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• On the post: USTR Only Wants To Hear From You If Some Foreign Country Isn't Maximalist Enough

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 07 Feb, 2013 @ 02:00pm

  Fair Use?

  USTR requests that interested persons identify those countries that deny adequate and effective protection for intellectual property rights or deny fair and equitable market access to U.S. persons who rely on intellectual property protection.
  
  I wonder if, say, Google could craft a complaint that lack of Fair Use in a country is harmful to their business.

• On the post: Teri Buhl Responds To Our Story; Still Confused About The Internet And The Law

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 05 Feb, 2013 @ 05:31pm

  Huh?

  Tim correctly noted to her that he was not at his computer...
  
  That's oddly phrased. Is Tim often wrong about whether or not he's at his computer?

• On the post: House Of Representatives Bans Spotify Because P2P Tech Must Be Evil!!

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 01 Feb, 2013 @ 07:57pm

  Hey, waitaminute!

  I'm *all for* congressional staffers being kept ignorant of technological developments.
  
  Seriously. I don't see a down side.

• On the post: CNET Reports On Losing CES 'Best In Show' Powers, But Hides Byline

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 01 Feb, 2013 @ 02:50pm

  None of the above

  It's the editors trying to hide the fact that they're writing copy themselves.

• On the post: Just Weeks Before Coulton Story, Glee Was Accused Of Copying Without Credit On Another Song

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 01 Feb, 2013 @ 12:56pm

  Duh

  In fact, a recent study showed very strong evidence that credit has significant value to artists, often outweighing the value of any copyright claim.
  
  So why doesn't Fox provide such credit?
  
  Because they don't want to give up any value, obviously.
  
  Fox is that dude who *never* throws a dollar in a busker's hat.

• On the post: French National Library Privatizes Public Domain Materials

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 31 Jan, 2013 @ 11:59am

  Re: Crowdsourcing

  Exactly.
  
  The argument that "there's no other way to digitize books and recordings" is belied by the fact that they need exclusivity in the first place!

• On the post: Human Rights Lawyer Explains Why He's Working For Kim Dotcom: Exposing American Corruption

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 29 Jan, 2013 @ 06:09am

  Has Lessig weighed in yet? This seems like his ball of wax.

• On the post: Copyright Is Becoming Guilt By Accusation

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 25 Jan, 2013 @ 08:14am

  Re: Suddenly, an idea...

  That joke is copyright Python (Monty) Pictures and is used without permission.

• On the post: TechCrunch Admits That Using Facebook Comments Drove Away Most Of Their Commenters

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 24 Jan, 2013 @ 08:38pm

  Re:

  There's something in the water here that makes responses to trolls better than at many other sites (coughyoutube.) I think that it's the result of a tighter focus on subjects, but I'm just guessing there.

• On the post: Can Crowdsourcing Complete The Job Aaron Swartz Started In Freeing PACER?

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 24 Jan, 2013 @ 08:18am

  Re:

  Does PACER pay copyright holders? If not, from their perspective, there's no difference. .

• On the post: Aaron Swartz's Death Leads To Public Attention Towards Prosecutorial Overreach

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 22 Jan, 2013 @ 12:11pm

  Karma

  Notwithstanding the anger that has been unleashed at Ortiz following Aaron Swartz's death, she should not be regarded as an anomaly.
  
  But she should be made an example of. It seems only fitting.

• On the post: Six Strikes Administrator: Loss Of Open WiFi Access At Cafes Is Acceptable Collateral Damage

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 22 Jan, 2013 @ 08:06am

  Sigh

  This is why we can't have nice things.

• On the post: Martin Luther King's 'I Have A Dream' Video Taken Down On Internet Freedom Day

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 18 Jan, 2013 @ 12:04pm

  Re: I effing hate copyright

  All speech is a part of history. That's what's at stake.

• On the post: Why Did The Secret Service Take Over Aaron Swartz's Case Two Days Before He Was Arrested

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 14 Jan, 2013 @ 12:09pm

  Re: Re:

  Significant economic or community impact
  
  ... on who?

• On the post: CNET Reporter Resigns Over CBS Interference In Dish CES Award

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 14 Jan, 2013 @ 11:52am

  Re: Re: Re: Well done

  For the lazy [WARNING: TVTROPES]

• On the post: CNET Reporter Resigns Over CBS Interference In Dish CES Award

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 14 Jan, 2013 @ 11:47am

  Re:

  They aren't even open yet.

• On the post: CNET Reporter Resigns Over CBS Interference In Dish CES Award

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 14 Jan, 2013 @ 10:50am

  Well done

  *Rises to his feet and begins clapping slowly, but emphatically*

• On the post: Lionsgate Censors Remix Video That The Copyright Office Itself Used As An Example Of Fair Use

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 10 Jan, 2013 @ 06:30am

  Exodus?

  YouTube has to be careful here, or they're going to lose the creative artists who make it more than 'a bunch of cat videos.' Kelvington, another mashup artist, has already left because of similar problems.

• On the post: $100 Million Pledged To Indie Film On Kickstarter… And 8,000 Films Made

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 07 Jan, 2013 @ 09:30am

  Re: Re: Re:

  Never let the facts get in your way.
  
  Now, assume the position.

• On the post: $100 Million Pledged To Indie Film On Kickstarter… And 8,000 Films Made

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 07 Jan, 2013 @ 09:32am

  Documentaries

  I wonder what the percentage of documentaries is? They've traditionally had the hardest time getting funded, but they seem to make up the majority of Kickstarter projects.

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