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• On the post: Copyright Is Becoming Guilt By Accusation

  

  The Mighty Buzzard ( profile ), 25 Jan, 2013 @ 08:35am

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  Three quarters of a century? Life plus 70 can run twice that for someone's early works.

• On the post: Prenda Law Fails In Attempt To Remove Judge Who Wants To Know Who Alan Cooper Is

  

  The Mighty Buzzard ( profile ), 17 Jan, 2013 @ 05:02pm

  Re:

  Just going off of his name, I'd guess either porn actor or pulp fiction author.

• On the post: Official White House Position: We're Not Building A Death Star

  

  The Mighty Buzzard ( profile ), 14 Jan, 2013 @ 01:24pm

  Oh, come on, Tim. This was the most honest response to a petition in the history of politics. I'd rather have them being wiseasses in response to a silly petition than giving a canned response that has little to nothing to do with the subject at hand in political speak.
  
  I mean, come on, if they're going to waste my time reading their response, at least make it worth reading.

• On the post: Dad Hires Digital Assassins To Murder His Son (Digitally)

  

  The Mighty Buzzard ( profile ), 04 Jan, 2013 @ 12:15pm

  Re: Re:

  Pretty freaking awesome cyberbullying though.

• On the post: There's A Secret Reason Why The Government Has To Keep It Secret How Many Americans It's Spying On Without A Warrant

  

  The Mighty Buzzard ( profile ), 04 Jan, 2013 @ 08:55am

  Re:

  You mean like back in the 1770s?

• On the post: More Post-Newtown Fallout: Gun Owners Vs. Journalists In New York

  

  The Mighty Buzzard ( profile ), 28 Dec, 2012 @ 03:12pm

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  I enjoy the parity. Group A calls for restrictions of the 2nd. Group B calls for restrictions on the 1st. Equal stupidity under the law.
  
  And no, free speech is not more important than the right to bear arms. The 2nd exists so that the people will always have recourse if the government decides to shit on our other rights. It's not apples to apples, it's apples to apple cart.
  
  Before you go thinking I'm some nutjob, consider that when penning the amendments they'd just finished using privately owned firearms to overthrow an oppressive government. I'm fairly certain they meant for the people to keep that ability.

• On the post: Senate Finally Holds Weak 'Debate' On FISA Amendments Act… But Terrorism!

  

  The Mighty Buzzard ( profile ), 27 Dec, 2012 @ 04:01pm

  Re: Re: Let's get this clear

  You just enumerated exactly why the founders wrote the 2nd Amendment.
  
  Some people say it's only meant for the militia and then declare that the militia means only the national guard. Some people think it protects their right to have weapons to protect themselves and their homes. They're both dead wrong.
  
  History lesson: when the 2nd Amendment was written we'd just finished using quite a lot of privately owned weapons to violently overthrow an oppressive government. You can bet your ass that this was heavy on their minds at the time, so the 2nd Amendment is there to make sure we are able to do it again if necessary.
  
  Keep that in mind next time you hear an argument about reducing us to bolt/lever action rifles, pump shotguns, and revolvers. Privately owned, people-killing, war-waging firearms are precisely why the 2nd Amendment exists.

• On the post: 'War Z' Game Producer Lists Non-Existent Features, Blames Customers' Eyesight And Overactive Imagination

  

  The Mighty Buzzard ( profile ), 27 Dec, 2012 @ 01:41pm

  Re:

  That apology puts me in mind of Gandhi who said "Bitch, please."

• On the post: Entertainment Industry Mourns The End Of 'Hollywood' Howard Berman Being Their Personal Voice In Congress

  

  The Mighty Buzzard ( profile ), 10 Dec, 2012 @ 08:31pm

  Re: Re:

  Huggies, politicians, they're both full of shit.

• On the post: BitTorrent Book Promotion Drives 40% Of Downloaders To Book's Amazon Page

  

  The Mighty Buzzard ( profile ), 03 Dec, 2012 @ 04:28pm

  Re: Wrong as usual, Mike.

