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• On the post: Fox Uses Bogus DMCA Claims To Censor Cory Doctorow's Book About Censorship

  

  Forest_GS ( profile ), 22 Apr, 2013 @ 02:24pm

  Re:

  Some publishers force the use of DRM I believe.

• On the post: Andy Baio On The New Prohibition Created By Copyright

  

  Forest_GS ( profile ), 16 Apr, 2013 @ 12:39pm

  At the very least, the rules for fair use should be much better explained. There should be no reason to spend thousands just to find out if what you are doing is actually fair use.

• On the post: Paul Hansmeier: Who Me? I Did Nothing… Everything You're Accusing Prenda Of Was Done By Someone Else

  

  Forest_GS ( profile ), 09 Apr, 2013 @ 07:37pm

  Re: Re:

  And the land mines!

• On the post: Authors Guild's Scott Turow: The Supreme Court, Google, Ebooks, Libraries & Amazon Are All Destroying Authors

  

  Forest_GS ( profile ), 08 Apr, 2013 @ 10:33am

  I learned about letters of marque from Bodacious space pirates anime. Great show.
  
  (it's safe, no NSFW stuff, I think there was one female with tight suit at one point of the anime though)

• On the post: Prince Sends A Takedown Over Six Second Vine Clips

  

  Forest_GS ( profile ), 03 Apr, 2013 @ 10:00am

  I can't imagine it being possible to infringe on Vine. Fair Use should apply to everything no matter what on there.

• On the post: ReDigi Loses: You Can't Resell Your MP3s (Unless You Sell Your Whole Hard Drive)

  

  Forest_GS ( profile ), 01 Apr, 2013 @ 12:59pm

  applicable laws

  Any bets on something in the copyright laws saying if first sale doesn't apply to it, copyright doesn't apply to it?...such a confusing web of laws.

• On the post: Why Google's 'We Won't Sue' Patent Pledge May Actually Suggest A Greater Proclivity To Sue Over Patents

  

  Forest_GS ( profile ), 28 Mar, 2013 @ 02:28pm

  I sadly saw something like this coming after the closure of Google Reader...

• On the post: Spanish Government Bows Down To US Pressures Again, Pushes SOPA-Like Law To Appease Hollywood

  

  Forest_GS ( profile ), 25 Mar, 2013 @ 09:39am

  Re: Re:

  There is no guaranteed proof that "pirating" does any damage at all. There's no solid data to support these laws.

• On the post: Spanish Government Bows Down To US Pressures Again, Pushes SOPA-Like Law To Appease Hollywood

  

  Forest_GS ( profile ), 25 Mar, 2013 @ 09:19am

  Re: How can "supports copyright" Mike NOT be for this?

  It would be nice if a new law didn't make most of the users of new technologies into instant-felons.

• On the post: The Killing Of Google Reader Highlights The Risk Of Relying On A Single Provider

  

  Forest_GS ( profile ), 14 Mar, 2013 @ 08:33am

  Alternative: Found

  Here's what my Google Reader looked like- http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc140/Forest_GS/stylishpreviewgreengoogleRSS.jpg
  
  Here's what my just-started Netvibes reader looks like- http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc140/Forest_GS/netvibes_zps5a9755bc.jpg
  
  They look pretty similar to me, anyways.
  
  The default is set to "show all", but it does "mark as read" while you scroll. To change it to "show New only" you need to click the "Change Display" button on the top-right. (hover the mouse over the button to see what the button is called)
  
  Acts exactly like Google Reader for me now.

• On the post: The Killing Of Google Reader Highlights The Risk Of Relying On A Single Provider

  

  Forest_GS ( profile ), 13 Mar, 2013 @ 05:46pm

  dependability meets deplorability

  Thank you for posting about this. This development really put into question the dependability of ALL of google's services for me.

• On the post: Project Launched To Fix The Anti-Circumvention Clause Of The DMCA

  

  Forest_GS ( profile ), 11 Mar, 2013 @ 08:01am

  Breaking a digital lock just to enjoy a form of entertainment on a different device should never be illegal.

• On the post: Google Downranks The Pirate Bay In The UK, Because Surely, That Will Make People Buy Again

  

  Forest_GS ( profile ), 07 Mar, 2013 @ 09:07am

  "doing a search explicitly for "pirate bay," not finding the actual site as a top result"
  
  Something like that would just make me use a different search engine, one that actually gives me the searches I want.

• On the post: Two And A Half Minute Video Explains How The Ability To Sell Stuff You Legally Purchased Is At Risk

  

  Forest_GS ( profile ), 04 Mar, 2013 @ 09:46pm

  Re: Be silly that reseller rights are more than the creators.

  We wouldn't need to worry about it as much IF copyright terms were reasonable in the first place.

• On the post: The Pirate Bay's 'Lawsuit' Against Anti-Piracy Group More About Exposing Double Standards In Enforcement

  

  Forest_GS ( profile ), 18 Feb, 2013 @ 03:08pm

  Library

  TPB is no more dangerous, and very similar to a library. That's also one of the main reasons libraries are damaged by the rules minimalists want.

• On the post: New UK Copyright Research Center Immediately Under Attack For Daring To Ask About Evidence

  

  Forest_GS ( profile ), 05 Feb, 2013 @ 09:16am

  Re: Re: Re:

  Or, like adults, ignore the monsters under the bed and say they aren't there.

• On the post: CBS Bans Commercial That Disparages Coke & Pepsi, But Lets Them Disparage Each Other

  

  Forest_GS ( profile ), 01 Feb, 2013 @ 02:31pm

  Re:

  Technically, you can use it on juice and koolaid to give it that soda fizz.

• On the post: Netflix Releases All 13 Episodes Of Its Own TV Show House Of Cards At Once

  

  Forest_GS ( profile ), 01 Feb, 2013 @ 03:39pm

  A very interesting attempt at innovation from a different angle. I'm looking forward to the statistics.

• On the post: NZ Copyright Tribunal: Accusations Are Presumed Infringement, Despite Denials

  

  Forest_GS ( profile ), 30 Jan, 2013 @ 07:35am

  Re: Re:

  The sad thing is, if there was an IT professional present, he would of urged the case to be dropped completely.

• On the post: Truly Stupid Ideas: Adding DRM To HTML5

  

  Forest_GS ( profile ), 30 Jan, 2013 @ 07:58am

  I would presume any type of DRM in HTML would be a cakewalk to crack...

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