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• On the post: Surprise: Spanish Newspapers Beg Government And EU To Stop Google News Shutting Down

  

  kenichi tanaka ( profile ), 12 Dec, 2014 @ 02:57pm

  The biggest problem that nobody has realized is that the AEDE, has just been granted expansive powers under the new copyright law, meaning that news publishers wouldn't be collecting those payments directly, it would be the AEDE collecting those licensing payments for the news publishers.
  
  Spain needs another rights organization like we need another dictator.
  
  The moron who stated that this law set a precedent is totally ignorant of how the law works. Precedents are only set by a court of law, where a decision by a court has such far reaching consequences that it affects other court cases in the future. LAWS do not set precedents, as they are constantly overturned all the time or repealed.
  
  Seriously, learn how the freaking law works before you show people exactly how ignorant you really are.

• On the post: Surprise: Spanish Newspapers Beg Government And EU To Stop Google News Shutting Down

  

  kenichi tanaka ( profile ), 12 Dec, 2014 @ 12:52pm

  AC, what a moronic statement. This isn't a silly copyright squabble. Spain's law was aimed directly at Google because the major news publishers in Spain don't believe in fair use and that just posting news snippets isn't violating true copyright law.
  
  Google wasn't making any money off Google News and the news publishers benefited more from featuring those news publishers in its service, free of charge.
  
  The fact is that news publishers in Spain thought they could bluff Google and ended up having their bluff called. When you're holding a pair of deuces, you don't try to bluff the other players into thinking you have a better hand because you're already betting on a losing hand.
  
  Fact is, Google called Spain's bluff and just opted to shut down their news service in Spain. This law is nothing more than an attempt to penalize U.S.-based tech companies and it seems that the E.U., as a whole, has set its sights on Google, as there are a number of investigations and bills being considered to not only tax Google but also to break them up.
  
  If Spain wants its news services back, then they can create their own news aggregators. Oh, wait. Spain's news aggregators would also be subject to this new copyright law.

• On the post: Surprise: Spanish Newspapers Beg Government And EU To Stop Google News Shutting Down

  

  kenichi tanaka ( profile ), 12 Dec, 2014 @ 12:25pm

  Spain officials are morons. They said that bloggers and social media would not be subject to this law, which is a lie. Bloggers, social media and any website that sends traffic to news publisher websites will also be subject to this 'licensing fee'. News publishers in Spain want to be paid when you send internet users to their websites.
  
  Talk about being asinine. That is very arrogant.

• On the post: Surprise: Spanish Newspapers Beg Government And EU To Stop Google News Shutting Down

  

  kenichi tanaka ( profile ), 12 Dec, 2014 @ 12:17pm

  This really isn't any surprise. BY the way, there's really nothing Spain, the European Union or any governmental body can do to force Google to stay or to force them to keep running the site.
  
  This is asinine to think that anyone can force Google to keep that website running. It's like forcing an employer to stay in business when they are running at a loss just to prevent the unemployment rate from increasing.
  
  If Google decides they ant to close down Google News in Spain, there really isn't anything anybody can do to stop them. Perhaps if Spain wasn't so gung-ho about passing such an extreme version of copyright law, then this wouldn't have happened in the first place.
  
  Oh, I love the AEDE's response: AEDE requires the intervention of Spanish and community authorities, and competition authorities, to effectively protect the rights of citizens and companies.
  
  Uh, pardon me if I'm incorrect in saying this, but didn't the AEDE lobby heavily for Spain's new draconian copyright law? Spain has already intervened with this new copyright law. Now that they tried to bluff Google, Google called their bluff and decided to pull out the Nuclear Option and effectively shut down Google News in Spain and are scrubbing all Spain news publishers from every international edition of Google News. Now, AEDE is claiming that Google's move will harm Spain's economy?
  
  Excuse me, but Spain failed to learn the lessons that Germany was forced to learn? Come to think of it, Axel Springer is the same moron who tried to force Google's hand in Germany and he's also the same news media mogul who pushed for Spain's copyright law.
  
