Wait, are people really saying google should be broken up because it is too big? That would mean Youtube would be spun off as its own entity. They would still have the exact same issues of scale and fewer resources to deal with it. What reality do these people live in?
Except that AT&T promised to expand internet access including landlines and fiber. Instead they did nothing, and they are setting themselves up to benefit even more from doing nothing by eliminating the infrastructure necessary to provide easier access to communications systems.
I do no know what to think of it. I am largely ignorant of these kinds of details. They are encoding information and changing the appearance so it seems like more than just formatting. I personally do not think that it should be subject to copyright restrictions, but my views have been wildly different than the media companies that retain these copyrights.
So Genius is openly admitting that it is changing the text of copyrighted material. Even though it is a small and subtle change, they are making changes to the lyrics and then publishing the changes. Does copyright allow for those kinds of changes to be made without permission from the copyright owner?
I really do not like how international trade deals can be used to supersede local laws. Even though this time it happens to do something I agree with, the general idea that these trade agreements can override normal democratic processes is highly problematic.
Glad to see that someone is finally taking action against the Grateful Dead. Anybody who knows a deadhead knows the kind of threat these people pose. Just wait till the rightful authorities find out about La Dia de Muertes. People will start demanding to build a wall around Mexico's intertubz.
When big tech has to shift resources to stamp out a widely known phenomena they make it easier for all the other nasty stuff to be posted and distributed. The effort to stop the NZ video helped some people spreading other kinds of low volume hate speech, when everybody should have been aware of the NZ event.
At some point people need to learn that clicking on things is their own responsibility. Do not read the comments and do not click on the images if you do not want to know how awful people can be. If you only want unicorns and rainbows then stay on the My Little Ponies website. (Definitely stay away from techdirt. You people hurt my feelings all the time.)
Personally, I just want to be left alone by Facebook. There is no opt out, and I have to go in to each of my browsers and manually block their sites from running javascript. I also have to figure out which sites they are using since they use multiple sites such as facebook.com, fb.com, and whatever else. I have no idea how other sites share my information with them.
Unfortunately, the nature of the web makes it extremely difficult for them to ignore me and for me to ignore any company worming their way into a large percentage of the pages on the intertubz. The company is too big and making too much money from information so it is extremely difficult to get away from them. At the same time I recognize many others do the same thing but just happen to have a little less reach.
Had a hard time reading past "inherent nobility of traditional film." Steven Spielberg is taking a more forceful stand against Netflix then he did against Harvey Weinstein. These are the priorities of Hollywood.
Moreover, by their logic reporting on a defendant impacts juries then it should not be allowed to report on any crime or suspect before a trial is even considered.
Someone is going to have to tell Australian MPs that programmers actually work together and cooperatively. That may shatter their firmly held beliefs about programmers living in their mothers' basements without human contact other than shouting on twitter. Is it illegal in Australia to shake an MPs wrong beliefs?
They also decrease incentives to police people's own content
Google keeps decreasing the amount of money people earn as well as raising the bar for people to be able to earn money. In doing so they decrease the incentives for people to keep their own content Disney clean on the odd chance that some big advertiser will use their channel. The relationship between content creators and the provider is no longer a partnership. It is looking more and more like the way the big music labels treat their labour.
A real originalist would challenge his foe to a duel
If Justice Thomas is serious about keeping with the founders' wishes he would simply challenge his foes to meet him on the Heights of Weehawke for a duel with a weapon befitting two gentlemen.
The person doing the interview, Mr. Rose, allowed MEP Schaake conflate the issues of copyright and personal privacy. They are different issues, and the kinds of regulations required are different. With respect to copyright companies should be given the opportunity to police their content without being penalized for doing so. With respect to personal privacy companies should be penalized for attempting to collect, maintain, and sell the information they gather. Copyright is an issue that can happen to them due to other peoples' actions. Violating the privacy or others is something the companies actively participate in. Allowing the MEP to conflate the issues is an unfortunate way to confuse two very different issues.
