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• On the post: Romance Novelist Secures Trademark For Word 'Cocky,' Begins Beating Other Novelists Over The Head With It

  

  firebird2110 ( profile ), 08 May, 2018 @ 07:42am

  Got to say it's making for an entertaining read on Twitter, no doubt a LOT more entertaining than her books :-)

• On the post: Glass-Tongued Copyright Troll Thinks Google, Popehat, and Boing Boing Are Engaged In 'Black Hat Seo'

  

  firebird2110 ( profile ), 20 Apr, 2018 @ 02:12pm

  Re:

  He doesn't want comments on his 'poem'? Gosh I wonder why, could it be becuase it's crap?

• On the post: Glass-Tongued Copyright Troll Thinks Google, Popehat, and Boing Boing Are Engaged In 'Black Hat Seo'

  

  firebird2110 ( profile ), 20 Apr, 2018 @ 02:08pm

  Hang on, "If only our tongues were made of glass, how much more careful we would be when we speak." Is that a bit from a poem or is it in fact the entire thing? If that is it, I would contend that it isn't a poem at all. It's just one of those BS strings of words you find on 'motivational' posters which try to sound profound but when you stop to think about them are nonsense.

• On the post: DOJ Asks Supreme Court To Dump Microsoft Case, Let It Use New CLOUD Act To Demand Overseas Data

  

  firebird2110 ( profile ), 05 Apr, 2018 @ 12:26am

  Re: so what they are saying is

  And people wonder why I have always flat out refused to use 'The Cloud'. It sounds all so nice a fluffy and sweet but it's just storing your personal data on big corporate servers when it can be hacked, stolen or simply accessed by the likes of the US DOJ on a whim. To Hell with that. I'll take responsibility for running my own backups thanks.

• On the post: Not Everything Needs Copyright: Lawyers Flip Out That Photos Taken By AI May Be Public Domain

  

  firebird2110 ( profile ), 02 Apr, 2018 @ 06:56am

  Putting aside the general creepiness of the Clips camera (seriously, who buys these things?!) I can actually see a problem with there being no copyright on the photos it takes. If the owner of the camera has no ownership of the photos it produces then what comeback will they have when the inevitable hacking and publiction scandal hits? That's not to disagree with the main point of the acrticle, just that an automated camera for personal use might need to be treated like any other camera.

• On the post: It Took All Of Three Hours To Code A Plugin That Makes News Comments More Civil

  

  firebird2110 ( profile ), 30 Mar, 2018 @ 02:02pm

  Re:

  B! :-)
  
  I like this idea. It obviously won't stop every idiot but forcing wouldbe commenters to actually read the article first is a great idea.

• On the post: Another Day, Another Flimsy Report Claiming TV Cord Cutting Won't Save You Money

  

  firebird2110 ( profile ), 29 Jan, 2018 @ 08:04am

  Another thing they ignore is that some streaming services provide content that cable/satellite operators don't. We dumped Sky some time ago and between everyone in the house now shell out for Netflix, Amazon Prime, Crunchyroll and Viki. The last two are entirely to feed my daughter's animé and South Korean drama fixations and provide content that no cable/satellite contract would, so you have to ignore those for a fair comparison. Even pretending that basic Sky costs £20 per month (it is to laugh!) we're saving £8.

• On the post: Now Another Judge Smacks Around A Guardaley Shell Company Acting As A Copyright Troll

  

  firebird2110 ( profile ), 19 Jan, 2018 @ 12:02pm

  IMDB lists a film called Fathers & Daughters (2015) but only credits four production companies Andrea Leone Films, Busted Shark Productions, Fear of God Films
  and Voltage Pictures. There are 21 distributers. Who the heck are Fathers & Daughters Nevada, LLC? Do the other companies set up a temporary company just to run the finances of the movie through or something?

• On the post: UK Begins Absolutely Bonkers 'Education' Of Grade Schoolers About Intellectual Property And Piracy

  

  firebird2110 ( profile ), 19 Jan, 2018 @ 05:29am

  Another day another thing that makes me glad my daughter doesn't go to school.

• On the post: Court Says Google Must Unmask Person Who Left Wordless, One-Star Review Of Local Psychiatrist

  

  firebird2110 ( profile ), 11 Dec, 2017 @ 11:07am

  Mark Beale has done far more to damage his reputation by bringing this action than a worldless one star review could ever manage. He comes across as petty and more than a little bit paranoid and unhinged, not attributes you'd want in a psychiatrist!

