It's a sucker bet. Who do you think is pushing the tech? Why, the police agencies! If they can edit footage to make it look like that guy that they hate so much, then instant win for them!
[Y]ou do understand that you are just making fake sci-ency sounded noises right?
That's called pseudoscience. And yes, it is dangerous.
Has the sun changed size?
According to NASA: "Astronomers have searched for short term changes in the radius of the Sun, but have not been able to find much reliable evidence that the sun's diameter is changing, at least over times as short as the solar cycle."
The real question is why the club seems to think it needs to lock up language that is generic or common across its geographic area and/or marketplace, to the detriment of everyone else?
This does make me wonder: did/does Backpage have something juicy on someone high up (not necessarily the president, but I wouldn't put it past him…), and the rush to shut it down was to remove incriminating evidence from leaking?
If the government wants to argue that month long video surveillance of someone's house isn't invasive enough to require a warrant, I do have to wonder how many of them would be fine with someone setting up cameras pointing at their houses for months at a time[…]
Re: Twice read, still wonder WHY. If get everything you want...
You don't have any problem with "Nazi" sites being taken down by registrars.
This isn't the registrars taking them down, it's the government. As such, different laws apply.
Copyright owners have a right to work with gov't to protect their products[…]
Citation needed.
[…]while those pirating someone else's works have ZERO rights.
So they don't have the rights of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness? We can kill them with impunity?
And as I've 'splained, copyright necessarily requires only notice for takedown: that's consistent with DMCA.
Many people have criticized the Notice and Takedown system as putting the burden of proof on the wrong person: the accused. It should be the accuser that needs to show proof that the accused did wrong. And saying "They did it" doesn't work. People have abused the system for silencing critics and other, non-copyright issues.
Re: ICE in charge of blocking counterfeits coming across the bor
The right for congress to create copyright laws is in the Constitution. Copyright in itself is not enshrined in the Constitution. Also, they must be for the betterment of the arts and science: I'm not seeing this here.
Put another way, this would be like the IRS arresting you for giving booze to teens. It might be a "good" thing to do, but outside of the purview of the office involved.
Also, isn't Copyright a civil matter? If so, federal institutions taking over sites is… very questionable.
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DeepFakes
It's a sucker bet. Who do you think is pushing the tech? Why, the police agencies! If they can edit footage to make it look like that guy that they hate so much, then instant win for them!
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Re: Re: Friday fake thoughts
That's called pseudoscience. And yes, it is dangerous.
According to NASA: "Astronomers have searched for short term changes in the radius of the Sun, but have not been able to find much reliable evidence that the sun's diameter is changing, at least over times as short as the solar cycle."
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Re: Can't ban all of my enemies
Eh, both sides engage in lying: It's not just a conservative or a liberal thing.
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The real reason
Because they can? Or, at least, can try.
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Re: Re: The bigger problem...
Some have better plots than 90% of the new TV shows.
Also, cartoon doesn't mean children's show. See Animation Age Ghetto on TVTropes.
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Re:
This was with the original Doom (and Doom II and III). Bethesda/Zenimax/whomever messed up the distribution badly.
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Re: Re: Just because it involves laughter, doesn't mean it's nic
And Bethesda is, if anything, very incompetent.
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Simple questions deserve simple answers!
Because it is?
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Re: Re:
By whom? Who would pay TechDirt to hurt Liebowitz? What would they accomplish by doing so?
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Re: Re: Re: Re:
Because doing so would be a breach of contract.
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Juicy info, maybe?
This does make me wonder: did/does Backpage have something juicy on someone high up (not necessarily the president, but I wouldn't put it past him…), and the rush to shut it down was to remove incriminating evidence from leaking?
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Re: Re: Science Reporting...
I noticed news wasn't in the list. Purposeful omission, I'm guessing.
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Re: 'Turnabout is fair play' test
I believe those are called paparazzi.
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Re: Re: Pure gold
A better question would be what is right, if anything, with the lawsuit.
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Re: Twice read, still wonder WHY. If get everything you want...
This isn't the registrars taking them down, it's the government. As such, different laws apply.
Citation needed.
So they don't have the rights of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness? We can kill them with impunity?
Many people have criticized the Notice and Takedown system as putting the burden of proof on the wrong person: the accused. It should be the accuser that needs to show proof that the accused did wrong. And saying "They did it" doesn't work. People have abused the system for silencing critics and other, non-copyright issues.
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Re: ICE in charge of blocking counterfeits coming across the bor
The right for congress to create copyright laws is in the Constitution. Copyright in itself is not enshrined in the Constitution. Also, they must be for the betterment of the arts and science: I'm not seeing this here.
Put another way, this would be like the IRS arresting you for giving booze to teens. It might be a "good" thing to do, but outside of the purview of the office involved.
Also, isn't Copyright a civil matter? If so, federal institutions taking over sites is… very questionable.
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Hate Speech?
Probably because they know what actual hate speech is.
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Re: Re:
The moment the USA has a king, God will destroy it.
Just sayin'.
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Re:
Just ask the ISPs.
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Re: Hard
Nah, they need to Police Harder.
Apparently it's harder than Nerving Hard, but it can help with situations like these. Somehow.
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