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• On the post: Google Being Pressured Into Crippling Self-Driving Cars

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 19 Jul, 2013 @ 06:57am

  Re:

  I would say that moronic drivers are the cause of accidents rather than the cars themselves.

• On the post: Copyright As Censorship: NBC Pulls YouTube Clip From Senator Elizabeth Warren's Account

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 19 Jul, 2013 @ 11:24am

  Another event that pushes me further towards the militantly anti copyright camp. Keep going, folks. Your own actions will ultimately kill you off.

• On the post: Google Being Pressured Into Crippling Self-Driving Cars

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 19 Jul, 2013 @ 06:56am

  Self drive cars should be safer. No morons behind the wheel doing the driving.

• On the post: Investigation Finds The UK's Spy Agency Did Not Break Any Laws When It Tapped Into PRISM Data

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 19 Jul, 2013 @ 05:56am

  What is more scandalous? The fact that this surveillance happens on the scale it does? Or the fact it appears to be completely legal?
  
  It is not unlike the whole tax avoidance issue.

• On the post: Copyright And The End Of Property Rights

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 18 Jul, 2013 @ 12:37pm

  Re: Cutural Impact

  "Successful DRM"
  
  Isn't that an oxymoron?

• On the post: Lindsey Graham: Boycott The Olympics Because Snowden, Putin, Hitler And Stalin (Oh My?)!

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 18 Jul, 2013 @ 07:25am

  Re: Re:

  Stop insulting Peter Griffin level stupidity.
  
  This is a whole other level of stupidity yet to be named.

• On the post: Pippa Middleton Sends Legal Threats Over Parody Twitter Account

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 17 Jul, 2013 @ 10:47am

  Famous for being famous.
  
  We say that way too often these days. What a sad commentary on the state of our society.

• On the post: Former Top NSA Lawyer Blames Civil Libertarians For 9/11, Says Hype About NSA May Lead To A Repeat

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 17 Jul, 2013 @ 09:23am

  "Well, he would say that, wouldn't he?"

• On the post: The Public Domain: Now Available For Only $165 An Hour!*

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 16 Jul, 2013 @ 11:18am

  Re: Re: So what's your point?

  I just want to know how using public domain work makes a person a grifter.

• On the post: Pulling Music Off Spotify Sends Exactly The Wrong Message

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 16 Jul, 2013 @ 08:53am

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  I just want to add that Thom Yorke has made me want to ignore his music forever and advise anyone who will listen to do the same.
  
  As for Radiohead, I have always found them boring and pretentious.

• On the post: Pulling Music Off Spotify Sends Exactly The Wrong Message

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 16 Jul, 2013 @ 08:51am

  Is it true that Spotify hands 70% of their earnings to rights holders? I read that somewhere but don't know how true it is.
  
  If it is true, then why is the anger of musicians directed at Spotify? It seems to me like the ones screwing over the artists are the rights holders and not Spotify so we need to direct the criticism to where it belongs.
  
  Why do we not get artists like this speaking out about collection agencies ripping musicians off? They have been doing it for a hell of a lot longer.
  
  Also, it is hard to take anyone who uses the word "simples" seriously.

• On the post: DRM-Plus, Or How Eidos Is Treating Anyone With A Jail-Broken iPad Like A Criminal

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 12 Jul, 2013 @ 07:12am

  Hey

  If you are gonna be treated like a pirate, you may as well act like one ;-)

• On the post: Jammie Thomas Refuses To Make RIAA Propaganda In Exchange For Reduced Payment

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 12 Jul, 2013 @ 01:58am

  The ironic thing is this. Instead of making an example of her (as intended), they will make her an anti RIAA folk hero. Just like DOJ and MPAA did with Kim Dotcom. They never learn.

• On the post: Telcos 'Volunteered' To Hand Over Data To NSA… And Got Over $100 Million For It

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 11 Jul, 2013 @ 08:45am

  Re: Re:

  I am still convinced that cronyism is the inevitable byproduct of capitalism.

• On the post: Telcos 'Volunteered' To Hand Over Data To NSA… And Got Over $100 Million For It

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 11 Jul, 2013 @ 07:14am

  You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours. That is how Capitalism works. Contrary to popular belief it is little to do with hard work and intelligence.

• On the post: Gambia Passes Law That Gives Internet Activists 15 Year Jail Terms

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 11 Jul, 2013 @ 03:42am

  Coming soon to the US and UK............

• On the post: Visa And Mastercard Ban Anonymizing VPNs… Just As They Allow Wikileaks

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 04 Jul, 2013 @ 01:02am

  "This is random."
  
  No it's not, it's sheer idiocy and anyone who defends such a move is an idiot.

• On the post: Universal Music's Latest Bet On The Future: People Will Buy Music On Plastic Discs, Right?

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 03 Jul, 2013 @ 10:44am

  Re: Re:

  Oops MP3 player connector

• On the post: Universal Music's Latest Bet On The Future: People Will Buy Music On Plastic Discs, Right?

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 03 Jul, 2013 @ 10:44am

  Re:

  Can you not get an MP3 player that connects to the cigarette lighter?

• On the post: Universal Music's Latest Bet On The Future: People Will Buy Music On Plastic Discs, Right?

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 03 Jul, 2013 @ 10:32am

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  Customers are stupid. They don't know what they want. They are just wallets with arms and legs.

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