Remember, every profession defends its own members from outsiders. Doctors are reluctant to testify against other doctors. Mike Nifong committed felony subornation of perjury in his effort to make the Duke rape cases stick and he still hasn't spent a day in jail. It took years to get him disbarred. And the following quote was written in 1960 by the late Mark Clifton.
Any judge, anybody around the courts, anybody connected with the press, and maybe even some of the public knew that any police officer will swear to any lie to back up another police officer because he might need the favor returned tomorrow.
I'll believe sanctions in both this and Prenda when they actually happen.
There is only one true definition of failure as it applies to the example cited: any event or experience from which one does not learn.
One commonly cited example on this blog involves legacy industries refusing to learn that they don't own their customers, despite many well-funded attempts to do just that.
The Dread Pirate Bezos bought Stanza and refuses to update it for new versions of iOS. I'm staying with iOS5 until my phone dies and by then something better will be available over on Android.
...someone would have the sense to suggest he let up on the throttle a bit.Never interfere with the enemy when he is in the process of destroying himself. (Attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte)
Specifically, I'd like to see a list of ALL products at the show which includes whether or not CBS has a lawsuit going against their makers. Then at least we can judge the award in the light of day.
Back in 1992, my cable company offered me this wonderful five channel deal for $30/month. The SciFi Channel (which is the one I wanted to watch) and four channels whose names I have mercifully forgotten. When I asked about getting the one channel I wanted, I was snottily informed I had to take the bundle or nothing.
I chose nothing, canceled my account with them, and haven't gone back. Not to them, or any other source with the power to try and force content down my throat against my will. When I want to watch a movie, my brother gets it via Netflix and DVD.
It's entirely possible that Cablevision filed the suit because their customer base may well have started doing as I have done. Unless strangled by a bought government, where no competition exists in the commercial arena, it WILL arise.
I use a hearing aid, and it massively irritates the one working ear I have. But a non-surgical bone conduction hearing aid? One that might give me some semblance of binaural hearing without turning my ear canal into a mass of pain?
Where do I sign up and what percentage of my soul do they want?
On the post: Charles Carreon Claims A First Amendment Right To Make Vexatious Legal Threats Without Consequence
Re: Lawyer tactics:
On the post: Charles Carreon Claims A First Amendment Right To Make Vexatious Legal Threats Without Consequence
This may not play out against him.
Any judge, anybody around the courts, anybody connected with the press, and maybe even some of the public knew that any police officer will swear to any lie to back up another police officer because he might need the favor returned tomorrow.
I'll believe sanctions in both this and Prenda when they actually happen.
On the post: The Internet Is For Baseless Legal Threats: Popehat, Greenfield And Volokh Triple-Streisand Edition!
Re: Rest of the partners ...
On the post: The Internet Is For Baseless Legal Threats: Popehat, Greenfield And Volokh Triple-Streisand Edition!
Re: But I thought...
On the post: The Internet Is For Baseless Legal Threats: Popehat, Greenfield And Volokh Triple-Streisand Edition!
You know, there's a beautiful opportunity here.
On the post: Kickstarter Projects That Don't Meet Their Goal Are Not 'Failures'; They Help People Avoid Failures
Definitions of "failure"
One commonly cited example on this blog involves legacy industries refusing to learn that they don't own their customers, despite many well-funded attempts to do just that.
The anonymous commenter was 100% correct.
On the post: The Killing Of Google Reader Highlights The Risk Of Relying On A Single Provider
Not A New Situation
On the post: Maxis Insider: EA Lying About Needing Servers For Single Player SimCity
Re: Re: ummm
On the post: Nielsen Finally Realizes That TV Viewers Are Cord Cutting, Calls It 'Interesting Consumer Behavior'
Hmmm. I was a very early adopter.
It's nice when the world starts catching up.
On the post: Avid Gamer (And Minnesota Vikings Punter) Chris Kluwe Does The Math On How Much EA's SimCity Debacle Cost EA
Two Reasons A Game Isn't Pirated
2. So bad it's not worth playing in the first place.
I'll take "Keeping My Money" for $60, Alex.
On the post: Michigan Bets The State Pension Fund On Hollywood Success, Ends Up Stuck With The Tab
At Least We Know Why Hollywood Calls the World Thieves.
On the post: Prenda's Brett Gibbs Objects To Pretty Much Everything, Including Use Of Hansmeier Deposition
Why?
On the post: The Insanity Of Making A 'Wizard Of Oz' Film In Today's IP Climate
Why *should* we commiserate with Disney?
On the post: News.com Picks Best Of Mobile World Congress, But Leaves You Wondering Which CBS Lawsuit Partner They Didn't Review
Re: Re: We Need a List
On the post: News.com Picks Best Of Mobile World Congress, But Leaves You Wondering Which CBS Lawsuit Partner They Didn't Review
We Need a List
On the post: Japanese Law Enforcement Uses New Copyright Law To Arrest 27 File Sharers
"respect copyright"?
Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny. -- Edmund Burke
On the post: Cablevision Files Antitrust Suit Against Viacom For Forced Bundling Of Crappy TV Channels
Customers Can Always Walk
I chose nothing, canceled my account with them, and haven't gone back. Not to them, or any other source with the power to try and force content down my throat against my will. When I want to watch a movie, my brother gets it via Netflix and DVD.
It's entirely possible that Cablevision filed the suit because their customer base may well have started doing as I have done. Unless strangled by a bought government, where no competition exists in the commercial arena, it WILL arise.
On the post: Satan Finally Reveals Himself As A Legal Employer
Re: And this is why...
On the post: Chris Sprigman's Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week
Re: Where do I sign up for the Beta test?
On the post: Chris Sprigman's Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week
Where do I sign up for the Beta test?
Where do I sign up and what percentage of my soul do they want?