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• On the post: Responses To Nimblebit Point Out That Inspiration Comes From Lots Of Places

  

  JayTee ( profile ), 28 Jan, 2012 @ 08:43am

  Re:

  So I downloaded and installed it but then have to sign up to the stupid mobage social network thing which apparently I can't because supposedly my email address is already taken despite the fact i've never signed up to it before
  
  fail

• On the post: Responses To Nimblebit Point Out That Inspiration Comes From Lots Of Places

  

  JayTee ( profile ), 28 Jan, 2012 @ 07:57am

  Sim Tower was a great game, I used to love it...still sits as a part of my collection of old PC games in their bigass boxes on the shelf :)
  
  Im certainly going to check out Tiny Tower now i think.

• On the post: After Years Of Near Obscurity, Atari Turns To Copyright Trolling

  

  JayTee ( profile ), 26 Jan, 2012 @ 06:49am

  This is why the words "intellectual" and "property" should never be placed next to each other.
  
  These actions are neither intellectual nor on any of their own property (this the game is obviously taking and building upon and thus transforming it into an entirely new expression)

• On the post: Once Again, If You're Trying To Save The $200 Million Movie, Perhaps You're Asking The Wrong Questions

  

  JayTee ( profile ), 25 Jan, 2012 @ 02:58pm

  It is obscene to spend such a vast amount of money ($200 million making) a movie

• On the post: The Tech Industry Has Already Given Hollywood The Answer To Piracy; If Only It Would Listen

  

  JayTee ( profile ), 25 Jan, 2012 @ 02:07pm

  The problem...

  The problem Hollywood has is that this is how they view technology:
  
  http://www.cracked.com/article_15229_5-things-hollywood-thinks-computers-can-do.html
  
  rather than what it actually is all about

• On the post: Ownership Mentality: Art Gallery Prohibits Sketching

  

  JayTee ( profile ), 24 Jan, 2012 @ 06:16am

  So if I sit down with an easel and paint then that's fine?

• On the post: Jonathan Coulton Destroys The Rationale Behind The Megaupload Seizure With A Single Tweet; Follows Up With Epic Blog Post

  

  JayTee ( profile ), 24 Jan, 2012 @ 05:37am

  Re: Content produced today is GARBAGE

  I've been thinking along similar lines recently. The quality of the content which has been coming out of late has been so poor, yet they feel as if they're automatically entitled to a huge profit if they spent 10s of millions of dollars on a movie.
  
  Just because you create and release something does not mean that anyone will want or HAVE to buy it. Something is only worth what people think it is worth. So if they think it is worthless they will not pay for it.

• On the post: Jonathan Coulton Destroys The Rationale Behind The Megaupload Seizure With A Single Tweet; Follows Up With Epic Blog Post

  

  JayTee ( profile ), 24 Jan, 2012 @ 04:07am

  Re: Re:

  The point still stands regardless of timing or your opinion of his music.

• On the post: Even Thieves Are Ignoring DVDs And CDs As Worthless

  

  JayTee ( profile ), 16 Jan, 2012 @ 04:32am

  Re: Remember the facts about facts.

  Actual facts lead to factual acts

• On the post: AP Finally Launches NewsRight… And It's Righthaven Lite?

  

  JayTee ( profile ), 11 Jan, 2012 @ 01:47am

  Re: Facepalm

  ...seems like a classic case of "facilitating infringement" !

• On the post: AP Finally Launches NewsRight… And It's Righthaven Lite?

  

  JayTee ( profile ), 11 Jan, 2012 @ 01:43am

  Facepalm

  What is quite hilarious is the final lines of the Washington Post article here:
  
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/ap-nytimes-mcclatchy-others-launch-newsright-online-rights-clearinghouse/2012/01/05/gIQAgBwxcP_story.html
  
  which says:
  
  "Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed."
  
  And then immediately underneath this statement are a selection of social media sharing buttons to "redistribute" the content to your friends on Facebook, Twitter etc...
  
  HA
  
  :)

• On the post: Is Facebook Violating The Law Just By Encouraging You To Share?

