I have seen worse and let us keep in mind that he is an ex-RIAA artist, who was not only screwed over by the contract, but was also fed a daily dose of the common infringement is stealing dogma.
My most fun point of all this is when he said "because of file sharing" when I was expecting the dreaded P-word. I think that indicates that there is hope for him.
Well with 18,000 downloads for $0 then it would take a glorious moron to believe you would still get 18,000 downloads if you charged $10 per download. He would be lucky to get 1,800 at that price and maybe even 180.
Those of us who have been around long enough know that it was not file sharing that killed the music stores when the likes of Amazon and iTunes had a much bigger hand in that one. We can also see that Stream is killing off Game stores now as well.
Well Logan Lynn is part way there and we can only hope he wakes up to smell the crap he shovels. Nothing counts more in the music world than popularity.
1. It is very unclear if Richard O'Dwyer has ever committed a crime in the UK. Based on previous cases this would be a "no" and where differences to past cases are so minor that they would need testing in a trial first to clarify if or if not they are a problem.
2. Since we cannot prove if Richard O'Dwyer has broken the law here then we cannot proceed with extradition. To extradite him now only to find out in a later related case that what he did was lawful would mean that the UK Government would have broken the law to have extradited him.
3. It then becomes clear that this extradition request needs to be suspended or rejected and to instead invite the US prosecution to hold a trial in England to clarify the law.
Should this not be done then the only conclusion is that UK law is no longer important and all of us in the UK should then start to obey US law.
What I mean how can people follow the OiNK and FileSoup case rulings to make their own site if the US then extradites them anyway just because their site was a little different to those previous sites.
I will be very annoyed indeed if Richard O'Dwyer is extradited in total violation of the law and sovereignty of the United Kingdom.
I think the links to the MegaUpload case are telling when you can bet your last dollar that the MPAA helped the DOJ to write that indictment. I doubt the DOJ and FBI could write such a stupid document on their own.
I also believe that the MPAA are playing a dangerous case here when if the Judge rejects there same arguments in this HotFile case then they will also automatically collapse against MegaUpload. Mega could just point these rulings out in their own case including the extradition hearing.
Not to forget that Mega can then show to the media that the DOJ's claims are false making the NZ/US population further doubt the legality of the DOJ's actions.
Then for a Judge to see the majority of their claims quickly collapse would make them question the whole case.
The logic of the MPAA is always easy to figure out...
1. Does the site result in infringement?
2. Is the site popular?
If the answer is "yes" to both questions, regardless to if any law is broken, then their goal is to destroy the site using any legal trickery and abuse possible.
Yes that is exactly why the MPAA will totally contradict itself when it is just a case of throw any crazy shit at them as is possible and hope something sticks.
Yes well now Congress has realised that the public is deeply unhappy with what is going on here.
Even in this SOPA/PIPA protest and blackout day it was interesting to see elected Members of Congress try to balance entertainment industry lobbying funds against not making the people who voted for them angry.
It seems Obama and Biden took the easy way out of that one by asking the Tech Industry for lobbying funds to protect the Internet from such abuse.
1. The economic return from Internet companies is set to DOUBLE over the next 8 years. This will mean that the Internet will outrank all other markets in terms of job creation.
2. Here is Senator Moran aiming to make the United States a more attractive place to do business. Going this route would create a vast array of new jobs and add billions to the economy if not trillions in the long term.
3. Then there is the MPAA, RIAA, DHS/ICE, DOJ, FBI and more putting the shits into anyone who desires US domains, US hosting or even to deal with US customers.
The Internet does nothing more than transfer data in terms of ideas, comments, products and files. Even with established DMCA law and their own private take-down channel the MPAA still take HotFile to court. Mega also aimed to follow DMCA law but instead of resolving problems in civil court they destroyed the company and all because Mega dared use UMG artists in their Mega Video.
I can certainly promise that many Internet companies are closely watching these cases and others when any website with user added content is certainly at risk should such bullying and abuse of the law continue.
I am only happy to see that the roll-out of the evil DEA has now been delayed further to middle or late 2013. There are cost related SIs needing to pass through both houses and then needing to be approved by the EU. We can only hope further protests and changes will create further delays.
I just can't see how putting the general public under attack will ever win the entertainment industry or politicians any support when it will only lead to anger.
In my opinion the DEA is only one extremely bad law that is doomed to fail. Even most of the entertainment industry see it as too expensive anyway and where there are better options. Their best choice now is just to dig a big hole, bury the DEA, and then pretend it all never happened.
