At some point, it's easier and cheaper to just kill everyone you don't like.
But then who would they track? If there's no one to track, they can't justify buying all this nifty equipment (aka pork) to track them? And if they can't direct lucrative contracts now, who will hire them later when they retire? Please think these things through before you wildly speculate and make rash statements.
Bonus points if you grind them up and use them to feed the hungry.
Please, there's no profit in feeding the hungry. Now 'organic' fertilizer...
Being on a list would be an articulable reason, even if the list itself is BS.
A 'hunch' is more likely to be along the lines of 'they're hot, maybe there's pics on their phone/laptop' or 'I don't like them because X, so I will harass, annoy, and delay them'.
IANACL, but taken separately his arguments may almost have some merit. If someone allows use of copyrighted material for free, when they normally charge for it, I could understand the argument that it is a contribution (exception- material covered under fair use). This is not the case here, though, as the material is not used with permission. Analogy- if I own a convention center, and allow a political party to use it for free, it should be a contribution. Dion's argument in this case is more like they just walked in to the center and started giving speeches, when they're actually in the public park (fair dealing) next door. Doesn't make much sense.
What if I download my songs to a RAID-5 array of X tiny USB drives, and then sell all but one of the drives to someone one at a time, restoring the array between each sale*? It wouldn't be practical, but it would be fun to watch the judge's head slowly deflate as the technical details were assimilated.
*Note- with a RAID-5 array, the purchaser could extract the missing data on the last drive from the X-1 drives they have.
Only until their contract runs out. They'll all be free agents then, and are expected to go to different teams. The Marlins will have no fans then, except for any that they draft out of the college circuit.
Ashamed to be an American? Never. Don't let the enormous number of good deeds done by uncountable Americans be negated by the acts of these few morally bankrupt idiots.
Ashamed that these jackasses masquerading as public servants are? Deeply.
IANAL, but how is such a wanton display of a lack of morals, a blatant disregard for justice (and the law by reference), and brazen dereliction of their duty as prosecutors not sufficient for review for disbarment or criminal charges?
This is just a bit above nuts. This is one Chubby whose stature would have been improved by a bit of circumspection. Instead, he got a big rise from this Palm app. But when the cold wind of reason hits, hopefully this will all shrivel up to nothing.
Re: lol
He might have a difficult time proving infringement- after all, the NSA did find the logo on their computer.
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He's confused, you see, because the 4th Amendment doesn't specifically mention haystacks.
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But then who would they track? If there's no one to track, they can't justify buying all this nifty equipment (aka pork) to track them? And if they can't direct lucrative contracts now, who will hire them later when they retire? Please think these things through before you wildly speculate and make rash statements.
Please, there's no profit in feeding the hungry. Now 'organic' fertilizer...
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Being on a list would be an articulable reason, even if the list itself is BS.
A 'hunch' is more likely to be along the lines of 'they're hot, maybe there's pics on their phone/laptop' or 'I don't like them because X, so I will harass, annoy, and delay them'.
If/when this comes back to bite him...
If/when this comes back to bite him, the imaginary worlds smallest violin that I play for him will have the letters for each string painted on.
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"Give me liberty or give me death."
They will be glad to serve you. Note that they do not dispense liberty.
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The next target for Gaijin Entertainment: ge.com
Fortunately, they're in luck due to the explosion of new TLD's: gaijin.asshats is still available.
Re: Re: Re: Are you TRYING to give a troll a heart attack?
A) And user Ninja was never heard from again...
B) There is just something wrong about someone named Ninja being interested in pirate porn.
Re: Are you TRYING to give a troll a heart attack?
The trolls will unintentionally do a search simultaneously containing the terms "porn" and "pirate".
We will never hear from any of them again.
May be bordering on having a point...
IANACL, but taken separately his arguments may almost have some merit. If someone allows use of copyrighted material for free, when they normally charge for it, I could understand the argument that it is a contribution (exception- material covered under fair use). This is not the case here, though, as the material is not used with permission. Analogy- if I own a convention center, and allow a political party to use it for free, it should be a contribution. Dion's argument in this case is more like they just walked in to the center and started giving speeches, when they're actually in the public park (fair dealing) next door. Doesn't make much sense.
Re: Posturing
Hopefully the senators say "didn't see it yet but have it recorded for later".
Re: Schools Better Inform Teachers of This
Does this mean that when a teacher assigns homework involving research on the internet that they are committing criminal conspiracy?
Are the librarians going to be charged as accessory to a felony for letting students use computers?
Let's seem them try to spin this as 'for the children'.
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What if I download my songs to a RAID-5 array of X tiny USB drives, and then sell all but one of the drives to someone one at a time, restoring the array between each sale*? It wouldn't be practical, but it would be fun to watch the judge's head slowly deflate as the technical details were assimilated.
*Note- with a RAID-5 array, the purchaser could extract the missing data on the last drive from the X-1 drives they have.
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Maybe they're taking a note from the TSA- providing an illusion of security, while ignoring the advice of experts on how to provide real security.
Re: Wait.....
Only until their contract runs out. They'll all be free agents then, and are expected to go to different teams. The Marlins will have no fans then, except for any that they draft out of the college circuit.
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Maybe he thought the answering machine had DRM, and the messages couldn't be exported?
Or maybe he thought it was privileged attorney-victim communications and would be inadmissible?
Either of those excuses would probably be better received by the court than the real reason.
Re: Man...
Ashamed to be an American? Never. Don't let the enormous number of good deeds done by uncountable Americans be negated by the acts of these few morally bankrupt idiots.
Ashamed that these jackasses masquerading as public servants are? Deeply.
IANAL, but how is such a wanton display of a lack of morals, a blatant disregard for justice (and the law by reference), and brazen dereliction of their duty as prosecutors not sufficient for review for disbarment or criminal charges?
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No, clearly any usable copies of his books desperately need to be donated to your local public library or school library.
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This is just a bit above nuts. This is one Chubby whose stature would have been improved by a bit of circumspection. Instead, he got a big rise from this Palm app. But when the cold wind of reason hits, hopefully this will all shrivel up to nothing.
Re: Re: If Mr Checker was cool
Next time use a Chubby Spellchecker.