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  • On the post: UK Government Can Now Hand Out Two-Year Sentences For Revenge Porn, Online Trolling

    wereisjessicahyde ( profile ), 14 Apr, 2015 @ 09:47am

    Re: What could possibly go wrong!

    "New, useless, redundant laws" help the Tory government get votes in the election due in a few weeks time.

  • On the post: Weather Channel Tackles Criticism For Airing Too Much Fluff, With New Ads Attacking Competitors For Airing Too Much Fluff

    wereisjessicahyde ( profile ), 08 Apr, 2015 @ 06:28am

    To be fair the "core mission" behind a 24 hour "Weather Channel" was never going to work. Really who gives a shit?

    OK, if you're planning a barbecue then checking the weather might be useful but the rest of the time who cares?

    If it's wet it's wet. If it's cold it's cold. If it's hot it's hot. You still have to go about your day.

    There is no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothes.

  • On the post: What Do You Do When Preserving Evidence Is Labeled 'Possession' And Destroying It Is A Felony?

    wereisjessicahyde ( profile ), 03 Apr, 2015 @ 02:27pm

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    BS. Of course a lawyer can report a crime just as any other citizen can. Do you really mean a lawyer cannot report a crime without the criminal consent? What have you been smoking?

    It's so simple. The lawyer refuses to represent the paedophile and reports him to the police. Of course this situation presumes the lawyer is a functioning member of decent society.

  • On the post: UK School District To Report On Parents Allowing Kids To Play More Mature Video Games

    wereisjessicahyde ( profile ), 03 Apr, 2015 @ 08:33am

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    Did you hear about the dyslexic, agnostic insomniac? He stayed up all night wondering if there was a dog

  • On the post: UK School District To Report On Parents Allowing Kids To Play More Mature Video Games

    wereisjessicahyde ( profile ), 03 Apr, 2015 @ 03:29am

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    Although I'm sure it's a mistake (they probably meant Gears of War or maybe God of War) Dogs of War is a game.

    It's a free-to-play turn based strategy RPG, based on the board game "Confrontation"

    http://store.steampowered.com/app/219700/

  • On the post: What Do You Do When Preserving Evidence Is Labeled 'Possession' And Destroying It Is A Felony?

    wereisjessicahyde ( profile ), 03 Apr, 2015 @ 08:30am

    A: It's illegal for him to continue possessing the images. So you can't advise him to do nothing (and keep breaking the law).

    B: The smart thing for him to do would be to destroy the hard drive (if I could, I would recommend swisscheesing it with a drill press. But tampering with evidence is illegal under both Texas and federal law. Is it a crime to destroy the hard drive? To advise the client to do so?

    I go with C: Report it to the police as any decent person (given lawyers are rarely decent)would do when confronted with child porn.

  • On the post: UK School District To Report On Parents Allowing Kids To Play More Mature Video Games

    wereisjessicahyde ( profile ), 02 Apr, 2015 @ 01:51pm

    Re: Back in the day

    "I was allowed to read Lady Chatterley's Lover, The Kamasutra of Vatsayana (with lots of graphic illustrations), and other classics of the genre"

    What genre would that be then? One is an ancient Hindu text, the other is an early 20th century English novel. They have almost nothing in common.

  • On the post: UK School District To Report On Parents Allowing Kids To Play More Mature Video Games

    wereisjessicahyde ( profile ), 02 Apr, 2015 @ 12:34pm

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    It's complicated. We have two in the UK, PEGI and BBFC

    How the EU system PEGI (Pan European Game Information)is used varies from country to country.

    The rating system is compulsory in every EU state, however it is only legally enforceable in some. In the UK for example, it is illegal to sell to or for someone to purchase for - under-age people. It is a criminal offence.

    Although the laws restricts sales, I do not believe it goes as far as restricting what children can play. That is supposed to be down to parental choice.

    But in much of the EU it's a non-enforceable but compulsory advisory system.

    This particular situation with this UK School District is very definitely not the norm and they have way over reached. I very much doubt the police would give a toss and even if they did, there's nothing they could do. Social Services - maybe, in an extreme case (as part of other problems)but not the police. They would laugh at you and probably tell you stop wasting police time.

  • On the post: Internet Brands Targets Techdirt Post For Removal Because Of 'Infringing' Comment Left By A Reader

    wereisjessicahyde ( profile ), 16 Mar, 2015 @ 02:25pm

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    No, they can't swim through raindrops mate. The reason is thatthey are so small and light, the air moving in front of the raindrops moves them out of the way before they get hit.

    Shotgun shot does the same thing.

  • On the post: Internet Brands Targets Techdirt Post For Removal Because Of 'Infringing' Comment Left By A Reader

    wereisjessicahyde ( profile ), 16 Mar, 2015 @ 11:17am

    "targeting mosquitoes with a shotgun" Technically, shooting mosquitoes with a shotgun would likely be ineffective for the same reason mosquitoes don't fall out of the sky when it rains. Sorry, pedants corner head on. :D

  • On the post: MPAA Abusing DMCA Takedowns To Attempt A Poor Man's SOPA

    wereisjessicahyde ( profile ), 09 Mar, 2015 @ 11:06am

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    No, Mike Masnick and Google just hate it when copyright law is abused.

