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• On the post: TV Networks File Legal Claims Saying Skipping Commercials Is Copyright Infringement

  

  Any Mouse ( profile ), 25 May, 2012 @ 06:18pm

  Wow, really?

  The really, really sad part of all of this? The only thing worth watching on any of those networks are the commercials. If I'm going to skip those, I might as well turn off the TV and read another Terry Pratchett book.

• On the post: As Usual, Media Outlets Mindlessly Parrot BSA Press Releases With Zero Scrutiny

  

  Any Mouse ( profile ), 25 May, 2012 @ 05:29pm

  Let's keep in mind the question. It says 'pirated or not fully licensed.' See, to me that includes software that is acquired legally but without a full license. Trial versions, versions for home use, etcetera. Given the question, it is not possible to conclude that any of these people pirate even as often as the report suggests.

• On the post: Patent Judges Completely Out Of Touch With How Much Patents Hinder Technology Innovation

  

  Any Mouse ( profile ), 18 May, 2012 @ 04:11am

  Hey...

  Where's that patent guy with the huge, obnoxious sig? Haven't heard from him in a while, and this seems to be precisely his sort of post.

• On the post: Warner Bros. Just Keeps Pushing People To Piracy; New Deal Also Delays Queuing

  

  Any Mouse ( profile ), 01 Feb, 2012 @ 02:12am

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  We have both streaming and discs, mostly because a lot of the stuff I want isn't available for streaming, yet. Mostly old shows from BBC and CBC. And yet we still buy discs... from the bargain bin at WalMart.

• On the post: Warner Bros. Just Keeps Pushing People To Piracy; New Deal Also Delays Queuing

  

  Any Mouse ( profile ), 01 Feb, 2012 @ 01:29am

  Re: Re: Mike your logical fallacy

  I'm not seeing your point, here. You're pointing out exactly what Mike already pointed out. That, or your distinctions are so muddled that it just seems that way.

• On the post: The SOPA/PIPA Protests Were Not Pro-Piracy… They Were Anti-Crony Capitalism

  

  Any Mouse ( profile ), 31 Jan, 2012 @ 03:35am

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  So, remind me again... Who are you that I should even care about your nonsensical statement of nonsense?

• On the post: Desperation Of SOPA/PIPA Supporters On Display At CES

  

  Any Mouse ( profile ), 11 Jan, 2012 @ 08:33pm

  Re: Its the hourly Masnick SOPA Opera

  So, d-null, what's your percentage in this? According to you and other of your ilk our percentage is that we won't be able to 'steal' anymore, even though what you are really accusing us of is properly called 'infringement.' So obviously anyone with a voice is gaining something from their point of view. What about you? Getting a fat shilling paycheck, again?

• On the post: A Message For Congress Over Thanksgiving

  

  Any Mouse ( profile ), 25 Nov, 2011 @ 11:50pm

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  The only rights turkey has in my house is the right to be delicious.

• On the post: SOPA Becoming An Election Issue: Challengers Highlighting Reps Who Want To Censor The Internet

  

  Any Mouse ( profile ), 18 Nov, 2011 @ 12:59pm

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  Ahh, mudslinging and lies. You, sir, are the reason I despise politics in the first place. You can't stand on the facts, so you make them up for the public. There's a law about THAT, too. Might want to keep that in mind.

• On the post: EU Parliament Warns The US To Stop Censoring The Internet

  

  Any Mouse ( profile ), 17 Nov, 2011 @ 11:44pm

  Re: Re: Re:

  Time for the Cone of Shame!

• On the post: Thoughts On The House Judiciary Committee's Hearings On SOPA

  

  Any Mouse ( profile ), 17 Nov, 2011 @ 01:59pm

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  Bog ol' [citation needed]

• On the post: SOPA Will Have Grave Effects On The Health Of Hundreds Of Thousands Of Americans

  

  Any Mouse ( profile ), 17 Nov, 2011 @ 09:43am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Buy why are prescriptions dearer in the US?

  You miss out on so money things. Transportation costs, emergent care, etcetera. When you are taken via ambulance, you are taken to the nearest facility. You can request a different one, but they will charge you a transfer fee on top of that.
  
