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• On the post: SanDisk Sues Just About Everyone It Can Think Of For Patent Infringement

  

  Kyros ( profile ), 25 Oct, 2007 @ 02:46pm

  I could see how ScanDisk might want to sue for patent infringement, but theres two things to this that seem odd to me. First of all, it's 25 companies at once. Second, they've waited until now to do it. It's not as if they sued the first person to steal their product, which would be perfectly legitimate and a fair use of the patent system. The issue is when they wait a few years and sue everyone at once...

• On the post: Will Fox Sue Congress For Simpsons Parody?

  

  Kyros ( profile ), 18 Oct, 2007 @ 06:37pm

  This has reached a new level of stupidity. I am now more ashamed of my government as an entirety. Not to say I wasn't before ashamed of it, simply that I'm more ashamed now.

• On the post: Technology Will Change Politics From Top Down To Bottom Up

  

  Kyros ( profile ), 15 Oct, 2007 @ 04:16am

  Woah...um...

  Dorpus...the point is it's moving to the judgement and power of the people. If someone posts a homemade music video on youtube and it sucks, it's normal people saying so, not the MPAA or The Government or Youtube itself.
  
  The idea isn't that theres no control or no common protocol, it's that power is distributed more through everyone instead of just a single control point.
  
  As to you Shohat, I'm not sure if you'd want to call that a social-communism. Yes, thats what it was called, but thats not what it was, ask someone whose chinese. China is a great example of a very critical government who wants to control everything, look up "the great firewall of china" in Wikipedia.

• On the post: Video Game Exec Wants DMCA Everywhere

  

  Kyros ( profile ), 04 Oct, 2007 @ 01:42pm

  Peter Principal

  The Peter Principal, or quoting from wikipedia, "In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence."
  
  This is clearly what has happened here with the majority of Game industry CEO's. Hopefully, it is purely a matter of time before we have the linux of the game console world.

• On the post: Another Day, Another Smackdown By A Judge Against The RIAA

  

  Kyros ( profile ), 24 Sep, 2007 @ 02:05pm

  Except that these people (in the mentioned cases) are CLEARLY Innocent.
  
  Seriously, don't you have the guts to at least attach an email or at least a name to your comments?

• On the post: Murdoch Seems Poised To Drop WSJ's Paywall As Well

  

  Kyros ( profile ), 19 Sep, 2007 @ 04:25am

  Fox news is full of douches that fail not only to do any sort of research but spend more time shouting opinions then any sort of fact or real news. They're also convinced that anything electronic can be used by pedophiles to molest children and can be used to get porn. Although, it is completely hilariously entertaining
  That aside, this seems like a good plan.

• On the post: What Bandwidth Crunch?

  

  Kyros ( profile ), 18 Sep, 2007 @ 03:19pm

  Duh...

  Isn't that how it always is? Since when have politicians and lobbyists been payed to have common sense and use their brains? We all know they run on greed and propaganda.

• On the post: Dear Shaolin Monks: There Are People On The Internet Who Make Up Stories. Just Ignore Them

  

  Kyros ( profile ), 31 Aug, 2007 @ 09:58pm

  Woo, Pirates?

• On the post: US Says WTO Won't Let In Russia If Allofmp3 Comes Back To Life

  

  Kyros ( profile ), 29 Aug, 2007 @ 09:03pm

  Dorpus has a point. But regardless, russias intentions aren't under the microscope. The question is if a private company should have influence over the US gov's stance on things involving entire countries. I tend to think that this shows how stupid my government is...and it really saddens me that my government is this pathetic.

• On the post: LA Times: Publishers Think Google Is Worse Than Osama bin Laden

  

  Kyros ( profile ), 17 Aug, 2007 @ 08:30pm

  Why fear discussion if your telling then truth? Unless your full of crap and worried more about sales and being entertaining then truth...

• On the post: Once Again, Russian Court Finds Allofmp3 To Be Legal

  

  Kyros ( profile ), 15 Aug, 2007 @ 11:01pm

  Eh, dorpus is probably right, but, it's always nice to dream that all politicians aren't complete morons or slaves to the MAFIAA.

• On the post: US Patent Office Making Some Changes To The Rules

  

  Kyros ( profile ), 13 Aug, 2007 @ 07:38pm

  I have to agree, hopefully this is the starting of a wheel.
  Changes to the patent industry are greatly needed, and hopefully this will lead to innovation.

• On the post: Not Only Is Ricochet Still Around, But It's Been Sold, Yet Again

  

  Kyros ( profile ), 08 Aug, 2007 @ 09:20pm

  and your probably a moron but we avoid pointing that out.
  The fact that the company is still being bounced around is somewhat interesting, although, how fun would it be to play with some poletops as "Myself" suggested?

• On the post: FCC Says White-Space Spectrum Device Doesn't Work

  

  Kyros ( profile ), 07 Aug, 2007 @ 09:15pm

  See, this is good news that everyone wants to hear. Inovation and good use of resources. It's just a shame it's purely a matter of time before it ends in patent debacle and lots of suing. But, hurray for the moment?

• On the post: Eminem Publisher Suing Apple When It Should Be Suing Universal Music

  

  Kyros ( profile ), 31 Jul, 2007 @ 07:39pm

  or it could be that the RIAA is actually a major event in technology thus all the articles? Regardless, this is a tad moronic as a whole and lacking both legal and common sense.

• On the post: RIAA Backs Down Slightly After Being Countersued For Trying To Shame Man Into Settling

  

  Kyros ( profile ), 31 Jul, 2007 @ 11:36am

  I'll bring gas..or should I bring kerosene? Regardless, someone bring matchs and we'll have a barbecue.

• On the post: Allofmp3.com Owners Could Face Jailtime For Demonstrating Better Business Model To RIAA

  

  Kyros ( profile ), 26 Jul, 2007 @ 12:14am

  I agree with that "Fuck that the Riaa" and the following "Win" to the uttermost. Someone needs to go on a killing spree, and it needs to start with the RIAA.

• On the post: CDN Space Getting More Crowded

  

  Kyros ( profile ), 15 Jul, 2007 @ 04:03pm

  Is everyone so moronic that they can't remain on topic, even to make a simple comment like "Yay competition = lower prices"

• On the post: Dell Warns Customers About Complications From Vista

  

  Kyros ( profile ), 05 Jul, 2007 @ 07:47pm

  I agree with mat. Linux and OS X (based on Unix) both greatly crush Windows. Linux is the ideal system for programmers, and it's becoming more user friendly. OS X is extremely friendly, and it's a beautiful platform for graphic designers and budding movie makers. I mean, look at vista, is it just me, or does it look like a OS X, Linux hybrid?
  
  Vista is a hog on top of that. It uses 512mb of ram, pure clean install. It's unfathomable for a gamer, and vista is extremely annoying for ANY end user. Not to mention it is rather clunky in many parts. To be honest, I expect it to turn off window fanboys because it's so different from the different windows.

• On the post: Is It Copyright Infringement To Embed An Infringing YouTube Video On Your Blog?

  

  Kyros ( profile ), 03 Jul, 2007 @ 05:18pm

  Not guilty. You can't kill the person who hosts your video and every person who looks at it. There needs to be a limit.

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