Well, actually, letting people share the music between their online storage spaces would be a natural evolution of the service. Not that the labels' demands make sense. JUst as easily people can share music in the physical world. What's next? Are they planning on attaching geolocation trackers to the CD's to make sure they don't leave our appartments?
Next up on the list: convicting the the "offenders" of a crime that they cannot be made aware of, and sentencing them to the term that cannot be specified, in a penitentiary that cannot be named...
There are studies that suggest the symptoms are real -- but they are not caused by exposure to electromagnetic fields (they may be caused by the person's own brain, or they may be some third factor).
About, oh..., couple of hundred years ago Jerome K. Jerome wrote:
"And they didn’t give me pills; they gave me clumps on the side of the head. And, strange as it may appear, those clumps on the head often cured me – for the time being. I have known one clump on the head have more effect upon my liver, and make me feel more anxious to go straight away then and there, and do what was wanted to be done, without further loss of time, than a whole box of pills does now."
"A few other Senators joined Schumer in this grandstanding effort... and all it seems to have done is double the sale of the app. Apparently, having Senators think you're an abomination is good for sales."
There's an old joke:
A robber stops a man and says:
- Give me your money!
- How dare you?! I'm a United States Senator!
- In that case, give me my money!
In Quebec, the location of red-light and speed cameras are on various gov't web sites. And the areas with speed trap cameras have the appropriate signage on the roads. And the police still get millions of dollars in fines. JUst the other day a friend of mine was saying that he knew there was a camera but he was stressed out and didn't slow down... $400 +/-...
I don't remember which album it's from and paraphrasing might be a bit off...
Lewis Black: "Hiding a weapon in the stroller is the dumbest thing! I mean, how long would it take an infant to find it? "Look mommy. What's this?" Bang!"
The schools exist not only to educate the students but also to prepare them for "grown-up" life. If the schools do not block the free speech and punish the students for expression of speech then how else is it supposed to prepare the pupils for the real life where the government block free speech and punish people for it???
How about "Unauthorised use of the kitchen sink that would lead the consumers to mistakenly assume the issue is endorsed by the kitchen sink manufacturer. Therefore, the KSMA (Kitchen Sinks Manufacturers' Association), is asking to immediately Cease & Desist the use of the said kitchen sinks in conjunction with the ongoing legal proceedings."
On the post: EMI Exec Thinks You Shouldn't Be Able To Listen To Your Own Music Without Paying Again
Playing Devil's advocate... sort of...
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On the post: Feds Seize More Poker Sites
Other than that I have nothing intelligent to contribute at this time. :(
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On the post: The End Result Of Superinjunctions: The Count The 'Can't Be Nameds' Game
Re: Re: Other thning that can't be named
On the post: The End Result Of Superinjunctions: The Count The 'Can't Be Nameds' Game
Re: Other thning that can't be named
On the post: The End Result Of Superinjunctions: The Count The 'Can't Be Nameds' Game
Other thning that can't be named
On the post: European Politicians Look To Ban WiFi In School... For The Children
About, oh..., couple of hundred years ago Jerome K. Jerome wrote:
"And they didn’t give me pills; they gave me clumps on the side of the head. And, strange as it may appear, those clumps on the head often cured me – for the time being. I have known one clump on the head have more effect upon my liver, and make me feel more anxious to go straight away then and there, and do what was wanted to be done, without further loss of time, than a whole box of pills does now."
On the post: Politician Grandstanding About Police Checkpoint App Results In Doubling Of Sales
There's an old joke:
A robber stops a man and says:
- Give me your money!
- How dare you?! I'm a United States Senator!
- In that case, give me my money!
On the post: Politician Grandstanding About Police Checkpoint App Results In Doubling Of Sales
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On the post: Kevin Spacey Threatens Musician For Offering Album Called 'Kevinspacey'
Name change
On the post: TSA Frisks A Baby; Says The Stroller Set Off 'Explosives' Alarm
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On the post: TSA Frisks A Baby; Says The Stroller Set Off 'Explosives' Alarm
Lewis Black: "Hiding a weapon in the stroller is the dumbest thing! I mean, how long would it take an infant to find it? "Look mommy. What's this?" Bang!"
On the post: Patent Hawk's Wings Clipped; Editable Toolbar Patent Is Invalid
Re: Wow.....
On the post: Origami Creators Sue Artist For Copyright Infringement Concerning Crease Patterns
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On the post: Rick Reilly's Advice To Journalism Students: Please Don't Compete With Me And Undercut My Salary
Idea - pricess. For everything else there's MasterCard
ATTENTION ALL TECHDIRT REGULARS:
Can we get a Kistarter project going to pay Mike Masnick a lap dance? :))))
On the post: School Allowed To Punish Student For Calling Officials 'Douchebags' On Her Blog
SCHOOL IS RIGHT!
On the post: Oddest Copyright Lawsuit Ever: Oprah Sued For... Um... You Have To Read It Yourself
Re: Re: WTF?
On the post: Oddest Copyright Lawsuit Ever: Oprah Sued For... Um... You Have To Read It Yourself
WTF?
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