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• On the post: David Cameron Plans 'Radical' Child Protection Internet Measures

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 21 Dec, 2012 @ 07:41am

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  If you cannot take the responsibility of raising and protecting your own kids, DON'T HAVE KIDS.
  
  Problem is that you have to have some level of responsibility to use birth control measures to prevent gestation. Irresponsible people shouldn't have kids...irresponsible people won't use a prophylactic.

• On the post: Another Politician Boards The Bandwagon: Sen. Rockefeller Blames Violent Games And Television For Newtown Tragedy

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 19 Dec, 2012 @ 06:58am

  Re: Re: Re:

  And what percentage of the population fits this bill? Seriously...do you realize that these programs are sold to the taxpayer as helping the helpless which are such a minimal percentage of the population. Reality is the programs help line the pockets of many more fraudsters and lazy bums who would rather get a free check than work at Walmart because it pays better.

• On the post: The TSA's True Focus Isn't 'Safety' – It's Self-Preservation

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 19 Dec, 2012 @ 06:32am

  The Difference

  The TSA definitely is different from airport to airport. At Reagan in DC the screeners look like they could care less about their job (security) and serving the customer is the least of their concerns. They are just looking to collect a paycheck. At Des Moines they are emboldened by their promotion from mall cop and take their job way too seriously. It must be painfully obvious how the TSA is a grand farce to any who encounter and observe. Why are Americans so dumb to allow our government to be so wasteful?

• On the post: Italian Prosecutor Still Wants To Put Google Execs In Jail Because Of A Video Uploaded By Some Kids

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 13 Dec, 2012 @ 07:24am

  Italian Liability

  ...wacky secondary liability laws that mean you might be criminally liable...
  
  ...for failing to predict seismic events.

• On the post: Copyright Troll Prenda Law Dances Around The Simple Question: Which Alan Cooper Runs AF Holdings?

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 12 Dec, 2012 @ 11:44am

  Re: Minor typo:

  There are actually quite a few typos on this one. But I excuse Mike...I am sure he was as giddy when he typed it as I was as I read it.

• On the post: Musician Mike Doughty Offers Unique Copy Of His New Song, Personalized To Each Buyer, For $543.09

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 12 Dec, 2012 @ 06:37am

  Re: Okay, more reason to hate Napster...

  The sad state of copyright law provides that his recordings are automatically under copyright (and shudder to think, your comments would automatically be auto-copyrighted, too). Of course, there is a big difference between having a copyright and enforcing it.

• On the post: Gawker Threatened For Publishing Quotes From Book Proposal, Adds 'Commentary' In Response

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 12 Dec, 2012 @ 06:23am

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  Didn't she also do the 'Voting for Obama is like the first time you had sex' video?

• On the post: How Out Of Touch Is The Copyright Office? It Thinks The Authors Guild Is The 'Leading' Advocate For Writers' Interests

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 11 Dec, 2012 @ 07:30am

  Re: WHERE are these advertisements? WHERE does Mike's "living" come from?

  Lots of people make money from writing. I write technical standards and create reports all the time and get paid. Mike writes on a blog, which generates a little revenue from ads, but I would think your pea brain would be able to figure he makes money writing for other venues. The problem is you are too much of a dense contrarian to realize he didn't say he makes all his money from ads on the blog (something that only a narrow minded dolt could take from his point). Additionally, specifically his "blog writing" although free for some to see generates other business ventures for Mike and his company. Most people see an entire business plan here. All you can comprehend is:
  1. Writes blog posts
  2. ???
  3. Profit

• On the post: Making The Case For Why John Steele And Prenda Law Deserve To Be Sanctioned

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 10 Dec, 2012 @ 02:25pm

  Corn Farmers Funded

  Y'know! I have popped so much popcorn to get settled in to enjoy this show (that promises to continue on to an epic, sweeping saga) that I am sure the poor corn farmers are going to see profits back to pre-piracy days.

• On the post: Psy Makes $8.1 Million By Ignoring Copyright Infringements Of Gangnam Style

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 10 Dec, 2012 @ 11:08am

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  Did you know many others are monetizing on the Gangnam Style phenomenon? Many of which would be considered copyright infringement. But PSY doesn't care...he is still making his money.

