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• On the post: DailyDirt: Ironic Deaths

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 12 Feb, 2013 @ 06:18pm

  Number 1 and 2 are not ironic. Irony means it's unexpected. It's fully expected that someone who eats lots of fatty foods will die of a heart attack. There is nothing ironic about choking on cockroaches, unless it was a fundraiser for raising awareness of the benefits of eating cockroaches or something.
  
  The last one is probably ironic, because he likely advocated for the safety of segways or something.

• On the post: Former Copyright Registers: We Must Limit Fair Use At Public Universities, For The Poor Publishers Who Are Paying Us To Say This

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 12 Feb, 2013 @ 10:03am

  They say that fair use is the safety valve on copyright, but honestly I feel like piracy is more so.
  
  Rich companies can lobby all they want, but at the end of the day they won't stamp out piracy. The more they push, the worse the piracy gets. When they actually innovate and give reasons to buy, piracy abates. That is the very definition of a safety valve.

• On the post: If You Want Two-Thirds Of Americans To Agree That Violent Video Games Are More Dangerous Than Guns, All You Have To Do Is Ask The Right Americans

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 12 Feb, 2013 @ 09:58am

  Ask the wrong Americans more like.

• On the post: Congress Apparently Uninterested In 'Aaron's Law' To Reform CFAA

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 12 Feb, 2013 @ 08:36am

  I'd say fixing your earlier mistakes is a pretty big priority. The lesson is: get it right the first time then you won't have to revisit it.

• On the post: Oakland Raiders Hack NFL Blackout Rules In Real Life By Shrinking Stadium

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 11 Feb, 2013 @ 10:21pm

  Re:

  Please try to refrain from using the name Nigel in TD comments.
  
  :) Jk Nigel is a fun name.

• On the post: Homeland Security: Not Searching Your Laptop Doesn't Benefit Your Civil Liberties, So We Can Do It

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 11 Feb, 2013 @ 10:38am

  Re: Like I said before...

  Prouder than ever to live north of the 49th parallel.

• On the post: Two Famous Journalism Institutions Shame Themselves By Not Standing Up For Basic Fair Use

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 11 Feb, 2013 @ 08:50am

  Re:

  I think we need to be nice to Buhl. IMO Bennett had it right when he described her "cray cray" and if she starts running around with a sawed off shotgun I don't want anyone here to be on the list.
  
  Offer her a snickers or something.
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9-Oxkqbjpw

• On the post: Mark Cuban Agrees: Independent Invention Is A Sign Of Obviousness; And Should Kill Patents

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 09 Feb, 2013 @ 08:09am

  Re:

  It's exciting to see it gain more traction.
  
  Anyways, the beauty of it is that arguing against this idea is arguing in favour of obvious patents OR if the other side says that it's totally normal for companies to come up with the same idea but they shouldn't be punished for it then there you have an argument at least for an independent invention defense.
  
  Of course lobbying trumps logic everyday, but it's nice to logic dream.

• On the post: Canada Denies Patent For Drug, So US Pharma Company Demands $100 Million As Compensation For 'Expropriation'

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 09 Feb, 2013 @ 08:03am

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  Can Canada not grant the patent but the have their "FDA" disallow the drug? There are lots of drugs available in the US that we disallow and vice versa.

• On the post: Canada Denies Patent For Drug, So US Pharma Company Demands $100 Million As Compensation For 'Expropriation'

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 09 Feb, 2013 @ 08:02am

  Re: Re:

  It's surprisingly comfy all the way up here. We are apparently in very good company.

• On the post: New UK Copyright Research Center Immediately Under Attack For Daring To Ask About Evidence

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 05 Feb, 2013 @ 08:04am

  You have to really question any group that is fundamentally opposed to evidence.

• On the post: Bayer Fights India's Compulsory Licensing Of Cancer Drug By Claiming It Spent $2.5 Billion Developing It

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 04 Feb, 2013 @ 07:03am

  Re: I know where it went

  Not to mention the lobbying to get IP law to the craziness it is today. That doesn't come cheap.

• On the post: DEA Circumventing Oregon State Law To Grab Medical Records Without A Warrant

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 04 Feb, 2013 @ 09:44am

  Unenforced laws should be repealed.
  
  Of course my law requiring the retraction of unenforced laws would probably also be repealed. META!

• On the post: And… Yet Another Regulator Flips Out About Uber, Tries To Kill It

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 31 Jan, 2013 @ 09:55pm

  I nominate "corruption laundering" as the best catchphrase of 2013.
  
  It can be used in so many more situations beyond regulatory capture.

• On the post: Redditor Points Out The Flaws In SimCity's Online-Only DRM, Gets Banned By EA For His Troubles [UPDATED]

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 29 Jan, 2013 @ 09:39pm

  Re:

  Doesn't really change anything. Their reputation is so bad that everyone immediately assumes it was intentional and probably a good number of people think it's a lie.
  
  No benefit of the doubt to horrible companies.

• On the post: Redditor Points Out The Flaws In SimCity's Online-Only DRM, Gets Banned By EA For His Troubles [UPDATED]

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 29 Jan, 2013 @ 09:55am

  Re: And this is why....

  Stuff like this makes me want to go out of my way to pirate their stuff, even if it's not good or not my taste.

• On the post: California Senator Leland Yee Tells Gamers To Shut Up And Let The Grown Ups Talk

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 25 Jan, 2013 @ 08:09pm

  Re: To summarize...

  If only politicians would draw a link between the wars they actually start and gun violence, maybe we could at least have fewer wars....

• On the post: Should You Brag About Your Law School Grades On Facebook?

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 25 Jan, 2013 @ 07:48pm

  Re: This is news?

  Absolutely. I kept waiting for the punch line, such as: "The school overreacted and expelled him for posting his grades."
  
  Where's the dirt?

• On the post: Another Case Of Prosecutorial Bullying Against A 'Hacker'

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 25 Jan, 2013 @ 08:04pm

  It's so frustrating that these crimes get more serious sentences than rapists and murderers.
  
  The priorities of our society are really disappointing.

• On the post: Aaron Swartz Unlikely To Face Jail Or Conviction… Until Feds Decided To 'Send A Message'

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 25 Jan, 2013 @ 07:51pm

  Send a message

  Evidently the message Carmen was sending is:
  
  "I have more power than I can responsibly handle and someone desperately needs to rein me in."

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