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• On the post: Great Moments In Legal Questioning: IT Boss In Cuyahoga County Cannot Identify A Photocopier

  

  Joe ( profile ), 23 Mar, 2011 @ 08:47pm

  Re: I'm sad

  It very well may not be stupidity, but just the appearance of it. Playing verbal dodgeball may have kept him from giving testimony that could be used against him or his company. Also, keep in mind that many depositions have a time limit. This IT guy managed to get the lawyer to waste an incredible amount of time over ONE question. Someone else said that they felt the guy was coached to respond that way and I tend to agree. I'd say that it was a pretty decent job by the IT guy (if those were his intentions).

• On the post: Great Moments In Legal Questioning: IT Boss In Cuyahoga County Cannot Identify A Photocopier

  

  Joe ( profile ), 23 Mar, 2011 @ 02:13pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

  Define "define."

• On the post: Am I Violating The DMCA By Visiting The NYTimes With NoScript Enabled?

  

  Joe ( profile ), 23 Mar, 2011 @ 05:27am

  Re: Re: Effective DRM

  Well, it could be "effectively hacked, effectively cracked, etc.", couldn't it?

• On the post: Am I Violating The DMCA By Visiting The NYTimes With NoScript Enabled?

  

  Joe ( profile ), 23 Mar, 2011 @ 05:25am

  Re: Re: Re: Unwittingly

  It won't matter. ICE will seize the techdirt domain any day now because of the infringement activities here.

• On the post: Big, Big Loss For Righthaven: Reposting Full Article Found To Be Fair Use

  

  Joe ( profile ), 21 Mar, 2011 @ 10:25am

  Re: Re: Re:

  Essentially, this ruling would be a gut job on copyright, as it would first shift the burden in fair use cases. It would make fair use the default, and require the plaintiff to show that the use isn't fair. It would require the showing that the use specifically hurt creativity. That is not what the copyright laws require at all, and is an incredible (and seemingly intentional) attempt to scrap the vast majority of the copyright law in a single swipe.
  
  Yeah, ain't it cool? :D

• On the post: Big, Big Loss For Righthaven: Reposting Full Article Found To Be Fair Use

  

  Joe ( profile ), 21 Mar, 2011 @ 10:22am

  Re: Re: Apparently I read it differently

  Righthaven is not the copyright holder. That is what is relevant.

• On the post: Big, Big Loss For Righthaven: Reposting Full Article Found To Be Fair Use

  

  Joe ( profile ), 21 Mar, 2011 @ 10:08am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

  Put some merits in there and we'd be glad to. ;)

• On the post: Halifax Library Boycotts HarperCollins eBooks

  

  Joe ( profile ), 19 Mar, 2011 @ 06:15am

  Re: plans to make their eBooks self-destruct after 26 reads

  "Women that only allow 26 sexual encounters..."
  
  They already have those, they're called 'wives.' ;)

• On the post: Bob Woodward Blames Google For 'Killing' Newspapers

  

  Joe ( profile ), 19 Mar, 2011 @ 05:47am

  Re: Well-researched...

  I'm not sure I'd say the average Internet user is better, they just have the choice now to shun the places that spew the bullshit they don't believe. In days of old, you only had what the old media gave you.

• On the post: Questionable 'Piracy' Study Found; Details Show It's Even More Ridiculous Than Expected

  

  Joe ( profile ), 17 Mar, 2011 @ 01:28pm

  Re: Re:

  No, he's saying that if you don't buy a CD and chose to pirate your music, you should donate the money you would have spent on music to the pirate site where you got your music. That way, the whole economy maintains its balance.
  
  Or something like that. ;)

• On the post: Questionable 'Piracy' Study Found; Details Show It's Even More Ridiculous Than Expected

  

  Joe ( profile ), 17 Mar, 2011 @ 11:25am

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  No, the buggy whip manufacturers changed their business plan. Now, they target the BSDM population. ;)

• On the post: No Info Can Be Found About Mysterious Report Claiming Australia As A 'Nation Of Pirates'

  

  Joe ( profile ), 16 Mar, 2011 @ 06:52am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Piracy violates creators' rights. It gives money to pirate websites that have no rights. What else is there?

  Have you not paid attention to the economy? Seriously?

• On the post: No Info Can Be Found About Mysterious Report Claiming Australia As A 'Nation Of Pirates'

  

  Joe ( profile ), 16 Mar, 2011 @ 06:50am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Piracy violates creators' rights. It gives money to pirate websites that have no rights. What else is there?

  So that would be a "No, I can't provide what you're asking for. I can only provide my feelings and assumptions of what other people want or support, because they disagree with me."

• On the post: No Info Can Be Found About Mysterious Report Claiming Australia As A 'Nation Of Pirates'

  

  Joe ( profile ), 16 Mar, 2011 @ 06:43am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Piracy violates creators' rights. It gives money to pirate websites that have no rights. What else is there?

  So, it's OK to assume that every instance of piracy (or at least some instances) lead to a lost sale, but it's not OK for anyone to assume that an instance of piracy can lead to sale that wouldn't have occurred with the piracy?
  
  Doesn't that seem a bit....hypocritical to you?

• On the post: No Info Can Be Found About Mysterious Report Claiming Australia As A 'Nation Of Pirates'

  

  Joe ( profile ), 16 Mar, 2011 @ 06:36am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Piracy violates creators' rights. It gives money to pirate websites that have no rights. What else is there?

  "I'm not "mixing things up." I'm just illustrating that your physical property rights are not absolute."
  
  Neither are your intellectual property rights. Or, to be more correct, they shouldn't be.

• On the post: Bath & Bodyworks Goes To Court To Explain To Summit Entertainment That The Word Twilight Existed Before The Movie

  

  Joe ( profile ), 11 Mar, 2011 @ 06:32am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: hated?

  Isn't twilight that series about a young girl and her choice between necrophilia and bestiality?

• On the post: Texas Governor Blocks Reporters He Doesn't Like From Reading His Tweets

  

  Joe ( profile ), 02 Mar, 2011 @ 10:36am

  I think it's probably more of snub at those reporters rather than a 'real' attempt to block them.

• On the post: Rosetta Stone Says Google Is A 'Gateway For Criminals'; Urges Congress To Make Google Liable For Infringement Via COICA

  

  Joe ( profile ), 02 Mar, 2011 @ 05:48am

  Re:

  Or not get Rosetta Stone at all. Google should delete them, so nobody can search for the pirate sites.

• On the post: Rosetta Stone Says Google Is A 'Gateway For Criminals'; Urges Congress To Make Google Liable For Infringement Via COICA

  

  Joe ( profile ), 02 Mar, 2011 @ 05:42am

  Re: Re: Re: tm infringement

  The new Happy Meal.

• On the post: Senator Franken Defends Censoring The Internet Because He Doesn't Think Hollywood Should Have To Change Biz Models?

  

  Joe ( profile ), 02 Mar, 2011 @ 05:38am

  Re: Re: al francken

  Dictator? Isn't that what you get when you cross Al Franken and a potato?
  
  
  
  
  
  Yeah, I know it was shuckable, but I couldn't help it.

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