Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Techdirt's characteristic contextless numbers. -- How many of those suits are false and unmerited? How many go to trial? How many are merited as proved by a settlement?
I've had gaps several years between posts on a site. Something on the shows up in a Google search, so I read the article and comment on it. There's nothing odd about it.
What's odd is how your hatred and obsession with Techdirt apparently extends to building dossiers on those who post here.
Whining about me being Canadian is one thing. I mention it from time to time. But add that to your tracking how many posts everyone's made, and "Creepy" stars to show up on that "Dishonest/Delusional/Ignorant" Venn diagram with you in the middle.
Are you planning to sell your work to the next reputation management consultant, lawyer, "inventor" or top lobbyist who objects to being mentioned here?
Re: Re: Re: Techdirt's characteristic contextless numbers. -- How many of those suits are false and unmerited? How many go to trial? How many are merited as proved by a settlement?
The AC above is right. You have no idea how anything works.
You can fight the accusation in court and win, but you'll still be out thousands of dollars in legal fees.
More likely though they'll drop the case before it gets to court. Your legal fees will be lower, but you'll still be out thousands of dollars.
The point is that it's cheaper to settle despite being innocent. THAT'S HOW THIS RACKET WORKS.
A decade ago I was often debunking "North American Union by 2007, er 2008, er 2010!!!" claims. Along with the "Amero" and "NAFTA Superhighway", FEMA death camps" and other claims that were supposed to come true by then.
The wingnuts would often point me back to sites like WorldNetDaily for "proof." Sites that monetize the wingnuts by selling them books, bumper stickers and whatnot for all their conspiracy theories. And displaying ads for gold scams and whatnot. Wingnuts are a lucrative demographic.
It seems reasonable to expect that such sites are now monetizing the wingnuts with Coinhive and other more modern methods.
Which would answer the question of why certain wingnuts keep posting here despite their hatred of the site and its users. It's safer than sites that would cater to their, er, point of view.
It is entirely possible that they are completely ignorant.
While possible, it's about as credible as a revenge porn site claiming "We couldn't possibly have predicted that someone would abuse our service by posting images without the subject's permission! The $2000 per image fee to remove the images is necessary to cover the cost of doing so."
These are people not just writing the software, but setting up a business and a revenue transfer system. They'll have thought about the implications.
Which may involve getting the government to do it for them.
Like how back in 1999 a congressional staffer snuck four words into the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act that re-classified sound recordings as work for hire - effectively preventing copyright from reverting to the artist after 35 years. (In an amazing coincidence, this was shortly before that staffer became a senior official at the RIAA.)
If Google benefits from offensive of libelous content, it's not on the same level as Coinhive's 30% cut.
No-one "expect(s) Coinhive to police all the uses of its product." This is merely about acknowledging that the problem exists, and not acting so surprised about it. Google can't be 100% effective in policing YouTube, but it does make a reasonable effort.
...then you should shut up because you are more than too biased to have an intelligent conversation with, you are nothing other than a mindless fundi parroting an agenda.
Oh, the irony. Perhaps you should read the article. It's related to illegal immigration, but that's not what it's about.
For a while some states refused to recognize same-sex marriages legally performed in other states.
That could affect a great many things from taxes and benefits to even whether someone would be recognized as family and be allowed to visit their dying spouse in hospital.
Here in Canada if your locked phone is stolen, you can report it to Telus and give them the police incident number. They'll still cheerfully re-register the phone to whomever the thief sells it to.
As the article notes above, now they get revenue from two customers.
Yeah - states are not allowed to make their own laws unless you agree.
That sums it up.
When individual states started allowing same-sex marriage, Republicans demanded that the federal government put a stop to it. But when the federal government started to favor same-sex marriage, for Republicans it suddenly became a states' rights issue that the federal government needed to stay out of.
Schrödinger's Sovereignty: States' rights and citizens' rights aren't decided until it's observed whether those rights align with Republican ideology.
Re: So for TEN YEARS we've provided process for this trouble-maker who came here illegally and then uses the time to argue that he should be allowed to openly violate our laws.
who came here illegally ... ILLEGAL immigrants
That's not the case.
Illegal immigrants get almost no due process in removal proceedings. This guy arrived legally, and was entitled to due process.
Look, I agree that he should have been gone shortly after being released from jail, and I suspect most here do. But it's firmly established that even non-citizens get constitutional protections like freedom of speech. Your follow-up - spinning a story on targeting First Amendment activities into...
This only affords Techdirt another opportunity to show it favors ILLEGAL immigrants over citizens, and that it rabidly hates Trump.
...only makes you look like a dishonest ten-year-old with no reading comprehension.
Doesnt the constitution apply only to citizens of the US?
That covers legal visitors.
