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• On the post: Anti-bullying Laws Don't Work Offline; Why Do Politicians Think They'll Work Online?

  

  DJ ( profile ), 15 Sep, 2009 @ 12:33pm

  Re: PFPW

  Wait. So it's the PARENTS who are supposed to parent???
  might want to let parents around the country know that they're supposed to be raising their kids, not letting various government-funded agencies do it for them.

• On the post: Movie Industry Overreaction: Attacking Fan Subbers

  

  DJ ( profile ), 14 Sep, 2009 @ 05:46pm

  Re: Re: Re: Question

  Yeah I'd put small sums of money into betting that's the court transcript of some of these cases; with one exception. A couple have ended with:
  
  Judge: You're right!
  
  FS: @#%#$^@@$^%!!!!!!

• On the post: Movie Industry Overreaction: Attacking Fan Subbers

  

  DJ ( profile ), 14 Sep, 2009 @ 05:05pm

  You don't know?

  It's because we clearly are not capable of thinking for ourselves. We MUST have our entire lives legislated for us.

• On the post: Satriani And Coldplay Settle Lawsuit Over Melody… Which Is Really Too Bad

  

  DJ ( profile ), 14 Sep, 2009 @ 04:27pm

  Re: What copyright "is"

  Hmmm.
  I'm familiar with the music and lyrics of all of those, except "so in love are we two", which I couldn't even google. So, as I sat there for a few minutes reading the lyrics of each song, and came to the conclusion that any lawsuits that took place were 100% for the purposes of attention only.
  
  In regards to "Ghostbusters" vs "I want a New Drug", the rythm and tempo are similar, but the music and flow of the songs are completely different. In regards to "Money for Nothin'", there is NO OTHER SONG that has that guitar sound. They specially programmed the computer to do that when they were writing the song.
  
  That being said, I have heard the Coldplay vs Satriani mash-up, and they ARE eerily similar, so I suppose infringement is possible. The others, though? Not even close.

• On the post: 50 Cent: Piracy Is A Part Of The Marketing

  

  DJ ( profile ), 14 Sep, 2009 @ 03:24pm

  Bravo

  I'd like to congratulate the regulars here for NOT giving some of the comments on this thread a response.
  
  There are some, above, that clearly either didn't pay attention to the interview, or didn't even watch the video at all. Those people prove, by their comments, that ignorance is NOT bliss. If it were, they wouldn't be so negative all the time.

• On the post: News.com Interview On CwF+RtB

  

  DJ ( profile ), 14 Sep, 2009 @ 02:57pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: News.Com could learn from this.

  hey what happened to the "funnier" icon?

• On the post: And What's The Deal With Copyright Misuse? Seinfeld Cookbook Doesn't Infringe

  

  DJ ( profile ), 11 Sep, 2009 @ 11:34am

  Re: Am I really the first to say this?

  LMAO

• On the post: And What's The Deal With Copyright Misuse? Seinfeld Cookbook Doesn't Infringe

  

  DJ ( profile ), 11 Sep, 2009 @ 11:33am

  Re: How is this good PR?

  I'll never see it anywhere else, either, but in quoting the judge verbatim, Mike accidentally gave the other author some free PR. How? Well, how many of us would never have known her name otherwise?

• On the post: Got That New iPod Nano? You Might Risk Arrest In Massachusetts

  

  DJ ( profile ), 11 Sep, 2009 @ 11:27am

  Re: Sensationalize much?

  Wasn't there a topic where everyone hated on someone who was doing just that the other day?....hmmmm

• On the post: Got That New iPod Nano? You Might Risk Arrest In Massachusetts

  

  DJ ( profile ), 11 Sep, 2009 @ 11:24am

  Re: Re: Technology

  I had a flip phone that would call people randomly. I finally figured out how...
  
  I had my Blue Tooth in my pocket and the button would get pushed if I leaned against things....

• On the post: DRM Company: If You Think Patents Are Bad, You're Un-American

  

  DJ ( profile ), 10 Sep, 2009 @ 03:59pm

  Re: Re: Re: Dark Helmet

  spelling correction: "they're" should be spelled "their"..sorry.

