The Incoherent One (profile), 14 Jul 2011 @ 10:09am
Well
If this kind of thing continues then it would make sense for sex offenders and pedophiles to become TSA agents. Think about it. If they have yet to be convicted they can join the TSA and grope people with impunity. As long as they keep it at the "office" its not a crime. Those who protest will be arrested or cited, and the agent is then free to continue.
Now we here plenty of "protect the children" around here when it comes to new over reaching legislation. Here though is a real case where someone could actually be placing children in harms way, all in the name of protecting them in another way? It just doesn't make any sense to me how this reactionary security and touching my three year old is supposed to protect me from the next terrorist-ic act.
While there may not a smoking gun which I could link to, the premise The argument makes sense. I may be cynical, but I think its more of a matter of WHEN an agent is finally caught rather than if he does.
The Incoherent One (profile), 13 Jul 2011 @ 5:39pm
Re: Re: There is no doubt
You are entitled to believe what you want no matter how inaccurate it may actually be. I can actually say that I do support the musicians I listen to, the authors I read, the studios which produce the movies I want to watch, and the artists whose various works are hanging on my wall.
I am not looking at this as a roadblock to thievery, but as a poorly written over-reaching law which will inevitably be used to further curtail the rights with which this country was founded upon, and all in the name of "saving" Mickey Mouse.
The Incoherent One (profile), 13 Jul 2011 @ 3:32pm
There is no doubt
Fake Medications are bad. Fake car parts can be dangerous, and no ones to by fake kids toys which are coated in lead. No one is denying that here. Our collective hatred of this bill has nothing to do with supporting such things. What we are worried about is the way which they are planning to go about dealing with these sites. Every tech professional who knows how the internet actually works has spoken our against this method as dangerous and doing actual real harm to the way the internet functions. The unintended consequences could turn out to be quite severe but our politicians have all placed blind faith in the content industries which have lobbied for this bill. That is NOT how this is supposed to work. I like Disney movies, but not their laws.
I have no doubt that this fool hardy (not going to fix a thing) piece of legislation will pass with a large majority of votes. We shall see where the chips fall in the end, and it is my hope that someone which the knowledge (and money) will be able to mount legal challenge through the courts once our government trips over itself trying to do the dirty work for the content industries.
The Incoherent One (profile), 13 Jul 2011 @ 8:23am
I believe
A staffer simply confused which letter was which, and therefore mailed (sent) the wrong canned response letter. The Representative probably never saw the actual letter, does not actual care, and just met with an MPAA rep. about her reelection funding.
The Incoherent One (profile), 13 Jul 2011 @ 8:14am
Precedent
An example must be made. Going after this 23yr old individual whom does not have the financial means to truly fight this is much easier than an actual business who has actual financial assets and lawyers whom can fight this for them.
From the conspiracy side I think (based on what I have read) that if the US government can get what it wants in this case that it can move forward with other much larger targets (which it actually wants), but they need to get their foot in the door first before attempting the same thing on a larger target.
The Incoherent One (profile), 12 Jul 2011 @ 10:50am
Re: Re: Red Light Tickets
Being on the receiving end of one of these types of tickets the cameras are actually really good at what they do. My ticket came in the mail and sure enough there was no denying that it was me behind the wheel. You could make out the Quicksilver shirt and my friends UH hat.
Side Note: I remember the ticket that well cause it was for 90 in a 35 and was 480.00 + summons.
The Incoherent One (profile), 12 Jul 2011 @ 10:44am
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How old is the commercial? It would not be the first time which a TV station aired the wrong commercial past its date. I recently saw a Ford commercial (the nationwide one with Mike Rowe) talking about a memorial day sale, It was nearly July 4th when I saw it.
The Incoherent One (profile), 12 Jul 2011 @ 10:27am
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I don't believe that this is very likely. It has been widely known (I thought) that the mobile hotspot feature of many android phones was an additional fee. Sprint, Verizon, and At&t (I do not know about T-Mobile) that they have a specific app and fee structure built in to enable that app for being a mobile hotspot. Some 3rd party apps have been used as a work around to that and unlocking the hotspot ability. In other cases like the iPhone the function was un-locked by jail breaking the phone.
A Mr. Jason Klammith (formerish MPAA web admin) was recently hired by Hotfile.com as a low level programmer. The mission he chose to accept was to infiltrate this pirate company to secure evidence that they are indeed harboring pirates, and making money in the process. He has been given 2 week to fufill this mission. If he has not been able to secure the evidence by that time he has been authorized to ensure that the evidence can be found. I will keep you posted on his progress.
