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• On the post: New Study: USPTO Drastically Lowered Its Standards In Approving Patents To Reduce Backlog

  

  yaga ( profile ), 09 Apr, 2013 @ 11:01am

  Re: Re: Lawyers and grifters trying to get unearned income.

  The legal system isn't the cause. The cause is all the laws that deal with patents AND the way the Secretary of Commerce and his or her head of the USPTO feel those laws need to be be enforced or ignored.

• On the post: Team Prenda Shows Up In Court, Pleads The Fifth… Angry Judge Ends Hearing In 12 Minutes

  

  yaga ( profile ), 02 Apr, 2013 @ 10:53am

  Now this is popcorn worth...

  Extinction level event? Will the judge just summarily execute them all? Stay tuned!

• On the post: NJ Assemblyman Sean Kean Doubles Down On Bad Video Game Legislation

  

  yaga ( profile ), 01 Apr, 2013 @ 07:35am

  2 pieces of legislation?

  Not that this is needed at all but if he's proposing it then why couldn't it be in the same bill?

• On the post: How Much Does It Cost To Win Election To Congress?

  

  yaga ( profile ), 14 Mar, 2013 @ 10:54am

  Bachman

  How in the hell has Michele Bachman raised $25M?

• On the post: Details Come Out On US Attorneys Withholding Evidence In Aaron Swartz Case

  

  yaga ( profile ), 14 Mar, 2013 @ 08:58am

  He who is without sin amoung you...

  Guys, I agree that Heymann is a complete douche and probably needs to be removed from his position. However, that doesn't mean that all lawyers, judges, prosecutor, etc. is out to screw everyone over. These types of comments and beliefs are exactly the reason that the US is more divided than ever before.
  
  Let's focus on Heymann and if you want to link to some hard facts of other prosecutor misconduct that's great too but let's be a little more realistic with our comments.

• On the post: Director Of National Intelligence Admits That There's Little Risk Of A 'Cyber Pearl Harbor'

  

  yaga ( profile ), 13 Mar, 2013 @ 01:28pm

  Re:

  There you go again Ninja, finding any way possible to bash the US.
  
  They aren't saying they can't secure the systems. They are saying give us more money to give to corporations and pass more laws that take away the rights and privacy of our citizens.
  
  It's not about incompetence,if anything, it's about greed and control.

• On the post: Disappointing: Tim Berners-Lee Defends DRM In HTML 5

  

  yaga ( profile ), 13 Mar, 2013 @ 10:39am

  Re: Re: Not surprising?

  In all fairness I did say it just makes me wonder not that I'm sure that's the reason. As for being too cynical that may be true but look at all the stories you write and tell me that I'm not justified in being a cynic.

• On the post: Startups And Innovators Speak Out In Favor Of Fixing CFAA

  

  yaga ( profile ), 13 Mar, 2013 @ 09:04am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Gates and Jobs both recognized themselves as criminals,

  You don't get to decide that you aren't going to follow a law because YOU think it's wrong. You work the system but until the day the law is stricken from the books it's still a law. If everyone just decided to ignore the laws that they feel are unjust there would be complete disorder. It would be more fun but you can't have a society with disorder.

• On the post: Disappointing: Tim Berners-Lee Defends DRM In HTML 5

  

  yaga ( profile ), 13 Mar, 2013 @ 09:26am

  Not surprising?

  Whenever I see a reversal like this I always wonder if someone has started to pad his/her wallets to contradict themselves.

• On the post: Congress Rushes To Legalize Phone Unlocking; But Existing Bills Need A Lot More Work

  

  yaga ( profile ), 08 Mar, 2013 @ 01:35pm

  Re: How about this?

  Why stop there? Make it clear that I own my software, my digital downloads, etc. We need to remove all ability of a company to "retain" rights to products we pay them for.

• On the post: Aaron Swartz's Partner Accuses DOJ Of Lying, Seizing Evidence Without A Warrant & Withholding Exculpatory Evidence

  

  yaga ( profile ), 08 Mar, 2013 @ 11:54am

  Re:

  Mike is just reporting on what another person said. He doesn't have to show the evidence that backs those statements. If you want the evidence write to Ms. Stinebrickner-Kauffman.

• On the post: Bahrain Bans The Import Of Guy Fawkes Masks

  

  yaga ( profile ), 04 Mar, 2013 @ 01:03pm

  Re:

  I have to disagree. Banning them gives them the perfect opportunity to arrest everyone wearing the masks since there's no way they could have been made in Bahrain. wink wink

• On the post: Hollywood Accounting Strikes Again: Universal Sued For Screwing Over Its Own Sister Company

  

  yaga ( profile ), 04 Mar, 2013 @ 09:01am

  Re: "Of course, none of this should be remotely surprising."

  Those multi-billion dollar industries are doing it wrong if they care about the long-term. In the short-term you're probably right to scoff.

• On the post: Georgia Lawmaker Claims 'Making Fun Of Someone' Isn't Protected Speech; Seeks To Outlaw Vulgar Photoshopping

  

  yaga ( profile ), 25 Feb, 2013 @ 01:09pm

  Re:

  Well certainly not a state congressman. That's like a kick in the nuts to the porn star.

• On the post: Healthcare Isn't A Free Market, It's A Giant Economic Scam

  

  yaga ( profile ), 22 Feb, 2013 @ 11:05am

  Someone?

  I knew someone who....?

• On the post: Another Victory For The Public Speaking Up: Canada Drops Digital Spying Bill (For Now)

  

  yaga ( profile ), 14 Feb, 2013 @ 06:52am

  As always, Michael Geist has an excellent analysis of what this all means, including that we should add this to the still small, but rapidly growing list of internet advocacy success stories.
  
  Rapidly growing list? To quote the Princess Bride - I do not think it means what you think it means.

• On the post: IP Address Snapshots Not Sufficient Evidence To File Infringement Suit; Prenda Lawyer Faces Sanctions

  

  yaga ( profile ), 12 Feb, 2013 @ 05:00am

  Re: Re: Re: It's about time.

  Yeah I'm sure that was the holdup.

• On the post: Congress Apparently Uninterested In 'Aaron's Law' To Reform CFAA

  

  yaga ( profile ), 12 Feb, 2013 @ 06:50am

  Where's the leadership for Aaron's Law?

  The same people that helped organize the Internet to fight SOPA/CISPA need to band together again to help get this bill passed.
  
  I think the IDL would at least be trying to do something to get support for this bill.

• On the post: Beyonce Meet Streisand: Publicist Tries To Remove 'Unflattering' Beyonce Photos From The Internet

  

  yaga ( profile ), 06 Feb, 2013 @ 11:06am

  Re: Re: Still hot

  Nice to know we can agree on something Ninja.

• On the post: One Of The Funniest S#*$r B$@l Ads You'll See This Year Makes Fun Of NFL Trademarks

  

  yaga ( profile ), 01 Feb, 2013 @ 10:39am

  Re:

  Most people don't understand what this is about. That's really sad but true.

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