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• On the post: Mexican Senate Unanimously Votes To Remove Mexico From ACTA Negotations

  

  LumpyDog ( profile ), 06 Oct, 2010 @ 08:36am

  Why the heck isn't anyone in our government showing the same concern the EU and Mexico have shown?
  
  I'd at least expect Al Franken to be freaking out. He's always good for a little of that.

• On the post: One Way To Deal With A Cease & Desist: Wicked Lasers Auctioning Off LucasFilm C&D

  

  LumpyDog ( profile ), 16 Jul, 2010 @ 05:36pm

  Re: Re: Bids

  People who collect Star Wars/LA stuff are a crazy bunch.

• On the post: One Way To Deal With A Cease & Desist: Wicked Lasers Auctioning Off LucasFilm C&D

  

  LumpyDog ( profile ), 16 Jul, 2010 @ 05:35pm

  Re: Re:

  I smell a new business model!

• On the post: Newspapers Having Trouble Reporting On Their Own Paywalls

  

  LumpyDog ( profile ), 28 Jun, 2010 @ 05:18pm

  Nice how the Tallahassee and Greenville newspapers follow almost the exact same story structure. So much for the benefits of "local" news, eh?

• On the post: Pork Board Admits It Knows Unicorns Don't Exist, But Claims It Doesn't Matter

  

  LumpyDog ( profile ), 25 Jun, 2010 @ 06:29am

  After reading the full write-up from ThinkGeek, it sounds like PB's lawyers are just trying to save face after realizing the whole thing was an April Fool's prank.

• On the post: NY Times Becomes A Trademark Bully Over A Logo For A Newspaper That Hasn't Existed In 40+ Years

  

  LumpyDog ( profile ), 22 Jun, 2010 @ 01:01pm

  Re: Re: Yikes!

  Al? Is that you?

• On the post: NY Times Becomes A Trademark Bully Over A Logo For A Newspaper That Hasn't Existed In 40+ Years

  

  LumpyDog ( profile ), 22 Jun, 2010 @ 11:47am

  Re: Re: Yikes!

  Actually, that's Al Roker without makeup.

• On the post: NY Times Becomes A Trademark Bully Over A Logo For A Newspaper That Hasn't Existed In 40+ Years

  

  LumpyDog ( profile ), 22 Jun, 2010 @ 09:07am

  Re: Yikes!

  Hey! That's my wife!
  
  But not really.

• On the post: A Recommendation Is Not The Same As Corruption

  

  LumpyDog ( profile ), 22 Jun, 2010 @ 06:14am

  Re:

  I'd love a chaotic evil one, just for grins.
  
  "Oh, you were looking for pictures of puppies? How about Nell Carter in a thong instead? Booga Booga Booga Booga!"

• On the post: Cuomo's New Plan: A Good Idea Or A Chance For More Grandstanding?

  

  LumpyDog ( profile ), 18 Jun, 2010 @ 06:48am

  Good luck with that

  A gov't database of kiddie porn? No possibility of abuse there at all.

• On the post: Judge In US Copyright Group Case Seems Skeptical Of Lumping All Those Lawsuits Into One

  

  LumpyDog ( profile ), 10 Jun, 2010 @ 09:04am

  Re:

  It was a good video game that was made into a terrible film.

• On the post: Judge In US Copyright Group Case Seems Skeptical Of Lumping All Those Lawsuits Into One

  

  LumpyDog ( profile ), 10 Jun, 2010 @ 08:24am

  Re: Re:

  Yeah. Almost worth setting aside the constitution so we can throw them in the clink for wanting to see that awful waste of film.
  
  But not really.

• On the post: Humble Indie Bundle Keeps Getting Better, Exceeding Expectations

  

  LumpyDog ( profile ), 10 May, 2010 @ 02:07pm

  Just reinforces the point that -- no matter what -- some people will share files. To your point, why waste resources fighting it?

• On the post: Daily Variety: We're Putting In A Paywall So We Don't Have To Write About Gossip

  

  LumpyDog ( profile ), 13 Apr, 2010 @ 06:28am

  Re: Re: connects and reasons

  I agree with you. More power to them if they can really guarantee a higher level of quality, and if they can convince subscribers to pay for it.
  
  I have doubts, given that their press release reads like a load of B.S., but at least they're trying something different than the usual paywall excuses.

• On the post: But How Could Wikileaks Break A Story Without Traditional Newspaper Backing?

  

  LumpyDog ( profile ), 06 Apr, 2010 @ 08:47am

  Re:

  Yeah, because the "real" press NEVER break stories that end up being inaccurate.

• On the post: Famed Parisian Fabric Store Sues Author For Defamation After She Used The Store In A Novel

  

  LumpyDog ( profile ), 24 Mar, 2010 @ 08:17am

  I wonder if this is less about "control" and more about making a blatant money grab.
  
  Either way, it's absurd.

• On the post: Despite Plenty Of Warning EA Still Decides To Follow Ubisoft Down The Wrong Path With DRM

  

  LumpyDog ( profile ), 19 Mar, 2010 @ 01:16pm

  So much for my plans to buy that game. Thought the third one kind of sucked, anyway.

• On the post: Apparently The Word 'Piracy' No Longer Sufficiently Derogatory For Entertainment Industry

  

  LumpyDog ( profile ), 18 Mar, 2010 @ 01:57pm

  I'd call it Content Liberation.

• On the post: Court Rejects PA DAs Attempt To Charge Teens For Sexting Themselves

  

  LumpyDog ( profile ), 18 Mar, 2010 @ 06:40am

  Re: Re:

  Maybe he should have said, "a relevant, bad Matthew McConaughey line. . ."
  
  AlrightAlrightAlright.

• On the post: Jaron Lanier Says That Musicians Using Free To Succeed Are Lying

  

  LumpyDog ( profile ), 16 Mar, 2010 @ 11:24am

  I find it revealing that every time we hear of someone making a speech like this it always ends with, "and here's what the government can do to solve the problem."

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