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• On the post: As Predicted: Parler Is Banning Users It Doesn't Like

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 29 Jun, 2020 @ 01:06pm

  Re: Re: The point of free speech

  Now, now, Mike, everyone knows that anyone who doesn't worship at the altar of Trump Almighty is a commie pinko Marxist traitor to America.

• On the post: Norway Supreme Court Signs Off On Apple's Harassment Of An Independent Repair Shop

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 05 Jun, 2020 @ 11:04am

  This is why I refuse to buy Apple products

  Only fanbois like them, anyway. I can't find a reason to like the company, much less buy their overpriced crap.

• On the post: When The Problem Isn't Twitter But President Trump

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 28 May, 2020 @ 10:27am

  Re: Re: Free speach is getting silly.

  Trump tripled it before the Coronavirus hit and nobody gave a rat's.

• On the post: When The Problem Isn't Twitter But President Trump

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 28 May, 2020 @ 10:08am

  Re: Re: Re: Free speach is getting silly.

  While the president is immune to charges for things he does in the office of the president,

  That is a problem that needs to be solved, stat.

  he's getting really close to "telling people to do something dangerous that might get them killed under the color of law" which is, if not a crime, at least a damm good reason to start ignoring his ass.

  That's another problem to be solved. The next administration needs to make these a priority instead of handing powers to Trump that they want for themselves.

• On the post: Florida Government Decides To Fire Its Data Chief Rather Than Be Honest About Its COVID Numbers

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 28 May, 2020 @ 08:38am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Pandemic defined: media driven frenzy over a bad

  If that were true we wouldn't be in the middle of a pandemic.

• On the post: Florida Government Decides To Fire Its Data Chief Rather Than Be Honest About Its COVID Numbers

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 28 May, 2020 @ 08:37am

  Re: Re: Re:

  Indeed. They're this kind of people.

• On the post: In Search Of A Grand Unified Theory Of Free Expression And Privacy

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 28 May, 2020 @ 09:28am

  What about doxxing?

  This is a real problem with real consequences. When we talk about privacy we're going to have to talk about the data people often carelessly leave online or is discovered and then used for nefarious purposes. Privacy and free speech intersect here.

• On the post: Does The US Copyright Office Not Know That Copyright Policy's Main Stakeholders Are The Public?

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 23 May, 2020 @ 12:31am

  Re: Re:

  Ehud, that post was dripping with sarcasm. He already knew.

• On the post: Does The US Copyright Office Not Know That Copyright Policy's Main Stakeholders Are The Public?

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 23 May, 2020 @ 12:30am

  Re: same old, same old

  ROFL!

• On the post: Does The US Copyright Office Not Know That Copyright Policy's Main Stakeholders Are The Public?

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 23 May, 2020 @ 12:29am

  Re: By what standards?

  I'll bite. We here on TD are among the few who understand that copyright was supposed to be about the public interest. Due to relentless lobbying and to ideological considerations, other people don't. Two examples: On the right, a friend who said that since copyright is intellectual property it should be held in perpetuity to benefit the heirs of the copyright creator. I asked if title deeds would go with that, and pointed out that creators aren't necessarily the copyright holders. On the left, an actual socialist who came up with the "hand and brain" argument, i.e. "Sweat of the brow." He wouldn't be swayed. So yeah, the lobbying has been so successful we appear to be in the minority.

• On the post: Newsweek Publishes Facts Optional, Wronger Than Wrong, Piece About Section 230

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 23 May, 2020 @ 12:12am

  Re:

  National Review ignored my correction to an article on healthcare where I stated that the NHS does not have a monopoly on healthcare; we have private provision too. Kevin Williamson ignored it, @NRO ignored it, and David French ignored it. Ideologues aren't interested in the truth, they only care about getting the message out.

• On the post: Newsweek Publishes Facts Optional, Wronger Than Wrong, Piece About Section 230

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 23 May, 2020 @ 12:10am

  Re: Re: Newsweek isn't news any more

  Good point.

• On the post: Let's Talk About 'Neutrality' — And How Math Works

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 22 May, 2020 @ 05:21am

  Re: Re:

  Yep. Shouting someone down is also censorship.

• On the post: Newsweek Publishes Facts Optional, Wronger Than Wrong, Piece About Section 230

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 22 May, 2020 @ 11:13am

  Newsweek isn't news any more

  I wish they'd change their name to "Entertainmentweek" since they're not providing actual news. Shame on them!

• On the post: The Associated Press Has Some Explaining To Do About Its 'Tweeted Contract' To Reuse Viral Content

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 21 May, 2020 @ 10:39am

  Re: Re:

  Who the hell would have an internet-connected sex toy?! The implications...! 0.0

• On the post: Covid-19 Just Triggered The Worst Quarter Ever For Cable TV 'Cord Cutting'

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 18 May, 2020 @ 07:55am

  Re: Re: Where's The Beef?

  Sounds about right. My beef with cable TV has always been that you can't pick an a la carte option of channels you DO want. You have to take the ones you don't along with the ones you do, which often means getting two or three packages just to get the channels you want to watch. The new broadband TV services are a bit better, at least here in the UK. We get subscription services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime. I'm with Now TV so if I want to follow one particular series and am not interested in anything else, I have to subscribe to the TV service to get it. It would be lovely to have a library service where we could get access to the shows and films we wanted on demand without having to pay for crap we're not interested in as well. If that meant paying a small charge per series and per film, I'd be fine with that. As it is, we don't own what we buy online and the rental charges are a bit steep if you add them up. I can drop the service I've got when I want to, which is handy and when all is said and done it is a decent deal. I'd just like to be able to get at anything I want to see instead of hoping for the best when I sign in.

• On the post: Social Media Promised To Block Covid-19 Misinformation; But They're Also Blocking Legit Info Too

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 23 Mar, 2020 @ 09:47am

  Re: Re: Re:

  The words are used interchangeably.

• On the post: Awful, Awful People Keep Trying To Trademark COVID And Coronavirus

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 23 Mar, 2020 @ 08:44am

  Re: Re: Re: Good Points

  Let us know how you get on. You can submit a story to Techdirt, there's a link at the bottom of the page. I hope you succeed.

• On the post: Awful, Awful People Keep Trying To Trademark COVID And Coronavirus

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 23 Mar, 2020 @ 08:41am

  Re: The Mob

  It's okay, f. We understand. Don't be upset, use the information you've been given and run with it. Remember, you can still use the name, you just can't trademark it.

• On the post: Awful, Awful People Keep Trying To Trademark COVID And Coronavirus

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 23 Mar, 2020 @ 08:38am

  Re: Kovid Kare

  Hi there, f. I'm sorry for your troubles but I have some good news; not being able to trademark the word "Covid" or derivatives thereof doesn't mean you can't use the name, make the signs, shirts, or reading materials. You totally can -- but so can everyone else. You'll have copyright on the reading materials as soon as theyr'e produced but to assert it you'll have to register. I wouldn't bother since the value is assigned by the buyers and if the market says no you've wasted your money. Do all the things you want to do without resorting to trademarking, etc. and see how you get on. The more useful it is, the more valuable it will be. Actually, you could write about your situation, there seems to be a lot of mileage in it. Good luck to you.

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