While making it obvious (to all but himself) that he is a hypocrite of the highest order, since he claims to be arguing on behalf of the content creators!
Re: Re: Time to apply court standards for destroyed evidence...
Exactly. If you are given notice of a lawsuit or of an investigation, immediately destroying all of your records before the subpoena can arrive has very, very poor results in court.
I see it as more of a virtual Brexit. The EU has opted out of the internet, so they're going to really hate it when every site that doesn't feel like putting up with their insanity and totalitarianism serves any EU IP a blank page instead of content.
Don't forget embezzlement (funneling tuition money paid to a school away from the school) and conspiracy to commit deprivation of rights under color of law.
In more words: Claiming that criticizing Obama for his politics, lies or crimes in office is racism is either an attempt at propaganda or -- if the speaker truly believes it to be true -- a particularly vicious form of racism in itself. Why? Because if you look at a person and think the only possible reason to dislike them is skin color, then you are seeing nothing of them but that skin color.
Humans are argumentative sorts, we can find any number of reasons to dislike someone, or even none at all. We've all met someone we just plain don't like, with no reason for it. But saying that the only reason to dislike someone is skin color, despite all of human nature? Racism.
Given that what Elliott Ness and the US Treasury Department did to Al Capone meets the over-broad UN definition of genocide, it doesn't take a Nazi to notice the current trend that seems determined to give white people the same treatment by society that Jews did in early-20th century Europe.
Re: Can't lose what you never had, but you can gain it
Exactly. Free market research is the cheapest kind. And if you're refusing to fill a customer need in a market where you know there is demand, you deserve to lose that money.
Re: 'If you won't purge the bad then you ALL get lumped with the
I dare you to say that to a judge. Hurting his feelings like that, despite it being both factually true and freedom of speech and expression will result in your imprisonment without trial, possibly for the rest of your life unless you apologize and recant.
And then the judge will wonder why people consider him corrupt to the point that he's just another Mafia don.
You have copyright on almost every idea you fix in tangible form -- unless he rushes out to register a copyright every time he posts a comment (including here on Techdirt), then he has TONS of unregistered copyrights!
It's an especially stupid comment, because Asperger's makes you BETTER at analytical thought at the cost of emotional processing. Most aspies are actually smarter than the average in any area where the law matters -- such as copyrights.
Re: 'Why Does MEP Axel Voss Keep Lying About Article 13?'
I have to wonder if he's just a sock puppet.
He doesn't know what's in it, he doesn't care. He's no different than a TV talking head or paid spokesman. Someone else is giving him his marching orders, and he's just the public face of an oligarch somewhere.
It's a fundamental truth of business -- any business -- that you adapt to changing conditions or you get run over by them and if you're really inflexible, you get plowed into the ground by them. The Cannes Film Festival and with this latest thing with Spielberg and the Oscars, the film world seems determined to get plowed into the ground by making sure they not only don't adapt to changing conditions, but make themselves increasingly less relevant in the modern world.
At one time, Spielberg was the genius newcomer who was a great innovator and visionary. Now? Now he's just another old man who hates change and screams at the neighborhood kids. Those kids haven't changed, the old man has.
Re: it is a pointless debate, moles are much better
Yeah, but thanks to this new law, companies now know beyond any doubt that 100% of all Australian citizens are moles. Even in other countries. And can monitor their actions accordingly.
On the post: Ariana Grande Demands All Photographers At Her Concerts Transfer Copyright To Her, NPPA Revolts
Re: Re:
While making it obvious (to all but himself) that he is a hypocrite of the highest order, since he claims to be arguing on behalf of the content creators!
On the post: Another California City Allowed Police To Destroy Misconduct Records Ahead Of New Transparency Law
Re: Re: Time to apply court standards for destroyed evidence...
Exactly. If you are given notice of a lawsuit or of an investigation, immediately destroying all of your records before the subpoena can arrive has very, very poor results in court.
On the post: EU Puts An End To The Open Internet: Link Taxes And Filters Approved By Just 5 Votes
Re:
I see it as more of a virtual Brexit. The EU has opted out of the internet, so they're going to really hate it when every site that doesn't feel like putting up with their insanity and totalitarianism serves any EU IP a blank page instead of content.
On the post: Security Researcher Discovers Flaws In Yelp-For-MAGAs App, Developer Threatens To Report Him To The Deep State
Re: Re:
I suppose the Democrat Party DOES count as a left-wing conspiracy, in the loosest sense of the term...
On the post: Thai Government Uses Fake News Law To Lock Up Opposing Party Leaders
Lese Majestie
"This is all on top of a lese majeste law that criminalizes badmouthing the king, which would be horrible enough on its own."
Well, he can't be a very good king if his government is doing this sort of thing on his watch.
(a mild insult, but still an illegal one under Thai law)
On the post: CBP Still Arresting Immigrants Trying To Stay In The Country By Furthering Their Education
Re: Re: Re: Re: accreditation
Don't forget embezzlement (funneling tuition money paid to a school away from the school) and conspiracy to commit deprivation of rights under color of law.