Instead they keep pumping life energy into this monster zombie law commanding it to "Rise and attack the local city". "Roar, I smell infringement, must kill Internet connection"
He WILL be getting a jury trial being criminal charges.
Unfortunately the courtroom is the stage, the jury the audience, and the lawyers the actors. The winner is the one who can put on the best performance.
Our main hope would be this jury being Internet users but the prosecution may reject all Internet users and go with really old people who know little about technology.
He seems to be doing well enough being the reformed playboy type now living the life of an honest family man. The overkill nature of this raid also highlights he is person his adversaries want to remove.
I can't say if he could win over a Jury but he is making a good start.
He did not say anything we did not know already except for adding data to Mega's DMCA compliance figures.
Most importantly those in the entertainment industry have been saying some very bad things recently, including this indictment, and he did need to speak up to set the record straight. You simply cannot let others slander you in propaganda without fighting back in an honest voice.
I would be surprised if he did not go through these questions with a lawyer beforehand but this was pretty idiot proof stuff all about the DMCA and privacy.
As to the bigger claims then they should be left for the trial but copyright infringement is certainly the core of this case.
He did not say anything we did not know already except for adding data to Mega's DMCA compliance figures.
Most importantly those in the entertainment industry have been saying some very bad things recently, including this indictment, and he did need to speak up to set the record straight. You simply cannot let others slander you in propaganda without fighting back in an honest voice.
I would be surprised if he did not go through these questions with a lawyer beforehand but this was pretty idiot proof stuff all about the DMCA and privacy.
As to the bigger claims then they should be left for the trial but copyright infringement is certainly the core of this case.
With 8 hour shifts that would require 12,000 employees. Pay them $10 an hour and that would be $340.4 million wages bill a year excluding managers, taxes and accountants.
Then there would be plenty of human error with pressing the wrong button for any number of reasons. In only 5 second you cannot get a good feel of the media. Then in light of media under copyright they do not know if uploaded lawfully such as with a personal back-up or the rights owner distributing their own work.
We can then add in computer software, digital books, music and stuff you don't even know what it is.
Now if we add in the company now being liable to mistakes we just hit an extremely stupid plan.
This only goes to highlight the worst aspect of DMCA law namely undue censorship in a form that is not validated and goes unchecked.
Then they just turn around and say "sorry" even if the worst of them do not even do that.
Clearly DMCA law should come with a whole series of graded fines to discourage such abuse of free lawful speech where political censorship should come with a huge fine.
Had millions of dollars been at risk then they would sure think long and hard about switching on automatic software with no results validation.
Instead we have an ultra shit law that supports censorship extreme. I should go and censor all my business rivals for a laugh and if any ever figure out the cause of their huge income drop lasting months I can just say "Sorry it was all a mistake"
Seeing that the United Nations have already ruled that disconnecting people from the Internet is a Human Rights violation then Harriet Harman is a total fucktard.
I don't even know why they go on about music when we already have a very viable market including Spotify and iTunes. This sounds to me like she is quoting 5 year old obsolete data.
Then of course the whole DEA is being pushed by entertainment industry while they ignore calls for viable services. At least we have NetFlix now which is a start. My point is that the DEA is the wrong solution to the wrong problem.
Not to forget that they travelled all over the world to top destinations and stayed in 5 star hotels while sitting on their butt next to the pool and pondering ACTA between sips.
I am surprised society would ever want to turn IP enforcement of the Internet over to a bunch a shadowy figures meeting in secret behind closed doors with only making public (under great reluctance) vague documents that no one will know the true meaning of until they come to be enforced.
Them needing to hide their creation only highlights that they have something to hide. Then when have these copyright cartels ever been reasonable or even to understand the technology of the Internet which they aim to control?
This is to me is like the Titanic on course to hit the iceberg and here you are knowing the disaster that is soon to unfold and screaming out "turn you fools" while people simply go about their business totally unaware or caring.
On the post: Guess What? Copying Still Isn't Stealing
Not all bad news
My most fun point of all this is when he said "because of file sharing" when I was expecting the dreaded P-word. I think that indicates that there is hope for him.
Well with 18,000 downloads for $0 then it would take a glorious moron to believe you would still get 18,000 downloads if you charged $10 per download. He would be lucky to get 1,800 at that price and maybe even 180.
