'it seems worth nothing' or 'it seems worth noting'? With all the secrecy, their denials might be considered worth nothing, but I think you meant the latter.
So a law that was designed to protect children from adults should be used by adults to hurt children? Because "the law is the law"? Every time I hear about one of these cases it infuriates me. It's just so painfully stupid. To those involved with bringing charges: Stop wasting resources ruining kids' lives, and go do something productive.
And the newspaper? I want to punch that writer and his editor in the nose. Exceptionally irresponsible 'journalism'.
I know, right? It's just an execution, unilaterally decided with no trial, evidence, or legal justification. Why would this require more than mild disapproval?
Please let him at least wrangle an admission of wrongdoing from the TSA. The constant stream of lawsuits that are settled without the government acknowledging any accountability is frustrating and disheartening.
I was going to point this out. I worked customer service for years, and the only difference with what I and my co-workers experienced was that my authority was never challenged because I had none.
Make no mistake: this guy is dangerous. He absolutely believes he is right and is willing to back that up with force. He actually sounds like some kind of militant zealot.
Earlier, President Obama called on the police in Ferguson to be “open and transparent” as they investigate Mr. Brown’s death, and he urged calm in a city that has been rocked by violence. ... “Police should not be bullying or arresting journalists who are just trying to do their jobs,”
Mr. President, they are just following your example.
The material being printed consists of arcane scientific papers that are hundreds of years out of copyright, he tells me via email. Yet JSTOR is firewalling & profiting from this stuff, which should be available to everyone at no cost.
Again, those works have already been freed, legally, both by Maxwell and by JSTOR.
Re: Re: Re: @ Mike: I ask you to state that the first out_of_the_blue is false.
Do you really not see the difference between your 'Gwiz' and his? Even using Lynx you should see the '(profile)' hyperlink. Make an account, and that '(profile)' could be yours!
They're probably more upset that Techdirt is on the first page of results when you search for "Copyright Alliance". Quick! Everyone do that search and click on the Techdirt link. Maybe we can get it higher on the page.
Richard O'Dwyer is not a criminal, that's the point. I can do anything I like as long as I don't break the laws where I am at, and he should be able to as well.
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Typo?
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Re: Re: And knives. Don't forget about knives.
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And the newspaper? I want to punch that writer and his editor in the nose. Exceptionally irresponsible 'journalism'.
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Well with the bar set so low, how could people ever fail to meet his expectations?
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Heartfelt plea
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Make no mistake: this guy is dangerous. He absolutely believes he is right and is willing to back that up with force. He actually sounds like some kind of militant zealot.
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Pres. Obama is immune to irony
Mr. President, they are just following your example.
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New movie: Rebel Without A Clue
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geothermal_heat_pump
Quick answer for tldc: The ground.
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Re: Wow...
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Re: Re: Re: @ Mike: I ask you to state that the first out_of_the_blue is false.
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Mine: fast forwarding for 3 minutes while you watch the ads...
Yours: ...warnings...
Sure, the warnings only lasted between 5 & 10 seconds of that. Still far too long imho.
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Re: The Match Game
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Apple innovation...
Which explains the lawsuits. I haven't seen a whole lot of innovation from Apple the last couple years.
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Richard O'Dwyer is not a criminal, that's the point. I can do anything I like as long as I don't break the laws where I am at, and he should be able to as well.
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