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• On the post: Bonus Sunday Post: Help Dan Bull Get His New Freely Distributed Song On The Charts

  

  fairusefriendly ( profile ), 22 Apr, 2012 @ 08:30pm

  Re:

  exactly the point
  a totally unknown artist who produced good content doesn't need the record industry to make him famous to or rich
  
  remember he does't pay the record companies 95% for the privilege of them protecting his music.
  
  He just gives it away for free and ask who like it to pay for it.

• On the post: Copyright Maximalists Try To Regroup And Figure Out How To 'Fight Back' Against The Public

  

  fairusefriendly ( profile ), 17 Apr, 2012 @ 10:04am

  Re: Legitimate complaints?

  "Or how about how the EFF refers to anyone wielding a copyright as a "troll"? That's legit? "
  
  really want to show one example of EFF going after someone who licences their content under CC-SA. Copyleft is using copyrights to keep the content freely accessible.

• On the post: Judge Preserves Megaupload Evidence For Now, While Gov't Tries To Pin Blame On Hosting Company

  

  fairusefriendly ( profile ), 17 Apr, 2012 @ 05:47am

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  actually in countries where there is no DMCA the pre-DMCA rules of get us a court order and we will happily comply is what is in effect.

• On the post: Judge Preserves Megaupload Evidence For Now, While Gov't Tries To Pin Blame On Hosting Company

  

  fairusefriendly ( profile ), 17 Apr, 2012 @ 05:44am

  so basically the government is saying let us destroy evidence or we will come after you too.

• On the post: Yes, Copyright's Sole Purpose Is To Benefit The Public

  

  fairusefriendly ( profile ), 10 Apr, 2012 @ 10:59am

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  copyright law as a whole being declared unconstitutional is not very likely because the act was originally balanced. It additions like the anti circumvention clause in the DMCA that are problematic, they serve no public good and have been proven to hinder the advancement of technology as well as take away peoples fair use rights.

• On the post: NYTimes OpEd Explains Why Infringement Isn't Theft

  

  fairusefriendly ( profile ), 29 Mar, 2012 @ 11:24am

  Re: Re:

  1. the fact that copyright infringement is a crime does not make it theft , just like the fact that murder is crime does not make it theft.
  
  2. copyright infringement is not treated as theft the supreme court has ruled it so.

• On the post: Is Getting Sued For Patent Infringement The Equivalent Of Frat Hazing For A Growing Tech Company?

  

  fairusefriendly ( profile ), 26 Mar, 2012 @ 06:16am

  I think the issue is going public or not that is being compared to joining the frat or not. You do have a choice in that case. While you might get sued without going public, the lack of scrutiny/time sensitivity means you can fight the bogus patent.

• On the post: How Sony Got Off Easy With Its 'Settlement' In Class Action Lawsuit By Underpaid Artists

  

  fairusefriendly ( profile ), 20 Mar, 2012 @ 01:59pm

  wouldn't it be easier to just ask for it to be declared a breach of contract

  And basically reclaim the copyright that was transferred via that contract.
  
  If the record company doesn't want to honor the deal as written that they choice, they just can't take the benefits of the contract (transfer of the copyright).

• On the post: Procedural Error By Law Enforcement Means Restraining Order On Kim Dotcom 'Null And Void'

  

  fairusefriendly ( profile ), 19 Mar, 2012 @ 08:50am

  so what happens to all the "evidence" that was illegally seized

  So what happens to all the evidence that was acquired from this "illegal" seizure. Is it fruits of the poison tree or is it admissible in the case.
  
  That a pretty big handicap if the former.

• On the post: No, Saying Musicians Must 'Add Value' Does Not Mean Music Has No Value

  

  fairusefriendly ( profile ), 16 Mar, 2012 @ 10:21am

  Re:

  most interesting part is that you just said this drivel to a person who just 2 days ago paid 100 bucks for an adventure game.
  
  A game which has not been release yet, which i probably won't like (because i hate point and click adventure games) because i the "i love them" mentality your poo pooing.
  
  Maybe you should ask yourself why you can't see the ways that good will turns into cash.

• On the post: MPAA Exec: Only We Can Make Content That People Want

  

  fairusefriendly ( profile ), 15 Mar, 2012 @ 02:18pm

  Re: It's not hogwash

  would you support sopa if the penalty for making a bogus complaint was the revocation of all your copyrights.
  