  

  JayTee ( profile ), 01 Oct, 2011 @ 02:55am

  Re: Re: You're missing the point

  P.S.S
  
  Sorry for the triple post... but finally what is very irritating is when you are asked to share your information they never tell you what they are actually going to do with it... the only way to find out is to accept... and then all you see is the part they want to show you they never explain the full details...THIS IS A HUGE PRIVACY CONCERN

• On the post: Is Facebook Violating The Law Just By Encouraging You To Share?

  

  JayTee ( profile ), 01 Oct, 2011 @ 02:52am

  Re: You're missing the point

  P.S.
  
  Obviously facebook is optional and I appreciate you do not have to agree to any of it...like I did not
  
  But this is a classic case of CWF RTB in reverse where they are connecting with fans and giving them a reason to leave their service

• On the post: Is Facebook Violating The Law Just By Encouraging You To Share?

  

  JayTee ( profile ), 01 Oct, 2011 @ 02:50am

  You're missing the point

  The other day my friend put a link up from the guardian newspaper on facebook and in order for me to view the page from the link via facebook I had to agree to allow guardian to access my facebook information. I did not do this but instead had to just search google and find the page independently of facebook in order to not automatically share this information.
  
  Indeed this work around worked but the main point is why should every link I click on leading me away from facebook require me to integrate that website with facebook?
  
  Why cant I just click a link and go to that website?
  
  I don't want to see which of my friends list has also visited it because to be honest I don't realy care... that's not what I use facebook for. I'm not bothered about their internet browsing habits and I'm not the sort of person who is a sheep and is more likely to be interested in something because theres a small box in the corner saying "Hey these guys you know also looked at this and therefore that means you should look at it too!"
  
  This is why you have missed the point Mike... at every opportunity they are forcing you to integrate as many websites you visit with facebook as possible ... and this very much is a huge privacy concern.

• On the post: For All The Complaining About Chinese Counterfeits… China Is A Massive Growth Market For Luxury Goods

  

  JayTee ( profile ), 30 Sep, 2011 @ 02:35am

  What really irritates me...

  ...is the arrogance of these high end fashion labels. They attempt to price their products at prices that are so much higher than the cost of making it. They have no problem ripping people off throughout the world to further their own gain but if someone creates a knock off product at a fraction of the price then suddenly we all need to jump on the moral bandwagon with them and cry foul of these counterfeiters.
  
  It really is disgusting. If their product were a bit cheaper then more people would buy it... simple.
  
  Why the hell should I pay ?150 for a shirt because it has a small horse on it?

• On the post: Can The US Chamber Of Commerce Lobby For PROTECT IP Without Being So Blatantly Intellectually Dishonest?

  

  JayTee ( profile ), 23 Sep, 2011 @ 11:36am

  Re:

  completely missing the point... the general public are the people who are going to be confused and misled because the name "US Chamber of Commerce" implies falsely that this is a government organisation.

• On the post: Samsung Cites 2001: A Space Odyssey As Prior Art For Tablet Design

  

  JayTee ( profile ), 24 Aug, 2011 @ 04:06am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Yes, but?

  even before the prada my LG Viewty had a grid layout of icons, anyone who claims that apple revolutionized the world of smartphone menu's with their grid design is in a fantasy world

• On the post: Samsung Cites 2001: A Space Odyssey As Prior Art For Tablet Design

  

  JayTee ( profile ), 24 Aug, 2011 @ 04:03am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Yes, but?

  I don't really think making icons larger for a larger screen can be classed as "genius of their innovation".
  
  If so Microsoft took that crown years ago

• On the post: Guy Suing Google For $500 Billion, Now Suing Microsoft For The Same Amount

  

  JayTee ( profile ), 23 Aug, 2011 @ 08:45am

  It would be nice to believe that he is doing all of this for the good of the public at large but to suggest that all these lawsuits are anything but blatant, and extremely stupid, attempts at fulfilling his own personal greed would be deluded.
  
  If he wants $500 billion dollars why not set up a worthwhile tech company?

• On the post: UK Business Secretary: Blocking Sites Under DEA Is 'Unworkable'; Time To Add More Exceptions To Copyright

  

  JayTee ( profile ), 03 Aug, 2011 @ 01:28am

  Re: Re: The true rights-holders

  Similarly I don't think that contracting away rights from the artist to the record label should be allowed. In order to get your record deal you must surrender yourself to your label forever. It's just screaming out that its a broken system

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