If HBO's reasoning is legally sound, couldn't they also issue DMCA notices over discussions of the novels, since the TV series is based on the novels? Or has the TV series diverged enough from the novels for this to not matter? (I don't follow Game of Thrones at all, so I have no idea)
What about software used for communication or storage which provides for plugins/modules/hooks which can encrypt information? Does the bill not apply there? Would it require the software to somehow authenticate the plugins/etc as being on an approved list? Outlaw such extensibility altogether?
Wait, if I'm reading the law correctly, if a 15 year old boy has penile/vaginal sex with a 15 year old girl, the boy can be prosecuted for statutory rape? Or if two 15 year old boys had anal sex, the one doing the penetration could be prosecuted?
Why would a subpeona be so specific as to ask for something like all-in-one computers, as opposed to something like "all drives to which the respondent has write access"?
I wonder if some of the politicians who take this stance know they're asking for the impossible, and ask anyways to set up the tech companies as a fall-guy for any terrorist plots the government fails to thwart. "This failure isn't my fault, it's Silicon Valley that's to blame!"
If "copyright misuse" is such a great way to push back against bogus DMCA requests, why would its use be something that's just recently "rising"? Are the attorneys that defend against DMCA requests that stupid, that just recently it occurred to them to use that tactic?
Small independent content creators like myself could not. We barely make any money as is. Being liable for others' content would almost certainly force us to shut down.
And that's the real concern that Bartow doesn't seem to acknowledge. The internet is not just those giant companies. It's the fact that anyone can start their own site and have a voice.
I wonder if maybe the people supporting this think independent content creators shutting down would be a small price to pay if it "cleaned up" the giant companies.
because the court is ordering the DOJ to lift the gag order,
What if the DOJ refuses to lift the gag order? Is there anyone at the DOJ that can be held in contempt of court? Or could the DOJ refuse to lift the gag order without any consequences?
... to the extent AL or TG attempt to argue that the Court should consider other statements on their Twitter accounts, or any previous tweets by Mr. Woods, the argument is a red herring. First, there is no reason any of Mr. Woods' followers, all of whom were exposed to the defamatory statements, would even bother to investigate the speakers and/or their Twitter sites to determine if they were reliable sources.
So, as far as I can parse that, Woods is claiming that his Twitter followers have learned through experience that Woods uses hyperbole, but those same followers will assume that some random person they've never encountered doesn't use hyperbole, and will further assume that said random person is a reliable source.
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Oh, Russian shills...
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And on a complete tangent, imagine the Internet drama there'd be if Anita Sarkeesian started advocating for vaccines.
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So is your complaint just that Google isn't entirely blocking certain sites/domains known to engage in piracy? Or is it more than that?
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So...
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Speculation = infringement?
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Novels = spoilers?
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Software which allows plugins
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Subpoenaing all-in-one computers?
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Maybe they know it's impossible...
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"copyright misuse"
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