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• On the post: Being Designated A 'Hate Group' By The SPLC Isn't Defamation, Says Federal Court

  

  John Roddy ( profile ), 26 Sep, 2019 @ 05:29pm

  Re: As we've learned, they just need to prove a lost of money.

  Especially in Texas.

  You are aware that Texas has one of the strongest anti-SLAPP laws in the country, right?

• On the post: Ninth Circuit Reverses Course While Quoting Its Own Precedent Saying Otherwise; Says Section 230 Doesn't Cover Anti-Competitive Moderation

  

  John Roddy ( profile ), 13 Sep, 2019 @ 02:21pm

  Re: Re: Exactly what Timothy Geigner would say.

  In other words, YOU are in direct competition with roaches as well? Ya know, that explains a lot...

• On the post: Pinterest's Way Of Dealing With Anti-Vax Nonsense And Scams Is Only Possible Because Of Section 230

  

  John Roddy ( profile ), 04 Sep, 2019 @ 08:54pm

  Re: Re: Thanks so much for your intolerance!

  ACK-SHULLY, there is a new method for treating rabies: shut off the brain. Seriously, that is an actual real thing that has actually really had some success. It's stupendously dangerous, obviously, but has managed to punch a small hole in the near-100% death rate of infected victims who start showing symptoms. That being said, it's only effective if the brain is shut off DURING treatment, not before hand. So this particular thread's OP is getting a bit too far ahead of himself.

• On the post: Pinterest's Way Of Dealing With Anti-Vax Nonsense And Scams Is Only Possible Because Of Section 230

  

  John Roddy ( profile ), 04 Sep, 2019 @ 08:50pm

  Do these studies account for the people who are dead because they caught the disease the vaccine prevents? Surely that's relevant.

• On the post: Embrace Fans: How One Mystery Modder Has Kept System Shock 2 Playable

  

  John Roddy ( profile ), 16 Aug, 2019 @ 08:50pm

  Re: Since don't know is "fan" far more likely prior programmer.

  1) Looking Glass Studios are most widely known as the developers of the Thief series. 2) According to Yahtzee of Zero Punctuation, Looking Glass Studios was ultimately another developer that got swept into the great Eidos whirlpool, caused by--among other things--the sinking of the SS. John Romero. In other words, it was management and business acquisitions. Nothing more. 3) System Shock 2 is notorious for being unavailable due to the way the rights were acquired via liquidation, and the insurance company who obtained them refusing to license them or anything. 4) It's Le Corbeau's patch though, so isn't (at least by your definition) "piracy" for Nightdive Studios to redistribute it with their game? Who is the bad guy? What is this "key point" you're referring to? 5) Even if it were a prior programmer, they still didn't have the rights to contribute that code anymore. You paint them as a heart-broken creator, but your own explanation says they're also the worst thing since sliced Hitler. Who are we supposed to sympathize with here? You are openly stating that the giant heartless corporations are the only ones in the right, and you even directly threw a hypothetical creator under the bus to do it. (BONUS POINT: if it was that simple to patch the game to be playable, why didn't the creators do that from the start? I'm starting to suspect you might not understand how programming works.)

• On the post: Fox News Commentator Calls For A 'Backlash' Against Big Tech… Because Wikileaks Released His Phone Number

  

  John Roddy ( profile ), 14 Aug, 2019 @ 09:54am

  Re: Big Tech Got Caught Lying

  Even if all of that were true, what does it have to do with this particular rant? The guy is mad at Wikileaks and blaming Google and Facebook for it. Why?

• On the post: 'Free Speech Defender' Devin Nunes Sues More Critics, Promises More Such Lawsuits Are Coming

  

  John Roddy ( profile ), 05 Aug, 2019 @ 05:48pm

  Re: Is there a limit?

  How much can you libel someone before they have actionable cause?

  As Stephen T. Stone once said, "The answer to your question is infinity billion." At least, that's what Mike Masnick told me.

• On the post: Vox Admits It Got Section 230 Wrong, Fixes Its Mistake

  

  John Roddy ( profile ), 15 May, 2019 @ 07:42am

  Of course I'm not endorsing anyone ever doing this to someone, as it's a horrible experience, but the potential for abuse should not be ignored simply because someone has never been on its receiving end.

  This is literally exactly what you are doing to Masnick right now. And a various assortment of people here.

• On the post: Canadian Billionaire Sues Twitter For Nasty Things Twitter Users Said About Him

  

  John Roddy ( profile ), 03 May, 2019 @ 07:47pm

  You don't get invited to a lot of parties, do you?

