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You're fucking insane. Go take your meds and get life *away* from your computer, before the voices coming from your computer make you do bad things to your dollies.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130515/00145123090/big-pharma-firms-seeking-pharmacy-domain-to-crowd-out-legitimate-foreign-pharmacies.shtml#c25 Fri, 17 May 2013 07:47:44 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130515/00145123090/big-pharma-firms-seeking-pharmacy-domain-to-crowd-out-legitimate-foreign-pharmacies.shtml#c25 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/15445423110/framework-copyright-reform.shtml#c9 Fri, 17 May 2013 07:00:18 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/15445423110/framework-copyright-reform.shtml#c9
Too bad this framework won't be heard or used...

I have a very cynical view of this process. I wish it wasn't so. Unfortunately, we the people don't 'matter' because we are just 'users'. The paternalism of their way of thinking is utterly disgusting. Even when the voters are engaged about a subject, all to often its to easy to distract with yet another made up reality show... OH! LOOK! Squirrel!!
The cynic in me says the industry players know how to exploit this ADHD and in the end, this effort will only result in a further ratcheting up of copyright.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130513/12113523062/monsanto-wins-case-seed-patents-planting-your-own-legally-purchased-grown-seeds-can-be-infringing.shtml#c23 Mon, 13 May 2013 12:40:41 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130513/12113523062/monsanto-wins-case-seed-patents-planting-your-own-legally-purchased-grown-seeds-can-be-infringing.shtml#c23
This probably wasn't the best case to use as a test, but the milk is on the floor now.

My big question is this - why didn't the people opposed to "Franken-foods" get involved in this? With this ruling, the supreme court has basically said that all seeds are subject to patent, therefore all farmers have to use them...]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130506/17442922968/senate-approves-online-shopping-sales-tax-bill.shtml#c390 Tue, 7 May 2013 07:12:37 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130506/17442922968/senate-approves-online-shopping-sales-tax-bill.shtml#c390
If I'm physically a resident of the state of California, and am visiting Delaware - I should pay local taxes on purchases for the state of Delaware (like normal) and the state of California??
If on-line businesses have to figure out where locality taxes apply, then brick and mortar businesses should also... after all its "ONLY FAIR"]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130503/09261622938/lehmans-bankruptcy-worked-out-well-intel-anyway.shtml#c43 Fri, 3 May 2013 19:46:12 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130503/09261622938/lehmans-bankruptcy-worked-out-well-intel-anyway.shtml#c43 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130502/09512722916/universal-responds-to-lawsuit-about-its-hollywood-accounting-tricks-claiming-that-it-actually-overpaid.shtml#c110 Fri, 3 May 2013 07:35:09 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130502/09512722916/universal-responds-to-lawsuit-about-its-hollywood-accounting-tricks-claiming-that-it-actually-overpaid.shtml#c110 http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130428/06443622864/dont-let-patents-kill-3d-printing.shtml#c1016 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:51:17 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130428/06443622864/dont-let-patents-kill-3d-printing.shtml#c1016 ears when they get ripped off by an angry mob.

To bad we can't 3D print you a new brain...]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130424/00002122819/cbs-threatens-to-sue-aereo-again.shtml#c64 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:14:59 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130424/00002122819/cbs-threatens-to-sue-aereo-again.shtml#c64

asshole.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130419/17153622773/everywhere-big-brother-is-smiling-congress-sells-your-privacy-cool-84-million.shtml#c36 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:34:37 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130419/17153622773/everywhere-big-brother-is-smiling-congress-sells-your-privacy-cool-84-million.shtml#c36
Congress currently has an approval rating somewhere below 10% - which, I would guess, is the ratio of corporations (whose voices do count) to people (whose voices don't count).]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130417/16253022748/oh-look-rep-mike-rogers-wife-stands-to-benefit-greatly-cispa-passing.shtml#c770 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:02:08 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130417/16253022748/oh-look-rep-mike-rogers-wife-stands-to-benefit-greatly-cispa-passing.shtml#c770
Please use this doll and tell us where the mean man touched you...]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130410/07511222661/mpaa-starts-backing-away-slowly-bogus-piracy-stats.shtml#c151 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:00:38 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130410/07511222661/mpaa-starts-backing-away-slowly-bogus-piracy-stats.shtml#c151 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130410/07511222661/mpaa-starts-backing-away-slowly-bogus-piracy-stats.shtml#c45 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 08:05:23 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130410/07511222661/mpaa-starts-backing-away-slowly-bogus-piracy-stats.shtml#c45 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130407/09244422618/french-intelligence-agency-forces-wikipedia-volunteer-to-delete-article-re-instated-it-becomes-most-read-page-french-wikipedia.shtml#c664 Mon, 8 Apr 2013 13:19:27 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130407/09244422618/french-intelligence-agency-forces-wikipedia-volunteer-to-delete-article-re-instated-it-becomes-most-read-page-french-wikipedia.shtml#c664 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130404/02362022572/recording-industry-lobbyists-accuse-pandora-deliberately-not-selling-ads-to-plead-poverty-to-congress.shtml#c45 Fri, 5 Apr 2013 08:21:42 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130404/02362022572/recording-industry-lobbyists-accuse-pandora-deliberately-not-selling-ads-to-plead-poverty-to-congress.shtml#c45 Just because they've gotten filthy rich by ripping off their artists, and their customers doesn't mean Pandora has to use the same business model to succeed.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130403/18094922565/doj-trying-to-hide-secret-interpretations-law.shtml#c51 Thu, 4 Apr 2013 12:40:44 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130403/18094922565/doj-trying-to-hide-secret-interpretations-law.shtml#c51 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130328/16284722504/damaging-internet-is-not-acceptable-collateral-damage-copyright-wars.shtml#c768 Tue, 2 Apr 2013 13:31:09 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130328/16284722504/damaging-internet-is-not-acceptable-collateral-damage-copyright-wars.shtml#c768 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130326/20073922475/internet-lawyer-charles-carreon-has-new-best-friend-hes-seo-expert-who-hates-anonymous-critics.shtml#c1339 Sun, 31 Mar 2013 09:52:10 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130326/20073922475/internet-lawyer-charles-carreon-has-new-best-friend-hes-seo-expert-who-hates-anonymous-critics.shtml#c1339 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130326/17535022471/georgia-state-court-issues-censorship-order-blocking-free-speech-anti-copyright-troll-message-board.shtml#c58 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 07:37:04 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130326/17535022471/georgia-state-court-issues-censorship-order-blocking-free-speech-anti-copyright-troll-message-board.shtml#c58 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130326/17535022471/georgia-state-court-issues-censorship-order-blocking-free-speech-anti-copyright-troll-message-board.shtml#c24 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 06:45:13 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130326/17535022471/georgia-state-court-issues-censorship-order-blocking-free-speech-anti-copyright-troll-message-board.shtml#c24

It is a sad day when you have to raise money from strangers to protect the first amendment rights of an individual.]]>