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• On the post: DirecTV Admits Almost No One Wants To Pay $30 To Watch A Movie At Home

  

  Skeptical Cynic ( profile ), 26 Sep, 2011 @ 11:50am

  Re: Re: Can anyone say focus group?

  And it would not be limited by the fact that you can't skip the previews (12 minutes) or the 3.5 minute mandatory watching of the FBI warning.

• On the post: Theaters On Prescreenings: Bring Your Firearms, But No Mobile Phones

  

  Skeptical Cynic ( profile ), 26 Sep, 2011 @ 11:47am

  Yeah so?

  When the MPAA get involved, logic and/or reason is required to be left at the door.
  
  Quote from the NDA you must sign:
  

  Watch only if will agree to the terms below which you will see after the movie is over.

• On the post: DirecTV Admits Almost No One Wants To Pay $30 To Watch A Movie At Home

  

  Skeptical Cynic ( profile ), 26 Sep, 2011 @ 11:41am

  Re:

  Same your name, say your name.
  
  Really lame comment. Nuf' Said.

• On the post: Senate Lets Copyright Lobby Set Up Shop In Senate Building During PROTECT IP Debate

  

  Skeptical Cynic ( profile ), 26 Sep, 2011 @ 11:37am

  Re:

  Are you unable to articulate anything more succinct?

• On the post: DirecTV Admits Almost No One Wants To Pay $30 To Watch A Movie At Home

  

  Skeptical Cynic ( profile ), 26 Sep, 2011 @ 11:12am

  Re: Can anyone say focus group?

  I forgot to say that if they had actually used a focus group they would have found out that no one will pay that much for any movie except Star fans.

• On the post: DirecTV Admits Almost No One Wants To Pay $30 To Watch A Movie At Home

  

  Skeptical Cynic ( profile ), 26 Sep, 2011 @ 11:09am

  Can anyone say focus group?

  The more options you give someone that are within reason the more options you give for someone to buy.
  
  Example from my own life: I have not bought a movie in over 18 years on any format. There are lot of reason why but mostly it comes down to I don't want to pay for something at a too high price that I may only watch a few times. But I did buy "Up" because I got a deal ($16) (2 year old son and he loved the movie) for all three formats. I got the DVD, the Blu-Ray and access to a Digital copy for that price.
  
  The bargain I got was that we could watch on what we had (DVD), we got the option to watch on what we will have, and also got the option to transfer it to a portable player. (Although, later I found out it was limited.)

• On the post: Rhode Island Teen Facing 'Domestic Violence' Charges For 'Inappropriate' Facebook Message Sent To A Girl He Met

  

  Skeptical Cynic ( profile ), 26 Sep, 2011 @ 10:55am

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

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  Inappropriate comments will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law

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  unless they make too many people laugh.

• On the post: Rhode Island Teen Facing 'Domestic Violence' Charges For 'Inappropriate' Facebook Message Sent To A Girl He Met

  

  Skeptical Cynic ( profile ), 26 Sep, 2011 @ 10:21am

  It is now illegal to comment on the Internet except...

  with smiley faces :-) and slightly unhappy faces :-|

• On the post: Who Do You Believe? NYPD? Or Video Evidence Concerning Cop Pepper Spraying Women?

  

  Skeptical Cynic ( profile ), 26 Sep, 2011 @ 10:11am

  Re:

  First I will defend Mike. I have been reading Techdirt for over 8 years and Mike never runs a story for just for the views.
  
  Second I will say that I am baffled by Mike's inability to understand the premise of the protests, whether or not you agree with them.

• On the post: Who Do You Believe? NYPD? Or Video Evidence Concerning Cop Pepper Spraying Women?

  

  Skeptical Cynic ( profile ), 26 Sep, 2011 @ 09:56am

  Re: Re: Civility and the First Amendment...

  True, but civility does not mean acquiescence.
  
  Just saying to the police we are here lawfully and therefore your attempt to move me from this public place puts you in to a place of committing an act that is illegal. Please reassess your actions as I do not want you to break the law.

• On the post: Senate Lets Copyright Lobby Set Up Shop In Senate Building During PROTECT IP Debate

  

  Skeptical Cynic ( profile ), 26 Sep, 2011 @ 09:48am

  Re: What will really surprise you...

