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  • On the post: DailyDirt: Endless Rain Into A Paper Cup….

    wijnands ( profile ), 10 Dec, 2011 @ 09:20pm

    I was in Malta in the mid 1990s and there juice boxes of wine were as popular with teens then as cans of energy drink and wodka are now.

  • On the post: Harvard Law Professor Explains Why Felony Streaming Provisions Do Put Justin Bieber At Risk Of Jail

    wijnands ( profile ), 09 Dec, 2011 @ 11:51pm

    At last, something positive about this insane law

    So... your copyright laws got fucked up even further? But there's now a good chance of sending Justin Bieber to jail? Well, that's a small consolation I suppose.

  • On the post: Tobacco Companies Think Their Trademarks Are More Important Than Your Health

    wijnands ( profile ), 01 Dec, 2011 @ 12:37pm

    What about fat people?

    I'm wondering. I've seen a lot of "let smokers pay for their own cancer treatment".

    How about obese people? By now there's more of those in most western countries than there are smokers.

  • On the post: DailyDirt: Making Foods Yucky…

    wijnands ( profile ), 20 Nov, 2011 @ 12:51pm

    oversoaked fish only happens once

    I'd say. I mean when you see that you stop buying that brand or from that shop. Or am I missing something?

  • On the post: PROTECT IP Renamed E-PARASITES Act; Would Create The Great Firewall Of America

    wijnands ( profile ), 26 Oct, 2011 @ 03:53pm

    you get what you vote for

    Once again, it's your democracy at work. You get what you vote for. Or the people that bought the politicians get value for money.

    Either way, it's good enough for a good chuckle. Yet one more step away from freedom for the land of the free... Love the irony of it.

  • On the post: Woman Sues Over Misleading Movie Trailer; Wants To Make It A Class Action

    wijnands ( profile ), 11 Oct, 2011 @ 10:53pm

    makes sense to me

    Perhaps this will root out this practice. I remember the trailer for "best defense" and then actually seeing it... another fine example of a trailer consisting of the only good bits of the entire film.

    I say go ahead with tihs, just because it's normal practice in the industry doesn't mean it's not misleading.

  • On the post: No, Having Open WiFi Does Not Make You 'Negligent' And Liable For $10,000

    wijnands ( profile ), 19 Aug, 2011 @ 12:49pm

    you get what you vote for

    Yes, you get the legal system you vote for. The open network is an interesting angle and I really do wonder what your good reasons are

  • On the post: Oh No! What If More Than One Shoemaker Makes Shoes With Red Soles?

    wijnands ( profile ), 12 Aug, 2011 @ 09:58pm

    not exactly new

    I've seen high heeled shoes with red soles in the last century already. In fact I can remember a little shoestore in Vienna that had quite a collection

    Good to see at least one judge in the US of A has some common sense when it comes to these things

  • On the post: Kim Kardashian Sues Old Navy For Hiring Actress Who Looks Like Her

    wijnands ( profile ), 22 Jul, 2011 @ 01:46pm

    Re:

    So glad to read I'm not the only one! Because it's on techdirt and I've never heard of her she's probably considered good looking by some

  • On the post: Big Hollywood Directors Seem To Think People Will Actually Pay $30 To Watch Movies At Home

    wijnands ( profile ), 02 May, 2011 @ 01:48pm

    There's way too many films these days where I'd expect to get paid $30 to sit 'm out. I can't recall 3 films made in the last 5 years where I'd even gone to the theatre for. Not that going to a movie theatre is that much fun. Sound tracks are all about how many subsonic rumbles you can get away with as a director. Volume is just short of real pain level. Seats are uncomfortable, the floor sticks and "one does not meet a better class of people"

  • On the post: TSA Says 'You Might Be A Terrorist If… You Complain About The TSA'

    wijnands ( profile ), 17 Apr, 2011 @ 06:25am

    Reminds me of the DSLR user = terrorist witch hunt

    This reminds me of the convoluted reasoning we saw a lot between 2007 and 2010. If you went somewhere crowded to take pictures with a DSLR without a press pass you must be some terrorist coming to scout the site for the next attack. Never mind that any terrorist with enough brains to clean an AK-47 would use a cheap compact or a cellphone.

