some commentators have suggested that immunity provisions like §230 could potentially violate the First Amendment to the extent those provisions pre-empt state laws that protect speech from private censorship
If I'm not Mistaken, §230 was the only section of the CDA to survive Reno v. ACLU, and the ruling was unanimous, meaning that Thomas agreed that it was constitutional. Does this mean that Thomas regrets his decision 25 years ago, or is he playing a more cynical game?
I choose not to subscribe because I'm not a baseball fan, but that's what makes Streaming better than cable: I can decide the services and content I want and not some cable company.
Interestingly, so do I. I think the USPS is in the right, because I do think there would definitely be people who think that the shoes are sponsored by the Post Office, which is definitely Trademark violation.
This is the point where I'm glad that Canada has closed its borders to all non-essential traffic from the US, and I hope that closure becomes permanent. Keep this garbage on your own side of the line.
Too bad for you, because copyright is actually expiring down here, and Canada is legally required to have their own Sonny Bono act that would retroactively extend copyright by 20 years. Michael Geist breaks it down here.
BTW, it's totally fair to blame the US on this. I would too if I were in your shoes.
Interesting that Ron Wyden was part of the signatories. While I don't question his motives or intentions (he's perhaps the only senator with any tech literacy), I'm still eagerly curious as to why he'd sign the letter. Like I said, I do believe he has good intentions and he's blocked much legislation we found troubling and helped pass and introduced much legislation we've found awesome, so what's his motivation here? Could it be that there's a lot of nuance in his position?
Apple switching to intel was the final impetus for me to decide to actually get one, because that meant I could install Windows on it should I regret my decision. Now, under bumblefuck Tim Cook, they abandoned that smart decision (which is what Tim Cook routinely does) and goes even further to lock down macOS.
God, I hate Tim Cook. Steve Jobs had problems but he seemed to know what he was doing in a way that Tim Cook never did.
Both are possible, but not without voiding the warranty. Are you saying that Apple should be forced to repair devices under warranty that have broken the terms of that warranty?
the real ticking time-bomb in the DMCA is Section 1201, the "anti-circumvention" rule, which makes it a felony (punishing by a 5-year prison sentence and a $500k fine) to help people tamper with "access controls" that restrict copyrighted works. This rule means that if a company designs its products so that you have to remove DRM to use them in legal ways, those uses become felonies. DMCA 1201 is how Apple and John Deere make it a felony for anyone except them to fix their products. They just design their devices so that after the repair is complete, you need an unlock code to get the system to recognize new parts. Bypassing the unlock code defeats an "access control" and is thus a literal crime.
So DMCA 1201 (or rather, the Corporations that benefit therefrom) is why we can't have nice things.
Try to install…an OS…that Apple doesn't approve of
Until Apple foolishly switched from Intel to ARM, I could boot Windows and Linux on my Mac.
Or…a replacement for a broken fingerprint sensor, a home button, or anything else for that matter.
Oh wait, you were talking about iOS devices, because I could plug in USB devices to do all that on my Mac.
Apple owns Apple products. You the consumer just lease Apple products for a one time fee under a permanent data collection and resell agreement.
Macintosh Computers are still general purpose computers for now…I mean, I still am able to install apps on Big Sur (a.k.a. OS 11) without the approval of Apple, but oh fuck, it's because I had an intel Mac! Goddammit, the day I feared has come about…Tim Cook has completely ruined Apple…
Howard Dean seems hell-bent on throwing away every single bit of goodwill he earned as both a presidential candidate and a chairman of the DNC. He's arguably worse than Chris Dodd in this aspect.
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Thomas on §230 violating the First Amendment
If I'm not Mistaken, §230 was the only section of the CDA to survive Reno v. ACLU, and the ruling was unanimous, meaning that Thomas agreed that it was constitutional. Does this mean that Thomas regrets his decision 25 years ago, or is he playing a more cynical game?
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I have a TV but I also have Roku access, and the MLB even has their own streaming service.
I choose not to subscribe because I'm not a baseball fan, but that's what makes Streaming better than cable: I can decide the services and content I want and not some cable company.
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In other words, what they're doing with this legislation is feeding steak, jerky, and burgers to their base.
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A.K.A. The slogans of the RIAA and the MPA.
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Interestingly, so do I. I think the USPS is in the right, because I do think there would definitely be people who think that the shoes are sponsored by the Post Office, which is definitely Trademark violation.
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Re: No good cop?
No good currently elected republican you mean. I still hold Chris Cox (R - Orange County, CA) in high regard for his work on Section 230.
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Re: Either / Or
I'm guessing the latter.
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Re: Re: dead copyright walking
Too bad for you, because copyright is actually expiring down here, and Canada is legally required to have their own Sonny Bono act that would retroactively extend copyright by 20 years. Michael Geist breaks it down here.
BTW, it's totally fair to blame the US on this. I would too if I were in your shoes.
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Ron Wyden
Interesting that Ron Wyden was part of the signatories. While I don't question his motives or intentions (he's perhaps the only senator with any tech literacy), I'm still eagerly curious as to why he'd sign the letter. Like I said, I do believe he has good intentions and he's blocked much legislation we found troubling and helped pass and introduced much legislation we've found awesome, so what's his motivation here? Could it be that there's a lot of nuance in his position?
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We know, we do this all the time. And we're not so much feeding the trolls as giving them a good beatdown.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: The Other Foot
How the fuck are we doing that? By troll-voting your comment such that people have to click an extra fucking time to see your stupid comment?
If you think that's censorship, you really live the most privileged life.
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Apple and Intel
Apple switching to intel was the final impetus for me to decide to actually get one, because that meant I could install Windows on it should I regret my decision. Now, under bumblefuck Tim Cook, they abandoned that smart decision (which is what Tim Cook routinely does) and goes even further to lock down macOS.
God, I hate Tim Cook. Steve Jobs had problems but he seemed to know what he was doing in a way that Tim Cook never did.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Wow.
Derp.
should be
My bad.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Wow.
It's not just a voided warranty, it's a violation of the DMCA 512. I'll let [Cory Doctorow explain it] (https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1320006620839989248.html):
So DMCA 1201 (or rather, the Corporations that benefit therefrom) is why we can't have nice things.
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redundancy
but you repeat yourself…
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Wow.
Update: This comment puts me at ease, though:
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Re: Re: Re: Wow.
Until Apple foolishly switched from Intel to ARM, I could boot Windows and Linux on my Mac.
Oh wait, you were talking about iOS devices, because I could plug in USB devices to do all that on my Mac.
Macintosh Computers are still general purpose computers for now…I mean, I still am able to install apps on Big Sur (a.k.a. OS 11) without the approval of Apple, but oh fuck, it's because I had an intel Mac! Goddammit, the day I feared has come about…Tim Cook has completely ruined Apple…
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Howard Dean
Howard Dean seems hell-bent on throwing away every single bit of goodwill he earned as both a presidential candidate and a chairman of the DNC. He's arguably worse than Chris Dodd in this aspect.
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Re: All due to lack of penalty
Considering who pays the congresscritters, I don't think that's a problem that will be fixed anytime soon.
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MOAR social networks
Spacehey
Tiktok
Snapchat
That's just off the top of my head.
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