Considering that comics dealers are leaving in droves, SDCC should probably just change to Celebrity Con, or maybe Cosplaying Con (assuming they can get a harassment policy together that would stop them from leaving in droves.)
On Rantic's site, there are several suspect signs, including the facts that its contact form is "down due to high mail volume," links to its social media accounts go nowhere, and its founder and CEO is named Brad Cockingham.
Next we'll find out this was organized on /b/. Wheels within wheels...
As Mike has pointed out, Australia is planning to tackle online copyright infringement by implementing what amounts to a Hollywood "wishlist" of measures. Maybe the government there should start paying attention to the evidence of what works and what doesn't, rather than accepting the copyright maximalist dogma without question.
NBC, which has been pushing the Premier League in the States ought to be pissed. (In the American sense. The Premier League is apparently pissed in the British sense.)
Brown stole the cigarillos in the technical sense. He left money on the counter but didn't present ID; something reporters missed by relying on the cherry picked video stills presented in a FPD press release.
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Re: 'Just ignore the camera at the window, they probably won't look at the pictures later.'
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2600?
What's the frequency, Walter?
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Re: The confusion of design patents
No.
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C.F. Small towns with MRAPs.
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Re: Cost Effective?
On the post: San Diego Comic-Con Fighting With Salt Lake City Comic Con Over Trademark
What Con?
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Next we'll find out this was organized on /b/. Wheels within wheels...
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Indeed. OSX has offered whole disk encryption since Panther.
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Re: Reminds me of an author I had a run-in with
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On the post: Yet More Evidence That Offering Good Legal Alternatives Reduces Music Piracy
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Sheesh.
On the post: Yet More Evidence That Offering Good Legal Alternatives Reduces Music Piracy
Sure
Is Mike going to start paying them to care?
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Nice timing
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On the post: Real Reporting Is About Revealing Truth; Not Granting 'Equal Weight' To Bogus Arguments
Larger problem
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