http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120928/01061220536/why-its-tempting-troubling-to-use-copyright-as-stand-moral-rights.shtml#c7 Mon, 1 Oct 2012 13:38:03 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120928/01061220536/why-its-tempting-troubling-to-use-copyright-as-stand-moral-rights.shtml#c7
I may just not be understanding the situation at hand though.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120127/09220417564/things-you-learn-when-you-send-freedom-information-act-request-about-what-govt-knows-about-you.shtml#c869 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:58:47 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120127/09220417564/things-you-learn-when-you-send-freedom-information-act-request-about-what-govt-knows-about-you.shtml#c869 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120127/09220417564/things-you-learn-when-you-send-freedom-information-act-request-about-what-govt-knows-about-you.shtml#c856 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:52:38 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120127/09220417564/things-you-learn-when-you-send-freedom-information-act-request-about-what-govt-knows-about-you.shtml#c856 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120215/11540317771/mpaa-ripping-dvds-shouldnt-be-allowed-because-it-takes-away-our-ability-to-charge-you-multiple-times-same-content.shtml#c1685 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:39:09 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120215/11540317771/mpaa-ripping-dvds-shouldnt-be-allowed-because-it-takes-away-our-ability-to-charge-you-multiple-times-same-content.shtml#c1685 I have never (not once) put a ripped dvd on any website, and yet, even that is illegal as far as the movie industry is concerned.
If you don'tsee that as f**ked up, then I'm not sure we are talking about the same thing.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120110/02160317359/should-pr-people-be-able-to-edit-otherwise-ignored-wikipedia-pages-their-clients-to-correct-errors.shtml#c18 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:02:53 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120110/02160317359/should-pr-people-be-able-to-edit-otherwise-ignored-wikipedia-pages-their-clients-to-correct-errors.shtml#c18 want accurate information, regardless of who put it there? I mean, as long as the advocate cites their sources, does it matter?]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120107/01435817321/wb-hbo-continue-to-suck-economics-new-policies-encourage-piracy.shtml#c459 Mon, 9 Jan 2012 08:42:36 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120107/01435817321/wb-hbo-continue-to-suck-economics-new-policies-encourage-piracy.shtml#c459 do tell people what they can and can't do with the stuff they bought?

/sarcasm]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111226/22381317191/godaddy-says-it-doesnt-support-pipa-either-as-domains-keep-transferring-away.shtml#c136 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:28:54 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111226/22381317191/godaddy-says-it-doesnt-support-pipa-either-as-domains-keep-transferring-away.shtml#c136
Supporting an American internet censorship bill is obviously bad for business for a registrar/web hosting company and while it and the people who run it can have all the opinions in the world, that doesn't mean squat when your customers are flying away.

(disclosure: I am a godaddy customer (5 domains) who is planning on leaving them because of PIPA/SOPA)]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111118/02523816811/microsoft-anti-piracy-campaign-explains-why-its-bad-businesses-to-pay-microsoft-software.shtml#c260 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:39:57 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111118/02523816811/microsoft-anti-piracy-campaign-explains-why-its-bad-businesses-to-pay-microsoft-software.shtml#c260 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111021/00401016444/funny-how-microsofts-views-responsibility-to-competitors-differ-based-whos-antitrust-hot-seat.shtml#c226 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:59:14 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111021/00401016444/funny-how-microsofts-views-responsibility-to-competitors-differ-based-whos-antitrust-hot-seat.shtml#c226 City works in most municipalities and many power providers. Very legal monopolies around the USA (not sure about elsewhere.)]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110828/23265115719/gamestop-discovers-streisand-effect-gives-onlive-tons-free-publicity-trying-to-take-away-coupons.shtml#c63 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 07:31:12 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110828/23265115719/gamestop-discovers-streisand-effect-gives-onlive-tons-free-publicity-trying-to-take-away-coupons.shtml#c63 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110811/03382715473/real-names-doesnt-exactly-guarantee-high-level-conversation-either.shtml#c2297 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:30:28 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110811/03382715473/real-names-doesnt-exactly-guarantee-high-level-conversation-either.shtml#c2297 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110811/03382715473/real-names-doesnt-exactly-guarantee-high-level-conversation-either.shtml#c1155 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:21:14 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110811/03382715473/real-names-doesnt-exactly-guarantee-high-level-conversation-either.shtml#c1155 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110811/03382715473/real-names-doesnt-exactly-guarantee-high-level-conversation-either.shtml#c1117 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:04:52 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110811/03382715473/real-names-doesnt-exactly-guarantee-high-level-conversation-either.shtml#c1117 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110817/14311115562/notch-comes-up-with-new-plan-to-settle-trademark-dispute-quake-3-battle.shtml#c312 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:01:52 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110817/14311115562/notch-comes-up-with-new-plan-to-settle-trademark-dispute-quake-3-battle.shtml#c312
TFTFY]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110817/14311115562/notch-comes-up-with-new-plan-to-settle-trademark-dispute-quake-3-battle.shtml#c289 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:59:34 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110817/14311115562/notch-comes-up-with-new-plan-to-settle-trademark-dispute-quake-3-battle.shtml#c289 If you read enough posts here at techdirt, you should know we firmly believe that the remix is sacred, and is not unfair in anyway.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110811/03382715473/real-names-doesnt-exactly-guarantee-high-level-conversation-either.shtml#c1099 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:56:00 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110811/03382715473/real-names-doesnt-exactly-guarantee-high-level-conversation-either.shtml#c1099 As an Atheist, I feel no ill will toward those above who have been lied to their entire life, and I hope they find some peace in this lifetime.
If it I am threatened by a fundamentalist Christian in this, the only thing I can do is turn the other cheek. Hate only begets hate.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110811/03382715473/real-names-doesnt-exactly-guarantee-high-level-conversation-either.shtml#c1098 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:51:04 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110811/03382715473/real-names-doesnt-exactly-guarantee-high-level-conversation-either.shtml#c1098 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110816/10460415550/dear-mpaa-stomp-your-feet-repeat-it-as-many-times-as-you-want-infringement-is-not-theft.shtml#c149 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:23:10 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110816/10460415550/dear-mpaa-stomp-your-feet-repeat-it-as-many-times-as-you-want-infringement-is-not-theft.shtml#c149
[citation needed]]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110815/23350515539/its-sxsw-voting-time.shtml#c89 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:57:05 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110815/23350515539/its-sxsw-voting-time.shtml#c89
I liked http://ripremix.com/ a good bit.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110812/23402015511/stealing-isnt-saving-sharing-isnt-stealing.shtml#c49 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:09:41 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110812/23402015511/stealing-isnt-saving-sharing-isnt-stealing.shtml#c49
Isn't that really the American Dream(TM)?]]>