Is this a Beacon restriction? Personally, I have no desire to read things at Beacon (given that I've never heard of them). Can I just spot you $5 or something instead?
I think it is important to remember that those making the decisions to violate laws are people; often your friends and neighbors, who happen to be employed by a publicly funded organization. Let's start naming names and calling these people out instead of letting them hide behind the anonymity of the government facade.
His complete and total pretense that the harm was caused by Snowden is as untruthful as it is obvious. The harm was when people acting for the US Government (many of whom had sworn to uphold the Constitution of this great land at some point in their lives) decided to violate the Constitution with unconstitutional and illegal actions. In no way, shape or form is it justifiable to hack the personal cellphone of an allied leader or to collect information on all Americans without a warrant. The crime is re-committed daily by the administration and the three letter agencies. Snowden is a Hero and Kerry and McCain are old, angry men without honor.
The opening scenes of the TV show Profit (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115323/) & (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profit_%28TV_series%29) has the main character doing just this thing; committing multiple crimes, confessing to the crimes, and then saying that nobody would ever commit those very crimes.
As I pointed out above, their analogy is flawed because their software isn't a hammer or a gun. In fact, their argument is not necessarily true in every case and patently false in others because they will be collecting, transmitting and hosting the data - which could be illegal in some situations or which could cause them to break laws in other situations (re: c.p. content).
Also, even in the general case their argument falls apart because it neglects both manufacturer liability laws and federal/state/local laws regarding seller requirements (can't sell a gun to someone who declares they will use it in a crime, can't sell alcohol to someone who is visibly intoxicated, can't sell grow lights to someone who says they want it for wacky weed, etc.).
Violating wiretapping and private investigator laws (some of which have teeth) by recording data when both parties have not given informed consent.
Violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act regarding user privacy, that's federal law.
Violating payment card industry guidelines, so good luck having Visa or MasterCard accept your customer payments.
What about those nekkid selfies that kids (shouldn't but do) take? Now Andrei Shimanovich is transferring and storing underage photos (across state lines).
I haven't even gotten to the problems with transferring, storing and accessing information securely (which is hard, in the real world), along with authenticating and authorizing user access.
John Schindler PhD (Pompous Hackneyed Ass) sounds like an idiot with the mother of all inferiority complexes. His self loathing manifests itself as anger toward anyone he suspects of being either smarter than he is (which is probably pretty much everyone) or not an expert (in his very specific and narrow field) because they are probably able to function in the big world on their own and not color outside the lines.
He also doesn't appear to understand the definition of the word 'defamation' - which is funny to me. Looking forward to the Popehat smackdown.
Oh look at that, 1447 supporters now, and the EFF is almost 3x their fundraising goal - way to go Personal Audio! Please feel free to fly around the country and take our depositions about why we support those who stand up and fight patent trolls; I'll give you an earful.
Also, it is possible that the lawyers for Personal Audio are serial manatee molesters.
Exactly! There does not appear to have been a valid contract, and this is also clearly a warning about poor service - which is an opinion and therefore protected.
Both of those reasons let me say that I read somewhere that KlearGear.com has terrible customer service and is overly litigious. I wouldn't mind, of course, but I just can't stand it when I hear that sites such as KlearGear.com might be disreputable because they never delivered the merchandise and also have poor customer service.
as it is a lawyer using IP incorrectly that bothers me. That should be actionable right there. Plus, a general counsel and VP and you are only making a buck fifty? Wow, how much did that JD cost?
Yeah, I thought the name was weird as well, very 70's porn star.
I have no ill will for this guy because he is certainly a patsy, but I will note that the website for his business (helping blind and visually impaired people) does itself not appear to have any additional accessibility options for visually disabled people.
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Why not a one-time option below $30?
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There is a Tilted Kilt in the area
Also, the president of TK, Ron Lynch, seemed rather skeevy and odious on Undercover Boss.
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There is no "government"
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Kerry is flat out untruthful
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Now he is stealing from TV
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Nobody commenting?
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Re: John Fenderson
Also, even in the general case their argument falls apart because it neglects both manufacturer liability laws and federal/state/local laws regarding seller requirements (can't sell a gun to someone who declares they will use it in a crime, can't sell alcohol to someone who is visibly intoxicated, can't sell grow lights to someone who says they want it for wacky weed, etc.).
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A quick recap of possible problems
Violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act regarding user privacy, that's federal law.
Violating payment card industry guidelines, so good luck having Visa or MasterCard accept your customer payments.
What about those nekkid selfies that kids (shouldn't but do) take? Now Andrei Shimanovich is transferring and storing underage photos (across state lines).
I haven't even gotten to the problems with transferring, storing and accessing information securely (which is hard, in the real world), along with authenticating and authorizing user access.
Yeah, he needs a better lawyer.
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^^ 30 minute time out ^^
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John Schindler
He also doesn't appear to understand the definition of the word 'defamation' - which is funny to me. Looking forward to the Popehat smackdown.
I enjoyed reading his own words over at http://schindlertweets.tumblr.com/
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Bad script today
keeps horking the browser:
####script type="text/javascript" src="http://a.postrelease.com/serve/load.js?async=true"####
Cheers
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Thanks for reminding me
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Thanks for reminding me
https://supporters.eff.org/donate/save-podcasting
Oh look at that, 1447 supporters now, and the EFF is almost 3x their fundraising goal - way to go Personal Audio! Please feel free to fly around the country and take our depositions about why we support those who stand up and fight patent trolls; I'll give you an earful.
Also, it is possible that the lawyers for Personal Audio are serial manatee molesters.
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Re: torpeytucky
B) Based upon the typo in "anyþlace" I'm guessing a Cyrillic keyboard was used. Thoughts?
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Assumptions
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Re: Curious
Both of those reasons let me say that I read somewhere that KlearGear.com has terrible customer service and is overly litigious. I wouldn't mind, of course, but I just can't stand it when I hear that sites such as KlearGear.com might be disreputable because they never delivered the merchandise and also have poor customer service.
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How is this different from 'sucks' sites?
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It isn't so much the cowardice
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Re: Signatures
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Re: Flint Million
I have no ill will for this guy because he is certainly a patsy, but I will note that the website for his business (helping blind and visually impaired people) does itself not appear to have any additional accessibility options for visually disabled people.
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