How do you not publish in a different country when you are putting something on the web? Does this mean you will actively block a request from the EU? The idea of borders for an internet based publication is kind of quaint, but it also seems a bit onerous that a website based in a different country has to be the one to be aware of all the laws across the world and abide by all of them.
When a Chinese company does it with hardware it is a bad thing. When google tracks and violates people's privacy via software that is being carried by individuals it is all fine and dandy. The FCC needs to be turned off and turned on again.
Google said it was going to be available in Atlanta but never did anything other than pay for nice television ads. Now in Georgia, the state legislature is trying yet again to do something that will increase access to broadband in rural areas. They tried last year but gave up because they could not past AT&T's heavy handed tactics. Now they are trying to promote local electric utilities to provide internet.
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Break up the company into what?
Wait, are people really saying google should be broken up because it is too big? That would mean Youtube would be spun off as its own entity. They would still have the exact same issues of scale and fewer resources to deal with it. What reality do these people live in?
On the post: AT&T Lays Off Thousands After Nabbing Billions In Tax Breaks And Regulatory Favors
Re:
Except that AT&T promised to expand internet access including landlines and fiber. Instead they did nothing, and they are setting themselves up to benefit even more from doing nothing by eliminating the infrastructure necessary to provide easier access to communications systems.
On the post: Dumbest 'Gotcha' Story Of The Week: Google, Genius And The Copying Of Licensed Lyrics
Re: Re: Can Genius Change Songs Like That?
I do no know what to think of it. I am largely ignorant of these kinds of details. They are encoding information and changing the appearance so it seems like more than just formatting. I personally do not think that it should be subject to copyright restrictions, but my views have been wildly different than the media companies that retain these copyrights.
On the post: Dumbest 'Gotcha' Story Of The Week: Google, Genius And The Copying Of Licensed Lyrics
Can Genius Change Songs Like That?
So Genius is openly admitting that it is changing the text of copyrighted material. Even though it is a small and subtle change, they are making changes to the lyrics and then publishing the changes. Does copyright allow for those kinds of changes to be made without permission from the copyright owner?
On the post: Werner Herzog Joins Plenty Of Other Artists In Recognizing Piracy Isn't The Problem
Don't visit that place
I have seen his website. Calling him an artist may be a bit generous.
On the post: Could Article 13's Upload Filters Be Thrown Out Because Of The EU-Canada Trade Deal CETA?
This Sucks
I really do not like how international trade deals can be used to supersede local laws. Even though this time it happens to do something I agree with, the general idea that these trade agreements can override normal democratic processes is highly problematic.
On the post: Platform Liability Doesn't -- And Shouldn't -- Depend On Content Moderation Practices
Goose meet Gander
Wonder how the Honourable Gentleman from Texas would feel about enforcing his personal standards on the FoX News site?
On the post: EU Tells Internet Archive That Much Of Its Site Is 'Terrorist Content'
The Grateful Deadly
Glad to see that someone is finally taking action against the Grateful Dead. Anybody who knows a deadhead knows the kind of threat these people pose. Just wait till the rightful authorities find out about La Dia de Muertes. People will start demanding to build a wall around Mexico's intertubz.
On the post: If You Think Big Internet Companies Are Somehow To Blame For The New Zealand Massacre, You're Wrong
Shifting Finite Resource
When big tech has to shift resources to stamp out a widely known phenomena they make it easier for all the other nasty stuff to be posted and distributed. The effort to stop the NZ video helped some people spreading other kinds of low volume hate speech, when everybody should have been aware of the NZ event.
At some point people need to learn that clicking on things is their own responsibility. Do not read the comments and do not click on the images if you do not want to know how awful people can be. If you only want unicorns and rainbows then stay on the My Little Ponies website. (Definitely stay away from techdirt. You people hurt my feelings all the time.)
On the post: Do People Want A Better Facebook, Or A Dead Facebook?
I just want to be left alone
Personally, I just want to be left alone by Facebook. There is no opt out, and I have to go in to each of my browsers and manually block their sites from running javascript. I also have to figure out which sites they are using since they use multiple sites such as facebook.com, fb.com, and whatever else. I have no idea how other sites share my information with them.
