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• On the post: Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 14 Apr, 2013 @ 07:02pm

  "Remember the Corporate Golden Rule
  
  When WE do it, it's fair use. When YOU do it, it's piracy."
  
  Next time someone says "fair use is a defense, not a right", what he really means is "fair use is only for those with fancy expensive lawyers."

• On the post: Paul Hansmeier Pops Up In Prenda Law Defamation Case, As Prenda Tries To Force It Back To State Court

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 11 Apr, 2013 @ 09:06am

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  So your comment is also a reflection on Mike?

• On the post: Montreal Student Arrested For Posting Photo Of Anti-Police Graffiti To Instagram

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 09 Apr, 2013 @ 07:40am

  Re: Re: She isn't allowed within 1km of Police HQ?

  She might attempt to photograph graffiti pasted illustrations around the police HQ.

• On the post: Speak Up And Fix The CFAA

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 09 Apr, 2013 @ 07:36am

  Re: Re: Re: Pitchforks

  Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.

• On the post: French Intelligence Agency Forces Wikipedia Volunteer to Delete Article; Re-Instated, It Becomes Most-Read Page On French Wikipedia

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 08 Apr, 2013 @ 07:14am

  Re:

  "As a result of the controversy, the article became the most-read page on the French Wikipedia. It was translated into multiple other languages."

• On the post: French Intelligence Agency Forces Wikipedia Volunteer to Delete Article; Re-Instated, It Becomes Most-Read Page On French Wikipedia

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 08 Apr, 2013 @ 07:11am

  Re:

  If they force the deletion of the Streisand Effect article, the effect will cease functioning and suddenly people won't talk about things that are getting censored. Makes sense to me.

• On the post: Recording Industry Lobbyists Accuse Pandora Of Deliberately Not Selling Ads To Plead Poverty To Congress

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 07 Apr, 2013 @ 12:43pm

  Re:

  Well, selling parrots and eyepatches online must be very profitable.

• On the post: EFF Fights Texas' Claims That Searching A Cell Phone Is No Different Than Searching 'A Pair Of Pants'

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 07 Apr, 2013 @ 12:28pm

  Re: Wait, what?

  You definitely should consider keeping your privates inside your pants.

• On the post: 'Don't Shoot My Dog' Laws Proposed

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 07 Apr, 2013 @ 11:59am

  Re: What about people?

  Yes, you're right. We shouldn't be angry at things that are wrong, because other things are more wrong.
  
  Hey, before we go crazy protecting people, shouldn't we first deal with protecting the universe?
  
  See, I just showed that we shouldn't be crazy about protecting people.

• On the post: 'Don't Shoot My Dog' Laws Proposed

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 07 Apr, 2013 @ 11:39am

  Re: Re: Going to put a lot of cops in jail that don't need to be there

  No no, he's right, sometimes Zippy gets too uppity and he needs to be put down man! Think about the cop's family. Maybe he was three days from retirement.

• On the post: SEC Finally Says Companies Can Communicate Via Social Media

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 07 Apr, 2013 @ 12:08pm

  I would agree if the "restriction" was merely about announcing something in any site with a paywall.
  
  If you're serious about being a "shareholder", you better check out all the other public venues about your company.

• On the post: US Attorneys Reveal Online Bullying To Explain Why People Who Helped Them Prosecute Aaron Swartz Should Remain Anonymous

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 05 Apr, 2013 @ 01:53pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  How is Socrates a straw man?
  
  Do you know what straw man means?

• On the post: Warner Brothers Thinks What People REALLY Want In A Streaming Service Is Something That Costs More But Offers Less

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 05 Apr, 2013 @ 12:57pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: It isn't about succeeding...

  I thought the main reason it failed was that the market changed from "the larger the tank and the more gas it guzzles, the cooler you are" to "affordable and efficient japanese economy cars".
  
  I learned that from an episode of Quantum Leap.

• On the post: Amazon Refuses To Publish First Cornish-Language Ebook

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 03 Apr, 2013 @ 04:24pm

  http://adminurl.amazon.com
  
  user: xxx
  pass: ***
  
  Languages
  
  Add Language->Cornish
  
  You're welcome, Amazon.

• On the post: Wikipedia Editor Threatened With Lawsuit For Participating In Discussion Leading To Deletion Of Entry

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 02 Apr, 2013 @ 11:41am

  Re: Re: Lesson: commercial interests ruin everything public.

  But it may be exercising non-power for its own non-profit.

• On the post: Viacom Filing Attempts To Rewrite DMCA, Shift Burden Of Proof, Wipe Out Safe Harbors And Require Mandatory Filtering

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 01 Apr, 2013 @ 07:26am

  Re: Re:

  You mean like loitering?

• On the post: Apple Disapproves Sweatshop Game That, Perhaps, Hits A Little Too Close To Home

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 26 Mar, 2013 @ 03:38pm

  Re: Apple may be "nannying" customers, but are exploiting laborers.

  THERE WAS NO VERB IN THAT SENTENCE.
  YOU HAVE BEEN EATEN BY A GRUE.
  
  *** YOU HAVE DIED ***
  YOUR SCORE IS: -1 OUT OF 9000, IN 2 MOVES.
  
  THIS GIVES YOU THE RANK OF "SMELLY CORPORATE DOG".
  WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY AGAIN? (Y/N)

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

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 25 Mar, 2013 @ 08:27am

  Re: Yeah, but here's some GOOD news for pirates!

  This is great. Now, instead of stupid pro-copyright, pro-corporate ramblings against internet freedom, we get stupid ramblings about clones.
  
  Well, I guess that's one less shill to worry about.

• On the post: Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 25 Mar, 2013 @ 08:12am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: BEST WIT of the week: "virtual (but totally autonomous) sock-puppet".

  Oh ok, anagrams are fun!

• On the post: Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 24 Mar, 2013 @ 11:22pm

  Re: Re: Re: BEST WIT of the week: "virtual (but totally autonomous) sock-puppet".

  You want to put lube on my cock? I'm not into that, sorry.

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