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• On the post: BMG Settles With Toymaker Over Parody Song Used To Sell Pooping Unicorn Toys

  

  Diogenes ( profile ), 17 Oct, 2023 @ 05:30am

  parody advertisement

  Im not sure you can use the parody defense when its an advertisement. Sure many artists wont say anything, but if they do object I dont think you have the right to use it in advertising.

• On the post: Investigation Shows Israeli Malware Firms Pitching Spyware To Embargoed Countries, Serial Human Rights Abusers

  

  Diogenes ( profile ), 12 Oct, 2023 @ 06:07pm

  irony

  It would be ironic if it was found out that this malware helped Hamas in their attack.

• On the post: Investigation Shows Israeli Malware Firms Pitching Spyware To Embargoed Countries, Serial Human Rights Abusers

  

  Diogenes ( profile ), 12 Oct, 2023 @ 06:02pm

  it should be illegal

  Ive said this many times already - it should be illegal to sell malware to anyone. Regardless of whether they are good guys or bad guys. And Israel should be ashamed.

• On the post: 9th Circuit Never Misses A Chance To Mess Up Copyright Law: Reopens Led Zeppelin 'Stairway To Heaven' Case

  

  Diogenes ( profile ), 09 Oct, 2023 @ 07:41am

  My Sweet Lord

  No mention of how My Sweet Lord is nothing at all like He's So Fine? Have we given up thinking they arent the same, or is that case just too old to count?

• On the post: ExTwitter Ad Revenue Continues To Be In Free Fall

  

  Diogenes ( profile ), 06 Oct, 2023 @ 12:43pm

  what he should do

  Best thing he could do is put it in a trust and keep his hands off of it.

• On the post: Publishing A Book Means No Longer Having Control Over How Others Feel About It, Or How They’re Inspired By It. And That Includes AI.

  

  Diogenes ( profile ), 05 Oct, 2023 @ 11:42am

  its only infringement in special cases

  Training is only infringement if 1. The work was pirated. or 2. You include a terms of use contract in the sale and have the customer explicitly agree to it. No an implied agreement isnt enough.

• On the post: Sorry, No, AI Girlfriends Are Not Destroying The Birthrate Or Killing Medicare & Social Security

  

  Diogenes ( profile ), 28 Sep, 2023 @ 08:24pm

  no shortage of people here

  I have not noticed any shortage of people on my drive to work every day.

• On the post: 5th Circuit Decides To Rehear Jawboning Case Involving Disinfo Researchers, Realizes It Can’t Do That Yet, Changes Mind Hours Later

  

  Diogenes ( profile ), 26 Sep, 2023 @ 07:47pm

  what happened?

  It feels like the 'conservatives' are all losing their minds.

• On the post: Netflix Settles Dispute With South Korean ISP That Demanded Extra Money Just Because ‘Squid Game’ Was Popular

  

  Diogenes ( profile ), 22 Sep, 2023 @ 06:31pm

  makes you wonder

  How could someone sue Netflix for too much usage? Was there a contract specifying such a thing? Because without it being in a contract I cant imagine such a suit surviving day 1 in court.

• On the post: A Small Percentage Of Skyrim’s Sales Were On Non-Microsoft Platforms; Its Sequel Will Be Microsoft Exclusive

  

  Diogenes ( profile ), 20 Sep, 2023 @ 07:21pm

  wait, what?

  Is there an eta on ES6?

• On the post: Council Of Europe Says Most Use Of NSO’s Pegasus Spyware Is Probably Illegal

  

  Diogenes ( profile ), 20 Sep, 2023 @ 07:19pm

  should be outlawed

  Selling malware should be illegal no matter who you are selling it to. And Israel should be ashamed to have let it go on so long.

• On the post: Judge Tells Trump Durham Report Doesn’t Prove Hillary Clinton Conspired Against Him To [Squints At 2016] LOSE Election

  

  Diogenes ( profile ), 20 Sep, 2023 @ 11:34am

  it means no basis for a civil lawsuit

  To sue someone you need to be able to ask the court for some relief. Even if it was 100% true, he won - what do you expect the court to do? This isnt about guilt or innocence. What harm was done to him? None. Even if there was a conspiracy (there wasnt) there still wouldnt be anything the court could do. frivolous

• On the post: A Small Percentage Of Skyrim’s Sales Were On Non-Microsoft Platforms; Its Sequel Will Be Microsoft Exclusive

  

  Diogenes ( profile ), 20 Sep, 2023 @ 10:11am

  makes sense though

  If it hardly sold on other platforms why would they make the effort to program for those platforms?

• On the post: Intelligence Community Feels It Might Be Time To Start Stuffing Surveillance Gear Into People’s Pants

  

  Diogenes ( profile ), 18 Sep, 2023 @ 10:49am

  wearing a wire

  This is an alternative to "wearing a wire" isnt it? I dont think anyone objected to undercover police using gadgets to get recordings of criminals before this.

• On the post: Yet Another Court Says Yes You Can Publish The Law

  

  Diogenes ( profile ), 12 Sep, 2023 @ 09:08pm

  catch 22

  Defendant: Your honor, Im not guilty since the law says ABC and XYZ. Hizhonor: And how did you know that when the law is behind a paywall? Im charging you with unlawful access to the law!

• On the post: DOJ To Court: Here Are The Many, Many Reasons Why The FTC Can & Should Be Investigating Elon Musk’s Handling Of User Data

  

  Diogenes ( profile ), 12 Sep, 2023 @ 12:09pm

  biased!

  How can the FTC fairly investigate me when they already think I might have done something wrong? Biased!

• On the post: Yet Another Court Says Yes You Can Publish The Law

  

  Diogenes ( profile ), 12 Sep, 2023 @ 12:06pm

  facts

  Facts should not be copyrightable at all, ever.

• On the post: Elon Musk Files Really Strong 1st Amendment Challenge To California’s Terrible Social Media ‘Transparency’ Law

  

  Diogenes ( profile ), 10 Sep, 2023 @ 11:12am

  not a problem

  Was it a problem when corps were required to state their privacy policy? No it wasnt.

• On the post: Elon Musk Files Really Strong 1st Amendment Challenge To California’s Terrible Social Media ‘Transparency’ Law

  

  Diogenes ( profile ), 10 Sep, 2023 @ 06:06am

  see no evil say no evil

  Musk: Demanding to know wtf we are doing is a violation of our 1st amendment rights!

• On the post: Elon Musk Files Really Strong 1st Amendment Challenge To California’s Terrible Social Media ‘Transparency’ Law

  

  Diogenes ( profile ), 09 Sep, 2023 @ 09:13am

  whats the issue though?

  Im still not clear on why this law is a problem. 1. You have a policy already, but why does it need to be a secret policy? 2. IIUC you can have a policy and not be bound to follow that policy 100% of the time. You can make exceptions to the policy as needed.

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