But lawyers should care about these cases for an entirely different reason: This is not just. It is unfair, it is not due process, for an industry to sue 12,500 people and threaten to sue 5,000 more, wielding a statute for which they lobbied, under which they can threaten hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars in statutory damages, where the only way to resist is through modern, complex, expensive federal process, so that the only reasonable choice is to pay the settlement and be done. That’s extortion, not law. We cannot govern that way.
On the post: Jammie Thomas Asks Supreme Court: How Much Is Too Much For Copyright Infringement?
and one appeal to emotion
But lawyers should care about these cases for an entirely different reason: This is not just. It is unfair, it is not due process, for an industry to sue 12,500 people and threaten to sue 5,000 more, wielding a statute for which they lobbied, under which they can threaten hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars in statutory damages, where the only way to resist is through modern, complex, expensive federal process, so that the only reasonable choice is to pay the settlement and be done. That’s extortion, not law. We cannot govern that way.
On the post: Mayor Of London Says Internet To Blame For British Press Sins
The Mayor of London
Aaahoo! Werewolves of London. Aaahoo!
On the post: Sega Goes Nuclear On YouTube Videos Of Old Shining Force Game
Hell, even videos of fans just talking about the Shining series with no accompanying game footage whatsoever are apparently copyright violations!
On the post: The Pirate Bay's Perfectly Legal 'The Promo Bay' Blocked By UK ISPs
Re: Re: You'd rather they were "obsessed with ... making more money"?
On the post: Copyright Troll Case Tossed For 'Fraud On The Court' After Abbott & Costello-Worthy Hearing
feels right out of a movie
On the post: Psy Elects Not To Go Legal Over Gangnam Style Restaurant
Re:
Doesn't stop ppl from suing for it though.
On the post: Chris Dodd: Bogus Facebook 'Copyright' Declaration Proves Everyone Loves Copyright
Re:
Ha ha ha just like Bushie huh?
FAIL
On the post: Chris Dodd: Bogus Facebook 'Copyright' Declaration Proves Everyone Loves Copyright
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: You're flat LYING here:
On the post: Chris Dodd: Bogus Facebook 'Copyright' Declaration Proves Everyone Loves Copyright
Re: You're flat LYING here:
He's making a list. He's checking it twice. He's gonna find out who's naughty or nice. OO-TB is an insane clown.
LOL fucking idiot.
On the post: Chris Dodd: Bogus Facebook 'Copyright' Declaration Proves Everyone Loves Copyright
Re: Re: Everyone who benefits from it DOES love it!
On the post: Open Letter To Human Synergistics International In Response To Your Accusation That Techdirt Is Infringing
Is this WWE?
On the post: Members Of The Republican Study Committee Do Twitter Q&A, Ignore Every Single Question About Fixing Copyright
Re:
Mike you wont talk to me whaaaaa whaaaaa
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Discussion blargh hmfff.
" I await your answer." - See you need to hold your breath first.
On the post: North Face Continues To File Questionable Legal Claims Against Parodies
Design
On the post: Dear ITU: A Complex Process Where Delegates Who Fly To Dubai Can 'Lobby' Is Not 'Transparency'
Re: Huh. Ya know, if you replace "ITU" with "Google", same concerns apply.
Isn't the whole BIG thing boB's schtick?
You did ask Bruce if you could have permission to copy and republish his lyrics? Right boB... I mean OOTB.
On the post: Google Asks Germans To Protest 'Pay To Link' Proposal As It Comes Close To Becoming Law
search engines
SE's have to pay to link and drive traffic?
Blahhhhhh ha ha ha ha. F'in absurd.
Next when Google/Bing/Yahoo stops driving traffic, they will cry like bitches and sue to get back on the index.
Dammed if you do and dammed if you dont.
Fucking crazy copyright bullshit. No wonder no one respects it.
On the post: German Court Holds Internet User Responsible For Passing On Unknown, Encrypted File
Re: A blow?
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120206/07083817668/we-dont-have-wild-west-internet-no w-we-will-if-sopa-similar-is-passed.shtml
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110527/13281714462/ can-we-kill-off-this-myth-that-internet-is-wild-west-that-needs-to-be-tamed.shtml
On the post: Salt Lake City Police Dept. Makes The Move To 'Always-On' Eyecams
Sorry the camera malfunctioned
Salt Lake City cops may allow this, but lets wait until they try to implement it in NY or Philly.
How soon until the cops protest and their union gets involved?
On the post: Dear RIAA: Pirates Buy More. Full Stop. Deal With It.
Re: Re: Out_Of_The_Balls (or, a pre-emption of stupidity for the sake of moving past it already)
Woof woof.
On the post: Apparently All That Stuff About Needing SOPA To Go After Foreign Sites Was Bogus
Re: Re: ICE itself didn't "take down foreign domains"
On the post: Apparently All That Stuff About Needing SOPA To Go After Foreign Sites Was Bogus
Re: ICE itself didn't "take down foreign domains"
Dajaz1 was too; Right?
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