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• On the post: Well, If Firefighters Support E-PARASITE Law… Then You Know It Must Make Sense

  

  Ben ( profile ), 02 Nov, 2011 @ 02:41am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Arrogant Blockheads

  "It's laughable to suggest that the AFRD has the same resources, sophistication and wherewithal as the Federal government"
  
  So why the fuck should we trust their judgement?

• On the post: Justin Bieber: Senator Klobuchar Should Be Locked Up For Felony Streaming Bill

  

  Ben ( profile ), 28 Oct, 2011 @ 11:31pm

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  Won't somebody please think of the Mike!

• On the post: Hardware Store That Doesn't Play Any Music Has To Fight Off Collection Society Demanding A License Fee

  

  Ben ( profile ), 28 Oct, 2011 @ 03:39am

  Re: Next thing you know..

  Listening to music at home is killing concert attendance!

• On the post: CreativeAmerica: When Major Hollywood Studios Set Up Bogus 'Grassroots' Campaigns

  

  Ben ( profile ), 22 Oct, 2011 @ 06:01am

  Re:

  You committed copyright infringement when you viewed those images with your eyeballs and stored them in your brain. The MAFIAA goons will be along shortly to perform a lobotomy in the interest of saving US jobs

• On the post: CreativeAmerica: When Major Hollywood Studios Set Up Bogus 'Grassroots' Campaigns

  

  Ben ( profile ), 22 Oct, 2011 @ 05:32am

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  "Some big content company decides the site I use for distribution is a site "dedicated to infringing activities""
  
  This statement implies nothing to do with the site being 'dedicated to infringing activity'. If you go on Big Content's definition of sites dedicated to infringing activity, you end up with a ton of collateral damage, such as Ebay, Craigslist, YouTube etc.
  
  Some infringement empowered by use of these sites does not make them dedicated to infringing.

• On the post: CreativeAmerica: When Major Hollywood Studios Set Up Bogus 'Grassroots' Campaigns

  

  Ben ( profile ), 22 Oct, 2011 @ 04:27am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Most Americans are Creative Americans

  Even considering tangible good he's mistaken. It's cheaper in the long run PER unit to make 1000 of something than 10, as you spread any development, tooling costs over more units. Each is incrementally more profitable.
  
  Of course having more people use my item also means more word of mouth etc etc, but since when have the copyright mob preferred abundance over scarcity.

• On the post: Out ACTA-ing ACTA: All TPP Negotiating Documents To Be Kept Secret Until Four Years After Ratification

  

  Ben ( profile ), 18 Oct, 2011 @ 11:33pm

  History is written by the winners

  I look forward to the day when governments start paying attention to what the people want. The rise of social networking is enabling peaceable demonstration in volumes not seen before.
  
  I look forward to the day that anyone who helped pass such draconian laws restricting freedom of artistic expression and trampling on basic human rights is held as accountable for crimes against humanity as a war criminal.

• On the post: Woman Sues Over Misleading Movie Trailer; Wants To Make It A Class Action

  

  Ben ( profile ), 11 Oct, 2011 @ 12:52pm

  In the UK

  everything you buy must be 'fit for purpose' or you're entitled a full refund. That typically applies to tangible goods though and has yet to be extended to movies, music etc.
  
  I'm all for getting a refund on a shitty movie, especially if the trailer misled me.
  
  Might make the movie companies up their game....

• On the post: As Expected, Alternative DNS Systems Sprouting Up To Ignore US Censorship

  

  Ben ( profile ), 11 Oct, 2011 @ 11:48am

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  Every single home computer user knows someone who can help change their DNS settings. Having a reliable tech friend has become mandatory for anyone owning a modern PC.
  
  Once these alternate DNS become tried tested and trusted, most friendly neighbour IT literates, such as myself, will be offering to change the settings on the PC of anyone who should invite me over, regardless of for defragging, reinstalling OS, setting up a new modem etc.

• On the post: Apparently The Creative Class Is Dead Because No One Works At Tower Records Any More

  

  Ben ( profile ), 10 Oct, 2011 @ 11:13pm

  Re: "As far as I can tell..." -- Problem is your lack of acuity, then.

  My take is he wanted to show how LACK of creative people trickles down and eliminates jobs selling their products
  
  Unnecessary hedging hypocrisy fail

• On the post: DAR.fm Receives Cease & Desist For Letting People Record Radio Online

  

  Ben ( profile ), 07 Oct, 2011 @ 01:10am

  The tech already exists

  I get all BBC and some other radio channels on my cable box. I can use my DVR to record them, effectively time shifting them. This is legal, and it the exact same functionality as DAR (aside from the fact my DVR records blank video as well as capturing audio).

• On the post: UK Music Retailers Ask Why They Should Pay Performance Licenses To Play Music When They're Trying To Sell The Music

  

  Ben ( profile ), 28 Sep, 2011 @ 04:34am

  Biology

  Ears are killing the music industry!

• On the post: Bethesda Turns Down Quake Fight Over Scrolls Name; Takes Guaranteed Loss By Going To Court

  

  Ben ( profile ), 28 Sep, 2011 @ 04:27am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Disinformation

  So N = 1?

• On the post: Bethesda Turns Down Quake Fight Over Scrolls Name; Takes Guaranteed Loss By Going To Court

  

  Ben ( profile ), 27 Sep, 2011 @ 01:54pm

  Re: Disinformation

  How's the job at Bethesda working out?

• On the post: Did A Few Million Virtual Monkeys Randomly Recreate Shakespeare? Not Really

  

  Ben ( profile ), 26 Sep, 2011 @ 05:52am

  "....they began by attacking the keyboard with a stone, then proceeded to urinate and defecate on it."
  
  So, one step up from British tabloid journalists then?

• On the post: UK Guy Trademarks Famous Gov't Slogan, Goes After Others For Using It

  

  Ben ( profile ), 23 Sep, 2011 @ 01:05pm

  Re: Re: Re:

  With lashings of honey freetard!

• On the post: UK Guy Trademarks Famous Gov't Slogan, Goes After Others For Using It

  

  Ben ( profile ), 23 Sep, 2011 @ 01:02pm

  Um...

  Sounds like he should follow the advice of 'his' own slogan

• On the post: BBC Thinks Only It Can Have TV Shows About People Dancing; Sues Berlusconi For 'Porn' Version

  

  Ben ( profile ), 23 Sep, 2011 @ 04:38am

  Good use of money

  Since the BBC is funded by the public, I fail to see why they are pursuing this

• On the post: Hollywood Accounting: Darth Vader Not Getting Paid, Because Return Of The Jedi Still Isn't Profitable

  

  Ben ( profile ), 13 Sep, 2011 @ 12:16pm

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  Don't be obtuse Marcus, it's all about the points man!
  
  Likely Jedi was set up much like Springtime for Hitler, with Lucas the equivalent of an untalented Max Bialystock. Unfortunately he fucked too many Grannies and now owes $452 for each $1 Jedi earns.

• On the post: Hollywood Accounting: Darth Vader Not Getting Paid, Because Return Of The Jedi Still Isn't Profitable

  

  Ben ( profile ), 13 Sep, 2011 @ 12:07pm

  Re: Re:

  Imaginary numbers deal with the square root of negative one.
  
  Hollywood's imaginary accounting deals with the square root of jack

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