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• On the post: Baseball Is Back! Too Bad I Still Can't Watch My Local Team On My MLB.TV Subscription…

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 01 Apr, 2014 @ 10:14am

  Re: Re:

  https://adfreetime.com/news/mlb-tv-now-blackout-free/

• On the post: Piracy Continues Killing The Movie Business To New Record Highs

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 28 Mar, 2014 @ 01:55pm

  Re:

  "Low budget motion pictures, which are most vulnerable to piracy"
  
  Do you consider Netflix piracy? I watch a lot of low-budget movies on there, but strangely many are absent. I would think that Netflix would be a gold mine for a low-budget film.

• On the post: UK Finally 'Legalizes' CD & DVD Ripping… But You're Still Not Allowed To Circumvent DRM

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 28 Mar, 2014 @ 12:33pm

  Re:

  The Secretary of State could have said, "You can use any means necessary to make legal copies of your DVDs."

• On the post: US Judge: Baidu's Decision To Block Certain Sites Is Protected By The First Amendment

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 28 Mar, 2014 @ 10:45am

  Re:

  They voted with their dollars by buying all the merchandise with his picture on it. They made it clear that the loudest voices are not always the majority.

• On the post: US Judge: Baidu's Decision To Block Certain Sites Is Protected By The First Amendment

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 28 Mar, 2014 @ 10:44am

  Re: Rocked that one out of the park

  This is why I love Mike Masnick and this site. Least biased reporter on the planet.
  
  Even when he completely disagrees, he sees the importance of rulings that uphold the Constitution.

• On the post: EU Court Of Justice Makes Life Difficult For ISPs: Demand 'Balance' In Blocking Websites, But Incomplete Blocking May Lead To Liability

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 28 Mar, 2014 @ 07:34am

  Re: Re: Maybe we'll get lucky

  Just like the Belgian news sites cheered? No, they went crying to the court when Google followed their wishes and completely blocked them.

• On the post: Latin American Revolution: Chile's New Government Wants To Open Up TPP

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 28 Mar, 2014 @ 07:31am

  Re: Re: Re:

  As long as they bring a copy with them and post it on the internet...

• On the post: Senator McCain Says Snowden Is Working For Putin Based On 'Timing' Of News Reports Snowden Has Nothing To Do With

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 27 Mar, 2014 @ 04:02pm

  Re: Re: This Anti-Snowden propaganda is just getting silly now.

  In Crimea, no less.

• On the post: Boston Bombing Suspect Avoided CIA, FBI Because His Last Name Was Misspelled In DHS Database

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 27 Mar, 2014 @ 12:50pm

  Re: Re:

  That said, Soundex does work perfectly well in this case.

• On the post: Boston Bombing Suspect Avoided CIA, FBI Because His Last Name Was Misspelled In DHS Database

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 27 Mar, 2014 @ 12:48pm

  Re: Re:

  I mean, if you had seen Tsarnayev on the list for years and a guy named Tsarnaev showed up, you might think "Hey, I've heard that name before haven't I?"

• On the post: Boston Bombing Suspect Avoided CIA, FBI Because His Last Name Was Misspelled In DHS Database

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 27 Mar, 2014 @ 12:47pm

  Re:

  That would require a system that shows them potential matches. I have never heard that the TSA system does something as obvious as this.
  
  (Plus, it would reinforce to the agents the names of the actual dangerous people.)

• On the post: Boston Bombing Suspect Avoided CIA, FBI Because His Last Name Was Misspelled In DHS Database

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 27 Mar, 2014 @ 12:46pm

  Re:

  And I have an algorithm I wrote years ago that blows away Soundex, which frankly isn't very good.
  
  The TSA should hire me. Oh wait, I wouldn't work for them. Oh, well.

• On the post: Girl Scouts Get A Badge In Intellectual Property Maximalism

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 27 Mar, 2014 @ 10:52am

  Re:

  as in "teaching" children to rat out their friends and family for money

  
  
  You mean for less than $5000?

• On the post: Jury Hits Michael Robertson With Estimated $41 Million Infringement Bill Over MP3Tunes

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 27 Mar, 2014 @ 10:35am

  Re: Re:

  MEGA...

• On the post: USPTO: Again, Redskin Can't Be Trademarked Because It's A Racist Term

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 27 Mar, 2014 @ 04:06pm

  But...

  Do the potatoes ACTUALLY have red skins? How can it be offensive to label potatoes as they are? Should they become Washington Red-Skinned Potatoes?

• On the post: Sheriff's Dept. Charges Man With No Drugs With 'Intent To Distribute Counterfeit Controlled Substances'

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 26 Mar, 2014 @ 01:33pm

  Re: paraphernalia?

  My wife was a mystery shopper and was required to carry a digital scale around in the car to weigh purchases.

• On the post: Innocence Of Muslims Actress Files Contempt Charges Against Google For Not Making Movie Completely Disappear Worldwide

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 26 Mar, 2014 @ 10:33am

  Re:

  And most of the copies have removed her 5 seconds, so she no longer has any claims on it. And yet she and the judge appear to be too stupid to realize this.

• On the post: Rap Artists Wu-Tang Clan Fight Infinite Goods By Selling One Copy Of Their Next Album… For $1 Million

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 26 Mar, 2014 @ 05:14pm

  Does that $1 million come with distribution rights?

  If so, it might be something to consider.

• On the post: Judge Highlights Bogus Collusion By ASCAP, Publishers In Rejecting Their Attempt To Jack Up Pandora's Rates

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 25 Mar, 2014 @ 10:14am

  Re: Will there be any penalty?

  Exactly. The lawyers were clearly negotiating in bad faith. How is this not cause for disbarment.

• On the post: FCC Is Sorry, But OpenInternet.gov Cannot Be Found

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 25 Mar, 2014 @ 10:07am

  Re: Re:

  During the government shutdown, neither I nor most people I know noticed any difference when the "non-essential" government employees weren't working.

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