HaHa.. Thanks for reminding -ME- that the left is populated by permanently miserable, mentally lazy, narcissistic, snarky little rude cretins like you who are SOOO unhappy with their own lives and their repeated failings that they have given up on bettering themselves and have instead decided to just blame everyone else.
It is from this very stew-pot of failure, self-loathing and second-rate mediocrity that you, most despots, dictators, Democrat Party leaders and Home Owner Association presidents emerge.
There is no acknowledgment that comment and discussion facilities on the internet need to be viewed more as casual, interpersonal "town pub" VERBAL communications and not as published, declaratory works of great importance.
If this proposal were to come to pass, it would likely fuel an -explosion- in patent related litigation, either in companies becoming more aggressive in seeking out real or imagined infringers, or by share holders suing the patent management entity because they think a third party -is- infringing on the patent and are NOT being sued.
Underpinning all of this increased litigation risk is the simple fact that most patents are deliberately verbally complex and over-reaching, and we all know that a lawyer's primary job is to argue over what words mean. Patent is a subjective legal minefield today and implementation of a Patent Share system would only exacerbate this problem, diverting still more economic capital into the lawyer hole.
I'm firmly in the camp that thinks that Patent has become more of an economic hindrance than a benefit. At the core of this belief is Mike's very astute observance that most innovation is incremental in nature, and if the infringement risk barriers were removed from the marketplace, innovation would accelerate, not diminish.
Ahhh... The refreshingly articulated and expertly reasoned response of Bush Derangement Syndrome sufferer.
Are you at all aware of how completely Un-American you appear to be when the first words from your fingers are "Shut up, jackhole.", when participating in a public forum?
Could you not summon up a more cogent argument to the posters remarks than "Shut up"? Does your mother know you go around calling people "JackHole"?
Please...Next time take a few more minutes and allow your mind to --THINK- of a reasoned and eloquent response before typing.
The parents of the baby have no rights the light bouncing off of their baby while in the hospital. That light clearly belonged to the hospital, as the hospital pays for the light fixtures and the electricity to run them.
Now had the the photo been taken outdoors in sunlight, it would have been another matter. The owner of the Sun would have majority standing in this case.
What's really, really sad about what I have just written, is that there will be a lawyer or two out there that will actually agree with this argument.
Yes, 'Making Government Efficient Avoidance Syndrome' is that nasty, useless, expensive time and liberty waster that most public servants occupy themselves with today.
Those who can't Do, Teach.
Those who can't Teach, Manage.
Those who can't Manage, Govern.
It is very hard to roll up your sleeves and --work-- to make government a better value going forward.
It is easy, intellectually LAZY work to simply look around you and find any little thing to criminalize.
Demand MORE real work and less LAZY MGEAS crap from your elected office holders.
"Whereupon I proceeded to
take that mitten full
Of the deadly Yellow Snow Crystals
And rub it all into (her)
beady little eyes
With a vigorous circular motion
Hitherto unknown to the
people in this area,
But destined to take the
place of THE MUD SHARK
In your mythology
Here it goes now . . .
THE CIRCULAR MOTION . ."
This could represent the beginning of a whole new kind of ISP.
Imagine a "TDISP" or Tunnel Destination ISP, (or better yet for marketing purposes a "Privacy Management ISP",) whom you contract with who serves to anchor the far end of an always on VPN session that tunnels through your RAT-BASTARD, PACKET SPYING, RIAA LACKEY, TRAFFIC SHAPING, ASSHAT primary ISP like Comcast or AT$T and releases your spring-fresh, unmolested packets onto the internet. As A. L. Flanagan correctly points out above, we can all encrypt our traffic, but usually this is done at the application level. To REALLY slap these invasive ISPs in the face, we need to encrypt all of our traffic.
I suppose an ISP could then block or throttle traffic to these end points but how would they distinguish your connection as a TDISP customer or an Employee?? What if the TDISP was a collective, customer owned enterprise?
If my ISP blocked my VPN connection to my employer, there would be hell to pay.
...exactly how is packet inspection based traffic shaping legally distinguishable from eavesdropping?
How would one know that one's mail is not being read or the file in a file transfer is not being copied and archived?
