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• On the post: Appeals Court Not At All Impressed By Prenda's Appeal

  

  WDS ( profile ), 09 Apr, 2014 @ 09:15am

  Re: Re: Concern

  Thank you.

• On the post: Appeals Court Not At All Impressed By Prenda's Appeal

  

  WDS ( profile ), 09 Apr, 2014 @ 06:55am

  Concern

  I was concerned by the courts concern of the reliance on Rule 60(b) by the lower court on the various reconsider motions. I would hate for this to be remanded on a technicality, although if it goes back to Judge Herndon, I would imagine he can find the right section of law to apply pretty quickly.
  
  It seemed to me that the only points in Prenda's favor that got any traction was the 60 (b) issue which was brought up by the Judge and not Prenda's attorney, and the fact that Prenda had not had 14 days to reply to the itemized bills from AT&T and Comcast.

• On the post: Appeals Court Not At All Impressed By Prenda's Appeal

  

  WDS ( profile ), 08 Apr, 2014 @ 06:56am

  Quick

  This got to a hearing quick compared to the other appeals. I take it that Prenda did get a bond posted in the original case. The last I knew they had just asked for approval as to form of a bond, and hadn't actually posted it.

• On the post: Yet Another Music Collection Society Corruption Scandal May Lead To Real Copyright Reform In Peru

  

  WDS ( profile ), 04 Apr, 2014 @ 06:43am

  US pressure will soon be applied

  How long do you think it will be before the US threatens economic sanctions?

• On the post: UK Finally 'Legalizes' CD & DVD Ripping… But You're Still Not Allowed To Circumvent DRM

  

  WDS ( profile ), 28 Mar, 2014 @ 01:22pm

  Re: Re: wat

  I would read it like you read it if it were not for the "and this is protected by law."
  
  part of this statement:
  
  "Media such as DVDs are often protected by anti-copying technology to guard against copyright piracy, and this is protected by law."

• On the post: Culture Enriches Everything: Fair Use And The Office Time Machine

  

  WDS ( profile ), 26 Mar, 2014 @ 07:06am

  What Fun

  I know the purpose of this article is fair use, but the Time Machine itself is just a lot of fun. I put in 500 BC and got multiple reference for the millennium containing 500 BC.
  
  It appears that the system automatically expands the time period to give a reasonable amount of references. I got a decade worth putting in 1840 AD, the millennium worth previously mentioned for a BC entry, and of course just a years worth for more recent times.
  
  There was a lot of work put into this both in finding and extracting the references, but in writing the program to present them. Again "What Fun".

• On the post: If You Want To Fix U.S. Broadband Competition, Start By Killing State-Level Protectionist Laws Written By Duopolists

  

  WDS ( profile ), 13 Mar, 2014 @ 07:32am

  Good thing I am not a politician...it seems so easy to figure this stuff out when you don't have to worry about who's going to pay for your next round of hookers and blow.

  
  
  Trust me, not many politicians are worried about that. They already know exactly who is going to pay for it.

• On the post: Ridiculously Broad Ruling Against DVD Ripper Software Has Court Allow Seizure Of Domains, Social Media & More

  

  WDS ( profile ), 11 Mar, 2014 @ 10:35am

  New Hotspot

  Looks like the Southern District of New York will soon see a rash of suits by the MPAA and their allies against anybody who does anything that they slightly don't like.

• On the post: Judge Slams Prenda And Paul Duffy; Calls Them Out For Lying And 'Duplicitous Behavior'

  

  WDS ( profile ), 05 Feb, 2014 @ 08:27am

  Re: Re: Re: Trust

  If I am going to correct you for imprecision, I should correct myself as well. The statement as reported by both Oralia and Kat was "a new BUSINESS, in a new industry"

• On the post: Judge Slams Prenda And Paul Duffy; Calls Them Out For Lying And 'Duplicitous Behavior'

  

  WDS ( profile ), 05 Feb, 2014 @ 08:10am

  Re: Re: Re: Trust

  My point was those two live people reported that he said he was starting "A new company in a new industry" They did not report that he said he was starting a new trust. Like I said, it probably means he is starting a new trust, but he just said he was starting a new company, unless you are reading different reports than I read of FCT.

• On the post: Judge Slams Prenda And Paul Duffy; Calls Them Out For Lying And 'Duplicitous Behavior'

  

  WDS ( profile ), 04 Feb, 2014 @ 02:16pm

  Re: Trust

  While I'm sure "a new company in a new industry" means a new trust in some tax haven, I don't believe Lutz actually said that.

• On the post: Dr. Matthew Rimmer Takes A Closer Look At Fair Use

  

  WDS ( profile ), 02 Feb, 2014 @ 11:37am

  Re:

  It appears that even Internet insults are transformative. This one from the Bible by way of Pete Seeger (may he rest in peace).

• On the post: UK Continues Its War On Innovation And The Public, At The Urging Of The Major Labels

  

  WDS ( profile ), 29 Jan, 2014 @ 09:50am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

  "reply to AC,"

• On the post: UK Continues Its War On Innovation And The Public, At The Urging Of The Major Labels

  

  WDS ( profile ), 29 Jan, 2014 @ 09:49am

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  I was going to apply to AC, but your comment sums up the situation perfectly. Nothing else for me to add.

• On the post: TSA Agent: Give Me That Toy Monkey Gun Or I'm Calling The Real Cops

  

  WDS ( profile ), 11 Dec, 2013 @ 07:53am

  Re: The brits didi it first

  Wasn't the Brits. It was a British lady trying to return, but it was at LAX.

• On the post: Witness In No Fly List Trial, Who Was Blocked From Flying To The Trial, Shows That DOJ Flat Out Lied In Court

  

  WDS ( profile ), 09 Dec, 2013 @ 08:27am

  I can here it now.

  "See we didn't place her on the no-fly list, we just told them we were strongly thinking about it. If they then elected to not let her on the plane, how is that our fault?"

• On the post: Paul Hansmeier Dismisses Case That His 'Client' Claims Was Filed Without Her Permission

  

  WDS ( profile ), 13 Nov, 2013 @ 04:40pm

  Second Case

  The second case was dismissed with prejudice. I hope that doesn't mean that there was any kind of settlement, with cash flowing toward Hans.

• On the post: Prenda's Paul Hansmeier Has Been Busy Suing More Companies Over Questionable Website ADA Claims

  

  WDS ( profile ), 11 Nov, 2013 @ 01:55pm

  What is Hans doing?

  Hans has done things I didn't think were very smart in the past, but picking Health organizations to sue is plain stupid. Doesn't he realize in today's sue happy world health organizations have either in-house legal staff, or a Rolodex full of legal referrals. He needs to find some mom and pop small stores that will just roll over.

• On the post: Universal Music Using Copyright To Kill Off Wacky Charlie Brown / Smiths Comic Mashup

  

  WDS ( profile ), 23 Sep, 2013 @ 12:08pm

  Re: Re: Ever notice how Mike focuses on second-handers?

  I'll reply to you, rather than to OOTB.
  
  There is not attribution on the individual strips, but there is very much attribution on the Tumblr where they are posted, both to Schulz and to The Smiths.

• On the post: More Sanctions Issued Against Team Prenda

  

  WDS ( profile ), 22 Jul, 2013 @ 07:30pm

  Re:

  Could you answer one simple question. If you are being censored, why am I still able to read your stupid post?

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