Christopher Weigel (profile), May 4th, 2013 @ 6:55am
This guy just keeps vomiting out more, too... Here he seems to be claiming that the law school Crouch works at is a scam? Not really sure, he just vomited numbers all over a page and called it a day.
and here he has a badly-spelled attempt at the "Glenn Beck" style of ad hominem.
Looks like there's still more amusement yet to come, if you're willing to brave his remarkably shitty website to find it.
Christopher Weigel (profile), Jan 30th, 2012 @ 11:20am
I suspect UMG may not be trying for "some court will magically believe UMG's made up interpretation of copyright law" so much as they're hoping that Veoh will run out of money to continue the legal fight.
Under such a circumstance, I'm sure UMG will be more than happy to provide a "generous" settlement offer of "if you admit guilt, we'll let you die in peace".
It's much like any other corporation fighting with a smaller entity - they're just swamping the other person down in pointless appeals/paperwork in the hopes of draining their resources. Because, y'know, fair fights are for sissies/paupers.
Christopher Weigel (profile), Jan 24th, 2012 @ 1:27pm
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Those lessons are the property of the MPAA. Any and all attempts to learn from their "example" will be considered theft and dealt with harshly in a court of law.
Obviously, if you steal a lesson from the MPAA, they no longer have it. And that's just WRONG.
(not that they're using it, anyways. But that in no way means that their example is part of some mythical "public domain".)
Christopher Weigel (profile), Jan 24th, 2012 @ 12:39pm
Here's the part I find truly despicable: Senator Dodd and his team are quite good at this. We’ll sit down with them and ask what has to be done to make legislation more narrowly tailored....
Not "we'll sit down with the people who complained". Not "we'll sit down with Google or the other tech companies that understand how these things work". Not even "we'll sit down with the congressmembers who we're pretending wrote this."
This total [self-censored] wants to "sit down" with the same people who created this overly broad piece of crap in the first place and ask them how they want to proceed. And doesn't see any problem with that.
Christopher Weigel (profile), Jan 23rd, 2012 @ 10:16am
Dear RIAA and MPAA:
See this story? This story is the last straw.
Henceforth, you will not see one dime of commerce from myself or anyone in my household. Considering the trash you produce, it's not really like I want to watch or listen to anything made by the American film/recording industries anyways.
I also will make it a point to campaign and vote against any politician who accepts campaign donations from either of you.
Seriously. Fuck you both. Words cannot describe the hatred you've engendered in my mind.
And I doubt I'm alone.
Christopher Weigel (profile), Jan 23rd, 2012 @ 10:06am
Re: Re: It's actually really, really bad
Uh... do you have any idea at all what these sites actually did?
It was never about "paying people to seed content that wasn't theirs", except in a minority of cases. It was about collaboration and bypassing the gatekeepers.
But I guess that's the point you just let whiz right over your head, huh? The fact that these services have substantial non-infringing uses in collaborative efforts and independent distribution. Courtesy of the chilling effects caused by this action, the free speech rights of many American citizens (along with substantial amounts of their data...) have been reduced or destroyed.
But... apparently, copyright trumps the first amendment. I missed that part in my constitutional scholarship, it seems.
Christopher Weigel (profile), Jan 10th, 2012 @ 12:17pm
While generally I'm heavily opposed to copyright infringement litigation...
In this case, I advocate a policy of "live by the sword, die by the sword".
Sue that astroturf into oblivion.
Christopher Weigel (profile), Jan 6th, 2012 @ 7:11am
Second-price auction
Ebay's model is an example of a second-price auction.
The major advantage of second-price auctions is that they encourage a bidder to bid their "true valuation" of a product. I.e. if I am willing to pay $20, I have motivation to insert that as my bid.
A first-price auction, on the other hand, makes it so the bidder has motivation only to bid minimally above the person below them.
It's a classic game theory problem and the second-price auction is better for both the buyer (no sniping required) and the seller (again, no sniping)
Christopher Weigel (profile), Aug 30th, 2011 @ 10:19am
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I think the government is claiming something resembling the following:
The domain was used to commit a crime, but Puerto 80 is not the criminal in question. Instead, they're simply providing the vehicle that some criminals (and many legitimate users) happen to employ in the course of their activities.
Granted, this a completely weird way to go about stopping criminals. In real-world terms, it seems roughly analogous to the following:
I ride a city bus on my way to commit murder.
Therefore, the city bus was used in the process of committing a crime.
Therefore, the government seizes the bus.
Christopher Weigel (profile), Aug 25th, 2011 @ 11:31am
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
1) It's rights, not "rights".
2) Seriously, you're implying it's militant to give away lemonade and record the conversations you have? Weird... I thought "militant" actually had a defined meaning.
Specifically:
mil·i·tant [mil-i-tuhnt]
adjective
1.
vigorously active and aggressive, especially in support of a cause: militant reformers.
2.
engaged in warfare; fighting.
Since it doesn't look like anything about this event fits that definition, except the gentleman who committed assault... perhaps you're talking about him? After all, your entire statement of entitlement and militant behavior seems much more applicable to the so-called "president" than it is of the peaceful protester... in which case I agree wholeheartedly.
Christopher Weigel (profile), Aug 25th, 2011 @ 11:31am
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
1) It's rights, not "rights".
2) Seriously, you're implying it's militant to give away lemonade and record the conversations you have? Weird... I thought "militant" actually had a defined meaning.
Specifically:
mil·i·tant [mil-i-tuhnt]
adjective
1.
vigorously active and aggressive, especially in support of a cause: militant reformers.
2.
engaged in warfare; fighting.
Since it doesn't look like anything about this event fits that definition, except the gentleman who committed assault... perhaps you're talking about him? After all, your entire statement of entitlement and militant behavior seems much more applicable to the so-called "president" than it is of the peaceful protester... in which case I agree wholeheartedly.
