that the FBI didn't just take him away in a black SUV, never to be seen again. None of the spooks really worry about the legality of what they are doing anyway and they are pretty much free to do what they want.
I think it would have been better to take the device off his car and put it on a police car or taxi cab.
you can be in trouble if you mis-type the web address and go to something you didn't want to? So the judge wants to punish people for mis-typing too? This sounds so much like a judge in Sony's pockets.
I never thought you'd get in trouble for viewing YouTube unless it was kiddie porn or something. How in the heck can you get in trouble just looking at a YouTube video of someone hacking their own computer? Is it possible that Sony slipped the judge a fat envelope?
When it comes to anything the Entertainment industry thinks is wrong, the government tends to agree since they get enough money in "election campaign contributions" and they need to pay back with votes and court decisions.
That doesn't mean it will pass. Most states want to protect their cops from citizens, so the law isn't likely to pass. Over the last 50 years or so the mission of the police has changed focus from helping people to catching criminals. A police department that shows high rates of arrests is considered far better than one that has high rates of helping people.
It all really boils down to cops wanting to be able to get away with beating the crap out of people when they feel like it.
Just goes to show how corrupt Congressmen are. I'm not sure whether the job is a reward for influence or payback for votes done in congress. Either way Congress has to be one of the most corrupt groups in the country.
Naturally rules are made to prevent the problem, but the Congressmen always make sure there a loopholes so they can still do what they want to earn millions.
are there any honest people either in Congress or ex-Congress?
that the government is quite willing to junk constitutional protections when it comes to "national security" or business models. Of course it helps when businesses slip them money under the table to do their bidding. In some countries this is called bribery, in the U.S. it's called lobbying or "election campaign contributions", but the net result is the same; a corrupt government that is owned by big business. I wonder how much the ICE boss gets from businesses?
There is another issue with books in general; for popular novels, libraries often rent copies from distributors to keep up with initial demand, but only buy one or two to keep. Even then, libraries do weed books that don't circulate; there is finite space in the library.
If the publishers insist on this charge after 26 loans, they will find that libraries simply don't renew. Don't expect that libraries will renew eBooks.
are far more concerned with "earning" money rather than paying any attention to such silly silly things as ethics or legal procedures. As long as they can get away with it most of the time there's no reason for them to change their tactics. If they collect 500,000 from pre-settlements while being fined 25,000 by judges for improper behavior they are still ahead of the game.
like bonuses, drugs, hookers, and vacations for telco executives. Was the money supposed to be used for something else? I thought USF stood for Useful Slush Fund.
politicians are corrupt. Politicians sell their souls just to get into office, assuming that they even have souls in the first place. They take enormous amounts of money while in office and vote the way they are bribed, and now they take up cushy jobs from the companies that paid them while in office. Nothing new here. If a senator votes in the MPAA's favor while in office and then leaves office and becomes a puppet for the MPAA, is that simply payment for votes already made?
We castigate other countries where politicians take money openly, but here it's almost as bad.
Homeland Security would be a great way to get a one way ticket to Gitmo or come home and find that your house has been burned to th ground by special ops.
are far far more interested in collecting money than any such silly things as following proper procedure or even following the laws. Money always beats the law.
is now actually the enforcement department of the entertainment industry. they do not care one bit about such silly things as the Constitution or rules of law. they see no reason to bother with due process; who is going to stop them anyway? anyone who tries gets a trip to Gitmo, one way.
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Afifi is lucky..
I think it would have been better to take the device off his car and put it on a police car or taxi cab.
On the post: Judge Says No Anonymity For Anyone Who Visited GeoHot's PS3 Hacking Website Or Watched YouTube Video
Also means..
On the post: Judge Says No Anonymity For Anyone Who Visited GeoHot's PS3 Hacking Website Or Watched YouTube Video
My My...
When it comes to anything the Entertainment industry thinks is wrong, the government tends to agree since they get enough money in "election campaign contributions" and they need to pay back with votes and court decisions.
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Re: But could it pass?
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But could it pass?
It all really boils down to cops wanting to be able to get away with beating the crap out of people when they feel like it.
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Not surprised..
Naturally rules are made to prevent the problem, but the Congressmen always make sure there a loopholes so they can still do what they want to earn millions.
are there any honest people either in Congress or ex-Congress?
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I'm surprised..
On the post: Senator Wyden Demands Debate Over Patriot Act
I just hope.
Politicians do not want to be seen as condoning terrorism, thus we have the Patriot Act.
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Just goes to show..
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depends on lifetime..
If the publishers insist on this charge after 26 loans, they will find that libraries simply don't renew. Don't expect that libraries will renew eBooks.
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lawyers..
On the post: Shocker: More Than Half The Money Paid Into High Cost Universal Service Fund Not Going To Provide Universal Service
USF pays for important things...
On the post: Chris Dodd Breaking Promise Not To Become A Lobbyist Just Weeks After Leaving Senate; Joining MPAA As Top Lobbyist
Re: we get it..
On the post: Chris Dodd Breaking Promise Not To Become A Lobbyist Just Weeks After Leaving Senate; Joining MPAA As Top Lobbyist
we get it..
We castigate other countries where politicians take money openly, but here it's almost as bad.
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Trying to sue..
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P.S. to common sense..
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common sense..
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The police..
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Typical..
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Homeland Security..
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