. {FBI Agent} "....let's see, I remember there was a thing that I remember happened sometime before March 15th. Yeah, let's investigate that.....You remember that, Glen, right?..."
I think where some of the narrative gets lost is the fact that she posted "gory" crime scene photos.
The shield law protects journalists, specifically as you cited, from correspondence, pictures, etc.
"...in the course of gathering information for public dissemination."
I think specific part is key. Under "normal" circumstances, would any paper post pictures of a shot up, bloody body???
And, at what point in the investigation did she receive these? Was it some cop that really shouldn't have taken those photos? i.e. Not a "CSI" tech??? Like, did he take them with his phone because he thought it would be a hoot?
Sure, I'll be happy to sign any sort of crap NDA you got. Once the refund check clears, I'll have my friend(s) post all the crap they did, or just shitpost under a different name. Geez, how stupid can SDC be???
It's obvious from what Tim has reported here that In 'N Out is abiding by the local law vis a vis "using" their trademark as the current law is laid out.
It appears that, at the very least, the Kiwis should change the trademark law to require a physical presence, and perhaps add a piece of language that requires they demonstrate they are an actual, ongoing business in the area.
I'm sure they have similar laws to those in US cities that require a food inspection be done periodically. That would require someone from the local gubmint to physically verify they are really selling burgers (as well as complying with local food control laws).
Your comment that "No one in their right minds thinks everything that exists can be owned or controlled" is, in your own words "saying crazy things"
The ENTIRE quote that Tim printed was "The overall effect this has is to cause far too many people to believe that everything that exists can be owned and controlled."
I agree with Tim's assertion. By your statement, Tim would only have to find ONE person who believes that everything can be owned or controlled. That is far easier to prove than your claim that no one believes that.
Tim didn't make any claims about specific numbers, so there is nothing inherently wrong with saying that the continuous bullshit going on within the trademark infringement arena is causing more people to hold an opinion.
Nice knee-jerk reaction, though. Good to know THAT'S all it takes to trigger you
"Masnick's Impossibility Theorem is that it is literally impossible to do content moderation at scale well."
WARNING: The following thought is purely one of sarcasm, based on the notion that not only do I wholeheartedly agree with Mr. Masnick's theorem, but I also want to poke fun at the ridiculousness of oppressive regimes, such as Iran and North Korea, who completely take the internet (and most, if not all, forms of free speech) away from its citizenry. Obviously this must be spelled out overtly, lest someone misconstrue that it was, indeed, sarcasm and not an endorsement of said oppressive regimes. We apologize for any misunderstanding.....
<sarcasm>
I believe Iran and North Korea have done a STUNNINGLY good job at it......
I'm right there with you. The FIRST thing I do is root my phone and write my own damn software.
Like many in this post, I refuse to have anything to do with Apple, but from a purely developer standpoint.
That said, if Verizon decides to brick my Galaxy S8 because I rooted it, that would be on ME, not Verizon. Yes, I'd be pissed, but, hey I took the chance when I rooted my phone.
And yes, I can buy another phone, and yes, I can buy third party, but I have to outlay that money for the new phone because I violated the rules.
From Verizon's own website (I know, this story is about Apple, but that means I'd have to sully my hands going to Apple's website...)
"..We further reserve the right to take measures to protect our network and other users from harm, compromised capacity or degradation in performance. These measures may impact your service, and we reserve the right to deny, modify or terminate service, with or without notice, to anyone we believe is using Data Plans or Features in a manner that adversely impacts our network. We may monitor your compliance, or the compliance of other subscribers, with these terms and conditions, but we will not monitor the content of your communications except as otherwise expressly permitted or required by law"
On the post: Patent Troll Runs To Court To Whine About Mean People Online, Insists They Must All Secretly Be From Company It's Suing
Fixed that for you....
"No matter how terrible a person you are, and no matter what bad decisions you've made in life that lead you to become a lawyer."
The sentence should just end right there......
On the post: Congress Let Spy Powers Expire Last Month, Which Is Having Almost No Effect On Current Spying
Law left in place...