Immigrants are protected by the Constitution vs. deprivation of life, liberty or property without due process of law. They have freedom of speech and religion, and if arrested, a right to a Miranda warning.
The big exception is that they're not allowed to vote in state and national elections.
This is the same for undocumented immigrants except for a further exception; they get almost no due process in removal proceedings.
That last bit doesn't apply to this guy. He's a fully documented immigrant. But one who has committed a crime. He's stayed legally while getting his due process, and that process has run out.
When a non-citizen is convicted for a jailable AND deportable offense, normal practice is to jail them AND THEN deport them. Serving their time does not wipe the slate clean.
The nation will be made secure again, said the DHS, pointing to its report declaring three-quarters of those convicted for terrorism offenses were "foreign-born." Of course, to reach this ratio, the DHS had to count people the US government had extradited to the US to face trial for terrorism attacks committed in foreign countries, but whatever.
In the same article:
The report considers only those incidents motivated by international terrorist groups — so instances of domestic terrorism are not counted.
In his case, he was convicted of wire fraud in 2001 after the mortgage company that he worked for was investigated for fraudulent loan applications. He served a five-year jail sentence, then spent two years in immigration detention while he was in deportation proceedings.
Re: Your next-to-last paragraph simply lies that "knowledge" and "information" are same as entertainments. They are not. You are claiming "public good" will result from changing current copyright balance. It will not. You are claiming that copyright holde
Your next-to-last paragraph simply lies that "knowledge" and "information" are same as entertainments.
In this context they are. Books and other resources - for education or private use - are grouped in with entertainment in IP laws and treaties.
that text written in 1789 is THE LAW
It WAS the law, in 1789. The law has evolved considerably since then.
And that 1789 law never applied to Canada or Mexico. (We're talking about NAFTA after all.)
"secure to Authors and Inventors the EXCLUSIVE RIGHT". -- EXCLUSIVE MEANS EXCLUSIVE.
With significant limitations. A time limit. Exemptions fair use by others. Etc.
Their exclusivity was in monetizing their creations. If I republish their book (whether using a printing press or BitTorrent), I'm violating that exclusivity. If I loan the book to friends or family or put an excerpt in my college essay or news report, I'm in the clear.
You even claim to "support" copyright!
The writing here isn't anti-copyright; it's anti-copyright abuse.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Techdirt's characteristic contextless numbers. -- How many of those suits are false and unmerited? How many go to trial? How many are merited as proved by a settlement?
I've had gaps several years between posts on a site. Something on the shows up in a Google search, so I read the article and comment on it. There's nothing odd about it.
What's odd is how your hatred and obsession with Techdirt apparently extends to building dossiers on those who post here.
Whining about me being Canadian is one thing. I mention it from time to time. But add that to your tracking how many posts everyone's made, and "Creepy" stars to show up on that "Dishonest/Delusional/Ignorant" Venn diagram with you in the middle.
Are you planning to sell your work to the next reputation management consultant, lawyer, "inventor" or top lobbyist who objects to being mentioned here?
On the post: US Piracy Lawsuits Shoot Out Of The 2018 Gates As The Malibu Media 'Coaching Tree' Spreads Its Seeds
Re: Re: Re: Techdirt's characteristic contextless numbers. -- How many of those suits are false and unmerited? How many go to trial? How many are merited as proved by a settlement?
You can fight the accusation in court and win, but you'll still be out thousands of dollars in legal fees.
More likely though they'll drop the case before it gets to court. Your legal fees will be lower, but you'll still be out thousands of dollars.
The point is that it's cheaper to settle despite being innocent. THAT'S HOW THIS RACKET WORKS.
On the post: Court Shakes Off Dumb Copyright Lawsuit Against Taylor Swift
Re: Re: Key take-away is that courts often, usually, and I'd say in this area, over 97 percent of time, GET IT RIGHT.
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Re: Re: Re: Please read more carefully....
The wingnuts would often point me back to sites like WorldNetDaily for "proof." Sites that monetize the wingnuts by selling them books, bumper stickers and whatnot for all their conspiracy theories. And displaying ads for gold scams and whatnot. Wingnuts are a lucrative demographic.
It seems reasonable to expect that such sites are now monetizing the wingnuts with Coinhive and other more modern methods.
Which would answer the question of why certain wingnuts keep posting here despite their hatred of the site and its users. It's safer than sites that would cater to their, er, point of view.
On the post: Cryptocurrency Mining Company Coinhive Shocked To Learn Its Product Is Being Abused
Re: Re: Re: Re:
While possible, it's about as credible as a revenge porn site claiming "We couldn't possibly have predicted that someone would abuse our service by posting images without the subject's permission! The $2000 per image fee to remove the images is necessary to cover the cost of doing so."
These are people not just writing the software, but setting up a business and a revenue transfer system. They'll have thought about the implications.
