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• On the post: Judge To Aereo: Hey, Didn't The Supreme Court Make It Clear That You Guys Are Dead?

  

  kP ( profile ), 17 Oct, 2014 @ 08:56am

  I'm not even sure a duck CAN bite an apple...

  :-)

• On the post: DEA Impersonated Woman, Set Up Fake Facebook Page, Posted Photos From Her Seized Phone To Make It Look Real

  

  kP ( profile ), 07 Oct, 2014 @ 11:02am

  Moral issues aside, that's pretty clever!

  Of course, that doesn't make it right, but still, I'm impressed.

• On the post: New 'Company' Claims It Uses Algorithms To Create Content Faster Than Creators Can, Making All Future Creations 'Infringing'

  

  kP ( profile ), 29 Sep, 2014 @ 12:52pm

  Those resources would be better used generating Bitcoins...

  ... not that I place any value in them, but others do!

• On the post: U2 Claims It's Working With Apple On A New Music Format That 'Can't Be Pirated'

  

  kP ( profile ), 19 Sep, 2014 @ 10:26am

  The only music which cannot be pirated is no music...

  ... which, coming from U2, might actually be encouraging.

• On the post: Rupert Murdoch's News Corp: Still Failing To Understand The Internet After 20 Years Of Flops

  

  kP ( profile ), 18 Sep, 2014 @ 02:25pm

  News Corp = Touch of Death

  It's not that they buy failing companies - the act of them being involved turns business away.

• On the post: How It's Supposed To Work: Twitter Sleuths Nab Hate Crime Perps

  

  kP ( profile ), 18 Sep, 2014 @ 07:03am

  "released surveillance footage of the attack"

  +"ers"

• On the post: Seattle Cops Crowdsourcing Legal Battle Against DOJ-Imposed Excessive Force Remedies

  

  kP ( profile ), 12 Sep, 2014 @ 09:56am

  This the guy?

  http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Judge-upholds-punishment-of-cop-who-kissed-teen-891986.php

• On the post: KlearGear Apparently Healthier Than Ever, Announces Plans To Start F**cking Customers Through Amazon Fulfillment

  

  kP ( profile ), 03 Sep, 2014 @ 09:44am

  5.3 times projected 2014 EBITDA.

  5.3 times $0 = $0

• On the post: Awesome Stuff: Solar Chargers

  

  kP ( profile ), 25 Aug, 2014 @ 09:18am

  Stop it with the Glockenspiel!

  Can I watch a single kickstarter pitch that doesn't include music that is supposed to appeal to toddlers?

• On the post: Why Internet Access Monopolies Harm Innovation

  

  kP ( profile ), 21 Aug, 2014 @ 02:59pm

  Comcast, anyone?

  The only innovation you can reliably expect from a monopoly is their finding new ways to extract more revenue from their captive audience.

• On the post: NYPD Puts Terrorism On The Run By Ordering Twitter To Turn Over Parody Account User Data 'Linked' To Brooklyn Bridge Flag-Switching

  

  kP ( profile ), 11 Aug, 2014 @ 08:35am

  This time it was a flag, next time it could be:

  - a PIZZA
  - JOAN RIVERS
  - a box of INSTANT OATMEAL
  - NOTHING AT ALL

• On the post: Andrew Cuomo Trying To Bankrupt Upstart Campaign Against Him From Zephyr Teachout And Tim Wu

  

  kP ( profile ), 11 Aug, 2014 @ 08:30am

  $25

  I just made a donation to Zephyr Teachout & Tim Wu so we can have a state house that works for everyone in NY. Join me

• On the post: Hollywood Funded Group Demands BitTorrent Inc. 'Take Responsibility' For Piracy

  

  kP ( profile ), 08 Aug, 2014 @ 07:09am

  Road map makers - Take Responsibility

  for vehicle fatalities and crimes involving a car!

• On the post: Twitch Begins Silencing Videos With Audible Magic: Making Everyone Worse Off, Because Copyright Law Sucks

  

  kP ( profile ), 07 Aug, 2014 @ 08:50am

  If Audible Magic were truly magical...

  ...they would not completely mute the audio, but instead simply remove the protected music from the audio.
  
  Audible Magic has a perfect sample of the protected audio on their servers, and they are detecting a subset of it on the offending video + audio clip.
  
  Instead of completely muting the audio, Audible Magic would use "noise cancellation" math to cancel out just the protected audio, leaving the game sounds & narration intact.

• On the post: Documents Show 100 Officers From 28 Law Enforcement Agencies Accessed A Photographer's Records

  

  kP ( profile ), 05 Aug, 2014 @ 12:04pm

  The Coparazzi all want a piece of him!

  So they keep taking his picture and checking his personal information.

• On the post: Connecticut Supreme Court Says State Cops Can Detain You Simply For Being In The Vicinity Of Someone They're Arresting

  

  kP ( profile ), 04 Aug, 2014 @ 02:08pm

  They only Suspect your friend...

  but you are GUILTY by ASSOCIATION, and because your momentarily SUSPECT friend is with you, he's now GUILTY too.

• On the post: ESPN And Univision Say Screw Fair Use: Your 6 Second Vine Videos Of World Cup Goals Must Be Taken Down

  

  kP ( profile ), 01 Jul, 2014 @ 09:58am

  Sports are entertainment - not news

  The takedowns make perfect sense.

• On the post: If Comcast CEO Brian Roberts Really Believes Netflix Gets Bandwidth For Free, Will He Pay Netflix's Bandwidth Bill?

  

  kP ( profile ), 30 May, 2014 @ 10:23am

  Consistent with the cable industry charging...

  ... for channels you don't want nor watch, all the while interrupting the content you do pay for with ads. They are used to having it both ways and this is just one more example.

• On the post: If Comcast CEO Brian Roberts Really Believes Netflix Gets Bandwidth For Free, Will He Pay Netflix's Bandwidth Bill?

  

  kP ( profile ), 30 May, 2014 @ 10:21am

  Last I recall, *I* pay my ISP every month to deliver..

  ... whatever I choose to receive, subject to their existing bandwidth speed and volume limits.
  
  If my ISP has a beef with how much I am pulling, they need to take it up with me.

• On the post: If Comcast CEO Brian Roberts Really Believes Netflix Gets Bandwidth For Free, Will He Pay Netflix's Bandwidth Bill?

  

  kP ( profile ), 30 May, 2014 @ 10:25am

  Comcast CEO Brian Roberts: please keep talking

  Sometimes the best case against bullshit is made by those arguing for the bullshit.

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