. {FBI Agent} "....let's see, I remember there was a thing that I remember happened sometime before March 15th. Yeah, let's investigate that.....You remember that, Glen, right?..."
On the post: Cable Sector Likely To Freak Out At New Service That Streamlines Streaming TV Password Sharing
Hulu already broke it....
If you use Hulu, they are able to check your device's physical location, and will block you if you are outside your zip code.
Got bit by that one already.....sigh.....
On the post: AI Company Has Access To Pretty Much Every Piece Of Surveillance Tech The State Of Utah Owns
I'll be impressed when....
Banjo can detect Coronovirus (of course, without telling Utah the person that has it.....) :)
On the post: AI Company Has Access To Pretty Much Every Piece Of Surveillance Tech The State Of Utah Owns
And let us not forget.....
The big ass data center the NSA is building in Utah to conveniently store all that data......
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_Data_Center
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Re: Read it again
I think this is what my original point was in my comment. I think Koby stated it better than I.
On the post: NYPD Lied About National Security During An Attempt To Obtain A Journalist's Records From Twitter
Gotta disagree with Tim on this one
I think where some of the narrative gets lost is the fact that she posted "gory" crime scene photos.
The shield law protects journalists, specifically as you cited, from correspondence, pictures, etc.
"...in the course of gathering information for public dissemination."
I think specific part is key. Under "normal" circumstances, would any paper post pictures of a shot up, bloody body???
And, at what point in the investigation did she receive these? Was it some cop that really shouldn't have taken those photos? i.e. Not a "CSI" tech??? Like, did he take them with his phone because he thought it would be a hoot?
Is that what the NYPD is trying to determine??
On the post: SmileDirectClub Is Trying To Silence Criticism By Tying Refunds To Non-Disparagement Agreements
How is this even remotely effective
Sure, I'll be happy to sign any sort of crap NDA you got. Once the refund check clears, I'll have my friend(s) post all the crap they did, or just shitpost under a different name. Geez, how stupid can SDC be???
On the post: YouTube Streamer Hit With Demonetization Over Copyright Claims To Numbers '36' And '50'
Today is the 24th......
....uh, and Ima claim copyright on "24", so, uh, pay me!!!
(smh)
On the post: In 'N Out Burger Continues Its Bullshit Pop-Up Technique To Keep Trademarks It Isn't Actually Using
Change the local laws
It's obvious from what Tim has reported here that In 'N Out is abiding by the local law vis a vis "using" their trademark as the current law is laid out.
It appears that, at the very least, the Kiwis should change the trademark law to require a physical presence, and perhaps add a piece of language that requires they demonstrate they are an actual, ongoing business in the area.
I'm sure they have similar laws to those in US cities that require a food inspection be done periodically. That would require someone from the local gubmint to physically verify they are really selling burgers (as well as complying with local food control laws).
On the post: In 'N Out Burger Continues Its Bullshit Pop-Up Technique To Keep Trademarks It Isn't Actually Using
Re: Flying Fast Food
Maybe we could get Chic-Fil-A to fill in on those Sundays, yeah?
On the post: Why Is The NYC MTA Going After A Random Artist Who Created A Different Subway Map For Infringement?
Where is MTA's Notice of Copyright
Although not officially needed, if the MTA has a Notice of Copyright, then ok, whine about an obviously better map.
What? The MTA doesn't actually possess a Notice of Copyright? Hmmmmmm.
So, what they're actually suing him over is that people think the MTA map sucks.
On the post: Carve It All Up: Compumark Report Shows Trademark Registrations, Claims Of Infringement Both Rising Fast
Re: Dial it back there, Skippy
Your comment that "No one in their right minds thinks everything that exists can be owned or controlled" is, in your own words "saying crazy things"
The ENTIRE quote that Tim printed was "The overall effect this has is to cause far too many people to believe that everything that exists can be owned and controlled."
