Christopher Weigel (profile), 11 May 2010 @ 12:32pm
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Actually, it's bad that they are "using" this law both in direct cross-purposes to it's stated purpose, and to sabotage rights that we as consumers are entitled to within the SAME LAW.
Christopher Weigel (profile), 5 May 2010 @ 10:10am
Re: Congressional statutes take precedence over executive agreements
The point is that it hands opponents to such an amendment (such as, I suspect, yourself) another argument to throw out there.
When it's as difficult as it currently is to have a rational discussion on copyright, someone shouting "buh, buh... we have a treaty obligation" can very well kill the entire debate.
Which is why it prevents Congress from changing the law. It makes it an even more uphill battle to get a reasonable copyright standard.
Christopher Weigel (profile), 4 May 2010 @ 11:31am
Re: Terorrist?
Simply because there's not a stated ideological goal doesn't mean there isn't one. In all probability there is one, we're simply unaware of it for the moment.
Christopher Weigel (profile), 3 May 2010 @ 12:41pm
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If you seriously believe that the only rights you can expect are those you can "personally enforce", then you're completely missing the concept of justice.
After all, that's basically the same thing as saying I can rape a girl and kill her so long as I have the strength to do so.
Christopher Weigel (profile), 30 Apr 2010 @ 11:24pm
Re: I don't understand your assumption...
Wait... Apple "fought the labels"? Bullshit.
Apple only reduced their DRM scheme when they ran into competition.
So much for any respect for anything else you said. Especially since your analogy is COMPLETELY WRONG.
You close a bar because you only have one, and want to provide a good customer experience. There's no scarcity online, there was no reason to shut it down. Certainly not to "remodel".
Further, just because you're an asshole to a "gnat on the ass", doesn't mean you're not an asshole.
Christopher Weigel (profile), 26 Apr 2010 @ 11:05am
Re: Re: Re: All OK, except "ip spoofing"
Or for... Sending copyrighted information, so long as you're not overly concerned with confirming the connection. Downloading, not so much, but it wouldn't be hard to mess with a tracker by jumping the "host" IP around.
In other words, simply because you can't conceive of a way doesn't mean there isn't one.
Christopher Weigel (profile), 21 Apr 2010 @ 11:25am
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Uhm... breaking records is still breaking records. Last I checked, most sprinters don't complain that they "barely" came in first.
And maybe we could blame the fact they're "barely" breaking records on... hmm, higher ticket prices (driving consumers away), higher production costs (yay special effects!), etc.
Or we can say "it must be pirates, because that's the big thing we don't control! Obviously, our business model can't possibly be improved upon..."
Christopher Weigel (profile), 21 Apr 2010 @ 10:58am
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Because somewhere buried in the arse-end of hell is a survey of about 7 people.
In all seriousness, assumptions can (and are) manipulated to produce whatever numbers they're looking for. But technically they're not lying, just (intentionally) wretched failures at the scientific method.
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One of the points that this blog exists to make. And has been making since well before that book was published, I believe.
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Re: The point of copyright law?
Promote the progress of science, the useful arts, etc.
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Re: Congressional statutes take precedence over executive agreements
When it's as difficult as it currently is to have a rational discussion on copyright, someone shouting "buh, buh... we have a treaty obligation" can very well kill the entire debate.
Which is why it prevents Congress from changing the law. It makes it an even more uphill battle to get a reasonable copyright standard.
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Re: Terorrist?
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After all, that's basically the same thing as saying I can rape a girl and kill her so long as I have the strength to do so.
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Search engines are helpful to customers, draconian assholes are not.
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Re: I don't understand your assumption...
Apple only reduced their DRM scheme when they ran into competition.
So much for any respect for anything else you said. Especially since your analogy is COMPLETELY WRONG.
You close a bar because you only have one, and want to provide a good customer experience. There's no scarcity online, there was no reason to shut it down. Certainly not to "remodel".
Further, just because you're an asshole to a "gnat on the ass", doesn't mean you're not an asshole.
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In other words, simply because you can't conceive of a way doesn't mean there isn't one.
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And maybe we could blame the fact they're "barely" breaking records on... hmm, higher ticket prices (driving consumers away), higher production costs (yay special effects!), etc.
Or we can say "it must be pirates, because that's the big thing we don't control! Obviously, our business model can't possibly be improved upon..."
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In all seriousness, assumptions can (and are) manipulated to produce whatever numbers they're looking for. But technically they're not lying, just (intentionally) wretched failures at the scientific method.
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