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  • On the post: Why World War I Recordings Won't Enter The Public Domain Until 2049

    DH's Love Child ( profile ), 04 Aug, 2010 @ 11:29am

    Ah, copyright

    Just as congress intended... *sigh*

  • On the post: Telcos Close To 'Deal' On Net Neutrality That Gives Them Everything They Want

    DH's Love Child ( profile ), 04 Aug, 2010 @ 09:28am

    USA

    The best government money can buy!

  • On the post: Hey NY Times: Can You Back Up The Claim Of $200 Billion Lost To Counterfeiting?

    DH's Love Child ( profile ), 02 Aug, 2010 @ 10:11am

    Re: Better Question Is...

    A better question is why the NY Times is still considered a respected publication. Everything wrong with mainstream media today is epitomized in the NYT.

    Is ANY mainstream publication respected anymore?

  • On the post: Hollywood Trying To Get A Special Anti-Party Crashing Law

    DH's Love Child ( profile ), 02 Aug, 2010 @ 08:11am

    Re:

    It's California's largest industry, of course the politicians are going to listen to them. That's what they're there for, to listen to their lobbyists..

    FTFY

  • On the post: Hollywood Trying To Get A Special Anti-Party Crashing Law

    DH's Love Child ( profile ), 02 Aug, 2010 @ 07:43am

    Re: Tsk Tsk

    I agree.

    Not to mention the California is facing severe budget constraints as it is, so they think they need to spend more taxpayer money to confine trespassers longer?

    Yeah, that's sensible.

  • On the post: Well That Should Fix Things: Goldman Sachs Implements Email Filter To Ban Swear Words

    DH's Love Child ( profile ), 31 Jul, 2010 @ 01:30pm

    Re: Re: Re: Umm...JNomics....

    On a lighter note, this is just one more amusing-if-it-weren't-so-sad example of the dog and pony shows Congressmen trot out all the time, sounding like absolute dumbshits talking out of their ass. They clearly have no clue what they're talking about and they clearly don't care, just so long as they get their media coverage pretending to be populist as they scream at scapegoats.



    And their compatriots in the media do a wonderful job of accommodating them. Sometimes I think we all need to band together and take out all of the mainstream media outlets so that actual NEWS can reach the unsuspecting people istead of the entertainment schlock that they try to pass off as news.

    But i digress...

  • On the post: Speed Camera Company Admission May Mean Tickets Issued From 1997-2008 Weren't Valid

    DH's Love Child ( profile ), 25 May, 2010 @ 10:39am

    Re: Re: Bwah!

    "Other commentary on the issue also seems to say that the reason they needed to be certified by the FCC was to make sure they didn't interfere with other radio signals"

    So, if they weren't FCC certified, does that mean other signals could interfere with them? One could then make an argument for spurious signals causing faulty readings.

  • On the post: Instead Of Better Defining Fair Use… Should We Define Unfair Use?

    DH's Love Child ( profile ), 20 May, 2010 @ 08:40am

    Re:

    "So, if I understand this correctly, all printed, recorded material should be free to the public without any requirement for remuneration to the author because the good of the many outweighs the good of the one.

    The author will receive random checks in the mail from people that just so happen to get a copy of his/her work out of the goodness of their heart. Surely enough to live off and send their kids to college."

    Hey, interesting story: I make money WITHOUT the benefit of copyright! It's true, you too can make money without having the government propping you up.

    You can still SELL creative works without copyright. I know artists who sell their wares without the crutch of copyright. And yes, they make a living and send their kids to college.

  • On the post: Should There Be Punishment For Bogus 'Pre-Settlement' Letters?

    DH's Love Child ( profile ), 01 Dec, 2009 @ 06:39am

    Re: Penalty

    I would add:

    5) The attorny of record for the notice is disbarred.

  • On the post: Soon, 200kbps Might No Longer Be Considered Broadband

    DH's Love Child ( profile ), 16 Jan, 2009 @ 07:23am

    You expect the toothless stooges at the FCC?

    a to actually "hold incumbent telcos to their commitments"? that's wishful thinking to the extreme

  • On the post: Group Wants A National Ban On Yakking While Driving

    DH's Love Child ( profile ), 13 Jan, 2009 @ 11:24am

    Re: I read about this yesterday

    They already have a ban on handheld phone use while driving, but they don't enforce that.. PLUS that ban really only applies to us mere muggles, as police are exempt form the law REGARDLESS of whether they're on the phone for official purposes or not.

    They need to make a law that all cars will drive themselves without the need for us imperfect humans... that would fix everything...

  • On the post: Why Won't The MPAA's Lawyers Identify Themselves?

    DH's Love Child ( profile ), 01 Oct, 2008 @ 12:03pm

    correct me if i'm wrong

    But, once they've filed the lawsuit and are the attorneys of record, isn't it public record?

  • On the post: Copyright Office May Have Just Added New Royalties For Webcasts

    DH's Love Child ( profile ), 22 Jul, 2008 @ 08:25am

    I Know

    Let's charge people every time a song hits their brain. We could make a mint off of people who get songs stuck in their head...

    Pretty soon, the only thing on radios and webcasts will be Bill O'reilly, Howard Stern, Rush Limbaugh and all the rest of the puerile drivel...

  • On the post: Delusions Of Being Jim Carey In The Truman Show

    DH's Love Child ( profile ), 22 Jul, 2008 @ 07:22am

    I'll toss in my .02

    First and foremost, do not confuse sanity with psychiatric/psychological disorder. Sanity is a LEGAL term (is one capable of understanding right from wrong).

    Secondly, all of these "Technology addictions" are really just the manifestations of a behavioral disorder. It is the same disorder that is at the root of ALL addictions (Including alcohol/substance abuse) they are all closely related.

    For Evil mike and all those others who don't believe in psychology because of all the utter bull that has come out of it: If that is your only criteria for not believing in a science, then throw them ALL out the window. Every science has its failures, and if you're only going to believe in a perfect science, you will be searching for a long, LONg time. I would suggest that you create your own, just to make sure it doesn't get mucked up by some inferior scientist.

    finally, just because I'm paranoid, it doesn't mean people aren't out to get me......

  • On the post: Delusions Of Being Jim Carey In The Truman Show

    DH's Love Child ( profile ), 22 Jul, 2008 @ 07:11am

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  • On the post: Are Companies Responsible For Actions Of Affiliates?

    DH's Love Child ( profile ), 30 Jun, 2008 @ 08:55am

    Re: Why does this issue even exist? by Am I missing something

    that's a really nice thought, but what if the "parent" company 'encourages' the affiliate to do something?

    I think the question that has to be asked here is did LifeLock know or should they have known that the affiliate was acting in the manner it did? If LifeLock did their due dilligence, then they should not be liable...

  • On the post: People In Massachusetts Pushing To Get Rid Of Noncompetes

    DH's Love Child ( profile ), 23 Jun, 2008 @ 07:13am

    RE: Shortsightedness by Jake

    Jake,
    you said: as that employee might well have had access to commercially confidential information in their previous role that would convey an unfair advantage

    In that case you make your employees sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement. Then, if you can prove they took and used proprietary data, you sue the pants off of both the employee and their company. :)