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• On the post: Mainstream Press Waking Up To DOJ's Massive Overreaction To Minor Computer Hacks

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 02 May, 2013 @ 08:26am

  Re: Re: How?

  Exactly. It's unfair to charge the innocent. If he was charged, he must be guilty.

• On the post: IL Follows Suit: Employers Right To Ask For Social Media Passwords Codified Into Law

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 30 Apr, 2013 @ 10:42am

  Re: Re:

  The problem is, and it's not exactly constitutional, is that we haven't really left the feudal era in the employment context, where employers are viewed as lords and employees peasants (almost property).
  
  The employee/employer relationship is much closer to the feudal system than it is to consenting adults entering a mutually beneficial business arrangement.

• On the post: IL Follows Suit: Employers Right To Ask For Social Media Passwords Codified Into Law

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 30 Apr, 2013 @ 10:39am

  Re: Re:

  He said "do want" not "do not want"

• On the post: Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 28 Apr, 2013 @ 08:55pm

  "Hopefully long enough such that Wikileaks can recoup its operational costs... and continue practicing the free speech ideals that the U.S. is merely preaching."
  
  The U.S. government only protects free speech that doesn't bother them, such as racist speech and homophobic speech. That's when the 1st amendment really shines. But don't even think about saying anything that might be embarrassing to a U.S. official.

• On the post: Gawker Defies Judge, Refuses To Take Down Post About Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Despite Court Order

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 27 Apr, 2013 @ 01:15am

  "which was just a very small portion, which is why the federal judge had argued it was protected by fair use"
  
  Fair use implies Hulk Hogan made a copyright claim, but how can that be if he didn't know he was being filmed. He most definitely can't be the copyright owner then? Unless filmer sold rights to him, in which case does that mean Hulk published it knowingly to web?

• On the post: Grooveshark Loses Latest Round In Court, In A Ruling That Could Gut The DMCA's Safe Harbors

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 23 Apr, 2013 @ 01:32pm

  Well we wouldn't want to modify the agreements made between artists and the public after the fact.
  
  Oh wait, that's exactly what every copyright maximalist wants, so long as it's retroactively improving their side of the deal and not the other way around.

• On the post: How Not To Email Constituents: The Brian Nieves Story

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 23 Apr, 2013 @ 10:18am

  Whatever. Every time someone gets mad because politicians only give canned responses, and then when they are real everyone gets mad, "Gasp you can't say that!"
  
  He got into it with a jerk. We've all been there. Give the guy a break.

• On the post: IRS Says It Will Change Its Policy On Looking At Emails Without A Warrant… At Some Point

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 23 Apr, 2013 @ 09:43am

  Snooping for tax purposes is a matter of national security! I feel safer already.

• On the post: Congress Quickly And Quietly Rolls Back Insider Trading Rules For Itself

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 16 Apr, 2013 @ 11:40am

  Hopefully now that money is involved more people will care about the abuse of national risk/security excuses when clearly it's anything but.

• On the post: Sorry, Having IMDB Accurately List Your Age Doesn't Entitle You To A Million Dollars

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 15 Apr, 2013 @ 10:48am

  Lying about her age online? She's a hacker! 35 years in jail.

• On the post: DMCA As Censorship: Chilling Effects On Research

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 15 Apr, 2013 @ 10:37am

  ?No person shall circumvent a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work protected under [copyright law].?
  
  I never actually read the law, but based on that reading doesn't that exclude the circumvention of technological measures which aren't effective? (i.e. all DRM?)

• On the post: Proposed WA Bill Would Allow Employers To Request Facebook Passwords

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 12 Apr, 2013 @ 09:42am

  Re: Re: Employment at will

  Here is what you tell that company:
  
  "Dear Prospective Employer,
  
  I'm not going to give you my Facebook password and here is why you still want to hire me.
  
  When people interact with me and message me in social media, there is an implicit trust to keep their information confidential.
  
  Similarly, when employees leave your company, certainly there is information you expect them to keep confidential.
  
  If I were willing to give you this information, that would tell you that I am willing to betray the trust of others in my attempts to get a new job. The fact that I am willing to risk this job opportunity here shows that I can be trusted whereas the other candidates who comply are likely to violate your trust in the future if properly incentivized.
  
  That is why you want to hire me."
  
  Unfortunately, this sort of policy specifically selects for employees that, if pressed, will betray these companies in the future.

• On the post: When You Sign Away Your Copyright To A Publisher, What If They Hold You Hostage Over It?

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 12 Apr, 2013 @ 09:27am

  Re:

  On second thoughts, copyright needs a use it or lose it clause. I know this is not an original idea (if such a thing exists) but this would be a great example of a situation where it would be useful.

• On the post: When You Sign Away Your Copyright To A Publisher, What If They Hold You Hostage Over It?

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 12 Apr, 2013 @ 09:26am

  Re:

  Fair enough. Very true indeed.
  
  But what I don't get is why they are worried? Who is going to enforce the copyright once they are bankrupt?

• On the post: Indian Supreme Court Rejects Trivial 'Evergreening' Of Pharma Patents

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 01 Apr, 2013 @ 09:03pm

  Open Access doesn't go far enough. Patents shouldn't be allowed to build off of publicly funded research.

• On the post: 'Internet Lawyer' Charles Carreon Has A New Best Friend And He's An SEO Expert Who Hates Anonymous Critics

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 28 Mar, 2013 @ 08:11pm

  I'm confused. If we aren't allowed to complain about companies, then surely he wouldn't be complaining about ripoffreport or yelp.

• On the post: Internet Under Attack: World's Largest DDoS Attack Almost Broke The Internet

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 28 Mar, 2013 @ 11:01am

  We need CISPA!!!!

• On the post: DOJ Misled Judges For Years About How It Was Using Stingray Devices To Spy On People

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 28 Mar, 2013 @ 10:36am

  I really want to have a court examine whether or not it is legal for your average citizen to conduct themselves in the same way police do without the warrant. Isn't the warrant supposed to be the special permission police get to essentially break the law? If they don't need a warrant, can I not do the same thing?

• On the post: Dumb Policy: Store Charges $5 Just To Look At Goods, To Keep People From Looking And Then Buying Online

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 27 Mar, 2013 @ 09:52am

  Re:

  Exactly right. This can go both ways.

• On the post: The Arab Street Responds To Fear Of Memes By Producing Tons Of Meme Videos

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 26 Mar, 2013 @ 10:21am

  Re: Copyright: more important than revolutions?

  All of this should be censored in the name of copyright.
  
  You saw it here first, folks!

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