-We need to draft new internet protections for the many content industries which are being destroyed by online piracy. We shall call it Protect IP Act and it will allow us the power to simply remove these rogue websites from the internet.
--What about due process?
-That could take forever to fianlly get through the courts, and who knows how many illegal aliens will steal US jobs while they do it. We must act now.
--What about websites which are based in other nations?
-The interent has no borders. Its just 1s and 0s moving through a series of pipes. There are several rules regarding what falls under this Protect IP Act, and how action is to be taken.
--I have read the Act which I received from your office, and your rules read more like vague generalizations which could be construed to mean a lot more than just these "rouge" website as you call them. You could easily twist some of this language to be used against someone who is doing nothing more than criticizing someone or something. This sounds a lot like the laws of the oppressive regimes which we have lambasted through resolutions and interviews. Most recently Belarus. What makes us different than them if we move forward with this?
-.........That is all I have to say on the matter. If you have further inquiries please forward them to my office and my staff will be happy to answer them for you. Good day.
Re: Re: Re: This ain't "art": it's computer aided snooping.
The question is; What happens now? What is the Secret service going to do about this "hacker". Guess we will just need to wait and see where the chips fall on this one.
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To turn it around though I would like to ask where your citations are regarding the assertions you made in your post?
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Well
Now we here plenty of "protect the children" around here when it comes to new over reaching legislation. Here though is a real case where someone could actually be placing children in harms way, all in the name of protecting them in another way? It just doesn't make any sense to me how this reactionary security and touching my three year old is supposed to protect me from the next terrorist-ic act.
While there may not a smoking gun which I could link to, the premise The argument makes sense. I may be cynical, but I think its more of a matter of WHEN an agent is finally caught rather than if he does.
On the post: Lobbyists Ramp Up Pressure To Get PROTECT IP Passed
Re: Re: There is no doubt
I am not looking at this as a roadblock to thievery, but as a poorly written over-reaching law which will inevitably be used to further curtail the rights with which this country was founded upon, and all in the name of "saving" Mickey Mouse.
On the post: Lobbyists Ramp Up Pressure To Get PROTECT IP Passed
There is no doubt
I have no doubt that this fool hardy (not going to fix a thing) piece of legislation will pass with a large majority of votes. We shall see where the chips fall in the end, and it is my hope that someone which the knowledge (and money) will be able to mount legal challenge through the courts once our government trips over itself trying to do the dirty work for the content industries.
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I believe
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Precedent
From the conspiracy side I think (based on what I have read) that if the US government can get what it wants in this case that it can move forward with other much larger targets (which it actually wants), but they need to get their foot in the door first before attempting the same thing on a larger target.
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Re: Re: Red Light Tickets
Side Note: I remember the ticket that well cause it was for 90 in a 35 and was 480.00 + summons.
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http://forums.macrumors.com/archive/index.php/t-1120193.html
You can still get a tether program from the Amazon App Store.
http://www.amazon.com/Mobile-Stream-EasyTether/dp/B004JJR2K4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=mobi le-apps&qid=1310491605&sr=1-1
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Re: You want to solve Child Porn? Here's how
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On the post: Judge Drops Key Claim In MPAA's Case Against Hotfile: Cyberlocker Didn't Directly Infringe
Not to worry
A Mr. Jason Klammith (formerish MPAA web admin) was recently hired by Hotfile.com as a low level programmer. The mission he chose to accept was to infiltrate this pirate company to secure evidence that they are indeed harboring pirates, and making money in the process. He has been given 2 week to fufill this mission. If he has not been able to secure the evidence by that time he has been authorized to ensure that the evidence can be found. I will keep you posted on his progress.
Office of Clandestine Operations for the MPAA.
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--What about due process?
-That could take forever to fianlly get through the courts, and who knows how many illegal aliens will steal US jobs while they do it. We must act now.
--What about websites which are based in other nations?
-The interent has no borders. Its just 1s and 0s moving through a series of pipes. There are several rules regarding what falls under this Protect IP Act, and how action is to be taken.
--I have read the Act which I received from your office, and your rules read more like vague generalizations which could be construed to mean a lot more than just these "rouge" website as you call them. You could easily twist some of this language to be used against someone who is doing nothing more than criticizing someone or something. This sounds a lot like the laws of the oppressive regimes which we have lambasted through resolutions and interviews. Most recently Belarus. What makes us different than them if we move forward with this?
-.........That is all I have to say on the matter. If you have further inquiries please forward them to my office and my staff will be happy to answer them for you. Good day.
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Re: Re: Dangerous
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Re: Re: Re: This ain't "art": it's computer aided snooping.
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