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  • On the post: Rep. Devin Nunes Sues Internet Cow For Saying Mean Things About Him Online

    Gwiz ( profile ), 19 Mar, 2019 @ 02:00pm

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    So the whole point was to make sure that tech companies don't have to follow the rules other companies have to follow.
    Also, I would like to point out that you are comparing apples to orangutans here. What is the percentage of user generated content in a traditional publication, like a newspaper or magazine compared to the user generated content on a platform like YouTube or Facebook? They are completely different beasts that require different handling.

  • On the post: Rep. Devin Nunes Sues Internet Cow For Saying Mean Things About Him Online

    Gwiz ( profile ), 19 Mar, 2019 @ 01:46pm

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    That "tool" is actually an active, well-funded participant making editorial decisions to promote and enforce an agenda, NOT being mere passive tool.
    Not really sure what that has to do with the "whole point of CDA 230". The purpose of CDA 230 was to place liability where it belongs while simultaneously encouraging platforms to keep themselves from becoming cesspools of human interaction. If we had retained publisher liability concerning user generated content on the internet, we would have ended up with either no UGC whatsoever or completely unmoderated UGC. Neither of those options appeal to me at all, so what is your solution in lieu of CDA 230?

  • On the post: Rep. Devin Nunes Sues Internet Cow For Saying Mean Things About Him Online

    Gwiz ( profile ), 19 Mar, 2019 @ 12:21pm

    Re: Re: Re:

    So the whole point was to make sure that tech companies don't have to follow the rules other companies have to follow.
    No. The point was to place liability on the person doing the actual speaking, not on the tool being used. Do you also think that pencil manufacturers are liable for everything written with their pencils?

  • On the post: Bogus DMCA Takedown Targeting Indian Copyright Blog Demonstrates The Problems Of Notice And Takedown

    Gwiz ( profile ), 15 Mar, 2019 @ 07:05am

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    You need some actual substantive argument against DMCA. This and all similar mistakes ain't.
    This IS a substantive argument against the DMCA, in my opinion. When there is a conflict between copyright and freedom of speech, I will choose free speech everyday and twice on Sundays. To paraphrase William Blackstone and Benjamin Franklin:
    It is better 100,000 copyright infringements go unpunished than that one innocent person's free speech is abridged.

  • On the post: Big Fair Use Win For Mashups: 'Oh, The Places You'll Boldly Go!' Deemed To Be Fair Use

    Gwiz ( profile ), 14 Mar, 2019 @ 07:57am

    Oh, The People You Will Sue

    A repost of my comment from 2012 seems appropriate:

     

    Oh, The People You Will Sue

    Congratulations!
    From here you'll go far.
    After trials and tribulations
    You've finally passed the Bar.

    You spent years in Law School
    Listening to every Law Scholar
    You are not anyone's fool
    You are now an IP Lawyer

    Everything is new, it's a brand new day
    Then reality hits and you start to moan
    You have to figure out a way
    To repay all those student loans

    You fire up your 'puter and look around
    You see gatekeepers who need savin'
    Against the evil pirates who abound
    And think to yourself. I'll be the next Righthaven!

    Oh, The People You Will Sue

    As the plan forms in your mind
    You'll sue mothers and printers
    You'll sue anyone you can find
    You'll leave the net in splinters

    You'll sue anyone who utters "Fair Use!"
    and companies who use Safe Harbors
    'cause in your mind that's all just abuse
    And that's just for starters

    Oh, The People You Will Sue

    With patents and trademark abuses
    You'll sue anyone who innovates
    Or dares to produce something with uses
    And every single company who creates

    You'll file class action suits
    For artists against labels, it's true
    You'll work hard on these pursuits
    Because no one gets the money, well, except you.

    You've become an IP Lawyer
    You knew what you were doing
    There's infringers out there
    So...get suing!

  • On the post: How To Actually Break Up Big Tech

    Gwiz ( profile ), 12 Mar, 2019 @ 02:25pm

    Re: this is not the first time in history this has been proposed

    In both of your examples it worked for a little while but eventually went right back being huge companies controlling the majority of the markets. The small oil companies eventually merged or were bought out to become ExxonMobil and all the little phone companies eventually became AT&T.

  • On the post: How To Actually Break Up Big Tech

    Gwiz ( profile ), 12 Mar, 2019 @ 02:10pm

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    MY BOTTOM LINE: IF WANT COMPETITION, MUST BREAK UP THE BIG ONES. NO OTHER WAY HAS EVER WORKED OR CAN.
    You have been ranting about this on this site for years, but still have not put forth any valid ideas on HOW this should be done, Blue. At least Mike is presenting his ideas and not just shouting "Break them up!". I know you have tossed out the idea of taxing companies that get "too big" at 90 some-odd percent, but have never clarified what is to be considered "too big". You have also never addressed the fact that such a tax rate would simply be a "success tax" that would stifle the natural growth of companies in order to remain below your arbitrary threshold. Come on Blue, you criticize others for not having substance to their comments, so lets hear your grandiose ideas on this.

