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• On the post: Outdated European Copyright Levy System Descends Further Into Disarray

  

  Divide by Zero ( profile ), 29 Nov, 2012 @ 09:17am

  It's ridiculous to force one industry to pay for another industry's failings.

• On the post: German Court Holds Internet User Responsible For Passing On Unknown, Encrypted File

  

  Divide by Zero ( profile ), 28 Nov, 2012 @ 11:13am

  Re: Post office

  Was thinking much the same thing. By their reasoning post offices should all be pre-emptively shut down for their flagrant disrespect for copyright laws.

• On the post: Barnes & Noble Decides That Purchased Ebooks Are Only Yours Until Your Credit Card Expires

  

  Divide by Zero ( profile ), 27 Nov, 2012 @ 11:56am

  Hey, copyright maximalists. You know how you love the word theft, or stealing, even though they are completely inappropriate? This is a case where it IS theft, plain and simple.Taking money from a customer and then refusing to hand over the product is stealing, and should be punished as such.

• On the post: So Long And Thanks For All The Turkey Patents

  

  Divide by Zero ( profile ), 23 Nov, 2012 @ 09:37am

  That first one looks more like carving a dolphin. Those bastards.

• On the post: Apple Gets Design Patent On… Page Turning

  

  Divide by Zero ( profile ), 16 Nov, 2012 @ 07:58pm

  What the shit is going on in that office? Aside from a lot of apple cock munching, that is.

• On the post: Stop Saying It's Okay To Censor Because 'You Can't Yell Fire In A Crowded Theater'

  

  Divide by Zero ( profile ), 06 Nov, 2012 @ 01:27pm

  Re: Re: Thank you

  In my experience (granted, in NZ not America), they get irritated at having the movie interrupted and refuse to leave, even if it's a legit fire evac.

• On the post: Cause For Concern: 'Experimental' Patches Applied To Ohio Voting Machines Without Certification

  

  Divide by Zero ( profile ), 06 Nov, 2012 @ 01:16pm

  At the risk of being ridiculed, wtf is a voting machine exactly? Is it like that touch screen in the video? Only ask because here we still use good old pen & paper, then count the votes afterwards.Don't seem to have had too many problems, that I recall, after working a few elections.

• On the post: John Mellencamp: Thou Shalt Not Permit The Internet To Derail Our Gravy Train

  

  Divide by Zero ( profile ), 01 Nov, 2012 @ 02:48pm

  Ignoring the whole copying is not stealing bit for a moment...by his reasoning every map maker ever should be sued for enabling people to find stores/countries to steal (from). Oh wait, Google do make maps. Obviously it's just part of their nefarious plot to steal everything from everyone.

• On the post: India's Recording Industry Wants The Power To Take Down Content Without Notification

  

  Divide by Zero ( profile ), 31 Oct, 2012 @ 05:29pm

  Re: @ "control what their citizens say and do on the internet"

  "significant, not inane"
  
  "significant, not inane"
  
  Did you, of all people, actually just say that? Good lord.

• On the post: Washington Post: Yes, We Need To Give Up Liberty For Security

  

  Divide by Zero ( profile ), 29 Oct, 2012 @ 03:50pm

  Re: Re:

  I've often wondered about that. Amorika doesn't seem to have a left wing. Just varying shades of the same old stuff.

• On the post: RIAA Apparently Forgot To Tell Six Strikes Coordinators That The 'Independent' Firm It Hired Used To Lobby For The RIAA

  

  Divide by Zero ( profile ), 27 Oct, 2012 @ 05:35pm

  Re: Re: Re:

  Oh good god, I thought that said Sodomy Vacuum Hot Oil. Wondered what sort of crazy lawsuits you guys have over there...

• On the post: DailyDirt: The Unquestioned Benefits Of Chocolate

  

  Divide by Zero ( profile ), 26 Oct, 2012 @ 05:32pm

  With two screaming under-two's, I would kill any *AA member for a boat load of chocolate. Or even one bite.
  
  I'm only half joking.

• On the post: Scientist Refused Permission To Call Hominids 'Hobbits', Even Though Word First Used In Print In 1895 — And Not By Tolkien

  

  Divide by Zero ( profile ), 26 Oct, 2012 @ 01:47pm

  The Tolkien heirs get worse and worse. Tell me why, again, people who had little if anything to do with the work are allowed to profit from it? Bunch of lazy bludgers.

• On the post: Apple Publishes Petulant Non-Apology Apology To Samsung

  

  Divide by Zero ( profile ), 26 Oct, 2012 @ 11:00am

  Jeebus H Crust, Apple really are a bunch of twats, aren't they. This is why more people need to start boycotting them until they can just grow up.

• On the post: BREIN Scores Another Victory, Making It Suck Even More To Be A Dutch Internet Company

  

  Divide by Zero ( profile ), 25 Oct, 2012 @ 03:56pm

  Maybe they should all just sue themselves for making the content available in the first place, thereby making themselves the original party guilty of facilitating infringement.

• On the post: DOJ Hints At Additional Charges Against Kim Dotcom If He Launches Megabox

  

  Divide by Zero ( profile ), 25 Oct, 2012 @ 03:15pm

  Hey, US DOJ: gtfo of my country, fer fooks sake. Seriously, sod off. But honestly, how desperate are they getting now? It was funny, now it's sad and starting to get disturbing, this huge boner they seem to have for Kim et al.
  
  How do you Americans handle having them around every single day?

• On the post: Anti-Medical Marijuana Committee Fails To Register Published URL, Hilarity Ensues

  

  Divide by Zero ( profile ), 18 Sep, 2012 @ 04:20pm

  Which just goes to show, focussing on your self-righteousness gets you exactly nowhere. I hate weed. I also hate tobacco & alcohol though, and out of the three I know which tends to cause the most damage and it ain't the illegal one. Far as I'm concerned, as long as the smoke isn't getting blown in my face, people can do whatever the hell they want. Dunno why some people get their knickers in such a twist.

• On the post: White House Goes Too Far In Asking Google To Pull Controversial Video

  

  Divide by Zero ( profile ), 17 Sep, 2012 @ 01:21pm

  Re: really?

  If I change that to "on the internet" do you think I could patent that idea?

• On the post: Want To Know How Weak The GOP's Internet Freedom Platform Is? The MPAA Loves It

  

  Divide by Zero ( profile ), 30 Aug, 2012 @ 01:38pm

  Re: Uh, creators are voters too

  "You could care less about the rights and freedom of the creators"
  
  You're right, I could care less, since I care a great deal. But because I care a great deal about creators, I would quite like to see gatekeepers - sorry, Big Gatekeeping (just to translate for you) kept out of copywrite, and let the ACTUAL creators have a reasonable amount of time to monetise before they then are given further incentive to create something new.
  
  You on the other seem like you COULDN'T care less about creators - it's all about Big Gatekeepings ability to make Big Money off Small Creators.

• On the post: DailyDirt: Toys For Girls

  

  Divide by Zero ( profile ), 29 Aug, 2012 @ 06:55pm

  'Girl' toys on the whole are shite (I say this as a girl who really didn't get the whole Barbie thing). And why is it so hard to just get normal lego now - just the pieces, as opposed to total lack of imagination connect the dots toys?

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