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• On the post: ACTA Supporters In Europe Fighting To The Bitter End

  

  TaCktiX ( profile ), 03 Jul, 2012 @ 12:56pm

  Re: Re:

  Incorrect. Several countries (off the top of my head, Poland, I know there are others) have explicitly said that they will not ratify, regardless of whether or not the EUP ratifies.

• On the post: Charles Carreon Tries To Intimidate Parodist With Bizarre List Of Demands Plus DMCA Takedown Threat

  

  TaCktiX ( profile ), 03 Jul, 2012 @ 12:15pm

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  No, it's moving at top speed, it's just managed to defy the laws of physics after careening off the tracks, plowing through several cornfields, and seemingly going airborne before nose-diving into a volcano.

• On the post: Charles Carreon Tries To Intimidate Parodist With Bizarre List Of Demands Plus DMCA Takedown Threat

  

  TaCktiX ( profile ), 03 Jul, 2012 @ 12:12pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: If he bit off the bloggers ear ?

  Yes they are. This new-fangled internet thing is just the youth of America's way to stick it to their parents. Nobody mature or serious ever bothers to use the worthless pile of self-effacement that the internet obviously is. Right?

• On the post: Canada And Mexico Not Allowed To Observe TPP Negotations, Even Though They're Joining Them

  

  TaCktiX ( profile ), 03 Jul, 2012 @ 12:02pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Summary

  No, it's his donkey, and not a Democrat-type one.

• On the post: Over 130 Representatives Spell Out Their Concerns With TPP In Letter To Ron Kirk

  

  TaCktiX ( profile ), 28 Jun, 2012 @ 02:44pm

  Re: There's more

  Issa and Wyden are Senators. This is a letter from the House of Representatives.

• On the post: Some Facts & Insights Into The Whole Discussion Of 'Ethics' And Music Business Models

  

  TaCktiX ( profile ), 25 Jun, 2012 @ 01:02pm

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  I'm still trying to grok how anyone has defeated anyone else. Mike reports on what's buzzing in the realms of tech and intellectual property. He had no initial reply to Lowery's post because he didn't really say anything that hasn't been debunked and/or addressed by Mike at some point in the past. Then a slew of bloggers brought up different points that have A: made the entire post/reaction to post across the internet very visible, and B: more or less required that he say something. If he didn't, he'd be failing at Techdirt's main focus.
  
  So tell me, how is that defeating anyone?

• On the post: DOJ Realizes That Comcast & Time Warner Are Trying To Prop Up Cable By Holding Back Hulu & Netflix

  

  TaCktiX ( profile ), 15 Jun, 2012 @ 08:12am

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  I'm fortunate that where I live the ISP/cable provider has very reasonable rates even if you're not bundling. They keep on trying to get me to bundle via mailers, but when I'm paying $50/month for 20/2 internet and I wouldn't watch TV anyway, nah.

• On the post: The Cyberpolitics Of Cyberbellicosity Cyberpushing Cybersecurity To Cyberprevent Cyberwar

  

  TaCktiX ( profile ), 14 Jun, 2012 @ 02:13pm

  With everyone on the internet these days and our meat-space wars starting to be as unpopular as Vietnam at its height, why not move the justification for ludicrous "defense" spending to the one place that most people don't fully understand? The internet is confusing to most of the people who use it.

• On the post: Senator Ron Wyden Slams Cybersecurity Legislation Proposals For Eroding Trust & Privacy

  

  TaCktiX ( profile ), 23 May, 2012 @ 02:49pm

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  Only counts if it's either so obtuse or so dry as to put people hyped on several pots of coffee to sleep.

• On the post: Boom: Jury Says No Patent Infringement By Google In Oracle Case

  

  TaCktiX ( profile ), 23 May, 2012 @ 02:24pm

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  Stupid Google bringing up legitimate arguments about copyright and patent over-reach. It's all because they support the pirates, the counterfeiters, the terrorists, and every other ne'er-do-well on the planet. That and they had to have paid off the jury and the judge. Obviously the corruption is so deep that everyone here is brainwashed.
  
