http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130213/09394921962/google-play-flaw-gives-app-developers-purchasers-information.shtml#c270 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:43:26 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130213/09394921962/google-play-flaw-gives-app-developers-purchasers-information.shtml#c270 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130128/03160321805/man-detained-tsa-writing-4th-amendment-his-chest-wins-1st-amendment-argument-court.shtml#c494 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:56:31 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130128/03160321805/man-detained-tsa-writing-4th-amendment-his-chest-wins-1st-amendment-argument-court.shtml#c494 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121210/00025721319/us-denies-that-its-ready-to-dump-itu-over-internet-regulations.shtml#c62 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:31:47 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121210/00025721319/us-denies-that-its-ready-to-dump-itu-over-internet-regulations.shtml#c62 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121120/03173221098/president-obama-is-not-impressed-with-your-right-to-modify-his-photos.shtml#c117 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:15:32 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121120/03173221098/president-obama-is-not-impressed-with-your-right-to-modify-his-photos.shtml#c117 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120904/07434620264/hackers-get-personal-info-12-million-apple-users-fbi-laptop.shtml#c670 Tue, 4 Sep 2012 13:25:06 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120904/07434620264/hackers-get-personal-info-12-million-apple-users-fbi-laptop.shtml#c670 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120808/11554019966/video-dotcom-raid-revealed-as-nz-police-admit-it-was-over-top.shtml#c100 Wed, 8 Aug 2012 13:08:07 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120808/11554019966/video-dotcom-raid-revealed-as-nz-police-admit-it-was-over-top.shtml#c100 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120724/20363519819/one-year-after-breivik-massacre-norway-continues-to-fight-terrorism-with-democracy-openness-love.shtml#c352 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:17:39 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120724/20363519819/one-year-after-breivik-massacre-norway-continues-to-fight-terrorism-with-democracy-openness-love.shtml#c352
Timothy McVeigh might be a better comparison to draw...]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120725/20022619836/not-long-after-passing-censorship-legislation-russian-government-censors-all-livejournal.shtml#c208 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:08:09 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120725/20022619836/not-long-after-passing-censorship-legislation-russian-government-censors-all-livejournal.shtml#c208 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120710/08455719645/couple-arrested-dancing-nyc-subway-platform.shtml#c660 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:59:26 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120710/08455719645/couple-arrested-dancing-nyc-subway-platform.shtml#c660 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120703/09203219563/users-rise-up-to-get-youtube-mp3-downloader-re-instated.shtml#c200 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:38:04 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120703/09203219563/users-rise-up-to-get-youtube-mp3-downloader-re-instated.shtml#c200
nuff' said.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120516/17120418946/techdirt-threatened-with-defamation-suit-over-story-feds-getting-royalty-movie-mexican-drug-cartel-money-launderer.shtml#c498 Mon, 21 May 2012 13:16:20 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120516/17120418946/techdirt-threatened-with-defamation-suit-over-story-feds-getting-royalty-movie-mexican-drug-cartel-money-launderer.shtml#c498
apparently Vazquez had Madrigal's brother kidnapped in Mexico, and demanded the rights to the screenplay in exchange for his release. Madrigal signed over the rights to the screenplay to Vazquez. Vazquez apparently then was able to sell the screenplay to Proud Mary Entertainment...

In what bizzaro world is a contract signed under duress legally binding anyway?]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120515/17375818933/economist-copyright-is-antiquated-relic-that-has-no-place-digital-age.shtml#c462 Wed, 16 May 2012 13:22:59 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120515/17375818933/economist-copyright-is-antiquated-relic-that-has-no-place-digital-age.shtml#c462
He may not have ever said that they should apply to humans, but he certainly must have been thinking it.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120425/02202418647/cultural-insanity-you-cant-show-painting-movie-without-paying-copyright-holder.shtml#c961 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:22:30 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120425/02202418647/cultural-insanity-you-cant-show-painting-movie-without-paying-copyright-holder.shtml#c961 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120426/00203318660/can-cispa-be-fixed.shtml#c443 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:55:04 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120426/00203318660/can-cispa-be-fixed.shtml#c443 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120423/10261318610/facebook-buys-most-aol-patents-microsoft-that-it-bought-just-weeks-ago.shtml#c267 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:59:23 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120423/10261318610/facebook-buys-most-aol-patents-microsoft-that-it-bought-just-weeks-ago.shtml#c267
Did you want these patents to NOT be purchased at all? How was that going to happen?

From the point of view of a Microsoft or Google or Facebook, they have to defend against the potential of the actions that trolls would have taken against them. They pay the most, because they have the most to lose.

Try to wait a see what they DO with the patent (bad OR good) before you start whining. These guys have plenty of real issues to which you can validly take exception now, without having to reach for this nonsense.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120413/02264418480/report-shows-mpaa-experts-seriously-misrepresented-uses-hotfile.shtml#c553 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:37:53 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120413/02264418480/report-shows-mpaa-experts-seriously-misrepresented-uses-hotfile.shtml#c553
60% of the content was never downloaded or only downloaded once. But, you say, 90% of users did nothing but download infringing content.

Therefore those remaining 10% of users were responsible for uploading 60% of the data?

I'm just trying to understand your theory here...]]> http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20120409/03412518422/why-netflix-never-implemented-algorithm-that-won-netflix-1-million-challenge.shtml#c425 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:18:30 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20120409/03412518422/why-netflix-never-implemented-algorithm-that-won-netflix-1-million-challenge.shtml#c425 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120403/17371318359/how-disruption-works-job-loss-isnt-really-job-loss.shtml#c142 Fri, 6 Apr 2012 13:38:50 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120403/17371318359/how-disruption-works-job-loss-isnt-really-job-loss.shtml#c142 "...the journalists who get lucky enough to find a job in the new industry will be paid far less than in their previous jobs due to leaner profit margins, a large and desperate pool of newly-unemployed journalists, and downward wage pressure.."

Hmmm. You say it like it's a bad thing.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120405/16421518396/former-cybersecurity-czar-thinks-dhs-should-spy-all-internet-traffic-crossing-our-borders-because-chinese-pirates.shtml#c219 Fri, 6 Apr 2012 13:29:32 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120405/16421518396/former-cybersecurity-czar-thinks-dhs-should-spy-all-internet-traffic-crossing-our-borders-because-chinese-pirates.shtml#c219 "appointing an empowered privacy advocate"

We already got one of those. It's called a search warrant.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120322/03175618196/wilco-continues-to-get-internet.shtml#c174 Thu, 5 Apr 2012 13:57:54 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120322/03175618196/wilco-continues-to-get-internet.shtml#c174