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• On the post: Ridiculous: SEC Boss Refused To Move Forward On Required Crowdfunding Rules To Protect Her 'Legacy'

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 05 Dec, 2012 @ 08:05am

  Leaked faster

  The only way to get a memo/email forwarded faster than putting "Do Not Forward" would be to put Classified, Confidential, or a Copyright claim on it. =P

• On the post: GEMA Feels It Isn't Killing German Nightclubs Fast Enough, Moves Towards Charging DJs Per MP3 On Their Laptops

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 04 Dec, 2012 @ 11:57am

  GEMA are actually the pirates they are trying to stop!

  It'd be funny to see all the clubs shut down for a month then look at GEMA's response to the serious decline in revenue.
  
  "It must be pirates!"
  
  Though what they fail to realize is that they are the pirates that launched to blockade and killed the revenue in the first place...

• On the post: Recording Industry Could Catch More Flies With Honey, But Keeps Betting On Vinegar

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 30 Nov, 2012 @ 12:43pm

  Re: They're not using Vinegar

  Vinegar, I think they are shooting napalm all over the place and just assuming that they got the flies while ignoring the fact they just burnt down their building and all the other collateral damage.
  
  Then I'm sure they gave themselves a raise, while screwing the musicians out of more money so they can rebuild their building to start the process again. All while patting themselves on the back claiming "Success" no less.

• On the post: Psy Elects Not To Go Legal Over Gangnam Style Restaurant

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 30 Nov, 2012 @ 12:39pm

  I don't know. I myself would never bother to go to/purchase from a company that obviously is trying to cash in on a popular fad or topic. Much like those that try to cash in on popular hash-tags.
  
  I figure if they need to go to that level of gimmick marketing, that their product isn't that good to begin with or is overpriced.
  
  Psy might also realize that it's better to just ignore them, as they will not be around long, than to start any sort of conflict where that company will be getting lots of press coverage. Or, it could be just as he says. =P

• On the post: TorrentFreak Pulls The Switcheroo On Copyright Troll That Cited Them In Threat Letters

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 29 Nov, 2012 @ 09:01am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Does make a point, though

  Look at it another way, if I link to a fully legal version of some content online, let's say Disney decided to allow people to watch "A Christmas Carol" (2009) for free (I know, but just go with it). All the major news outlets pick up this story and post the link for all their readers. Later, after Christmas when the ghost of Walt leaves the current CEO alone, Disney then decides to cut the feed. Now, someone else redirects that link to a site that offers a non-authorized version of the same movie.
  
  That link went to legal content in the beginning, but is now pointing to illegal content. Are you saying that all those News outlets should have known better and are now all liable for copyright infringement?
  
  *I know that it would be hard for that link to be re-directed, but some guy at Disney or their PR department could be stupid enough to release the domain that hosted the link, allowing a 3rd party to be able to then register the domain and re-direct the link.

• On the post: Early-Morning Raid Sent To Confiscate 9-Year-Old's Winnie The Pooh Laptop For Downloading Music

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 26 Nov, 2012 @ 10:22am

  Re: Winnie the Pooh Laptop

  These aren't the scapegoats you are looking for... =P

• On the post: Charles Carreon Finally Gets Served

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 26 Nov, 2012 @ 08:43am

  Re: Re: "I'm sorry your honor, but my computer exploded, my office flooded, my..."

  Your Honor, I wasn't served. That man was a doppelganger, I left the building via the sewer where I know my way around.

• On the post: Creativity Through Collaboration: From Memes To Videogames

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 20 Nov, 2012 @ 07:31am

  Re:

  I believe it's somewhere deep, deep down a rabbit hole...

