Compulsive animator; bad-home-video soundtrack composer; etymophile; misanthropologist. I make music and cartoons and videos, sometimes all at once. I may also be an Internet Lawyer.
...the reason that the antitrust effort was dropped was because Apple and Microsoft promised to license the key patents under "reasonable terms." But... Rockstar is not subject to that agreement.
This is either complete hogwash, of fully disingenuous, contract-law speaking. Usually a contract will say that it flows to agents; if not, the law will generally hold the principal liable for agents' acts; and mostly, the law don't like folks trying to do an end-run around the clear intent of an agreement.
Seems MS & Co. would have a hard time legally proving "we agreed to reasonable licencing terms, but those working for us on the very subject of the agreement are not bound by its terms." Bull...
Er, atty Rosenthal doesn't even have a website. Manta listing?
Er, how do you harm the reputation of a "money launderer for a Mexican drug cartel" - oh, doesn't matter because he's not the client.
If this is not done within 24 hours then we will take appropriate legal action against you.
Translation: I know we got no leg to stand on here, but my client's really upset and paying me (insert - e.g. $1,000) to write a letter. So to be clear, "appropriate legal action" in this context means, "We will do nothing." Which is actually appropriate, so it is a truthful statement that I am making.
I've gotten more practical knowledge on current technology from spending an hour on TBP than any number of weeks in coursework
Very good point. I did indeed use my time at TPB to take it out of the abstract and into the palpable and practical; and I did indeed gain some valuable knowledge.
Oh, Mr. Dodd ... and while I was at Pirate Bay, they were running ads for some super-cool Kickstarter projects, to whom I ultimately pledged a healthy chunk of my cash; and about which the good feelings I obtained overrode my residual guilt from "pirating" a Chris Nolan film, one of my fave directors.
"We're going to have to be more subtle and consumer-oriented...."
BTW Mr. Dodd, I'm an almost-50 self-employed professional with plenty of disposable income; and I "pirated" Inception this weekend because it's not streamable on Amazon (citing "licensing agreements") or Netflix, and not on Cox On-Demand or in the local RedBox (as if I would leave the house to rent a DVD in 2012).
Oh, and it's a high-quality DVDrip that I can stream off my laptop via a groovy wireless-HDMI dongle to my giant flatscreen and see/hear virtually no difference from the legal version.
Have a nice day. Please advise where to send my $4.
The link to Dodd's quote is dead. Perhaps "they" didn't like him going even that far and scrubbed the post. (Today we're at war with Eastasia, and have always been; Eurasia is our ally, and has always been.)
I understand you have the same name as my client, Mike Myers. I must ask on his behalf that you must stop using this name.
Dear Mr. Lawsuites:
Please advise whether your client is the entertainer Mike Myers, or the guy who kills people on Halloween. Your response will have a significant bearing on my decision.
Google Music Rocks, so pay away if you have to. Won't mean diddly to me. I refuse to enter Apple's cloistered world, so when it came out integrated with everything else I do, I immediately uploaded the first 8k songs at hand. I've bought one album on it, but care little about the offerings. I want the player; I get my music anywhere, and still get to stay in open-source Android land.
I'm rooting for a Las Vegas feature on the need to protect casino secrets, because while it would surely still be inaccurate and misleading, it might at least be interesting.
... except if it were published in the LV Review-Journal, then quoted in this blog, you might get sued by Righthaven ... wait, what's the date?
(Full disclosure: I worked at the Las Vegas Review-Journal for 4 days in 1988.)
Er, Kirk ended up Captain of the Starship Enterprise by gaming Spock's Kobayashi Maru no-win simulation. So it seems that taking a cue from the tech-geek's moral compass and playbook should be commended, not maligned.
Speaking of which, we should be able to cash in our "taxpayer bucks" for credits or prizes, like my credit cards and illegal gambling site (which was ICE'd twice, and promptly sent me emails telling them where they had moved. Great job ICE!)
Re: Rockstar not bound by reasonable license?...
Correction: In reading the underlying article, we see the "legal" end-run, where Rockstar was actually transferred the patents.
Correction: That would be "disingenuous pricks."
Rockstar not bound by reasonable license?...
...the reason that the antitrust effort was dropped was because Apple and Microsoft promised to license the key patents under "reasonable terms." But... Rockstar is not subject to that agreement.
This is either complete hogwash, of fully disingenuous, contract-law speaking. Usually a contract will say that it flows to agents; if not, the law will generally hold the principal liable for agents' acts; and mostly, the law don't like folks trying to do an end-run around the clear intent of an agreement.