• On the post: DRM Company: If You Think Patents Are Bad, You're Un-American

  

  DJ ( profile ), 10 Sep, 2009 @ 03:58pm

  Re: Re: Dark Helmet

  " the less time you spend getting out there to change things "
  
  You obviously have only been watching/reading the news sources that DON'T show the millions of people all over this country who are out there doing just that....and the damn politicians don't listen, because they're salary is already guaranteed for life regardless of whether or not they're in office (didn't know that one did ya, folks)

• On the post: DRM Company: If You Think Patents Are Bad, You're Un-American

  

  DJ ( profile ), 10 Sep, 2009 @ 03:54pm

  Re:

  ...and therein lies the Progressive viewpoint....

• On the post: Google Working On Micropayment Scheme To Help Newspapers Commit Suicide Faster

  

  DJ ( profile ), 10 Sep, 2009 @ 12:09pm

  Re: Different View

  I'm not "in the know" like some of you folks, but it seems to me that the Google people are smart enough to see that too. Let's hope so.

• On the post: Google Working On Micropayment Scheme To Help Newspapers Commit Suicide Faster

  

  DJ ( profile ), 10 Sep, 2009 @ 12:05pm

  Re: Cagey

  "Look, they're starting to use them let's watch and see what happens..."
  
  aka
  
  "Watch as the lioness stalks her prey..."

• On the post: Glenn Beck Didn't Rape And Murder Anyone… But He Doesn't Want Websites Discussing It

  

  DJ ( profile ), 08 Sep, 2009 @ 06:29pm

  Re: Re:: Glenn Beck's Weeping

  "encourages them to blindly repeat his cockamamie ideas verbatim at all times"
  
  Oh! so THAT'S what he means when I says to decide for ourselves! golly I could've sworn that when someone says "I'm just asking the questions. You can answer them for yourself", that that's exactly what they mean. Thanks for clearing that up for me.
  
  Oh yeah, that also means that if I interpret what everyone says as the exact opposite of what they really mean, then you are clearly a staunch Glenn Beck supporter.

• On the post: Glenn Beck Didn't Rape And Murder Anyone… But He Doesn't Want Websites Discussing It

  

  DJ ( profile ), 08 Sep, 2009 @ 06:18pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Glenn Beck

  I call that a reason to retract the word "never" and replace it with "TWICE". TWICE! How many shows has he done? I can't view the video clips at work, but one of those images doesn't even look like it's his show, but I'll stick with twice. Yep, he cried on air twice. What a big crybaby. He has no control over his emotions.
  
  Even you "manly men" out there I guarantee have cried more than twice in your adult life. Criticizing someone for doing something you also do has a term: hypocrisy.

• On the post: Glenn Beck Didn't Rape And Murder Anyone… But He Doesn't Want Websites Discussing It

  

  DJ ( profile ), 08 Sep, 2009 @ 05:30pm

  Re: Re: Re: Glenn Beck

  I do so love rhetoric, as you clearly do too.

• On the post: Kevin Smith: Connects Again, Says Pirates Lead To Converts

  

  DJ ( profile ), 08 Sep, 2009 @ 05:27pm

  Re: Weird...

  "a sane person in "Hollywood.""
  
  1 down.....

• On the post: Glenn Beck Didn't Rape And Murder Anyone… But He Doesn't Want Websites Discussing It

  

  DJ ( profile ), 08 Sep, 2009 @ 05:18pm

  Re: Re: Re: Glenn Beck

  weeping. verb. expressing grief, sorrow, or any overwhelming emotion by shedding tears:
  
  Nope he never does that.
  
  Sniveling. verb. 1. to weep or cry with sniffling.
  2. to affect a tearful state;
  
  Nope he never does that.
  
  And yes there's a need to get defensive here, because there's very little truth on this particular page. Unless, of course, you count the irony that this entire story is decrying the use of unsubstantiated information to incite viewers/listeners/readers...That's exactly what Mike has done here.

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