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• On the post: Why Google Should Buy The Recording Industry

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 15 Apr, 2011 @ 12:34pm

  Re: Why is Microsoft included in this pro-piracy fantasy?

  Masnick didn't write this post. Pay attention.

• On the post: Why Google Should Buy The Recording Industry

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 15 Apr, 2011 @ 12:32pm

  Re: Re:

  It would not only be a profit-maker for Google, the content would likely be free to the end-user.

• On the post: TSA Gropes 6-Year Old Girl: Says It's Okay Since It Followed Standard Operating Procedure

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 14 Apr, 2011 @ 11:56am

  Re:

  All it will take is for another September 11th for these very people to go from "unlawful patdowns" to "Why didn't you protect us???"
  
  That just confirms how wimpy American's have become. Thousands more people die in vehicle collisions and from heart attacks each year, yet there is no outrage, no fear.

• On the post: ICE Redefines Detainment For Wikileaks Helper: You're Not Being Detained, You Just Can't Leave

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 12 Apr, 2011 @ 12:35pm

  Re:

  What war would that be?

• On the post: Bandwidth Caps Forcing Users To Police Their Own Household Internet Usage

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 11 Apr, 2011 @ 06:22am

  Re: Re: same here

  Why would an oligopoly of ISPs want to improve customer service and reduce their revenue stream?

• On the post: Time Warner Cable, Viacom Go To Court: Does TWC Need Permission To Let Paying Subscribers View Viacom Content On iPads?

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 09 Apr, 2011 @ 05:44am

  Re: Re: I wish I had a time machine

  You have that backwards. It will be a future where the Disney CEO holds a part time job as President.

• On the post: MPAA: Real Patriots Don't Share

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 09 Apr, 2011 @ 05:28am

  Doesn't the MPAA represent the movie industry? The same movie industry that moved out west to avoid paying royalties to Edison. The same movie industry that says a blockbuster movie made no net money. Some patriots.

• On the post: Why Didn't Media Companies Create Their Own Zite?

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 04 Apr, 2011 @ 09:46am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: I have wondered about this with the music & movie industry

  it's worse than that. DRM actually encourages piracy.
  
  It sure does. Or it encourages you to disable the DRM. My wife bought Grey's Anatomy on DVD. One disc would not work in our laptop - it would work in our desktop computer. Not useful since my wife watches DVDs on the laptop when working in the kitchen.
  
  I fired up DVDFab, removed all the protection, ripped a copy and burned it to a blank DVD. It played with no problem in the laptop. She mentioned that it played better than the other discs since there was no skipping or pausing.
  
  So paying customer get's screwed. How is that moral?

• On the post: Why Didn't Media Companies Create Their Own Zite?

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 04 Apr, 2011 @ 09:34am

  Re: Re: Re: I have wondered about this with the music & movie industry

  It's amusing to watch people agonize over the 'moral' issue ignore the fact that the media companies haven't exactly been 'moral' themselves.

• On the post: TSA Boss: Naked Scanners Are Great At Stopping The Last Attack; Don't Ask About The Next One

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 04 Apr, 2011 @ 09:23am

  Do TSA agents "provide fingerprints, credit information and other personal data" to get a job? Did John Pistole?

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

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 04 Apr, 2011 @ 09:17am

  It amazes me how much the government is complicit in this.

• On the post: UK 'Superinjunction' Bans Anyone From Identifying Plaintiff In Libel Case

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 31 Mar, 2011 @ 05:42am

  Kenny Farquharson: Sir Fred Goodwin's superinjunction - Scotland on Sunday http://bit.ly/dI42Ko

• On the post: Geohot Goes On Vacation; Sony Accuses Him Of Fleeing Legal Action

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 26 Mar, 2011 @ 08:16am

  Re:

  This just in:
  New study confirms that lawyers don't care about studies that say screwing customers does not increase sales.

• On the post: Geohot Goes On Vacation; Sony Accuses Him Of Fleeing Legal Action

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 25 Mar, 2011 @ 09:23am

  Re: Re: Re:

  "He is pushing the envelope in all directions."
  
  Good for him. Sony's lawyers will be pushing the envelope in all directions. Nothing wrong with pushing back.
  
  What part about 'adversarial' don't you understand in an adversarial legal system? The point of the legal system is to push the envelope. Would you quietly take a civil or criminal charge against you or would you fight back?

• On the post: Hollywood Continues Its Plan To Kill Netflix

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 25 Mar, 2011 @ 07:57am

  I've contemplated signing up for Netflix up here in Canada, but with a meagre selection and threats from media companies, I just don't feel like investing the time and money. And the media companies wonder why people end up on P2P.

• On the post: Homeland Security Says They Could Strip Search Every Airline Passenger If They Wanted To

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 23 Mar, 2011 @ 05:26pm

  Re: Re: Re:

  When was the last time the police kept anyone safe? Police, for the most part, are a reactive force. After our house was broken into, the police officers mentioned that there had been a few break-ins in the neighbourhood.
  
  If they were truly interested in our safety, why not go around the neighbourhood and tell us to keep an eye and to upgrade our locks and such?
  
  When Montana removed speed limits from highways during the day, the average driving speed actually fell a few miles per hour. That would suggest that the lack of a speed limit made the road safer (based on the false notion that slower speeds mean safer roads).
  
  In most jurisdictions, once you get your driver's license, it's yours for life (subject to whatever fees). If you don't get caught breaking a law, you never ever have to retest for your license. How is that keeping people safe?
  
  You are right about the 'balance' part. Problem is that the government tends to shift that balance in their favour based on the incorrect of 'protecting citizens'.

• On the post: Homeland Security Says They Could Strip Search Every Airline Passenger If They Wanted To

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 23 Mar, 2011 @ 05:09pm

  Re: Re: Re:

  Yes. Because we reinforced the doors on cockpits and because passengers won't sit idly if their plane is hijacked. There is a reason why they call it security theatre: it's all for show.

• On the post: Homeland Security Says They Could Strip Search Every Airline Passenger If They Wanted To

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 23 Mar, 2011 @ 04:57pm

  Re: Re: 100 mile strip search

  Not bullshit. CPB has setup 'checkpoints' well away from the US-Mexico border in Texas and last year I saw CBP agents pulling people over as they were leaving the US to Canada.
  
  Where are all the small-government Tea Party types on this issue?

• On the post: Zappos Gives Up On Canada Due To Customs Problems

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 23 Mar, 2011 @ 06:19am

  Re: I quit too

  Why would you incur customs charges reselling an item? I sell things through eBay and other venues and have never incurred any customs charges.
  
  Most goods are duty-free. I've bought things from Singapore, Europe, Japan, Australia and have yet to pay a duty. There will be GST/HST on the declared value of the good. The biggest difference in cost is in who you use to ship the goods and what service level you choose.

• On the post: Zappos Gives Up On Canada Due To Customs Problems

  

  Vincent Clement ( profile ), 23 Mar, 2011 @ 06:10am

  Re: Re: Re:

  Hogwash. Plenty of American companies ship direct to Canada from the US with no customs or logistics issues. These are the companies that have done their homework and usually have a range of shipping options for Canadians.

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