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• On the post: EU's ACTA Champion Rejects European Parliament Member's Request For ACTA Documents

  

  drewmerc ( profile ), 25 Apr, 2011 @ 05:31am

  Vienna Convention, Geneva Convention none of this matters when it's followed by the magic words ...but...but...piracy

• On the post: UK Domain Seizures: Nominet Admits It's Helped Police Seize 3,000 Sites

  

  drewmerc ( profile ), 07 Apr, 2011 @ 07:21am

  you all seem to be looking at this from an American point of view which is understandable. but if it's a British citizens domain name the police would have already arrested them, if not a quick trip to county court would get it back and a few hundred pounds for your trouble (max ?1000 for suing in county court)and as it's county court you don't need a solicitor/lawyer
  I'll bet most of the sites could have been taken down for TOS violations like fake registration info
  
  the only bit that worry's me is what was taken down

• On the post: UK Advertising Board Says CD Jukebox With Hard Drive Can't Advertise That It Copies Music, Since That's Infringement

  

  drewmerc ( profile ), 04 Apr, 2011 @ 09:14am

  Re: Re: Re:

  not yours, as making a backup copy is legal in the uk.
  i'm guessing the wording was wrong on the advert (guessing due to not bothering to read the article)
  a simple disclaimer about not for piracy should clear them

• On the post: Bizarre UK Free Speech Ban Bars People From Telling Anyone — Including Elected Officials & Lawyers — About Potential Toxic Chemicals

  

  drewmerc ( profile ), 01 Apr, 2011 @ 03:21am

  Re:

  we have a 3 party system labour, lib dems and conservatives
  (lib dems and conservatives are currently in power with a coalition goverment)
  
  just thought i'd fix your only error

• On the post: And I Thought Rupert Murdoch Thought Copying Stories From Other Publications Was 'Stealing'

  

  drewmerc ( profile ), 14 Mar, 2011 @ 03:59pm

  i thought Rupert Murdoch was Austrian ;)

• On the post: FTC Puts Patent Trolls On Notice

  

  drewmerc ( profile ), 08 Mar, 2011 @ 01:17pm

  stupid question here but does the FTC mandate cover patents and the patent office?

• On the post: Judge Dumps Yet Another Mass Infringement Suit In Response To Single, Pro Se Motion To Quash

  

  drewmerc ( profile ), 01 Mar, 2011 @ 04:21am

  CP Productions, hummmmmmmmm what were they thinking

• On the post: Perfect 10 Aiming To Lose Yet Again; Sues MegaUpload

  

  drewmerc ( profile ), 03 Feb, 2011 @ 04:32am

  is it just me that thinks perfect 10 is out just to set precedents and not in it for the money

• On the post: European Commission Sued By European Parliament Member Because Of ACTA Secrecy

  

  drewmerc ( profile ), 31 Jan, 2011 @ 08:34am

  this is just like the time my left hand sued my right hand for having a fap without telling

• On the post: Ubisoft's New DRM: Vuvuzelas

  

  drewmerc ( profile ), 08 Dec, 2010 @ 02:07pm

  Re: Re:

  1st citation r4 cards can be bought for as little as $3.09
  with free delivery http://www.priceangels.com/R4_Revolution_MicroSD_TF_Multimedia_Flash_Cart_for_NDS_and_DS_Lite__Compact_Pack__p2074.html (spam filters gonna kill me for that one)
  2nd citation read a forum like http://gbatemp.net/ there are hundreds of people who to be honest are to stupid to pirate (e.g asking for roms on a public forum and getting banned for it)

• On the post: UK Lawyers Who Originated 'Pay Up Or We'll Sue' Knew They Were Threatening Innocents

  

  drewmerc ( profile ), 23 Nov, 2010 @ 02:35am

  Re: Re: Re: Know the law much Mike ?? ?

  does probable cause have any bases in uk law
  i know the cops dont need it

• On the post: Reddit's Altruism Compared To 4chan's Trollism

  

  drewmerc ( profile ), 18 Nov, 2010 @ 10:19am

  both sites as protests
  reddit is a sit in
  4chan is a riot
  
  (digg is the clean up crew after a protest) thought i'd add that one as well

• On the post: UK Police Told To Text Instead Of Using Radios In Order To Save Money

  

  drewmerc ( profile ), 16 Nov, 2010 @ 02:37am

  am i missing something
  why would the running cost be more just for using it
  it's not like a phone were you pay per minute
  once the network is set up would the cost not be fixed

• On the post: YouTube, Once Again, Pressured To Remove Terrorist Videos; Feel Any Safer?

  

  drewmerc ( profile ), 04 Nov, 2010 @ 02:25am

  1984 a beginners guide to government

• On the post: Sarkozy: We Must Regulate The Internet To Ensure Freedom

  

  drewmerc ( profile ), 12 Oct, 2010 @ 08:13am

  Re: Re: Re:

  http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100623/2346509943.shtml
  http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100608/1420379742.shtml
  http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100517/0116249438.shtml
  http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100510/1542509364.shtml

• On the post: Sarkozy: We Must Regulate The Internet To Ensure Freedom

  

  drewmerc ( profile ), 12 Oct, 2010 @ 07:23am

  Re:

  leave the spanish out of this as they seem to be the only goverment with any sort of balls (forget the past misdeeds all that matters is the future)

• On the post: UK Police Arrest Mulve Operators

  

  drewmerc ( profile ), 08 Oct, 2010 @ 08:59am

  TorrentFreak also learned that the arrested guy wasn’t actually involved in the programming of the application but since it’s believed he made the video demo the authorities have put two and two together to arrive at the outcome detailed above.
  
  hahahahahahahahaha

• On the post: As Was Predicted, Libya Is Shutting Down Some .ly Domains With No Notice

  

  drewmerc ( profile ), 07 Oct, 2010 @ 08:14am

  Re: Re: Re:

  1 some branch of the US goverment closed down ninja videos domain (i forget which cause i never really cared)
  
  2 US bank notes say in god we trust
  
  3 appealed sure (but again this does not exist in sharia law)

• On the post: As Was Predicted, Libya Is Shutting Down Some .ly Domains With No Notice

  

  drewmerc ( profile ), 07 Oct, 2010 @ 06:53am

  Re:

  that's an idiotic statement, all they are doing is making sure that registered domains comply with the law in there own country
  how is this any different to what the USA did when taking down ninja video

• On the post: Mexican Senate Unanimously Votes To Remove Mexico From ACTA Negotations

  

  drewmerc ( profile ), 06 Oct, 2010 @ 08:04am

  why did it take so long for them to come out and say so

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