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• On the post: Why Are UK Police Allowing Entertainment Industry Employees To Arrest And Interrogate People With Their Help?

  

  Jessie ( profile ), 28 May, 2013 @ 12:21pm

  Re: Re:

  Two by two....Hands of blue...

• On the post: Dumb Idea Or Dumbest Idea: Letting Companies Use Malware Against Infringers

  

  Jessie ( profile ), 28 May, 2013 @ 10:14am

  Well, it's obvious what we should do then, in the name of copyright. The government should set up massive servers that everyone logs into from dumb terminals and uses government approved software to view and manipulate files. We would, of course, have to outlaw owning personal computers that can operate in any way outside that network, and all file storage would be on their servers as well. That way they can view our files and computing habits accordingly. You would then pay a fee based on what software packages you or your business would be allowed to access.
  
  See, I've just solved the copyright problem, since nothing could exist in digital form that was not approved. In fact, all data could be government approved. Wouldn't that be dandy.

• On the post: Another Court Tells Prenda To Pay Up On Attorneys Fees

  

  Jessie ( profile ), 24 May, 2013 @ 02:23pm

  I can see it now:
  
  "I'm sorry, AF Holdings just filed for bankruptcy right after selling off our copyrights to our other....I mean another company."

• On the post: Another CA Cop Thinks A Cell Phone Might Be A Dangerous Weapon

  

  Jessie ( profile ), 24 May, 2013 @ 09:02am

  Come on. Have you seen pictures of these guns? They are pointed down the length of the camera, coming out the top near where the old school antenas would be. The cameras on most all phones are located on the front or back of the camera, not the top. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/cell-phone-guns.shtml
  
  Unfortunately, I suspect we'll have to wait for a tragic event, probably involving the loss of life of a cell phone owner to see anything done to stop this.

• On the post: Man Butt Dials 911 While Discussing Murder Plot

  

  Jessie ( profile ), 23 May, 2013 @ 08:54am

  Well, I tried it out for everyone. Siri does not understand "I'm going to kill my wife". So don't worry, it's still safe to use Siri to help you plot your next murder.

• On the post: New York Times Tells Startup It Can't Even Mention The NY Times

  

  Jessie ( profile ), 22 May, 2013 @ 10:19am

  This infringes my copyright on sharing timely factual information to a wide audience.

• On the post: So It's Come To This: Seven High School Students Arrested For Throwing… Water Balloons

  

  Jessie ( profile ), 22 May, 2013 @ 09:40am

  Barney

  Well, in the words of the world famous child rearing expert and government employee Barney Fife:
  
  "I say this calls for action and now. Nip it in the bud. First sign of youngsters going wrong, you've got to nip it in the bud."
  
  Of course, these days, I don't know if we shouldn't replace "youngsters" with "governmental agents".
  
  Also, remember, "don't just mollycoddle them."

• On the post: Bad Day For Prenda Continues: Judge Rejects Stay, Adds $1k Per Day For Each Day They Don't Pay Up

  

  Jessie ( profile ), 21 May, 2013 @ 09:23pm

  Re: Re: Re: The story that just keeps on giving

  "So what would you call more than one judge?"
  
  
  
  The harbingers of the apocalypse.

• On the post: Did Paul Duffy's Wife Admit That He Was Engaged In Interstate Extortion On Facebook?

  

  Jessie ( profile ), 15 May, 2013 @ 07:55am

  You can't produce a signed copy of the marriage license. Where is the proof, the evidence, that I am married to her?

• On the post: Monsanto Wins Case Of Seed Patents; Planting Your Own Legally Purchased & Grown Seeds Can Be Infringing

  

  Jessie ( profile ), 13 May, 2013 @ 01:51pm

  It seems to me that if Monsanto did not want the seeds of their plants being used, they could have engineered the seeds to produce a plant that does not germinate. Since they did not do this, they sold a seed that was expected to eventually produce seeds. They should have known that this would happen and adjust their license fees appropriately.
  
  Unless, of course, the seeds are versed in contract law.

• On the post: Silliest Argument Ever: Just Because A YouTube Paywall Launches It Means More Money Is Made

  

  Jessie ( profile ), 10 May, 2013 @ 12:05pm

  Re: Response to: Jessie on May 10th, 2013 @ 10:40am

  Eh, we both know it won't succeed. If it looks successful, the media companies will pull their content and try to create their own service so they can get all of the revenue. They are just letting Youtube do the market research for them.

