He may have known that taking this to trial was not going to make it any easier. There's been a few piracy cases that went to trial and the defendant ended up getting screwed pretty badly, maybe he thought settling was the easier way to do things.
Either way, the 3 years of supervised release shows a certain lack of foresight by the court as electronics are becoming a mandatory part of work and everyday life. He's better off staying in a cave for that term then trying to eke out a living.
"Mike, you and your goon squad of pirateers are all for pirating pirate stuff away from content creators! It's immoral to deprive copyright holders of those sweet sweet green abstractions...but also, this is the law and it's impeding on the rights of public is perfectly fine too!
In other words, whatever argument helps further my ego crusade!"
Cats are the worst. I remember reading an article that said they'll tune their "meow" to the same frequency of an infant's crying (if you have one) so that you'll pay attention to them.
Re: You don't know that any publicity is good publicity?
OOTB, I know you're being your general, sardonic self, and I do appreciate that since it really helps brings in the views these articles, but unfortunately the more people that see that Gawker article, the less likely they are to buy her drivel.
I was being e-adulterous to Techdirt and discussing this issue on another website, but one thing came up in the conversation and I wasn't sure if it was ever addressed, but do they know how much she actually shared these files?
I mean can they put a number to the people who downloaded the bits of information from her seeding?
It's funny because if you look at the comments, the public discussion seems to center more on how terrible she sounds as opposed to the litigation used against Gawker.
I'm all for pretentious young movie stars ruining their reputations in this manner.
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Re: Huxley was right
It's unfortunate too that they instead of boosting attendance through more practical means, they've chosen to go with the easy way out.
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After working so many days around menageries of man-meat, Malibu Media thinks they have the big dicks.
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Either way, the 3 years of supervised release shows a certain lack of foresight by the court as electronics are becoming a mandatory part of work and everyday life. He's better off staying in a cave for that term then trying to eke out a living.
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"Mike, you and your goon squad of pirateers are all for pirating pirate stuff away from content creators! It's immoral to deprive copyright holders of those sweet sweet green abstractions...but also, this is the law and it's impeding on the rights of public is perfectly fine too!
In other words, whatever argument helps further my ego crusade!"
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Re: get ebay too!
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Steven Seagal.
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Re: Re: Re: Great! Now put this far, far, AWAY until the next rounds.
A lot of companies build their businesses on infrastructure provided by tech companies.
Maybe Hollywood needs to take a cue.
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Re: Great! Now put this far, far, AWAY until the next rounds.
It's pretty naive to believe this, and it's even more naive to assume everyone here believes this.
Google is a corporation, they look out for their own interests, that's their prerogative.
What bothers some people here at Techdirt, OOTB, is when this prerogative interferes with people's lives and liberties.
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The people on the other side of the class divide crumble under the weight of excessive debt.
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Re: You don't know that any publicity is good publicity?
On the post: Jammie Thomas Asks Supreme Court: How Much Is Too Much For Copyright Infringement?
I mean can they put a number to the people who downloaded the bits of information from her seeding?
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I'm all for pretentious young movie stars ruining their reputations in this manner.
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Re: Re: IF you do kill journalism, where's the replacement?
OOTB doesn't have time for that!
Do you have any idea how long it takes for him to gather strands of Masnick's hair for his doll?
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Re: Re: WHERE are these advertisements? WHERE does Mike's "living" come from?
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