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  • On the post: Authors Guild Shuts Itself Off From Public Criticism, As People Realize It Represents Publishers, Not Authors

    Gwiz ( profile ), 18 Apr, 2013 @ 07:53am

    Re: As usual, Misleading Mike reads only what fits his template.

    ...but he's responded to me about twice with easy contradictions since his epic fail in this item where I made him eat crow:
    http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110621/16071614792/misconceptions-free-abound-why-do-brain s-stop-zero.shtml


    Lol. Back on article you linked to Mike says this to you:

    ...you really should recalibrate your reading comprehension sensors.

    This is true now as it was then, because when I looked back through those threads, it looked like Mike wiped the floor with you. Just sayin'

  • On the post: Authors Guild Shuts Itself Off From Public Criticism, As People Realize It Represents Publishers, Not Authors

    Gwiz ( profile ), 18 Apr, 2013 @ 07:04am

    Re: As usual, Misleading Mike reads only what fits his template.

    I've been chasing Mike around for a couple years now,...


    No you haven't been. You've been yapping at his ankles (as a guest of the blog Mike pays for, no less) for years.

    Seriously, Blue, you come off like the football coach filling in as a substitute teacher for the Advanced Placement Calculus class really.

  • On the post: Government Has Already Fooled Us More Than Once On Privacy; History Belies How CISPA Will Be Used

    Gwiz ( profile ), 17 Apr, 2013 @ 02:04pm

    Re: First problem is corporations collecting the data.

    Corporations whose charter is spying, such as Google and Facebook.


    If you have a problem with these corporations then take your own advice that you give everyone else concerning copyright - don't use them. Simple.

    And since you are so concerned with your privacy and Google, should I assume you've donated cash or at least some of your hard drive space and bandwidth to YaCy?

  • On the post: Anti-Piracy Enforcer Degban Publishes Some Info-less Graphics Stating Atlanta Is File Sharingest Place On Earth

    Gwiz ( profile ), 17 Apr, 2013 @ 11:51am

    Re: Exciting reading, but I don't get your point.

    .... with common law as the basis of copyright,...


    You still haven't given us any basis for this out-of-left-field "common law copyright theory" of yours.

    On the other hand, Karl has completely demolished this "theory" here.

    You just keep on yapping and ankle-biting on every article, don't you? Even when you are dead-wrong. Amazing.

  • On the post: Western Publishers Sue Delhi University Over Photocopied Textbooks; Students And Authors Fight Back

    Gwiz ( profile ), 17 Apr, 2013 @ 08:38am

    Re: Well, this story has an emotional besides Populist appeal...

    BUT should these relatively privileged kids succeed, they'd become the ones trying to wring every last rupee out of exploiting the poor! "Capitalism", besides more basic human nature, has this intrinsic contradiction: everyone wants exchanges to work only one way, in their favor. So I find it difficult to be TOO sympathetic or TOO hard on the publishers.

    What the hell are you trying to say here? Are you really saying that capitalism is bad so we should stop people from bettering themselves with an education?? What the heck is your endgame? You want everyone dumbed down to your level or something? You make very little sense.



    But skip that. What we need is a New Deal to level the playing field again. -- Actually, THIS time we need to take the playing field back! -- This item doesn't even begin to tackle the real inequalities that exist in India or the world. It's just Techdirt's characteristic way of pitting poor publishers against even poorer students, while ignoring truly obscene levels of unearned wealth. There are people who are born into literally feudal entitlements that EVERY HOUR brings them more money without effort than you'll earn in a month or a year. Let's tackle inequality at the level where it's clearly evil, and then much of the rest will sort itself out.

    Once again, HOW would you achieve this? Knock anyone who is more successful than you down to your level? Sounds like you want to resolve the inequities of tree height in the forest with hatchet, axe and fire to me. How will this promote advancement of anything?

  • On the post: Judge Finds Himself In Contempt Of Court When His New Smartphone Interrupts Closing Arguments

    Gwiz ( profile ), 16 Apr, 2013 @ 02:18pm

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: OR, it's just a publicity stunt. Geez, ONE data point,

    Or, Mike could just drop the banhammer on Blue, AJ, hurricane_head/googlypants, and darryl's IP addresses...


    AFAIK Mike has never banned anyone from commenting on Techdirt. That would kind of go against his stance on Free Speech - that ignorant or incorrect speech should be countered with more speech, not censored. That's also why when the community down votes a comment it just hides it and it isn't removed entirely.

    You end up getting deeper, more involved conversations when there are dissenting views, instead of an echo chamber with everyone agreeing on everything.

    As an added bonus, we (the community here at Techdirt) get to claim higher moral ground over the sites which moderate and choose which comments to allow. Like the websites of the RIAA and the MPAA, all the MSM sites and that silly blog of David Lowery's.

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

    Gwiz ( profile ), 16 Apr, 2013 @ 12:06pm

    Re: As I've said, "transformative" is the key problem:

    Therefore, while you can quote or use snippets, you can't reasonably use someone else's work as the central part of yours! I'm not het up about this particular one, but just recognize the principle and you should be okay.


    Maybe if you'd recognize the flaws of a principle like this you'd be okay. It goes against how culture and human advancement has been achieved since the dawning of mankind.

    Personally, I couldn't care less what your misguided opinions are about this. I'm fighting for my grandchildren and their children on this one. It's my desire that they too have the ability to stand on the shoulders of the giants who went before them, so the future of humankind can advance without having to reinvent everything from the past.

  • On the post: New Jersey Lawmaker Proposes Legislation To Ban Games With Mature Content From Public Places

    Gwiz ( profile ), 16 Apr, 2013 @ 11:18am

    Re: Re:

    New forms of media have historically been blamed for society's woes. These type of concerns go all the way back to the self-playing piano, which some said would put musicians out of work.

