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• On the post: Brazilian Judge Overreacts, Orders Arrest Of Head Of Google's Operations In Brazil Over Refusal To Censor YouTube Video

  

  Kirion ( profile ), 25 Sep, 2012 @ 12:47pm

  Wow. Russian prosecutors demands of Youtube blocking almost seem mild in comparison.

• On the post: Apps Are Not Coffee

  

  Kirion ( profile ), 21 Aug, 2012 @ 11:50am

  One thing I would like to add: there are tons of free apps that I wouldn't even bother to download and test. I have about 15 games on my Nexus - some from play store, some from indie bundle, but I play maybe 5 of them. It's not just free alternatives - you have to compete for very scarce user attention.

• On the post: Russia Confirms To The World That It's Not A Fan Of Free Speech: Pussy Riot Gets Two Years In Jail

  

  Kirion ( profile ), 20 Aug, 2012 @ 11:33am

  Re: Pussy retards

  Not when Leader of the church is publicly endorsing dictator.

• On the post: Russia Confirms To The World That It's Not A Fan Of Free Speech: Pussy Riot Gets Two Years In Jail

  

  Kirion ( profile ), 17 Aug, 2012 @ 01:07pm

  Since Soviet times propaganda we have figure of speech "But you hang negroes". It was popular in to answer on foreign critique of Soviet Union in papers like Pravda with accusations of US hypocrisy and double standards.
  
  The sad thing is, exactly the same rhetoric are used now in case of Wikileaks.

• On the post: Not Long After Passing Censorship Legislation, Russian Government Censors All of LiveJournal

  

  Kirion ( profile ), 26 Jul, 2012 @ 11:44am

  We did, but It won't help. Russia in not a democracy anymore (if it ever been).

• On the post: Russian Appeals Court Says Popular Social Network vKontakte Is Liable For File Sharing By Users

  

  Kirion ( profile ), 23 May, 2012 @ 05:10am

  Re: Re:

  Do you know how many young russian artists use VK for promotion? Thousands.

• On the post: Russian Appeals Court Says Popular Social Network vKontakte Is Liable For File Sharing By Users

  

  Kirion ( profile ), 22 May, 2012 @ 08:25am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

  Right. So Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter, etc etc etc apparently lack this one person with a clue on how to deal with spam.

• On the post: Russian Appeals Court Says Popular Social Network vKontakte Is Liable For File Sharing By Users

  

  Kirion ( profile ), 22 May, 2012 @ 08:23am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

  VK don't send spam anymore than FB or Twitter.
  
  There are spammers on VK of course.

• On the post: Russian Appeals Court Says Popular Social Network vKontakte Is Liable For File Sharing By Users

  

  Kirion ( profile ), 22 May, 2012 @ 05:34am

  Re: Re: Re:

  Twitter also has tons of spam, for example. Your point?
  VK has much smaller team than, lets say, Yandex or Mail.ru. They still are leading social network in ex-USSR despite Facebook efforts.

• On the post: Russian Appeals Court Says Popular Social Network vKontakte Is Liable For File Sharing By Users

  

  Kirion ( profile ), 22 May, 2012 @ 02:35am

  Re:

  Just wanted to point.
  
  Vkontakte wasn't found liable for infringement. IFPI lied

• On the post: Russian Appeals Court Says Popular Social Network vKontakte Is Liable For File Sharing By Users

  

  Kirion ( profile ), 22 May, 2012 @ 02:31am

  Re:

  Except there are't any decent legal services in Russia.
  
  And key functionality of VK is messaging and, well, social networking. By far.

• On the post: Russian Appeals Court Says Popular Social Network vKontakte Is Liable For File Sharing By Users

  

  Kirion ( profile ), 22 May, 2012 @ 02:29am

  Re:

  No, you simply can upload music and video and stream it from vk.com

• On the post: Russian Appeals Court Says Popular Social Network vKontakte Is Liable For File Sharing By Users

  

  Kirion ( profile ), 22 May, 2012 @ 02:28am

  We don't have DMCA-style safe harbor provisions in Russia.
  But we do have landmark ruling, explaining when service provider are liable for users infringement. In this case Vkontakte wasn't found liable for infringement af a matter of fact. But they were sanctioned (for around $6500. Not much huh.) because social network wasn't fast enough after reported infringement. Actually they simply blocked search for artist and songs names (laughably easy to bypass) and haven't removed content.

• On the post: Wil Wheaton Reminds Us That Torrents Are Awesome, And Not Just For Pirated Movies

  

  Kirion ( profile ), 16 May, 2012 @ 05:16am

  Blizzard for a long time uses bittorrent to distribute game clients and updates. It's efficient.

• On the post: Microsoft-Funded BitTorrent Disruptor Won't Make Pirates Pay, But Might Break The Law

  

  Kirion ( profile ), 15 May, 2012 @ 07:50am

  People asked questions about technology on one russian tech forum. Founder dodged most of it when pointed that it won't work. I seriously doubt that they actually have technology. Whole thing looks like scam for stupid rightholders

• On the post: Apple Rejecting Apps That Use Dropbox Because *Gasp!* Users Might Sign Up For Dropbox Accounts

  

  Kirion ( profile ), 02 May, 2012 @ 11:32am

  So why did people freaked out when Brin said that Apple is an enemy of open web, again?

• On the post: ACTA On Hold, But The Protests Continue In Serbia

  

  Kirion ( profile ), 23 Mar, 2012 @ 05:19am

  Small note: Serbia is not in EU yet

• On the post: A Terrifying Look Into The NSA's Ability To Capture And Analyze Pretty Much Every Communication

  

  Kirion ( profile ), 19 Mar, 2012 @ 01:01pm

  But it's sure easier for politicians to score lobbyists money (and maybe voters) on "Google is Evil!", so no one will speak up.

• On the post: Harper's Publisher Presents The Platonic Ideal Specimen Of The 'I'm An Old Fogey Elitist Anti-Internet Luddite' Columns

  

  Kirion ( profile ), 14 Mar, 2012 @ 09:35am

  Re: Re: Re: Referred:

  It's Douglas Adams, may he rest in peace
  
  http://www.douglasadams.com/dna/19990901-00-a.html

• On the post: Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. Using Trademark Law To Prevent The Use Of Public Domain Stories

  

  Kirion ( profile ), 09 Mar, 2012 @ 01:16pm

  I thought trademarks were created to protect customers? How the hell trademark law is relevant in this case?

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