  There is a buggy whip, a cassette tape, a betamax video, a copy of Windows, a HD-DVD video, and pen to sign with.

• On the post: Who Do You Believe? NYPD? Or Video Evidence Concerning Cop Pepper Spraying Women?

  

  Skeptical Cynic ( profile ), 26 Sep, 2011 @ 09:38am

  Civility and the First Amendment...

  There are big issues here from those protesting and from those trying to keep order during a lawful protest. But I am going to ignore them because I want to bring up something lost in the debacle.
  
  Civility. In this age when everyone is viewed by a police as a threat and everyone viewing the police as out of control. We have lost a basic level of civility and decency for each other. Why should I view it as my job to forcibly move someone or pepper spray them when they don't move fast enough? It's take less effort to simply say please you need to move here or there so that we can keep order than it does to forcibly move them or drag them.
  
  I know civility is a quaint and archaic behavior but when we act with even the most basic level of it we all are better off for having done so.
  
  Think about, Civility. Simple concept but if everyone involved on both sides of the protests (this one and others) showed a bit more of it would it not be just simply better for everyone?

• On the post: Forget Being Arrested For Filming The Police, Now They're Arresting People For Sitting

  

  Skeptical Cynic ( profile ), 23 Sep, 2011 @ 12:36pm

  Welcome to Atlanta!!!!!

  Atlanta PD is really bad with this kind of behavior. They act like they are the LAW, when all they are is people charged with enforcing the law.
  
  I have lived here in the ATL for over 20 years and this kind of activity is largely centered in the APD, not the other areas around Atlanta.
  
  Just look at the stories about the Red Dogs. Search red dogs atlanta problems.
  
  But this is everywhere. Police are taking their job as be the law instead of being what they should be which is enforcers of the law. They think they are above what they are charged with enforcing.

• On the post: Can The US Chamber Of Commerce Lobby For PROTECT IP Without Being So Blatantly Intellectually Dishonest?

  

  Skeptical Cynic ( profile ), 23 Sep, 2011 @ 09:12am

  Rogue websites just create different jobs.

  'These rogue websites dedicated to counterfeiting and piracy put U.S. jobs, consumers and innovation at risk. Last year, these rogue sites stole an estimated $135 billion in sales from legitimate retailers around the globe. They clearly violate the intellectual property rights of U.S. citizens by ignoring our trademark and copyright laws.'

• On the post: Even If You Cancel Your OnStar Service, The Company Will Still Track (And Sell) Your Location

  

  Skeptical Cynic ( profile ), 22 Sep, 2011 @ 01:46pm

  Re: Re: Re:

  I have and I know.

• On the post: Even If You Cancel Your OnStar Service, The Company Will Still Track (And Sell) Your Location

  

  Skeptical Cynic ( profile ), 22 Sep, 2011 @ 01:43pm

  Re: They can't track if the device isn't operational

  According to other commenters you should just wear a tin-foil hat.

• On the post: Even If You Cancel Your OnStar Service, The Company Will Still Track (And Sell) Your Location

  

  Skeptical Cynic ( profile ), 22 Sep, 2011 @ 01:42pm

  Re: So what...

  That data is sold to traffic monitoring services. That data is sold with GPS data to those making maps and it is there to be viewed if a hacker wants it.
  
  Even if you have nothing that you do where you would care about being tracked, does it not still creep you out that they can?

• On the post: Citizen Recording Of Police Proves Officer Lied About Arrest

  

  Skeptical Cynic ( profile ), 22 Sep, 2011 @ 01:35pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  Yes but they thought to put it first. All rights are equal with none superseded any other. But they listed it first.

• On the post: BMI Says Club Is Too Sexy For Standard Fees, Voids Check, Sues For Non-Payment

  

  Skeptical Cynic ( profile ), 22 Sep, 2011 @ 01:33pm

  Re: Re: I'm confused

  But is it public when it happens on private property? ;-)

• On the post: Even If You Cancel Your OnStar Service, The Company Will Still Track (And Sell) Your Location

  

  Skeptical Cynic ( profile ), 22 Sep, 2011 @ 01:29pm

  Re:

  But how would you know they are still tracking you? The information is aggregated and anonymized.

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