Unfortunately, the nature of the web makes it extremely difficult for them to ignore me and for me to ignore any company worming their way into a large percentage of the pages on the intertubz. The company is too big and making too much money from information so it is extremely difficult to get away from them. At the same time I recognize many others do the same thing but just happen to have a little less reach.
On the post: Steven Spielberg Demands Netflix Get Off His Damn Lawn
"Noble"
Had a hard time reading past "inherent nobility of traditional film." Steven Spielberg is taking a more forceful stand against Netflix then he did against Harvey Weinstein. These are the priorities of Hollywood.
On the post: Australia Threatening Over 100 Journalists For Accurately Reporting On Cardinal Pell's Sex Abuse Trial
Re: Good Morning Vietnam?
Moreover, by their logic reporting on a defendant impacts juries then it should not be allowed to report on any crime or suspect before a trial is even considered.
On the post: Mozilla Says Australia's Compelled Access Law Could Turn Staff There Into 'Insider Threats'
Legislate what you do not understand
Someone is going to have to tell Australian MPs that programmers actually work together and cooperatively. That may shatter their firmly held beliefs about programmers living in their mothers' basements without human contact other than shouting on twitter. Is it illegal in Australia to shake an MPs wrong beliefs?
On the post: YouTube And Demonetization: The Hammer And Nail Of Content Moderation
They also decrease incentives to police people's own content
Google keeps decreasing the amount of money people earn as well as raising the bar for people to be able to earn money. In doing so they decrease the incentives for people to keep their own content Disney clean on the odd chance that some big advertiser will use their channel. The relationship between content creators and the provider is no longer a partnership. It is looking more and more like the way the big music labels treat their labour.
On the post: Apple Shutting Down Stores In East Texas To Avoid Patent Trolling Cases In The Troll's Favorite Docket
Build a wall
They should just build a wall because currently we are all paying for it.
On the post: Justice Thomas Is Apparently Serious About Completely Upturning Over 50 Years Of 1st Amendment Law
A real originalist would challenge his foe to a duel
If Justice Thomas is serious about keeping with the founders' wishes he would simply challenge his foes to meet him on the Heights of Weehawke for a duel with a weapon befitting two gentlemen.
On the post: A Conversation With EU Parliament Member Marietje Schaake About Digital Platforms And Regulation, Part I
Confounding personal privacy with copyright
The person doing the interview, Mr. Rose, allowed MEP Schaake conflate the issues of copyright and personal privacy. They are different issues, and the kinds of regulations required are different. With respect to copyright companies should be given the opportunity to police their content without being penalized for doing so. With respect to personal privacy companies should be penalized for attempting to collect, maintain, and sell the information they gather. Copyright is an issue that can happen to them due to other peoples' actions. Violating the privacy or others is something the companies actively participate in. Allowing the MEP to conflate the issues is an unfortunate way to confuse two very different issues.
On the post: EU Moves Forward With Agreement To Fundamentally Change The Internet From Open To Closed
How do you not publish somewhere on the internet
How do you not publish in a different country when you are putting something on the web? Does this mean you will actively block a request from the EU? The idea of borders for an internet based publication is kind of quaint, but it also seems a bit onerous that a website based in a different country has to be the one to be aware of all the laws across the world and abide by all of them.
On the post: As Trump Prepares Ban On Huawei, Few Notice The Major Holes In The Underlying Logic
Hardware bad - software good
When a Chinese company does it with hardware it is a bad thing. When google tracks and violates people's privacy via software that is being carried by individuals it is all fine and dandy. The FCC needs to be turned off and turned on again.
On the post: Google Fiber Leaves Louisville As Alphabet Retreats From Telecom
Georgia still trying
Google said it was going to be available in Atlanta but never did anything other than pay for nice television ads. Now in Georgia, the state legislature is trying yet again to do something that will increase access to broadband in rural areas. They tried last year but gave up because they could not past AT&T's heavy handed tactics. Now they are trying to promote local electric utilities to provide internet.
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