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  • On the post: As Expected, Bluebeat's 'Psycho Acoustic Simulations' Of Beatles Music Still Infringe On Copyrights

    Rose M. Welch ( profile ), 14 Dec, 2010 @ 06:39pm

    Yeah, but...

    ...it was totally nice while it lasted. I bought a ton of Beatles tracks for less than $20. Beat that, Steve Jobs!

  • On the post: Sherman Fredericks 'Steals'* From Me

    Rose M. Welch ( profile ), 14 Dec, 2010 @ 02:02pm

    Re: Re: Re:

    No one in the US can choose not to copyright their work, FYI. It's copyrighted the moment it's created, whether the creators like it or not.

  • On the post: The US's Reaction To Wikileaks Is Doing A Lot More Harm Than The Leaks Themselves

    Rose M. Welch ( profile ), 14 Dec, 2010 @ 01:53pm

    Re: Re: Re:

    The Times is, to an extent. The newspapers are publishing before WL does.

  • On the post: Owners Of Hiphop Blogs Seized By Homeland Security Still Haven't Been Told Why

    Rose M. Welch ( profile ), 14 Dec, 2010 @ 09:36am

    Due process? What's that?

    Or do you think you're in Canada?

  • On the post: Journalists Continue To Rely On Bogus Research About File Sharing As If It Were Factual

    Rose M. Welch ( profile ), 13 Dec, 2010 @ 09:47am

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: So we cant believe independent studies, but we have to believe torrent freak !!! LOL.. they wont be biased !!

    I don't care what the intent is. Someone who isn't capable of or refuses to have an actual discussion isn't worth responding to (in and of themselves) and can be labeled a 'troll', and ignored with impunity.

  • On the post: FAA Has No Clue About Who Owns Approximately 1/3 Of All Private And Commercial Planes

    Rose M. Welch ( profile ), 13 Dec, 2010 @ 09:45am

    Re: hmm

    More importantly, you can carry a baby on a plane and hold them in your lap, despite how dangerous it can be, because airlines don't want to lose those passengers, and pay their politicians well.

  • On the post: FAA Has No Clue About Who Owns Approximately 1/3 Of All Private And Commercial Planes

    Rose M. Welch ( profile ), 13 Dec, 2010 @ 09:44am

    I don't know that I'd blame the FAA...

    ...because every time they try to do something sensible, they get shot down by Congress, et al. Quite a few of my family members work for, and have worked for, the FAA, and they've all been frustrated, time and time again, as their ability to both enforce existing regulations and to pass new regulations have been stymied.

  • On the post: Dark Helmet's Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week…

    Rose M. Welch ( profile ), 13 Dec, 2010 @ 09:38am

    Re: Re: Re: Mike knows - but the industry does not !!!

    What btr said, in addition to using those number to convince me to purchase their products and services.

  • On the post: One Way To Deal With Child Bullying: Have The Whole Internet Stand Up For You

    Rose M. Welch ( profile ), 12 Dec, 2010 @ 07:32pm

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    ...It is funny to hear so many people with no kids tell parents/kids what they should do yet few if any other parents agree with them...

    It's funny to hear people make seemingly factual statements, without any idea of whether or not their statements have any passing resemblance to the truth.

    Where exactly, DanVan, did you see a group of people without children tell a group of people with children what to do, who were in turn disagreed with by the group of people with children?

    In other words, citation needed.

  • On the post: Should Superhero Superpowers Be Considered Property?

    Rose M. Welch ( profile ), 12 Dec, 2010 @ 07:18pm

    Re: Re: What about LL

    He always seem Bizarro to me...

  • On the post: Dark Helmet's Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week…

    Rose M. Welch ( profile ), 12 Dec, 2010 @ 07:15pm

    Re: Re:

    Yes, God forbid that a blog get a little slippy during the holidays.

  • On the post: Dark Helmet's Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week…

    Rose M. Welch ( profile ), 12 Dec, 2010 @ 07:14pm

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    There was Kool-Aid??? Man, Saturday posts are the best!!!

  • On the post: Is Operation Payback A Crime… Or Just The Modern Equivalent Of A Sit In?

    Rose M. Welch ( profile ), 10 Dec, 2010 @ 09:53am

    Re: Re: Re: The Difference

    The majority of the people blocked here know as well. That's the whole 'media aspect' point of it.

    Of course, your point (That the sit-in was to inform passers-by.) is moot, because it's not true. The point was to gain media attention, both now and with Birmingham. The people who were blocked from service were incidental.

  • On the post: One Way To Deal With Child Bullying: Have The Whole Internet Stand Up For You

    Rose M. Welch ( profile ), 10 Dec, 2010 @ 07:41am

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    If their parents were the kind of people who could teach children about gender roles and feminism, then you wouldn't need to say, 'These kids need to be taught...'.

