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• On the post: Captain's Prerogative: CBS Suddenly Decides To Block Fan-Created Star Trek Show Despite Past Support

  

  MahaliaShere ( profile ), 30 Mar, 2012 @ 06:10pm

  Trek too? Stay classy, CBS

  They're doing this because they don't want their brand "devalued". Whatever the hell that means.
  
  Way to show respect to fans' passion and creativity.

• On the post: Righthaven Case Gets Even More Bizarre: CEO Files Statement About How Righthaven's Own Lawyer Won't Respond To Him

  

  MahaliaShere ( profile ), 28 Mar, 2012 @ 07:10pm

  But... but... the schadenfreude

  Because I seem to lol at most Righthaven articles now, I'm kinda hoping the farce never ends.

• On the post: Cleveland Bus System Joins Over 100 Others In Being Sued For Patent Infringement For Notifying People If A Bus Is Running Late

  

  MahaliaShere ( profile ), 24 Mar, 2012 @ 12:47pm

  Response to: Anonymous Coward on Mar 24th, 2012 @ 3:38am

  Martin Jones: The Contortionist Extortionist. Nice.

• On the post: Why Hollywood's Six Strike Plan Should Be Investigated For Antitrust Violations

  

  MahaliaShere ( profile ), 19 Mar, 2012 @ 09:41pm

  You know

  You know, when I first started reading Techdirt, it used to upset me whenever someone accused another of being a paid shill. After all, how can one know, right? Then SOPA Blackout happened, and as I was following the coverage, there was one thing I didn't see. Trolls. I don't remember seeing a single one that day (maybe you guys did but I didn't). Sure, there were a few with a dissenting opinion of the whole thing but that was about it.
  
  If they're not shills, some of them have got to be involved with the industry somehow, by proxy, indirectly, whatever. Maybe the staffers who manned the phones that rang off the hook, leaving no time to troll blogs. Anyway, the shill-calling hasn't bothered me since. None of them reveal who they are, but it doesn't matter because their words speak for themselves. But I say it's time they were outed. If we have to endure being spied on by MAFIAA in collusion with our own ISPs, then it's the least that can be asked for.

• On the post: Why Hollywood's Six Strike Plan Should Be Investigated For Antitrust Violations

  

  MahaliaShere ( profile ), 19 Mar, 2012 @ 06:43pm

  As was suggested above, another SOPA-like blackout may be in order. Yes I know we can't keep shutting off/blacking out services every time...
  
  Hey, wait...

• On the post: Summit Entertainment Claims To Own The Date November 20, 2009; Issues Takedown On Art Created On That Day

  

  MahaliaShere ( profile ), 19 Mar, 2012 @ 03:53pm

  Response to: Glaze on Mar 19th, 2012 @ 1:55pm

  Seconded. Jeez, you guys. Now who's going to keep an eye on Google's cache?
  
  (I almost hope they do just to see Scummit Nontertainment receive a very righteous beatdown from Mike.)

• On the post: :-( Samsung, Research In Motion Sued For Making It Easy To Use Emoticons

  

  MahaliaShere ( profile ), 19 Mar, 2012 @ 03:39pm

  admit it

  I lol'ed at the title. Now all I can do is sigh.
  
  But why stop at Samsung and RIM? Just saying.

• On the post: Judge Chooses Pi Day To Reject Lawsuit Over Attempt To Copyright Pi As A Song

  

  MahaliaShere ( profile ), 19 Mar, 2012 @ 03:11pm

  I'm cynical

  " It does not protect the copyright holder's goodwill, market status, or artistic success."
  
  Could be as simple as the judge seeing this as a "geek/nerd" thing and therefore unworthy of copyright protection. I get that pi is a fact, but confused as to why the music couldn't be copyrightable.