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• On the post: Charles Carreon Keeps Digging; Now Targeting Lawyer Who Is Seeking Legal Fees [Updated]

  

  Vidiot ( profile ), 22 Jan, 2013 @ 02:59pm

  Re: Re:

  Summa cum Loud-ie

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

  

  Vidiot ( profile ), 18 Jan, 2013 @ 05:08am

  Mystery to me

  I just don't get it. If I, a mere civilian, stood before a judge and repeatedly declined to answer, much less postured and tap-danced, I'd be admitted to the hoosegow in the twinkling of an eye. At what point does this cross over into contempt?

• On the post: School District Wins Suit Filed Against It By Student Who Refused To Wear School-Issued Location Tracking ID Cards

  

  Vidiot ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2013 @ 12:47pm

  Re: Re:

  Facial recognition can probably do all the same things... and it's already deployed and fairly mature. Wear a Guy Fawkes mask all day? Cosmetic surgery?

• On the post: Yes, You've Got Something To Hide

  

  Vidiot ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2013 @ 08:59am

  Re: Re:

  If I wanted to get a hooker to relax, I'd play soft music on my holophonor for her.

• On the post: Prenda Law Tries The 'I Know You Are, But What Am I' Legal Strategy

  

  Vidiot ( profile ), 08 Jan, 2013 @ 02:28pm

  Sounds familiar

  "... evidence that he is, in fact, representing the actual individual he claims to represent, and not merely inserting himself into cases..."
  
  Cue the Monty Python bit:
  M: "If you're arguing, I must have paid."
  A: "Not necessarily. I could be arguing in my spare time."

• On the post: It's Time For A New, Copyright-Free Happy Birthday Song, So Help Write One

  

  Vidiot ( profile ), 03 Jan, 2013 @ 02:00pm

  Sing whatever lyrics you want

  At big public functions... conventions and sales meetings... we've had someone ask honorees to stand and be recognized for their birthdays... and then we play a licensed recording of "Good Morning, Dear Teacher". And it's up to the audience which lyrics they choose to sing.

• On the post: Welsh Radio Station Forced To Play Classical Music, English Songs After Royalty Talks Stall

  

  Vidiot ( profile ), 03 Jan, 2013 @ 10:01am

  Git-em-over-a-barrel strategy = fail

  "...the BBC haven't got any choice but to deal with them - that's the scenario."
  
  Gotta love those report authors; what would we do without consultants? And when you commission a report, aren't you generally looking for a balanced, objective overview, rather than a Snidely Whiplash-esque, winner-takes-all war plan? It's a zero-sum game, and the zeroes go to the composers and musicians.

• On the post: Police Chief Deploys Officers With Assault Rifles To Stop & ID Everyone; Says Local Crime Stats Give Him Probable Cause

  

  Vidiot ( profile ), 21 Dec, 2012 @ 08:12am

  Sign up now

  I hear that the "I-Have-A-Problem-With-Authority Society" is chartering buses to bring random, non-ID-bearing passers-by into downtown Paragould for casual strolls... who wants to join them?

• On the post: The SHOCKING Photos That Violated Facebook's Policies!

  

  Vidiot ( profile ), 07 Dec, 2012 @ 11:24am

  Re: Er...

  Facebook recommends...
  
  
  www.smallanimaldecency.com/

• On the post: The SHOCKING Photos That Violated Facebook's Policies!

  

  Vidiot ( profile ), 07 Dec, 2012 @ 11:13am

  Re:

  "Just be happy someone doesn't try to copyright 'Photo containing picture of cat'..."
  
  
  How about: "Method and apparatus for detecting contact between human skin and animals in a user-determined social media photographic archive"? Come on, Eastern District... let's get trollin'!

• On the post: Universal Studios Sues Over Porn Parody Of '50 Shades Of Grey'; Ignoring 50 Shade's Own History As Fan Fiction

  

  Vidiot ( profile ), 30 Nov, 2012 @ 09:44am

  Punish those infringers

  Looks like someone needs a very special spanking.
  
  Hey! New plot line! Infringers receive punishment at the hands of oversexed rights holders.
  
  And there's a cameo role for OOTB.

• On the post: Richard O'Dwyer Cuts Deal To Avoid Extradition To The US

  

  Vidiot ( profile ), 28 Nov, 2012 @ 10:43am

  Re: Deferred Prosecution

  "... O'Dwyer has been invited to the States to sign an agreement..."
  
  Kind of like that cartoon where the coyote is "invited" to stand under the falling 10-ton weight.

• On the post: China Hails ITU Internet Takeover By Blowing Its Favorite Trumpet: Distrusting The US

  

  Vidiot ( profile ), 27 Nov, 2012 @ 05:12am

  Re:

  Good Lord! No on/off switch? No cops on patrol? Why, those rotten terrorists would have a field day... doing their terrorist-like things wherever and whenever they want, right out in public!
  
  It's a good thing that those nice people at the ITU explained it for me -- how I'd have nothing to fear if they were in charge. What a load off my mind!

• On the post: Electronic Versions Of Textbooks Spy On Students As They Read Them

  

  Vidiot ( profile ), 16 Nov, 2012 @ 06:14am

  I've heard this before...

  As long as it can't track what they're wearing...

• On the post: Toshiba: You Can't Have Repair Manuals Because They're Copyrighted And You're Too Dumb To Fix A Computer

  

  Vidiot ( profile ), 12 Nov, 2012 @ 10:07am

  Re: Holy Cow!

  Only dangerous if you're USING it... not if you're REPAIRING it.
  
  Plus, there's a black-box warning on page 3 of the repair manual that warns about injuries and denies culpability. (At least I'm GUESSING there is.)

• On the post: End Of Bogus Trademark Lawsuits Over AdWords In Sight

  

  Vidiot ( profile ), 07 Nov, 2012 @ 05:21am

  Not just virtual

  "... advertising... against a competitor's trademark is just good marketing."
  
  Let's not forget the bricks-and-mortar version of that - Starbucks' official strategy of finding the best coffee shop in town, and opening up next door. Brutal, but efective.

• On the post: No, Copyright Is Not A Human Right

  

  Vidiot ( profile ), 26 Oct, 2012 @ 02:05pm

  Wow... possibly a new record for flagged/hidden comments. No amount of hiding prevents a rise in blood pressure, I'm afraid.
  
  But agitation aside, there's a positive benefit, at least for me, of posts as seemingly fundamental as Leigh's. Not a bright lawyerly lad like so many of you, I need to be taught these fundamentals -- like what the US Constitution actually says -- repeatedly, so that when I passionately jump into IP conversations with others, I have some small amount of confidence that I can defend my position.

• On the post: Law Enforcement Looking To Create A Searchable Database Of Everywhere Your Vehicle Has Been

  

  Vidiot ( profile ), 24 Oct, 2012 @ 08:25am

  Re: Not over yet

  "Then it's facial recognition."
  
  Ummm... too late.

• On the post: Cindy Garcia Still Attacking YouTube Over Innocence Of Muslims Film

  

  Vidiot ( profile ), 19 Oct, 2012 @ 03:20pm

  Help is available

  If the copyrighted performance angle isn't working for her, she should contact Cracked... they'll tell her how to get it trademarked. Or patented. Or something.

• On the post: Spanish Gov't Wants To Make It A Crime To Photograph Cops

  

  Vidiot ( profile ), 19 Oct, 2012 @ 03:13pm

  Re: Invisible to the electronic eye.

  True! But you don't need no stinkin' badges.

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