Just throw the flaw in the open internet using tools to be as anonymous as possible and let hell break loose. If the exception is to treat these guys as good-intended people that deserve praise then just screw them for good measure.
That's what these idiots are building. Either that or a future where nobody discloses flaws letting them be silently screwed out of their money. Win!
Why aren't they calling consumer rights organizations? Where's the EFF for one? The article already settled things:
"They know that if Congress is even capable of shrugging off its dysfunction and corruption to craft one, AT&T, Verizon, Comcast and Charter lawyers and lobbyists will be the ones writing it."
And with the current R majority in Congress you can bet it will be awful.
It's a societal problem. I'm not sure if it is a new thing but people conflate "accused" with "guilty" which is far from a correct assumption. When you treat the accused as guilty it's only natural you'll think of due process as an unnecessary burden. And when you have that mindset you aren't seeking justice, you are seeking vengeance against that guilty-by-default person.
It is interesting that there are good examples of regulation working, not-working and actually harming people and the more intriguing cases where regulation worked in the past but lost its function and became harmful as technology progressed. The same regulations that created the huge monopoly that was broken up in 84 are the same ones that fostered landlines deployment earlier. It's the moment the government intervenes, breaks up Bell and forces network owners to allow others to use their structure to provide service that the path to the Internet is laid. Very interesting case that shows how regulations are tools that can be both good, bad or simply useless. And they need to be reviewed and updated from time to time.
Ah, now I understand. You just rewrote history in your head. No point in arguing with your version. Carry on, you are right! Don't forget the medicine! Be happy!
If the lawsuit was filled in Canada then the site is owned and ran by Canadians? If that's the case I'm sure we'd find plenty of people willing to bring it to the US and dare UA to sue there.
Anyway, I had forgotten about the site. Time to check it again for more Streisand.
"There is no proof in the statement, but there is proof that regulation made these monopolies certain."
There's plenty of evidence proving you are full of bullshit. The US went the hands-off approach regarding ISP regulations by the end of the 90's. Title II is actually an exception in a non-regulatory history that tries to fix what years of absence of said regulation did. The regulatory capture at the state levels is just that rotten cherry on top of the monopolistic turd where giant telcos bought state laws to greatly rise the costs of entry. As I said before, go play Monopoly and read about its origins.
I would think they are implementing measures to evade the NSA quietly so they can use as leverage when other countries (think the EU) gets worked up on some leaks or any new info about the issue. I mean, Google has implemented encryption on the streams among their servers for instance. I believe we will be seeing more of this sooner or later.
I wonder how the cards mentioned work. Are they private stuff like a credit card? (I know there isn't much privacy, the company knows everything you buy with the card but at the very least it isn't the government; the rest of the implications are a discussion for another time)
If the card is issued by the govt or the university then it might be less of a problem but if it is a private thing then I have tons of problems with it even if the intentions are good (remember the road to hell?). A better approach would be to give discounts for students if they show their student ids and use that to provide such incentives when needed. Though this would have problems as well.
I've been reading about the case and there seem to be psychiatric components to her actions. She seems to need mental care.
Also, seems both Steam and Youtube are considering blocking her from issuing DMCA complaints due to her abuse, specially on Youtube.
Regardless, she probably already cost the games and 3rd-parties she lashed out against quite a few thousand dollars total. If she isn't severely punished at some point for her bogus claims then the system is broken beyond repair. Not that it isn't broken, the very fact that it allows her to take down stuff without due process is already evidence that the system is broken. It should be abolished.
And that natural monopoly tendency is why we need to set clear frameworks to provide both ease of access to the market to new entrants and prevent abuses from the bigger players.
You do know that this is the fruition of the repeal of Title II near 2000 and years of under-regulation? Of course you don't. But you dod know that the lack of regulations (ie: true free market) produces monopolies naturally? No? Go educate yourself, play Monopoly then come back providing meaningful contributions.
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That's what these idiots are building. Either that or a future where nobody discloses flaws letting them be silently screwed out of their money. Win!
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"They know that if Congress is even capable of shrugging off its dysfunction and corruption to craft one, AT&T, Verizon, Comcast and Charter lawyers and lobbyists will be the ones writing it."
And with the current R majority in Congress you can bet it will be awful.
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We need more love and empathy in the world.
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Quite an elaborate trolling with distinguished success it seems?
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Re: in which way?
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Re: Re: ... assuming everyone is an idiot perhaps
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Re: History repeats itself
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Anyway, I had forgotten about the site. Time to check it again for more Streisand.
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There's plenty of evidence proving you are full of bullshit. The US went the hands-off approach regarding ISP regulations by the end of the 90's. Title II is actually an exception in a non-regulatory history that tries to fix what years of absence of said regulation did. The regulatory capture at the state levels is just that rotten cherry on top of the monopolistic turd where giant telcos bought state laws to greatly rise the costs of entry. As I said before, go play Monopoly and read about its origins.
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Re: Economy of scale and the free market
"All the arm waving, bitching, and lawsuits in the world won't change anything until your change the entire paradigm of the last mile."
That's pretty much what is being fought for. It's a multi-pronged approach with maintaining healthy NN rules being just one of the needed actions.
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If the card is issued by the govt or the university then it might be less of a problem but if it is a private thing then I have tons of problems with it even if the intentions are good (remember the road to hell?). A better approach would be to give discounts for students if they show their student ids and use that to provide such incentives when needed. Though this would have problems as well.
So summarizing, nope, not ok as it is.
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Also, seems both Steam and Youtube are considering blocking her from issuing DMCA complaints due to her abuse, specially on Youtube.
Regardless, she probably already cost the games and 3rd-parties she lashed out against quite a few thousand dollars total. If she isn't severely punished at some point for her bogus claims then the system is broken beyond repair. Not that it isn't broken, the very fact that it allows her to take down stuff without due process is already evidence that the system is broken. It should be abolished.
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Might no, it WILL create. Remember how Bell was divided in the 80's? Let's take a look on what's happening:
http://subjunctive.net/klog/2008/12/graphical_history_of/
And that natural monopoly tendency is why we need to set clear frameworks to provide both ease of access to the market to new entrants and prevent abuses from the bigger players.
I'll wait while you try to twist facts.
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