I agree with Tim's assertion. By your statement, Tim would only have to find ONE person who believes that everything can be owned or controlled. That is far easier to prove than your claim that no one believes that.
Tim didn't make any claims about specific numbers, so there is nothing inherently wrong with saying that the continuous bullshit going on within the trademark infringement arena is causing more people to hold an opinion.
Nice knee-jerk reaction, though. Good to know THAT'S all it takes to trigger you
On the post: Judge Says Chicago PD Must Release Nearly 50 Years Of Misconduct Files Before The End Of This Year
I doubt we'll ever see them
Knowing what we do about the Chicago PD, there will be an unending stream of lawsuits to block the release.
I highly doubt that all of those misconduct files will ever see the light of day.
"Oh, crap. The warehouse they were stored in burned down suddenly. What? No, that's not my gas can.....huh?"
On the post: Chrome's Move To Stomp Out Third Party Cookies? Good For Privacy, Good For Google's Ad Business... Or Both?
Re: Re:
" then NO mainstream media site will allow you entrance."
Ok, that would bad, exactly WHY????
On the post: Content Moderation At Scale Is Impossible: YouTube Says That Frank Capra's US Government WWII Propaganda Violates Community Guidelines
Back of the napkin math...
Still waiting for AI to take over content moderation. At scale.
{shudders}
On the post: Daily Deal: The Complete Raspberry Pi Course Bundle
This is a great deal
As a developer, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this deal!!!!
Thanks, TechDirt. I bought a Raspberry PI some time ago, intending to "learn how program it" -- sometime....
This is the kind of project I needed to get me started.
On the post: Content Moderation At Scale Is Impossible: YouTube Says That Frank Capra's US Government WWII Propaganda Violates Community Guidelines
My bad
Fair point, I shall state another way....
"Masnick's Impossibility Theorem is that it is literally impossible to do content moderation at scale well."
WARNING: The following thought is purely one of sarcasm, based on the notion that not only do I wholeheartedly agree with Mr. Masnick's theorem, but I also want to poke fun at the ridiculousness of oppressive regimes, such as Iran and North Korea, who completely take the internet (and most, if not all, forms of free speech) away from its citizenry. Obviously this must be spelled out overtly, lest someone misconstrue that it was, indeed, sarcasm and not an endorsement of said oppressive regimes. We apologize for any misunderstanding.....
<sarcasm>
I believe Iran and North Korea have done a STUNNINGLY good job at it......
</sarcasm>
On the post: Content Moderation At Scale Is Impossible: YouTube Says That Frank Capra's US Government WWII Propaganda Violates Community Guidelines
Mike's impossibility theorem
"Masnick's Impossibility Theorem is that it is literally impossible to do content moderation at scale well."
I believe Iran and North Korea have done a STUNNINGLY good job at it......
On the post: Disappointing: Apple The Latest To Abuse DMCA 1201 To Try To Stifle Competition, Security Research, Jailbreaking And More
For a technologically savvy company
I'm right there with you. The FIRST thing I do is root my phone and write my own damn software.
Like many in this post, I refuse to have anything to do with Apple, but from a purely developer standpoint.
That said, if Verizon decides to brick my Galaxy S8 because I rooted it, that would be on ME, not Verizon. Yes, I'd be pissed, but, hey I took the chance when I rooted my phone.
And yes, I can buy another phone, and yes, I can buy third party, but I have to outlay that money for the new phone because I violated the rules.
From Verizon's own website (I know, this story is about Apple, but that means I'd have to sully my hands going to Apple's website...)
"..We further reserve the right to take measures to protect our network and other users from harm, compromised capacity or degradation in performance. These measures may impact your service, and we reserve the right to deny, modify or terminate service, with or without notice, to anyone we believe is using Data Plans or Features in a manner that adversely impacts our network. We may monitor your compliance, or the compliance of other subscribers, with these terms and conditions, but we will not monitor the content of your communications except as otherwise expressly permitted or required by law"
https://www.verizonwireless.com/support/important-plan-information/
Fair point. I should have said "read the TOC" and sign the contract. :)
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