On the surface this seems a great source of entertainment, but in reality it only serves to feed the trolls.
On a personal note I object because then I would have to go back to my old habit of opening the hidden comments to report them, a habit I only recently overcame. ;)
If we can lose hundreds of thousands of people a year to guns and cars and cigarettes with no impact at all on national security, how can it be that something like the Boston Marathon bombing, as tragic as it was, was a national security event?
Until the people watching dancing with the American idol dynasty start to ask this question I'm afraid nothing will change.
Unfortunately they don't wonder that, they are so myopic they only see them as traitors. If they could even see that, then there might be hope for a shift in thinking.
They need to collect insane amounts of data so that after an event they can display the data, point to an individual scapegoat and fire them, then insist more data woud have prevented said event.
The more interesting story here, I think, is that the tattoo industry has largely opted out of the copyright regime. Despite that fact, it still creates a massive amount of new original work every day
Until someone hits the jackpot with one of these lawsuits.
Are these sanctions like getting caught speeding and the cop writes it up for "only" 5 over when in fact you were 25 over knowing you'll just quietly pay it?
Also using the same analogy, is there some hit to their reputation like what a moving violation can do to your insurance rates?
A reasonable judge would not allow this to go forward for all the reasons stated.
The problem is because they live in their own little universe judges tend to look at this as interesting and will want to allow it to proceed so they can leave a mark or make a name for themselves.
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Pretty gold color sold out in seconds.
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On a personal note I object because then I would have to go back to my old habit of opening the hidden comments to report them, a habit I only recently overcame. ;)
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Until the people watching dancing with the American idol dynasty start to ask this question I'm afraid nothing will change.
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Until someone hits the jackpot with one of these lawsuits.
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Also using the same analogy, is there some hit to their reputation like what a moving violation can do to your insurance rates?
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The average American won't get that far.
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Haven't you been paying attention? Snowden is a lying, hacking, puppy stomping, kitten drowning, goldfish swallowing traitor!!! We know it was him.
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Judges
The problem is because they live in their own little universe judges tend to look at this as interesting and will want to allow it to proceed so they can leave a mark or make a name for themselves.
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