  • On the post: Microsoft Wants To Make It Illegal To Buy From An Overseas Company That Uses Unauthorized Software

    wijnands ( profile ), 25 Mar, 2011 @ 12:11pm

    Certain to happen

    This is so insane, so clearly a way to protect a single company that it's almost certain to get passed.

    Going to be nice though.
    1. How on earth to check/prove?
    2. Serious enforcement of this law will quickly get the entire country to run low on things like affordable clothes or cheap electronics.

    I'll be watching from Europe, popcorn on standby, ready to laugh myself silly.

  • On the post: Zimbabwe Professor Arrested, Tortured For 'Treason' For Watching News Videos About Egypt & Tunisia

    wijnands ( profile ), 26 Feb, 2011 @ 04:15am

    when starvation finally catches up with this country

    I'm not going to pledge even one cent when the inevitable begging begins. Even for Africa this is a remarkable transition, from a prosperous country to this in about a decade.

  • On the post: Spammer's $11 Million Win Against Anti-Spammer Spamhaus, Reduced To $27,000

    wijnands ( profile ), 16 Jun, 2010 @ 10:46pm

    fairly typical

    American company sues for insane damages amount. Court case drags on for years, settlement ends lower with a judge finding someone guilty everyone normal person on the street would find innocent.

    I don't see the news value here, sounds perfectly normal american behaviour.

  • On the post: Gucci Accidentally Sues Chanel; Gets Restraining Order… Then Apologizes

    wijnands ( profile ), 23 Apr, 2010 @ 11:34pm

    american law= entertainment

    Ah yes, the american litigation culture. Good for a bunch of giggles anywhere else on the planet.

  • On the post: Man Creates Useful City Parking iPhone App… And City Doesn't Get Upset

    wijnands ( profile ), 01 Mar, 2010 @ 10:24pm

    truly amazing!

    And this in the US of A? Wauw! Must be because it's so close to Canada, some common sense was blown across the border.

    Anyway, can't the county or state decide this needs to be taken to court?

  • On the post: Photographer Thrilled That Apple Using His Photo As Default iPad Background, Despite No Official Agreement

    wijnands ( profile ), 09 Feb, 2010 @ 05:55am

    I'm a hobby photographer myself. Occasionally one of my photos is chosen by a company, usually a publishing company. They tend to ask and we agree on a small fee.

    I also get emailed by private individuals who want to use one of my works on their personal website. Unless it's in a context with which I totally disagree I tend to allow it for free.

    Another category is people who don't ask permission, that tends to annoy me especially if they don't link back.

    Only on one occasion I've issued a takedown notice. Someone had copied one of my pics onto their flickr account and was presenting it as their own work. Tried to solve it via mail but no response whatsoever.

    In this case, apple using it on many millions of devices, I think a decent fee would be in order. Apple can afford it.

  • On the post: Director Of New Moon Says Jailing Of Girl For Snippets Of Video Of His Movie Is 'Terribly Unfair'

    wijnands ( profile ), 10 Dec, 2009 @ 10:15pm

    Don't whine, it's your own fault

    After all, you guys created your political system where special interest groups have way too much influence.

    Add to that 8 years of facist rule under bush the younger and this is what you get.

    To be honest, I wouldn't have been surprised if she'd been sentenced to the stocks in the nearest mega-mall.

  • On the post: If Robert Johnson Died In 1938… Why Is His Music Still Covered By Copyright?

    wijnands ( profile ), 07 Aug, 2009 @ 11:40pm

    you people are getting what you deserve

    I've read dozens of articles like this over the years and I think you Americans are getting what you deserve. The American people have used the last few decades to get themselves a government that revolves around lobbyists and special interest groups and a legal system that accepts and rewards insane lawsuits (spilling hot coffee, drying dogs in a microwave)
    Both lead to situations like this and lawsuits where the copyright mafia can get millions in damages awarded to them.

    Now as far as America is concerned, it's your problem, you clean it up. Unfortunately the rest of the world tends to ape America so part of this rot is spreading, that's a shame.

  • On the post: Dutch Music Collection Society Loses Artist Royalties In The Stock Market

    wijnands ( profile ), 28 May, 2009 @ 11:44am

    happened before

    In 2006 they were already critised for having 300million on the market and losing, supposedly, 47m of that.

    http://www.aboutdj.nl/nieuws/295-buma-stemra-wel-echt-zon-goede-organisatie.html

    Dig around and bit and you'll notice a lot of fishy things about the dutch branch of the RIAA

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