Unless I am missing something, I see a very simple solution. Get some third party web developers that are neutral to this to go into the megaupload system and re-enable login access to the site users, but don't allow files to be shared nor accessed by those accounts that didn't upload the files.
Since I know nothing of the setup nor complexity of the Megaupload system I cannot attest to the difficulty of such a task. But if they have a decent permissions system in place it shouldn't be too difficult. I'm a web developer and I have done stuff like that before, given only a user access to their own content.
If the person who uploaded the files is the only one to access them then how is it infringement? How can their possibly be any infringement?
It would be safe to assume that if they uploaded it in the first place and it is infringing material then they probably still have another way to get it (either through backups or other sites). So I don't see the difficulty here.
There should, however, be concerns that such developer access could pose a threat to data security for the MegaUpload defense team. But beyond that this seems very doable.
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Thank you @G Thompson. We have actually discussed a huge number of games that we could add to this. Things like billiards and poker, even Apples to Apples could be fun to add to the list.
We will probably start it off with outdoor sports and then work out how to best do indoor games.
We are also concerned with the safety of our users and want to avoid any unsafe (especially criminal) situations arising. So that is something on our minds as we work this out.
Also thank you for the link. I will try to keep the Techdirt community informed, but I think it may be another few months before I will have the first edition ready. Hopefully it won't take that long though.
Yeah, I have been thinking along those lines a bit as well. I actually posted this question to Step2 and already got some great ideas from Mike Masnick.
I apologize if this is too off subject from the above story, but I would like to get some thoughts from others on this. I promise I won't do this kind of comment too often.
Over last weekend some friends and I competed in a hackathon where we came up with a cool app. In terms of building the app we won't need a lot of money to support it. Just some for servers to support it and maybe app store fees to get the app up.
What it will need money for is advertising and getting the app to be used widely. Its one that won't work unless people use it.
So I was thinking that this might go good on Kickstarter, but I don't know what I could offer to those that fund it. Its a pickup sports app with lots of ideas attached to it.
Does anything think this is good for Kickstarter? Any ideas as to what I could offer backers?
AOL doesn't have a legal leg to stand on here. What a bunch of idiots. I really hate that companies can so easily use legal nastygrams to get their way. I almost wonder if some kind of nastygram vetting and approval process should be required of all companies doing this with more than 15 employees.
That is an awesome video. I would love to see this kind of thing created to fight more government action and legislation. Like for SOPA and PIPA and CISPA. Also for thinks like the MegaUpload case. That would be awesome.
Yeah, but that only seems to work if your domain is anywhere in the report. Otherwise it gives you an error. I guess none of my domains have ruffled the right feathers.
Yeah, but that only seems to work if your domain is anywhere in the report. Otherwise it gives you an error. I guess none of my domains have ruffled the right feathers.
I recommend that everyone share this with friends and family. Use Facebook and Twitter and any other social networks you are on. We stopped SOPA and ACTA, its time to stand up once again and be heard loud and clear. Maybe after we do this enough times the message will get through their thick skulls.
Maybe we could make it a "three strikes" law like the criminal laws in California that have created a prison population so big that it could form a new nation (like Australia, but with much less land).
One thing that I have been wondering for awhile now is how a new journalism site can get started and get moving quickly. Lets assume this new site has high quality content that people want to consume. You use this content (like Techdirt does) to add value to other things that you do charge for (advertising, early access, goodies, etc). That is all well and good. But I would be willing to bet that even with great content it would take awhile to build up the regular readership you need to survive on the revenue.
Obviously it has been done many times before. But I would really like to know more about how Techdirt got started and how others can jump in and do the same. And yes I know that it isn't as simple as superficial copying of concepts.
Personally I think that any law/rule that is secret or is negotiated in secret should be automatically considered illegal. The same with any legal interpretations. There is no way anyone that is subject to a law can possibly follow a law they don't even know the details of or if it exists. The same with interpretations of the law.
And you shouldn't be subject to any law that you or someone that can represent you (outside of big businesses and the government itself) can have any input on. It just doesn't make any sense to require that of anyone.
You wouldn't do this at a company. Create a rule that you expect all your employees to follow, but never tell them what it is and even have secret interpretations of it. You would get sued in very short order and possibly be shut down depending on the severity of the case.
There are so many inequities and possibilities for discrimination that no one in their right mind would allow this in the business world. So why allow it in the government world?
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Unless I am missing something...
Since I know nothing of the setup nor complexity of the Megaupload system I cannot attest to the difficulty of such a task. But if they have a decent permissions system in place it shouldn't be too difficult. I'm a web developer and I have done stuff like that before, given only a user access to their own content.
If the person who uploaded the files is the only one to access them then how is it infringement? How can their possibly be any infringement?
It would be safe to assume that if they uploaded it in the first place and it is infringing material then they probably still have another way to get it (either through backups or other sites). So I don't see the difficulty here.
There should, however, be concerns that such developer access could pose a threat to data security for the MegaUpload defense team. But beyond that this seems very doable.
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We will probably start it off with outdoor sports and then work out how to best do indoor games.
We are also concerned with the safety of our users and want to avoid any unsafe (especially criminal) situations arising. So that is something on our minds as we work this out.
Also thank you for the link. I will try to keep the Techdirt community informed, but I think it may be another few months before I will have the first edition ready. Hopefully it won't take that long though.
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On the phone one, maybe instead of a phone I could call them to cheer on their pickup game.
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https://www.insightcommunity.com/step2/553/what-offer-backers-kickstarter-that-fund-pickup-spo rts-app
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https://www.insightcommunity.com/step2/553/what-offer-backers-kickstarter-that-fund-pick up-sports-app
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http://hmw.greatmindinnovations.com/
And here are the screenshots:
http://hmw.greatmindinnovations.com/images/screenshots.png
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Other uses for Kickstarter
Over last weekend some friends and I competed in a hackathon where we came up with a cool app. In terms of building the app we won't need a lot of money to support it. Just some for servers to support it and maybe app store fees to get the app up.
What it will need money for is advertising and getting the app to be used widely. Its one that won't work unless people use it.
So I was thinking that this might go good on Kickstarter, but I don't know what I could offer to those that fund it. Its a pickup sports app with lots of ideas attached to it.
Does anything think this is good for Kickstarter? Any ideas as to what I could offer backers?
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Doesn't have a leg to stand on.
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Obviously it has been done many times before. But I would really like to know more about how Techdirt got started and how others can jump in and do the same. And yes I know that it isn't as simple as superficial copying of concepts.
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And you shouldn't be subject to any law that you or someone that can represent you (outside of big businesses and the government itself) can have any input on. It just doesn't make any sense to require that of anyone.
You wouldn't do this at a company. Create a rule that you expect all your employees to follow, but never tell them what it is and even have secret interpretations of it. You would get sued in very short order and possibly be shut down depending on the severity of the case.
There are so many inequities and possibilities for discrimination that no one in their right mind would allow this in the business world. So why allow it in the government world?
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