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• On the post: NY Times Notices That The Pirate Party May Be Changing Politics

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 03 May, 2012 @ 09:18am

  Re:

  No! You are!
  
  /uber-partisan-playground-name-call-fest

• On the post: Asking Fans For Support Isn't Begging, It's Solidifying Our Relationship

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 02 May, 2012 @ 01:15pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: honesty

  I am a data point. So suck on that!

• On the post: FBI Stops Yet Another (Yes Another) Of Its Own Terrorist Plots; This Time: Anarchists!

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 02 May, 2012 @ 09:45am

  Re: Re:

  Whoosh!

• On the post: FBI Stops Yet Another (Yes Another) Of Its Own Terrorist Plots; This Time: Anarchists!

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 02 May, 2012 @ 09:30am

  Re: C'mon people... really?

  Or the FBI show up at the suspects houses (well, they aren't actually guilty of anything yet) and start asking questions. I'm sure that would simmer down any plans from the group just knowing that the FBI has them on their radar.

• On the post: Asking Fans For Support Isn't Begging, It's Solidifying Our Relationship

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 02 May, 2012 @ 06:06am

  Re: Re: honesty

  I paid fairly little for the download and purchased the physical disc when it came out. I wonder how many of the 62% went out and bought the physical afterward? Essentially that throws your theory out with the trash.

• On the post: El-P Embraces Early Leak Of New Album, True Fans Vow Support

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 01 May, 2012 @ 08:42am

  Re: Re: Understanding Musicians

  Yep! Right now the labels dole out the dimes to the artists and keep the dollars. What is the difference to the artist if he gets dimes direct-from-fans or through the sham of a label contract? Unfortunately for your position the artists bypassing the labels are getting those "lost dollars" back.

• On the post: Yahoo Says Facebook's Countersuit Doesn't Count Since Facebook Bought Its Patents

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 30 Apr, 2012 @ 08:05am

  Re:

  ...and the lawyers rejoiced!

• On the post: Did CISPA Actually Get Better Before Passing? Not Really

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 27 Apr, 2012 @ 12:54pm

  Re:

  Man...but can't you feel the love? Maybe he is looking into sexbots?

• On the post: Copyright Lobby Tries To 'Hire' Demonstrators, Since The Public Refuses To Rally In Support Of ACTA

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 27 Apr, 2012 @ 08:19am

  Re: Re: Re:

  Great! Now I have to wait 'til the end to find out who double-crossed who. =[

• On the post: Toronto Mayor Wants Residents To Report Graffiti Via iPhone, And Pay For The Privilege

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 24 Apr, 2012 @ 10:38am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

  Why should Torontons have to purchase an app that was developed with taxpayer money? Why doesn't the city government embrace common sense? If the vandalism bugs me so much I might as well spend the $3 on paint and do it myself instead of purchasing an app for $2 (iDevice required otherwise, purchase iDevice $200-$600 with ~$2500 two-year voice and data agreement), reporting the vandalism, and waiting 2.5 years for it to be cleaned up.

• On the post: 50 Cent Sued Over Infringing Sample; When Will Hip-Hop's Stars Speak Up About Copyright?

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 23 Apr, 2012 @ 02:37pm

  Re:

  SO theft is "indispensable to culture", how abut create your own music, not steal others and try to profit from it
  
  Maybe the culture doesn't consider it "theft"...rendering copyright irrelevant...hence the point of Leigh's post.

• On the post: The Band's Ex-Manager Accuses Reddit Of Profiting From Piracy In Debate With Co-Founder

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 23 Apr, 2012 @ 12:54pm

  Re: Re: Re:

  Actually, I have never heard of The Band until this post. Maybe I have heard one of the songs before but I couldn't identify it.

• On the post: The Band's Ex-Manager Accuses Reddit Of Profiting From Piracy In Debate With Co-Founder

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 23 Apr, 2012 @ 09:27am

  Re:

  if it wasn't being used by radio stations to attract listeners to sell ads, etc.
  
  Too bad radio stations didn't pay to play music...Payola...remember that? Not only was the music ad supported but the music itself was an ad for the bands played.
  
  By your logic, Techdirt should only have ads on posts that I have not read. If I have read a post, the ads should go away and never come back.
  
  Just to point you to the contradiction of your philosophy here, you claim that we pay to listen to The Band's songs from the radio by listening to the advert. In fact, every time we hear their songs we listen to the ads which are sometimes the same or different. As The Band stopped creating relevant music, the radio station played them less and less and eventually is no longer 'consumed'. The ad income decreases and sales drop for that particular song/album. Ads on a blog post probably get the most eyeballs the first few hours after posting but tend to fade off after a day and become nearly ignored after a week or two. But every time in the off chance that somebody is searching they check out the post and an ad shows up...just as if the radio station decided to play 'a classic'. It is still ad supported.

• On the post: Men At Work Musician Found Dead; Ridiculous Copyright Ruling Against Band Blamed

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 20 Apr, 2012 @ 02:58pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

  Pot...kettle.

• On the post: London 2012 Olympics Win Gold Medal For Cluelessness By Banning Video And Photo Uploads To Social Media During Games

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 20 Apr, 2012 @ 11:31am

  Re: Makes Sense

  Nothing promotes elegance and prestige of a residential bathroom more than the choice to exclusively use a urinal for #1 and a toilet for #2.

• On the post: London 2012 Olympics Win Gold Medal For Cluelessness By Banning Video And Photo Uploads To Social Media During Games

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 20 Apr, 2012 @ 11:24am

  Tats

  Is somebody gonna have to put tape over their tattoos should they vaguely promote some brand or something?

• On the post: London 2012 Olympics Win Gold Medal For Cluelessness By Banning Video And Photo Uploads To Social Media During Games

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 20 Apr, 2012 @ 11:22am

  WWE

  Wait a minute! Did the camera crews of the Olympics start following athletes into the restrooms to go have it out with a rival athlete, sort of like "professional" wrestling?

• On the post: Men At Work Musician Found Dead; Ridiculous Copyright Ruling Against Band Blamed

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 20 Apr, 2012 @ 11:12am

  Re: Re: Re:

  He typed it and posted it...technically never said it (to you nor I, anyways).

• On the post: Men At Work Musician Found Dead; Ridiculous Copyright Ruling Against Band Blamed

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 20 Apr, 2012 @ 11:09am

  Re:

  Copyrights are "FOR THE ARTISTS!!!"...dead or alive?..the labels don't care.

• On the post: Hollywood Loses Its Big Copyright Lawsuit Against ISP iiNet Down Under

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 20 Apr, 2012 @ 08:14am

  Re: Re:

  The Australian court ruling is lacking, because it fails to explain how to deal with this sort of situation in a way that is meaningful for everyone. Just legally throwing up your arms and saying there is nothing to do is not acceptable.
  
  What ideas have the content industry come up with for stopping piracy? Make the ISP's figure it out!? ISP's are not cops or judges...funny, neither is the content industry? Therefore, their accusations of infringement cannot be taken to have any legal standing and iiNet treated them properly. Great, common sense ruling! Sorry for your butthurt.

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