Why are movie studios actively driving me away from wanting to give them my money? It is asshat moves like this that make me want to go out of my way so they don't see a dime.
Will this require trigger warnings to Australians on all TechDirt articles containing ANY information about terrorism (such as this very article)? We don't want them to automatically lose their citizenship simply for becoming educated about their government's stupidity.
For all the the 'stupid' and 'dumb' adjectives being heaped on the Cardinal's perpetrators of this heinous 'hack' from their own home, let's add a hefty dose of 'are-you-f***ing-crazy!' to the Cardinal-turned-Astro GM who (a) put a highly sensitive database where someone outside the organization could get to it, and (b) used the SAME GODDAMN PASSWORD that he KNEW his old team was in possession!
No amount of law (CFAA or new knee-jerk-enacted ones) can make up for negligent IT practices.
"The Appeals Court ruling is meaningless. We have ruling after ruling from the true adjudicator of 215, the FISA courts, who have ruled consistently in favor of the Government's interpretation. Of course, we cannot disclose the text of those rulings .... National Security, and all that."
But that means diddly/squat to the RIAA and the illogical 'everybody must pay', scorched-earth policy. If they squeeze a nickle out this, they look for the penny out of that.
You know who else is "facilitating access"? Web browsers!
Every single web browser can take that simple string of letters and numbers and turn it into an actual page of information, and that information infringes on somebody's copyright! And since it's by design, it's willful! The RIAA needs to eliminate web browsers to save the "artists"!
"Congressman?! Congressman?! You and your colleagues have been equating radio stations not paying artists as the artists being slaves; a position the RIAA has publicly taken as well. Given the similarities of that argument and you're presentation of it today, are you (and by extension, your colleagues) being paid by the RIAA or are you slaves to the RIAA? Congressman?! Where are you going, Congressman?!"
Considering the length porn copyright-trolls are going to now to extort money from downloaders claiming the criminality of the act, think how badly they are going to twist the thumbscrews with a new law banning "nonsconsensual disclosure of sexually explicit images".
No, the most ridiculous part of the above pull quote is that it took four goddamned officers to respond to this request, and they still reached the conclusion that a citation was warranted.
(new emphasis mine)
Not that this makes one iota of difference in the monumental stupidity of the situation, but it was only TWO 'officers' responding to a 'request' made by two MALL COPS (Portland Patrol Inc.). Therefore, for all of the (well-deserved) ration of shit you are heaping on the city's legal system, a big old helping of "Fuck You!" needs to be placed on the assholes who called the cops to begin with.
Hey, Portland Patrol Inc.! You are the first in a long string of assholes in this story! Even Paul Blart would be ashamed.
On the post: Appeals Court: No, You Can't Copyright A Chicken Sandwich
On the post: Lionsgate Sues TD Ameritrade For Seven Figures Over Lame Reference To A Dirty Dancing Line
Why?
On the post: TSA Asks America To LOL At Traveler Who Had $75,000 Taken From Him By Federal Agents
This is fucking armed robbery!
On the post: City Claims It Will Take 9,000 Hours And $79,000 To Fulfill Gawker's Request Emails Related To Abusive Police Officer
Re:
On the post: Australia's New Law Would Strip Citizenship For Possessing A 'Thing' Connected With Terrorism, Or Whistleblowing
On the post: The Cardinal Way: FBI Investigating STL Cardinals For Hacking Into Astros Database
No amount of law (CFAA or new knee-jerk-enacted ones) can make up for negligent IT practices.
On the post: Legislators Strip Funding For Warrantless Use Of Stingrays By FBI, Take Money From The DEA To Buy Bodycams
Standby ....
(somebody's gonna pay!)
On the post: Lawyer Asman Drops Lawsuit Against EFF, But Claims That 'Ass man' Comments Are Defamatory
Damn Autocorrect!
On the post: Canadian Law Enforcement Complains Child Molesters Are Benefiting Most From ISP Subscriber Data Warrant Requirements
On the post: Here's Why Everyone is Supporting Patent Reform (And You Should, Too)
All for show, none for go?
On the post: Huge Win: Appeals Court Says NSA's Bulk Phone Records Collection Not Actually Authorized By PATRIOT Act
Meaningless
On the post: Trademark Dispute Between Brewery And Winery Over Northstar Brand
Northstar trigger
♫ We are the CITs so pity us!
♪ The kids are brats, the food is hideous!
....
On the post: Tom Friedman: If We Don't Sign The TPP Agreement, The World Will Be Overtaken By ISIS, Anarchy And China
On the post: Major Record Labels Use Lawsuit Against MP3Skull To Try To Backdoor In SOPA
Re: Re: Accessories to a 'crime'
On the post: Major Record Labels Use Lawsuit Against MP3Skull To Try To Backdoor In SOPA
Accessories to a 'crime'
Every single web browser can take that simple string of letters and numbers and turn it into an actual page of information, and that information infringes on somebody's copyright! And since it's by design, it's willful! The RIAA needs to eliminate web browsers to save the "artists"!
On the post: Is Merely Explaining The Streisand Effect To Someone A 'Threat'?
Degrees of Scum
On the post: No, Getting Your Music Played On The Radio Is Nothing Like Slavery
*reporter stands up and raises hand*
"Congressman?! Congressman?! You and your colleagues have been equating radio stations not paying artists as the artists being slaves; a position the RIAA has publicly taken as well. Given the similarities of that argument and you're presentation of it today, are you (and by extension, your colleagues) being paid by the RIAA or are you slaves to the RIAA? Congressman?! Where are you going, Congressman?!"
On the post: Now That Basically All Revenge Porn Has Moved Out Of The US, Al Franken Says FBI Should Do Something
Trolls
Trolling will explode!
On the post: Portland Police Bravely Defend Public From Homeless Woman Looking To Charge Her Cell Phone
Correction needed
Not that this makes one iota of difference in the monumental stupidity of the situation, but it was only TWO 'officers' responding to a 'request' made by two MALL COPS (Portland Patrol Inc.). Therefore, for all of the (well-deserved) ration of shit you are heaping on the city's legal system, a big old helping of "Fuck You!" needs to be placed on the assholes who called the cops to begin with.
Hey, Portland Patrol Inc.! You are the first in a long string of assholes in this story! Even Paul Blart would be ashamed.
On the post: Theater Chains Pout, Boycott Netflix's New Movie To Protect Antiquated Release Windows
Re: Run that by me again?
[stab themselves]
"That showed 'em, huh?"
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