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• On the post: $100 Million Pledged To Indie Film On Kickstarter… And 8,000 Films Made

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 07 Jan, 2013 @ 10:23am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

  True that, and Hollywood even threatens the business models of other companies to get what they want.

• On the post: $100 Million Pledged To Indie Film On Kickstarter… And 8,000 Films Made

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 07 Jan, 2013 @ 09:10am

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  Must be Jon Taplin asshurt that his statement regarding "Marty Scorsese" is holding little to no water.

• On the post: Camming Group Leader Sentenced To 5 Years; Barred From Owning 'Any Device' That Can Infringe Copyrights After Release

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 04 Jan, 2013 @ 07:30am

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  He may have known that taking this to trial was not going to make it any easier. There's been a few piracy cases that went to trial and the defendant ended up getting screwed pretty badly, maybe he thought settling was the easier way to do things.
  
  Either way, the 3 years of supervised release shows a certain lack of foresight by the court as electronics are becoming a mandatory part of work and everyday life. He's better off staying in a cave for that term then trying to eke out a living.

• On the post: How The Supreme Court Helped Stomp Out The Public Domain

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 02 Jan, 2013 @ 12:44pm

  I'm gonna go ahead and channel OOTB...
  
  "Mike, you and your goon squad of pirateers are all for pirating pirate stuff away from content creators! It's immoral to deprive copyright holders of those sweet sweet green abstractions...but also, this is the law and it's impeding on the rights of public is perfectly fine too!
  
  In other words, whatever argument helps further my ego crusade!"

• On the post: Swedish Appeals Court Says Web Designer Is Responsible For Copyright Infringement On StudentBay

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 21 Dec, 2012 @ 10:26am

  Re: get ebay too!

  The apocalypse is NIGH...Bob just made a joke.

• On the post: Police Chief Deploys Officers With Assault Rifles To Stop & ID Everyone; Says Local Crime Stats Give Him Probable Cause

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 21 Dec, 2012 @ 08:51am

  There's only one man who can lead these officers...
  
  Steven Seagal.

• On the post: Everyone's Up In Arms Over Instagram's Terms Of Service They Didn't Read In The First Place

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 18 Dec, 2012 @ 12:15pm

  Facebook should just invest in making real-life web bots that go out and take pictures in different stores...I mean, it worked for their ad system.
  
  /s

• On the post: ITU Boss In Denial: Claims Success, Misrepresents Final Treaty, As US, UK, Canada And Many More Refuse To Sign

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 14 Dec, 2012 @ 10:02am

  Re: Re: Re: Great! Now put this far, far, AWAY until the next rounds.

  Good point.
  
  A lot of companies build their businesses on infrastructure provided by tech companies.
  
  Maybe Hollywood needs to take a cue.

• On the post: ITU Boss In Denial: Claims Success, Misrepresents Final Treaty, As US, UK, Canada And Many More Refuse To Sign

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 14 Dec, 2012 @ 07:31am

  Re: Great! Now put this far, far, AWAY until the next rounds.

  "corporations have YOUR best interest in their grasping minds"
  
  It's pretty naive to believe this, and it's even more naive to assume everyone here believes this.
  
  Google is a corporation, they look out for their own interests, that's their prerogative.
  
  What bothers some people here at Techdirt, OOTB, is when this prerogative interferes with people's lives and liberties.

• On the post: DailyDirt: Caring For Our Pets

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 13 Dec, 2012 @ 06:19am

  Cats are the worst. I remember reading an article that said they'll tune their "meow" to the same frequency of an infant's crying (if you have one) so that you'll pay attention to them.

• On the post: Jammie Thomas Asks Supreme Court: How Much Is Too Much For Copyright Infringement?

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 12 Dec, 2012 @ 07:46am

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  The difference is, the corporate elite see a decrease of 1% in their annual incomes.
  
  The people on the other side of the class divide crumble under the weight of excessive debt.

• On the post: Gawker Threatened For Publishing Quotes From Book Proposal, Adds 'Commentary' In Response

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 12 Dec, 2012 @ 07:23am

  Re: You don't know that any publicity is good publicity?

  OOTB, I know you're being your general, sardonic self, and I do appreciate that since it really helps brings in the views these articles, but unfortunately the more people that see that Gawker article, the less likely they are to buy her drivel.

• On the post: Jammie Thomas Asks Supreme Court: How Much Is Too Much For Copyright Infringement?

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 12 Dec, 2012 @ 07:18am

  I was being e-adulterous to Techdirt and discussing this issue on another website, but one thing came up in the conversation and I wasn't sure if it was ever addressed, but do they know how much she actually shared these files?
  
  I mean can they put a number to the people who downloaded the bits of information from her seeding?

• On the post: Gawker Threatened For Publishing Quotes From Book Proposal, Adds 'Commentary' In Response

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 12 Dec, 2012 @ 06:07am

  It's funny because if you look at the comments, the public discussion seems to center more on how terrible she sounds as opposed to the litigation used against Gawker.
  
  I'm all for pretentious young movie stars ruining their reputations in this manner.

• On the post: Mayor Of London Says Internet To Blame For British Press Sins

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 11 Dec, 2012 @ 10:55am

  Re: Re: IF you do kill journalism, where's the replacement?

  "Now, fuck off."
  
  OOTB doesn't have time for that!
  
  Do you have any idea how long it takes for him to gather strands of Masnick's hair for his doll?

• On the post: Mayor Of London Says Internet To Blame For British Press Sins

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 11 Dec, 2012 @ 10:13am

  Did anyone else visualize Brois raising his cane to emphasize certain words while he was dictating his thoughts?

• On the post: How Out Of Touch Is The Copyright Office? It Thinks The Authors Guild Is The 'Leading' Advocate For Writers' Interests

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 11 Dec, 2012 @ 07:50am

  Re: Re: WHERE are these advertisements? WHERE does Mike's "living" come from?

  I was just going to mention technical writing. A friend of mine freelances that as a living and makes decent money.

• On the post: Psy Makes $8.1 Million By Ignoring Copyright Infringements Of Gangnam Style

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 10 Dec, 2012 @ 10:45am

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  Careful! The thought police may brand you as immoral and a sociopath for that kind of thinking.
  
  /s

• On the post: Dear Recording Industry: 'Rampant Piracy' Is Deader Than Your Outdated Metrics

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 10 Dec, 2012 @ 08:34am

  I think piracy is still an issue, but it's a minor one among a myriad of other problems the record labels have.
  
  The only difference is that it's one they can lazily address with loaded language.

• On the post: The SHOCKING Photos That Violated Facebook's Policies!

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 07 Dec, 2012 @ 12:54pm

  Re: Re: Nuts

  I read Nutella and my thought process went like this:
  
  Nutella - Economy size Nutella form Costco - Nectar of the gods - sugar coma.

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