apparently Vazquez had Madrigal's brother kidnapped in Mexico, and demanded the rights to the screenplay in exchange for his release. Madrigal signed over the rights to the screenplay to Vazquez. Vazquez apparently then was able to sell the screenplay to Proud Mary Entertainment...
In what bizzaro world is a contract signed under duress legally binding anyway?
Can we not even wait until an acorn hits our head to start claiming that the sky is falling?
Did you want these patents to NOT be purchased at all? How was that going to happen?
From the point of view of a Microsoft or Google or Facebook, they have to defend against the potential of the actions that trolls would have taken against them. They pay the most, because they have the most to lose.
Try to wait a see what they DO with the patent (bad OR good) before you start whining. These guys have plenty of real issues to which you can validly take exception now, without having to reach for this nonsense.
"...the journalists who get lucky enough to find a job in the new industry will be paid far less than in their previous jobs due to leaner profit margins, a large and desperate pool of newly-unemployed journalists, and downward wage pressure.."
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They are welcome to my info...
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Stai zitto, schiavi!
On the post: US Denies That It's Ready To Dump The ITU Over Internet Regulations
quod erat demonstrandum
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Apparently you DO....
On the post: Hackers Get Personal Info On 12-Million Apple Users... From An FBI Laptop
I know what UDID last summer.
On the post: Video Of Dotcom Raid Revealed, As NZ Police Admit It Was 'Over The Top'
On the post: One Year After The Breivik Massacre, Norway Continues To Fight Terrorism With Democracy, Openness And Love
Apples and oranges
Timothy McVeigh might be a better comparison to draw...
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"...perhaps after a vodka binge..."
On the post: Couple Arrested For Dancing On NYC Subway Platform
...but only if the cops...
On the post: Users Rise Up To Get YouTube MP3 Downloader Re-Instated
Power Corrupts...
nuff' said.
On the post: Techdirt Threatened With Defamation Suit Over Story On Feds Getting Royalty In Movie From Mexican Drug Cartel Money Launderer
WTF?
apparently Vazquez had Madrigal's brother kidnapped in Mexico, and demanded the rights to the screenplay in exchange for his release. Madrigal signed over the rights to the screenplay to Vazquez. Vazquez apparently then was able to sell the screenplay to Proud Mary Entertainment...
In what bizzaro world is a contract signed under duress legally binding anyway?
On the post: Economist: Copyright Is An Antiquated Relic That Has No Place In The Digital Age
Re: What would the world be like with fact based laws?
He may not have ever said that they should apply to humans, but he certainly must have been thinking it.
On the post: Cultural Insanity: You Can't Show A Painting In A Movie Without Paying The Copyright Holder
I just read the articles, and...
On the post: Can CISPA Be Fixed?
With a very sharp knife
On the post: Facebook Buys Most Of The AOL Patents From Microsoft That It Bought Just Weeks Ago
What a bunch of alarmist bullshit
Did you want these patents to NOT be purchased at all? How was that going to happen?
From the point of view of a Microsoft or Google or Facebook, they have to defend against the potential of the actions that trolls would have taken against them. They pay the most, because they have the most to lose.
Try to wait a see what they DO with the patent (bad OR good) before you start whining. These guys have plenty of real issues to which you can validly take exception now, without having to reach for this nonsense.
On the post: Report Shows MPAA 'Experts' Seriously Misrepresented The Uses Of Hotfile
Re: Re: Re:
60% of the content was never downloaded or only downloaded once. But, you say, 90% of users did nothing but download infringing content.
Therefore those remaining 10% of users were responsible for uploading 60% of the data?
I'm just trying to understand your theory here...
On the post: Why Netflix Never Implemented The Algorithm That Won The Netflix $1 Million Challenge
$1,000,000 is bullshit?
On the post: How Disruption Works: Job Loss Isn't Really Job Loss
Re: Not quite that simple
Hmmm. You say it like it's a bad thing.
On the post: Former Cybersecurity Czar Thinks DHS Should Spy On All Internet Traffic Crossing Our Borders... Because Of Chinese Pirates?
Privacy advocate
We already got one of those. It's called a search warrant.
On the post: Wilco Continues To Get The Internet
You see kids...