On the post: Court Shakes Off Dumb Copyright Lawsuit Against Taylor Swift
Re: Key take-away is that courts often, usually, and I'd say in this area, over 97 percent of time, GET IT RIGHT.
On the post: Scholastic Wants To Help Young Creators Showcase Their Works By Stripping Them Of Their IP Rights
Re: Re: sop..Standard operating procedure
Like how back in 1999 a congressional staffer snuck four words into the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act that re-classified sound recordings as work for hire - effectively preventing copyright from reverting to the artist after 35 years. (In an amazing coincidence, this was shortly before that staffer became a senior official at the RIAA.)
On the post: Cryptocurrency Mining Company Coinhive Shocked To Learn Its Product Is Being Abused
Re:
No-one "expect(s) Coinhive to police all the uses of its product." This is merely about acknowledging that the problem exists, and not acting so surprised about it. Google can't be 100% effective in policing YouTube, but it does make a reasonable effort.
On the post: Activist Sues ICE For Its Unconstitutional Targeting Of Immigrants' First Amendment-Protected Activities
Re: My favorite part
Oh, the irony. Perhaps you should read the article. It's related to illegal immigration, but that's not what it's about.
On the post: Activist Sues ICE For Its Unconstitutional Targeting Of Immigrants' First Amendment-Protected Activities
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: ICE is the new Secret Police
That could affect a great many things from taxes and benefits to even whether someone would be recognized as family and be allowed to visit their dying spouse in hospital.
On the post: Verizon Begins Locking Down Its Phones Again, Purportedly To 'Stop Theft'
Will it even stop theft?
Here in Canada if your locked phone is stolen, you can report it to Telus and give them the police incident number. They'll still cheerfully re-register the phone to whomever the thief sells it to.
As the article notes above, now they get revenue from two customers.
On the post: Activist Sues ICE For Its Unconstitutional Targeting Of Immigrants' First Amendment-Protected Activities
Re: Re: Re: ICE is the new Secret Police
That sums it up.
When individual states started allowing same-sex marriage, Republicans demanded that the federal government put a stop to it. But when the federal government started to favor same-sex marriage, for Republicans it suddenly became a states' rights issue that the federal government needed to stay out of.
Schrödinger's Sovereignty: States' rights and citizens' rights aren't decided until it's observed whether those rights align with Republican ideology.
On the post: Activist Sues ICE For Its Unconstitutional Targeting Of Immigrants' First Amendment-Protected Activities
Re: So for TEN YEARS we've provided process for this trouble-maker who came here illegally and then uses the time to argue that he should be allowed to openly violate our laws.
That's not the case.
Illegal immigrants get almost no due process in removal proceedings. This guy arrived legally, and was entitled to due process.
Look, I agree that he should have been gone shortly after being released from jail, and I suspect most here do. But it's firmly established that even non-citizens get constitutional protections like freedom of speech. Your follow-up - spinning a story on targeting First Amendment activities into...
...only makes you look like a dishonest ten-year-old with no reading comprehension.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
The original question was:
That covers legal visitors.
Immigrants are protected by the Constitution vs. deprivation of life, liberty or property without due process of law. They have freedom of speech and religion, and if arrested, a right to a Miranda warning.
The big exception is that they're not allowed to vote in state and national elections.
This is the same for undocumented immigrants except for a further exception; they get almost no due process in removal proceedings.
That last bit doesn't apply to this guy. He's a fully documented immigrant. But one who has committed a crime. He's stayed legally while getting his due process, and that process has run out.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Bit one sided
On the post: Activist Sues ICE For Its Unconstitutional Targeting Of Immigrants' First Amendment-Protected Activities
In the same article:
Lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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Re: Re: Bit one sided
A quick search indicates that it's true.
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Re: Re: Headline is "Easy, Quick And Complete", then it's downgraded in 2nd para to "fairly complete victory".
- Capt Jack Sparrow.
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Re: Your next-to-last paragraph simply lies that "knowledge" and "information" are same as entertainments. They are not. You are claiming "public good" will result from changing current copyright balance. It will not. You are claiming that copyright holde
In this context they are. Books and other resources - for education or private use - are grouped in with entertainment in IP laws and treaties.
It WAS the law, in 1789. The law has evolved considerably since then.
And that 1789 law never applied to Canada or Mexico. (We're talking about NAFTA after all.)
With significant limitations. A time limit. Exemptions fair use by others. Etc.
Their exclusivity was in monetizing their creations. If I republish their book (whether using a printing press or BitTorrent), I'm violating that exclusivity. If I loan the book to friends or family or put an excerpt in my college essay or news report, I'm in the clear.
The writing here isn't anti-copyright; it's anti-copyright abuse.
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Re: Useful, but useless
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