that patents are there only to stop innovation. It is all but impossible to design, build, or program anything these days due to patents, and lots of patents conflict in different countries. patents benefit only lawyers and the businesses that hold them. The big businesses simply have so much fighting each other! They absolutely want to block all new players to the game. It's sort of like a monopoly - if you aren't here now you can't join the party.
I buy CDs, and they are often NOT available on iTunes or Amazon. Why in the world is there a problem if I rip them into iTunes and put them on my iPhone as long as I keep the original CDs? Do they seriously expect me to not listen to music because I don't have a CD player in my pocket and the music is only available on CD? Bullpoop. I have paid for the music, so who cares how I listen to it as long as I keep the original CDs?
Lots of politicians in the U.S. would love it if they could have people who criticize them thrown into jail for 10 years or so. Just think how many people could wind up in jail.
and doing as the Gestapo tells you is far preferable to a one way ticket to Gitmo. All the federal spooks should simply be lumped together and called Gestapo, since that's where they get their rules and training manuals.
to see Verizon taking the proper stand! IP addresses change and wi-fi routers can be hacked without the owner's knowledge, especially for a non-tech user. I remember helping a friend who was on Verizo FIOS, and she was wishing she had wi-fi instead of the ethernet connection to the router. I looked at the router, wrote down the address/key, then took her upstairs and showed her how to do it. She had the router for more than a year and didn't know she had wi-fi.
The federal Gestapo (aka DOJ) will do what they please, and warrants are not something they bother with or even feel they need to have in the first place. They don't care about following laws anyway, so asking them why is a waste of time.
do whatever the government spooks tell them to do. It is not a question of law; it is a question of the judge's health. If he doesn't do what the federal Gestapo wants, he could find himself on a one way flight to Gitmo.
The birds were attracted to the iPad so they could get their pictures taken. It is a miracle that there are not many more bird strikes due to people with iPads/iPhones, etc pointed out the windows!
the FBI won't actually bother with such trivial things as "warrants", or will have all warrants rubber stamped by a judge who knows that if he/she doesn't stamp the warrant he will get a one way ticket to Gitmo.
Following the rules is no longer considered important by any of the federal Gestapo organizations. Sadly, even states and cities ignore the rules as well.
They get away with it because they know no one can stop them or discipline them.
Oh, everyone knows that, don't they? The DOJ's primary mission is to act as an enforcement arm for the RIAA/MPAA, not to waste time on drug smugglers, interstate crime, protection of the President, or any other trivial things.
"Government IP officials" are merely employees of the entertainment industry who are "working" for the government. The whole thing is simply a corporate attempt to block "piracy", which is simply impossible. I am pretty sure that there are zero people in the group who have the slightest interest in the rights of consumers; all consumers are assumed to be thieves.
way way too many cops don't want to be recorded on the job - they know full well that they are using excessive force or making unlawful arrests and they don't want to be caught. They want to prevent another Rodney King incident by preventing anyone from recording it, not preventing another brutal beating; they believe they are fully within their rights to beat the crap out of anyone, especially a person of color, and no one should be able to challenge a beating, or killing.
it amazes me that so many judges ignore conflict of interest and simply rule in favor of their former employers. The same thing happens to attorneys - they work for the RIAA/MPAA, then get jobs in the DOJ, and of course the DOJ starts to become simply an enforcement arm for the RIAA/MPAA. We've totally lost touch of something called morals. The right wing thinks that morals only involve whether or not you are in favor/opposed to abortion, and not to dealing with people.
from a judge who used to be a RIAA lobbyist is guaranteed to be in favor of copyright trolls. Often ex-lobbyists still get some form of compensation anyway, and they are not going to make any ruling that will cause them to lose that extra money.
The House just repealed the 4th amendment. I thought that would require consent of 2/3 majority of the state legislatures.
Himmler and Beria would really be proud of the House of Representatives.
The SCOTUS will definitely approve it - there will be some nice fat gifts involved. Wonder how much you have to pay to get a favorable decision from SCOTUS? Cash? Drugs? Hookers? Offshore real estate? Stock?
Just goes to show..
that patents are there only to stop innovation. It is all but impossible to design, build, or program anything these days due to patents, and lots of patents conflict in different countries. patents benefit only lawyers and the businesses that hold them. The big businesses simply have so much fighting each other! They absolutely want to block all new players to the game. It's sort of like a monopoly - if you aren't here now you can't join the party.
Governments
don't care about whether it's possible to do things or not; they want people to simply do as they are told or go to jail.
