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  • On the post: Cop Shoots Cuffed Teen In The Face With A Taser, Claims He 'Feared For His Safety' [UPDATED]

    That Anonymous Coward ( profile ), 20 Nov, 2013 @ 06:16am

    in a nation where a poptart can be fashioned into a weapon, a cuffed kid is a nuclear weapon ready to explode unless you act NOW!

  • On the post: Guy Builds Ten Weapons With Products Purchased After Getting Through Airport Security

    That Anonymous Coward ( profile ), 18 Nov, 2013 @ 06:55am

    Re:

    swarmed by whom?
    the flying public who most likely will pull out their phones to instagram what is going on rather than get involved?

    While some people with bad intentions have been stopped, more people are aware of the bad things that happen to people who take action rather than wait for someone else to solve it.

  • On the post: Guy Builds Ten Weapons With Products Purchased After Getting Through Airport Security

    That Anonymous Coward ( profile ), 18 Nov, 2013 @ 06:52am

    Re: Thanks

    Ah but here is the rub...
    the government telling the corporate sponsors they aren't allowed to sell things at inflated prices to a captive audience?

    TSA vs Corps...
    I expect to see some congresscritters getting more "donations" shortly...

  • On the post: Guy Builds Ten Weapons With Products Purchased After Getting Through Airport Security

    That Anonymous Coward ( profile ), 18 Nov, 2013 @ 06:50am

    Re:

    they were afraid to arrest him, he might find enough crap in the detention cell to make a nuke.

  • On the post: Warner Bros. Admits To Issuing Bogus Takedowns; Gloats To Court How There's Nothing Anyone Can Do About That

    That Anonymous Coward ( profile ), 18 Nov, 2013 @ 11:29am

    As the tool Hotfile provided was not required by the DMCA, yet was done to avoid lawsuits from WB, why can't Hotfiles terms stand up?

  • On the post: Chicago Law Professor Claims No Privacy In Your Emails, As Long As The Content Isn't Used To Detain Or Harass You

    That Anonymous Coward ( profile ), 18 Nov, 2013 @ 07:58am

    So release all of your "metadata" to me Prof.
    I PROMISE I won't use it to harass you.

    Wanna buy a bridge?

  • On the post: Online Retailer Says If You Give It A Negative Review It Can Fine You $3,500

    That Anonymous Coward ( profile ), 16 Nov, 2013 @ 12:47am

    Re: Anti-SLAPP Legislation

    Except the company never filed a lawsuit.
    They sent a demand, the couple didn't give in, company sends demand for $3500, couple doesn't pay, company turns the bad debt over to collection agency.
    Now the couple has ruined credit, has to fight a collection agency & credit reporting company. They face all sorts of undue burdens before they can pay more money to bring a lawsuit against the company that seems to be cutting and running.

  • On the post: Hacktivist Jeremy Hammond Gets 10 Years In Prison; Explains How FBI Gave Him The Targets To Hack

    That Anonymous Coward ( profile ), 16 Nov, 2013 @ 12:16am

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    "Judge Preska denied the request for recusal because her husband did not recall subscribing to Stratfor's mailing list."

    Thank the FSM she didn't talk to a paper about that, an appeals court might have removed her from the case for the appearance of impartiality.

  • On the post: Company 'Thanks' Blogger For Positive Review By Sending C&D Claiming 'Unauthorized Trademark Use'

    That Anonymous Coward ( profile ), 15 Nov, 2013 @ 10:24am

    Re: Re: Re:

    They've not come after me yet that I am aware of, and I have said some harsh things about them.

  • On the post: Company 'Thanks' Blogger For Positive Review By Sending C&D Claiming 'Unauthorized Trademark Use'

    That Anonymous Coward ( profile ), 15 Nov, 2013 @ 10:23am

    Re:

    The sad thing is the company they represent would never see it.
    It takes something getting attention before companies notice they are paying to get screwed.
    Like demanding sections of HBO be delisted for infringing on the rights of... HBO.
    No one will make the DMCA better, so need to shame the companies into hiring companies that ACTUALLY look at what they send out in the clients name.

  • On the post: Company 'Thanks' Blogger For Positive Review By Sending C&D Claiming 'Unauthorized Trademark Use'

    That Anonymous Coward ( profile ), 15 Nov, 2013 @ 10:14am

    Re:

    How about a tweet suggesting they look for a new brand protection company? :)
    This one isn't very good.

  • On the post: Company 'Thanks' Blogger For Positive Review By Sending C&D Claiming 'Unauthorized Trademark Use'

    That Anonymous Coward ( profile ), 15 Nov, 2013 @ 09:53am

    From the parent company of DtecNet (6 Strikes).
    Perhaps someone at Thomson Reuters Corporation would care to explain why one of their companies is once again attempting to screw over a paying client.

    Perhaps it is part of a master plan of all publicity is good.

    We've secretly replaced all of your unpaid good reviews with stories about the douchbaggery done in your name, let's see if they notice.

    Oy Nutribullet, LLC... you might want to demand a refund and a list of everyone they emailed so you can start kissing ass to save your brand.

    We protect your brand by making sure no one will ever think good things about it... we're MarkMonitor.