• On the post: Silliest Argument Ever: Just Because A YouTube Paywall Launches It Means More Money Is Made

  

  Jessie ( profile ), 10 May, 2013 @ 10:40am

  It's really very simple for the media companies.
  
  If it works, it's capitalism. If it fails, it's because of piracy and we need new laws to make sure it works.

• On the post: John Steele, Silent In Court, Keeps Talking To The Press; Says New Lawsuits Are Being Filed

  

  Jessie ( profile ), 08 May, 2013 @ 01:15pm

  Hmm

  I can see them talking now: If we file a bunch of cases now, Judge Wright can't tell on us to those judges because the order said "pending cases." These weren't pending at the time.

• On the post: John Steele Plans To Appeal Judge Wright's Order; Says Judge Is 'No Fan Of IP Law'

  

  Jessie ( profile ), 07 May, 2013 @ 02:33pm

  Fan

  Hmm. Steele doesn't sound happy. Guess he's not a fan of Star Trek.

• On the post: Copyright Maximalist Disney Accused Of Copying Artist's Painting On Cosmetic Bag

  

  Jessie ( profile ), 09 Apr, 2013 @ 01:36pm

  Response

  Given her recent responses on her tumblr account, I'm more inclined to want to see her get some credit and compensation. She is stressing that she doesn't want Disney or the media contacted, and that she feels uncomfortable with the attention. Even though it is based on a classic character, in the painting she is painting the roses white according to her, as part of a different story she was trying to tell.
  
  Either way, the idea may not be 100% original, but the work itself was. Just because she has stood on the shoulders of giants does not make her contribution worthless and open to theft.

• On the post: Viacom Filing Attempts To Rewrite DMCA, Shift Burden Of Proof, Wipe Out Safe Harbors And Require Mandatory Filtering

  

  Jessie ( profile ), 01 Apr, 2013 @ 08:32am

  So, I know that someone, somewhere is going to kill someone today. Does that mean I am responsable for that death?

• On the post: UPS Coughs Up $40 Million Because It Delivered Drugs From Rogue Pharmacies

  

  Jessie ( profile ), 29 Mar, 2013 @ 07:11pm

  Re:

  Don't they have programs where USPS finishes the delivery of UPS/FedEX packages? Wonder if they delivered any of these?

• On the post: Sega Offers Half-Hearted Non-Apology For Massive Youtube Takedown; Promises Not To Do It Again (With Caveats)

  

  Jessie ( profile ), 25 Mar, 2013 @ 09:59am

  No current plans.... But nothing in this statement would stop them from making those plans tomorrow.

• On the post: DRM Strikes Again: Digital Comics Distributor JManga Closing Down… And Deleting Everyone's Purchases

  

  Jessie ( profile ), 18 Mar, 2013 @ 10:47am

  Re: Re: @"Ninja" - "how the fuck this is fair"?

  Those who produce must also provide the means for their product to get to market. We don't expect everyone to drive to Hershey, PA for a chocolate bar, Hershey has a supply chain that reliably distributes their goods to a market place to be bought and consumed by a grateful customer.
  
  The problem here is that DRM is providing a less than reliable market. Too many people are gun shy about purchasing material with DRM when that same DRM that restricts your use of their product and supposedly prevents piracy can also remove your access to something that is purchased. When the local tower records closed, they didn't come and take the CD's I had purchased from them back. But that is basically the same thing that is happening here.
  
  I have had a lot of complaints about Shonen Jump Alpha about how they handle certain things. But recently my subscription expired and I don't currently have the extra money to renew at this point. I also did not read the last 2 issues before the expiration, so I figured I was out of luck for those. But this weekend I opened the app and it still allowed me to download the ones I had subscribed to but not downloaded before the end of my subscription. I was impressed that they seem to be doing that very well, when most digital services these days cut you off.

• On the post: Wrong Legislative Thought Of The Day: An Email Tax To Save The Post Office

  

  Jessie ( profile ), 11 Mar, 2013 @ 09:11am

  ISP

  My guess is they will want to charge the ISP based on the total number of outgoing emails from the provider. Then the ISP will charge based on some kind of average claiming they don't have the technology to keep count of the number of emails per person. So guess what, you'll finally get to pay for the people who's computer has been hijacked and is sending spam by the millions.
  
  I can see the new business model already, "Buy our new ED herbal pill, when 10,000 buy we'll stop sending spam."
  
  Or if they do keep track of who sends what, the new ransom ware: "Send us a money pack number with $50 or we will send 1 million emails a day from your computer until you do."

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