  Well, Spain just shot itself in the foot. Google is shutting down its Google News services in Spain and is blacklisting Spain's news publishers from all of its Google News outlets. I guess they'll have to generate their own traffic now, without the help of Google News.

• On the post: Monkey Selfie Back In The News: Photographer Threatens Copyright Experts With His Confused Understanding Of Copyright

  

  kenichi tanaka ( profile ), 12 Dec, 2014 @ 10:00am

  Perhaps David Slater should watch and listening to the following music video from Peter Gabriel. The theme of the video? "Intelligence life is all around us". It's called "Animal Nation". Slater is a moron. You cannot copyright mother nature. LOLS

• On the post: Google Pulls Out The Nuclear Option: Shuts Down Google News In Spain Over Ridiculous Copyright Law

  

  kenichi tanaka ( profile ), 12 Dec, 2014 @ 05:25am

  I noticed something about this law, that wasn't mentioned in the article. The copyright law in Spain basically seeks to demand Google News pay news publishers for linking to their websites. While the copyright law also lists 'news snippets', the text of the law does state that news aggregators pay licensing fees for snippets as well as pay for linking to news publisher websites in Spain not to mention making it illegal to link to news aggregator websites that are now classified as 'pirate' websites if they don't pay up.
  
  https://metro.co.uk/2014/12/12/sorry-spain-youll-no-longer-be-getting-any-news-from-google-4984179/

• On the post: Dick Cheney Says CIA Torture Report Is 'Full Of Crap' — Then Admits He Hasn't Read It

  

  kenichi tanaka ( profile ), 11 Dec, 2014 @ 11:36am

  If Cheney hasn't read it yet, then how does he know it's full of crap?

• On the post: Mark Cuban Again Illustrates He Has No Idea What Net Neutrality Is Or Why It's Important

  

  kenichi tanaka ( profile ), 26 Nov, 2014 @ 09:38am

  If Mark Cuban has no idea what it is or why it's important then someone explain to me how he became so wealthy in the first place?!

• On the post: The Ferguson Grand Jury Decision Proves 'The System' Still 'Works'

  

  kenichi tanaka ( profile ), 25 Nov, 2014 @ 01:29pm

  Michael Brown got what he deserved. Like my dad would always say: "karma is a bitch".
  
  Fact is, Michael Brown robbed a store and assaulted the store owner. Of course, liberals will cry about it and blame the store owner for getting robbed. I have no sympathy for Michael brown or his family because he obviously wasn't brought up and taught right from wrong. Just because someone has something you want doesn't mean you can take it without paying for it.

• On the post: The Ferguson Grand Jury Decision Proves 'The System' Still 'Works'

  

  kenichi tanaka ( profile ), 25 Nov, 2014 @ 01:06pm

  Perhaps Michael Brown's family should have instilled in Michael that stealing a carton of cigarettes and then assaulting the store owner when the owner tried to stop him from leaving with the unpaid merchandise and then walking down the middle of a street, placing the lives of motorists at risk and refusing to listen to the commands of a police officer, then Michael Brown would not have lost his life.
  
  Once a thug, always a thug.
  
  The grand jury did the right thing.

• On the post: Cops Decide Running Surprise School Shooter Drill During Class At A Middle School Is A Great Idea

  

  kenichi tanaka ( profile ), 19 Nov, 2014 @ 04:03pm

  The situation with this incident has gotten worse. The principle of this middle school has now been suspended over this. Huffington Post has a big writeup over this:
  
  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/19/principal-suspended-shooting-drill-jewett-academy-jacquelyn-moore_n_6188418.html

• On the post: Cops Decide Running Surprise School Shooter Drill During Class At A Middle School Is A Great Idea

  

  kenichi tanaka ( profile ), 19 Nov, 2014 @ 07:45am

  While it's true that the United States is a litigious society, there are certain circumstances where lawsuits are appropriate. This is one of them. Lawsuits have become a perfect tool for its citizens to hold public officials and institutions accountable for their actions.

