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  • On the post: Woman Faces Felony Charges For Groping A TSA Agent

    ClarkeyBalboa ( profile ), 18 Jul, 2011 @ 09:17am

    Re: Crime

    "I guess TSA will start employing mediums to read minds and perform psychic-searches on passengers since passengers don't want to be searched or scanned but perfect security must still be provided."

    I believe the TSA would be just as effective with this method as they currently are with the 'molest everyone' approach they are currently employing.

    If the TSA wants real security without the theatre, they should hire actual security experts and take a look at the level of airport security in places like Tel Aviv. You can't say that they don't have less reason for security, but when was the last time you heard about the level of stupidity in their airports? I saw a documentary on their security and they train their personel to actually identify suspiscious persons, not to grope every person and their 2 year olds.

  • On the post: Yes, Silicon Valley Is Filled With Trivial Startups… And That's A Good Thing

    ClarkeyBalboa ( profile ), 18 Jul, 2011 @ 08:23am

    Re: Comparing Google and Twitter?

    The point with Google being trivial when it first launched was that it was just another player in the search engine world. At the time, i believe Yahoo! had the largest market share, and it would have been easy to see another search engine being trivial to the market. Years later and everyone now can see that this case was anything but trivial.

    Second, i don't consider water to be at all trivial. There are dozens of stages and processes that water goes through from the river to your tap and back to the river. Billions of people have poor access to water. It is hardly trivial.

  • On the post: Managing IP Magazine Recognizes That Those Who Are Critical Of Intellectual Property Are Important To The Conversation

    ClarkeyBalboa ( profile ), 15 Jul, 2011 @ 07:04am

    Re:

    I read it as 'John Morton claims the law says he can seize websites", not that Mike was saying it was legal.

  • On the post: False Advertising: CRIA Becomes 'Music Canada,' Even Though It's Not

    ClarkeyBalboa ( profile ), 14 Jul, 2011 @ 06:14am

    Come on Mike, you should know by now that PR + Truth can be a dangerously volatile mix.

  • On the post: Feds Respond To Rojadirecta's Challenge To Domain Seizures: If We Give It Back, They'll Infringe Again

    ClarkeyBalboa ( profile ), 13 Jul, 2011 @ 07:41am

    Re: Don't you know its against the law to say the government is wrong?

    This is pretty sickening. If the DA actually thought there was a real, justifiable case, they would have pressed charges. Instead they are using a lawsuit to tie things up and keep letting the clock run out as long as they can.

  • On the post: How The US Gov't's Bogus Extradition Attempt Of Richard O'Dwyer Is Destroying Lives For No Reason

    ClarkeyBalboa ( profile ), 13 Jul, 2011 @ 06:14am

    Won't somebody think of the childred! Oh wait...

  • On the post: Shouldn't Free Mean The Same Thing Whether Followed By 'Culture' Or 'Software'?

    ClarkeyBalboa ( profile ), 07 Jul, 2011 @ 01:30pm

    Re: Re: Re: Agree, but addition

    Ed C's situation is more like your restaurant situation if the waiter offered you a free cup of coffee, but on the condition that he tie your hands behind your back before you can drink it. Sure, you can still find a way to drink it, but they've made it really really hard for you to enjoy it.

  • On the post: Theater Owners Still Oblivious To The Fact That They Can Compete With Home Viewing

    ClarkeyBalboa ( profile ), 06 Jul, 2011 @ 02:32pm

    Re: More to it

    I've noticed in the last few years that the theatres in my city have been re-investing in themselves by putting in better audio systems, seats and projectors. It is by far the best way for them to earn my dollars, and even though my closest theatre is undergoing major construction in the lobby now, they refitted all the theatres with new seats first and i've seen more movies in the last 2 months than i have in the last year because the experience is more enjoyable.

  • On the post: Smear Campaign Ramps Up Against Those Who Believe Free Speech Is More Important Than Hollywood's Obsolete Business Model

    ClarkeyBalboa ( profile ), 05 Jul, 2011 @ 12:14pm

    Re: Re: What innovation resulted from Safe Harbors?

    I think it's a very good analogy. The horse and buggy v automobile comparison can be looked as part of the transportation industry.

    Take that analogy and apply it to the music industry. Both the old-school record companies and the internet are trying to do the same thing: music distribution. The innovator will win out when they can provide the same basic service at increased speed and convenience, and lower cost of doing business.

  • On the post: Google Tried Bidding Geeky Numbers For Nortel Patents; How About $3.14159 Billion?

    ClarkeyBalboa ( profile ), 05 Jul, 2011 @ 07:51am

    Re: Re: better phones

    If these patents had gone into the public domain, then everyone would benefit from having this tech available to all manufacturers. That would have been of far greater benefit.

  • On the post: Should Americans Have To Ask What They're 'Allowed' To Express?

