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• On the post: Let's Up The Ante: We'll Pay John Sununu & Harold Ford Jr. $1,000 To Pay Netflix's Broadband Bill

  

  Harrekki ( profile ), 24 Aug, 2011 @ 12:10pm

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  nope, YOU are wrong. per the quote from the original article:
  "This ignores the hundreds of billions of dollars in sunken network investments needed to create that one-penny marginal cost efficiency at the customer's end."
  
  they are talking about making Netflix pay for the highway. no one pays for the highway, according to ISP's, we pay for the driveway (since they already put the money out for the highway). Asking Netflix to pay for the highway that no one else pays for is just a flat out double standard and to claim anyone else does is a lie.
  
  Reading Comprehension: you must have missed that class.

• On the post: Public Health Official Forced To Shut Up On Twitter, Blog For Daring To Speak Honestly

  

  Harrekki ( profile ), 22 Aug, 2011 @ 12:15pm

  not sure if it matters, but being from Maryland, I can tell you it is an employment at will state, and he could be terminated for no reason listed.

• On the post: Dear MPAA: Stomp Your Feet And Repeat It As Many Times As You Want, But Infringement Is Not Theft

  

  Harrekki ( profile ), 17 Aug, 2011 @ 01:13pm

  AMMO

  I am waiting for them to say that "discussing, conversing, or other acts attempting to explain a movie/ show/ or other works covered by the MPAA are a theft of our product, and will not be allowed. If you hear a co-worker, boss, employee or friend attempting to explain what a piece of work is about, politely interrupt them. Remind them that their actions are illegal, and can land them in jail. then promptly call the MPAA with the contact information for said person, so we may speak with them regarding the dangers of discussing a show without proper licensing fees. it's for the artists and good for the country. "
  
  Some will laugh and call it ridiculous, but I have found out about shows and movies I am now a HUGE fan of through channels that the MPAA wants to shut down. I feel like the industry would be better suited to dismantle the MPAA, hire the more progressive people who are creating such "infringing networks" and ask them to have a go at it. Call it the "Association for Modern Movie Offers (AMMO)" and just start signing progressive artists and labels. Seems the easiest way to get rid of the MPAA.
  
  The current mode of operation hasn't been working out so well.
  I actually feel bad for these people (not monetarily, they get plenty of bribes (the MPAA calls them jobs), but they are fighting REALLY hard for a reality that just passed them by in the 90's. it's sad. it's like watching an old man trying to relive his glory days by buying an expensive car which he knows will outlast him.

• On the post: BART Turns Off Mobile Phone Service At Station Because It Doesn't Want Protestors To Communicate

  

  Harrekki ( profile ), 12 Aug, 2011 @ 03:39pm

  it might be illegal

  While I know this is just a switch on their board to turn off the cell service, You cannot have a device that does this in the US. i think such a device or interruption is a federal offence. if you cannot create a "cell free zone" with a device, how is it legal to turn off expected service?

• On the post: Court Says Sending Too Many Emails To Someone Is Computer Hacking

  

  Harrekki ( profile ), 09 Aug, 2011 @ 11:42am

  Re: judgement was sound

  no one yelled fire, they said "stop doing (enter issue here) because it's wrong". since when were companies immune to the actions of free speech? As a citizen, I have to tolerate all kinds of free speech, like the abortion protestors who put up signs of dead babies and fetuses on busy highways where kids see it.
  
  Since companies are people too, shouldn't they have to put up with the excess of free speech, and if they can't handle it, then stop what you are doing?
  
  I believe If I tried to sue those protestors i would be laughed out of court, just as this ruling should have been.

• On the post: Court Shuts Down Zediva: Apparently The Length Of The Cable Determines If Something Is Infringing

  

  Harrekki ( profile ), 02 Aug, 2011 @ 11:48am

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  so if my wife gives me an oral performance, will someone claim it was too close to a porn movie they made, and get me for infringing, since we are all part of the public?
  
  I refuse to pay for oral performances!

• On the post: Court Shuts Down Zediva: Apparently The Length Of The Cable Determines If Something Is Infringing

  

  Harrekki ( profile ), 02 Aug, 2011 @ 11:45am

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  my co-workers and I use services to see what's on our home PC's at work. if I watch a movie that way, even though it's from My PC to My tablet, am I now infringing?
  
  The madness never ends when corporate America is running the country.