• On the post: Canadian Billionaire Sues Twitter For Nasty Things Twitter Users Said About Him

  

  John Roddy ( profile ), 02 May, 2019 @ 08:20pm

  Masnick has never been on the receiving end of a proper takedown. That is about to change.

  Does that include the defamation lawsuit filed by Shitty Ayyamadumbass? Or does that not count because it failed miserably?

• On the post: Twenty-one States Inadvertently Tell The DC Circuit That The Plaintiffs Challenging FOSTA Have A Case

  

  John Roddy ( profile ), 02 May, 2019 @ 10:45am

  Your understanding of evolution is arguably even worse than your understanding of law. Also, I guarantee you have Neanderthal DNA. Our species co-existed and even cross-bred for a very long time, and we have the genetic records to prove it. I'm not sure what makes you think Neanderthals somehow looked down on us. The actual evidence shows that we were total bros all the way up until they went extinct.

• On the post: Another Attempt To Tie Twitter To Terrorist Acts And Another Dismissal With Prejudice

  

  John Roddy ( profile ), 22 Apr, 2019 @ 07:21pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  And for any other type of company, it might stand a chance of working. However, the law is quite clearly on the side of the social media companies here, and they've demonstrated quite thoroughly that they have no problem fighting the lawsuits as far up the chain as they need to. There hasn't been any remote possibility of a "settlement payday" in years.

• On the post: Another Attempt To Tie Twitter To Terrorist Acts And Another Dismissal With Prejudice

  

  John Roddy ( profile ), 22 Apr, 2019 @ 11:02am

  Re: Re:

  The losses are effectively written into law at this point since multiple circuit appeals court have published opinions on them. Those losses are binding case law, and each one makes the next case exponentially harder. Even if they got a victory, it's virtually guaranteed to be overturned on appeal. Precedent is already established against them, and they're everything to blame for that.

• On the post: Another Attempt To Tie Twitter To Terrorist Acts And Another Dismissal With Prejudice

  

  John Roddy ( profile ), 22 Apr, 2019 @ 08:54am

  :3

  One has to wonder just how long this ambulance chaser law firm can start afloat with such an impressive losing streak. It doesn't sound like a sustainable business strategy.

• On the post: Sixth Circuit Court Dumps Lawsuit Seeking To Hold Twitter Responsible For The Pulse Nightclub Shooting

  

  John Roddy ( profile ), 21 Apr, 2019 @ 10:51am

  Re: I-can't-believe-it's-a-LAW-FIRM

  Ya know, I was actually curious enough to look it up. Turns out they totally did get sued over it after all: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2003/sep/10/theairlineindustry.usnews

• On the post: Wherein The Copia Institute Updates The Copyright Office On The First Amendment Problems With The DMCA

  

  John Roddy ( profile ), 16 Apr, 2019 @ 06:03pm

  Still waiting for the explanation of how this is all justified. My tweet was forcibly taken down and legal action taken all without any prior input from me, only to be unceremoniously restored. Eventually. How is this not broken?

• On the post: Wherein The Copia Institute Updates The Copyright Office On The First Amendment Problems With The DMCA

  

  John Roddy ( profile ), 16 Apr, 2019 @ 12:58pm

  Re: Re: Re:

  The irony here is palpable.

• On the post: Wherein The Copia Institute Updates The Copyright Office On The First Amendment Problems With The DMCA

  

  John Roddy ( profile ), 16 Apr, 2019 @ 12:57pm

  I filed it immediately. The content was still down before I was even notified though. And I had to give out a lot of personal information that I'd rather not share openly. Good thing I have no problems with not being anonymous.

• On the post: Wherein The Copia Institute Updates The Copyright Office On The First Amendment Problems With The DMCA

  

  John Roddy ( profile ), 16 Apr, 2019 @ 12:51pm

  I have nothing to hide, but DMCA still removed non-infringing content for me. That removal happened before I even had a chance to contest it.

• On the post: Wherein The Copia Institute Updates The Copyright Office On The First Amendment Problems With The DMCA

  

  John Roddy ( profile ), 16 Apr, 2019 @ 12:50pm

  I just received a takedown notice last week. It was rubber-stamped by a marketing company and didn't relate to anything even remotely infringing. But I still had to deal with content being taken down, and give all of my personal information to that company anyway. It would still be another two weeks before that content got restored if Twitter hadn't intervened and reinstated it faster. So no, the system does not work fine.

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