Re: Parents & School Officials should be send to detention!!!
I'm curious what "compromise" would have solved this problem? A school district implements technological measures that allow it to spy on their students day or night. They collect over 50,000 pictures with their spy cameras.
The careers were destroyed when they decided to implement big brother. Children were emotionally impacted the moment they became aware they were being spied upon.
What exactly is going to be solved by compromise? (besides depriving some starving lawyers of a paycheck)
So we can arrest/harass/threaten people with a gun now if we think they are intending to break the law? Which law? Speeding? Jay walking? Right turn on red?
How do you prove intent to break the law if he didn't actually break the law?
What horrendous crime did this motorcyclist commit that an off duty cop felt the need to pull him over (without the benefit of a police car, police lights and siren) and pull his gun on him? Did he cause an accident? Did he run over three nuns visiting an orphanage?
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125499739
All this online book-buying did not escape the attention of book sellers, like David Thompson of Murder By the Book mystery bookstore in Houston. Thompson says the store wanted to honor the U.S. release date, but it kept getting harder and harder.
"We had gotten several very loyal customers who just absolutely needed the third book because the second one ends with such a cliffhanger you really, really want to read that third one right away," Thompson says. "And so we felt that it was really important to serve our customers and import these books that there was a desperate demand for."
Eventually Knopf found out that Thompson's store and others were importing copies of The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest and selling them to their customers. Knopf asked the booksellers to stop the practice, because says Bogaards, "it's a violation of copyright law."
The problem is the story is poorly edited. NPR makes it sound like the publisher meant the act of purchasing a copy from Amazon.co.uk was illegal. It isn't. Importation for public distribution is.
The publisher was complaining about a bookstore in Houston that was purchasing copies for resale. I don't agree with the law, but he is correct on that point.
You must have missed the memo ... we no longer use the term Politically Correct as that implies it has something to do with politics, and as you elected representatives, we would like to avoid being associated with this (or any) issue.
Please use Socially Acceptable Stigmaless Terminology instead.
The problem with starting down a slippery slope with something like Megan's Law is that a slope is downhill. If you don't do something to correct it pretty damned fast, it starts to gather momentum. Before you know it, it is barreling out of control down the hill.
First the lists were for sexual predators. Those who sexually molested children or violently raped people. Then we added a few more things like exposure. Then someone decided urinating in public also included exposure. Now Georgia is adding kidnapping and false imprisonment to the list originally intended for`sexual predators. How long until a teen somewhere sues their parents for grounding them because it is false imprisonment?
Don't think that can ever happen? Ask the lawmakers who passed the various laws if it was ever intended for urinating in public? The federal Sexual Offender Act was passed in 1994. Sixteen years ago. Thats how quickly the slippery slope gets out of control.
We keep adding people to the list, despite the fact that the lists DO NOT HELP.
"A December 2008 study of the law in New Jersey concluded that it had no effect on community tenure (i.e., time to first re-arrest), showed no demonstrable effect in reducing sexual re-offenses, had no effect on the type of sexual re-offense or first time sexual offense (still largely child molestation/incest), and had no effect on reducing the number of victims of sexual offenses."
I wrote both of my Senators and my House Rep this morning with the following:
"The European Parliament voted 663 to 13 against ACTA stating 'This Parliament will not sit back silently while the fundamental rights of millions of citizens are being negotiated away behind closed doors. We oppose any "legislation laundering" on an international level of what would be very difficult to get through most national legislatures or the European Parliament.'
What are you doing to stop ACTA."
I ask you Tech Dirt ... what are you doing to stop it?
I have seen thousands of previews. In the theater and on DVD. I have NEVER purchased a movie based on a preview on a DVD, or a preview in a theater.
I have downloaded a handful of movies from the internet, no more than 15. I have, more than once, downloaded a movie from BitTorrent, realized I was going to watch it more than once, and THEN purchased the DVD.
"The difference between 0.99 and 1.29 isn't enough to turn people away."
Yes, it is. It isn't the 30 cents. It is price uncertainty. When everything on Itunes was 99 cents it was easy to purchase music there. You just selected your song and clicked. Once you change to variable pricing you are making people question the purchase.
Whats the price? Well, if its more than 99 cents, I can do better at Amazon, for example, so why buy now? You change the dynamic from a simple click to purchase system to one where I want to evaluate my options first.
Personally, I have not bought a single song from Itunes since they changed to variable pricing. Changing their pricing caused me to reevaluate my relationship with Itunes. I'm much happier with Amazon now. If they hadn't changed their pricing, I may never have looked elsewhere.
Relax people. They are having some issues dealing with a new system. Yes, they are screwing up. Yes it is bad PR. Yes, it sucks that they are providing bad customer service. It does not indicate they are trying to screw their customers.
Give them a little bit of time to fix their issues.
Obama has already made his feelings clear on this issue with a very public flip-flop on telco immunity. He is just another politician, and like all politicians, his first priority is his own ass.
My take on the matter is someone came to Obama and pointed out that it is a bad policy decision to go after the people who enabled Bush to disregard the law. If Obama made a serious attempt to prosecute anyone for this fiasco, what do you think would happen to him and his supporters the moment he was no longer in power?