Also, going forward, how will DMCA safe harbors not be legally assault-able in an era where the ISP actually DOES CONTROL WHAT and HOW data is transferred across the network?
Considering the left leaning journalism* of the AP, they will look the other way. Had a McCain supporter did the same thing with an AP photo of McCain or Palin, the hew and cry would be so great you would think that helpless kittens were being raped in the town square.
Hypocrites and propagandists.
* Which always brings me to wonder, who are the twits at the AP who keep writing stories about apparently driverless SUVs that kill and maim and run amok? Not one of these stories, that appear quite regularly, ever mention that a -human being- was behind the wheel.
So... Mike, you think that Obama staffers will actually have desktop bandwidth -left over- for IM-ing after all the FaceBooking, WoWing and YouTubing they'll be doing on the job?
Tragic as this story was, I can't help but think that this young lady was too fragile in spirit to be allowed to use the internet, frankly.
And if suicide was her selected response to a mere cruelly-ended cyber-crush, I can't even imagine what she would have done once she filled out her first income tax form.
On the post: Why The Stimulus Package Isn't For Startups: The Gov't Doesn't Want Creative Destruction
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It is from this very stew-pot of failure, self-loathing and second-rate mediocrity that you, most despots, dictators, Democrat Party leaders and Home Owner Association presidents emerge.
On the post: Another Court Ruling Protects Anonymity Of Online Posters
Nice list of guidelines ...BUT...
There is no acknowledgment that comment and discussion facilities on the internet need to be viewed more as casual, interpersonal "town pub" VERBAL communications and not as published, declaratory works of great importance.
On the post: What If You Could Invest Directly In Shares Of Intellectual Property?
Re: Re: Another bad idea...
On the post: What If You Could Invest Directly In Shares Of Intellectual Property?
Another bad idea...
If this proposal were to come to pass, it would likely fuel an -explosion- in patent related litigation, either in companies becoming more aggressive in seeking out real or imagined infringers, or by share holders suing the patent management entity because they think a third party -is- infringing on the patent and are NOT being sued.
Underpinning all of this increased litigation risk is the simple fact that most patents are deliberately verbally complex and over-reaching, and we all know that a lawyer's primary job is to argue over what words mean. Patent is a subjective legal minefield today and implementation of a Patent Share system would only exacerbate this problem, diverting still more economic capital into the lawyer hole.
I'm firmly in the camp that thinks that Patent has become more of an economic hindrance than a benefit. At the core of this belief is Mike's very astute observance that most innovation is incremental in nature, and if the infringement risk barriers were removed from the marketplace, innovation would accelerate, not diminish.
On the post: Bill Introduced In Pennsylvania To Ban All Portable Gadgets In School
(Raises hand sheepishly...)
Many of these devices actually speak or emit other forms of "audio material".
Way to go.
On the post: Microsoft's Virus Bounty Plan Sound Familiar? It Should
Didn't Bruce Schneier coin the term...
But this is actually doing less than nothing, in terms of real security, isn't it? So we should all call this nonsense "Security Theater Advertising".
On the post: Why The Stimulus Story Isn't Resonating: No Transparency, No Participation
Re: Re: Re: Build Plans
Are you at all aware of how completely Un-American you appear to be when the first words from your fingers are "Shut up, jackhole.", when participating in a public forum?
Could you not summon up a more cogent argument to the posters remarks than "Shut up"? Does your mother know you go around calling people "JackHole"?
Please...Next time take a few more minutes and allow your mind to --THINK- of a reasoned and eloquent response before typing.
It's the American thing to do.
On the post: EU Court Says Simply Taking Someone's Photo Can Violate Their Civil Rights
Extremely bad lawyer-ing here.
Now had the the photo been taken outdoors in sunlight, it would have been another matter. The owner of the Sun would have majority standing in this case.
What's really, really sad about what I have just written, is that there will be a lawyer or two out there that will actually agree with this argument.
On the post: Banning Driver Distractions One By One; Next Up? Eating, Faxing Or Petting Fluffy
Yet another example of MGEAS in action.
Those who can't Do, Teach.
Those who can't Teach, Manage.
Those who can't Manage, Govern.
It is very hard to roll up your sleeves and --work-- to make government a better value going forward.
