http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130304/02525022185/get-ready-drm-physical-goods.shtml#c530 Tue, 5 Mar 2013 11:06:10 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130304/02525022185/get-ready-drm-physical-goods.shtml#c530 http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130228/01324622146/yes-us-industrial-revolution-was-built-piracy-fraud.shtml#c647 Tue, 5 Mar 2013 10:00:17 PST http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130228/01324622146/yes-us-industrial-revolution-was-built-piracy-fraud.shtml#c647 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130114/18442221671/dear-hbo-disney-netflix-et-al-fragmenting-online-tv-lets-piracy-keep-its-biggest-advantage.shtml#c1262 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:25:23 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130114/18442221671/dear-hbo-disney-netflix-et-al-fragmenting-online-tv-lets-piracy-keep-its-biggest-advantage.shtml#c1262
"Piracy is not raiding and plundering Best Buys and FYEs, smashing the windows and running out with the loot. It]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121121/13315121116/surfthechannel-founder-gets-extra-jail-time-revealing-documents-that-raised-questions-about-his-conviction.shtml#c333 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 09:16:21 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121121/13315121116/surfthechannel-founder-gets-extra-jail-time-revealing-documents-that-raised-questions-about-his-conviction.shtml#c333 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121104/23000620929/new-jersey-to-let-displaced-voters-use-electronic-voting-if-they-give-up-secrecy-return-hardcopy.shtml#c530 Tue, 6 Nov 2012 16:51:01 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121104/23000620929/new-jersey-to-let-displaced-voters-use-electronic-voting-if-they-give-up-secrecy-return-hardcopy.shtml#c530 http://www.blackboxvoting.org/

There's more to know if one is to look critically]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120617/23190519362/zazzle-warner-bros-pretend-all-references-to-wizard-oz-are-covered-wb-copyright.shtml#c379 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:56:41 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120617/23190519362/zazzle-warner-bros-pretend-all-references-to-wizard-oz-are-covered-wb-copyright.shtml#c379 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100413/1559139004/dailydirt-actually-it-is-soylent-green.shtml#c105 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:06:16 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100413/1559139004/dailydirt-actually-it-is-soylent-green.shtml#c105 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111203/01341516964/dc-libraries-offering-free-drm-free-mp3-downloads-sony-music.shtml#c232 Mon, 5 Dec 2011 10:35:40 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111203/01341516964/dc-libraries-offering-free-drm-free-mp3-downloads-sony-music.shtml#c232 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111015/20563516374/company-thanks-guy-who-alerted-them-to-big-security-flaw-sending-cops-bill.shtml#c1277 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:49:19 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111015/20563516374/company-thanks-guy-who-alerted-them-to-big-security-flaw-sending-cops-bill.shtml#c1277
Yes, I am a criminal. My crime is that of curiosity. My crime is that of judging people by what they say and think, not what they look like. My crime is that of outsmarting you, something that you will never forgive me for. I am a hacker, and this is my manifesto. You may stop this individual, but you can't stop us all... after all, we're all alike. (link folows here but hey, I thought it may not get out of review) Just fodder for the anti-mikes for "allowing" me to post it. LMFAO.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111015/20563516374/company-thanks-guy-who-alerted-them-to-big-security-flaw-sending-cops-bill.shtml#c1272 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:42:18 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111015/20563516374/company-thanks-guy-who-alerted-them-to-big-security-flaw-sending-cops-bill.shtml#c1272 http://www.mithral.com/~beberg/manifesto.html]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110912/00101415896/us-govt-continues-indicting-people-file-sharing-5-indicted-ninjavideo.shtml#c250 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 08:24:11 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110912/00101415896/us-govt-continues-indicting-people-file-sharing-5-indicted-ninjavideo.shtml#c250 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110819/14021115603/so-how-do-we-fix-patent-system.shtml#c47 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:48:05 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110819/14021115603/so-how-do-we-fix-patent-system.shtml#c47
Short of that the fruit of your time and labor are ones own and nobody will take that from me. If the attempt is made, may there blade chip and shatter.

long live the fighters!]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110817/14311115562/notch-comes-up-with-new-plan-to-settle-trademark-dispute-quake-3-battle.shtml#c695 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:16:17 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110817/14311115562/notch-comes-up-with-new-plan-to-settle-trademark-dispute-quake-3-battle.shtml#c695
TOYSOLDIERSUNITE.COM

XFIRE.COM/COMMUNITIES/COSAINTS]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110625/19243714865/trolls-town-drunks-internet.shtml#c1793 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:26:02 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110625/19243714865/trolls-town-drunks-internet.shtml#c1793
Or will you rather come to a "YES" site, and all mutually masturbate each other

FTFY]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110812/23525115512/police-try-to-bring-wiretapping-charges-against-woman-who-filmed-them-beating-man.shtml#c887 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 04:28:40 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110812/23525115512/police-try-to-bring-wiretapping-charges-against-woman-who-filmed-them-beating-man.shtml#c887
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
TAKE THE POWER BACK!]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110625/19243714865/trolls-town-drunks-internet.shtml#c1769 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:31:27 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110625/19243714865/trolls-town-drunks-internet.shtml#c1769 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110627/17311614875/capcoms-resident-evil-drm-is-evil-you-get-to-play-game-once-thats-it.shtml#c2182 Fri, 1 Jul 2011 07:39:43 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110627/17311614875/capcoms-resident-evil-drm-is-evil-you-get-to-play-game-once-thats-it.shtml#c2182 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110630/02570714919/texas-lawmakers-decide-not-to-make-tsa-gropings-illegal.shtml#c103 Fri, 1 Jul 2011 03:16:00 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110630/02570714919/texas-lawmakers-decide-not-to-make-tsa-gropings-illegal.shtml#c103 http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20110701/01110214930/nortel-patents-sold-45-billion-to-apple-emc-microsoft-rim-ericsson-sony.shtml#c36 Fri, 1 Jul 2011 03:12:33 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20110701/01110214930/nortel-patents-sold-45-billion-to-apple-emc-microsoft-rim-ericsson-sony.shtml#c36
This is plain as day. Combine that with the revolving door to any governmental seat.

When are people going to wake the fuck up?]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110627/17311614875/capcoms-resident-evil-drm-is-evil-you-get-to-play-game-once-thats-it.shtml#c2109 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:27:31 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110627/17311614875/capcoms-resident-evil-drm-is-evil-you-get-to-play-game-once-thats-it.shtml#c2109
You tell someone not to do something it's the first dam thing there going to do. Freedom doesn't come from prohibition, or have we learned nothing in 200 years?]]>