  Such a clause would only punish you if you abused the law to censor people.

• On the post: Harper's Publisher Presents The Platonic Ideal Specimen Of The 'I'm An Old Fogey Elitist Anti-Internet Luddite' Columns

  

  fairusefriendly ( profile ), 15 Mar, 2012 @ 06:15am

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  hello pot
  
  your black
  
  sincerely kettle.

• On the post: Harper's Publisher Presents The Platonic Ideal Specimen Of The 'I'm An Old Fogey Elitist Anti-Internet Luddite' Columns

  

  fairusefriendly ( profile ), 15 Mar, 2012 @ 06:09am

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  Apparently, the brave new web 2.0 world left such old fashion concepts as "journalistic integrity", "full disclosure" and "avoiding conflicts of interest" on the refuse heap of history, together with steam engines and horse buggy whips.
  
  As compared to the establish media channels who did 47 articles about the British royal family for every 2 they did on sopa.
  
  the same media that did 41 articles about "tim tebow" for every 2 articles on sopa
  
  Hell even kim karadian divorce beat out SOPA 9 to 2.
  
  And both those broadcasts addressed any of the negative consequences of the bill.
  
  Is that the objectivity you are talking about.
  
  
  http://mediamatters.org/blog/201201130015

• On the post: Review Of Canada's Copyright Bill Concludes, Digital Locks Survive

  

  fairusefriendly ( profile ), 14 Mar, 2012 @ 07:31am

  Re: Re: The nice thing about these laws is...

  why don't you post your real name and address with the confession and find out.

• On the post: Author's Guild Boss On E-Book Price Fixing Allegations: But… But… Brick-And-Mortar!

  

  fairusefriendly ( profile ), 12 Mar, 2012 @ 03:22pm

  By definition copyright is a monopoly, which means by definition it can't be true competition.
  
  As long as an author has an exclusive right no true competition can exist.

• On the post: MPAA's Argument Against Hotfile Assumes Any Popular Content Online Must Be Infringing

  

  fairusefriendly ( profile ), 09 Mar, 2012 @ 01:35pm

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  cool so the MPAA should have a problem paying all the legit files 25k per lost download right.
  
  If the numbers are so small that should be chump change.
  
  I am sure artist like dan bull would love to know their entitled to millions in damages for all his stuff being downloaded.

• On the post: MPAA's Argument Against Hotfile Assumes Any Popular Content Online Must Be Infringing

  

  fairusefriendly ( profile ), 09 Mar, 2012 @ 11:35am

  so the MPAA should have a problem paying 25k for each legit download they blocked

  If the site are so infringing and none of the legitimate uses exist. Then they really should have a problem paying the statutory damages penalty of 25k for each download they prevented.

• On the post: Finnish Act Lets The Public Send Bills To Parliament, Volunteer Group Makes It Easy

  

  fairusefriendly ( profile ), 09 Mar, 2012 @ 06:23am

  I applaud the principle behind this
  
  but seriously has no one realized the consequences of such an act.
  
  http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2000/11/17/bc_dorisday001116.html
  
  if only there was a finish equivalent of this hour has 22 minutes.

• On the post: UPDATED: The True Damage Of An Illegitimate DMCA Takedown Goes Much Further Than Simple 'Inconvenience'

  

  fairusefriendly ( profile ), 07 Mar, 2012 @ 12:17pm

  Re:

  Interesting proof about how dangerous the US government contention that you must delete the infringing file rather then just removing access to keep your safe harbor provision.
  
  How many more mistakes like this are going to destroy creative work if the government succeeds in taking down mega upload.

• On the post: Kim Dotcom Gives TV Interview Where He Insists The Charges Against Him Are A Joke

  

  fairusefriendly ( profile ), 02 Mar, 2012 @ 02:54pm

  Re: Re: Exactly

  1. i have downloaded a file across multiple machines 20-30 times.
  
  My favorite episode of doctor who blink was on a filelocker, and i kept redownloading it every time i wanted to watch it.
  
  Once i was done i deleted it.
  
  second the law doesn't make them keep track and evaluate
  
  in fact if they were stupid enough to do so, they would INCREASE their liability for any that they missed.

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