  • On the post: One Way To Deal With Child Bullying: Have The Whole Internet Stand Up For You

    Rose M. Welch ( profile ), 10 Dec, 2010 @ 07:39am

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    I ♥ them both. So fuck you both. :P

  • On the post: One Way To Deal With Child Bullying: Have The Whole Internet Stand Up For You

    Rose M. Welch ( profile ), 10 Dec, 2010 @ 07:38am

    Re: Ugh...

    The point I took from this wasn't that other people would change, but that Katie has a much wider range of support than she previously did, enabling her to better withstand the pressure of the assholes.

  • On the post: Is Operation Payback A Crime… Or Just The Modern Equivalent Of A Sit In?

    Rose M. Welch ( profile ), 09 Dec, 2010 @ 07:46pm

    Re: Ignorance Must Be Nice, Guys

    Wow, did anyone else notice that this guy claims to be a journalist?

    Hey, if you're a journalist, then this is partially your fault. If you'd been doing your job, Wikileaks wouldn't be necessary in the first place. Next, where was the support for the site that you jerks were getting all of your material from? We wouldn't have to protest this way if you were (Again.) doing your job. Last, you're the perfect person to be injured by this. Why should you be paid when you weren't doing your job?

  • On the post: Is Operation Payback A Crime… Or Just The Modern Equivalent Of A Sit In?

    Rose M. Welch ( profile ), 09 Dec, 2010 @ 07:41pm

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    Marak, sorry, but nobody would do a DDoS in the open from their own computer. Actually, at least one moronic 16 year old did, and he was already arrested. A DDoS from your own computer is pretty much an invitation to get arrested.

    I see that you don't understand how LOIC works. Here's a good place to start:

    http://gizmodo.com/5709630/what-is-loic

  • On the post: Is Operation Payback A Crime… Or Just The Modern Equivalent Of A Sit In?

    Rose M. Welch ( profile ), 09 Dec, 2010 @ 07:38pm

    Re: Re: Re: Re:

    Rose, lioc is a botnet.

    So that means you can't point anyone out, huh? Thought so.

    There is no way to tell if the users are willingly part of the deal, or are not.

    An equally likely theory is that everyone using LIOC is doing so willingly. Certainly, there isn't any evidence suggesting otherwise.

    So the answer is the reverse: if people are willing members of a lioc, why do they not have the guts to reveal themselves and stand up for their convictions?

    Yes, and those Iranian and Chinese folks who are getting real news out under a curtain of censorship should also rise up and reveal their names, right?

    Is that you, Joe?

    That a snot nosed 16 year old was found in control of one of these things should tell you all you need to know.

    A 'snot nosed 16 year old'? Really? Wow. I guess the children and snot nosed black teens that were arrested in Birmingham were equally deserving of your contempt.

    Really, I'm not sure what the age of a single user, or whether or not he's suffering from a sinus infection, has to do with the case in hand, where we have a very large number of people who are using LOIC to make a point, and to bring the media into this issue, just as Dr. King and his compatriots did in Birmingham.

    As for "it wasn't fair in birmingham", nobody has shown where anyone's rights have been trampled here.

    You obviously have no idea what you're speaking of, whatsoever.

    This isn't "back of the bus use the other water fountain boy" stuff.

    In your opinion, it's not. Obviously, millions of LOIC users disagree with you. Of course, many people didn't feel like civil rights were a big deal back then, either. Regardless of your personal view of the validity of the underlying issues behind this protest, the parallels remain the same.

    If you feel that way, I pity your children for the home school education they are getting.

    I already pity whatever institutions spat you out, since you have shown that not only are you unable to understand the underlying issues, but you lack the ability to Google the terms 'LOIC', 'civil disobedience', and 'unwilling'.

  • On the post: Is Operation Payback A Crime… Or Just The Modern Equivalent Of A Sit In?

    Rose M. Welch ( profile ), 09 Dec, 2010 @ 05:41pm

    Re: Re:

    This is a small group of people dragging thousands of other people unwillingly...

    I see that you don't understand how LOIC works. Tell you what, how about you take a minute and point out an unwilling LOIC user? Thanks.

    Free speech is a two way street.

    Yes, yes, it is, a fact that Joe Lieberman sincerely regrets.

    MC, Visa, and Paypal all have the rights to refuse to do business with Assange. That is their right.

    Sure, it is. And it was the business owner's right to refuse service to black folks in Birmingham.

    The anon children may not understand that basic life lesson, but hopefully their grade 11 civics class will cover it so they can finally figure it out.

    In the meantime, these 'children' have managed to make a wonderful statement about speech and expression. :)

    Denying the rights of one to somehow promote the rights of others isn't exactly fair, now is it?

    It wasn't fair in Birmingham, either, bringing to mind the classic clich?...

    Life isn't fair.

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