under-six-strikes-well-just-block-every-single-website.shtml#c1215 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 08:51:57 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130227/14231422143/comcast-we-wont-terminate-your-account-under-six-strikes-well-just-block-every-single-website.shtml#c1215
1 Down.. I wonder if 5 more people would also accuse you of stuff just because they dont like you...

You know what... I think for this one I will hold my breath... shouldn't take too long.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130221/01395022046/new-hampshire-politicians-want-to-make-satellite-view-maps-criminal-offense.shtml#c212 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 08:28:54 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130221/01395022046/new-hampshire-politicians-want-to-make-satellite-view-maps-criminal-offense.shtml#c212
Then just wait till the law is repealed.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130213/09394921962/google-play-flaw-gives-app-developers-purchasers-information.shtml#c218 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:23:50 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130213/09394921962/google-play-flaw-gives-app-developers-purchasers-information.shtml#c218
As a google user I share my data with GOOGLE, I should have to give consent for them to share that with a 3rd party.

If a developer wants to know more about their buyers, require in-app registration. Then it is very transparent where the personally identifiable information is going.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130121/19302221748/harpers-magazine-publisher-shakes-verbal-fist-google-romanticizes-own-profession-quotes-teletubbies.shtml#c770 Wed, 6 Feb 2013 17:45:36 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130121/19302221748/harpers-magazine-publisher-shakes-verbal-fist-google-romanticizes-own-profession-quotes-teletubbies.shtml#c770 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130121/19302221748/harpers-magazine-publisher-shakes-verbal-fist-google-romanticizes-own-profession-quotes-teletubbies.shtml#c51 Wed, 6 Feb 2013 09:55:10 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130121/19302221748/harpers-magazine-publisher-shakes-verbal-fist-google-romanticizes-own-profession-quotes-teletubbies.shtml#c51 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130121/19302221748/harpers-magazine-publisher-shakes-verbal-fist-google-romanticizes-own-profession-quotes-teletubbies.shtml#c46 Wed, 6 Feb 2013 09:52:09 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130121/19302221748/harpers-magazine-publisher-shakes-verbal-fist-google-romanticizes-own-profession-quotes-teletubbies.shtml#c46
probably pretty easy since the better the pay wall the harder it is for google to crawl...]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130204/16045221880/japanese-government-to-start-seeding-p2p-networks-with-faux-files-containing-copyright-warnings.shtml#c373 Tue, 5 Feb 2013 08:34:31 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130204/16045221880/japanese-government-to-start-seeding-p2p-networks-with-faux-files-containing-copyright-warnings.shtml#c373 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130204/16045221880/japanese-government-to-start-seeding-p2p-networks-with-faux-files-containing-copyright-warnings.shtml#c347 Tue, 5 Feb 2013 08:33:10 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130204/16045221880/japanese-government-to-start-seeding-p2p-networks-with-faux-files-containing-copyright-warnings.shtml#c347 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130204/16045221880/japanese-government-to-start-seeding-p2p-networks-with-faux-files-containing-copyright-warnings.shtml#c332 Tue, 5 Feb 2013 08:31:11 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130204/16045221880/japanese-government-to-start-seeding-p2p-networks-with-faux-files-containing-copyright-warnings.shtml#c332
That depends, do either your friend or yourself wear an eyepatch?]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130204/01405321873/collateral-censorship-oxford-union-replaces-assange-speech-backdrop-citing-copyright-concerns.shtml#c48 Mon, 4 Feb 2013 12:21:44 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130204/01405321873/collateral-censorship-oxford-union-replaces-assange-speech-backdrop-citing-copyright-concerns.shtml#c48
They will just say "this is a matter of National Security.... We're taking your personal computer, any computer on campus that may contain a portion of the streamed clip in their cache, and just because we can, all the YouTube Servers as a punishment for your heinous crimes."]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130204/02074521874/copyright-insanity-school-policy-requires-students-hand-over-copyright-all-work.shtml#c303 Mon, 4 Feb 2013 10:41:22 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130204/02074521874/copyright-insanity-school-policy-requires-students-hand-over-copyright-all-work.shtml#c303