  • On the post: Paul Hansmeier Dismisses Case That His 'Client' Claims Was Filed Without Her Permission

    That Anonymous Coward ( profile ), 13 Nov, 2013 @ 11:56pm

    Re: Contacting Plaintiffs

    Unless it is part of the proceedings, it is a BIG nono for opposing counsel to speak to a represented party (even if they don't know they have representation - See Evan Stone sinking his career.)
    Submitting the news article to the court however is allowed, and the Judge would be so very happy about that detail.

  • On the post: Appeals Court Rejects Judge Scheindlin's Request To Refute Allegations Of Partiality And Impropriety

    That Anonymous Coward ( profile ), 14 Nov, 2013 @ 04:31am

    So do they need to recuse themselves from this circus as we can reasonably question their motives in what they did?

  • On the post: Movie Studios Suddenly Drop Lawsuit Against Limewire

    That Anonymous Coward ( profile ), 13 Nov, 2013 @ 06:26am

    Re:

    different divisions of the conglomerate.
    They are separate entities, which helps when they play accounting games making sure there are no profits left from record breaking sales figures.

  • On the post: Movie Studios Suddenly Drop Lawsuit Against Limewire

    That Anonymous Coward ( profile ), 13 Nov, 2013 @ 04:04am

    Re: Re: Why do you say "Drop"?

    my understanding is that with prejudice means they can not bring that action again.
    Many of the Doe's targeted by copyright trolls are dismissed with prejudice once they settle. Its one thing if the lawyer "promises" they won't move forward, it is another when there is a legal stipulation on the record.

  • On the post: Comcast And AT&T Want Their Cut From Prenda Too

    That Anonymous Coward ( profile ), 13 Nov, 2013 @ 03:23am

    Re: I'm sure MPAA would like to sue Prenda

    There is still time for something to happen.
    The appeals court could kick the argument back down to Judge Howell, she lobbied for the RIAA before getting on the bench.
    She's made many interesting statements on the bench bemoaning how everyone needs to do more to protect copyright holders, despite the law not requiring the levels she implies.
    I'm sure that there is no way rulings might go against Pretenda now in her courtroom. I mean its not like Pretenda is a national scandal about the abuse of the copyright law and people might demand the law be changed to try and stop copyright trolling.

    Yep no way at all...

  • On the post: Comcast And AT&T Want Their Cut From Prenda Too

    That Anonymous Coward ( profile ), 13 Nov, 2013 @ 03:17am

    Re: Re:

    heh I got dismissed a lot once upon a time.
    No so much any more.

    I stand by my defense of 'if their reputation could not be any worse'.

  • On the post: Movie Studios Suddenly Drop Lawsuit Against Limewire

    That Anonymous Coward ( profile ), 13 Nov, 2013 @ 04:18am

    Could it be they are just trying to clean up the image a little?
    Pretenda, Malibu Media, and scores of other seedy little trolls running their "extortion" schemes (IMHO) are gaining traction.
    The hugely laughable failures of the DMCA automated notices demanding that the corporations who hired them be delisted.
    The broken YouTube ContentID system taking out harmless videos, or being used to steal money by scammers.
    SOPA.
    The list goes on and on... and its breaking into more mainstream content lines.

    They have been trying the kinder gentler tact lately...
    6 Strikes - it is a fair system and nothing bad happens unless you get 6... unless the ISP decides otherwise.

    Educational programs in our schools, funneling the **AA's will to children via the Center for Copyright Information. (6 Strikes program host).

    It is the little people who are hurt when you download!

    The RIAA got backhanded hard, and most of their recent public appearances have been silent tacit approval of what the MPAA is doing. They have to present a unified front, otherwise people will start to wonder and talk about how MP3 sales have shifted to the $1 price point for digital, yet movies still charge a hefty premium for access to clunky systems that often fail.

    One might think they are going dark, trying to line up the next insane set of laws that will certainly eliminate all filesharing everywhere at once... this time...we're certain...it'll work...won't get broken...no we are positive this will do it!

    The last place the **AA's want to be right now is near a courtroom.

  • On the post: When Is A Lyric Site More Than A Lyric Site?

    That Anonymous Coward ( profile ), 13 Nov, 2013 @ 03:10am

    ?The lyric business is clearly more valuable in the Internet age.?

    20 years and you just figured this out.
    You insipid has-been.

    Without copyright laws as they currently stand, perhaps your beloved labels would have gotten off of their asses sooner to meet this consumer demand.

    See this is the part that a majority of the big label promoting types miss in the equation.
    WITHOUT CONSUMERS YOU MAKE NOTHING.

    You seem to think that copyright law merely exists to extract cash from the ether and place it into your label account where someday they might dain to send you a royalty check... if they can find you, if they don't change the records to hide income and sit on it.

    You business is to provide entertainment to be consumed by customers, this is the part you all seem to have forgotten.

    You abuse consumers with price fixing, DRM, and killing off any innovation that MIGHT injure you in imaginary ways.
    In return we get what?

    Its not a fair trade.

    Go stomp your feet and prove us wrong. Withdraw all of your wondrous creations from the market never to return. I know I'll be happier not having to listen to your vapid mewling any longer.

    Make room for the future old man, your kind has held it back long enough.

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