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• On the post: US Government Working With Pharma Companies To Raise Drug Prices In Other Countries

  

  bishboria ( profile ), 09 Mar, 2010 @ 01:07pm

  But all those poor people getting cheap medicine are taking money away from rich pharmaceutical companies (and all their interested groups)! This is an outrage!

• On the post: Rep. Conyers Compares Lack Of A Performance Right Tax To Slavery

  

  bishboria ( profile ), 03 Mar, 2010 @ 10:08am

  Who are governments meant to be protecting? The people who voted them in or the corporations' bank balances?
  
  I think it's time for Revolution!

• On the post: UK Politicians Look To Make Digital Economy Bill Even Worse: Insert Web Censorship Filter Proposal

  

  bishboria ( profile ), 02 Mar, 2010 @ 04:36pm

  maybe it really is a better idea to let this idiotic bill go through. everyone can say every other page is infringing and abuse the law so that no web page is available then Big Media can go back to paying shit loads of money in order to market their products on physical media instead of trying to think of ways to promote for free using the internet.

• On the post: Yes, Twitter And Facebook Can Make People More Productive

  

  bishboria ( profile ), 01 Mar, 2010 @ 10:55am

  I follow a lot of software developers on Twitter and they talk about better ways to work. I try to incorporate their years of experience to help me get my job done quicker and better. All thanks to Twitter.

• On the post: Odeon Cinemas Admit The Experience At Their Theaters Is So Bad It Can't Compete With Your Home Theater

  

  bishboria ( profile ), 24 Feb, 2010 @ 01:56pm

  Re:

  Oops, what I really meant was:
  
  Does this mean that reducing piracy actually means people spend less!? HA
  
  :)

• On the post: Odeon Cinemas Admit The Experience At Their Theaters Is So Bad It Can't Compete With Your Home Theater

  

  bishboria ( profile ), 24 Feb, 2010 @ 01:54pm

  Wow. Odeon are being so short sighted that they may have to register themselves as blind.
  
  From BBC's site: "The negative impact on cinema attendance that such a reduction in the [dvd release] window will have will threaten the continued existence of many cinemas, especially the smaller and medium-sized cinemas."
  
  Does this mean that reducing the window to combat "piracy" actually reduces net profit for cinemas!? HA

• On the post: Olympics: Thou Shalt Not Tweet (Without Paying Up)

  

  bishboria ( profile ), 23 Feb, 2010 @ 12:01pm

  A ridiculous attitude that is beyond words.

• On the post: Winning Essay In High School Ethics Writing Competition Argues That File Sharing Isn't Wrong

  

  bishboria ( profile ), 19 Feb, 2010 @ 03:04pm

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  I'm glad the cavemen got paid to produce their art, tools, stories, etc, otherwise we'd all be screwed!

• On the post: Winning Essay In High School Ethics Writing Competition Argues That File Sharing Isn't Wrong

  

  bishboria ( profile ), 19 Feb, 2010 @ 02:58pm

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  "It's hard to argue that people have an unfounded sense of entitlement when media companies are the ones having the laws adapted to fit their business model, rather than adapting their business to fit the market."
  
  A very good point, that isn't highlighted enough!

• On the post: Calling 911? That'll Be $300

  

  bishboria ( profile ), 19 Feb, 2010 @ 02:47pm

  Re: RE:

  sorry, you are right. That is actually what I meant.

• On the post: Calling 911? That'll Be $300

  

  bishboria ( profile ), 19 Feb, 2010 @ 02:05pm

  Fines for false alarms, fair enough.
  
  I can only imagine the scene as Grandad hunts the house to find his credit card to pay for the 911 call, as he's having a heart attack.
  
  Or can he pay after¡

• On the post: Winning Essay In High School Ethics Writing Competition Argues That File Sharing Isn't Wrong

  

  bishboria ( profile ), 19 Feb, 2010 @ 12:40pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

  The point of Henry's comment wasn't to compare slavery, etc, to copyright law but to merely point out that following laws just because they are such is not necessarily sensible or right.

• On the post: Are People Resentful Of Content Creators?

  

  bishboria ( profile ), 19 Feb, 2010 @ 12:30pm

  Are the content creators the problem, or the parties that "represent" the content creators that are the problem?
  
  I know what I think anyway!

• On the post: School Accused Of Spying On Kids In Their Homes With Spyware That Secretly Activated Webcams

  

  bishboria ( profile ), 18 Feb, 2010 @ 01:05pm

  This is some seriously bad shit: Jail time is needed.

• On the post: NY Times Execs Think People Will Pay $20 To $30 Per Month For The iPad Edition Of The NY Times

  

  bishboria ( profile ), 17 Feb, 2010 @ 02:43pm

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  Maybe that's what they were thinking. Highly unlikely though.

• On the post: UK Court Finds That Simply Linking To Infringing Videos Is Not Infringing

  

  bishboria ( profile ), 15 Feb, 2010 @ 10:01am

  setting the precedent

  It looks to me like the result of this court case has now set the precedent in the UK for other sites that may link to content, such as torrent trackers. Since those sites don't host the content, only link to it, they shouldn't get sued either now.

• On the post: Judge Not Amused By South Butt's Amusing Legal Filing

  

  bishboria ( profile ), 12 Feb, 2010 @ 04:06pm

  Re: Re: Frivolous Arguments

  +1

• On the post: Author Claims $9.99 Is Not A 'Real Price' For Books

  

  bishboria ( profile ), 11 Feb, 2010 @ 05:47pm

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  Ouch, bit of a low blow from an Anonymous Coward (even though I disagree with practically everything that TAM says, including his comment above).

• On the post: University Help Desk Employee Extorts Student Using Copyright

  

  bishboria ( profile ), 05 Feb, 2010 @ 03:41am

  He may not "represent" interested parties, but I fail to see why this guy gets arrested yet companies do the same thing and it's ok.
  
  People are second class citizens.

• On the post: UK Man Arrested And Banned From Airport For Twitter Joke About Blowing Up An Airport

  

  bishboria ( profile ), 19 Jan, 2010 @ 10:13am

  Maybe he should have paid the $1.99...

  Maybe the unfortunate guy should've paid $1.99 for the sarcasm icon!

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