wants the Amazon monopoly to remove (i.e., burn, as the Nazis used to do) books.
Several things:
I’m not going to take seriously an argumentum ad Nazium from the same person who unironically used the term “lügenpresse”.
Unless Hillary Clinton was in government at the time (actually, even if Hillary Clinton was in government at the time), using one’s position of power to ask a large company like Amazon to remove content—while vile—is not remotely in the same league as burning a book. If Amazon removes a book from sale, it is still accessible through alternative channels. If a book is burned, it’s gone forever.
In a city like NYC, you'll always find competition for Pizza. Do you want the best PIzza? Maybe go to Grimaldi's, DiFara's or (my personal favorite) Lucali. Do you want the cheapest pizza? Go to any 99¢ pizza shop. Do you want the original pizza place? Go to Lombardi's. Do you want shitty pizza? Go to any of the "Ray's Pizza" places (if they're still around).
The ISP's however, are like Pizza in many parts of rural and suburban US: It's Domino's and that's what you're stuck with. NYC Pizza is like ISPs in Spain.
I would say that's a better Pizza analogy, don't you Karl?
I'll just repeat what I said in the Elizabeth Warren thread about being against politicians using antitrust as a weapon for punishing speech:
Principles matter, even if you far more prefer the offending entity than the defending one.
I said this when my politics were far more aligned with the punitive politician (Elizabeth Warren), and it still stands with politicians I don't like (Jeff Duncan, Ted Cruz, and Mike Lee).
Antitrust is a good tool to have, but using it in a petty way is a sure way to lose the argument.
Ironically, knowing Ginsburg's views on copyright, had she been alive to make a decision here, the decision would have been a 6-3 one rather than a 6-2 one.
Considering that restless used the word "Lügenpresse", which was explicitly the Nazi's equivalent of "Fake News" (literally "Lying Press"), that says everything we need to know about him.
PlutoTV is great at Live TV events, and you don't fucking need cable or satellite for it. There are also free live streaming apps on Roku, last I checked. For sports fans, I believe they now have more options such as ESPN+ and other apps.
This narcissistically expedient attitude of Donald Trump should be so lucky he didn't repeal §230 when he was prez. I guess it's "§230 for me but not for thee", eh?
Hence, Poe's Law and why Sidney Powell and Alex Jones believe "Nobody reasonable could believe what I was saying!" is an affirmative defense against defamation.
Ah. I see. I think that should've been clarified in the original comment, but seeing as TechDirt comments are uneditable, I won't fault you for it at all.
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Re: Confused
Several things:
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Re:
When you consider who owns these representatives, with some exceptions (such as Ron Wyden and Bernie Sanders), it makes perfect sense.
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Failing Pizza analogy.
In a city like NYC, you'll always find competition for Pizza. Do you want the best PIzza? Maybe go to Grimaldi's, DiFara's or (my personal favorite) Lucali. Do you want the cheapest pizza? Go to any 99¢ pizza shop. Do you want the original pizza place? Go to Lombardi's. Do you want shitty pizza? Go to any of the "Ray's Pizza" places (if they're still around).
The ISP's however, are like Pizza in many parts of rural and suburban US: It's Domino's and that's what you're stuck with. NYC Pizza is like ISPs in Spain.
I would say that's a better Pizza analogy, don't you Karl?
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Re: Re:
However, in C and C++, you have to declare pointers. In Java everything is a pointer.
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Re: Guess it's the lawyers who get the most of the money...
Since I am not the Great Cornholio, I do not need you for my bunghole.
Go away.
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Re: punitive antitrust
I'll just repeat what I said in the Elizabeth Warren thread about being against politicians using antitrust as a weapon for punishing speech:
I said this when my politics were far more aligned with the punitive politician (Elizabeth Warren), and it still stands with politicians I don't like (Jeff Duncan, Ted Cruz, and Mike Lee).
Antitrust is a good tool to have, but using it in a petty way is a sure way to lose the argument.
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Re: Re: Re:
I voted "LOL" and thought the AC was kidding.
I guess my problem is that I have too much faith in humanity; I believe for that alone That Anonymous Coward now views me with contempt.
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We should be so fortunate…
We should be so lucky that the 8 other justices are not as batshit insane as Clarence Thomas (at least when it comes to 1st Amendment jurisprudence).
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Re: Re: "Ah, victory"
Ironically, knowing Ginsburg's views on copyright, had she been alive to make a decision here, the decision would have been a 6-3 one rather than a 6-2 one.
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Re:
You're right. © didn't expire again out of the goodness of the ©-maximalists' hearts; it was because they knew they wouldn't win on that front.
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Re: The "bad things happen when © expires" story
Mike Masnick concluded his post with this:
And © has been expiring in the US since 2019, so that's something for which we should all be extremely grateful. The terms are far too long and © is in an "opt-out" instead of a far freer "opt-in" one, sure (among other problems), but at least there are new works entering the public domain!
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Considering that restless used the word "Lügenpresse", which was explicitly the Nazi's equivalent of "Fake News" (literally "Lying Press"), that says everything we need to know about him.
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Re: Re: why does live TV still exist?
PlutoTV is great at Live TV events, and you don't fucking need cable or satellite for it. There are also free live streaming apps on Roku, last I checked. For sports fans, I believe they now have more options such as ESPN+ and other apps.
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Re:
We'll have to have courage in Washington DC, and from what I hear, it's in shorter supply than the helium reserves.
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The hypocrisy is delicious.
This narcissistically expedient attitude of Donald Trump should be so lucky he didn't repeal §230 when he was prez. I guess it's "§230 for me but not for thee", eh?
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Re: Re: Re: What Parler should have said:
Hence, Poe's Law and why Sidney Powell and Alex Jones believe "Nobody reasonable could believe what I was saying!" is an affirmative defense against defamation.
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Re: Re: Re:
Ah. I see. I think that should've been clarified in the original comment, but seeing as TechDirt comments are uneditable, I won't fault you for it at all.
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Re: Letting Parler off tooo easily?
That's a good question to which I want to know the answer as well.
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All I have to say is…
SATAN?
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Re:
I think you're conflating Sen. from Missouri Josh Hawley (R) with Sen. from Virginia Mark Warner (D).
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