And they have global reach. Across national boundaries.
As for the US, our founding fathers could never have imagined such gigantic concentrations of wealth and power or they would have built some kind of protection against it.
Isn't it expecting too much for Copyright Trolls to have to register or even pre-register their copyright? Can't the courts just take the Copyright Trolls' word for it?
Next, you'll be expecting the Trolls to provide actual evidence of infringement.
On the post: The FTC Says It's Totally Cool With Anti-Competitive Internet Fast Lanes
Just doing their job
It is the job of the FCC to regulate big telecom.
It is the job of Pai, and indeed all Trump appointees, to prevent the department(s) they oversee (eg, the FCC) from doing its/their job.
On the post: Comcast's New Rented Streaming Box Is A Flimsy Attempt To Remain Relevant
Re: Re: Hey Comcast?
The word RoKu is an ancient word which fell out of use several millennia ago, that, loosely translated, means: screw cable tv!
On the post: Another Study Finds Verizon's 5G Is Barely Available, Not Scaleable
Re: Re: Stretch the meaning a bit
The marketing department is working real hard on 6G right now as we speak!
On the post: Another Study Finds Verizon's 5G Is Barely Available, Not Scaleable
Stretch the meaning a bit
Available can mean that 5G is deployed on one cell somewhere. So it's available!
On the post: Another Study Finds Verizon's 5G Is Barely Available, Not Scaleable
Re:
Don't forget these two always on the horizon: which will come first, humans on Mars, or male contraceptive?
On the post: Comcast's New Rented Streaming Box Is A Flimsy Attempt To Remain Relevant
Hey Comcast?
I can get a RoKu box for cheap one time cost.
I can subscribe to HBO, Showtime, Starz, Netflix, etc for less than the cost of a cable package.
The only other thing I need is internet service that doesn't come from Comcast.
On the post: Federal Prosecutors Recommend Paul Hansmeier Spend The Next 12 Years In Prison
Re:
The total harm caused here merits a harsh sentence. That harm may be spread out across many people. A few thousand here. A few thousand there.
It also sends a message to others who would do this.
I'm not saying whether or not this is the right sentence. But it sure feels right.
On the post: New York City Apartment Residents Sue Landlord Over New Smart Locks [Updated]
Unblinking Eye
Open the pod bay doors Hal.
"It is now safe to switch off your computer." -- HAL 9000
On the post: New York City Apartment Residents Sue Landlord Over New Smart Locks [Updated]
Re:
Engineer's motto: If it ain't broke, then fix it 'till it is!
On the post: RIAA Continues Its Legal War To Turn ISPs Into The Copyright Police: Sues Charter Communications
Higher Internet Speeds == More Purchased Content
The faster my internet speeds, the more content I can stream or legally purchase and download.
On the post: Nevada Judge Says Online News Publications Aren't Protected By The State's Journalist Shield Law
Imagine days past
A radio news program is not real journalism, because it is not a newspaper.
A TV news program is not real journalism, because it is not a radio news program.
An online news program is not real journalism, because it is not a TV news program.
The government should not trumple the rights of any journalists regardless of their publication medium.
On the post: Florida College Asked Local Sheriff To Declare Faculty Member's Artwork Obscene
Re: Censorship is Obscene
It should be censored.
On the post: Florida College Asked Local Sheriff To Declare Faculty Member's Artwork Obscene
Censorship is Obscene
Censorship is Obscene
On the post: Why, Exactly, Do We Still Trust Telecom Megamerger 'Synergy' Promises?
Nobody trusts their promises
What is trusted is the money they hand politicians under the table.
On the post: New Florida Bill Seeks To Bury Recordings Of Mass Shootings
Remember the Columbine shootings?
We were promised "this will never be allowed to happen again".
Yeah, right.
Not until they show some spine to keep guns out of the hands of certain people who should not have them.
On the post: Disaster In The Making: Article 13 Puts User Rights At A Disadvantage To Corporate Greed
Just a reminder . . .
Corporations are people too!
And they have global reach. Across national boundaries.
As for the US, our founding fathers could never have imagined such gigantic concentrations of wealth and power or they would have built some kind of protection against it.
On the post: Supreme Court Says Of Course You Need To Register Your Copyright Before You Can Sue; Copyright Trolls & Hollywood Freak Out
Overly Burdensome
Isn't it expecting too much for Copyright Trolls to have to register or even pre-register their copyright? Can't the courts just take the Copyright Trolls' word for it?
Next, you'll be expecting the Trolls to provide actual evidence of infringement.
/s
On the post: Major Labels Split On Support For Article 13; As Music Publishers Whine That They Can't Make Money From Parodies
Simple Solutions
Has no one thought of this?
Can't the Music Publishers simply write the legislation in a way that they and only they are not subject to this law?
It's simple. Efficient. Fair in their eyes. Overreaching. Draconian. It seems like a perfect solution.
On the post: Company Wants New Hampshire Supreme Court To Let It Sue Anyone Who Calls It A Patent Troll
Re: Patent Troll
We should not use the offensive term Patent Troll.
Instead use the neutral term PTE.
(PTE = Patent Trolling Entity)
On the post: Deputies Sued After False ALPR Hit Leads To Guns-Out Traffic Stop Of California Privacy Activist
I'll say it again
Police work is easy in a police state.
Your papers please.
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