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• On the post: Hulu's Owners Unable To Find Idiots Willing To Overpay To Take Hulu Off Their Hands Before They Kill It

  

  E. Zachary Knight ( profile ), 13 Oct, 2011 @ 08:09pm

  Why don't they simply shutter it? That seems to be a far simpler solution that slowly torturing it to death.

• On the post: Federal Agent Manufactured Case Against Guy… For The Purpose Of Spending More Time With His Mistress

  

  E. Zachary Knight ( profile ), 13 Oct, 2011 @ 09:29am

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  The guy wasn't being attacked because of some grudge. He was being attacked as an excuse for the Federal Agent to cheat on his wife. That is the problem.

• On the post: Announcing Step2 — Our New Platform For Helping Creators Succeed

  

  E. Zachary Knight ( profile ), 12 Oct, 2011 @ 10:49am

  Re: Re: Re: So... your plan is to come up with a plan?

  True. There is no one solution, especially if you are targeting more than one demographic.

• On the post: Announcing Step2 — Our New Platform For Helping Creators Succeed

  

  E. Zachary Knight ( profile ), 12 Oct, 2011 @ 10:22am

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  Less middleman more facilitator.

• On the post: Announcing Step2 — Our New Platform For Helping Creators Succeed

  

  E. Zachary Knight ( profile ), 12 Oct, 2011 @ 10:12am

  Re: So... your plan is to come up with a plan?

  Yes, because helping content creators find, create and implement a business model that fans like and are willing to pay money for is a horrible idea.
  
  All business plans should be created by a bunch of cigar smoking, scotch drinking suits in a board room.

• On the post: Barnes & Noble Doesn't Get Digital DC Comics, Throws Hissy Fit

  

  E. Zachary Knight ( profile ), 11 Oct, 2011 @ 04:52pm

  Re: I don't see eye to eye with this...

  I don't consider it evil either. I consider it childish and ultimately stupid.

• On the post: WIPO Article About Manga Piracy Describes Publishers' Failure To Meet Demand In Graphic Detail

  

  E. Zachary Knight ( profile ), 11 Oct, 2011 @ 04:11pm

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  I am sure it is, but if there are no legitimate positions for such a talent what use is it?

• On the post: New Patent Reform Law Already A Good Thing… For Patent Attorneys

  

  E. Zachary Knight ( profile ), 11 Oct, 2011 @ 03:47pm

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  We spent two two-hour class periods in my patent law class going over several of the changes in the new patent law. And we were just scratching the surface.
  
  And that is good legislation? If it takes a class of lawyers 2 hours to just scratch the surface of patent law, what hope is there for the non-lawyered inventor? I thought we were supposed to have patent laws that promote progress and useful arts not patent laws that promote law degrees and litigation.

• On the post: Barnes & Noble Doesn't Get Digital DC Comics, Throws Hissy Fit

  

  E. Zachary Knight ( profile ), 11 Oct, 2011 @ 11:21am

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  I would also like to add, that yes I see how the exclusive deal is bad for comic fans. However, I don't see how this move will do anything to mitigate that damage.
  
  If anything, B&N removing the physical comics from its stores would strengthen Amazon's position as a 'the place' to get comics.

• On the post: Barnes & Noble Doesn't Get Digital DC Comics, Throws Hissy Fit

  

  E. Zachary Knight ( profile ), 11 Oct, 2011 @ 11:17am

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  The way I see this is as follows:
  
  DC hurt its non-Amazon customers by signing an exclusive digital deal with Amazon.
  
  In response to this, B&N hurts themselves by diverting a revenue stream (however small or large is not relevant) to other stores.
  
  Customers who did get comics from B&N get mad at B&N and go somewhere else.
  
  I think it is a stupid move on B&N's part. It could have made a point with its customers and made Amazon and DC out to be the bad guys and it wouldn't have had to hurt the customers in the process. Yet they chose the boneheaded move.

• On the post: The Only Way To Stop File Sharing Is To Stop Private Communications

  

  E. Zachary Knight ( profile ), 11 Oct, 2011 @ 07:08am

  Re: Re: "remove the right to private communication"

  Sorry, forgot one:
  
  5) Host your own email.

• On the post: The Only Way To Stop File Sharing Is To Stop Private Communications

  

  E. Zachary Knight ( profile ), 11 Oct, 2011 @ 07:07am

  Re: "remove the right to private communication"

  "Google and Facebook track you everywhere; Google reads your Gmail; your ISP not only logs all activity, but deep packet inspection taps are now being installed; Windows is back-doored for NSA; your phone can be remotely activated to listen and provides constant GPS location."
  
  Hmmm. Not quite. Each can be bypassed with the following:
  
  1) Don't use Facebook and only allow cookies and ads from trusted sources.
  
  2) Use an encrypted VPN connection.
  
  3) Use Linux
  
  4) Use a "burn phone"
  
  Isn't technology great?

• On the post: Why Did Intellectual Ventures Sue Motorola Mobility… Even As Google Is An IV Investor?

  

  E. Zachary Knight ( profile ), 11 Oct, 2011 @ 06:12am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Dont like the rules, dont play the game.

  So what is the point of joining then? If it is not to get access to all the other patents in the pool, what is the draw? I really don't see it.

• On the post: Why Did Intellectual Ventures Sue Motorola Mobility… Even As Google Is An IV Investor?

  

  E. Zachary Knight ( profile ), 11 Oct, 2011 @ 05:10am

  Re: Re: Re: Dont like the rules, dont play the game.

  The perk of signing with IV is that you get access to all the patents IV has control of in a massive cross licensing deal. That is what we are talking about.
  
  Google signs with IV, tosses a few patents into the mix as part of the deal. In return, Google gets to use any of the other patents under the IV umbrella in its own products.

• On the post: Apparently The Creative Class Is Dead Because No One Works At Tower Records Any More

  

  E. Zachary Knight ( profile ), 10 Oct, 2011 @ 10:44am

  If you tilt your head, squint and flex your buttocks just right, you can kind of see where Timberg is going with his logic.

• On the post: Norway The Latest Country To Look At Censorship As A 'Solution' To Entertainment Industry's Failed Business Models

  

  E. Zachary Knight ( profile ), 07 Oct, 2011 @ 02:32pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

  You didn't answer my question.

• On the post: Norway The Latest Country To Look At Censorship As A 'Solution' To Entertainment Industry's Failed Business Models

  

  E. Zachary Knight ( profile ), 07 Oct, 2011 @ 01:59pm

  Re: Re: Re:

  Do you have a blow up doll of Marcus?

• On the post: Norway The Latest Country To Look At Censorship As A 'Solution' To Entertainment Industry's Failed Business Models

  

  E. Zachary Knight ( profile ), 07 Oct, 2011 @ 01:53pm

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  I am reminded of the saying of the great Princess Leia:
  
  The more you tighten your grip, Tarkin, the more star systems will slip through your fingers.

• On the post: Nintendo Thrilled To Have Game Copy Devices Found Illegal In France

  

  E. Zachary Knight ( profile ), 07 Oct, 2011 @ 10:38am

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  Actually, Nintendo has never sold a console below cost. They have always made a profit on their hardware.
  
  That is not to say that the majority of their profit comes from game sales, because that is the truth.

• On the post: Nintendo Thrilled To Have Game Copy Devices Found Illegal In France

  

  E. Zachary Knight ( profile ), 07 Oct, 2011 @ 10:30am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

  It is not about programming concepts, it is about programming for specific hardware.
  
  You can't learn to program for the DS by programming on the PC. The hardware is vastly different and thus poses unique challenges to the programmer.

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