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• On the post: European Court Of Justice Suggests Maybe The Entire Internet Should Be Censored And Filtered

  

  zyffyr ( profile ), 05 Jun, 2019 @ 06:39pm

  Re: A race to the bottom

  I am sure China can come up with enough money to convince the enough politicians in one country to pass a law mandating such a scrubing.

• On the post: The Greatest Trick The NFL Ever Pulled Is Convincing The World It Holds Trademark Rights That Don't Exist

  

  zyffyr ( profile ), 02 Feb, 2019 @ 02:55pm

  Re: Re: Re: antitrust

  In this particular case, it would make perfect sense for them to change it given that the Supremes redefined Interstate Commerce in the late 1930s / early 1940s. While the existing ruling probably made sense under the old rules, the existing "anything with even a theoretical economic impact is fair game" definition take that justification away.

• On the post: Senators Continue To Point Out Our Broadband Maps Suck

  

  zyffyr ( profile ), 30 Nov, 2018 @ 02:09pm

  That is some screwy data

  According to that map, I have 6 providers available.
  
  Comcast.
  CenturyLink, twice.
  Dish, 3 times.

• On the post: Breitbart Snowflakes Threaten To Sue People Who Have Asked Advertisers To Stop Advertising On Breitbart

  

  zyffyr ( profile ), 25 Oct, 2018 @ 07:02pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: This screams SLAPP

  I've always been partial to 'Cracker'.

• On the post: Cop: Screwdrivers And Wrenches Are Drug Dealer Things; Appeals Court: WTF

  

  zyffyr ( profile ), 15 Sep, 2018 @ 11:01am

  Re:

  This happened in Kentucky, where part of their laws is :

  Under KRS 510.110(1)(d), it is "sexual abuse in the first degree" for "a person in a position of authority or position of special trust" (as defined in KRS 532.045, including but not limited to parents, stepparents, foster parents, teachers, coaches, corrections personnel, religious leaders, and employers) to: engage in sexual conduct with a person under 18, if the minor came into contact with the adult as a result of the adult's special position, masturbate in the presence of said person under 18, or masturbate while communicating by telephone, Internet, or other electronic means with any person known by the adult to be under 16 (regardless of whether the actor's position brought him or her into contact with the minor), and the minor can see or hear the adult masturbate.

  So, the question becomes whether or not the grope is determined to qualify as "sexual contact". I expect it would, but sometime the law isn't as simple as it seems. Assuming it is, it is a Class D felony which carries a penalty of 1 to 5 years in prison.

• On the post: EU Explores Making GDPR Apply To EU Government Bodies… But With Much Lower Fines

  

  zyffyr ( profile ), 12 Jun, 2018 @ 05:52pm

  Re: Why is it that...

  That is part of how they manage to stay rich...

• On the post: We Interrupt The News Again With Hopefully The Last Update From The Monkey Selfie Case

  

  zyffyr ( profile ), 24 Apr, 2018 @ 12:20am

  Re: If Animals Have Rights ...

  I can't wait until we have Dogs siting on juries.

• On the post: Failed Cybersquatter Asks Supreme Court To Declare 'Google' A Generic Term

  

  zyffyr ( profile ), 23 Aug, 2017 @ 08:16pm

  Re: Re:

  Ditto for Xerox

• On the post: Why Is US Government Giving A Pharma Giant Exclusive Rights To A Zika Vaccine Whose Development Was Paid For By The US Public?

  

  zyffyr ( profile ), 23 Jun, 2017 @ 02:14pm

  Re: Re: "We're helpless, really."

  This is the US Army we are talking about... lets go with "If you decide to overcharge for this, remember that we have Cruise Missiles, Drones, and lots of bored guy with guns"