Streaming sites made that whole system too difficult
I think the rise of streaming websites is what really killed this. Imagine the discussion with the MAFIAA and the consumer...
MAFIAA: You have been caught watching our product, when your not supposed to.
J. Q. Public: But I only watched it on this website.
MAFIAA: That website is not an authorized provider.
J. Q. Public: Ok, how do I tell a website that is authorized by you, so I can stay honest.
MAFIAA: Um well, there isn't really a good way. It's a lot like porn. You know it when you see it.
Can you imagine how the whole 'purposeful infringement' thing would be thrown on it's ear? That is a precedent can of worms that no one in the MAFIAA wants opened. They will have to regroup now.
Comey didn't do that. The e-mails did. Where Hillary chose to store them did. Her staff choosing to screen/destroy did. Her [in hindsight] bad policy decisions did. Don't blame the whistle blower. She could have come out of this squeaky clean if she would have turned over the server without deleting anything to the government.
The problem I have with waiting for impeachment is that the claim would undoubtedly be made that the alleged crimes occurred BEFORE she was president, therefore an impeachment would be invalid. It wouldn't be the furthest legal stretch our government has made.
So in other words, anybody in politics gets a free pass until they are in charge of those who would prosecute them. That has got to be the most extreme case of regulatory capture I have heard of in my life.
The case was never closed. Comey's first announcement was only that. The case is ongoing, always was. This was an update announcement. If this is illegal election tampering, then it's further proof that Washington is untouchable by law enforcement, or have any remaining accountability.
There's a fine case of shooting the messenger. The thing tampering with the election is the acts regarding the emails by Clinton and their content, not the announcement they exist.
Who's worse? The whistle blower or the perpetrator? If it's the whistle blower, that's a sure sign of a systematic problem with the american political process.
So, we should delay an announcement of progress of a criminal investigation because of a 'gentlemen's agreement'?! It's no wonder there is no accountability in Washington.
And BTW, the investigation was ongoing, not closed.
A little off topic, but I was actually amazed by the number of people that thought releasing tax returns was a legal requirement, rather then just a gesture of transparency to garner votes.
It may very well be that Brennan has no clue. But when he runs his own numbers, he's not counting the ones the NSA has cracked. The implication is that the U.S. has cracked a significant majority, if not all, of the non-U.S. products in discussion here.
If there is a 'preferred list of products' put out by the terrorists, our government would have put the effort into cracking those first.
It seems to me the infringement would be on the promotional poster image itself, if not the actual film. Even thou it's a poster designed for the purpose of promotion, that doesn't mean you can display it without the creator's permission. Unless of course, you are doing a critique of the poster itself. Clearly, not the case here.
I don't see how Richard's point is even relevant. Even if the citizenry didn't have handguns, these cops still would have as part of their job. The accident would have still been possible. The prudent thing would have been to not try to open a door with a loaded gun.
I would have to say we are liable for what our technology does. To not have that, would open a real mess as far as placing liability in the case of vehicle failures, etc., as well as being unable to some day bring the MAFIAA to account for it's millions of bogus DCMA take-downs.
On the Galaxy S3, 911 is one of a list of numbers allowed to be dialed in spite of being locked. You can add your own as well. My niece had the butt dialing problem until I cleared 911 from the list. No more butt dials to the cops. On the downside, I don't think anyone can call 911 on her locked phone now, either. But I can't test that, obviously.
"Feinstein -- the person in charge of oversight -- is claiming that she's never heard of an instance of intentional abuse. Either she's really, really, really bad at her job and should be removed from the Intelligence Committee, or she's lying (and should be removed from the Intelligence Committee). "
Not arguing that Feinstein isn't bad at her job but...
Or option three, she was never told. Do you honestly believe that people who spy for a living are going to out one of their own to Congress?! Even cops aren't that stupid.
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They can always remove the bull
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Streaming sites made that whole system too difficult
MAFIAA: You have been caught watching our product, when your not supposed to.
J. Q. Public: But I only watched it on this website.
MAFIAA: That website is not an authorized provider.
J. Q. Public: Ok, how do I tell a website that is authorized by you, so I can stay honest.
MAFIAA: Um well, there isn't really a good way. It's a lot like porn. You know it when you see it.
Can you imagine how the whole 'purposeful infringement' thing would be thrown on it's ear? That is a precedent can of worms that no one in the MAFIAA wants opened. They will have to regroup now.
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Re: Re: What are the emails?
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Re: Re: um, no, simply, no...
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Re: Re: Now this is funny
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Re: Re: um, no, simply, no...
Who's worse? The whistle blower or the perpetrator? If it's the whistle blower, that's a sure sign of a systematic problem with the american political process.
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Gentlemen's agreement?!
And BTW, the investigation was ongoing, not closed.
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Legal requirement
I doubt any of this will effect the election.
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What about the software that has been cracked?
If there is a 'preferred list of products' put out by the terrorists, our government would have put the effort into cracking those first.
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That's not surprising considering 99% plus of it's users probably don't know things like, the difference between a patient and a trademark either.
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What about the poster image?
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Re: Error
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Re: I would have to say, yes we are
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I would have to say, yes we are
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Re: Parallel Construction?
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The point is getting it, not stopping it.
Yes, but then the NSA has it. They don't want to stop it, they want a copy.
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Never told ???
Not arguing that Feinstein isn't bad at her job but...
Or option three, she was never told. Do you honestly believe that people who spy for a living are going to out one of their own to Congress?! Even cops aren't that stupid.
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