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• On the post: Judge Says Americans Can Be Forced To Decrypt Laptops

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 25 Jan, 2012 @ 09:51am

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  The government ALSO had a conversation in which she admitted the information that was encrypted was related to the case. They have probable cause, which significantly changes the 4th and 5th amendment's scope.
  
  Also note that the judge directed that the prosecution was NOT allowed to use the fact that she decrypted it against her.

• On the post: Judge Says Americans Can Be Forced To Decrypt Laptops

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 25 Jan, 2012 @ 09:49am

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  Came here to say that. Thanks.

• On the post: Judge Says Americans Can Be Forced To Decrypt Laptops

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 25 Jan, 2012 @ 09:47am

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  Then you'll sit in jail under contempt of court until you remember

• On the post: Righthaven Fails To Show Up In Court As Ordered… When Confronted Says It Got Confused Over The Date

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 06 Jan, 2012 @ 12:43pm

  Re: Re: Re: It's not incompetence

  I'm not even sure it's indignant. I think they're just scared as hell and don't know what to do.

• On the post: Righthaven Fails To Show Up In Court As Ordered… When Confronted Says It Got Confused Over The Date

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 06 Jan, 2012 @ 08:37am

  Re: It's not incompetence

  I dunno... all of the absolutely stupid errors here seem like they're first year student type errors, and the mistakes of someone who's scared and doesn't know what to do so they're just ignoring things and hoping they'll go away.
  
  I don't think it's malicious, but I do think it's a case of Righthaven being in way over their head and not knowing what to do.

• On the post: Randazza Files For Contempt Of Court Against Righthaven

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 03 Jan, 2012 @ 08:26am

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  Totally going grammar nazi here, but the word is "albeit", not the phrase "all be it"
  
  I do agree, though. Companies seem to have more rights than the average citizen, which is scary.

• On the post: Even In The Age Of Abundance It's Quality, Not Quantity, That Counts

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 30 Dec, 2011 @ 08:57pm

  I wouldn't say "even" in the age of abundance. I'd say "especially" in the age of abundance is quality important. Because that's the only differentiator.

• On the post: Lamar Smith, Against Regulating The Internet… Until Hollywood Became His Biggest Campaign Funder

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 29 Dec, 2011 @ 12:19pm

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  And how is most of it still "their content"? Oh, right... the bought off congress to extend copyright and trademark into areas it never existed before, as well as lengthening the duration.
  
  Funny how that works...

• On the post: Saying You Can't Compete With Free Is Saying You Can't Compete Period

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 28 Dec, 2011 @ 07:43pm

  Re: Re: Small problem

  So, if a law exists, it is automatically good and should be followed? Even after the evidence of RAMPANT corruption that controls our political process?
  
  You're saying that people should follow the law. The law that media distribution companies have paid for, so they could maintain their control over the market. Do you not see the problem with that train of thought?

• On the post: PayPal Acts As Grinch Over Money Raised For Charity Using 'Wrong Button'; Finally Bows To Internet Pressure

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 06 Dec, 2011 @ 02:48pm

  Re: What the hell is your point, here? To make Paypal look good?

  The thing is, it shouldn't have been a problem in the first place, and PayPal is known for pulling stunts like this. They deserve every bit of bad publicity they get. And more.

• On the post: Why Adversarial Hearings Are Important: Rulings Change When The Other Side Is Heard

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 06 Dec, 2011 @ 08:45am

  Re: "Due process" in civil matters can mean a letter was mailed.

  The problem is the immediate seizure. As I said above... if I complain that I think your car is mine, should the police take it from you right then and there, with no arguments allowed?

• On the post: Why Adversarial Hearings Are Important: Rulings Change When The Other Side Is Heard

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 06 Dec, 2011 @ 08:41am

  Re: Re: Re: Justice Delayed = Justice Denied

  So, if I think your car is wrongly held by you, the police should be able to seize it until... whenever? Or should you get the benefit of the doubt?
  
  Seriously... taking people's property should be the LAST thing that happens, not the first.

• On the post: Red Cross Wants Real Life Laws Enforced Within Virtual Worlds

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 05 Dec, 2011 @ 08:13am

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  I've got a solution... don't play the game if it's distasteful. I know I don't.

• On the post: A Step By Step Debunking Of US Chamber Of Commerce's Dishonest Stats About 'Rogue Sites'

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 30 Nov, 2011 @ 12:03pm

  Re: Re: And this ladies and gents is why

  If you're pissing off enough people that they're shilling to try to shut you up, you're doing something right

• On the post: Ubisoft Director Backtracks On Piracy Complaints After Public Lashing

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 29 Nov, 2011 @ 08:59am

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  So why didn't they say that, instead of blaming "piracy"?

• On the post: Extra Kudos To Senators Willing To Stand On Principle Against PROTECT IP

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 22 Nov, 2011 @ 10:48am

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  The DMCA certainly includes criminal components, and PIPA and SOPA both enshrine seizure of assets without any judicial oversight, which is generally the kind of thing you do to criminals. Not a hallmark of civil action.
  
  Really... do you have any idea what you're talking about?

• On the post: Extra Kudos To Senators Willing To Stand On Principle Against PROTECT IP

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 22 Nov, 2011 @ 10:42am

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  It's illegal to sell a device to do the backup for you, but it's legal to do the backup?
  
  The problem is the encryption that they insist on putting on the media. Between the encryption and these new anti-circumvention laws, the industry has created a legal gate completely around personal backups without explicitly outlawing them. Talk about loopholes...

• On the post: Extra Kudos To Senators Willing To Stand On Principle Against PROTECT IP

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 22 Nov, 2011 @ 08:46am

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  That's copyright law. That's not what we're discussing. We're discussing the DMCA, PIPA and SOPA, which actually outlaw that. Just because it's legal under Copyright to do it doesn't mean it's legal to actually do it.
  
  Grow a clue.

• On the post: Extra Kudos To Senators Willing To Stand On Principle Against PROTECT IP

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 21 Nov, 2011 @ 11:01pm

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  This blog and most commenters aren't against corporations. They're against corporate abuses of the legal system, regulatory capture, and other unfair, unjust and unscrupulous practices.
  
  It's really sad yet enlightening to learn that you can't tell the difference between the two.

• On the post: Extra Kudos To Senators Willing To Stand On Principle Against PROTECT IP

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 21 Nov, 2011 @ 10:59pm

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

  So why do you wish to extend US law's reach to China, if you don't want to respect their laws?

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