• On the post: Cops Decide Running Surprise School Shooter Drill During Class At A Middle School Is A Great Idea

  

  kenichi tanaka ( profile ), 19 Nov, 2014 @ 05:59am

  Somebody thought this was a great idea? The person who thought this was a good idea should be drawn and quartered. It's like staging a terrorist attack in the middle of New York City to develop better security measures or staging an attack in Columbine.
  
  This was thought up in poor taste, bad decision making.
  
  There was no advanced notice because there are "no real life advance notices when it comes to attacks"? When officers burst into school rooms with their weapons drawn? What the fuck? Pardon me, but this was only an exercise drill for the police and they scared the hell out of the students in the process.
  
  If I were a parent, I would be filing a lawsuit against the school administrators, the school, the school district and the law enforcement agencies who thought this was a great idea.

• On the post: After Getting Slapped Down Over Implied Alfonso Ribeiro Endorsement, Roca Labs Tries With Tommy Chong

  

  kenichi tanaka ( profile ), 13 Oct, 2014 @ 04:16pm

  That wont last long. I sent an email to Tommy Chong's agent regarding this. Expect his agency to file a lawsuit against Roca Labs over this. lols

• On the post: Revealed: ISPs Already Violating Net Neutrality To Block Encryption And Make Everyone Less Safe Online

  

  kenichi tanaka ( profile ), 13 Oct, 2014 @ 10:43am

  Here's a novel idea, if you don't want your internet connection tHrottled, STOP SHARING MOVIES, MUSIC. SOFTWARE, ANIME AND TELEVISION SHOWS.
  
  ISPs throttled a user's internet connection when they are downloading pirated content that they have not paid for. VPNs always get targeted because 99% of people who are using VPNs are doing so to watch streaming content that is not licensed for their region or they are sharing copyrighted content.

• On the post: California Governor Shoots Down Warrant Requirement For Law Enforcement Drone Usage

  

  kenichi tanaka ( profile ), 03 Oct, 2014 @ 04:51pm

  Really? Everyone from President Obama, to Harry Reid to Nancy Pelosi to Hillary Clinton has been calling for democracy in Middle Eastern nations. Exactly what dark cave did you get the idea from that Democrats have never been for a democratic society?
  
  LOLS

• On the post: California Governor Shoots Down Warrant Requirement For Law Enforcement Drone Usage

  

  kenichi tanaka ( profile ), 03 Oct, 2014 @ 04:24pm

  So much for Democrats protecting the privacy rights of its citizens. I always said that Democrats were never for a democratic society. They are much more aligned with the philosophy of the Republican Party than anything else.
  
  We don't have a two-part system of government, we only have one party.
  
  The Republican Party, with splinter groups consisting of The Tea Party and The Democratic Party.

• On the post: White House Says Its Rules Limiting Drone Attacks To Avoid Civilians Don't Apply In Syria

  

  kenichi tanaka ( profile ), 01 Oct, 2014 @ 11:02am

  Do your research. A citizen is a legal resident of the country they are from. A civilian is any person on the planet in any country.

• On the post: White House Says Its Rules Limiting Drone Attacks To Avoid Civilians Don't Apply In Syria

  

  kenichi tanaka ( profile ), 01 Oct, 2014 @ 10:34am

  This sounds to me like the White House is jealous that Israel is getting all the fun bombing and killing civilians and now the Obama Administration wants in on the fun with targeting, bombing and killing civilians.
  
  I guess Obama wants to test this new action in Syria before testing it in large population centers like the United States. And Democrats call Republicans the bloodthirsty lot?
  
  LOLS

• On the post: The Worst Legal Advice Ever, Presented By A Clueless Blogger For An Insurance Company

  

  kenichi tanaka ( profile ), 30 Sep, 2014 @ 12:38pm

  There it is. Ken "Popehat" White just proved just how stupid uneducated people like himself are. "Stupider"? That's not even a word. It's "stupid" or "more stupid". Every English professor must be turning over in their graves for seeing such atrocious grammar being used by those who are supposed to be educated.
  
  GOOD GRIEF!

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