My representatives no longer represent me. The only way this law survives a constitutional challenge is if the judges are as stupid as the politicians that wrote the bill. #welcometoarizona
We need a new internet law. I propose "Astley's Law". It works similar to Godwin's Law in ending threads. Rick-rolling a comment section, being the epitome of humor, is the high water mark and conclusion of a thread's humor potential. The thread closes because there is no more funny to be had.
My small-town desert southwest paper put up a paywall, too. But I think they made theirs more retarded.
The homepage shows headline, byline, and lede. Click through and the article page shows a preview that is often shorter than the lede you already read.
Then comes the paywall pitch. Registered members can comment for free but only paying members get to read the whole article. Yes, you read that right. Comment for free or pay to comment and read the rest of the article. Comment quality is what you'd expect from that arrangement.
Or just read the news somewhere else since most of their stories are wire service reposts.
SOPA and PIPA were going to reform copyright law. We rail against it then in the very next breath we ask for it. No wonder Hollywood lobbyists are having such a hard time buying laws, no one can make up their minds.
I've joined the protest and blacked out my Google+ profile, Blogger page, YouTube channel, and Twitter page. It's just my small but individual effort to protest against censorship.
Sure they will. They'll just bring it back after the election when we can't threaten to vote them out of office. We should push for a vote to defeat this quickly.
someone had to do it
Madness? This is Sparta!
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No, I'm Spartacus. Watson! I meant Watson.
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Did you pay for the software? No? Then you're obviously a pirate!
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I wish "rolling" described the heads of copyright organizations.
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What about them? With a registry of works still under copyright, everything else more than a dozen years old is public domain.
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You should take your sarcasmeter to an authorized service center for re-calibration.
gravel-knuckled troglodyte
That would be a great name for a band.
Re: Lawyers, eh?
Nope, they're all true stories.
Re: My site wasn't there
Mine either. But my little blog only gets about 600 visitors a year to read my monthly (or so) articles.
Welcome to Arizona!
My representatives no longer represent me. The only way this law survives a constitutional challenge is if the judges are as stupid as the politicians that wrote the bill. #welcometoarizona
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We need a new internet law. I propose "Astley's Law". It works similar to Godwin's Law in ending threads. Rick-rolling a comment section, being the epitome of humor, is the high water mark and conclusion of a thread's humor potential. The thread closes because there is no more funny to be had.
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"What's your password?"
"Password."
"Yes, tell us your password!"
"Password."
Continue until you determine Who's on first.
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I don't think they actually want it shut down. They want to be the gatekeepers.
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My small-town desert southwest paper put up a paywall, too. But I think they made theirs more retarded.
The homepage shows headline, byline, and lede. Click through and the article page shows a preview that is often shorter than the lede you already read.
Then comes the paywall pitch. Registered members can comment for free but only paying members get to read the whole article. Yes, you read that right. Comment for free or pay to comment and read the rest of the article. Comment quality is what you'd expect from that arrangement.
Or just read the news somewhere else since most of their stories are wire service reposts.
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Hi, Joe, welcome to Techdirt!
Re: Re: Trickery
SOPA and PIPA were going to reform copyright law. We rail against it then in the very next breath we ask for it. No wonder Hollywood lobbyists are having such a hard time buying laws, no one can make up their minds.
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Sure you can. Just pirate audio clips from MegaUpload... ohhhh
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I've joined the protest and blacked out my Google+ profile, Blogger page, YouTube channel, and Twitter page. It's just my small but individual effort to protest against censorship.
Re: Re: We Are the Nerds!
Sure they will. They'll just bring it back after the election when we can't threaten to vote them out of office. We should push for a vote to defeat this quickly.
good news
AARP should join in, they have one of the biggest voting blocs in the country. This bill would die quickly if they threw their weight against it.