http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20121211/06492921346/10-years-later-t-mobile-finally-kills-phone-subsidies-it-doesnt-mean-youll-pay-more.shtml#c11 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:06:05 PST http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20121211/06492921346/10-years-later-t-mobile-finally-kills-phone-subsidies-it-doesnt-mean-youll-pay-more.shtml#c11 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121117/13471821083/funniestmost-insightful-comments-week-techdirt.shtml#c35 Sun, 18 Nov 2012 15:37:41 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121117/13471821083/funniestmost-insightful-comments-week-techdirt.shtml#c35 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121111/18355921009/if-you-eat-something-say-something-dhs-sounds-alarm-terrorist-implications-food-trucks.shtml#c640 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:15:09 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121111/18355921009/if-you-eat-something-say-something-dhs-sounds-alarm-terrorist-implications-food-trucks.shtml#c640 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121112/10550821019/harry-reid-wants-to-try-one-more-time-to-force-cybersecurity-bill-through-congress.shtml#c119 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:03:06 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121112/10550821019/harry-reid-wants-to-try-one-more-time-to-force-cybersecurity-bill-through-congress.shtml#c119 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121109/13423720996/draconian-downloading-law-japan-goes-into-effect-music-sales-drop.shtml#c666 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:56:37 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121109/13423720996/draconian-downloading-law-japan-goes-into-effect-music-sales-drop.shtml#c666 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121110/22403121007/toshiba-you-cant-have-repair-manuals-because-theyre-copyrighted-youre-too-dumb-to-fix-computer.shtml#c479 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:49:11 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121110/22403121007/toshiba-you-cant-have-repair-manuals-because-theyre-copyrighted-youre-too-dumb-to-fix-computer.shtml#c479 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121029/02482720866/washington-post-yes-we-need-to-give-up-liberty-security.shtml#c362 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 13:36:46 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121029/02482720866/washington-post-yes-we-need-to-give-up-liberty-security.shtml#c362
Excuse me, but those very government officials have no clue about the internets. Most of them probably believe Al Gore invented it. And their complete lack of knowledge is the best reason for them to leave their grubby little mitts and their increasingly ill-informed, poorly-intended laws as far away as possible.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120806/02595019941/leaked-documents-detail-mpaas-plans-sock-puppetry-to-mislead-people-about-richard-odwyer.shtml#c373 Mon, 6 Aug 2012 14:33:27 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120806/02595019941/leaked-documents-detail-mpaas-plans-sock-puppetry-to-mislead-people-about-richard-odwyer.shtml#c373 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120805/20045519937/indian-filmmaker-anurag-kashyap-piracy-helps-deliver-filmmakers-message-to-masses.shtml#c99 Mon, 6 Aug 2012 14:27:44 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120805/20045519937/indian-filmmaker-anurag-kashyap-piracy-helps-deliver-filmmakers-message-to-masses.shtml#c99 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120731/04222519893/netflix-to-try-crowdsourcing-subtitles-will-it-get-sued-infringement.shtml#c942 Sat, 4 Aug 2012 08:12:41 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120731/04222519893/netflix-to-try-crowdsourcing-subtitles-will-it-get-sued-infringement.shtml#c942 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120803/05165019928/judge-posner-embedding-infringing-videos-is-not-copyright-infringement-neither-is-watching-them.shtml#c1177 Sat, 4 Aug 2012 08:09:32 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120803/05165019928/judge-posner-embedding-infringing-videos-is-not-copyright-infringement-neither-is-watching-them.shtml#c1177
Anyway, Judge Posner's ruling applies to an ephemeral copy of a work that is held temporarily in a buffer. No copyright infringement on the part of the viewer here. Somewhat like borrowing a DVD from a public library and watching it, or like the old Borland software license (install on as many computers as you want, but you can only use it on one ccomputer at a time).

This isn't that hard, people.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120803/03465719922/california-bet-2-its-budget-facebooks-stock-price-remaining-high.shtml#c320 Sat, 4 Aug 2012 07:40:36 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120803/03465719922/california-bet-2-its-budget-facebooks-stock-price-remaining-high.shtml#c320 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120725/09383519829/sopapipa-wakes-up-internet-giants-to-realize-they-need-to-be-more-engaged-dc.shtml#c73 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 16:05:21 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120725/09383519829/sopapipa-wakes-up-internet-giants-to-realize-they-need-to-be-more-engaged-dc.shtml#c73 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120707/02342919615/petition-with-90000-signatures-people-worried-about-tpp-hand-delivered-to-ustr-negotiators.shtml#c394 Mon, 9 Jul 2012 16:03:30 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120707/02342919615/petition-with-90000-signatures-people-worried-about-tpp-hand-delivered-to-ustr-negotiators.shtml#c394 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120707/02342919615/petition-with-90000-signatures-people-worried-about-tpp-hand-delivered-to-ustr-negotiators.shtml#c418 Mon, 9 Jul 2012 16:03:30 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120707/02342919615/petition-with-90000-signatures-people-worried-about-tpp-hand-delivered-to-ustr-negotiators.shtml#c418 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120619/03230119379/fbi-dea-warn-that-ipv6-may-be-too-damn-anonymous.shtml#c685 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:17:39 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120619/03230119379/fbi-dea-warn-that-ipv6-may-be-too-damn-anonymous.shtml#c685 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120619/11493419390/david-lowery-wants-pony.shtml#c1345 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:14:33 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120619/11493419390/david-lowery-wants-pony.shtml#c1345 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120614/01292519313/doj-realizes-that-comcast-time-warner-are-trying-to-prop-up-cable-holding-back-hulu-netflix.shtml#c950 Thu, 14 Jun 2012 16:23:44 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120614/01292519313/doj-realizes-that-comcast-time-warner-are-trying-to-prop-up-cable-holding-back-hulu-netflix.shtml#c950 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120614/02594019315/how-sweden-handed-its-official-twitter-account-over-to-troll.shtml#c432 Thu, 14 Jun 2012 16:18:41 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120614/02594019315/how-sweden-handed-its-official-twitter-account-over-to-troll.shtml#c432 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120614/09471419326/funnyjunks-lawyer-charles-carreon-continues-to-lash-out-accuses-matt-inman-instigating-security-attacks.shtml#c988 Thu, 14 Jun 2012 16:13:42 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120614/09471419326/funnyjunks-lawyer-charles-carreon-continues-to-lash-out-accuses-matt-inman-instigating-security-attacks.shtml#c988