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• On the post: NZ Judge In Dotcom Extradition Case Speaks Out Against TPP & US Copyright Extremism

  

  Planespotter ( profile ), 17 Jul, 2012 @ 08:44am

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  But with the latest license you can only listen to the music with both ears if you are in a "music consumptions zone" predsignated in your home that must have been inspected by an "aural consumption specialist".... oh and only on a Thursday at 3.13am and only for 18mins and 12 seconds.

• On the post: UK Pensioner Could Face Arrest For Atheist Poster

  

  Planespotter ( profile ), 05 Jul, 2012 @ 05:51am

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  So US States that prohibit non-believers from holding public office aren't being persecuted? Non Muslims banned from marrying Muslims in some nations isn't persecution and contries that force the study of a particular religion in public education aren't persecuting those that do not believe?

• On the post: UK Pensioner Could Face Arrest For Atheist Poster

  

  Planespotter ( profile ), 05 Jul, 2012 @ 05:44am

  Time to get the local church done then for all the "Jesus Saves" and "Jesus died for your sins" posters they put up all the time, I find them highly offensive and I find ones like "Repent and save yourself" types very threatening!

• On the post: Big ISPs Expected To Start Six Strikes Program This Weekend [Updated]

  

  Planespotter ( profile ), 27 Jun, 2012 @ 07:21am

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  The internet is based on system that was designed to continue to function is you dropped a nuclear bomb on a large part of it... it is designed to route around damage and all this sort of legislation does is get people working out how to build those routes.

• On the post: Big ISPs Expected To Start Six Strikes Program This Weekend [Updated]

  

  Planespotter ( profile ), 27 Jun, 2012 @ 07:18am

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  Lol, the amount of people coming over to Usenet from Bittorrent in the last 18 months has been amazing!
  
  Won't be long till the legacy types try and shut it down but luckily they just concentrate on unpopular link sites and the replicated nature of servers makes it very hard to police.

• On the post: Russian Appeals Court Says Popular Social Network vKontakte Is Liable For File Sharing By Users

  

  Planespotter ( profile ), 22 May, 2012 @ 12:57am

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  I'd imagine so, or like email where you can send stuff as "attachments"!
  
  I suggest the legacy parts of the entertainment industry set their targets higher and just accuse "The Internet" of facilitating infrringment and get a Judge to ban it.

• On the post: Musicians Realizing They Don't Need Major Labels Anymore

  

  Planespotter ( profile ), 14 May, 2012 @ 05:16am

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  From what I understand they normally sign a contract that retains them for the duration of the show, once the show finishes and if they haven't won then they are normally released from the contract, unless the contract covers a nationwide tour of finalists.

• On the post: Musicians Realizing They Don't Need Major Labels Anymore

  

  Planespotter ( profile ), 14 May, 2012 @ 04:15am

  ... and after building a fanbase via music reality TV if she doesn't maintain her connection with her fans she may disappear.
  
  This story is actually a good one to keep a track on as it will be interesting to see where she is in 12 months time and what level of fan interaction she has maintained.

• On the post: Twitter Challenges Court Ruling That Twitter Users Have No Standing To Protect Their Own Account Info

  

  Planespotter ( profile ), 08 May, 2012 @ 03:29pm

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  No forgetting future political appointments in SCOTUS or within Government itself.. I'm sure a few ex judges sit as directors of companies.
  
  Every monkey needs greasing.

• On the post: Law Professor: Megaupload Prosecution A 'Depressing Display Of Abuse Of Government Authority'

  

  Planespotter ( profile ), 01 May, 2012 @ 09:06am

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  But... but... it was megaupload.COM and as we all know all .COM domains must comply with US Law, or whatever the legacy parts of the entertainment industry says the law should be, whether they are in the US, Tuvalu or The Vatican City.

• On the post: NYTimes Realizes That The FBI Keeps Celebrating Breaking Up Its Own Terrorist Plots

  

  Planespotter ( profile ), 01 May, 2012 @ 08:35am

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  LMAO! Just look at them... if they weren't being set up as terrorists by the FBI they'd be distilling moonshine in Grandpa's outside toilet or sleeping with their cousins!

• On the post: New York Convinces Game Companies To Kick Registered Sex Offenders Off Gaming Services

  

  Planespotter ( profile ), 12 Apr, 2012 @ 05:28am

  So could they just set up a new email account/social network account and register with that?
  
  What is this actually trying to achieve? ... oh nothing just "we are thinking of the children" banner waving!
  
  Is he up for re-election soon?

• On the post: Just How Much Do Shows Like Game Of Thrones Owe To Piracy?

  

  Planespotter ( profile ), 09 Apr, 2012 @ 08:57am

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  Don't have HBO in my country...

• On the post: Just How Much Do Shows Like Game Of Thrones Owe To Piracy?

  

  Planespotter ( profile ), 09 Apr, 2012 @ 03:51am

  Watched series 1 back to back from an "unauthorised" source and will probably do the same with series 2...

• On the post: Chris Dodd Suggests Backroom Negotiations On New SOPA Are Well Underway

  

  Planespotter ( profile ), 05 Apr, 2012 @ 03:51pm

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  To a degree you are correct, it is just entertainment, an industry that doesn't contribute as much as say.. the tech industry towards a nations GDP... so why does this little industry have so much sway over Government laws? Why does this little insignificant industry get to say how our rights can be eroded?

• On the post: Patents Threaten To Silence A Little Girl, Literally

  

  Planespotter ( profile ), 27 Mar, 2012 @ 07:57am

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  ?300 dollars for "Speak for Yourself" vs $2,600 for the SpringBoard Lite (the cheapest) Prentke Romich device!

• On the post: Fox TV Finally Realizes The Internet Is Global: Launches Show Around The Globe Simultaneously

  

  Planespotter ( profile ), 23 Mar, 2012 @ 05:40am

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  Like the French fans did with Heroes?

• On the post: Fox TV Finally Realizes The Internet Is Global: Launches Show Around The Globe Simultaneously

  

  Planespotter ( profile ), 23 Mar, 2012 @ 04:58am

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  lol, I had one of those last night, not video but an image posted by my beloved BBC but only on a page on their worldwide outlet that's not accessible to anyone in the homeland. Does my box in!

• On the post: Encyclopaedia Britannica Stops Publishing Dead Tree Version; If You're Unfamiliar, You Can Read About It On Wikipedia

  

  Planespotter ( profile ), 15 Mar, 2012 @ 09:55am

  I grew up with a set from 1975... they burnt well!

• On the post: Authors Can Sleep Easy Now; Paypal Reverses Its Censorship Decision

  

  Planespotter ( profile ), 15 Mar, 2012 @ 05:13am

  I'm confused... I thought the whole reason for withholding services was because they were forced into it by credit card companies?
  
  Was that a lie?

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