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• 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 @ 09:02pm

  Re:

  EA has certainly been on the rise recently on the Consumer Relations angle. I'm split between hating Ubisoft and Activision-Blizzard

• 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 @ 08:58pm

  Re:

  Yes, so since you basically agree with him, it is perfectly reasonable to chew him out over the writing style. How wise.

• 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 @ 05:51pm

  Note to self: Use a crack when buying Ubisoft games.

• On the post: WiFi On The School Bus

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 15 Feb, 2010 @ 08:56pm

  I wish we had this when I was in High School.

• On the post: BioShock 2, Loaded Up With Annoying DRM That Pisses Off Fans, Cracked Immediately Anyway

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 09 Feb, 2010 @ 08:11pm

  Re: DRM

  Thankfully, EA has recently realized that DRM only pisses customers off. Their more recent games (at least the Bioware titles) have included free DLC for those that buy the game new, and charge those who buy it old. While they're still using it to get around the first-sale doctrine, it's much nicer that they're using the carrot instead of the stick.

• On the post: Google For President? If Corporations Are People…

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 03 Feb, 2010 @ 01:07pm

  Re: The Big House

  That would not be fair at all. Everyone in management, possibly, but not every employee.

• On the post: School District Considers 'Anti-Piracy' Education Campaign Based On Anti-Drug Education Campaigns

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 12 Jan, 2010 @ 06:08pm

  Re: Re:

  Brilliant.

• On the post: Actor Ron Livingston Sues Wikipedia; He Should Use The Site To Look Up Section 230

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 07 Dec, 2009 @ 06:53pm

  Re: two points

  I agree on your first point; it sounds to me like he is using this lawsuit to make sure his heterosexuality is public knowledge.

• On the post: If We Don't Kick People Off The Internet For File Sharing, Football Will Die

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 30 Nov, 2009 @ 02:55pm

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  You compete with "thieves" by creating a product/experience they can't steal.

• On the post: Brazil E-Voting Machines Not Hacked… But Van Eck Phreaking Allowed Hacker To Record Votes

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 23 Nov, 2009 @ 06:04pm

  I was unaware that Van Eck Phreaking was still a serious threat to anything these days. Now, to my knowledge, the person who is intercepting the signal must be fairly close to the source. Shouldn't preventing individuals with monitoring devices from loitering around the voting area eliminate this problem?

• On the post: Liberian Laws Are A Secret Due To Copyright; Even The Gov't Doesn't Have Them

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 20 Nov, 2009 @ 08:54pm

  Simple: write a new law stating that anyone who attempts to claim copyright over the national laws will be put to death.

• On the post: Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Others Sued For Patent Infringement For Appearing Larger Than Life

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 17 Nov, 2009 @ 05:34pm

  I'm surprised that they didn't sue the Dallas Cowboys for their enormous display screen at their new stadium. Oh, wait, the East Texas court might not go for that one.

• On the post: Rather Than Suing, Jack Thompson Apparently Should Have Just Clicked The 'Report Abuse' Button

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 05 Oct, 2009 @ 03:15pm

  You couldn't honestly expect Jack Thompson to understand modern technology, could you?
  
  More seriously, Jack Thompson is a Public Figure. I don't see that any of these people he's suing qualify for the "Actual Malice" standard for libel. How can this not get thrown out of court?

• On the post: Edwyn Collins Can't Give Away His Music Thanks To MySpace, Warner Music

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 05 Oct, 2009 @ 02:58pm

  Re: Re: Re: Defense in next RIAA lawsuit

  Which would completely violate due process.

• On the post: Edwyn Collins Can't Give Away His Music Thanks To MySpace, Warner Music

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 05 Oct, 2009 @ 02:43pm

  While he probably doesnt't have the money needed to win, I think suing them would still be the right thing to do. The coverage of the legal case would certainly increase his name recognition, the story would almost certainly hurt the reputation of the Recording Industry, and he would have a (small) chance of winning and recuperating his costs (plus a few decades of profit). And I'm sure that there are several advocacy groups such as the EFF that would sponsor him.

• On the post: Judge Says Video Games Can Use Sports Stars Likenesses

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 30 Sep, 2009 @ 09:26pm

  What's interesting is that EA will lose either way. If the case is appealed and the plaintiff wins, they have to pay out. If the case isn't, they lose some of their exclusivity.

• On the post: Senators Look To Remove Telco Retroactive Immunity For Warrantless Wiretaps

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 28 Sep, 2009 @ 10:33pm

  Re: Re: Re:

  I'm not saying that the immunity itself was Ex Post Facto. I'm saying that there's a good chance that revoking the immunity would be Ex Post Facto.

• On the post: Senators Look To Remove Telco Retroactive Immunity For Warrantless Wiretaps

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 28 Sep, 2009 @ 06:00pm

  Wouldn't repealing the immunity be considered Ex Post Facto? While I think that the retroactive immunity should not have been given, I think that legislatively repealing this immunity would be unconstitutional, however appealing it may be.

• On the post: Fox Paid $60k For Video Footage Of Madoff On A Yacht… And Still Gets Sued For Copyright Infringement

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 16 Sep, 2009 @ 08:25am

  Re: Limited time

  That's assuming that the video stay so on Fox. If it gets out onto the wider internet, there's no stopping it.

• On the post: MLB Refuses To Give Permission To Guy To Describe Game To A Friend

  

  Pontifex ( profile ), 04 Sep, 2009 @ 10:03pm

  Unfortunately, there are no laws about copywrong.

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