• On the post: UK Recording Industry Doesn't Want Google To Reduce Piracy Until It Reduces Piracy

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 30 Nov, 2012 @ 07:10am

  Re: Re: @Zakida Paul: You can't compete with free.

  You nitwit!
  
  As a hedge, you fill in with fantasy assertion that piracy will go away once "service" is available.
  
  As if anybody, ever, said that. You can throw all the laws, dollars, and moral postulation at any supposed offense and you will never eradicate it. Read: War on Drugs. Now matter how severe the penalty, no matter how much moral derision, you will always have somebody, somewhere willing to risk commission. Name one law or punishment that has eliminated every case of that specific crime.
  
  But Napster proved that MOST PEOPLE WOULD RATHER NOT PAY!
  
  Until iTunes came along was there even an online alternative to purchase digital files that was run by "authorized" services? Napster proved that there wasn't a market for shiny discs and what people wanted was digital music files. When iTunes came along with a service that was actually competitive to the 'free' options, plenty were willing to pay for the service.

• On the post: Salt Lake City Police Dept. Makes The Move To 'Always-On' Eyecams

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 28 Nov, 2012 @ 06:47am

  Naked Gun

  All I can imagine is a Drebin forgetting to turn off his press conference mic when he went to the restroom situation...especially if this will be a "live feed" to some monitor jockey. Damn, now the fine officer's bowel movement is public record.

• On the post: Patent Office, Perhaps Forgetting What Year It Is, Locks Down Mobile App Development Platforms

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 16 Nov, 2012 @ 11:03am

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  Is their office next to the SEC offices?

• On the post: Naked Scanner Maker Accused Of Manipulating Tests To Make Scans Look Less Invasive

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 16 Nov, 2012 @ 10:58am

  Re: "91 machines, worth $14 million"

  Why don't you find us a source for your info? Prove Mike wrong 4 reeulz for once.

• On the post: Electronic Versions Of Textbooks Spy On Students As They Read Them

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 16 Nov, 2012 @ 06:34am

  Re: Re:

  Optimistic about the cost of tuition or the cost of textbooks?

• On the post: President Obama Signs 'Secret Directive' On Cybersecurity

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 15 Nov, 2012 @ 06:55am

  Re: Facts

  Which is the same thing the government offers us.

• On the post: Judge Quickly (But Temporarily) Blocks New CA Law That Takes Away Anonymous Speech Rights

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 08 Nov, 2012 @ 06:43am

  Re: Re: Re:

  Wasn't there one where the kid kicked his bully in the nutz...the superintendent of the school district was looking at charging him with a sex offense.

• On the post: Cause For Concern: 'Experimental' Patches Applied To Ohio Voting Machines Without Certification

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 06 Nov, 2012 @ 02:06pm

  Re: Re:

  LOL! Are you suggesting competence at the Federal level?

• On the post: Cause For Concern: 'Experimental' Patches Applied To Ohio Voting Machines Without Certification

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 06 Nov, 2012 @ 11:52am

  we have no idea what to make of the video of an e-voting machine that votes for Romney if you click on Romney or Obama
  
  I've heard accounts of machines doing the opposite. Well, the process is a joke and only the government could blow wads of somebody else's money to give to their pals to make shoddy equipment.

• On the post: Comcast Lobbyist Admits To Holding Internet Service For The Poor Hostage To Get NBC Takeover Approved

  

  Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) ( profile ), 31 Oct, 2012 @ 12:18pm

  Re: Re: Gosh, Mike, you're turning Populist!

  "The Rich" is not some defined condition, it is an ever-shifting group of human beings with different backgrounds, beliefs, behaviors, ethics, etc.
  
  Being part of the "Poor" is mostly a transitional thing. Sure there are some who are permanently poor but a large percentage essentially move up as life goes on, ie. graduates from college, gets promoted, etc. Alternately, the "Rich" are always moving between categories all the time. The Super Rich now were not the Super Rich of the 80's. Sowell covered it quite nicely in this book.

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