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• On the post: Quick List Of Successes In Which Copyright Didn't Matter

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 19 Dec, 2012 @ 09:25am

  Re: Re: Re: Just a few exceptions

  Wouldn't the troll be using TechdirtAntiMinion? ;)

• On the post: Quick List Of Successes In Which Copyright Didn't Matter

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 19 Dec, 2012 @ 09:24am

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  There was a psych study done years ago where people were placed in a closed room, not told why they were there, and not told how long they would be there. After a day they became irrational after two day the experiment was called off. I tried searching for it on Google and couldn't find a link.
  
  The point is the content industry is a closed industry much like that closed room experiment. They have their own language, society, power structure, and 100 years of tradition. It is in no way surprising to see them behaving the way they are. They are circling the wagons and burying their heads in the sand denying that anything is wrong, and that the things going on outside their closed society will not affect them.
  
  Mike is constantly warning unless they begin to change soon their businesses will fail from doing to little to late. With things like the SEC regs on crowd funding due sometime in the near future, funding of movies will be routed away from the big studios to more nimble, less guilded (actors), and non unionized groups. Add to that digital distribution of films to theaters and it is a game changer.

• On the post: Quick List Of Successes In Which Copyright Didn't Matter

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 19 Dec, 2012 @ 09:08am

  Re: Just a few exceptions

  Someone should grab up the name "TechDirtMinion"

• On the post: DailyDirt: Genetically Modified To Fit Our Modern Lifestyles…

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 18 Dec, 2012 @ 05:32pm

  "A transgenic Christmas tree could be engineered to produce green fluorescent protein and glow in the dark (and during the day) without electricity."
  
  Glofish anyone?
  
  http://www.glofish.com/

• On the post: It's Not Defamation To Call Someone A Terrorist Online; Accusing Them Of Putting A Severed Horse Head In A Pool, However…

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 18 Dec, 2012 @ 05:30pm

  "it's good to see more and more courts recognizing that random insults thrown out in online forums shouldn't be treated the same way as, say, a formal accusation in the press."
  
  My personal opinion is that bloggers are members of the press and should be held to the same standards as the press. Which today is the lowest common denominator, Rachel Maddow comes to mind.
  
  Comments made by people on those blogs are just people expressing opinions.

• On the post: China Tries To Block Encrypted Traffic

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 17 Dec, 2012 @ 09:38pm

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  The answer is noodle bowls. That is why I keep buying from them.

• On the post: Pundits And Politicans Very Quick To Blame Video Game & Movie Violence For Newtown

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 17 Dec, 2012 @ 03:31pm

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  It is not guns that kill people it is crazy people. When are we going to realize that.

• On the post: In Wake Of NewsCorp Scandal, UK Says Press Must Be Regulated… But Free… But Not Exactly

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 02 Dec, 2012 @ 03:12am

  The UK is running down the path of China. Where the press self regulates to not offend the powers that be. I say let them. Let the country fail.

• On the post: DailyDirt: Everyone Loves Bacon

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 02 Dec, 2012 @ 02:46am

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  They do not come here to be contrarian, they come here to be pig headed.

• On the post: Supreme Court Will Finally Say If Genes Are Patentable

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 02 Dec, 2012 @ 02:43am

  Let me get this straight.

  Finding something in nature, like a rock can be patented. Yeah that does not bode well for humanity.

• On the post: Recording Industry Could Catch More Flies With Honey, But Keeps Betting On Vinegar

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 02 Dec, 2012 @ 02:38am

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  I listen to music on the car radio, constantly change stations, and once in a while listen running. For the most part music is just noise to me with the current pop stars. I think other people are beginning to see it in the same way.

• On the post: New Kickstarter Rules Make Sense In Principle, But Raise Big Questions In Practice

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 02 Dec, 2012 @ 01:53am

  This "Issue" is probably in response to them wishing to go public and CYA'ing themselves beforehand. If they do go public, look to kickstarter becoming more of a VC than crowd funding platform and avoid them.

• On the post: Iran's Latest Move To Stifle Dissent: Requiring ID Cards To Go Online

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 30 Nov, 2012 @ 12:27am

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  File sharing of course. You know pirate furry fandom videos are more important than a nation of 79 million people.
  
  AC get a clue.

• On the post: Wearing V For Vendetta Guy Fawkes Masks Declared Illegal In Dubai

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 26 Nov, 2012 @ 10:54pm

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  I pity the poor woman who wears a Guy Fawkes mask as opposed to a veil.

• On the post: Toshiba: You Can't Have Repair Manuals Because They're Copyrighted And You're Too Dumb To Fix A Computer

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 12 Nov, 2012 @ 12:37pm

  @Mike Masnick - I still have a Toshiba laptop, it has been it continuous use for almost ten years, I have never had a problem with it. It holds the door to my shop open.

• On the post: A Reminder: Lower Prices Can Make You More Money

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 08 Nov, 2012 @ 11:13pm

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  Pixelation, that is almost as crazy as getting on the top 100 charts with out a label.

• On the post: Judge Rejects Fox's Attempt To Shut Down Dish's Autohop Feature, But Indicates It May Still Infringe

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 08 Nov, 2012 @ 10:40pm

  Re: Re: Re: Copyright harm

  Gee wiz I wish that tech dirt had ads I could ignore ... oh wait it does .. I just do not click on them.
  
  The whole issue is that their business model has been turned upside down and people are just choosing to not click on their ads.

• On the post: Pfizer Can't Keep Its Viagra Patent Up In Canada

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 08 Nov, 2012 @ 10:35pm

  Re: Re: Kudos

  Yeah that title was the money shot. >:}

• On the post: ITU Boss Explains Why He Wants The UN To Start Regulating The Internet

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 08 Nov, 2012 @ 09:49pm

  "Regulating the internet" is not what they are trying to do.

  "Regulate the internet" translated from political speak means "regulate free speech". That is the single thing people need to remember when they hear politicians talking about the internet.

• On the post: Being Online Has Become So Common That Some People No Longer Identify It As Being Online

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 29 Oct, 2012 @ 06:46am

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  Fine I will pay them for the electrons I have downloaded. How much is an electron going for these days?

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