Seems MS & Co. would have a hard time legally proving "we agreed to reasonable licencing terms, but those working for us on the very subject of the agreement are not bound by its terms." Bull...
Re: Re: He's one of 10 reverse-engineers
...aren't their "reverse-engineers" actually breaking the law
They are almost certainly violating the EULA or ToU.
Re: This is probably a troll
This Richard M. Rosenthal perhaps?: http://members.calbar.ca.gov/fal/Member/Detail/152759
Notice the AOL email address. Techie.
Madre de Dio!
Er, atty Rosenthal doesn't even have a website. Manta listing?
Er, how do you harm the reputation of a "money launderer for a Mexican drug cartel" - oh, doesn't matter because he's not the client.
If this is not done within 24 hours then we will take appropriate legal action against you.
Translation: I know we got no leg to stand on here, but my client's really upset and paying me (insert - e.g. $1,000) to write a letter. So to be clear, "appropriate legal action" in this context means, "We will do nothing." Which is actually appropriate, so it is a truthful statement that I am making.
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I've gotten more practical knowledge on current technology from spending an hour on TBP than any number of weeks in coursework
Very good point. I did indeed use my time at TPB to take it out of the abstract and into the palpable and practical; and I did indeed gain some valuable knowledge.
Re:
Oh, Mr. Dodd ... and while I was at Pirate Bay, they were running ads for some super-cool Kickstarter projects, to whom I ultimately pledged a healthy chunk of my cash; and about which the good feelings I obtained overrode my residual guilt from "pirating" a Chris Nolan film, one of my fave directors.
Have a doubly nice day.
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"We're going to have to be more subtle and consumer-oriented...."
BTW Mr. Dodd, I'm an almost-50 self-employed professional with plenty of disposable income; and I "pirated" Inception this weekend because it's not streamable on Amazon (citing "licensing agreements") or Netflix, and not on Cox On-Demand or in the local RedBox (as if I would leave the house to rent a DVD in 2012).
Oh, and it's a high-quality DVDrip that I can stream off my laptop via a groovy wireless-HDMI dongle to my giant flatscreen and see/hear virtually no difference from the legal version.
Have a nice day. Please advise where to send my $4.
Re: Dead link...
Nope. History intact. Here's the link to Dodd's quote: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118054314
Dead link...
The link to Dodd's quote is dead. Perhaps "they" didn't like him going even that far and scrubbed the post. (Today we're at war with Eastasia, and have always been; Eurasia is our ally, and has always been.)
Re:
I understand you have the same name as my client, Mike Myers. I must ask on his behalf that you must stop using this name.
Dear Mr. Lawsuites:
Please advise whether your client is the entertainer Mike Myers, or the guy who kills people on Halloween. Your response will have a significant bearing on my decision.
Sincerely,
Mr. Myers
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Google Music Rocks, so pay away if you have to. Won't mean diddly to me. I refuse to enter Apple's cloistered world, so when it came out integrated with everything else I do, I immediately uploaded the first 8k songs at hand. I've bought one album on it, but care little about the offerings. I want the player; I get my music anywhere, and still get to stay in open-source Android land.
Re: Byte my Bits!
That sounds suspiciously like trying to draft a contract ...
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I'm rooting for a Las Vegas feature on the need to protect casino secrets, because while it would surely still be inaccurate and misleading, it might at least be interesting.
... except if it were published in the LV Review-Journal, then quoted in this blog, you might get sued by Righthaven ... wait, what's the date?
(Full disclosure: I worked at the Las Vegas Review-Journal for 4 days in 1988.)
But, but, Kirk!
Er, Kirk ended up Captain of the Starship Enterprise by gaming Spock's Kobayashi Maru no-win simulation. So it seems that taking a cue from the tech-geek's moral compass and playbook should be commended, not maligned.
Go, Haff!!
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Absolutely no legitimate reason to take all those depositions. Pure, unmitigated move to bury MP3Tunes in costs. Despicable.
Re: Re: Re:
Oh, of course it was you :Lobo. Duh.
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This will fix that. (Courtesy of another Techdirt reader who missed Geocities)
http://wonder-tonic.com/geocitiesizer/
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Speaking of which, we should be able to cash in our "taxpayer bucks" for credits or prizes, like my credit cards and illegal gambling site (which was ICE'd twice, and promptly sent me emails telling them where they had moved. Great job ICE!)
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If, miraculously, there is still a MySpace in 2033, it can go back to skimping on its privacy protections?
No, but our taxpayer dollars will no longer be used to keep an eye on them.