• On the post: Did Some Web Designer Troll Rick Santorum? 4chan's Moot Pictured On Santorum's Website

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 07 Nov, 2012 @ 03:03pm

  Well the internet definition of Santorum and what comes out of 4Chan are basically the same thing... =P

• On the post: Me.ga Domain Pulled Out From Under New Kim Dotcom Venture

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 07 Nov, 2012 @ 12:59pm

  Re: The slipper slope has slid

  Or perhaps we get Kim Dotcom to announce he is going to attempt to register a .gov address and cause the DOJ/ICE/whoever to seize and disable all .gov domains... =P

• On the post: What Do Sandy & Pearl Harbor Have In Common? Politicians Exploit Both To Push Cybersecurity Agendas

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 01 Nov, 2012 @ 02:28pm

  When asked by the Napolitano about whether people that actually understand network security thinks that she is an idiot, Post editor Mary Jordan answered "yes" and then quickly added, "I really don't want to go into that per se."

• On the post: Anti-Pornography Guy Politicizes 10 Year Old Girl's Murder

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 31 Oct, 2012 @ 09:23am

  Is this guy related to Jack Thompson? Perhaps a cousin or something? Or maybe they were buddies? =P

• On the post: DHS: Our Reports To Congress Are Successful Bullshit

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 09 Oct, 2012 @ 04:13pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  That's what she said? =P

• On the post: Sony Sues Actor For Trademark Infringement For Looking Too Much Like Himself In Another Commercial

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 09 Oct, 2012 @ 02:41pm

  Re:

  According to the accountants that Sony has borrowed from the movie industry, they are not making a profit and in fact may never, therefor they is no money to share with the actor. Also, they'll be deducting the lawsuit costs from his salary. =P

• On the post: ICE Reluctantly Releases A Small Number Of Heavily Redacted Domain Seizure Docs, Holds The Rest Hostage

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 09 Oct, 2012 @ 01:08pm

  Re: Re:

  I'll gladly you Tuesday for a constitutional dump today. =P

• On the post: ICE Reluctantly Releases A Small Number Of Heavily Redacted Domain Seizure Docs, Holds The Rest Hostage

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 09 Oct, 2012 @ 01:06pm

  Re: Re:

  Knowing how things are going now, I'd assume they call it a "Rubber Stamp" because it was made out of metal or other non-rubber material. I'm also going to assume it is not a stamp either... =P

• On the post: DHS: Our Reports To Congress Are Successful Bullshit

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 09 Oct, 2012 @ 01:01pm

  Re: Fusion centers

  I think it could either be referring to:
  
  1) The center where we'd all like to drop a fusion bomb.
  2) The location where a bunch of crap is fused together to attempt to form the ultimate piece of crap.

• On the post: DHS: Our Reports To Congress Are Successful Bullshit

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 09 Oct, 2012 @ 12:58pm

  Re: Re:

  Are you sure the answer is that America just wants to eliminate the UK Parliament and get in bed with the Queen? =P

• On the post: Court Doesn't Buy DOJ's Argument For Why Megaupload User Can't Sue To Get His Data Back

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 05 Oct, 2012 @ 09:56am

  Every time I see people talk about this case and how users want their files, I can't help but think what would of happened if this was a Bank instead.
  
  Imagine you have a Bank, that a lot of people had accounts in. The President of the bank is accused of fraud by the government, so the DOJ/FBI come in and take over the Bank. They freeze all accounts, lock up the building and say that no one is allowed in. You now have a landlord (Carpathia) that wants to be paid his rent or to be allowed to rent the building out to someone else or even just to have someone pay the utilities bill, but the justice system won't let them. You have the users that want access to their money but are told they can't because they might possibly have some money they obtained illegally mixed in. Somehow, I think the situation would have been handled a lot differently.

• On the post: Report On Internet Freedom Shows We're Seeing Less And Less Of It

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 04 Oct, 2012 @ 04:08pm

  Re: Those in control always seek more of it

  All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.
  
  Another great lesson from that book is the erosion of rights and freedoms. We already see things like terrorism, cyber, or "for the children" being used to justify giving up some freedoms for a false sense of security.
  
  It's funny now that I look back on it. We used to question the teacher why we needed to read books like Animal Farm. My teacher said there will be a time in the future that I'd look back and understand how important the concepts of that story were. I'm still don't think I've found a use for trigonometry though. =P

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