@Mike: We need some new CwF+RtB offerings. My Techdirt Crystal Ball Expires in 83 days! I guess I could just renew that, but we want "Looooooots of T-Shirts". :)
"So, with the Techdirt Crystal ball, we give you a chance to see the headlines of some of the posts we're working on, and some indication of when they might get published. And, once a story is published, you'll be able to see it up to 60 minutes before anyone else can."
Re: (was the material in question actually found to be defamatory in a court of law?)
As far as I can tell he only sued Google (in re: Blogspot), Wikipedia, openpolitics.ca (a political forum set up by a "Green Party activist"), and a few other websites. The actual users posting the "objectionable" content are listed as "six anonymous defendants" implying that they were indeed a party to the suit, but it is possible that jurisdictional issues at play here may have precluded an actual verdict on the actual libel claims.
From one of the linked articles: (http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20081028/0054072663.shtml)
"It's somewhat interesting to try to follow the trail of what the actual libel is -- as many of the lawsuits for libel are focused on stories about (you guessed it) him filing for libel lawsuits (which certainly appears to be true, rather than libelous). With at least some of those lawsuits, the Canadian Supreme Court tossed them out, though over jurisdiction issues, rather than on the merits of the case."
Personally, I think Wayne Crookes is a moron that should rot in jail for abusing the legal system. Come on Wayne, I'm not anonymous, want to try to sue me for my opinion?
Re: Sounds like SE uses it as a way to hold the money
"It would make sense that this way Sound exchange holds onto the money while it is resolved."
I don't think anybody is complaining about Sound Exchange holding onto the money while it is straightened out, just pointing out that an indie musician is probably not wealthy and that having (or not having) funds can make a pretty big difference (like being able to pay rent and put food on the table).
It is also worth noting that this is not the first time this as happened; it seems to me that Sound Exchange could just look at their records from the last incident, and say "Whoops, how did that happen, here you go." and then this whole thing would be a non issue.
"The Internet is a global [interactive] communications network"
FTFY
The key word here is obviously interactive. Traditional television (including cable) is a broadcast medium, they transmit we receive, the end. The internet however is inherently interactive, we can have a discussion (e.g. email, instant messaging, or the comments on a blog), we can respond in kind to a broadcast (e.g. video responses on YouTube), or hundreds of other ways to communicate. Some broadcast companies are attempting to bridge the gap, but the majority seem to want to go back to the way things were (they talk we listen, the end).
This problem is that in life you can not go back, only forwards, you can make decisions to try to shape your future, but you can't roll back the clock. This I believe is the key element of "information wants to be free" that many (most?) people fail to grasp. It is not about price, or value at all; it is about the idea that you cant put the genie back in the bottle, you can not reverse the entropy of a closed system. Thus information (& ideas) always flow in the direction of least restriction (like current following the path of least resistance).
"Moments after he is confirmed by Congress, while waiting in a tunnel beneath the building to come up after the vote, a Japanese airline pilot deliberately crashes his 747 into the Capitol during the joint session of Congress, killing most of the people inside, decapitating the U.S. government and elevating Ryan to the Presidency."
NOTE: I do not & will not advocate murder on any level.
However the idea of completely cleaning out the current government (with the possibility of a few exceptions), and starting over with people that don't really want the job but are willing to do it because it needs to be done and done right, well that is a powerfully tempting notion.
@AC01
So it's just "the freetardian types" saying that S. 968: "Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011" (AKA: PROTECT IP) is an Internet censorship bill? Well there are dozens of law professors that agree with me and that it's unconstitutional to boot. Here LMGTFY.
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@Mike: We need some new CwF+RtB offerings. My Techdirt Crystal Ball Expires in 83 days! I guess I could just renew that, but we want "Looooooots of T-Shirts". :)
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Re: Why are freetards against helping law enforcement? :-)
FTFY
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Re: You were right until wonder how this can be used to dodge copyright:
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Re: (was the material in question actually found to be defamatory in a court of law?)
From one of the linked articles: (http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20081028/0054072663.shtml) Personally, I think Wayne Crookes is a moron that should rot in jail for abusing the legal system.
Come on Wayne, I'm not anonymous, want to try to sue me for my opinion?
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Wow...
NO
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Thank you Ma'am
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Re: Sounds like SE uses it as a way to hold the money
I don't think anybody is complaining about Sound Exchange holding onto the money while it is straightened out, just pointing out that an indie musician is probably not wealthy and that having (or not having) funds can make a pretty big difference (like being able to pay rent and put food on the table).
It is also worth noting that this is not the first time this as happened; it seems to me that Sound Exchange could just look at their records from the last incident, and say "Whoops, how did that happen, here you go." and then this whole thing would be a non issue.
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FTFY
The key word here is obviously interactive. Traditional television (including cable) is a broadcast medium, they transmit we receive, the end. The internet however is inherently interactive, we can have a discussion (e.g. email, instant messaging, or the comments on a blog), we can respond in kind to a broadcast (e.g. video responses on YouTube), or hundreds of other ways to communicate. Some broadcast companies are attempting to bridge the gap, but the majority seem to want to go back to the way things were (they talk we listen, the end).
This problem is that in life you can not go back, only forwards, you can make decisions to try to shape your future, but you can't roll back the clock. This I believe is the key element of "information wants to be free" that many (most?) people fail to grasp. It is not about price, or value at all; it is about the idea that you cant put the genie back in the bottle, you can not reverse the entropy of a closed system. Thus information (& ideas) always flow in the direction of least restriction (like current following the path of least resistance).
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Re: Ignorance of the law
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However the idea of completely cleaning out the current government (with the possibility of a few exceptions), and starting over with people that don't really want the job but are willing to do it because it needs to be done and done right, well that is a powerfully tempting notion.
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I cant believe nobody posted this,
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W00t, I'm a freetard now!
So it's just "the freetardian types" saying that S. 968: "Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011" (AKA: PROTECT IP) is an Internet censorship bill? Well there are dozens of law professors that agree with me and that it's unconstitutional to boot. Here LMGTFY.
@AC02
Why none. Thank You for asking. ;)
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