"After investigating whether or not she could file sexual assault charges, and being told that this was probably a non-starter, she instead wrote about the experience, and named the TSA agent who she dealt with: Thedala Magee. Alkon felt that if people can't stop these kinds of searches, they should at least be able to name the TSA agents who are doing them."
She tried to press charges first. I think she is entirely justified in going public.
The whole "Police Department [being] held responsible for [all of it's] police officers is equivalent to Service provider held responsible for own employees."
I would think that doing All of the above would be the best way to go myself. Convenient online streaming with some ads, free torrents with some ads, and (reasonably priced) paid ads-free subscriptions for both.
NOTE: Two key elements.
1) The ads: said ads must be "good advertising" (granted it is subjective) but if your ads are annoying, stupid, or excessive then I will go somewhere else.
2) Pricing: "reasonably priced" does not mean what the TV broadcasters think it is worth, it means what the CONSUMERS think it is worth. Again this is somewhat subjective, but I think the economics here have been covered enough already.
*For myself, I would happily watch some (good) ads if it meant that I could help support the shows I enjoy, while getting them when I want & how I want them.*
He may also be referring to January 21, 2010, when the U.S. Supreme Court unleashed a flood of corporate money into our political system by deciding, contrary to longstanding precedents, that corporate "persons" have a constitutional right to spend essentially unlimited amounts of money to promote or defeat political candidates.
The decision in this historic case (Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission) overturned about a century of campaign finance law. Reversing the well-established laws and judicial precedents barring direct corporate and union financing of elections.
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Just out of curiosity, just what is involved in "maintaining patents". I have not to my recollection previously encountered the concept. I thought that once the patent was approved that was it, it was yours until it expired, unless there was some sort of challenge/suit involved.
"We are Tea Partiers and bleeding-heart liberals, we are artists and investment bankers, we represent the left and the right, and we support Senator Wyden as he comes forward, yet again, as a stalwart champion for First Amendment rights, innovation and digital security.
The problem at hand is a bill called the "Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act" (PROTECT IP) and it aims to permanently change our digital landscape – that's why we're calling it what it is: The Internet Blacklist Bill."
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She tried to press charges first. I think she is entirely justified in going public.
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RTFA
You Fail.
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NOTE: Two key elements.
1) The ads: said ads must be "good advertising" (granted it is subjective) but if your ads are annoying, stupid, or excessive then I will go somewhere else.
2) Pricing: "reasonably priced" does not mean what the TV broadcasters think it is worth, it means what the CONSUMERS think it is worth. Again this is somewhat subjective, but I think the economics here have been covered enough already.
*For myself, I would happily watch some (good) ads if it meant that I could help support the shows I enjoy, while getting them when I want & how I want them.*
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WTF? Yes, yes it is, just like the rest of the bill of rights.
Second Amendment to the United States Constitution
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FTFY
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The decision in this historic case (Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission) overturned about a century of campaign finance law. Reversing the well-established laws and judicial precedents barring direct corporate and union financing of elections.
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Raised Hand...
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The Trifecta Triumph
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Troll Bait
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Re: Now if only they'd prosecute Google for anti-trust.
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