  I'm giving away free cups of STFU and praying you'll have one. I expect it'll work about as well as Mike has repeatedly said that model works.

• On the post: Author Andrew Piper: Turning Pages Is Important, Therefore Reading Ebooks Isn't Reading

  

  The Mighty Buzzard ( profile ), 30 Nov, 2012 @ 09:37pm

  Re: Piper's Logic Followed To Its Conclusion

  You say this sarcastically but I offer Congress as evidence of its truth.

• On the post: Author Andrew Piper: Turning Pages Is Important, Therefore Reading Ebooks Isn't Reading

  

  The Mighty Buzzard ( profile ), 30 Nov, 2012 @ 09:34pm

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  Now now, let's not forget the highly important spider sqooshing. Hardbacks are far superior due to the added mass and it's a much less expensive proposition to throw one at the ground several feet away for the really big, hairy buggers.

• On the post: Fixing Copyright: The Purpose Of Copyright

  

  The Mighty Buzzard ( profile ), 21 Nov, 2012 @ 10:05am

  Re: Re: "But, if we all agree that [Mike's fantasy] scenario B..."

  No point replying to him. That was a long post but not a very argument-worthy troll.

• On the post: Newly Independent Band To Fans: Don't Just Remix Our Music, Please Try To Make Money From It Too

  

  The Mighty Buzzard ( profile ), 20 Nov, 2012 @ 08:47pm

  Not pointless, specifically the point

  For such an experiment that seems pointless.
  
  When you experiment, you do it to find out the results of a specific set of variables. They apparently want to know what the effect of mandating only commercial distribution will be. Makes perfect sense to me since there are already plenty of data points where the artists released work for remixing that allowed or even required non-commercial distribution.

• On the post: Yes, A Domain Name Can Be Protected By The First Amendment

  

  The Mighty Buzzard ( profile ), 19 Nov, 2012 @ 08:18am

  Re: "Commercial speech" protected only up to a point, Mike.

  In common law, corporations are granted the right to exist, therefore obviously whatever a corp says is subject to limits.

  
  
  This is obvious how, exactly? This would have made an excellent sarcastic comment but as a statement of logic it falls flat. It entirely lacks any means of tying your assertion to your conclusion.

• On the post: Literary Agent: Authors Don't Need Middlemen, They Need Partners

  

  The Mighty Buzzard ( profile ), 15 Nov, 2012 @ 06:47am

  Re: The key

  They're just pissed because they don't like the fundamental nature of A Job. Exchanging useful work for cash is how it's supposed to work, not receiving said cash for allowing others to profit from their work.

• On the post: Democrats & Republicans Should Come Together To Support A Future Of Abundance

  

  The Mighty Buzzard ( profile ), 14 Nov, 2012 @ 03:16pm

  Re: Re:

  Have you tried tequila? Usually works on me.

• On the post: Democrats & Republicans Should Come Together To Support A Future Of Abundance

  

  The Mighty Buzzard ( profile ), 14 Nov, 2012 @ 02:58pm

  Couldn't read the article. I couldn't see through the tears from laughing so hard every time I saw the headline. That'll happen shortly after we get off fossil fuels by switching to riding unicorns.

• On the post: The Public Apparently Isn't Interested In Sound Economics

  

  The Mighty Buzzard ( profile ), 05 Nov, 2012 @ 05:08pm

  Re: Point 4: A "consumption" tax isn't practical.

  Personally, I think we should go with a flat tax. No deductions. No loopholes. That way everyone gets to be equally miserable come April 15th.
  
  More importantly, everyone has an equal stake in how their taxes should be spent. Currently, people who pay zero in taxes number enough to outvote the top 25% of earners. That's a whole lot of incentive to vote for a handout party and no immediate consequences whatsoever.
  
  I know rich people are the last minority it's still socially acceptable to hate but I can't bring myself to jump on that discrimination bandwagon.

• On the post: Making Sure Players Get The Best Experience Is More Important Than Worrying About How They Got The Game

  

  The Mighty Buzzard ( profile ), 01 Nov, 2012 @ 03:58am

  [Insert Typical Troll Feeding]

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