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• On the post: Oh Look, Wireless Sector Investment Is Declining Despite Tax Cuts, Repeal Of Net Neutrality

  

  rw ( profile ), 13 Nov, 2018 @ 06:13am

  They didn't say in which direction the spike would go...

• On the post: Guy In Charge Of Pushing Draconian EU Copyright Directive, Evasive About His Own Use Of Copyright Protected Images

  

  rw ( profile ), 16 Jul, 2018 @ 09:26am

  Unpaid creators

  "That he may have posted copyrighted material without paying for it while claiming to be worried that creators aren't being remunerated for their work, is beyond ridiculous." - But not surprising.

• On the post: Cards Against Humanity's Trolling Of Trump's Border Wall Shows How The Internet Has Removed Gatekeepers

  

  rw ( profile ), 16 Nov, 2017 @ 01:22pm

  Walls

  Isn't there a quote about those who don't remember history...? Let's look at how well the Great Wall of China worked out.
  
  Sorry, couldn't resist. Your point on gatekeepers is well put.

• On the post: Attorney General Jeff Sessions: Hurricane Harvey Is Proof We Need To Militarize Our Police Forces

  

  rw ( profile ), 31 Aug, 2017 @ 08:52am

  Why do we keep the senile in office?

• On the post: How May 35th Freedoms Have Blossomed With China's Martian Language

  

  rw ( profile ), 01 Aug, 2017 @ 05:57pm

  Probably something we will need to learn to use here in the West the way things are going. :(

• On the post: There Is An Easy Answer To Whether Machines Should Get Copyright Rights And It Comes Down To Copyright's Purpose

  

  rw ( profile ), 07 Jul, 2017 @ 07:45am

  "Future actions of the artist, conversely, are the only item on the agenda for copyright's purpose. If receiving a copyright wouldn't spur AI to create more art beneficial to the public, then copyright ought not to be granted."
  
  This statement shows AI should get copyrights because how many artists continue to create 70 years after their death?

• On the post: Trademark Bullying Works: Dawa Food Mart Agrees To Name Change After Trademark Suit From Wawa

  

  rw ( profile ), 09 Jun, 2017 @ 02:34pm

  wawa - "crycry"

• On the post: Apple, Verizon Join Forces To Lobby Against New York's 'Right To Repair' Law

  

  rw ( profile ), 23 May, 2017 @ 02:29pm

  "...no longer have to drive half an hour to the nearest Apple Genius bar and support team."
  
  Try three hours or more in parts of Nebraska and Kansas.

• On the post: FCC Ignores The Will Of The Public, Votes To Begin Dismantling Net Neutrality

  

  rw ( profile ), 18 May, 2017 @ 10:34am

  These industries don't need a "light touch," they need someone with a sledgehammer.

• On the post: Mac DeMarco Tells Concert Goers To Go Pirate His Music

  

  rw ( profile ), 28 Apr, 2017 @ 01:12pm

  Yes, but what about the poor, destitute labels? Who is thinking about the gatekeepers?

• On the post: FBI Arrests Creator Of Remote Access Tool, Rather Than Those Abusing It To Commit Crime

  

  rw ( profile ), 03 Apr, 2017 @ 08:51am

  Our government dollars at work...abusing the innocent while protecting the actual guilty.

• On the post: NY Legislators Looking At Installing A Free Speech-Stomping 'Right To Be Forgotten'

  

  rw ( profile ), 15 Mar, 2017 @ 08:44am

  Re:

  No, a helpful politician doesn't exist. It's a myth created by government to keep the sheep in line.

• On the post: Tiffany & Co., Defenders Of Intellectual Property, Sued For Copyright Infringement

  

  rw ( profile ), 24 Feb, 2017 @ 01:42pm

  Re:

  Or waiting. Come on ICE!

• On the post: Denuvo Responds: Five Days Is Better Than No Days, Amirite?

  

  rw ( profile ), 01 Feb, 2017 @ 12:47pm

  "our solution made a difference for this title."
  
  It did make a difference. It made the game more expensive than it had to be.

• On the post: In His Final Days, Obama Quietly Expands War Powers Before Handing Them Off To Trump

  

  rw ( profile ), 30 Nov, 2016 @ 06:23am

  Welcome to the beginning of the dictatorship where even the police have the ability to go to war.

• On the post: Winery Seeks Declaratory Judgement After Garden State Parkway Threatens It With Trademark Suit Over Logo

  

  rw ( profile ), 10 Nov, 2016 @ 05:58pm

  Maybe it's a drive-thru?

• On the post: U.S. Court Of Appeals Upholds Ruling That New Hampshire's Silly Ballot Selfie Ban Violated The First Amendment

  

  rw ( profile ), 30 Sep, 2016 @ 07:43am

  Besides, why buy individual voters when it would be cheaper and easier to just buy those counting the ballots.

• On the post: Donald Trump Doubles Down On Ted Cruz's Blatantly Confused And Backwards Argument Over Internet Governance

  

  rw ( profile ), 22 Sep, 2016 @ 06:42am

  Sounds like damage to me. We should probably start to route around governments and corporations.

• On the post: PETA Has Lost Its Monkey's 'Next Friend' In Its Crazy Copyright Case

  

  rw ( profile ), 30 Aug, 2016 @ 11:38am

  Maybe he should sue for publicity rights, after all this is the 9th Circuit.

• On the post: Tempting Fate: Pittsburgh Election Officials Insist Their E-Voting Machines Can't Be Hacked

  

  rw ( profile ), 24 Aug, 2016 @ 07:36am

  Plus there is no verification possible. "These machines are unhackable...therefore the incumbent did receive 100% of the votes." How are voters supposed to trust ANY politician when you can't verify results of elections. I hope the power goes out at about 6:55 PM election day.

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