Sheesh.
I buy CDs, and they are often NOT available on iTunes or Amazon. Why in the world is there a problem if I rip them into iTunes and put them on my iPhone as long as I keep the original CDs? Do they seriously expect me to not listen to music because I don't have a CD player in my pocket and the music is only available on CD? Bullpoop. I have paid for the music, so who cares how I listen to it as long as I keep the original CDs?
Re: Re: Re: Re: (jail in Thailand)
Lots of politicians in the U.S. would love it if they could have people who criticize them thrown into jail for 10 years or so. Just think how many people could wind up in jail.
Remind me never to consider visiting thailand.
Rolling over..
and doing as the Gestapo tells you is far preferable to a one way ticket to Gitmo. All the federal spooks should simply be lumped together and called Gestapo, since that's where they get their rules and training manuals.
So Nice!
to see Verizon taking the proper stand! IP addresses change and wi-fi routers can be hacked without the owner's knowledge, especially for a non-tech user. I remember helping a friend who was on Verizo FIOS, and she was wishing she had wi-fi instead of the ethernet connection to the router. I looked at the router, wrote down the address/key, then took her upstairs and showed her how to do it. She had the router for more than a year and didn't know she had wi-fi.
It won't make a difference.
The federal Gestapo (aka DOJ) will do what they please, and warrants are not something they bother with or even feel they need to have in the first place. They don't care about following laws anyway, so asking them why is a waste of time.
smart judges..
do whatever the government spooks tell them to do. It is not a question of law; it is a question of the judge's health. If he doesn't do what the federal Gestapo wants, he could find himself on a one way flight to Gitmo.
The iPad was the problem!
The birds were attracted to the iPad so they could get their pictures taken. It is a miracle that there are not many more bird strikes due to people with iPads/iPhones, etc pointed out the windows!
/sarcasm
Re: Re:
Smart criminals = members of Congress, state legislatures, and many other elected positions.
And of course..
the FBI won't actually bother with such trivial things as "warrants", or will have all warrants rubber stamped by a judge who knows that if he/she doesn't stamp the warrant he will get a one way ticket to Gitmo.
Following the rules is no longer considered important by any of the federal Gestapo organizations. Sadly, even states and cities ignore the rules as well.
They get away with it because they know no one can stop them or discipline them.
So judges
as well as Congress, can be bribed by the RIAA/MPAA to pass laws and do pretty much whatever the RIAA/MPAA wants. This is news?
Re: Re: DOJ?
Oh, everyone knows that, don't they? The DOJ's primary mission is to act as an enforcement arm for the RIAA/MPAA, not to waste time on drug smugglers, interstate crime, protection of the President, or any other trivial things.
The..
"Government IP officials" are merely employees of the entertainment industry who are "working" for the government. The whole thing is simply a corporate attempt to block "piracy", which is simply impossible. I am pretty sure that there are zero people in the group who have the slightest interest in the rights of consumers; all consumers are assumed to be thieves.
So..
bullying is acceptable? No one cares?
this is exactly why..
way way too many cops don't want to be recorded on the job - they know full well that they are using excessive force or making unlawful arrests and they don't want to be caught. They want to prevent another Rodney King incident by preventing anyone from recording it, not preventing another brutal beating; they believe they are fully within their rights to beat the crap out of anyone, especially a person of color, and no one should be able to challenge a beating, or killing.
Still..
it amazes me that so many judges ignore conflict of interest and simply rule in favor of their former employers. The same thing happens to attorneys - they work for the RIAA/MPAA, then get jobs in the DOJ, and of course the DOJ starts to become simply an enforcement arm for the RIAA/MPAA. We've totally lost touch of something called morals. The right wing thinks that morals only involve whether or not you are in favor/opposed to abortion, and not to dealing with people.
A ruling..
from a judge who used to be a RIAA lobbyist is guaranteed to be in favor of copyright trolls. Often ex-lobbyists still get some form of compensation anyway, and they are not going to make any ruling that will cause them to lose that extra money.
Amazing..
The House just repealed the 4th amendment. I thought that would require consent of 2/3 majority of the state legislatures.
Himmler and Beria would really be proud of the House of Representatives.
The SCOTUS will definitely approve it - there will be some nice fat gifts involved. Wonder how much you have to pay to get a favorable decision from SCOTUS? Cash? Drugs? Hookers? Offshore real estate? Stock?
but but
what about the bribes in the U.S. to get DMCA and other laws passed and the attempts to get the draconian "anti-piracy" laws passed?