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• On the post: Sony Movies Pulled From Netflix Streams; Because Customers Just Love That Kind Of Thing

  

  Ikarushka ( profile ), 17 Jun, 2011 @ 02:37pm

  How do I know which movies are unavailable? I checked both my rental and instant watch queues and have not seen any signs next to titles. Maybe I never watch Sony movies?

• On the post: US Trying To Extradite UK TVShack Admin Over Questionable Copyright Charges?

  

  Ikarushka ( profile ), 16 Jun, 2011 @ 11:48am

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  I can't try Google. I don't have money to hire lawyers that could match Google's.

• On the post: Dumb Arguments: AT&T – T-Mobile Merger Would Be Good For The Children

  

  Ikarushka ( profile ), 14 Jun, 2011 @ 10:38am

  There are much better arguments for merger. How about that for example:
  
  AT&T and T-Mobile merger will save tons of paint (hence natural resources) by eliminating one "T": AT&T-Mobile.
  
  
  
  
  (Hopefully no one noticed that AT&T could make this happen without this merger by reducing redundancy in its own trademark.)

• On the post: How Long Until Phone Numbers Are A Historical Relic?

  

  Ikarushka ( profile ), 14 Jun, 2011 @ 10:19am

  What about dynamic phone URLs?
  
  I envision a bright future: you whistle a tune in your phone's microphone without securing a license and suddenly copyright trolls send a subpoena to your phone company....

• On the post: Chicago Media Declares War On Flash Mobs, Mayor/Police Not So Much

  

  Ikarushka ( profile ), 10 Jun, 2011 @ 01:59pm

  Indeed, diverting police to relatively safe Magnificent Mile already resulted in loss of life:
  
  http://hydeparkprogress.blogspot.com/2011/06/citizen-outcry-over-cpd-absence-during.html
  
  For those not from Chicago, Hyde park is a diverse and fascinating neighborhood on the South Side, home of the University of Chicago, and it is surrounded by troubled areas.

• On the post: NJ Supreme Court Can't Comprehend That Everyone Can Be A Journalist

  

  Ikarushka ( profile ), 08 Jun, 2011 @ 09:15am

  In old good Soviet Union there was no way to get published if you were not a member of the Guild of Authors (Союз писателей), so at least it was never a question of venue. Bureaucracy and Authority always gravitate towards such simplicity, so if no one fights Orwellian tendencies, we will eventually end up there.

• On the post: Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker Misuses DMCA To Take Down Video Of Reporter Asking Him Tough Questions

  

  Ikarushka ( profile ), 07 Jun, 2011 @ 12:18pm

  Re: Re: Re: What is wrong with you?

  Do you know how many millions of people don't have access to drinking water? Yet you find it OK to close your eyes on this issue and bitch about an insignificant incident? Hypocrisy.

• On the post: Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker Misuses DMCA To Take Down Video Of Reporter Asking Him Tough Questions

  

  Ikarushka ( profile ), 07 Jun, 2011 @ 10:41am

  I have not seen Gasland, but I have a feeling that this documentary narrator's name is Barbara Streisand.

• On the post: RIAA Says There's No Value In The Public Domain

  

  Ikarushka ( profile ), 03 Jun, 2011 @ 10:42am

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  Another rarely mentioned instance of the public domain value is the freedom to vandalize the culture. If Victor Hugo's works were copyrighted, and I was the rightholder, I would sue Disney for defamation :)

• On the post: RIAA Says There's No Value In The Public Domain

  

  Ikarushka ( profile ), 03 Jun, 2011 @ 09:43am

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  Agreed. Another example: Zefirelly made "Romeo and Juliet" based on an obscure work of previously unknown author William... (sorry, can't recall his last name). Kudos to Zefirelli for creating a movie of both cultural and commercial value, otherwise the humanity wouldn't know about that fascinating love story.

• On the post: RIAA Says There's No Value In The Public Domain

  

  Ikarushka ( profile ), 03 Jun, 2011 @ 09:20am

  The Public Domain Says There's No Value In RIAA
  
  I shuffled just a couple of words, and suddenly, magically the title phrase started making sense.