On the post: Axel Voss Says Maybe YouTube Shouldn't Exist
Re: Let the purge begin
Voss COULD embezzle money in office, therefore...
On the post: Techdirt Podcast Episode 203: Crying Wolf Over Conservative Censorship
Re: Re:
One word: Antifa.
In more words: Claiming that criticizing Obama for his politics, lies or crimes in office is racism is either an attempt at propaganda or -- if the speaker truly believes it to be true -- a particularly vicious form of racism in itself. Why? Because if you look at a person and think the only possible reason to dislike them is skin color, then you are seeing nothing of them but that skin color.
Humans are argumentative sorts, we can find any number of reasons to dislike someone, or even none at all. We've all met someone we just plain don't like, with no reason for it. But saying that the only reason to dislike someone is skin color, despite all of human nature? Racism.
On the post: Techdirt Podcast Episode 203: Crying Wolf Over Conservative Censorship
Re: Re: Snowflake Conservatives
Given that what Elliott Ness and the US Treasury Department did to Al Capone meets the over-broad UN definition of genocide, it doesn't take a Nazi to notice the current trend that seems determined to give white people the same treatment by society that Jews did in early-20th century Europe.
On the post: German Football League To Try Novel Antipiracy Strategy Of Actually Having Legal Alternatives For Its Content
Re: Can't lose what you never had, but you can gain it
Exactly. Free market research is the cheapest kind. And if you're refusing to fill a customer need in a market where you know there is demand, you deserve to lose that money.
On the post: German Football League To Try Novel Antipiracy Strategy Of Actually Having Legal Alternatives For Its Content
TL;DR
Content providers make money by selling content, they make more money when they stop refusing to sell content to customers.
Even shorter: Shut up and take my money!
On the post: Court Says Lawsuit Over Fake Subpoenas Issued By Louisiana DA's Office Can Proceed
Re: 'If you won't purge the bad then you ALL get lumped with the
I dare you to say that to a judge. Hurting his feelings like that, despite it being both factually true and freedom of speech and expression will result in your imprisonment without trial, possibly for the rest of your life unless you apologize and recant.
And then the judge will wonder why people consider him corrupt to the point that he's just another Mafia don.
On the post: FBI Director Chris Wray Needs To Shut The Fuck Up About Encryption
Re:
Come on, this is the FBI. They don't use those. Notepads and pencils were good enough for J. Edgar, they're good enough for everyone.
The data is probably lining the bottom of a parakeet cage somewhere.
On the post: CBP Put A Bunch Of Journalists, Immigration Lawyers, And Activists On A Secret Watchlist
Re: What about data sharing?
To anyone with critical thinking skills, the Techdirt article doesn't need to explain -- it's obvious.
On the post: Supreme Court Says Of Course You Need To Register Your Copyright Before You Can Sue; Copyright Trolls & Hollywood Freak Out
Re: Re: Re: Re:
You have copyright on almost every idea you fix in tangible form -- unless he rushes out to register a copyright every time he posts a comment (including here on Techdirt), then he has TONS of unregistered copyrights!
On the post: Supreme Court Says Of Course You Need To Register Your Copyright Before You Can Sue; Copyright Trolls & Hollywood Freak Out
Re: Re: Re: Re:
It's an especially stupid comment, because Asperger's makes you BETTER at analytical thought at the cost of emotional processing. Most aspies are actually smarter than the average in any area where the law matters -- such as copyrights.
On the post: Why Does MEP Axel Voss Keep Lying About Article 13?
Re: 'Why Does MEP Axel Voss Keep Lying About Article 13?'
I have to wonder if he's just a sock puppet.
He doesn't know what's in it, he doesn't care. He's no different than a TV talking head or paid spokesman. Someone else is giving him his marching orders, and he's just the public face of an oligarch somewhere.
On the post: Steven Spielberg Demands Netflix Get Off His Damn Lawn
Re: Re: I would rather see Spielberg banned
It's a fundamental truth of business -- any business -- that you adapt to changing conditions or you get run over by them and if you're really inflexible, you get plowed into the ground by them. The Cannes Film Festival and with this latest thing with Spielberg and the Oscars, the film world seems determined to get plowed into the ground by making sure they not only don't adapt to changing conditions, but make themselves increasingly less relevant in the modern world.
At one time, Spielberg was the genius newcomer who was a great innovator and visionary. Now? Now he's just another old man who hates change and screams at the neighborhood kids. Those kids haven't changed, the old man has.
On the post: Producer Scott Rudin Going Around Killing Off Licensed Community Theater Shows Of To Kill A Mockingbird
Re: Re: Re: Missed
Yeah, but I'm surprised Blue didn't illustrate Poe's Law for us.
On the post: Mozilla Says Australia's Compelled Access Law Could Turn Staff There Into 'Insider Threats'
Re: it is a pointless debate, moles are much better
Yeah, but thanks to this new law, companies now know beyond any doubt that 100% of all Australian citizens are moles. Even in other countries. And can monitor their actions accordingly.
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