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• On the post: Cisco Has Enough Of TiVo Patent Claims, Files To Invalidate TiVo Patents

  

  usul_of_arakis ( profile ), 04 Jun, 2012 @ 06:19am

  Re: Re:

  I think he should have put "That is where a patent is a good thing." at the end of the previous paragraph. Would make more sense.

• On the post: Dear Ari Emanuel: We're All Meeting On The Internet, Come Join Us

  

  usul_of_arakis ( profile ), 01 Jun, 2012 @ 12:52pm

  Re:

  Mike's chubby.. you must be taking an interest to know that /flame

• On the post: Google Sued Because Some People Wonder If Jon Hamm Is Jewish

  

  usul_of_arakis ( profile ), 01 May, 2012 @ 04:17pm

  Re: Re:

  I call you out as been Anti-Typo

• On the post: Bonus Sunday Post: Help Dan Bull Get His New Freely Distributed Song On The Charts

  

  usul_of_arakis ( profile ), 22 Apr, 2012 @ 02:03pm

  Re:

  There is some cussing, but it's all appropriate.

• On the post: Bonus Sunday Post: Help Dan Bull Get His New Freely Distributed Song On The Charts

  

  usul_of_arakis ( profile ), 22 Apr, 2012 @ 12:46pm

  Well, I'm off to Amazon then.

• On the post: Huh? Totally Clueless German Court Says ContentID Isn't Good Enough, YouTube Must Block Infringement By Keywords

  

  usul_of_arakis ( profile ), 20 Apr, 2012 @ 01:27pm

  Oh put a plaster on it, there the bleeding's stopped. Not fixed the broken leg though, sorry.

• On the post: Key Techdirt SOPA/PIPA Post Censored By Bogus DMCA Takedown Notice

  

  usul_of_arakis ( profile ), 27 Feb, 2012 @ 10:13am

  First off I'd contact Armovore to ascertain if this was genuine. We may be seeing a new kind of scam?

• On the post: Denial: MPAA Pretends That No Big Sites Have Joined SOPA/PIPA Protests

  

  usul_of_arakis ( profile ), 18 Jan, 2012 @ 12:30pm

  And yet they link to an article that says the opposite. Par for the course for the MPAA, claiming something says some thing it does not.

• On the post: Rupert Murdoch Lashes Out Bizarrely Against The White House For Asking Congress Not To Break The Internet

  

  usul_of_arakis ( profile ), 16 Jan, 2012 @ 12:58pm

  Re: Evidence backing up his argument

  Try Bing "Mission Impossible .torrent" (without quotes). Microsoft supporting "(p)irates"?

• On the post: Jay Walker Continues Quest To Sue The Internet Into Oblivion With Patents

  

  usul_of_arakis ( profile ), 27 Oct, 2011 @ 01:06pm

  Re: Patents

  You want photos?

• On the post: Mainstream Press Account In Australia Makes The Case For Why 'Piracy' Is Not The Problem

  

  usul_of_arakis ( profile ), 20 Oct, 2011 @ 01:50pm

  Re:

  Forgive me if I'm wrong, but since the case was won, don't the Lawyers get their full fee?

• On the post: Mainstream Press Account In Australia Makes The Case For Why 'Piracy' Is Not The Problem

  

  usul_of_arakis ( profile ), 20 Oct, 2011 @ 12:54pm

  "One wonders how happy the recording industry was with its $2000 payout"
  
  Overjoyed if I remember rightly, but not as happy as their Lawyers.

• On the post: UK Advertising Board Says CD Jukebox With Hard Drive Can't Advertise That It Copies Music, Since That's Infringement

  

  usul_of_arakis ( profile ), 04 Apr, 2011 @ 10:20am

  I seem to remember way back when CD-Rs were becoming popular that the UK music industry issued a statement along the lines of while the copying of CDs is illegal, it would be a waste of resources to try to pursue individuals who make copies for their own use; and that they would concentrate on trying to stop commercial counterfeiting. Seems like they forgot about the first part, along with failing with the second.

• On the post: UK Politician Threatens To Sue Football Team For Infringement If It Moves, But Keeps Its Name

  

  usul_of_arakis ( profile ), 20 Jan, 2011 @ 11:13am

  Re: Re: Re: Spurs

  Some would say that Man U. moving to London would move them closer to their fan base...

• On the post: US Customs & Border Patrol Protecting America From Chocolate Toy Eggs (And Charging You For The Privilege)

  

  usul_of_arakis ( profile ), 19 Jan, 2011 @ 11:57am

  Re:

  Probably not a definitive citation..
  
  http://www.accidentalhedonist.com/index.php?title=question_of_the_day&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
  
  but 25,000 in 2,000 seizures in 2009.. feel safer?

• On the post: US Customs & Border Patrol Protecting America From Chocolate Toy Eggs (And Charging You For The Privilege)

  

  usul_of_arakis ( profile ), 19 Jan, 2011 @ 11:52am

  I heard a couple of years ago that these were the most confiscated item by US Customs?? Will have to find the citation...

• On the post: Guy Who Was Arrested & Convicted For Joke Tweet Loses Appeal

  

  usul_of_arakis ( profile ), 12 Nov, 2010 @ 10:46am

  And another one..

  Although I have less sympathy for this guy.
  
  Tory councillor arrested over Alibhai-Brown 'stoning' tweet.
  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/nov/11/tory-councillor-tweet-yasmin-alibhai-brown-arrested