Yeah they definitely don't get it. This kind of reminds me of another situation: Person A is involved in some sort of newsworthy event and Studio B purchases the "rights" to the story in order to make a horrible made-for-tv movie about the event, even though *anyone* can make a movie about the event without purchasing the "rights". Maybe they feel like it makes their movie more official?
Bah, seriously? Oh well, having it blocked in ABP will probably be more beneficial down the road anyway. I also blocked the twitter bar, that one was pretty obnoxious.
Not to derail your thread, and I do hope that somebody else can answer your question, but you bring up a good point that hasn't really gotten much attention:
Carreon has basically gone legal-postal over a 'yo-mama' joke. It seems like Inman has struck a real nerve here. We may all be guilty of being very insensitive: what if Carreon's mom really was molested by a bear?!? What if *he* was? That would almost certainly leave some powerful psychological scarring! Not to mention the almost inevitable physical scarring.
just let the numb nut continue burying himself. you never know, he may learn a valuable lesson from this, one that will serve him well for a long time to come. on the other hand, he may just make himself look an even bigger jerk than he has up til now, perhaps even liking the attention
Nah, whoever heard of an attorney being an attention whore?
Errr... I have to ask for a citation on that one. I've never heard of a law that regulates warranty periods on new products. I suspect that a manufacturer could offer absolutely no warranty if they wanted to.
Yes, you are correct, but you left out the "loophole" that they are using:
IT IS UNLAWFUL TO PERFORM ANY INFORMATION OR DATA GATHERING ON ANY UNITED STATES CITIZEN WITHOUT A COURT APPROVED WARRANT FOR SUCH ACTIONS. NO STATEMENT OR WORDING IN THIS DOCUMENT MAY BE USED OR INTERPRETED TO BE USED TO CIRCUMVENT CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF US CITIZENS*.
Wow, AC, good job! You just pointed out precisely why we don't need any more IP Protection laws: they are extremely poorly written! Now one could note that at the time only big businesses had the technology to mass reproduce, and the lawmakers did not have the foresight to see the huge technological changes coming: CD/DVD burners in every PC, Napster, Youtube.
Can you really, honestly say that they set the statutory rates with college kids in mind? Hint: if you say yes, you're a damn liar.
The response was so ridiculous and so embarrassing for the Department of Commerce that I have actually emailed them back asking them to make sure they really wanted me to run a story based on what was said.
No way you're gonna drop a bomb like that and just walk away! You have to tell us what they said! Won't you think of the children?!?
There was another face chewing incident in [insert American city here].
"How many times is this going to happen before Congress finally wakes up and takes action?" Some Senator says. "This latest incident once again brings into sharp focus the need to pass zombie control legislation."
On the other hand, tossing the episodes to iTunes, a year after they show, could bring in a few bucks without much real cost.
Your above suggestion would also alleviate them of the tech support issues. However, a year after they show??? Do not want. How about tossing the episode to iTunes an hour after it airs?
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No. You have not taken into account the possibility that it is beyond the capability of his office to count to zero.
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Carreon has basically gone legal-postal over a 'yo-mama' joke. It seems like Inman has struck a real nerve here. We may all be guilty of being very insensitive: what if Carreon's mom really was molested by a bear?!? What if *he* was? That would almost certainly leave some powerful psychological scarring! Not to mention the almost inevitable physical scarring.
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I agree with this assessment.
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--Insane troll
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They could be in trouble on this one.
Keeping a woman's bra as evidence certainly seems to be stretching the bounds of credibility.
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I am Jack's complete lack of surprise.
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Can you really, honestly say that they set the statutory rates with college kids in mind? Hint: if you say yes, you're a damn liar.
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No way you're gonna drop a bomb like that and just walk away! You have to tell us what they said! Won't you think of the children?!?
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Cybersecurity law passes.
Cybercrime now DOUBLE illegal.
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"How many times is this going to happen before Congress finally wakes up and takes action?" Some Senator says. "This latest incident once again brings into sharp focus the need to pass zombie control legislation."
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Your above suggestion would also alleviate them of the tech support issues. However, a year after they show??? Do not want. How about tossing the episode to iTunes an hour after it airs?
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The above statement is true only for values of marriage that equal to your narrow definiton of marriage.
Pardon my french, but who the fuck are you to say what the original definition of marriage is?
Also, the Mormons would like to have a word with you.
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