That issue aside, ask Nixon what happens when the president pisses off the FBI.
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Re: Parents & School Officials should be send to detention!!!
The careers were destroyed when they decided to implement big brother. Children were emotionally impacted the moment they became aware they were being spied upon.
What exactly is going to be solved by compromise? (besides depriving some starving lawyers of a paycheck)
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So we can arrest/harass/threaten people with a gun now if we think they are intending to break the law? Which law? Speeding? Jay walking? Right turn on red?
How do you prove intent to break the law if he didn't actually break the law?
What horrendous crime did this motorcyclist commit that an off duty cop felt the need to pull him over (without the benefit of a police car, police lights and siren) and pull his gun on him? Did he cause an accident? Did he run over three nuns visiting an orphanage?
On the post: Publisher Warns Fans That Liking A Book Too Much May Be Illegal
Re: Poorly edited story
All this online book-buying did not escape the attention of book sellers, like David Thompson of Murder By the Book mystery bookstore in Houston. Thompson says the store wanted to honor the U.S. release date, but it kept getting harder and harder.
"We had gotten several very loyal customers who just absolutely needed the third book because the second one ends with such a cliffhanger you really, really want to read that third one right away," Thompson says. "And so we felt that it was really important to serve our customers and import these books that there was a desperate demand for."
Eventually Knopf found out that Thompson's store and others were importing copies of The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest and selling them to their customers. Knopf asked the booksellers to stop the practice, because says Bogaards, "it's a violation of copyright law."
On the post: Publisher Warns Fans That Liking A Book Too Much May Be Illegal
Poorly edited story
The publisher was complaining about a bookstore in Houston that was purchasing copies for resale. I don't agree with the law, but he is correct on that point.
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Re: Re: Ah...
Please use Socially Acceptable Stigmaless Terminology instead.
Thanks for you assistance in this matter.
On the post: Georgia Supreme Court Says It's Okay To Put Non-Sex Offenders On The Registered Sex Offender List
Sad
First the lists were for sexual predators. Those who sexually molested children or violently raped people. Then we added a few more things like exposure. Then someone decided urinating in public also included exposure. Now Georgia is adding kidnapping and false imprisonment to the list originally intended for`sexual predators. How long until a teen somewhere sues their parents for grounding them because it is false imprisonment?
Don't think that can ever happen? Ask the lawmakers who passed the various laws if it was ever intended for urinating in public? The federal Sexual Offender Act was passed in 1994. Sixteen years ago. Thats how quickly the slippery slope gets out of control.
We keep adding people to the list, despite the fact that the lists DO NOT HELP.
"A December 2008 study of the law in New Jersey concluded that it had no effect on community tenure (i.e., time to first re-arrest), showed no demonstrable effect in reducing sexual re-offenses, had no effect on the type of sexual re-offense or first time sexual offense (still largely child molestation/incest), and had no effect on reducing the number of victims of sexual offenses."
On the post: Overwhelming Majority Of EU Parliament Votes Against ACTA
Thank you MEPs
I wrote both of my Senators and my House Rep this morning with the following:
"The European Parliament voted 663 to 13 against ACTA stating 'This Parliament will not sit back silently while the fundamental rights of millions of citizens are being negotiated away behind closed doors. We oppose any "legislation laundering" on an international level of what would be very difficult to get through most national legislatures or the European Parliament.'
What are you doing to stop ACTA."
I ask you Tech Dirt ... what are you doing to stop it?
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Lindsay
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Re: I see your mistake
They've been telling lies so long
Some believe they're true
So they close their eyes to things
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Re: Re: Thanks EMI
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Thanks EMI
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Dear Movie Industry
I have downloaded a handful of movies from the internet, no more than 15. I have, more than once, downloaded a movie from BitTorrent, realized I was going to watch it more than once, and THEN purchased the DVD.
Do you get it yet?
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Yes, it is. It isn't the 30 cents. It is price uncertainty. When everything on Itunes was 99 cents it was easy to purchase music there. You just selected your song and clicked. Once you change to variable pricing you are making people question the purchase.
Whats the price? Well, if its more than 99 cents, I can do better at Amazon, for example, so why buy now? You change the dynamic from a simple click to purchase system to one where I want to evaluate my options first.
Personally, I have not bought a single song from Itunes since they changed to variable pricing. Changing their pricing caused me to reevaluate my relationship with Itunes. I'm much happier with Amazon now. If they hadn't changed their pricing, I may never have looked elsewhere.
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Jumping the gun a little?
Give them a little bit of time to fix their issues.
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Best part
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What does this kind of litigation do ...
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conflict of interest?
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Obama has already made his feelings clear on this issue with a very public flip-flop on telco immunity. He is just another politician, and like all politicians, his first priority is his own ass.
My take on the matter is someone came to Obama and pointed out that it is a bad policy decision to go after the people who enabled Bush to disregard the law. If Obama made a serious attempt to prosecute anyone for this fiasco, what do you think would happen to him and his supporters the moment he was no longer in power?
That issue aside, ask Nixon what happens when the president pisses off the FBI.
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