    ClarkeyBalboa ( profile ), 05 Jul, 2011 @ 06:00am

    Re:

    I always find Nina's comics to be at least a little funny. Everyone has a different opinion on what is and isn't funny, and asking sarcastically if they are supposed to be funny or not isn't going to change that.

  • On the post: Details Emerge On Best Buy's 'Music Cloud' Service

    ClarkeyBalboa ( profile ), 30 Jun, 2011 @ 07:59am

    Re: Re: Re: "Because I like his posts."

    out_of_the_blue wrote:
    "His views on serving customers end up the same as those of Murdoch or the New York Times."

    Let's get something straight: you and I aren't Mike's customers. We are his readers. This is his blog, and I appreciate seeing more pieces by other writers. If you don't, move on to a different article or a different blog.

  • On the post: Why ISPs Becoming Hollywood Enforcers Won't Actually Solve Hollywood's Problem

    ClarkeyBalboa ( profile ), 23 Jun, 2011 @ 11:46am

    Re: Re:

    "When I say buy, that means "obtain through legit channels". That could include movie rentals, netflix, PPV, Hotel net, and all of those other ways that the content is made available legally. They don't have to buy a movie ticket or buy a DVD to be buyers. They just have to end up having their desires for the product satisfied by paying channels.

    You have it backwards (again). People are already going those routes, even though infringing routes are available. Why? Because they're offering added value. Add more value and people will do that no matter what. Take away value and you just have unintended consequences."

    I agree with this statement 100%. Netflix has only been in Canada for a year, and i am very happy to provide them my $8/month. I get lots of content that i want, in a very convenient way. And the best part for the studios? At the end of it all, if i cancel my membership, they have provided me no physical product, nothing that has cost them money directly by me. It's practically pure gravy for them.

  • On the post: Disney: When We Copy, It's Inspiration; When You Copy, It's Infringement

    ClarkeyBalboa ( profile ), 22 Jun, 2011 @ 10:45am

    Re: Re: Re: Re:

    I think the point of the article was still made: Disney profits massively from the public domain and from other sources, while doing everything in it's power to ensure that no other entity can benefit from their own creativity.

  • On the post: Collateral Damage: In The Hunt For LulzSec, FBI Takes Down A Bunch Of Websites

    ClarkeyBalboa ( profile ), 22 Jun, 2011 @ 07:18am

    Re:

    I don't disagree that the FBI should be investigating these attacks, but it will be interesting to see if anything actually comes of it, not to mention finding out the collateral damage caused in the hunt for lulz.

    I would love to see groups like Anon and Lulz build an actual legal business around hacking. They are showing with amazing speed just how vulnerable and outdated alot of sites are, sites which collect enormous amounts of personal data from their customers. Exposing those vulnerabilities could be really good in the long term if it means that companies with a large internet presence / community are required to actually respect their clients information and be on constant vigil against attacks.

  • On the post: Collateral Damage: In The Hunt For LulzSec, FBI Takes Down A Bunch Of Websites

    ClarkeyBalboa ( profile ), 22 Jun, 2011 @ 07:12am

    You know what they say...

    If you can't beat em, join em!

    Let's just hope they don't employ this tactic on terrorists...

  • On the post: Indie Label Opts Out Of Apple iCloud Music Match; Says It's An Insult That Tramples Copyright

    ClarkeyBalboa ( profile ), 17 Jun, 2011 @ 01:39pm

    Wouldn't it be wonderful if the labels could get past the whole 'licensing music you already own' and try and think up ways to turn these cloud services into opportunities to sell more music to people. To borrow from Netflix, create a way to give decent recommendations on music not in your locker that you might be interested in, and then provide a way to demo the music. Apple already has iTunes, why can't this be a natural extension? Oops, i probably should have patented this before i said anything.

  • On the post: Why Is The Justice Department Pretending US Copyright Laws Apply In The UK?

    ClarkeyBalboa ( profile ), 17 Jun, 2011 @ 12:02pm

    Re: Re: Because "We're Different!"

    I believe he was referring to the fact that the US has passed laws saying that another country cannot hold their citizens liable for something on the internet that might be illegal in another country. It wasn't being implied that if you are in the US committing an internet related crime that is illegal in the US that you are not liable.

  • On the post: Why Is The Justice Department Pretending US Copyright Laws Apply In The UK?

    ClarkeyBalboa ( profile ), 17 Jun, 2011 @ 11:53am

    Re: Re: Re:

    You're analogy would be more correct if you said "a man was on the left side of the street firing a gun into the air. On the left side of the street, this is legal. The police on the right side of the street didn't like this, so they pressured the people on the left side of the street to push this man onto their side of the street so they could persecute him"

  • On the post: US Porn Company Wins Default Judgment Against File Sharer In Canada; Guy Told To Pay $64k

    ClarkeyBalboa ( profile ), 17 Jun, 2011 @ 07:10am

    Re: Re: Re: Might as well be a $4 judgement.

    We play hockey, and THEN burn down our cities. Suck on that Boston!

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