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• On the post: Despite No One Wanting It To, ITU Seeks To Butt In On Patent Issues Too

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 29 Oct, 2012 @ 06:37am

  Just disband them already

• On the post: The 'Final' Sony PS3 Hack

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 25 Oct, 2012 @ 08:35pm

  "And all of that to fight a battle that, not only did they lose, but that they had to know they were overwhelmingly likely to lose over the long haul. "
  
  What is with the "And" at the beginning of your sentences?
  
  Also, when you run a company, what occurs is you think your every move is correct, even when it is not. That is what happened.
  
  ,,,, ;)

• On the post: DMCA Exemptions Announced; Exemption For DVD Ripping Rejected; Phone Unlocking Going Away

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 25 Oct, 2012 @ 08:22pm

  Re: Re: Re:

  "Just think of having to sign a license agreement before you can consume food."
  
  Actually it is GROW food.
  
  Think Monsanto.

• On the post: BREIN Scores Another Victory, Making It Suck Even More To Be A Dutch Internet Company

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 25 Oct, 2012 @ 08:18pm

  Re: Data Dump

  So let me guess. You like guys in orange jump suits wearing wooden shoes and women who have arm pit hair?
  
  What is that fetish called?

• On the post: BREIN Scores Another Victory, Making It Suck Even More To Be A Dutch Internet Company

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 25 Oct, 2012 @ 08:13pm

  Re: SumoTorrent "is clearly facilitating copyright infringement"

  According to EU law they can not look at the files, or do CRC check sums with out violating the law. Privacy and all that.

• On the post: DOJ Hints At Additional Charges Against Kim Dotcom If He Launches Megabox

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 25 Oct, 2012 @ 08:01pm

  Re:

  '"BLARGHALBLARGA PIRACY SUPPORTER BLARGHLEBLARGAUH APOLOGIST BLAUGH I-DIDN'T-READ-THE-POST-I-THINK-YOU-SUPPORT-THIS-SO-I-WILL-ATTACK-BLAUUUUUUUUUUUUnhhnhnhnhnhnhnhngggg ggggghhhhhhhhhhhh..." '
  
  Weird but I understood that better than and average_bob rant ;)

• On the post: DOJ Hints At Additional Charges Against Kim Dotcom If He Launches Megabox

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 25 Oct, 2012 @ 07:58pm

  Re:

  It is not MegaUpload the courts should be concerned about, it is the citizens of their own country. How many months has it been since the dog that is the DOJ ate someones kids home work with the MegaUpload take down?

• On the post: Tomorrow: Internet Freedom Experts Team Up For A Giant Reddit AMA

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 24 Oct, 2012 @ 01:40am

  Mike Where on reddit will this be held?

  ie
  
  /r/WhatIsThisPart

• On the post: George McGovern On Why Politicians Who Haven't Built A Business Are Bad At Regulating

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 22 Oct, 2012 @ 04:37pm

  Re: It's really a more widespread problem

  Ideally, they should rely on industry experts for advice.
  
  So very wrong. That is what got us into this mess in the first place. Industry experts will do anything to protect their industry in its current form.
  
  That why performance metrics and sunset clauses are the way to go on every law.

• On the post: Google To French Media: We May Have To Cut You Off

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 21 Oct, 2012 @ 07:44am

  Re: Re: Re: Based on history repeating itself...

  YOU HAVE TO BE LOOKING IN A MIRROR WHEN YOU SAY THAT TO SUMMON PAYWALL BOB

• On the post: 30 Years Of The CD, Of Digital Piracy, And Of Music Industry Cluelessness

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 20 Oct, 2012 @ 09:24am

  Re: Re:

  Yes and those labels will have a power level of 9,000

• On the post: New Ruling In Sweden Suggests Ruling In Pirate Bay Case May Be Re-Examined For Bias

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 20 Oct, 2012 @ 08:57am

  Re: Re: It IS difficult to judge when immoral yet not actually illegal...

  He hits the caps lock when his Hemorrhoids flame up ... which is why he is so inconsistent.

• On the post: Brazilian Newspapers Apparently Don't Want Traffic; They All Opt Out Of Google News

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 20 Oct, 2012 @ 08:40am

  Re: Re: Boring news?

  Or maybe they need to realize that people get most of their news links from RSS, Social media, and email.

• On the post: Bangladesh Seeks To Throttle Independent News Sites And Their Awkward Stories

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 15 Oct, 2012 @ 09:22pm

  Re:

  In the case of the Bangladeshi government it is a case of stupidity breeding poverty.

• On the post: Universal And Fox Sued Over Simpson's Theme Park Ride… By A Musicians' Union

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 10 Oct, 2012 @ 08:57pm

  Re: And now for some RIAA finance calculations...

  "Next up, how to solve world hunger by handing out moon cheese and not make it a socialist program, so Bubba in Louisiana feels good about God, Country, and Capitalism."
  
  Do they make cheese in Louisiana?

• On the post: Universal And Fox Sued Over Simpson's Theme Park Ride… By A Musicians' Union

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 10 Oct, 2012 @ 08:55pm

  Re: Re: Timeline issues

  I like the fact that they played this for a couple hundred thousand people in an "unauthorized" manner. Whats they minimum statutory damage on that?

• On the post: The Philippines' Awful New 'Cybercrime' Law Put On Hold — For Now

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 10 Oct, 2012 @ 08:11pm

  Re: The Beast Awakens

  "harsh laws to curb our Internet freedoms."
  
  Freedom of speech
  
  FTFY

• On the post: Hollywood Wines & Dines Kiwi Politicians To Get Them To Support Hollywood's Copyright Insanity In TPP

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 10 Oct, 2012 @ 07:59pm

  Re: Re:

  agreed

• On the post: Hollywood Wines & Dines Kiwi Politicians To Get Them To Support Hollywood's Copyright Insanity In TPP

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 10 Oct, 2012 @ 07:58pm

  Re: Re:

  Speaking of 1%. Did you know that most governments fall when just 1% of the population goes into armed revolt.

• On the post: Hollywood Wines & Dines Kiwi Politicians To Get Them To Support Hollywood's Copyright Insanity In TPP

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 10 Oct, 2012 @ 07:50pm

  Re: Re:

  Arab spring???

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