Comments by Tex Arcana http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c1823 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:14:19 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c1823
And we aren't even trying to stop it. Then again, the Corporatists in power want those cops doing exactly that: stomping the populace with their jackboots, grinding us underfoot and keeping us afraid.

Just like their counterparts in 1934 in Germany...]]> Re: No interviews http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/18383623114/your-word-against-ours-how-fbis-no-electronic-recording-policy-rigs-game-destroys-its-credibility.shtml#c599 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:44:30 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/18383623114/your-word-against-ours-how-fbis-no-electronic-recording-policy-rigs-game-destroys-its-credibility.shtml#c599
Kangaroo, meet court; court, meet miscarriage of justice.]]> Re: Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130507/00385422973/youtube-once-again-building-paywall-which-old-media-can-hang-itself.shtml#c708 Wed, 8 May 2013 12:11:37 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130507/00385422973/youtube-once-again-building-paywall-which-old-media-can-hang-itself.shtml#c708
YouTube doesn't work everywhere, it doesn't work on all platforms (I can't watch about half the content on my iPad), and it definitely doesn't stream well on anything at or less than 6mbps.

Unless they drop the price to near-nothing, it will fail. People will only ay once for content; and if they have cable/sat, they've paid once, and can watch again for free off the providers' sites.

So no: fail.]]> Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130507/00385422973/youtube-once-again-building-paywall-which-old-media-can-hang-itself.shtml#c701 Wed, 8 May 2013 12:06:31 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130507/00385422973/youtube-once-again-building-paywall-which-old-media-can-hang-itself.shtml#c701
In all honesty, tho: I think someone will create a search engine aggregator, that will filter out the obvious payad stuff, and rank things accurately; and THEN Google et al will lose usership, and lose even more revenue as the advertisers jump ship. And that new aggregator will become the new google, and everything will shift again.

Unless, of course, Google pulls their collective heads out of their collective asses, and does something right for a change.]]> Re: Re: Yuppers http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130429/16335122886/private-security-contractors-try-to-shut-down-journalist-using-legal-threats-claims-harassment.shtml#c210 Wed, 1 May 2013 18:33:46 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130429/16335122886/private-security-contractors-try-to-shut-down-journalist-using-legal-threats-claims-harassment.shtml#c210
http://www.imgjoe.com/x/554800188835.jpg]]> Re: I, Carmen Ortiz, am a murdering cunt. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130115/22374421695/carmen-ortizs-husband-criticizes-swartz-family-suggesting-prosecution-their-son-contributed-to-his-suicide.shtml#c3261 Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:21:24 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130115/22374421695/carmen-ortizs-husband-criticizes-swartz-family-suggesting-prosecution-their-son-contributed-to-his-suicide.shtml#c3261
Awesome! Well said! I hope the slut reads this!]]> Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130424/21042522828/icelands-supreme-court-upholds-wikileaks-ruling-orders-visa-to-process-donations-again.shtml#c390 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:43:42 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130424/21042522828/icelands-supreme-court-upholds-wikileaks-ruling-orders-visa-to-process-donations-again.shtml#c390 Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130419/09300322765/how-not-to-email-constituents-brian-nieves-story.shtml#c981 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:05:04 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130419/09300322765/how-not-to-email-constituents-brian-nieves-story.shtml#c981
They are no longer "democrats" or "republicans"; they are no longer "liberal" or "conservative".

They are "Corporatists", or they are "Populists".

"Corporatists" are thoroughly in the pay of corporations, and have no desire or care to represent the actual people who elected them. They are bought and paid-for whores, and far less trustworthy.

"Populists" are those with at least a modicum of dedication to their constituents, those people that actually pay their salaries too. They understand what it means to be a "public servant", and they work hard to be exactly that.

So can we PLEASE get this right?? The other bent terms are too confusing to allow usage as they are, any longer.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101230/15293612471/dailydirt-take-red-pill-young-people.shtml#c129 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:42:36 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101230/15293612471/dailydirt-take-red-pill-young-people.shtml#c129
I'm older, over 50, an underemployed degreed professional, who can't find squat job-wise, because most of the demand got shipped overseas--and I'm going on 6 years of underemployment; and I was unemployed for 4 years solid.

The real problem is the corporations, and their political lackeys: they do anything they can to impoverish the very people they rely upon to support them to start with. Soon, this vicious cycle has to stop-- and it will take a major crash to wake the idiots up.

Maybe THEN we can stop pandering to the 1%ers, and make our elected officials work for us, instead,]]> Re: Re: Re: Looking at it from the wrong side http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130419/02171022760/cyberlocker-blocked-italy-hires-lawyer-to-challenge-block.shtml#c486 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:30:58 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130419/02171022760/cyberlocker-blocked-italy-hires-lawyer-to-challenge-block.shtml#c486
And I doubt seriously your any form of "artist", because you're too fucking chicken to use a name, instead of "AC".

And, to elucidate you on the REAL issue here: it's not about artists getting paid--we are all in favor of that.

