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• On the post: Feds Back To Seizing Websites Over Claims Of Copyright Infringement

  

  The Infamous Joe ( profile ), 22 Aug, 2012 @ 09:27am

  Re: Re:

  You've been hit by Poe's Law, my friend.

• On the post: Feds Back To Seizing Websites Over Claims Of Copyright Infringement

  

  The Infamous Joe ( profile ), 22 Aug, 2012 @ 09:25am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

  How did they know they were infringing?

• On the post: Feds Back To Seizing Websites Over Claims Of Copyright Infringement

  

  The Infamous Joe ( profile ), 22 Aug, 2012 @ 09:20am

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  Maybe they give out app store gift cards?

• On the post: Feds Back To Seizing Websites Over Claims Of Copyright Infringement

  

  The Infamous Joe ( profile ), 22 Aug, 2012 @ 09:17am

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  Copyright law wasn't written for the reason you think it was written. It was written to give incentive to creators-- *not* to protect them.
  
  The type of drugs seized by LEOs are illegal in-and-of themselves. An app, or an mp3, or a video file *by itself* isn't illegal-- it depends on if its creation was authorized. There is no real way to tell the difference between an authorized mp3 and an unauthorized one after the act of creation-- so you have to witness that act of creation to know if it's illegal; you don't have to witness a kilo of cocaine being made to know it's illegal.
  
  That's why these "well, drugs are seized" arguments are illogical. They're seized because their mere existence is illegal. This doesn't hold true for copyright infringement.

• On the post: Feds Back To Seizing Websites Over Claims Of Copyright Infringement

  

  The Infamous Joe ( profile ), 22 Aug, 2012 @ 08:57am

  Who needs a site?

  1. Root phone
  2. Buy app
  3. Back up app using Titanium Backup, or equivalent
  4. Refund app
  5. Restore app
  6. Use app
  
  Piracy isn't going away. Adapt.

• On the post: Announcing The New Techdirt Insider Shop

  

  The Infamous Joe ( profile ), 16 Aug, 2012 @ 01:28pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: For those who continue to not understand what a paywall is..

  I feel like you should end more comments with "I'm surrounded by assholes!".

• On the post: First Word, Last Word And Letting Our Biggest Fans Help Shape The Conversation In Our Comments

  

  The Infamous Joe ( profile ), 16 Aug, 2012 @ 12:50pm

  Pandora's Box

  Now you're going to have people that intentionally say ridiculous things to try and get voted into the first and last words.
  
  I can't wait!!

• On the post: Announcing The New Techdirt Insider Shop

  

  The Infamous Joe ( profile ), 16 Aug, 2012 @ 11:41am

  Re: Re: Disappointed.

  Wait.. did I just get the power to ask for something and it be delivered by Techdirt?!
  
  ....C'mon, where are the edit comment buttons? :-)

• On the post: Announcing The New Techdirt Insider Shop

  

  The Infamous Joe ( profile ), 16 Aug, 2012 @ 11:37am

  Disappointed.

  C'mon, where the "This t-shirt/hoodie/coffee mug is not available in your country."?

• On the post: US, UK Betray Basic Values To Get Assange At Any Cost

  

  The Infamous Joe ( profile ), 16 Aug, 2012 @ 09:16am

  Re:

  Read: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/dec/17/julian-assange-sweden

• On the post: Politician All For Transparency Until It Might Make Him Look Bad In A Campaign Commercial

  

  The Infamous Joe ( profile ), 15 Aug, 2012 @ 12:15pm

  Politicians v. The Truth

  When the truth makes you look bad...

• On the post: Seizing Domains Is Only Training Criminals To Improve

  

  The Infamous Joe ( profile ), 14 Aug, 2012 @ 12:48pm

  Re: Re:

  It's certainly better than looking at their bank account and doing it.

• On the post: Seizing Domains Is Only Training Criminals To Improve

  

  The Infamous Joe ( profile ), 14 Aug, 2012 @ 12:47pm

  Re: Re:

  It's certainly better than looking at their bank account and doing it.

• On the post: Seizing Domains Is Only Training Criminals To Improve

  

  The Infamous Joe ( profile ), 14 Aug, 2012 @ 12:33pm

  Re:

  I don't believe you know the definition of "defending".
  
  If I say "Hey, guy, your boat is sinking, and throwing marbles at the hole isn't going to fix it", I'm not "defending" flooding. I'm just pointing out that your actions aren't going to work.
  
  As for piracy: It's not a matter or whether or not it's "okay", it's a matter of making a business model that is independent of the level of piracy, or better yet, thrives on piracy.
  
  Your "simple, direct, yes-or-no question" is a straw man. Another "simple, direct, yes-or-no question" is "Have you told your family you like to have sex with goats?"
  
  Well, have you?

• On the post: Seizing Domains Is Only Training Criminals To Improve

  

  The Infamous Joe ( profile ), 14 Aug, 2012 @ 12:20pm

  Deaf ears.

  Somehow I think the "this is only going to make it worse in the long run" angle is going to fall on deaf ears.

• On the post: More Anti-Youtube Whining: 'YouTube Complies With Our Takedown Requests Just To Make Us Look Bad'

  

  The Infamous Joe ( profile ), 07 Aug, 2012 @ 05:18am

  Re: YouTube

  It's a little off topic, but I'm curious as to why you put the term "fan video" in quotes. Are you suggesting that the people wanting to share your art aren't your fans, or that what they uploaded aren't videos?
  
  Further, I feel like some details are left out of your situation: Why would someone re-post a video you've already put up? Or, by "adequate videos", do you mean "videos of different songs than the one uploaded by the fan"?
  
  The point I'm getting at is that these people are your fans, and clearly they want something that you're not giving them. Instead of treating them like criminals, why don't you just upload the songs they want to youtube?

• On the post: More Anti-Youtube Whining: 'YouTube Complies With Our Takedown Requests Just To Make Us Look Bad'

  

  The Infamous Joe ( profile ), 06 Aug, 2012 @ 11:09am

  Re: Re:

  The irony, of course, is that you're posting Anonymously and I'm not
  
  To be fair, you're just as anonymous as he is. You're just accountable for what you've said in the past.
  
  Side note: I've "upgraded" by Youtube account to use my real name. I ain't skeerd.

• On the post: More Anti-Youtube Whining: 'YouTube Complies With Our Takedown Requests Just To Make Us Look Bad'

  

  The Infamous Joe ( profile ), 06 Aug, 2012 @ 10:00am

  Re:

  The band probably didn't get their name shown because they probably don't have the rights to their music. They couldn't take down (or, leave it up) if they wanted to.

• On the post: Did You Know That Professional Writing Is Dying And Only Taxing The Public To Pay Writers Can Save It

  

  The Infamous Joe ( profile ), 02 Aug, 2012 @ 01:25pm

  Re: Re: Re: Amateurism Is Good.

  Same here, except for it was for being a male stripper. My stage name was Nutty Delights.

• On the post: Did You Know That Professional Writing Is Dying And Only Taxing The Public To Pay Writers Can Save It

  

  The Infamous Joe ( profile ), 02 Aug, 2012 @ 09:32am

  Re: Not every writer can be paid to astroturf

  What the fuck are you talking about?

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