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• On the post: Designer Knockoff Enthusiast Issues DMCA Notice Targeting Half The Internet, Fails To Remove A Single URL

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 17 Jun, 2015 @ 11:33am

  Re: is Eva Knox a fraud?

  This looks like there will be more posts in the future. Very interesting stuff. Could be she's attempting to cover up her scammy background. That still doesn't explain Techdirt, Copblock, et al being targeted, but does suggest there might be some method hidden in all the madness.

• On the post: Designer Knockoff Enthusiast Issues DMCA Notice Targeting Half The Internet, Fails To Remove A Single URL

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 17 Jun, 2015 @ 10:17am

  One additional theory

  I'll throw a theory into the ring: elimination of competition. Those sites listed above aren't, but lots of her takedowns target other fashion blogs/sites writing about/selling replica handbags, etc. Could be an especially inept form of SEO.

• On the post: Encrypted Messaging Service Stops Answering 'Warrant Canary' Questions, Suggesting FBI, Others Are Seeking User Info

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 11 Jun, 2015 @ 01:42pm

  Re: Surespot knows more than just user names

  I've corrected the story to reflect this.

• On the post: White House Refuses To Say If We're 'Less Safe' After PATRIOT Act Provisions Expired

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 02 Jun, 2015 @ 10:43am

  “We’re in uncharted waters,” another senior member of the administration said...
  
  Are oceanographic records part of the 'tangible things' sought by Section 215?

• On the post: DEA Takes $16,000 From Train Passenger Because It Can

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 11 May, 2015 @ 02:54pm

  Re:

  What are they going to do, just take your word for it.
  
  What are they going to do? Cook up some suspicion until it's reasonable? See how much cause they have that approaches probable? Return the money once they've ascertained it's not linked to anything illegal? Maybe arrest the guy if they truly think he's in the narcotics business?
  
  I don't know, but maybe anything other than the thing they did.

• On the post: Complaints To FTC About Roca Labs Shows Company Threatening, Ignoring Unhappy Customers

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 07 May, 2015 @ 03:10pm

  Re: Wow!

  Well, I guess Roca knows where to serve their next lawsuit. ;)
  
  Brandon is actually a pretty good town, even if it's located in a state that isn't all that great.
  
  Also: the FTC has an incredibly fast turnaround time on these requests: usually within 5 days of request submission.

• On the post: Copyright Troll Gets Fed; Resumes Torrent Lawsuits After Multiple Dismissals Led To A 19-Month Pause In Filings

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 28 Apr, 2015 @ 08:38am

  Re: Re: Re:

  Just a very respectful shout out. I'm sure it's because of them that many of the documents I accessed through PACER had already been archived via RECAP. Not only are they fighting the good fight, but they're keeping others following the same trails from racking up PACER fees.

• On the post: Copyright Troll Gets Fed; Resumes Torrent Lawsuits After Multiple Dismissals Led To A 19-Month Pause In Filings

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 27 Apr, 2015 @ 05:00pm

  Re:

  Should have left it to the pros. ;)

• On the post: Designer Still Pursuing Bogus Takedown Of Periodic Table Of HTML Elements; Has No Idea How Copyright Works

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 24 Apr, 2015 @ 01:25pm

  Re: Max Markson

  This desire to secure attribution indicates she might also get along well with Shaun Shane/On Press Inc.
  
  https://www.techdirt.com/blog/?tag=shaun+shane

• On the post: Designer Issues Takedown, Cease And Desist Over Periodic Table Of HTML5 Elements

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 22 Apr, 2015 @ 06:36am

  Re:

  You called it. She's already back and her claims are still as bogus as ever.

• On the post: Court Adds Much-Needed Element Of Malice To Nova Scotia's Terrible Cyberbullying Law

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 10 Apr, 2015 @ 05:14pm

  Re:

  Getting that fixed as we speak. Thanks for pointing this out.

• On the post: State Trooper Disciplined For Taking Photo With Person With 'Well-Known Criminal Background'

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 06 Apr, 2015 @ 08:09pm

  Re: Trooper Spears is on the left.

  Of all the sentences in the post, I'm proudest of that one. It's almost impossible to convey the Saharan aridity with which that was typed. I needed an glucose drip by the time I hit the word "left."

• On the post: Apparently We Need Porn Filters To Safeguard The Healthy Erections Of Young Men

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 03 Dec, 2014 @ 07:44am

  Re: vajazzled?

  It appears to involve waxing and adhesive, but not [unfortunately] a Bedazzler. (Link SFW)
  
  Also: researching this article turned my search history into something my wife would view very suspiciously indeed, as it now gives every appearance that I've spent a great deal of time attempting to narrow down exactly how much porn I can enjoy before erectile dysfunction sets in.

• On the post: California Cops Passed Around Explicit Photos Harvested From Arrestees' Phones

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 27 Oct, 2014 @ 03:39pm

  Re: Re:

  
  Wait a second. So in this case, taking a digital file or image is stealing but taking a musical digital file from an artist or record label isn't stealing?
  
  [...]
  
  I'm pretty sure the double standard in effect at techdirt is that if it's personal and digital it can be stolen, but if it's commercial and digital it can't be.
  
  Are you unfamiliar with direct quotes? Because the blockquote formatting (along with the italics) indicate the block of text you're both referring to came from an article WRITTEN BY A NON-TECHDIRT WRITER AT ANOTHER SITE THAT ISN'T TECHDIRT.
  
  So, no one here said anything was stolen. Not only are your high horses horribly undersized, but they're also dangerously stupid.

• On the post: NJ Town Proposes Law That Would Grant Law Enforcement The Right To Warrantlessly Search Houses To Find Underage Drinkers

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 25 Sep, 2014 @ 10:04am

  Re: Too vague

  I should have said "vaginas." Always a fun word to throw in for no apparent reason.
  
  I will replace it with a word that actually means what I want it to mean.

• On the post: Technology Doesn't Make Us Less Social; It Just Changes The Way We Socialize

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 11 Aug, 2014 @ 03:00am

  Re:

  There's some anecdotal evidence out there suggesting most people don't read all the way to the end of an article as well as a supposed groundswell of commenters demanding the option to delete their previous comments, but I really haven't seen enough hard data that confirms either of these.

• On the post: Why Does Rep. Marsha Blackburn Want To Block You From Having Competitive Broadband?

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 16 Jul, 2014 @ 10:55am

  I tried to speak to someone at Blackburn's office about how her position makes things worse for consumers and spent nearly 18 minutes trying to get off the phone.

• On the post: Consume, Conform, Obey: What Homeland Security's Targeting Of Anti-Consumerist Activities Says About The Government's Desires

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 23 Jun, 2014 @ 08:34pm

  Re: Um...

  Or not. Just tried to get in the Writing Room and the doorknob broke off in my hand.
  
  I will have this corrected as soon as technically possible.

• On the post: Consume, Conform, Obey: What Homeland Security's Targeting Of Anti-Consumerist Activities Says About The Government's Desires

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 23 Jun, 2014 @ 08:27pm

  Re: Um...

  I will change that. I think I may have been distracted by 'Burbs clips while putting this post together.

• On the post: Delaware Attorney General Throws Subpoeana At Reddit Over Comment On Photo Of Two People Having Sex Behind A Dumpster

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 23 Jun, 2014 @ 12:22pm

  Re: NSFWing

  The process of doing something that could be considered (and any depictions thereof) as "NSFW."

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