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• On the post: Bulgarian Banks Try To Silence Web Site That Called Them 'Bad Apples'

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 30 Oct, 2012 @ 05:38am

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  9/10 would read again. Wonderful satire.

• On the post: Supreme Court Will Decide If You Actually Own What You've Bought

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 29 Oct, 2012 @ 03:06pm

  Re: Transcript posted

  Well, that was interesting reading indeed.
  
  Basically, Wiley's representatives are arguing that First Sale DOES NOT APPLY to Kirtsaeng because of a modifier on the phrase "Lawfully made" from 1976.

• On the post: Supreme Court Will Decide If You Actually Own What You've Bought

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 29 Oct, 2012 @ 02:36pm

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  And yet, these same companies claim billions in tax rebates on a yearly basis and often declare multi-billion-dollar profits...and yet they STILL whine about people doing things that are pretty much legal.
  
  Funny how those many billions of tax dollars are funnelled through similar loopholes as Kirtsaeng used, but nothing. Zip, Nada, Zilch and Bupkis called. They want their standards back.

• On the post: Washington Post: Yes, We Need To Give Up Liberty For Security

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 29 Oct, 2012 @ 02:32pm

  Re: Doesn't matter (even though you're probably right)

  To paraphrase the Declaration of Independence:
  
  "When the elected become corrupt, when the land falls to Tyranny, it the the American's right, nay, their duty, to overthrow their Government and start from the beginning."

• On the post: Supreme Court Will Decide If You Actually Own What You've Bought

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 29 Oct, 2012 @ 02:30pm

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  But then we need Earth, Fire, Wind and Water. And then we'll have the full set of judges!

• On the post: Washington Post: Yes, We Need To Give Up Liberty For Security

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 29 Oct, 2012 @ 02:27pm

  Re: You make a good point about priorities

  Let me put it this way (AGAIN):
  
  There is no such thing as anti-terrorism. There is only State-sanctioned terrorism and non-State-sanctioned terrorism. The US has a massive amount of the former, whereas Afghanistan has more of the latter.

• On the post: Washington Post: Yes, We Need To Give Up Liberty For Security

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 29 Oct, 2012 @ 12:03pm

  Re: The "Naive Mike" makes an appearance.

  AS afellow tinfoil hat-wearer, stop making me look good.

• On the post: Another NYPD Terrorist 'Investigation' Turns Up Nothing But Privacy Invasions And Rights Erosion

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 29 Oct, 2012 @ 10:59am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Death by Refridgerator!

  I have, they're men in black and grey suits who wear shades and go by names like Mr. Orange.

• On the post: Supreme Court Will Decide If You Actually Own What You've Bought

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 29 Oct, 2012 @ 10:59am

  Re: What will be this ruling's applicability?

  I don't think so, personally, but you can be DAMN SURE that the IP industry won't agree with that.

• On the post: Supreme Court Will Decide If You Actually Own What You've Bought

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 29 Oct, 2012 @ 10:13am

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  See, you know you're in trouble when Tea Party rhetoric is the right way forward in an aspect fo governance.

• On the post: Another NYPD Terrorist 'Investigation' Turns Up Nothing But Privacy Invasions And Rights Erosion

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 29 Oct, 2012 @ 08:46am

  Let me put it this way: there is no such thing as anti-terrorism. There is only terrorism by internal and external agents.

• On the post: Despite No One Wanting It To, ITU Seeks To Butt In On Patent Issues Too

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 29 Oct, 2012 @ 07:39am

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  I though it would be more appropriate to use Iraq's WMDs to nuke it from orbit.

• On the post: Copyright: The New Mercantilism

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 27 Oct, 2012 @ 12:29pm

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  Mercantilism. Look it up. I'll wait.
  
  ...Back yet? Good.
  
  Imaginary Property laws are the very definition of mercantilist behaviours.

• On the post: Copyright: The New Mercantilism

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 27 Oct, 2012 @ 12:25pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  Bollocks. My bad.

• On the post: RIAA Apparently Forgot To Tell Six Strikes Coordinators That The 'Independent' Firm It Hired Used To Lobby For The RIAA

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 27 Oct, 2012 @ 02:37am

  Re: and the key problem is...

  You know what would be hilarious?
  
  If consumers got together, and agreed to this, provided that they got permanently free internet service as a result.

• On the post: Copyright: The New Mercantilism

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 27 Oct, 2012 @ 02:34am

  Re: Re:

  Not quite - The William Blake quote applies here:
  
  The best-laid plans of mice and men go oft awry.

• On the post: Scientist Refused Permission To Call Hominids 'Hobbits', Even Though Word First Used In Print In 1895 — And Not By Tolkien

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 26 Oct, 2012 @ 02:18pm

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  "Hobbit" as a term, has been in fairly common use for a good while (for example, in the Witch Trials of 1612, there were mentions of "hobbits"). It's entirely possible that Tolkein didn't read the Denham Tracts, but I wouldn't say it was certain.

• On the post: Apple Publishes Petulant Non-Apology Apology To Samsung

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 26 Oct, 2012 @ 08:34am

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  What's really hilarious is that you can get a better deal from some brands of notebook then you can from the iPad or Surface tablets.

• On the post: Australian Consumer Advocate CHOICE Encourages IP Spoofing To Get Better Prices

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 26 Oct, 2012 @ 07:30am

  Re: Why price discrimination for music and software makes sense

  Whilst I appreciate where you're coming from, I have to disagree - for example, the Humble Bundles help raise money for both developers and charities. Moreover, if the service is good and you listen to your fans, then you can drop some of the cost (especially if you make your money back, a l? Anmesia) and you can sell to considerably more people at the lower price point.
  
  This is especiually relevant when there's a time-economic involved. For example, let's say you have only 5 hours of freew time in a week. Now, you can spend all that time just listening to music OR you can spend that time watching TV OR you can play video games. I'd find it highly unlikely that you could do all three simultaneously and enjoy the experience.
  
  Also, you bring up a valid point with regards to ouponing and loss-leaders.

• On the post: Australian Consumer Advocate CHOICE Encourages IP Spoofing To Get Better Prices

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 26 Oct, 2012 @ 07:23am

  Re: Apple Australia suck (by way of example)

  You bastards actually get it cheaper than the UK. It's ?599 with a conversion rate of around 1GBP->1.5AUD.
  
  US Price is $299, but you're tied to a minimum 24-month contract at $70+/mo, I think.

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