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• On the post: Lawmaker, Convicted Of Raping Foster Kids, Claims Name Is Copyrighted So You Can't Report It

  

  thublihnk ( profile ), 16 Dec, 2009 @ 12:39pm

  Remember, guys. Copyright law is important, because it protects artists. And child molesters.

• On the post: Musician Chases Down Google Street View Car To Promote His Music

  

  thublihnk ( profile ), 09 Dec, 2009 @ 08:24pm

  Not a terrible sound, either. Good to see that good music is being combined with inventive marketing campaigns.

• On the post: Pomplamoose: Making A Living Without A CD Or A Label

  

  thublihnk ( profile ), 09 Dec, 2009 @ 05:03pm

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  They are selling music, just not a physical CD, and they are performing live. :B

• On the post: Wait, I Thought Piracy Had Killed Any Chance Of Zombieland 2?

  

  thublihnk ( profile ), 04 Dec, 2009 @ 08:15am

  Sweet. Zombieland sequel.

• On the post: Science Fiction Movie Accused Of Patent Infringement

  

  thublihnk ( profile ), 02 Dec, 2009 @ 02:23pm

  This is another one of those Techdirt stories that I almost have to refuse to believe is true. I keep reading and reading and yes. They are accusing someone of patent infringement because something they patented was used as a plot device in a movie.
  
  Does this mean Dodge can sue the makers of Vanishing Point? (sure, that was probably paid product placement, but still)

• On the post: NPR's Daniel Schorr Blames The Internet For Ft. Hood Shootings

  

  thublihnk ( profile ), 20 Nov, 2009 @ 11:57am

  Let's abolish the radio so that he, and people like him can't spout their bullheaded opinions.
  
  LOGIC.

• On the post: The Trouble With Hulu… Too Many Competing Interests

  

  thublihnk ( profile ), 17 Nov, 2009 @ 07:38am

  I really wish these network head honchos would realize every time they take a clip off Hulu, or make a limitation on it's release, I'm not just going to smile and wait until the DVD comes out so I can give them money. I'm going straight to SurfTheChannel.
  
  The frustrating thing about that is I'm TRYING to give them ad revenue! I'm trying to support the shows I love! But I also want to watch them from the comfort of my computer.

• On the post: MPAA/Sony Pictures Realizes That Shutting Down Muni-WiFi Over Single Download Was A Bad Thing

  

  thublihnk ( profile ), 16 Nov, 2009 @ 04:33pm

  As Jon Stewart would say, "BE A F*CKING PERSON!"

• On the post: Buyers Who Purchased Modern Warfare 2 Via Steam Discover DRM Puts Them 2 Days Behind Everyone Else

  

  thublihnk ( profile ), 11 Nov, 2009 @ 06:40am

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  Where did I ever state that it was immune to criticism? I said it's a DRM that works(for the most part), and Mike hasn't given it the credit it deserves.

• On the post: Buyers Who Purchased Modern Warfare 2 Via Steam Discover DRM Puts Them 2 Days Behind Everyone Else

  

  thublihnk ( profile ), 10 Nov, 2009 @ 06:19pm

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  No. no I'm not. I've never heard complaints that could even begin to compare with the litany of complaints with any other DRM service, and I myself have never had any problems as I've used it in the past few months.

• On the post: Buyers Who Purchased Modern Warfare 2 Via Steam Discover DRM Puts Them 2 Days Behind Everyone Else

  

  thublihnk ( profile ), 10 Nov, 2009 @ 05:02pm

  Re:

  CoD 2 came out in 2005. When you're claiming a decades-long dedicated fanbase, at least make an effort to look up when a game came out.
  
  Oh, and the Half Life series' mod community puts CoD2's to shame.

• On the post: Buyers Who Purchased Modern Warfare 2 Via Steam Discover DRM Puts Them 2 Days Behind Everyone Else

  

  thublihnk ( profile ), 10 Nov, 2009 @ 04:44pm

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  Okay, say you had paid for said book already, I'm pretty sure you can do that. You still don't blame the bookstore because the publisher is putting arbitrary limitations on release.

• On the post: Buyers Who Purchased Modern Warfare 2 Via Steam Discover DRM Puts Them 2 Days Behind Everyone Else

  

  thublihnk ( profile ), 10 Nov, 2009 @ 04:41pm

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  Point out the part where I said it was immune to criticism. I said it was good. That's it. Mike's beaten up on it at every chance he could get, even though anyone who's used the system (despite obvious exceptions) has given it glowing reviews, and it's doing a LOT of things right.

• On the post: Buyers Who Purchased Modern Warfare 2 Via Steam Discover DRM Puts Them 2 Days Behind Everyone Else

  

  thublihnk ( profile ), 10 Nov, 2009 @ 02:36pm

  Steam is a damn fine system. It's flawed, but it's light years ahead of anything else on the market. Mike, look into other digital distribution outlets for games or game DRM services, then get back to us on how a Steam is horrible. One publisher delayed ONE game on ONE service? Would you write a post if your local bookstore was a little late getting a book on the shelves because the publisher decided to make an arbitrary limitation on the sale of the book?

• On the post: Blink-182's Tom Delonge: Time To Adapt, Give Music Away For Free, Monetize Other Things

  

  thublihnk ( profile ), 10 Nov, 2009 @ 02:29pm

  Re: But see, this only works...

  Would it work for a band called Pi?

• On the post: Results From Our CwF+RtB Business Model Experiment

  

  thublihnk ( profile ), 03 Nov, 2009 @ 02:12pm

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  This would never work for Techdirt.

• On the post: Results From Our CwF+RtB Business Model Experiment

  

  thublihnk ( profile ), 03 Nov, 2009 @ 02:07pm

  I find no. 11 really interesting because it really shows that in monetizing online content (newspapers come to mind) you can never rely on people to buy your product, even if they in a poll (or another kind of feedback space) say that they would.
  
  With that in mind I'm seriously considering the DMCA takedown shirt, but I'm pretty strapped for cash right now.

• On the post: Yet Another (Yes, Another) Study Shows File Sharers Buy More

  

  thublihnk ( profile ), 02 Nov, 2009 @ 10:48am

  I wonder when this will finally cease to be news.

• On the post: 60 Minutes Puts Forth Laughable, Factually Incorrect MPAA Propaganda On Movie Piracy

  

  thublihnk ( profile ), 02 Nov, 2009 @ 09:13am

  Boldfaced lies and propaganda. I like how they focused so much on camcorders. Cam recordings are so rare, I'm surprised they were even mentioned.

• On the post: 60 Minutes Puts Forth Laughable, Factually Incorrect MPAA Propaganda On Movie Piracy

  

  thublihnk ( profile ), 02 Nov, 2009 @ 09:10am

  Re: Hey, guess those copyright extensions worked!

  Correlation=Causation FTL.
  
  Idiot.

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