    Makes me wonder if the parents of our prehistoric ancestors were worried about all ill effects from the graffiti their teenagers drew all over the cave walls.

  • On the post: Judge Finds Himself In Contempt Of Court When His New Smartphone Interrupts Closing Arguments

    Gwiz ( profile ), 16 Apr, 2013 @ 10:44am

    Re: Michigan

    At least somebody from Michigan is trying to make the state look decent.

    Yeah, I agree. A diamond in the rough for sure, especially after the the escapades of Kwame and Co.

  • On the post: New Jersey Lawmaker Proposes Legislation To Ban Games With Mature Content From Public Places

    Gwiz ( profile ), 16 Apr, 2013 @ 10:36am

    Re: Re: Re: Another Techdirt pro-immorality panic.

    I do think he is the most commented at...


    I just don't think "comment at" is really correct. He isn't being "commented at", he is being refuted, disputed and admonished for the most part.

    The principles of Free Speech means Blue is allowed to spout his bullshit to his little heart's content. But it also means that any ignorant and incorrect speech can be countered with more speech.

    Anyone reading this blog can determine for themselves that Blue is full of shit simply by reading his comments filled with supposed "facts" that he doesn't defend when anyone calls him on them.

  • On the post: New Jersey Lawmaker Proposes Legislation To Ban Games With Mature Content From Public Places

    Gwiz ( profile ), 16 Apr, 2013 @ 10:17am

    Re:

    ... Mayor Bloomberg ...

    I think you misspelled "Nanny".

  • On the post: New Jersey Lawmaker Proposes Legislation To Ban Games With Mature Content From Public Places

    Gwiz ( profile ), 16 Apr, 2013 @ 08:10am

    Re: Another Techdirt pro-immorality panic.

    I'm not only the most commented-at...


    Wrong. Wrong. Wrong you delusional moron.

    You are the most corrected commenter because of all bullshit you attempt to pass off as facts.

  • On the post: Judge's Random, Unrelated Rant Against Facebook Leads To Child Porn Sentence Being Overturned

    Gwiz ( profile ), 15 Apr, 2013 @ 09:45am

    Re: Substitute one word, and is apt for Mike's mania:

    Oh look. More ankle-biting from Blue. Figures.


    Hey Blue, you ever gonna respond to anyone who disputes the crap you spew forth and label as "facts"?

    You know that every time you fail to do so it reenforces the sentiment that you are full of shit, don't you?

  • On the post: Sorry, Having IMDB Accurately List Your Age Doesn't Entitle You To A Million Dollars

    Gwiz ( profile ), 15 Apr, 2013 @ 08:42am

    Re: Re: Okay; at least sweep QUICKLY on to the next anomaly.

    It's just little boy Blue yapping and snapping at ankles again.

    Down Blue! Bad troll!

  • On the post: How Big Agribusiness Is Heading Off The Threat From Seed Generics — And Failing To Keep The Patent Bargain

    Gwiz ( profile ), 15 Apr, 2013 @ 08:07am

    Re: Re: You state the problem at 2nd word: BIG.

    One other note about your "common law copyright theory". Karl completely demolishes your theory in a much more eloquent way that I ever could here:

    https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130412/16073622693/julie-samuels-favorite-techdirt-posts-week.shtml#c618

  • On the post: How Big Agribusiness Is Heading Off The Threat From Seed Generics — And Failing To Keep The Patent Bargain

    Gwiz ( profile ), 15 Apr, 2013 @ 07:49am

    Re: You state the problem at 2nd word: BIG.

    I'm probably preaching at ankle-biters here.


    Says the person who ankle-bites Mike on every single article.


    Now, twice I have asked for clarification on your supposed "common law copyright theory" and you've run away twice (and then claimed no one has refuted you on this). Don't make me go all AJ on you, OK? How about just answering this question, Blue:

    https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130410/07134322658/new-book-history-music-copyright-piracy-shows-how-copyright-tends-to-hold-back-music.shtml#c465

  • On the post: Julie Samuels' Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week

    Gwiz ( profile ), 14 Apr, 2013 @ 07:57am

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Number of people employed at McDonald's may be all-time high too.

    err...."diverts the conversation"

  • On the post: Julie Samuels' Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week

    Gwiz ( profile ), 14 Apr, 2013 @ 07:51am

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Number of people employed at McDonald's may be all-time high too.

    but in human history mankind has always used methods to keep certain things, writings or inventions or knowledge secret or protected in some way.


    Yes, by using the natural right of "not sharing".

    Look, I'm not entirely against society giving additional rights to creators to protect their creations, although I think we have gone too far with such things. But calling copyright a "natural right" is just plain wrong and diverts the conversion away from practicality into emotions.

  • On the post: Julie Samuels' Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week

    Gwiz ( profile ), 14 Apr, 2013 @ 07:40am

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Number of people employed at McDonald's may be all-time high too.

    The only time FOSS is even partially good, is when it has been put back into the commercial world, where people pay money for functionality, then the quality matches it's worth.


    (--- scratches head while reading this comment from a really awesome, totally Debian laptop ---)

  • On the post: Julie Samuels' Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week

    Gwiz ( profile ), 14 Apr, 2013 @ 07:30am

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Number of people employed at McDonald's may be all-time high too.

    Copyright is your natural right that you own and can control what you think of or create or invent yourself.

    If I write something down, I created what is written, it is mine and no one else's I have a natural right to what I have created naturally.


    Copyright is not a "natural right" at all. Copyright artificially extends the creator's natural right to prevent copying beyond the point when it is shared with another human by restricting everyone else's natural right to copy.

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