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• On the post: iiNet Wins! AFACT Has To Pay. Australian Court Says ISPs Not Responsible For Infringing Users

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 03 Feb, 2010 @ 08:09pm

  "I think this is the most interesting - the judge can see the infringing, but chooses to do nothing."
  
  Keye Luke voice "No no craphopper .. You misunderstand. The judge saw the infringing, and he absolutely did something. He acted decisively and with great wisdom. He struck down the enemy of free speech and fair use with measured and appropriate force. He chose not to waste his energy attacking the straw men decoys, but use his knowledge and skill to dispatch the true evil. Power is dangerous and destructive if not tempered by wisdom and knowledge. You must learn this lesson, craphopper if you are to advance.

• On the post: Record Labels Screwing Over Musicians Is Nothing New; The Buddy Holly Edition

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 03 Feb, 2010 @ 08:06am

  The point: You missed it

  The point of the post is that there is something wrong with copyright law. This anecdotal evidence supports that assertion. If you have evidence that supports an opposing, or even only slightly different assertion, we would love to see it and discuss it. If you simply want to post negative comments because you somehow benefit from the current system and can't grasp why or how people can have the opinions expressed on blogs like this, maybe your time would be better spent doing other things.

• On the post: Keith Urban Supports Unauthorized Downloaders… Except When He Doesn't

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 02 Feb, 2010 @ 08:00pm

  Boy, this got ... boring ..

• On the post: Billboard Gets Snarky; Not A Believer In CwF + RtB

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 01 Feb, 2010 @ 06:22pm

  Re: What's your point?

  If that's my "What's your point?" You're responding to, Mike, sorry, that was directed at the troll, and not to you. One shouldn't acknowledge them, but I do get tired of the contrarians who show up here without anything productive to add to the conversation.

• On the post: Billboard Gets Snarky; Not A Believer In CwF + RtB

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 01 Feb, 2010 @ 03:59pm

  "End consumers should not be deciding what is free and what isn't, and they shouldn't be deciding which business model is right or wrong..."
  
  Someone needs a class in how economics works. This really explains your slant very well.

• On the post: Lady Gaga's Use Of Free Music

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 01 Feb, 2010 @ 09:39am

  The feeling is mutual.

• On the post: Lady Gaga's Use Of Free Music

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 01 Feb, 2010 @ 07:36am

  And your point is ...?

• On the post: As EMI Cites Harvey Danger Lipdub As Inducing Infringement, Harvey Danger Singer Says Lipdub Makes Him Incredibly Happy

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 28 Jan, 2010 @ 03:18pm

  The point is that the ownership and enforcement of those "rights" (restrictions) are usually not in the best interest of the artist. Do you ever read past the headline?

• On the post: Malaysia's New Copyright Act To Make Owning A Single Counterfeit DVD Illegal

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 21 Jan, 2010 @ 01:09pm

  Link

  That link is broken.

• On the post: Oxford University Bans Spotify, Apparently Prefers Students To Get Music Secretly, Rather Than Legally

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 18 Jan, 2010 @ 12:46pm

  Them payers are gonna ruin the music business!

• On the post: NY Times Finds An 8-Year-Old On TSA Flight Watch List

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 14 Jan, 2010 @ 07:35pm

  The article I read in my local paper noted how some people in this situation have changed or simply misspelled their names to avoid the extra scrutiny. That's something the terrorists will never figure out. I feel so much safer.

• On the post: Science Fiction Movie Accused Of Patent Infringement

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 02 Dec, 2009 @ 01:26pm

  "...predicts with pinpoint accuracy the dates, death tolls and coordinates of every major disaster of the past 50 years." ?

• On the post: How Georgia Wonder Turned Lack Of Cash To Record Into An Opportunity

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 01 Dec, 2009 @ 02:58pm

  I think this is brilliant and can see lots of places trying this kind of thing in the future. And a few hours of use by pro musicians on what is probably already floor stock might be offset by the added "Used for recording an album" cachet. I honestly don't know why more instrument dealers don't do this. Create some crossover business connections beyond just moving product out the door.

• On the post: Local UK Newspaper Chain Tries A Paywall

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 30 Nov, 2009 @ 08:58pm

  Because it might work for some business models.

• On the post: Local UK Newspaper Chain Tries A Paywall

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 30 Nov, 2009 @ 08:51pm

  They might ..

  want to look at real world results:
  
  http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/30/why-the-paywalls-tha.html

• On the post: Lily Allen: It's Ok To Sell My Counterfeit CDs, Just Don't Give My Music For Free

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 20 Nov, 2009 @ 07:58pm

  Huh?

  The only value in what this cloth-eared bint says is to realize that most of the "industry" people talking about copyright have not the slightest notion of which they speak.

• On the post: More Important Saving Lives From Swine Flu Or Protecting Roche's Monopoly?

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 10 Nov, 2009 @ 01:44pm

  Them stealers are wrecking sickness ..

• On the post: Grammy Winner: If You're A Good Musician, You Have Nothing To Fear With Piracy

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 04 Nov, 2009 @ 02:08pm

  Oh snap!

• On the post: Results From Our CwF+RtB Business Model Experiment

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 03 Nov, 2009 @ 02:07pm

  This would never work for a small website ..

• On the post: Teens Sue School After Being Disciplined For MySpace Photos

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 02 Nov, 2009 @ 01:15pm

  The one who should be disciplined is the person who violated the teens' privacy by copying the photos and passing them around. It was probably a vindictive school mate.

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