Re: Nothing in Section 230 empowers arbitrary corporate censorship.
Oh, Doug...
1.) Google/Facebook/Twitter are free to moderate the platforms that they built however they like; they're business entities, not government agencies. 2.) You're expositing, not writing code or poetry. Learn how to use the solidus correctly. 3.) Stop digging. Seriously. Stop.
The next logical step is to regulate the speech of individuals gathered in large groups, such as conventions. Thought Police will mill amongst the crowds and moderate conversational comments in real time.
I other news, the 2019 Sexpo UK expo was cancelled after registered attendees learned that they would be permitted to discuss only weather and stamp collecting.
Actually, as a former Microsoft employee, I recall training in which the representative from Legal specifically stated that they never wanted to test the EULA in court.
I strongly suspect that they never have taken the EULA as a legal argument in court and that there are no court cases in which Microsoft relied on the EULA for a victory or settlement.
Now you've got me wondering about the financing behind the production, distribution, and promotion of I Am Jane Doe.
I don't think it's any more cynical to question the financial impetus behind such a strident viewpoint as it is to question the motives of internet technology companies.
This seems like an open invitation for Geek Squad members to plant illegal content on the devices of someone who pissed them off, only to "discover" it, report it to the FBI, and collect the reward.
Okay, the real reason a broadband levy will never appear on a ballot here in Seattle is because the city is managed with such breathtaking ineptitude that we have to vote levies for basic road repair—something that should be covered by the general fund.
With such embarrassing mismanagement of even the most basic municipal services, the city can scarcely afford to let a special issue like broadband displace much-needed funding for transportation infrastructure maintenance.
And let's be clear: Kshama Sawant is a joke. She's one of the most prominent protesters who objected to the mooring of a drilling rig at the Port of Seattle. She loudly proclaimed that it was our moral duty to break ourselves free from the bonds of oil, that evil corporate greed was driving global warming and we must not let anyone drill for oil!
And, of course, she drove in her car, by herself to the protests....
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Re: Her speech was clearly free.
Is Zof a neo-nazi? Or just bad at logic?
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Great but late
Plus, toeing the party line is a survival mechanism. Outliers tend to have their careers cut short.
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Re: Re: whoah whoah whoah
...and a completely incoherent one at that!
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The copyright office owes you $0.50
$6/3 years =
$2/year =
$0.50/quarter
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Re: It's Adorable
Conservative snowflakes are the BEST snowflakes!
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Sadly, I think there's no basis for a lawsuit unless his conviction is overturned.
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Re: Re: Ah the classics...
Don't rule out malicious incompetence.
There's no shortage of people who are both stupid and mean.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Revised title
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Re: Nothing in Section 230 empowers arbitrary corporate censorship.
1.) Google/Facebook/Twitter are free to moderate the platforms that they built however they like; they're business entities, not government agencies.
2.) You're expositing, not writing code or poetry. Learn how to use the solidus correctly.
3.) Stop digging. Seriously. Stop.
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Re: Copyright ALL the stuff
And then I registered the copyright for the list.
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Re: Re: Three things
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Stamping out dumbassery!
I other news, the 2019 Sexpo UK expo was cancelled after registered attendees learned that they would be permitted to discuss only weather and stamp collecting.
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Re: Re: Parallel Construction for Lazy People.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Copyright - DMCA Logic
I strongly suspect that they never have taken the EULA as a legal argument in court and that there are no court cases in which Microsoft relied on the EULA for a victory or settlement.
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How would this even be enforceable?
I'm pretty sure there's no law that requires a pedestrian to carry identification.
I expect a lot of citations would be issued to "John Smith," "Donald Trump," and "Rahm Emanuel."
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Follow the money...
Now you've got me wondering about the financing behind the production, distribution, and promotion of I Am Jane Doe.
I don't think it's any more cynical to question the financial impetus behind such a strident viewpoint as it is to question the motives of internet technology companies.
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Planting Evidence
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With such embarrassing mismanagement of even the most basic municipal services, the city can scarcely afford to let a special issue like broadband displace much-needed funding for transportation infrastructure maintenance.
And let's be clear: Kshama Sawant is a joke. She's one of the most prominent protesters who objected to the mooring of a drilling rig at the Port of Seattle. She loudly proclaimed that it was our moral duty to break ourselves free from the bonds of oil, that evil corporate greed was driving global warming and we must not let anyone drill for oil!
And, of course, she drove in her car, by herself to the protests....
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