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

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 26 Oct, 2012 @ 07:20am

  Re: I know some companies get around this by

  Well, mine charges (for those services which use only US dollars) ?1.50/transaction.

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

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 26 Oct, 2012 @ 07:19am

  Re: Re: Re:

  Yeah, no. For once, this isn't AFACT's fault. This is the fault of companies such as Sun, Adobe, Apple and Microsoft (possibly also Google, but I'm not 100% on pricing differences in the Play store.)

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

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 26 Oct, 2012 @ 07:16am

  Re: Re: Re:

  See, this is a myth.
  
  ...The bits just fall down the rabbit holes, them Aussies call a pisspot.

• On the post: The 'Final' Sony PS3 Hack

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 26 Oct, 2012 @ 01:33am

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  Not in this one, although he does go to prison for stealing the Declaration of Independence.

• On the post: Will Proposed Pan-Africa Intellectual Property Organization Enable The West To Impose Its Monopolies?

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 26 Oct, 2012 @ 01:32am

  Don't call it "retrogressive". That implies that this is a legitimate action.
  
  Call it what it is: "Repressive". Becaus eit does literally nothing for Africa, but lots against it.

• On the post: The 'Final' Sony PS3 Hack

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 25 Oct, 2012 @ 11:46pm

  Re:

  Can you imagine the shitstorm if Sony's PSV was prevented from accessing legitimately purchased games through a hack?

• On the post: The 'Final' Sony PS3 Hack

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 25 Oct, 2012 @ 11:43pm

  Re: Re:

  I'm actually reminded of the film National Treasure. The Three Musketeers are kind of like Nicholas Cage's character (who simply wants to find the treasure) and Sean Bean's character (who wants to sell it.

• On the post: DMCA Exemptions Announced; Exemption For DVD Ripping Rejected; Phone Unlocking Going Away

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 25 Oct, 2012 @ 11:38pm

  Re: Re:

  No, we mean pay. And by pay, me mean "disposed as untaxable gifts to Congresscritters and Senators as a fiduciary incentive to anally rape the public in a financial manner."

• On the post: BREIN Scores Another Victory, Making It Suck Even More To Be A Dutch Internet Company

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 25 Oct, 2012 @ 11:37pm

  Re:

  No, that would be rational.

• On the post: DOJ Hints At Additional Charges Against Kim Dotcom If He Launches Megabox

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 25 Oct, 2012 @ 11:36pm

  Re: Re:

  I seem to recall a line about the American duty to stop tyranny...

• On the post: Planet Money Explores 'How To Fix The Patent Mess'

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 25 Oct, 2012 @ 07:17am

  Re: Re: Re:

  What my intent is, is to lower the number of bogus lawsuits being used as a tactic to extort people.

• On the post: Planet Money Explores 'How To Fix The Patent Mess'

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 25 Oct, 2012 @ 05:47am

  Re:

  I appreciate that, but here's the thing: Why does the law not permit this as an obstacle to overcome BEFORE a suit can be made?

• On the post: Fair Use Protection For Learning Should Be Applauded, But Not Limited To Universities

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 24 Oct, 2012 @ 07:08am

  Re: Google already gets special privileges of other kind.

  Not just Google, moron - a wide range of companies, from NBC Universal to Microsoft to News Corp.

• On the post: Fair Use Protection For Learning Should Be Applauded, But Not Limited To Universities

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 24 Oct, 2012 @ 07:07am

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  IN Hollywood, sure.
  
  Case in point: Tom Cruise.

• On the post: Fair Use Protection For Learning Should Be Applauded, But Not Limited To Universities

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 24 Oct, 2012 @ 03:37am

  Hang on, let me get this straight:
  
  Fair use only applies at the Further Education level mostly automatically?
  
  But education starts when a person is born. So my question is this?
  
  Why are you not allowing copying by all achools?

• On the post: And… Jonathan Coulton Crowdsourcing A Piece Of His Next Tour As Well

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 24 Oct, 2012 @ 02:55am

  Re: This works if the first 40 'deserve' the slot

  To be honest, I think this isn't the best way to connect with fans, but if it works, I'm not gonna argue with it.

• On the post: Costa Rican Students Fight For The Right To Photocopy Textbooks

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 24 Oct, 2012 @ 02:53am

  Re:

  Well, to be honest,t his has been going on for a considerable length of time, and not just in the sciences.
  
  For example, to purchase my textbooks for the first year if University new, it would have cost double the Loan price. Even used, it cost nearly half the amount of the student loan to get each book. And that was before taking into account the cost to Universities of access to the journals and magazines that are required in order to produce sufficient references for even two assignments.

• On the post: Mr. Bean: We Must Be Allowed To Insult Each Other

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 23 Oct, 2012 @ 02:28pm

  Re:

  I'd vote for Michael Palin of the Very Silly Party.

• On the post: Aereo: Has No One Noticed It's Insane That We're Being Accused Of Infringing BECAUSE We Carefully Followed The Cablevision Precedent?

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 23 Oct, 2012 @ 02:23pm

  Re: Hey, pirates: produce your own content THEN innovate on delivery.

  So, remind me again why it's infringement to DVR Publicly-funded channels again?

• On the post: EFF Files Motion To Have Court Release Seizure Warrant In Megaupload Case

  

  The eejit ( profile ), 23 Oct, 2012 @ 11:46am

  Re:

  Well, at least it's transparent.

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