Those of us who have been around long enough know that it was not file sharing that killed the music stores when the likes of Amazon and iTunes had a much bigger hand in that one. We can also see that Stream is killing off Game stores now as well.
Well Logan Lynn is part way there and we can only hope he wakes up to smell the crap he shovels. Nothing counts more in the music world than popularity.
On the post: UK Decides Hollywood, US Gov't's Interests More Important Than Own Citizens; Extradites Student For Linking
Plebs
1. It is very unclear if Richard O'Dwyer has ever committed a crime in the UK. Based on previous cases this would be a "no" and where differences to past cases are so minor that they would need testing in a trial first to clarify if or if not they are a problem.
2. Since we cannot prove if Richard O'Dwyer has broken the law here then we cannot proceed with extradition. To extradite him now only to find out in a later related case that what he did was lawful would mean that the UK Government would have broken the law to have extradited him.
3. It then becomes clear that this extradition request needs to be suspended or rejected and to instead invite the US prosecution to hold a trial in England to clarify the law.
Should this not be done then the only conclusion is that UK law is no longer important and all of us in the UK should then start to obey US law.
What I mean how can people follow the OiNK and FileSoup case rulings to make their own site if the US then extradites them anyway just because their site was a little different to those previous sites.
I will be very annoyed indeed if Richard O'Dwyer is extradited in total violation of the law and sovereignty of the United Kingdom.
On the post: MPAA's Argument Against Hotfile Assumes Any Popular Content Online Must Be Infringing
Linkage
I also believe that the MPAA are playing a dangerous case here when if the Judge rejects there same arguments in this HotFile case then they will also automatically collapse against MegaUpload. Mega could just point these rulings out in their own case including the extradition hearing.
Not to forget that Mega can then show to the media that the DOJ's claims are false making the NZ/US population further doubt the legality of the DOJ's actions.
Then for a Judge to see the majority of their claims quickly collapse would make them question the whole case.
On the post: MPAA's Argument Against Hotfile Assumes Any Popular Content Online Must Be Infringing
1. Does the site result in infringement?
2. Is the site popular?
If the answer is "yes" to both questions, regardless to if any law is broken, then their goal is to destroy the site using any legal trickery and abuse possible.
Yes that is exactly why the MPAA will totally contradict itself when it is just a case of throw any crazy shit at them as is possible and hope something sticks.
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Re:
Even in this SOPA/PIPA protest and blackout day it was interesting to see elected Members of Congress try to balance entertainment industry lobbying funds against not making the people who voted for them angry.
It seems Obama and Biden took the easy way out of that one by asking the Tech Industry for lobbying funds to protect the Internet from such abuse.
On the post: Senator Moran Chats With Techdirt About SOPA, Innovation And The Importance Of An Open Internet
The next 8 years
1. The economic return from Internet companies is set to DOUBLE over the next 8 years. This will mean that the Internet will outrank all other markets in terms of job creation.
2. Here is Senator Moran aiming to make the United States a more attractive place to do business. Going this route would create a vast array of new jobs and add billions to the economy if not trillions in the long term.
3. Then there is the MPAA, RIAA, DHS/ICE, DOJ, FBI and more putting the shits into anyone who desires US domains, US hosting or even to deal with US customers.
The Internet does nothing more than transfer data in terms of ideas, comments, products and files. Even with established DMCA law and their own private take-down channel the MPAA still take HotFile to court. Mega also aimed to follow DMCA law but instead of resolving problems in civil court they destroyed the company and all because Mega dared use UMG artists in their Mega Video.
I can certainly promise that many Internet companies are closely watching these cases and others when any website with user added content is certainly at risk should such bullying and abuse of the law continue.
On the post: UK ISPs Lose Their Challenge To The Digital Economy Act; Entertainment Industry Responds Condescendingly
The making of a monster
I just can't see how putting the general public under attack will ever win the entertainment industry or politicians any support when it will only lead to anger.
In my opinion the DEA is only one extremely bad law that is doomed to fail. Even most of the entertainment industry see it as too expensive anyway and where there are better options. Their best choice now is just to dig a big hole, bury the DEA, and then pretend it all never happened.
Instead they keep pumping life energy into this monster zombie law commanding it to "Rise and attack the local city". "Roar, I smell infringement, must kill Internet connection"
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Re: He’s Such A Big Guy ...