• On the post: Court Shuts Down Zediva: Apparently The Length Of The Cable Determines If Something Is Infringing

  

  Harrekki ( profile ), 02 Aug, 2011 @ 11:42am

  Re: Boiled down: a "public performance" is any on a PUBLIC DVD player.

  so daycare providers, Offices who have DVD players, and schools are now breaking the law by showing Movies without securing the expressed written consent of the MPAA? I call Bull Shit

• On the post: Judge Waxes Comedic On Whether You Can Trademark Quilted Diamonds On Toilet Paper

  

  Harrekki ( profile ), 02 Aug, 2011 @ 08:05am

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  I'd rather have an ass like this for a judge than many of the dicks that are on the bench currently.
  
  Even judged need to break the monotony somehow.

• On the post: Blue Cross / Blue Shield Says Study Pointing Out Failures Of Its Doctors… Violates Its Trademark

  

  Harrekki ( profile ), 27 Jul, 2011 @ 11:13am

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  would be more helpful too, I would think.

• On the post: How Should Law Enforcement Handle Being Filmed? Officer Lyons Provides The Perfect Example

  

  Harrekki ( profile ), 26 Jul, 2011 @ 12:04pm

  while I think at the end the officer was being a little tongue in cheek, He did it right.
  
  Now, in the height of post pursuit, and concern for one's safety, I understand all cops can't be that calm and collected. But they can make an attempt to behave properly.
  
  honestly, I think the bigger dick in the video was the guy carrying. it's a give and take with law enforcement, and when the cop is being as nice as officer Lyons was, he could have given his last name, just to make sure the cop didn't get paranoid. after all the cop was cool with not needing to see identification.
  
  Good video, taken in an ideal situation.
  
  Good on ya, Officer Lyons. can you come to Baltimore and teach the police here how to:
  be polite and safe
  respectful of peoples rights
  laid back
  informative of citizens rights
  and how to actually be an effective officer
  
  Gods know we need someone like you here.

• On the post: Aaron Swartz Indictment Leading People To… Upload JSTOR Research To File Sharing Sites

  

  Harrekki ( profile ), 21 Jul, 2011 @ 12:31pm

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  and my Buddha belly!

• On the post: TSA Agrees To Take The Naked Out Of Naked Scanners

  

  Harrekki ( profile ), 21 Jul, 2011 @ 06:48am

  so..... can we still grope the TSA agents?

• On the post: Arresting People Associated With Anonymous Unlikely To Have The Impact The Feds Expect

  

  Harrekki ( profile ), 20 Jul, 2011 @ 08:01am

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  so this is more about a power play to gain a botnet than about being embarrassed on a regular basis? not sure i agree completely with you, but it's an interesting idea.....

• On the post: Arresting People Associated With Anonymous Unlikely To Have The Impact The Feds Expect

  

  Harrekki ( profile ), 20 Jul, 2011 @ 07:59am

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  but it made those users strongly aware of how insecure your information is. Sometimes a wake up call to the people is needed. When a company says "your information is secure" they better mean it. Most companies, do not.

• On the post: Lawyer Trying To Trademark Bitcoin Threatens Techdirt With Bogus DMCA Takedown

  

  Harrekki ( profile ), 19 Jul, 2011 @ 11:58am

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  Femtocell?

• On the post: Lawyer Trying To Trademark Bitcoin Threatens Techdirt With Bogus DMCA Takedown

  

  Harrekki ( profile ), 19 Jul, 2011 @ 11:13am

  Come on, Pascazi.....

  Dare ya to post something now :)

• On the post: The Failures Of Facial Recognition Software: Drivers Losing Licenses For Looking Like Terrorists

  

  Harrekki ( profile ), 18 Jul, 2011 @ 03:59pm

  driving

  Yes, because Terrorists are so concerned with the law that they would never drive on a suspended license.
  
  *bangs head into brick wall*
  
  I think it's time I run for President.

• On the post: Supreme Court Says Anti-Violent Video Game Law Violates The First Amendment

  

  Harrekki ( profile ), 27 Jun, 2011 @ 01:33pm

  My question is: what effect does this have on retailers who refuse to sell mature games to minors? do they have the right to restrict access, or can we finally stop getting carded for buying mature games? Would they be guilty of suppressing free speech for refusing to sell a violent video game to a minor? It happens all the time in Maryland, to the point where at places like Target, they have to SCAN your ID into the system.

• On the post: TSA Says Groping A Dying 95-Year-Old Woman, Forcing Her To Remove Diaper, Is Ok Because It Followed Standard Procedure

  

  Harrekki ( profile ), 27 Jun, 2011 @ 11:15am

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  we can go to a mall, you point out the "Muslim" and I'll show you why you are racist. You don't see religion, you see "middle eastern", which is racist. you have no way of knowing if they are Christian, Muslim, Pagan, or Hindu. You see someone with skin darker than white, but lighter than black, and what them to be patted down.
  THAT'S racist.
  and it's not just Muslims who wear robes and head coverings, so don't even try to use that crap as a cover.

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