http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c36 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:30:34 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c36 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/06034223155/quack-professor-releases-dumbest-violent-video-game-theory-ever.shtml#c72 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:24:15 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/06034223155/quack-professor-releases-dumbest-violent-video-game-theory-ever.shtml#c72 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/15583223111/congress-grandstanding-over-google-glass-privacy-concerns-next-up-privacy-concerns-over-your-eyes.shtml#c10 Fri, 17 May 2013 05:17:36 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/15583223111/congress-grandstanding-over-google-glass-privacy-concerns-next-up-privacy-concerns-over-your-eyes.shtml#c10 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130511/02114423045/some-data-big-kickstarter-projects-famous-people-actually-helps-other-projects.shtml#c285 Thu, 16 May 2013 04:35:09 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130511/02114423045/some-data-big-kickstarter-projects-famous-people-actually-helps-other-projects.shtml#c285 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130514/15163123086/did-paul-duffys-wife-admit-that-duffy-was-engaged-interstate-extortion-facebook.shtml#c22 Wed, 15 May 2013 05:47:23 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130514/15163123086/did-paul-duffys-wife-admit-that-duffy-was-engaged-interstate-extortion-facebook.shtml#c22 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130430/22361622903/warner-bros-mgm-universal-collectively-pull-nearly-2000-films-netflix-to-further-fragment-online-movie-market.shtml#c134 Thu, 2 May 2013 10:11:41 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130430/22361622903/warner-bros-mgm-universal-collectively-pull-nearly-2000-films-netflix-to-further-fragment-online-movie-market.shtml#c134
Warner wants to drive people out of VOD entirely by ruining their trust that it will continue to provide value.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/blog/casestudies/articles/20130424/16513222825/how-eas-silent-treatment-pushed-simcity-story-into-background.shtml#c31 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:06:38 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/casestudies/articles/20130424/16513222825/how-eas-silent-treatment-pushed-simcity-story-into-background.shtml#c31 best thing doesn't mean shutting up is a good thing, though. A company interested in maintaining a good relationship with its customer base (EA has demonstrated that it is not one of these) should not let things get to the point where fans look at anything coming out of the company is either a lie, wrong, or meaningless pacifying.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130417/10325622744/canadian-house-member-removed-threats-she-didnt-make-facebook-group-she-didnt-join.shtml#c23 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:38:42 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130417/10325622744/canadian-house-member-removed-threats-she-didnt-make-facebook-group-she-didnt-join.shtml#c23 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130408/10133522624/ea-coo-we-get-votes-worst-company-because-were-awesome-voters-are-homophobes.shtml#c25 Mon, 8 Apr 2013 11:20:52 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130408/10133522624/ea-coo-we-get-votes-worst-company-because-were-awesome-voters-are-homophobes.shtml#c25 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130405/16085022605/veoh-still-not-dead-enough-universal-music-asks-court-to-rehear-case-yet-again.shtml#c184 Mon, 8 Apr 2013 08:07:59 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130405/16085022605/veoh-still-not-dead-enough-universal-music-asks-court-to-rehear-case-yet-again.shtml#c184 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130405/16085022605/veoh-still-not-dead-enough-universal-music-asks-court-to-rehear-case-yet-again.shtml#c62 Mon, 8 Apr 2013 07:07:02 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130405/16085022605/veoh-still-not-dead-enough-universal-music-asks-court-to-rehear-case-yet-again.shtml#c62 shifts the burden of online copyright enforcement to content owners

You don't need to read any further than this.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130405/11110922599/transcript-12-minute-were-done-prenda-hearing-released.shtml#c43 Fri, 5 Apr 2013 13:06:05 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130405/11110922599/transcript-12-minute-were-done-prenda-hearing-released.shtml#c43 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130402/04333522547/amazon-refuses-to-publish-first-cornish-language-ebook.shtml#c303 Thu, 4 Apr 2013 08:49:04 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130402/04333522547/amazon-refuses-to-publish-first-cornish-language-ebook.shtml#c303

Is it bad PR? Maybe. Has Amazon done something terrible? No.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130403/16412622564/copyright-as-censorship-university-threatens-own-faculty-with-copyright-infringement-campus-survey.shtml#c15 Thu, 4 Apr 2013 05:58:59 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130403/16412622564/copyright-as-censorship-university-threatens-own-faculty-with-copyright-infringement-campus-survey.shtml#c15 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130402/04333522547/amazon-refuses-to-publish-first-cornish-language-ebook.shtml#c114 Wed, 3 Apr 2013 20:41:30 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130402/04333522547/amazon-refuses-to-publish-first-cornish-language-ebook.shtml#c114 https://kdp.amazon.com/self-publishing/help?topicId=A2TOZW0SV7IR1U ). If they don't have anyone who can validate that the content meets these requirements, I don't think I have much problem with them choosing not to carry it. They're pretty up front about only supporting a half dozen or so languages, so it's not like they're singling out Cornish.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130329/06083122509/belgium-we-want-to-be-champagne-chocolate.shtml#c147 Tue, 2 Apr 2013 20:47:41 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130329/06083122509/belgium-we-want-to-be-champagne-chocolate.shtml#c147 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130329/10322622512/nato-cyberwar-manual-says-hackers-must-wear-uniform.shtml#c153 Mon, 1 Apr 2013 10:15:44 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130329/10322622512/nato-cyberwar-manual-says-hackers-must-wear-uniform.shtml#c153 In theory it would also apply to people like drone pilots.

Why not? They're already getting flight pay and their wings like real pilots.

http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2009/10/airforce_uas_career_100909w/]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130328/05304422492/ea-labels-president-drm-is-failed-strategy-simcity-didnt-have-any-drm.shtml#c7 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:49:22 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130328/05304422492/ea-labels-president-drm-is-failed-strategy-simcity-didnt-have-any-drm.shtml#c7


wut?]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130316/02363422348/righthaven-copyrights-sold-back-to-stephens-media-80k-to-pay-legal-fees.shtml#c20 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 06:55:47 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130316/02363422348/righthaven-copyrights-sold-back-to-stephens-media-80k-to-pay-legal-fees.shtml#c20
1) Stephens Media decides to get them some of that awesome copyright trolling money.
2) Stephens Media spawns Righthaven.
3) Stephens Media takes their box o' copyright, dumps out all the contents, then sells Righthaven the empty cardboard box.
4) Righthaven brandishes the empty cardboard box in a threatening fashion demanding money.
5) Court says that's fscking retarded, demands Righthaven pay back legal fees.
6) Righthaven puts the empty box over their head and pretends they can't hear.
7) Court takes Righthaven away and starts auctioning it off. Realizes it has no assets except an empty cardboard box.
8) Randazza takes the empty cardboard box and sells it back to Stephens Media for $80k.

In the end, Stephens Media donates eighty thousand dollars and it's reputation to Randazza for no appreciable gain. Well done.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130312/14452222301/no-sim-city-debacle-doesnt-mean-gamers-need-bill-rights.shtml#c14 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:51:32 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130312/14452222301/no-sim-city-debacle-doesnt-mean-gamers-need-bill-rights.shtml#c14

Sadly, though they have the right, many do not have the ability. They find themselves helplessly compelled to fling money at whatever the newest, shiniest thing is. Feel pity for these poor folk, with their lack of restraint and good sense.]]>