• On the post: Disney's Anthony Accardo: The Tech Community Owes Content Creators A Living

  

  Ikarushka ( profile ), 23 May, 2011 @ 02:26pm

  Copyright and creation

  I have a problem with the statement that copyright is the tool to protect creators, but I also have a problem with the statement that copyright was set to incentivize creation. Copyright is about money, and when in the world money were incentives to create? It?s the opposite: when artist?s goal is to make money, no matter how hard he tries, he can?t create a significant piece of art, less a masterpiece. If you know an example of monetary inspiration behind any significant artwork, I would like to hear it.
  
  This of course does not mean that artists shouldn't be compensated, my point is that payment is something that comes along with artist?s efforts as a measure of appreciation, but never as an initial incentive.
  
  You may call me a copyright minimalist.

• On the post: NY Times Editor Claims Twitter Killing Conversation, While His Tweets Spawn Conversation

  

  Ikarushka ( profile ), 19 May, 2011 @ 07:40am

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  "our generation's collective IQ suffered from calculators,"
  
  Sounds like opinion unsubstantiated by factual data.
  
  Fact: your comment I'm replying to.
  
  
  "Solving increasingly challenging captchas every day gives our IQs unprecedented boost!"
  
  This too is highly doubtful, got any data in support of this conjecture?
  
  Yes, my comment you replied.
  
  Sorry, did not want to offend, just couldn't help. Peace.

• On the post: Perhaps The Sequel Can Be 'Don't F**king Worry About Piracy'

  

  Ikarushka ( profile ), 18 May, 2011 @ 04:48pm

  I was disappointed: poetry is very weak and not witty at all, a naked idea, that's it. The idea of translating children verses to adult language is good though not new: if you can read in Russian, look for Igor Guberman.

• On the post: Perhaps The Sequel Can Be 'Don't F**king Worry About Piracy'

  

  Ikarushka ( profile ), 18 May, 2011 @ 04:43pm

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  Well, you don't know how to google, my friend: "go the fuck to sleep pdf", second page.

• On the post: NY Times Editor Claims Twitter Killing Conversation, While His Tweets Spawn Conversation

  

  Ikarushka ( profile ), 18 May, 2011 @ 04:28pm

  Indeed our generation's collective IQ suffered from calculators, but what about captchas? Solving increasingly challenging captchas every day gives our IQs unprecedented boost!

• On the post: The Role Of French Defamation And Privacy Laws In Keeping DSK's 'Secrets'

  

  Ikarushka ( profile ), 18 May, 2011 @ 11:43am

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  Reading Merriam-Webster:
  
  1 : the act of punishing
  2 a : suffering, pain, or loss that serves as retribution
  b : a penalty inflicted on an offender through judicial procedure
  3 : severe, rough, or disastrous treatment
  
  In my opinion exposing minor vices in a puritan society well covered by #3. Disastrous treatment. Ruined carriers, families and friendships are not disasters. Are they?

• On the post: The Role Of French Defamation And Privacy Laws In Keeping DSK's 'Secrets'

  

  Ikarushka ( profile ), 18 May, 2011 @ 11:16am

  What I can't accept is the public perception of vices (even if they are a very small ones by one's society standards) as evidence. And that's exactly what happens to my disgust.

• On the post: The Role Of French Defamation And Privacy Laws In Keeping DSK's 'Secrets'

  

  Ikarushka ( profile ), 18 May, 2011 @ 10:21am

  One man's right to speak freely is very often another man's privacy violation. The balance is delicate, and each society sets its own.
  
  Therefore I would pay much more attention to French hypocrites' opinions rather to American hypocrites' speculations on the matter.

• On the post: Judge Allows US Copyright Group To Shakedown 23,322 IP Addresses For Downloading The Expendables

  

  Ikarushka ( profile ), 10 May, 2011 @ 01:38pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: So what is a "reasonable model"?

  I was not aware that Radiohead folks were starving.
  
  Someone said that people are willing to pay for otherwise free content, if there is an additional value in it. For me starting a Netflix stream (even if I had to pay for each movie) is more convenient. And for me convenience is value, as saving time and hassle is.
  
  I don't argue that enforcement does not work. In Singapore drug usage is extremely low because the penalty is death. The question is: who wants to live in a police state?

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