What we are NOT in favor of, is kangaroo "courts" convicting people of perceived "crimes" without due process--which, last time I checked, we are GUARANTEED by our constitution; and, last I checked, the citizens of Italy were guaranteed as well.

We are also not in favor of media companies raping the artists with convoluted contracts that leave them destitute; or producing crap media that they then try to shove down our throats while picking our pockets.

We also despise companies that band together for the expressed purpose of stripping even more money out of those that buy said crap; and forcing "fines" in the name of "justice", which is nothing more than another illegal and unconstitutional extortion of the very people they should NOT criminalize: THEIR CUSTOMERS.

If indeed you are an artist, and not a puppet of the MAFIAA, then set yourself up as an independent, and watch us buy your stuff, willingly.

But if you indeed are a puppet on a string, then we will vilify you, and we will avoid buying your crap,

Make a choice.]]> Re: Re: YOU CANNOT COPYRIGHT NATURE!! http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130408/08031822622/when-is-image-manipulated-enough-to-become-original-creation.shtml#c953 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:22:21 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130408/08031822622/when-is-image-manipulated-enough-to-become-original-creation.shtml#c953
And, either way, you just put an argument that does nothing to support the doctrine of fair use.

So what if the person used the original as a source? Flipping the image, obliterating the original spots, creating new ones that do not exist in the original image, or in nature, makes the new image original work.

If anything, the photographer should be happy his image was used. Should the second user have attributed the source? Perhaps. And that's an easy fix. But to pitch a fit to the point where a truly creative work was thrown out in a fit of pique?

Sorry, he's being a bitch, and so was BMW/MINI. It was absolute genius that he came up with that, and the judges obviously agreed. But because he used an image that someone else decided wasn't freely usable (oh, gee, I guess we need to pay a fee every time we look at it, too), a specially after putting it out on CC??

Sorry, your argument just doesn't hold water, unless you're doing your damnedest to make sure everyone pays.

I guess that means you ARE a lawyer, given your stance.]]> Re: Re: YOU CANNOT COPYRIGHT NATURE!! http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130408/08031822622/when-is-image-manipulated-enough-to-become-original-creation.shtml#c911 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:16:02 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130408/08031822622/when-is-image-manipulated-enough-to-become-original-creation.shtml#c911
Artists and photographers are, deep down, 90% unoriginal. We borrow each others
]]> Re: YOU CANNOT COPYRIGHT NATURE!! http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130408/08031822622/when-is-image-manipulated-enough-to-become-original-creation.shtml#c757 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:18:46 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130408/08031822622/when-is-image-manipulated-enough-to-become-original-creation.shtml#c757 Re: Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130324/14342822435/rather-than-fix-cfaa-house-judiciary-committee-planning-to-make-it-worse-way-worse.shtml#c1851 Mon, 8 Apr 2013 23:57:35 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130324/14342822435/rather-than-fix-cfaa-house-judiciary-committee-planning-to-make-it-worse-way-worse.shtml#c1851 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130324/14342822435/rather-than-fix-cfaa-house-judiciary-committee-planning-to-make-it-worse-way-worse.shtml#c1674 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:13:01 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130324/14342822435/rather-than-fix-cfaa-house-judiciary-committee-planning-to-make-it-worse-way-worse.shtml#c1674
"Spviet AmurrriKKKa" has such a nice ring to it...]]> Re: Re: Thoughtcrime? http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130324/14342822435/rather-than-fix-cfaa-house-judiciary-committee-planning-to-make-it-worse-way-worse.shtml#c1673 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:02:33 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130324/14342822435/rather-than-fix-cfaa-house-judiciary-committee-planning-to-make-it-worse-way-worse.shtml#c1673
What we will do to combat "TERRORISM!!" :rolleyes:]]> Re: Re: WOW. This thread is why I just "fire and forget" my posts. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130315/15285222343/bad-move-google-removes-adblock-plus-google-play-store.shtml#c3269 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:49:12 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130315/15285222343/bad-move-google-removes-adblock-plus-google-play-store.shtml#c3269 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130315/15285222343/bad-move-google-removes-adblock-plus-google-play-store.shtml#c2981 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:49:10 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130315/15285222343/bad-move-google-removes-adblock-plus-google-play-store.shtml#c2981 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Clearly, Minion Cushing is pro-piracy. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130314/15184422327/six-strikes-is-just-soft-sopa.shtml#c1881 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:45:58 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130314/15184422327/six-strikes-is-just-soft-sopa.shtml#c1881
And I just signed it.

NOW d'ya care to address my assertions?? Bring it, bitch: I was born in the pits of hell, and stand ready with my flamethrower to char your ass! ;-)]]> Re: Re: Re: Re: Clearly, Minion Cushing is pro-piracy. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130314/15184422327/six-strikes-is-just-soft-sopa.shtml#c1877 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:44:28 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130314/15184422327/six-strikes-is-just-soft-sopa.shtml#c1877
Fake edit: the previous post about six strikes brought to you by Tex Arcana, who forgot to log in on his Android device. :embarrassed:]]>