:Lobo Santo 's Techdirt Comments

Latest Comments (3434)

• On the post: Fiona Apple To Label: Back Off, I'm Connecting With My Fans

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 07 Jun, 2012 @ 01:44pm

  Re: Re:

  More likely there were shipped to town via train--and we DO still need trains...
  
  /bob

• On the post: Feds Say We Need Stronger IP Laws Because Grocery Stores Employ Lots Of People

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 07 Jun, 2012 @ 11:32am

  Re: Re: From the IP Madhouse

  Hyperbole? Goodness no!
  
  If IP were to disappear, the grocery chains would literally have to fire every stocker, cashier, butcher, baker, and manager.
  
  All they'd have left is lonely, empty buildings which were once grocery stores.

• On the post: Obama Administration: $1.5 Million For Sharing 24 Songs Is Perfectly Reasonable

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 07 Jun, 2012 @ 08:45am

  Re: Their child was called "no legal reason"

  I assure you, "reasonable" and "legal" are different enough nobody could mistake one for the other even if they were dead-drunk and met either in a darkened alley.

• On the post: Obama Administration: $1.5 Million For Sharing 24 Songs Is Perfectly Reasonable

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 07 Jun, 2012 @ 08:32am

  CopyLeft Trap

  If we modified the copyleft articles(?) to say something like "Agents, hirelings, and minions of the RIAA may not use the free and open-source music under penalty of standard copyright fees". They could then be sued for million$ if anybody in their organization downloads/hears those songs.
  
  Tit for tat, as it were.

• On the post: Shouldn't We See It As A Problem When Patents Are The Product Itself?

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 05 Jun, 2012 @ 10:00am

  Re: Re: Re: Marginal

  I don't give out my email address to anonymous persons on public forums... just a safety policy I have.
  
  However, I'm on Techdirt all the time. Submit it as a story (I'm certain it will be of interest) and I will without doubt see it.

• On the post: Shouldn't We See It As A Problem When Patents Are The Product Itself?

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 05 Jun, 2012 @ 09:49am

  Re: Marginal

  Spoken like somebody who has never had to interact with a patent in his/her/its life.
  
  A patent is supposed to be "how to build a thing"
  
  A modern patent today is "useless gibberish which vaguely describes a thing"
  
  I know this from personal experience.
  
  Also, I'll put my money where my mouth is. Find me 5 patents obtained the last year which are accurate (eg: non-vague, not ambiguous, precise) descriptions of "how to build a thing" and I've got $100 for you.
  
  Today, Instructables.com carries the spirit of innovation forward, and the patent office holds it back.
  
  /rant

• On the post: Shouldn't We See It As A Problem When Patents Are The Product Itself?

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 05 Jun, 2012 @ 09:30am

  The "Working Model" test

  If we simply went back to requiring a working model of the object patented--plus a few caveats such as the patent text being a precise description & illustration(s) of the working model and nothing else--future stupid patent-trolling cases would become nigh impossible.
  
  Of course, such a thing might preclude software patents altogether. And, as a code monkey, I see nothing wrong with such a development.

• On the post: Fan-Made Movie Edits: Another Cultural Loss At The Hands Of Copyright

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 05 Jun, 2012 @ 08:49am

  Re: Re: Re: Kaching

  ...can't say I'd be all that bothered if they'd never been made.

• On the post: Fan-Made Movie Edits: Another Cultural Loss At The Hands Of Copyright

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 05 Jun, 2012 @ 08:29am

  Re: Kaching

  "progress of art *of making money*"

  The "of making money" portion is silent, so most people don't know it's there. Once you do know, the rest makes alot more sense.

• On the post: Duh: The TV Business Is On The Verge Of Collapse

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 05 Jun, 2012 @ 07:55am

  Re:-D

  Haven't paid for (nor generally watched) cable or broadcast TV in nearly a decade and couldn't be happier.

• On the post: Dear Hollywood: The 'Stakeholders' For Copyright Policy Don't Fit In A Room

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 04 Jun, 2012 @ 11:22am

  Re: Re: How to phrase it:

  We are from the internet!
  We do not forgive,
  We do not forget,
  Expect us.
  
  ...perhaps?

• On the post: White House's Weak Response To Petition Against ACTA

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 04 Jun, 2012 @ 10:22am

  Not surprised in the least.

  Did anybody expect real change? Reform? Justice?
  
  I'm just going to leave this right here. It's about 15 minutes long, "One propaganda-drenched society critiques another, as North Korean filmmakers present the U.S. citizenry as brainwashed ?slaves? to illusions created by corporations."

• On the post: Google Cryptically Alerts The World That It Will Nudge Chinese Searchers Away From Censorship

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 04 Jun, 2012 @ 09:16am

  Palace Politics

  "It's going to be a back and forth, cat and mouse game for a long, long time..."

  In light of China's very long history; a long cat & mouse game is exactly how many lasting changes in China have come about. So, maybe Google is on the right track.

• On the post: If You're Going To Leak Classified Info About The White House, It Better Make Them Look Good

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 04 Jun, 2012 @ 08:45am

  Re: Man...

  "Here's the new boss, same as the old boss."
  
  All the presidents are just puppets who are there to keep your attention away from those in power.
  
  So, let it go. You are in no way responsible. It's not like your vote actually counted for anything.

• On the post: Amanda Palmer Raises $1.2 Million On Kickstarter, And The Crowd Goes Wild

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 01 Jun, 2012 @ 01:51pm

  Re: Queue the jackass trolls

  Also, there will be the obligatory reference to Masnick's Law.

• On the post: Dear Ari Emanuel: We're All Meeting On The Internet, Come Join Us

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 01 Jun, 2012 @ 12:37pm

  Re: Re: Proof!

  You're right, I should have.
  
  Dag-nabbit! The numbers of things that slip my mind these days...

• On the post: Dear Ari Emanuel: We're All Meeting On The Internet, Come Join Us

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 01 Jun, 2012 @ 12:33pm

  Proof!

  My earlier hypothesis that the MAFIAA and its employees are completely lacking in internet connections is validated!

• On the post: RIAA Can't Figure Out Google's Takedown Tools; Blames Google

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 01 Jun, 2012 @ 11:04am

  Re: Re: Genius!

  I would like another "Insightful" button for this post so I can mark it doubly insightful...

• On the post: Chinese Microblog Service Introduces Five-Strike Program To Block 'Rumors' And 'Evil Teachings'

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 01 Jun, 2012 @ 09:31am

  The end of religion?

  "4. Incites ethnic hatred or ethnic discrimination, undermines ethnic unity, or harms ethnic traditions and customs
  5. Promotes evil teachings and superstitions"

  I guess promoting the teachings of the Bible goes right into the rubbish bin!

• On the post: Google Claims Microsoft And Nokia Are Using Patents To Violate Antitrust Laws

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 01 Jun, 2012 @ 08:56am

  Re: Re:

  I concur, "any publicity is good publicity" is true in this case.

Next >>