Because, we already have that. There is a section in the Constitution that says that there will be NO retro-active laws made to criminalize or change laws from years ago which works or people fell under, whether the things in question are crimes or not.
People forget that salient fact and are all too willing to allow government to pass retroactive laws today.
Good point. It's about time that we had a serious discussion about limiting copyright to, at most, 5 years on almost everything. After that point, if your work is any good, you have gotten the money that you should have gotten on the thing in question therefore there is no problem with your work falling into the public domain.
We already have that.... it is called the V-chip and people simply not watch some things that are rated over TV-Y7 or letting their children watch that if they are so concerned.
Personally, I don't care if my children hear expletives. They are a NORMAL PART OF SOCIETY, and everyone over the age of 12 (and usually before that) uses them.
He doesn't have any right to pressure this person, Anonymous Coward (living up to your name here). If he does that, that is abuse of prosecutorial power, and he should be stomped on for doing that.
All of this is basically coming from our illegalization of the drug trade in the first place. If we would legalize it and regulate it, most of the problems with gangs, the Mafia, etc. would disappear.
Hanging out with 'dubious figures' should not be anywhere near enough to arrest someone for. It's like if you hang out with people who are homosexuals, you are automatically deemed as being a homosexual.
Or hanging out with a pedosexual, you are automatically deemed as being that yourself.
This ruling is going WAY WAY WAY over the line, to be blunt.
Bingo! No, it isn't their right to make an impossible contract, to be blunt. The courts have said MANY MANY MANY MANY MANY times that a ToS that violates other laws and protections given to people in various forms by state and federal law is null and void, at least the parts that are in violation of those protections.
When any organization says "Review the ToS!" but doesn't tell you what you violated, I ask them specifically to point out WHAT I supposedly violated and which line.
If they cannot give me that, then I threaten to file a lawsuit against them, and within a DAY I am usually reinstated because I am bullish enough and hardheaded enough to actually follow through on that.
Good point. The fact is that he should have the option of telling these people that he gets paid for when they click on these things, but that the people should only do it when they are really thinking of buying the thing that pops up.
Google AdSense's ToS are blatantly illegal in that aspect, where you cannot tell people "Hey, I get paid if you click on these ads!"
What if you lied and said "I don't get paid when you click on these ads!" and everyone knew that you were lying.... would you still be in violation for discouraging people from clicking on the ads.
It's gotten twisted by the feds, and the Supreme Court hasn't had anyone brave enough to bring the F A C T that those search methods are solely reserved for people who are being placed under arrest to their attention as of yet.
Ah, but the problem is that NOT ONE LIFE PUT IN DANGER can be directly linked to these cables being leaked. Not O N E! So, there comes a time where you have to tell people like Mr. Greenwald (if he is saying that they are putting lives in danger) to shut the hell up and put up proof or shut up!
The fact is that Wikileaks has redacted to the best of their ability A N D asked the American government to help them with redacting. The American government wanted them to just hand over the leaked stuff to them and not release it. Sorry, but not going to happen.
Guess again. A lot of people who I talk with on a daily basis are getting pissed royally that the news networks are trying to be 'fair and balanced' in regards to the Tea Party and other things that are nut movements.
They would prefer that the news networks IGNORED those movements or pointed out how nutty they are.
The fact is that this is easily solved by the governments making an exception from copyright laws for K-12 schools. Easy, simple solution.... but one that the copyright owners would probably fight with nuclear weapons to keep from passing.
It is impossible to know if a technology is absolutely safe until it has been in place for years, and what we know from other cases of radiation exposure makes it VERY UNLIKELY that this tech is safe for people who are going through it constantly for business or other things.
Better yet, if the check is from outside of the United States or going to someone outside of the United States or whatever country you live in? Investigate thoroughly before putting the money into the account in question
True, there was no hacking here. The guy knew what his wife's password was, so he didn't have to do any hackery in order to get into her account. Seems a severe stretch of the law.
Justin, anyone who wouldn't do one or two IS an asshole, to be blunt.
That is the bottom line here. There is a time where you have a choice between what is right and what is easy.... you should always choose the former and not the latter.
With all due respect, they shouldn't have suspended this man nor seized his lawfully given concealed carry permit. That might actually be illegal, because he has NOT been charged with any crime nor is he a convicted criminal, they are just doing an investigation at this point.
This seems like jackbooting thug behavior from the TSA, which they need to be stomped on for... SEVERELY! With suspensions, dismissals of the agents, and perhaps criminal charges against the agents for abuse of police power.
Yes, it is the way to point out an active security flaw, to be blunt. It is CLASSIC WHISTLEBLOWING to be blunt, and it's idiots like you who give Americans a bad name.
No, that isn't standard practice, and if you are talking about Manning.... there are some questions as to whether them keeping him in the Army equivalent of 'jail' is legal.
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People forget that salient fact and are all too willing to allow government to pass retroactive laws today.
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Personally, I don't care if my children hear expletives. They are a NORMAL PART OF SOCIETY, and everyone over the age of 12 (and usually before that) uses them.
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All of this is basically coming from our illegalization of the drug trade in the first place. If we would legalize it and regulate it, most of the problems with gangs, the Mafia, etc. would disappear.
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Or hanging out with a pedosexual, you are automatically deemed as being that yourself.
This ruling is going WAY WAY WAY over the line, to be blunt.
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Sears found that out a few years ago. So did Wal-mart.
Sure, these are brick-and-mortar stores, but the same premise still holds true.
Stuff like this Adsense BS is why I support STRONG AND HARSH regulation on companies.
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If they cannot give me that, then I threaten to file a lawsuit against them, and within a DAY I am usually reinstated because I am bullish enough and hardheaded enough to actually follow through on that.
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Google AdSense's ToS are blatantly illegal in that aspect, where you cannot tell people "Hey, I get paid if you click on these ads!"
What if you lied and said "I don't get paid when you click on these ads!" and everyone knew that you were lying.... would you still be in violation for discouraging people from clicking on the ads.
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The fact is that Wikileaks has redacted to the best of their ability A N D asked the American government to help them with redacting. The American government wanted them to just hand over the leaked stuff to them and not release it. Sorry, but not going to happen.
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They would prefer that the news networks IGNORED those movements or pointed out how nutty they are.
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That is the bottom line here. There is a time where you have a choice between what is right and what is easy.... you should always choose the former and not the latter.
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This seems like jackbooting thug behavior from the TSA, which they need to be stomped on for... SEVERELY! With suspensions, dismissals of the agents, and perhaps criminal charges against the agents for abuse of police power.
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