  When you are dealing with a chronic illness that requires immediate care, you do not go to a new doctor, you go to one that knows your history, first. Why? Because they will have a better idea what to check for without spending the first hour and a half trying to get your history faxed and poring over it.
  
  For someone so voluble about the subject you seem to miss out on the nitpicky details.

• On the post: New Study From Booz & Co. Shows That SOPA/PROTECT IP Will Chill Investment In Innovation

  

  Any Mouse ( profile ), 17 Nov, 2011 @ 09:37am

  Re: Re: Couldn't this be used as a metric for SOPA?

  This question was not asked as it was not pertinent to the study. The study was to measure the effects of SOPA on the DCIs (Digital Content Intermediaries), which is a broad category. You do not ask 'what would you invest in' when you want to know how a new law would impact investments in a specific category. One question in the study was I am uncomfortable investing in business models in which the regulatory framework is ambiguous. I would really recommend you read the whole thing. It's only 28 pages, and quite interesting. Especially the methodology.

• On the post: A Look At The Testimony Given At Today's SOPA Lovefest Congressional Hearings… With A Surprise From MasterCard

  

  Any Mouse ( profile ), 17 Nov, 2011 @ 03:27am

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  Well, yes, this is all about greed. Turn the finger 180 degrees, though, as it is the content middlemen whose greed we're worried about.

• On the post: A Look At The Testimony Given At Today's SOPA Lovefest Congressional Hearings… With A Surprise From MasterCard

  

  Any Mouse ( profile ), 17 Nov, 2011 @ 02:59am

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  I was not represented at this meeting. You like to think that I was, but you cannot name a single group that represents me and was present at this hearing. I am not rich, I am not a technologist, I do not pirate content. Hell, I don't even have a credit card. And by the way? 'endlessly satisfied' may not be smug, when you are satisfied with the frustration of others I believe the term is 'schadenfreude.'

• On the post: SOPA Will Have Grave Effects On The Health Of Hundreds Of Thousands Of Americans

  

  Any Mouse ( profile ), 16 Nov, 2011 @ 10:28am

  Re: Re: Buy why are prescriptions dearer in the US?

  One of the reasons healthcare costs so much in the US is because people do not bargain shop for healthcare here. They pay what the doctor bills them, they don't negotiate prices or go to another doctor.
  
  Pricing is non-negotiable, and often you do not know the price until after you are billed. At that point there can be no negotiation. Even so, it is incredibly difficult to hop from doctor to doctor as you suggest, and would be incredible stupid to do so.
  
  Now, you add Medicare into the mix, and everyone is billed the same. I can look at my medicare summary and see what is being charged, and what medicare allows them to charge. That stays the same from doctor to doctor.

• On the post: Canadians Realizing That Their Websites Will Get Swept Up By SOPA Censorship

  

  Any Mouse ( profile ), 16 Nov, 2011 @ 10:19am

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  I find a better solution would be for ARIN to relocate all business operations to Canada. And set up a payment processor that is not based in the US.

• On the post: The Connection Between Wikileaks Censorship And PROTECT IP: Censorship Through Cutting Off Service Providers

  

  Any Mouse ( profile ), 21 Oct, 2011 @ 01:50pm

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  Child pornography is treated differently than any other offense. This is something you are well aware of. You cannot compare the two without making yourself look greasy in the process. Drop that line of argument, it will not win you the day.

• On the post: The Connection Between Wikileaks Censorship And PROTECT IP: Censorship Through Cutting Off Service Providers

  

  Any Mouse ( profile ), 21 Oct, 2011 @ 01:37pm

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  I still don't buy that argument. The registries are supposed to be international. Do you seriously believe anyone, if they'd been informed the US would have jurisdiction over their websites, would have ever bothered with a US based registry? It's little more than the US trying to take yet more control over a medium they have no business with.

• On the post: EU Legal Review Agrees With US: ACTA Dreadfully Written; Wide Open To Interpretation

  

  Any Mouse ( profile ), 21 Oct, 2011 @ 07:46am

  Re:

  Does that mean they should stop writing laws? Perhaps just stop trying? This is the conclusion you seem to suggest, and it just doesn't make sense.
  
  How you come to that conclusion without massive misinterpretation is beyond my understanding. Care to explain to the class where he intimated that we should stop writing laws?

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