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• On the post: Juror Has To Write Essay As Punishment For Commenting On Case Via Facebook

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 07 Sep, 2010 @ 11:30pm

  Re:

  But then nobody would pass it on.

• On the post: Ohio Attorney General Says Google Not Protected By Section 230 In Antitrust Lawsuit

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 05 May, 2010 @ 03:08pm

  Has the Attorney General ever heard of the Supremacy Clause?

• On the post: Is Hulu About To Find Out That There's Always Somewhere Else To Get Content Online?

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 22 Apr, 2010 @ 09:23pm

  The way it was worded, it looks as if most of the videos that are currently free will stay free. For most shows, Hulu only displays the five most recent episodes anyways. If they were to put the entire series online for their "Hulu Plus" deal, I think that might be worth the subscription.

• On the post: Should We Allow Consumers To Sell Their Souls?

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 19 Apr, 2010 @ 08:58am

  I hope for irony's sake that someone there bought "Dante's Inferno" in that transaction.
  
  Not that I would recommend the game or anything.

• On the post: Japanese Porn Actress Entices Chinese Net Users To Scale Great Firewall

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 14 Apr, 2010 @ 09:01am

  Ah, the Rule of First Adopters.

• On the post: Is Intellectual Property A Violation Of Real Property?

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 14 Apr, 2010 @ 08:53am

  Re: Finally

  Agreed. I've been seeing it since at least February.

• On the post: Newspapers Pushing For Hot News Doctrine May Find It Comes Back To Bite Them

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 08 Apr, 2010 @ 04:31pm

  Wouldn't the first person to tweet about an event then gain a monopoly over the reporting of said event? I'm sure that the news companies would love that.

• On the post: Digital Economy Bill: Proposed By The Unelected, Debated By The Ignorant, Voted On By The Absent

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 08 Apr, 2010 @ 04:30pm

  Re: Re: Re: Slander?

  Actually, these rules have been in place since the English Bill of Rights, when saying the wrong thing in Parliament could get your head off.

• On the post: Twitter Could Be A Good Predictor Of Box Office Sales

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 06 Apr, 2010 @ 09:06pm

  The earthquake story reminds me of a recent xkcd comic:
  http://xkcd.com/723/

• On the post: Despite Plenty Of Warning EA Still Decides To Follow Ubisoft Down The Wrong Path With DRM

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 19 Mar, 2010 @ 04:48pm

  I'm disappointed. I thought that EA was taking the high road recently, with their lack of Intrusive DRM on Dragon Age and Mass Effect 2. This saddens me.

• On the post: Apparently The Word 'Piracy' No Longer Sufficiently Derogatory For Entertainment Industry

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 18 Mar, 2010 @ 02:42pm

  They'll probably try to push through some ridiculous term like "Copyrapists."

• On the post: Citizens United, Recent Winner Of Free Speech Case, Tries To Silence Critics

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 18 Mar, 2010 @ 09:35am

  The Facebook group in question just changed the name to "United Citizens against Citizens United."

• On the post: Energizer Introduces USB Battery Charger With Bonus Rootkit Feature [Update]

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 12 Mar, 2010 @ 10:41am

  The Symantec page mentioned that the name "Liu Hong" appeared several times in relation to the DLL; it's possible that this is the name of the person who wrote it. Or the name of someone they don't like.

• On the post: American Idol Contestants Have To Give Up Their Social Media Presence?

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 11 Mar, 2010 @ 02:57pm

  Re: Re: Re: erm...

  The First Amendment prohibits the government from quashing free speech. American Idol is not the government.

• On the post: Can You Still Say DRM Is Effective When It Creates Security Vulnerabilities, Performance Degradation, Incompatibilities, System Instability And 'Other Issues'? [Update]

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 09 Mar, 2010 @ 09:37am

  Re: Maybe it does work...

  Those side effects are made public to anyone wishing to purchase the drugs. The side effects of this DRM are not.

• On the post: Is Amazon Blocking Reviews Of Assassin's Creed Over DRM Issues? [Update]

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 08 Mar, 2010 @ 09:08pm

  Currently, the most popular "Tags Customers Associate With This Product" are:
  
  intrusive drm(133)
  drm(130)
  customer abuse(118)
  rentware(71)
  internet required at all times(62)
  online activation(59)
  internet connection required(52)
  boycott(51)
  customer restriction(34)
  overpriced(28)
  
  It seems to me that the point is being made.

• On the post: South Australia Attorney General Demands $20,000 From Web Commenter Who Called Him A Crook

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 05 Mar, 2010 @ 08:32am

  Hopefully, when McQuillian refuses to pay, Atkinson will take him to court. If any of Atkinson's challenges in the election are remotely intelligent, they'll rush to represent McQuillian pro bono. The publicity they could get out of that would be incredible.

• On the post: School District Says It Only Turned Spy Cameras On 42 Times; FBI Now Investigating

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 19 Feb, 2010 @ 04:08pm

  If they got any nude images, they should be charged with Production of Child Pornography. What they have done is significantly worse than the whole "sexting" incident. Will the be charged... unlikely.

• On the post: Ubisoft DRM Gets Worse And Worse: Kicks You Out Of Game If You Have A Flakey WiFi Connection

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 19 Feb, 2010 @ 08:21am

  Re: Re: Re: DRM relaxation

  Indeed, I am worried that this may be the future. At least it isn't SecuROM.

• On the post: Ubisoft DRM Gets Worse And Worse: Kicks You Out Of Game If You Have A Flakey WiFi Connection

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 18 Feb, 2010 @ 09:04pm

  Re: DRM relaxation

  I legitimately don't have a problem with launch-day DLC. Usually, the game is complete without it, and it provides an incentive to buy new without alienating customers.

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