  /unnecessary sarc

• On the post: When Games Allow Mods, Beautiful Things Can Happen

  

  TaCktiX ( profile ), 18 May, 2012 @ 08:06am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: DRM but not Bullshit

  Yeah, I actually researched it and it's an urban legend. There are no official statements I can dig up, though the myth would not surprise me if it became reality.

• On the post: Musician Wonders What It Would Take To Become An Open Source Musician

  

  TaCktiX ( profile ), 16 May, 2012 @ 01:48pm

  I've listened to a band named Celldweller since 2007. The man behind it, Klayton, ended up getting with a friend to create Fixt Online (www.fixtonline.com), which regularly holds remix competitions on some of the higher-profile tracks, then releasing compilations of the best. In most cases the remixes are so good that they compete with the original song for my preferences. As far as I'm aware, more than just the final MP3 is distributed for use by any would-be remixers.

• On the post: EU Commissioner Kroes: 'We Are Now Likely To Be In A World Without SOPA And Without ACTA'

  

  TaCktiX ( profile ), 04 May, 2012 @ 03:24pm

  Wait, did I just see possible logic and reason out of a politician? Someone pinch me, another person doublecheck for the impending Apocalypse, and someone else assure me that this is not a late April Fool's joke.

• On the post: Obama Administration Threatens To Veto CISPA

  

  TaCktiX ( profile ), 25 Apr, 2012 @ 01:49pm

  Re: Re: So let's add up the score

  -1 for saying the Senate doesn't need to ratify.
  
  Forgot that one too.

• On the post: CISPA Is A Really Bad Bill, And Here's Why

  

  TaCktiX ( profile ), 12 Apr, 2012 @ 02:03pm

  Re: Re: Revolution is Imminent

  Please not the cupcakes...please no...

• On the post: Forced MPAA Filter On IsoHunt Means Legitimate Content Is Being Censored

  

  TaCktiX ( profile ), 09 Apr, 2012 @ 09:00am

  Re: Re:

  If only. Then we wouldn't have to worry about their moaning today because they would've died out by the time the 1990's rolled around.

• On the post: Forget SOPA, You Should Be Worried About This Cybersecurity Bill

  

  TaCktiX ( profile ), 03 Apr, 2012 @ 06:47am

  I sent an email to all of my representatives (all of which thankfully are not cosponsors). If things start ramping up I'll call them as well (did the same thing for SOPA, the next day the senator I called came out against so I know I wasn't the only one).
  
  One thing to keep in mind is that specific and well-thought reasons for opposing legislation goes far further than a form letter. So when given the option, make sure to put your personal touch to it.

• On the post: Our Gift To The Author's Guild: An Ad For Brick & Mortar Book Stores

  

  TaCktiX ( profile ), 29 Mar, 2012 @ 07:28am

  I like both physical and ebooks. I bought a Kindle over a year ago, and didn't really use it until I deployed, and it was an instant godsend. Walking around with several books in your pocket was terrific, and with the limited space you can have for your own stuff, a necessity. That, and the sheer variety of books available for cheap on Amazon is a terrific value proposition.
  
  At the same time, I like to buy hardbacks from my favorite authors, or the latest paperback if they don't sell hardbacks (Gail Carriger's books, e.g.). I have three bookshelves right now, and I'm honestly worried I'll need to get more.

• On the post: Musician Jonathan Coulton: I Value The Internet A Lot More Than The Record Industry

  

  TaCktiX ( profile ), 29 Mar, 2012 @ 06:59am

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  Just...perfect. We need to get in touch with JoCo and have him do these lyrics. I wouldn't be surprised if he said yes.

• On the post: How Monopolies Strangle Innovation: Record Label Demands Making Investors Nervous About Spotify

  

  TaCktiX ( profile ), 27 Mar, 2012 @ 06:15am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Monopoly? Nah

  Your fourth syntax is wrong, it should be == 0.

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