http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130607/18020323369/sen-lindsey-graham-verizon-customer-im-glad-nsa-is-harvesting-my-data-because-terrorists.shtml#c691 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:23:49 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130607/18020323369/sen-lindsey-graham-verizon-customer-im-glad-nsa-is-harvesting-my-data-because-terrorists.shtml#c691 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130607/18020323369/sen-lindsey-graham-verizon-customer-im-glad-nsa-is-harvesting-my-data-because-terrorists.shtml#c671 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:09:37 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130607/18020323369/sen-lindsey-graham-verizon-customer-im-glad-nsa-is-harvesting-my-data-because-terrorists.shtml#c671 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130603/12283823298/planet-money-takes-podcasting-patent-troll.shtml#c94 Tue, 4 Jun 2013 15:27:35 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130603/12283823298/planet-money-takes-podcasting-patent-troll.shtml#c94 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/08220523185/stop-frisk-accomplishments-barely-any-illegal-weapons-recovered-tons-weed-smokers-jailed.shtml#c371 Thu, 30 May 2013 10:21:07 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/08220523185/stop-frisk-accomplishments-barely-any-illegal-weapons-recovered-tons-weed-smokers-jailed.shtml#c371 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/19190923142/if-youre-going-to-illegally-seize-citizens-cell-phones-least-make-sure-youre-grabbing-right-ones.shtml#c262 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:58:37 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/19190923142/if-youre-going-to-illegally-seize-citizens-cell-phones-least-make-sure-youre-grabbing-right-ones.shtml#c262 "It also seems to me that if a device has two SD cards then one of them is a clear decoy. This is a nice addition to fight unlawful seizure but clearly this is a sign that she aimed to get arrested."

Several digital cameras have double SD Card slots.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130506/17164522967/nypd-sergeant-says-guilty-until-proven-innocent-is-just-price-we-pay-free-society.shtml#c678 Wed, 8 May 2013 13:24:05 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130506/17164522967/nypd-sergeant-says-guilty-until-proven-innocent-is-just-price-we-pay-free-society.shtml#c678
They better not have any knives in the school cafeteria.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130502/10513922919/over-90-most-innovative-products-past-few-decades-were-not-patented.shtml#c318 Tue, 7 May 2013 12:53:59 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130502/10513922919/over-90-most-innovative-products-past-few-decades-were-not-patented.shtml#c318 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130416/16513122731/if-everything-is-threat-then-nothing-is.shtml#c576 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 08:01:48 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130416/16513122731/if-everything-is-threat-then-nothing-is.shtml#c576 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130412/08264122688/washington-state-apparently-taxes-clubs-people-saying-yelp-that-they-danced.shtml#c220 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 06:46:09 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130412/08264122688/washington-state-apparently-taxes-clubs-people-saying-yelp-that-they-danced.shtml#c220 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130402/18092222551/time-warner-cable-we-can-record-you-you-cant-record-us.shtml#c697 Wed, 3 Apr 2013 15:03:48 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130402/18092222551/time-warner-cable-we-can-record-you-you-cant-record-us.shtml#c697
Huh? But your own company may be recording you.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130305/03450222202/dear-hollywood-hire-better-shills.shtml#c723 Tue, 5 Mar 2013 17:11:47 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130305/03450222202/dear-hollywood-hire-better-shills.shtml#c723
Or the Hollywood that uses "Hollywood" accounting to make all-time box office successes into financial disasters to avoid paying people a percent of net.

Or the music company that can't pay artists their royalties because they can't track them down?

Or the music company that deems the purchase of a track via iTunes to be a purchase of a licence not a purchase of a song (aka a sale) meaning way less royalties for the artist.

Hollywood and the media companies are very effective at leeching off others.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130305/03450222202/dear-hollywood-hire-better-shills.shtml#c698 Tue, 5 Mar 2013 16:56:25 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130305/03450222202/dear-hollywood-hire-better-shills.shtml#c698 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130304/02123822183/so-much-protecting-us-interests-most-big-ip-intensive-firms-are-foreign-owned.shtml#c365 Tue, 5 Mar 2013 16:49:31 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130304/02123822183/so-much-protecting-us-interests-most-big-ip-intensive-firms-are-foreign-owned.shtml#c365
I so despise that statement. Yes, because companies don't employ people and don't buy goods or services from other companies. Companies shouldn't be paying taxes on income in the first place.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130304/02123822183/so-much-protecting-us-interests-most-big-ip-intensive-firms-are-foreign-owned.shtml#c340 Tue, 5 Mar 2013 16:41:15 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130304/02123822183/so-much-protecting-us-interests-most-big-ip-intensive-firms-are-foreign-owned.shtml#c340 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130304/02123822183/so-much-protecting-us-interests-most-big-ip-intensive-firms-are-foreign-owned.shtml#c317 Tue, 5 Mar 2013 16:32:28 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130304/02123822183/so-much-protecting-us-interests-most-big-ip-intensive-firms-are-foreign-owned.shtml#c317 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130305/03134422200/turns-out-nsa-doesnt-really-want-drop-in-visitors-with-cameras-their-new-utah-spy-facility.shtml#c103 Tue, 5 Mar 2013 16:13:39 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130305/03134422200/turns-out-nsa-doesnt-really-want-drop-in-visitors-with-cameras-their-new-utah-spy-facility.shtml#c103 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130224/22442122092/bogus-copyright-numbers-enter-fight-over-cyberhacking-as-well.shtml#c459 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:44:03 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130224/22442122092/bogus-copyright-numbers-enter-fight-over-cyberhacking-as-well.shtml#c459 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130224/22442122092/bogus-copyright-numbers-enter-fight-over-cyberhacking-as-well.shtml#c457 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:40:43 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130224/22442122092/bogus-copyright-numbers-enter-fight-over-cyberhacking-as-well.shtml#c457
Enough said.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130224/22442122092/bogus-copyright-numbers-enter-fight-over-cyberhacking-as-well.shtml#c448 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:39:07 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130224/22442122092/bogus-copyright-numbers-enter-fight-over-cyberhacking-as-well.shtml#c448
Enough said.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130224/22442122092/bogus-copyright-numbers-enter-fight-over-cyberhacking-as-well.shtml#c360 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:22:20 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130224/22442122092/bogus-copyright-numbers-enter-fight-over-cyberhacking-as-well.shtml#c360