It is easy, intellectually LAZY work to simply look around you and find any little thing to criminalize.
Demand MORE real work and less LAZY MGEAS crap from your elected office holders.
On the post: German Court Allows Frank Zappa Festival To Continue, Despite Protests From Zappa's Wife
Obligitory, for Madam Zappa...
"Whereupon I proceeded to
take that mitten full
Of the deadly Yellow Snow Crystals
And rub it all into (her)
beady little eyes
With a vigorous circular motion
Hitherto unknown to the
people in this area,
But destined to take the
place of THE MUD SHARK
In your mythology
Here it goes now . . .
THE CIRCULAR MOTION . ."
On the post: Cox Gets Aggressive With Traffic Shaping
The a-ha momment...
Imagine a "TDISP" or Tunnel Destination ISP, (or better yet for marketing purposes a "Privacy Management ISP",) whom you contract with who serves to anchor the far end of an always on VPN session that tunnels through your RAT-BASTARD, PACKET SPYING, RIAA LACKEY, TRAFFIC SHAPING, ASSHAT primary ISP like Comcast or AT$T and releases your spring-fresh, unmolested packets onto the internet. As A. L. Flanagan correctly points out above, we can all encrypt our traffic, but usually this is done at the application level. To REALLY slap these invasive ISPs in the face, we need to encrypt all of our traffic.
I suppose an ISP could then block or throttle traffic to these end points but how would they distinguish your connection as a TDISP customer or an Employee?? What if the TDISP was a collective, customer owned enterprise?
If my ISP blocked my VPN connection to my employer, there would be hell to pay.
Ideas....Ideas.....
On the post: Cox Gets Aggressive With Traffic Shaping
Excuse me...but...
How would one know that one's mail is not being read or the file in a file transfer is not being copied and archived?
Also, going forward, how will DMCA safe harbors not be legally assault-able in an era where the ISP actually DOES CONTROL WHAT and HOW data is transferred across the network?
On the post: RIAA Found To Have Sued Yet Another Woman Without A Computer
It went like this....
MegaRecords Exec: "Say Bob, did you look into alternate ways to curb this damn piracy the other day like I asked?"
Bob: "Sure boss. Spent 5 hours on it."
MegaRecords Exec: "Great! Call the lawyers. Let's sue away!"
On the post: Copyright Infringement And Obama's Iconic Campaign Poster
Nothing will happen...
Hypocrites and propagandists.
* Which always brings me to wonder, who are the twits at the AP who keep writing stories about apparently driverless SUVs that kill and maim and run amok? Not one of these stories, that appear quite regularly, ever mention that a -human being- was behind the wheel.
On the post: ASCAP Working To Shut Up Free Culture Supporters
Virtual chant from the back of the room...
Hmmmm... So -that's- what it feels like to go to Berkley.
On the post: RIAA Explanation For Not Wanting Court Broadcast: Those Geeks Might Remix It
Finish this joke, please...
On the post: More Silly Restrictions Will Limit Team Obama's Ability To Communicate
Huh?
Puhhh-leeeeze.
On the post: State Of The Net: Blair Levin Tells Us To Not Freak Out Yet On Obama's Broadband Plan
The GeneralEmergency Stimulus Plan.
1) 5 Year suspension of Copyright. All pending copyright cases in the courts...put on hold. No retroactive filings later.
2) 5 Year suspension of Patent Violation cases in the courts. No retroactive filings if Patent resumed in its current form.
3) 5 Year reduction of Capitol Gains taxes to 10%.
4) 5 Year suspension of Corporate income taxes.
5) All employees of Local, State and Federal taxation entities must wear hats at work that say, "I'm a big, fat stupid head!"
OK, that last one was apparently a day-dream that slipped into my list by accident. Sorry.
On the post: Thanks To The Lori Drew Case, I Can Make Each Of You A Criminal
Re: Re: Re: Re:
Cowboy the hell up, y'all.
On the post: Thanks To The Lori Drew Case, I Can Make Each Of You A Criminal
Re: Re:
Tragic as this story was, I can't help but think that this young lady was too fragile in spirit to be allowed to use the internet, frankly.
And if suicide was her selected response to a mere cruelly-ended cyber-crush, I can't even imagine what she would have done once she filled out her first income tax form.
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