• On the post: Using YouTube Takedowns As Extortion

  

  firebird2110 ( profile ), 25 Oct, 2017 @ 09:56am

  So cute!

  I just subscribed :-)
  
  Anyway, yes there is definitely a problem when basically ANYONE can issue a takedown notice with no evidence at all.

• On the post: Scientific Publishers Want Upload Filter To Stop Academics Sharing Their Own Papers Without Permission

  

  firebird2110 ( profile ), 26 Sep, 2017 @ 12:01am

  Where's the person or group that's going to step in and put a stop to this racket? Start up a science journal that does NOT demand that authors hand over copyright so they can be published. Once there's one there will be more. It's not like the old days when journals had to be physically printed out and mailed to subscribers. Sure you still need to organise the peer reviews etc. but that's not all that taxing.

• On the post: British News Channel Touts Amazon Bomb Materials Moral Panic That Ends Up Being About Hobbyists And School Labs

  

  firebird2110 ( profile ), 25 Sep, 2017 @ 08:28am

  "Yvette Cooper, chair of Parliament’s home affairs committee, said the findings were “very disturbing”."
  
  If it wasn't so utterly predictable I might be 'disturbed' by the painfully low standard of journalism and the rent-a-comment reaction of a self-serving, third rate politician.

• On the post: What Netflix's Congenial Trademark 'Threat Letter' Says About Everyone's Tolerance For Trademark Bullying

  

  firebird2110 ( profile ), 21 Sep, 2017 @ 11:36am

  Helps if you read the linked article

  "The letter was sent to The Upside Down, a Chicago pop-up bar themed on the popular Netflix series Stranger Things. Having opened in August with the initial intention of operating for six weeks, the venue planned to extend its lifespan until after the show’s second season premieres in October. However, it had not sought or received Netflix’s permission to use its protected branding."

• On the post: Screen Actors Guild Tells Court There's Nothing Unconstitutional About Curbing IMDB's Publication Of Facts

  

  firebird2110 ( profile ), 09 Sep, 2017 @ 01:34am

  Teenagers

  The problem with a 16 year old actor is they're 16, with the incomplete brain development, hormonal upheaval, insecurity and general teenagerness that goes with it. Finding an actual 16 year old with the acting chops and mental stability required to carry a multi-million $ movie isn't going to be easy. There might be a few around, child actors who have managed not to have a meltdown at puberty, but not that many. The are a lot more early 20s just out of college who can, at a push, pass for 16.

• On the post: Why Netflix Never Implemented The Algorithm That Won The Netflix $1 Million Challenge

  

  firebird2110 ( profile ), 02 Sep, 2017 @ 12:33am

  Re: Garbage in, garbage out

  But Netflix HAS multiple users under one account.

• On the post: Disney Pulls Content From Netflix As Users Face An Annoying, Confusing Rise In Streaming Exclusivity Silos

  

  firebird2110 ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2017 @ 12:46am

  Works for me. I would rather Netflix spent money on other licenses and original content rather than crappy Disney shows and movies. As for ST:D (seriously, what were they thinking?!) it looks like it's going to suck anyway so CSB can keep it.
  
  I pay for Netflix as it has enough content to be worth the small cost. Amazon Prime we have for the next day shipping so anything that's on their streaming service free is a bonus. Throw in the channels on in FreeSat and the various TV free catchup services like BBC iPlayer and we're covered. Anything that isn't on any of them we can live without.

• On the post: Would You Confuse 'Pierogi Fest' With 'Edwardsville Pierogi Festival'? Neither Would We

  

  firebird2110 ( profile ), 03 Aug, 2017 @ 12:01am

  Fest, like Con is purely descriptive, a commonly used contraction that's snappier and takes up less space on advertising material. If they'd called it "Pierogi Fezt" it would be like your "Shooz" example :-)

• On the post: EU's Brexit Strategy Shows How Aggressive Transparency Can Be Used To Gain The Upper Hand In Negotiations

  

  firebird2110 ( profile ), 13 Jul, 2017 @ 12:35am

  Compare this to the EU policy on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The level of secrecy has been positively MENTAL! Go to Youtube and search on "Irish MEP Looks at TTIP but is not allowed to talk about it". That's their default position, this Brexit "transparency" is pure propaganda.

• On the post: The Chilling Effects Of A SLAPP Suit: My Story

  

  firebird2110 ( profile ), 24 Jun, 2017 @ 12:55am

  Re:^18 You brought this on yourself

  This comment was so funny I finally registered on the site so I could post my appreciation!