believe it is perfectly legal for them to copy anything thy want; after all, the content industries own the content, right? I'd love to see two of the big companies engaged in a legal battle over copyright misuse.
The content industry sincerely believes that they are doing "fair use" when they are the ones doing it, but when other people invoke fair use they refuse to believe it and don't even believe there is such a thing as fair use.
are nice, but why would anyone buy a book that the seller can remove from your possession without your consent and without compensation? Suppose you buy an eBook and then Amazon decides a month later that even though you've paid for it, you should not have it and simply removes it? I'll stick to paper books; if Amazon wants to try to take the book back they will have to argue with 95 pounds of German Shepherd and a Glock. I'd like to see them try.
Re: Lt. Evers says he didn't arrest him for taking pictures.
In other words, the cops will do whatever they need to do in order to hide their own criminal behavior.
They should warn the students in the school "Do not attempt to photograph any police officer at any time, whether with still camera or video. Do not attempt to take an audio recording of any police officer."
that the cops don't give a rats tushie about civil rights. Anyone annoying the cops by filming them, photographing them, or probably even looking at them is considered a criminal and should be beaten and arrested. The cops really want to avoid another "Rodney King" incident, but they want to do it by making it illegal to film them beating someone nearly to death. I think the student is stupid to even go near the cops with a camera; it's more dangerous than a gun.
Cops all over the country firmly believe they are above the law, and their superiors and district attorneys fully support this view. When you are on the street, you are totally at the mercy of any cop who decides to make your life miserable. You cannot resist, and you can only hope they do not beat you as well as arrest you. You will need a very expensive lawyer to get yourself out as well.
Stay away from the cops and don't for the love of god trust them.
It's funny that with all these stories, the cops still wonder why people don't trust them and won't help them solve crimes. Even if you are trying to help the cops, you run the risk of them thinking you are guilty of something and will promptly arrest you. Be safe and stay away.
will do whatever they d*** well please, they don't care whether their actions are constitutional or legal. Judges should be careful about ruling against them - they might find themselves on a one-way flight to gitmo or some other hell.
The cops stil believe they have full right to stop anyone from photographing or videotaping them. They want to avoid another "Rodney King" incident by the simple expedient of making videotape of the incident not allowed in court.
I go to Boston now and then and I am very careful to avoid going anywhere near the cops. I don't photograph/videotape the cops, don't use drugs, don't steal, and yet I avoid them like the plague. Boston cops are not to be trusted. Part of the problem is they have to deal with such serious criminals that it's hard for them not to descend to the criminal level themselves.
This is just a sop to public opinion. The spooks access and spy on whoever they want, whenever they want. They care not one bit for any such silly things as rules and laws. I usually refer to the U.S. spooks as "our Gestapo."
IS corrupt. Very corrupt. The "lobbying jobs" are sort of after the fact bribes. People buy Congressmen during the campaigns, they rightly expect the votes while in office. We have a "democracy" where public office can be bought by anyone with enough money. Worse yet, people don't give a rats tushie about whether or not their Congressman is on the take or not.
The ex-congressmen often get cushy jobs that don't require them to do anything. This means it's payback for favorable votes while they were in office.
There is no place in the federal government where corruption is not present. The spooks can be bribed, SCOTUS can be bribed, POTUS can be bribed, Congress can be bribed. It's the nature of the dirty politics that rule in Washington.
does what they d*** well please. The DOJ doesn't care if the FBI abuses their authority. After all, hunting for terrorists is much more important than any rules of laws!
The government believes that the only group that should be excluded from treaty negotiations is the general public. Negotiations are supposed to be secret and only open to the organizations that will benefit from passing the treaty.
The U.S. Government doesn't give a rats tushie about whether anything is legal or not. They feel completely free to seize property, attack foreign nations under the guise of "combating terrorists" and toss missiles and bombs anywhere in the world. We have become a terrorist nation ourselves.
doesn't give a rats tushie about the Constitution, period. They do not believe in separation of church and state, they do not believe in First Amendment, or any of the others. They have zero qualms about turning us into even more of a police state. Perhaps they have been studying the Gestapo manuals in an English translation? (obviously they can't read a foreign language).
are always saying "if you have nothing to hide you have nothing to worry about", but they don't want it to go the other way around. The cops in Illinois just want to be able to beat the crap out of anyone they feel like and get away with it. I would much rather encounter a mugger than a cop. Give the mugger your phone and money and they leave you alone. Annoy a cop and you get a nasty beating on the spot, a criminal record, and probably more beatings and worse in their crappy jails, plus a huge bill to defend yourself from bogus charges. I avoid Illinois - it is not a safe state to visit. The prosecutors feel the cops can do no wrong and want to keep it that way.
When does the FBI or any of the other government spook agencies even pay attention to such minor things as warrants? The FBI has become America's version of the Gestapo, but without the swastikas.
And how could the FBI prove the devices belonged to them? Do they have "property of the US government" on them? What if they were stolen? Does someone go to jail for theft of property? bah
Ex employees and congressmen typically go to work for any company that is willing to pay them. They don't care if they believe or agree with policies, they just do it for the money.
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Or maybe..
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I am confused..
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Content industries..
The content industry sincerely believes that they are doing "fair use" when they are the ones doing it, but when other people invoke fair use they refuse to believe it and don't even believe there is such a thing as fair use.
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Nooks and Kindles..
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Re: Lt. Evers says he didn't arrest him for taking pictures.
They should warn the students in the school "Do not attempt to photograph any police officer at any time, whether with still camera or video. Do not attempt to take an audio recording of any police officer."
The cops do not believe in civil rights anyway.
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Just goes to show..
Cops all over the country firmly believe they are above the law, and their superiors and district attorneys fully support this view. When you are on the street, you are totally at the mercy of any cop who decides to make your life miserable. You cannot resist, and you can only hope they do not beat you as well as arrest you. You will need a very expensive lawyer to get yourself out as well.
Stay away from the cops and don't for the love of god trust them.
It's funny that with all these stories, the cops still wonder why people don't trust them and won't help them solve crimes. Even if you are trying to help the cops, you run the risk of them thinking you are guilty of something and will promptly arrest you. Be safe and stay away.
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The spooks..
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Won't stop it..
I go to Boston now and then and I am very careful to avoid going anywhere near the cops. I don't photograph/videotape the cops, don't use drugs, don't steal, and yet I avoid them like the plague. Boston cops are not to be trusted. Part of the problem is they have to deal with such serious criminals that it's hard for them not to descend to the criminal level themselves.
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rules?
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Congress...
The ex-congressmen often get cushy jobs that don't require them to do anything. This means it's payback for favorable votes while they were in office.
There is no place in the federal government where corruption is not present. The spooks can be bribed, SCOTUS can be bribed, POTUS can be bribed, Congress can be bribed. It's the nature of the dirty politics that rule in Washington.
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FBI...
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Still learning..
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Re: Re: Instead of ACTA
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Legality???
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Himmler..
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Congress..
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Cops...
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News???
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Warrants???
And how could the FBI prove the devices belonged to them? Do they have "property of the US government" on them? What if they were stolen? Does someone go to jail for theft of property? bah
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