  • On the post: More Copyright Policy Should Be As Boring As This Supreme Court Decision

    Gwiz ( profile ), 11 Mar, 2019 @ 02:06pm

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    The point of copyright is to protect the hard work of a content creator...
    Nope. The granting of additional rights via copyright is the means, not the purpose. The purpose of copyright is to promote progress and enrich society. It's funny how pro-copyright people always overlook this. The purpose of copyright has never been about making sure the creator (or his great-great grandchildren) get paid. The public agreed to give up some of their property rights for a limited time to promote a more robust public domain. The pro-copyright side has reneged on this deal with ever expanding copyright terms.

  • On the post: It Sure Sounds Like Elizabeth Warren Wants To Bring The EU Copyright Directive Stateside

    Gwiz ( profile ), 11 Mar, 2019 @ 01:35pm

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    Above comment is mine.

  • On the post: EU Moves Forward With Agreement To Fundamentally Change The Internet From Open To Closed

    Gwiz ( profile ), 05 Mar, 2019 @ 07:53am

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: For any new readers: "morganwick" has ODD 6

    Yes

  • On the post: The Tyranny Of Copyright: How A Once-Humble Legal Issue Has Tormented A Generation Of Speech

    Gwiz ( profile ), 04 Mar, 2019 @ 02:04pm

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    Which law school did Masnick get his JD from? In which state did he pass the bar?
    Since when does discussing law require a degree? Based on your silly logic, you will now have to show proof of your BS in Information Technology in order to keep posting on this tech site.

  • On the post: Company Wants New Hampshire Supreme Court To Let It Sue Anyone Who Calls It A Patent Troll

    Gwiz ( profile ), 28 Feb, 2019 @ 08:37am

    Re: Re: Re: they won't

    How about reports of false hate crimes (Smollett)? Should he be banned in the same manner Rosanne was banned?
    Smollett was also fired from his TV series - just like Rosanne was.  
    Is there anyone here that is worried that THEY might be fired in they say the wrong thing? Is there a “chilling effect” that took place after Rosanne was fired?
    Nope. Conduct clauses in employment contracts are nothing new - especially in the entertainment business.

  • On the post: Company Wants New Hampshire Supreme Court To Let It Sue Anyone Who Calls It A Patent Troll

    Gwiz ( profile ), 28 Feb, 2019 @ 08:17am

    Re: Re: Re:

    Too funny. You can't make this shit up. On this very article where Blue criticizes a commentor because they have a sparse comment history, Blue also attempts to obscure his own long history of commenting under the moniker "out_of_the_blue". Hypocrisy is thy name, Blue.

  • On the post: Beware The Rise Of Censorship Under The Guise Of Stopping Fake News: UK Regulators Push For Dangerous Plan

    Gwiz ( profile ), 26 Feb, 2019 @ 01:22pm

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    But laws like this don't make them accountable to the President; they make them accountable to the people, by way of the courts.
    But THIS laws seems to make the platforms accountable to an "independent regulator" who, in actual practice, will be loyal to those who sign his paycheck. Much the same way that "independent arbitrators" in contract disputes side with the company paying the arbitrator in something like 97% of the cases.

  • On the post: Beware The Rise Of Censorship Under The Guise Of Stopping Fake News: UK Regulators Push For Dangerous Plan

    Gwiz ( profile ), 26 Feb, 2019 @ 01:03pm

    Re: Now, for the big question:

    Will they call it the Ministry of Love, or the Ministry of Truth?
    Ministry of Magic since they will have to pull a reasonable, workable definition of "harmful content" out of thin air that covers speech that is currently legal.

  • On the post: ICE Set Up A Fake College To Bust Immigrants For Trying To Legally Stay In The Country While They Earned Degrees

    Gwiz ( profile ), 14 Feb, 2019 @ 11:58am

    Re: Deja Vu

    I guess the ICE apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
    Sometimes they're still connected to the tree: https://weather.com/news/trending/video/freak-ghost-apples-appear-in-michigan-orchard

  • On the post: EU Moves Forward With Agreement To Fundamentally Change The Internet From Open To Closed

    Gwiz ( profile ), 14 Feb, 2019 @ 10:55am

    Re: Re: Re: For any new readers: "morganwick" has ODD 6 year gap

    One of my favorite books growing up. It was "required" reading in my family after my Dad did a sociology paper on it when he was advancing his education in the middle of his career. Before he died, he made sure all of his grandchildren had hard-bound copies of it.

  • On the post: EU Moves Forward With Agreement To Fundamentally Change The Internet From Open To Closed

    Gwiz ( profile ), 14 Feb, 2019 @ 10:38am

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    Thanks for showing all you've got is pointless sniping.
    I'm not sure I would consider it "pointless". The point is usually to display your faulty logic, incorrect facts or hypocrisy and with you it's like shooting fish in a barrel.

  • On the post: EU Moves Forward With Agreement To Fundamentally Change The Internet From Open To Closed

    Gwiz ( profile ), 14 Feb, 2019 @ 10:05am

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    Really? You're right that I go on without noticing!
    Yeah, we get it. Your mind is made up and you don't want be confused with actual facts.

  • On the post: EU Moves Forward With Agreement To Fundamentally Change The Internet From Open To Closed

    Gwiz ( profile ), 14 Feb, 2019 @ 09:53am

    Re: For any new readers: "morganwick" has ODD 6 year gap...

    ODD accounts are typical on Techdirt, and the dozens such persisting for years now -- even after I've been exposing them -- conclusively show astro-turfing.
    Enjoy your swim through the Sea of Knowledge after that jump to Conclusions.

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