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Here he seems to be claiming that the law school Crouch works at is a scam? Not really sure, he just vomited numbers all over a page and called it a day.
and here he has a badly-spelled attempt at the "Glenn Beck" style of ad hominem.
Looks like there's still more amusement yet to come, if you're willing to brave his remarkably shitty website to find it.
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Cue TSA buying 100000 chocolate bars and running them through their X-rays.
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Re: And more...
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Like, specifically targeted. Anyone know how I can sign up?
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Classy, DoJ. Just when I thought your blatant disregard of the constitution couldn't get any worse...
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Under such a circumstance, I'm sure UMG will be more than happy to provide a "generous" settlement offer of "if you admit guilt, we'll let you die in peace".
It's much like any other corporation fighting with a smaller entity - they're just swamping the other person down in pointless appeals/paperwork in the hopes of draining their resources. Because, y'know, fair fights are for sissies/paupers.
On the post: Movie Theaters' Top Lobbyist Resorts To Making Up Facts Concerning SOPA/PIPA
Re:
Obviously, if you steal a lesson from the MPAA, they no longer have it. And that's just WRONG.
(not that they're using it, anyways. But that in no way means that their example is part of some mythical "public domain".)
On the post: Movie Theaters' Top Lobbyist Resorts To Making Up Facts Concerning SOPA/PIPA
Re: Re: Good Entertainment
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110927/01185716104/monsanto-wins-patent-dispute-agains t-farmer-who-bought-legal-seeds.shtml
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Senator Dodd and his team are quite good at this. We’ll sit down with them and ask what has to be done to make legislation more narrowly tailored....
Not "we'll sit down with the people who complained". Not "we'll sit down with Google or the other tech companies that understand how these things work". Not even "we'll sit down with the congressmembers who we're pretending wrote this."
This total [self-censored] wants to "sit down" with the same people who created this overly broad piece of crap in the first place and ask them how they want to proceed. And doesn't see any problem with that.
On the post: Megaupload Shutdown Means Other Companies Turning Off Useful Services
See this story? This story is the last straw.
Henceforth, you will not see one dime of commerce from myself or anyone in my household. Considering the trash you produce, it's not really like I want to watch or listen to anything made by the American film/recording industries anyways.
I also will make it a point to campaign and vote against any politician who accepts campaign donations from either of you.
Seriously. Fuck you both. Words cannot describe the hatred you've engendered in my mind.
And I doubt I'm alone.
On the post: Megaupload Shutdown Means Other Companies Turning Off Useful Services
Re: Re: It's actually really, really bad
It was never about "paying people to seed content that wasn't theirs", except in a minority of cases. It was about collaboration and bypassing the gatekeepers.
But I guess that's the point you just let whiz right over your head, huh? The fact that these services have substantial non-infringing uses in collaborative efforts and independent distribution. Courtesy of the chilling effects caused by this action, the free speech rights of many American citizens (along with substantial amounts of their data...) have been reduced or destroyed.
But... apparently, copyright trumps the first amendment. I missed that part in my constitutional scholarship, it seems.
On the post: CreativeAmerica Copies Content To Support Anti-Copying Bills
In this case, I advocate a policy of "live by the sword, die by the sword".
Sue that astroturf into oblivion.
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Second-price auction
The major advantage of second-price auctions is that they encourage a bidder to bid their "true valuation" of a product. I.e. if I am willing to pay $20, I have motivation to insert that as my bid.
A first-price auction, on the other hand, makes it so the bidder has motivation only to bid minimally above the person below them.
It's a classic game theory problem and the second-price auction is better for both the buyer (no sniping required) and the seller (again, no sniping)
TL;DR, this is a stupid lawsuit.
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On the post: DOJ: This Case Has Nothing To Do With Puerto 80; Now Here Is Why Puerto 80 Is Guilty
Re:
The domain was used to commit a crime, but Puerto 80 is not the criminal in question. Instead, they're simply providing the vehicle that some criminals (and many legitimate users) happen to employ in the course of their activities.
Granted, this a completely weird way to go about stopping criminals. In real-world terms, it seems roughly analogous to the following:
I ride a city bus on my way to commit murder.
Therefore, the city bus was used in the process of committing a crime.
Therefore, the government seizes the bus.
On the post: Concord PD Hits For The Cycle: Lemonade Stand + Camera + Wiretap Law
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
On the post: Concord PD Hits For The Cycle: Lemonade Stand + Camera + Wiretap Law
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
2) Seriously, you're implying it's militant to give away lemonade and record the conversations you have? Weird... I thought "militant" actually had a defined meaning.
Specifically:
mil·i·tant [mil-i-tuhnt]
adjective
1.
vigorously active and aggressive, especially in support of a cause: militant reformers.
2.
engaged in warfare; fighting.
Since it doesn't look like anything about this event fits that definition, except the gentleman who committed assault... perhaps you're talking about him? After all, your entire statement of entitlement and militant behavior seems much more applicable to the so-called "president" than it is of the peaceful protester... in which case I agree wholeheartedly.
On the post: Concord PD Hits For The Cycle: Lemonade Stand + Camera + Wiretap Law
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
2) Seriously, you're implying it's militant to give away lemonade and record the conversations you have? Weird... I thought "militant" actually had a defined meaning.
Specifically:
mil·i·tant [mil-i-tuhnt]
adjective
1.
vigorously active and aggressive, especially in support of a cause: militant reformers.
2.
engaged in warfare; fighting.
Since it doesn't look like anything about this event fits that definition, except the gentleman who committed assault... perhaps you're talking about him? After all, your entire statement of entitlement and militant behavior seems much more applicable to the so-called "president" than it is of the peaceful protester... in which case I agree wholeheartedly.