On the post: Kim Dotcom Gives TV Interview Where He Insists The Charges Against Him Are A Joke
Re:
Unfortunately the courtroom is the stage, the jury the audience, and the lawyers the actors. The winner is the one who can put on the best performance.
Our main hope would be this jury being Internet users but the prosecution may reject all Internet users and go with really old people who know little about technology.
On the post: Kim Dotcom Gives TV Interview Where He Insists The Charges Against Him Are A Joke
Re: Re:
He seems to be doing well enough being the reformed playboy type now living the life of an honest family man. The overkill nature of this raid also highlights he is person his adversaries want to remove.
I can't say if he could win over a Jury but he is making a good start.
On the post: Kim Dotcom Gives TV Interview Where He Insists The Charges Against Him Are A Joke
Re:
Most importantly those in the entertainment industry have been saying some very bad things recently, including this indictment, and he did need to speak up to set the record straight. You simply cannot let others slander you in propaganda without fighting back in an honest voice.
I would be surprised if he did not go through these questions with a lawyer beforehand but this was pretty idiot proof stuff all about the DMCA and privacy.
As to the bigger claims then they should be left for the trial but copyright infringement is certainly the core of this case.
On the post: Kim Dotcom Gives TV Interview Where He Insists The Charges Against Him Are A Joke
Re:
Most importantly those in the entertainment industry have been saying some very bad things recently, including this indictment, and he did need to speak up to set the record straight. You simply cannot let others slander you in propaganda without fighting back in an honest voice.
I would be surprised if he did not go through these questions with a lawyer beforehand but this was pretty idiot proof stuff all about the DMCA and privacy.
As to the bigger claims then they should be left for the trial but copyright infringement is certainly the core of this case.
On the post: Kim Dotcom Gives TV Interview Where He Insists The Charges Against Him Are A Joke
Re: Re: Re: Re: Cue the Ironic
Then there would be plenty of human error with pressing the wrong button for any number of reasons. In only 5 second you cannot get a good feel of the media. Then in light of media under copyright they do not know if uploaded lawfully such as with a personal back-up or the rights owner distributing their own work.
We can then add in computer software, digital books, music and stuff you don't even know what it is.
Now if we add in the company now being liable to mistakes we just hit an extremely stupid plan.
On the post: Company That Issued Bogus Takedown Says It Was All A Mistake, Apologizes
DMCA = Damaging Misused Censorship Act
Then they just turn around and say "sorry" even if the worst of them do not even do that.
Clearly DMCA law should come with a whole series of graded fines to discourage such abuse of free lawful speech where political censorship should come with a huge fine.
Had millions of dollars been at risk then they would sure think long and hard about switching on automatic software with no results validation.
Instead we have an ultra shit law that supports censorship extreme. I should go and censor all my business rivals for a laugh and if any ever figure out the cause of their huge income drop lasting months I can just say "Sorry it was all a mistake"
On the post: UK Labour Party: Let's Just Get On With Kicking People Offline Over Copyright Infringement
DEA to DEAd
I don't even know why they go on about music when we already have a very viable market including Spotify and iTunes. This sounds to me like she is quoting 5 year old obsolete data.
Then of course the whole DEA is being pushed by entertainment industry while they ignore calls for viable services. At least we have NetFlix now which is a start. My point is that the DEA is the wrong solution to the wrong problem.
This scheme is not going to end well.
On the post: The Pirate Bay May Get Blocked In The UK; That'll Stop The Infringement
Re: Re:
https://www.newzbin2.es/
They moved to a Spanish domain when their old .com domain is a risky place these days.
Now the easiest way for someone to bypass any TPB block is this one...
https://torrentfreak.com/the-pirate-bay-dancing-add-on-kills-dns-and-ip-blockades-111130/
A browser add-on uses a relay to connect you to a proxy that fetches TPB data you need. There are sure to be plenty of other methods.
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Game of Thrones
Who's there?
Reality calling.
All of funny, sad and true.
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Parasites
On the post: Shining Light On ACTA's Lack Of Transparency
Re: i HAVE TO HAND IT TO THEM...REALLY..
On the post: Shining Light On ACTA's Lack Of Transparency
Titanic scale
Them needing to hide their creation only highlights that they have something to hide. Then when have these copyright cartels ever been reasonable or even to understand the technology of the Internet which they aim to control?
This is to me is like the Titanic on course to hit the iceberg and here you are knowing the disaster that is soon to unfold and screaming out "turn you fools" while people simply go about their business totally unaware or caring.
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