  • On the post: Theater Chains Pout, Boycott Netflix's New Movie To Protect Antiquated Release Windows

    wereisjessicahyde ( profile ), 05 Mar, 2015 @ 12:16pm

    Re: Run that by me again?

    A bit like the pissed off kid that takes his ball home so nobody can play. But he forgets he doesn't own the only football in the world.

  • On the post: As Blurred Lines Trial Starts, Take A Listen To The Special 'Copyright Only' Remix That Jurors Will Hear

    wereisjessicahyde ( profile ), 27 Feb, 2015 @ 02:25pm

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    Perhaps you missed my point which was I think the law suit is BS and you clearly missed my point about how one recording is clearly based on the other. As for the Beastie Boys query? You have to ask how the Beastie Boys are relevant to sampling copyright? Really?

  • On the post: As Blurred Lines Trial Starts, Take A Listen To The Special 'Copyright Only' Remix That Jurors Will Hear

    wereisjessicahyde ( profile ), 25 Feb, 2015 @ 08:58pm

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    OK. You really wanna do this? Fine. "They sound similar probably because they are both being played by the same MIDI instrument" You do realise what MIDI means? Musical Instrument Digital Interface. It's just a digital API, allowing connections between computers. Nothing more, nothing less. MIDI sounds likes nothing, it's just a connection.

    "But this is entirely about the notes" Well if it was, then they would have a fair case for IP protection. Just as a book is all about the words, you can protect that.

    "not the instruments playing them" Very true. Instruments don't play "them" unless of course they are programed to (very different caN OF WORMS)not the instruments playing them

    "or anything specific about a given recording, which is the whole reason for this stripping-down exercise in the first place" Not quite that simple mate.

    . But this is entirely about the notes, not the instruments playing them or anything specific about a given recording, which is the whole reason for this stripping-down exercise in the first place.

    The or anything specific about a given recording, which is the whole reason for this stripping-down exercise in the first place.
    or anything specific about a given recording, which is the whole reason for this stripping-down exercise in the first place. The Beastie Boys would like a word, like a word.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcy-MmpTkek

  • On the post: As Blurred Lines Trial Starts, Take A Listen To The Special 'Copyright Only' Remix That Jurors Will Hear

    wereisjessicahyde ( profile ), 25 Feb, 2015 @ 08:34pm

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    No it isn't. Because "upshifted" isn't a musical term. No music is ever "upshifted".

  • On the post: As Blurred Lines Trial Starts, Take A Listen To The Special 'Copyright Only' Remix That Jurors Will Hear

    wereisjessicahyde ( profile ), 25 Feb, 2015 @ 08:30pm

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    No. Not the "Sheet Music" If you think that you have no idea what sheet music can be and even worse you have no idea what music without sheets can be.

  • On the post: As Blurred Lines Trial Starts, Take A Listen To The Special 'Copyright Only' Remix That Jurors Will Hear

    wereisjessicahyde ( profile ), 25 Feb, 2015 @ 08:19pm

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    "the timbre and sound of things like the organ have nothing to do with this, " It might do? Not saying it's right, but it might do.

  • On the post: As Blurred Lines Trial Starts, Take A Listen To The Special 'Copyright Only' Remix That Jurors Will Hear

    wereisjessicahyde ( profile ), 25 Feb, 2015 @ 02:00pm

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    Musitek SmartScore has been able to do it for years. Although admittedly not "every music sheet ever". You have to feed the software.

  • On the post: Cable's Latest Great Idea: Speed Up Programs So They Can Stuff More Ads Into Every Hour

    wereisjessicahyde ( profile ), 25 Feb, 2015 @ 12:40pm

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    I understand your point Jason, many other feel the same same way but it's worth remembering although it is called a "TV Licence" fee it pays for the whole of the BBC apart from the commercial arms such as BBCA and BBC Asia etc. Loads of channels, digital and terrestrial radio and the worlds biggest news service.

    The Daily Mail (the main stirrer of anti-BBC sentiment) and most of their readers seem to have a pathological hatred of Top Gear. But seem to forget that it's sold all around the world, and with Doctor Who the two programs make an abosolute fortune the BBC.

    I think the Daily Mails main problem is that they own ITV, the BBC's main competitor. They don't like the fact the BBC get £4 billion a year in fees. Which is a fair point I suppose.

    But worth remembering you don't have to pay. I don't even own a TV, I watch everything on-line so I don't need a license as long as I don't watch it live. And the iPlayer service is exellent - online within minutes of an episode ending. I still pay it because I think the BBC is worth it.

  • On the post: Cable's Latest Great Idea: Speed Up Programs So They Can Stuff More Ads Into Every Hour

    wereisjessicahyde ( profile ), 25 Feb, 2015 @ 08:19am

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    Thanks for explaining, I often wondered how it worked. Believe it a not a large number of people hate the way The BBC (licence fee)works, largely because if you own a TV (or now any device capable of receiving live TV)you have to pay.

    But for no ads ever it works out at about £12/month, far cheaper than any other service - basic SKY is about £50/month and you still get ads. Plus if you only watch "catch-up" ie not live you even have to pay anyway.

    Some want the fee abolished but all that will happen is the quality will drop, it will be more expensive and we will get ads. People should be careful what they wish for.

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