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• On the post: The Mystery Of Columbia Pictures DMCAing Its Own Leaked Promotional Posters For Its 'Holmes And Watson' Movie

  

  dolz ( profile ), 31 Aug, 2018 @ 11:53am

  "Whatever the explanation, Columbia Pictures owes the public some transparency on this at the very least.”
  
  Wish I could give this comment a funny vote.

• On the post: How The EU May Be About To Kill The Public Domain: Copyright Filters Takedown Beethoven

  

  dolz ( profile ), 28 Aug, 2018 @ 05:26am

  Re:

  John Cage 4′33″
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4′33″

• On the post: Facebook Bans 'Promotion' Of Kodi Boxes, Even If They're Perfectly Legal

  

  dolz ( profile ), 16 Aug, 2018 @ 05:58am

  Re:

  Because its about power and control, money is a secondary consideration.

• On the post: Verizon Launched A VPN Without Bothering To Write A Real Privacy Policy

  

  dolz ( profile ), 09 Aug, 2018 @ 01:59pm

  Instead of using Verizon’s VPN to keep my data safe I just have a ticker running around my house displaying it.

• On the post: Appeals Court Tells DOJ To Drop The Glomar And Hand Over Records About Prosecutorial Misconduct To Requester

  

  dolz ( profile ), 08 Aug, 2018 @ 05:27pm

  This has to stop

  This nonsense of a cop, prosecutor, politician, whatever being allow to quit to end an investigation is bovine excrement. If a bank robber were to say I promise to never rob a bank again so there’s no need to prosecute me, anyone who agreed to that would be run out of office and town.

• On the post: Stupid Patent Of The Month: Upaid Sues 'Offending Laundromats' For Using Prepaid Cards

  

  dolz ( profile ), 31 Jul, 2018 @ 08:12pm

  So Upaid Ltd. is trying to take laundromats to the cleaners. Isn’t that a tad redundant?

• On the post: Universal Right Back At It Issuing A DMCA For A Reporter's Video Of Prince Fans Singing 'Purple Rain'

  

  dolz ( profile ), 30 Jul, 2018 @ 09:46am

  Universal is right

  After seeing that video I no longer felt the need to buy any more of Prince’s music. After all I’d just gotten it all for free in that short clip.

• On the post: Ajit Pai's Cure For The 'Digital Divide' Looks Suspiciously Like A Giant Middle Finger

  

  dolz ( profile ), 12 Jul, 2018 @ 09:31am

  He is just nostalgic for the sound a 4K modem connecting to the net. That’s why he is bound and determined to return us to those halcyon days.

• On the post: Verizon's Sad Attempt To Woo Millennials Falls Flat On Its Face

  

  dolz ( profile ), 02 Jul, 2018 @ 07:42am

  Re:

  Because corporate boards are set up to protect themselves from stockholder uprises.

• On the post: Facial Recognition Company Says It Won't Sell To Law Enforcement, Knowing It'll Be Abused

  

  dolz ( profile ), 30 Jun, 2018 @ 06:33am

  I feel much better

  "The full article is worth reading, but he notes that the technology will be abused and misused by law enforcement …”
  
  So I only will be abused by commercial interest then?

• On the post: China Censors John Oliver Because President Xi Looks A Bit Like Winnie The Pooh

  

  dolz ( profile ), 26 Jun, 2018 @ 09:06pm

  Re:

  "Remember, the Streisand Effect treats censorship as damage and routes around it.”
  
  But only after putting up big flashing neon arrows at it screaming, look at this.

• On the post: Australian Parliament Sends Ethics Committee After A Citizen For Mocking Gov't Official On Twitter

  

  dolz ( profile ), 26 Jun, 2018 @ 09:02pm

  The Australian government has been at war with satire for some time now.
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNIYL5x1oy0
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLzPuNL0BKU

• On the post: The Supreme Court Makes A Federal Case Out Of South Dakota's Inability To Collect Taxes From Its Residents And Thus A Big Mess

  

  dolz ( profile ), 25 Jun, 2018 @ 06:44am

  Sauce for the gander

  Perhaps these out of state businesses should demand payment for their tax collection duties. After all unlike in state businesses they aren’t receiving the benefit of that state’s services.

• On the post: Warner Bros. Turns Harry Potter Fan Events Into Events For The Franchise That Must Not Be Named

  

  dolz ( profile ), 20 Jun, 2018 @ 01:58pm

  They can just call their gatherings Potterville then they won’t have to answer to Warner. Paramount on the other hand …
  
  https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20131122/00565725333/its-not-such-wonderful-public-domain-as-paramount-plans-to-block-its-wonderful-life-sequel.shtml

• On the post: Once Again Congress Votes Proactively To Keep Itself Ignorant On Technology

  

  dolz ( profile ), 14 Jun, 2018 @ 09:26pm

  Re: Re: Re:

  Everyone knows its just common courtesy to rewind your DVDs and CDs when you’re done with them.

• On the post: UK Security Minister Says Only A Drivers Licence For The Internet Can Bring Back Online Civility

  

  dolz ( profile ), 13 Jun, 2018 @ 12:41pm

  "UK Security Minister Says Only A Drivers Licence For The Internet Can Bring Back Online Civility”
  
  I guess he hasn’t driven during rush hour lately.

• On the post: Congresswoman Says School Shootings Are Caused By Porn, Mental Illness, Single Parents… But Mostly Porn

  

  dolz ( profile ), 31 May, 2018 @ 07:11pm

  Re: I think she has it backwards

  I would think

• On the post: Congresswoman Says School Shootings Are Caused By Porn, Mental Illness, Single Parents… But Mostly Porn

  

  dolz ( profile ), 31 May, 2018 @ 07:10pm

  I think she has it backwards

  I would teenage boys aren’t getting enough porn. After all its hard to handle a semiautomatic assault weapon with one hand while the other one is down your pants.

• On the post: Stupid Square Donuts Trademark Dispute Still Going Strong Despite The Mark Being Purely Descriptive

  

  dolz ( profile ), 03 May, 2018 @ 09:13pm

  Silly people

  It’s not donuts are square, it’s pie are square.

• On the post: Of Course The RIAA Would Find A Way To Screw Over The Public In 'Modernizing' Copyright

  

  dolz ( profile ), 21 Apr, 2018 @ 02:11pm

  Re: Re: PROPER proper fix

  "It's the "If I can't have it, no one can!”"
  
  http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/a-babylon-5-television-revival-or-movie-in-your-dreams-says-j-michael-straczynski

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