HOW int he world can they contend that is has ANY WORTH in ANY CRIMINAL CASE...
The thing is, forfeiture is not criminal--it's civil. A lawsuit against your assets in which you-the-victim have to prove your assets are innocent. (Good luck with that.)
The cops don't need evidence to stand up in court: they only need enough tracking to know which assets have yet to be converted.
I think when the Bronx Defenders finally get a look, they'll find that converted assets are no longer listed; that they're routinely deleted. Wouldn't want to keep any records of what was stolen in the past.
The court also ordered the government to file as much of its responses as possible on the public court docket.
"...as much of its responses as possible..."?!! Judges must be the slowest learners ever. You give the government an option and "as much as possible" always translates to 0.000000000000000%.
It's a great idea, everyone agrees...except the companies, they don't agree at all!
Whether it's ink cartridges, pharmaceuticals, or coffee maker manufacturers, the holy grail of marketing is the consumer who buys another of something "every day."
That's why I call this "the Extortion Generation": the company offers you a shiny new toy. Then when you plug it in, they add, "You want your shiny new toy to work, right? Then you better get your credit card out and buy, buy, buy..."
(For meds it's, "You want to stay healthy, right?" Latest marketing improvement: "If you stop taking our drug you might die...")
Haven't you noticed that these "daily" purchase items are always 98.5% profit? An ink cartridge is a $0.10 cent injection molding, $0.05 chip, and a few other odds and ends probably totaling less than $0.25. Including the ink. Boy isn't that 7,200% markup just heavenly...for the company?
Even the right-to-repair nonsense is the same thing: "Remember that new tractor you bought? If you'd rather it did something besides sit and rust, better bring it by OUR shop for an oil change."
Don't get me started about intellectual property extortionists ("troll" is totally the wrong word).
Extortion is the most profitable business model that exists. Trust me when I say companies are not giving extortion up without a fight.
The PrettyDarnedSpecialDB engine seems to lack a few important features. It can't COUNT(), SUM(), run queries, or display (or export) data. It must have a really interesting architecture...
Hmmmmm...
Oh, of course! They're storing it on that printer. You know, the one that feeds its printed output directly to the shredder...?
Re: The inconvenient truth about the Democratic Party
I gather you're a cable company operative disrupting free speech on net neutrality. So your diatribe on liberal free speech rings hollow, you hypocrite.
But, according to these IP zealots, not only should this de-listing be fully automated, but it should be possible to automatically block whole domains.
Of course, such powerful tools would never be misused...
Re the article title: Why does everyone keep asking whiny questions about why incumbent businesses always act to squash competition? What part of "capitalists despise competition" did you not understand?
I think Di Modica's real problem is that someone might look at something other than the bull; have a thought about something other than the bull. All those eyes and minds are his, by God!
Heaven forbid he must share eyes and minds with a heathen!
Merely more evidence that parallel construction (or whatever it is called) is now the norm, rather than the exception. If that weren't the case, there wouldn't be so many established processes for doing it.
Martin, The abusive language here and in your negative Amazon review, submitted minutes after experiencing a technical difficulty, only demonstrates your poor impulse control.
Seems to me, Mr. Grisak, that a public statement like that also demonstrates poor impulse control.
On the post: Strike Three: Lexmark Can't Use Patents, Trademarks Or Copyright To Block Third Party Ink Cartridges
Re: Other products
Don't worry about the poor, poor companies: Congress will fix this problem next week.
On the post: Judge Smacks NYPD For Its 'Gotcha' Tactics In Forfeiture Public Records Lawsuit
Re: fUNNY?
The thing is, forfeiture is not criminal--it's civil. A lawsuit against your assets in which you-the-victim have to prove your assets are innocent. (Good luck with that.)
The cops don't need evidence to stand up in court: they only need enough tracking to know which assets have yet to be converted.
I think when the Bronx Defenders finally get a look, they'll find that converted assets are no longer listed; that they're routinely deleted. Wouldn't want to keep any records of what was stolen in the past.
On the post: Judge Orders Gov't To Stop Screwing Around And Hand Over Docs In Long-Running Surveillance Case
Slow learners
"...as much of its responses as possible..."?!! Judges must be the slowest learners ever. You give the government an option and "as much as possible" always translates to 0.000000000000000%.
On the post: DHS, TSA To Make Boarding A Plane Even More Of A Pain In The Ass
Plain as the nose on your face
Kelly explained what this is about: checked baggage. (Oh, yes, you do have to read between the lines a bit.)
The airlines charge for checked bags, so everyone stopped using them and stuffed their carry-ons. That hurt the airlines' bottom line...
...so now they're getting Big Daddy DHS to force you to pay for a checked bag.
On the post: Strike Three: Lexmark Can't Use Patents, Trademarks Or Copyright To Block Third Party Ink Cartridges
Re:
Whether it's ink cartridges, pharmaceuticals, or coffee maker manufacturers, the holy grail of marketing is the consumer who buys another of something "every day."
That's why I call this "the Extortion Generation": the company offers you a shiny new toy. Then when you plug it in, they add, "You want your shiny new toy to work, right? Then you better get your credit card out and buy, buy, buy..."
(For meds it's, "You want to stay healthy, right?" Latest marketing improvement: "If you stop taking our drug you might die...")
Haven't you noticed that these "daily" purchase items are always 98.5% profit? An ink cartridge is a $0.10 cent injection molding, $0.05 chip, and a few other odds and ends probably totaling less than $0.25. Including the ink. Boy isn't that 7,200% markup just heavenly...for the company?
Even the right-to-repair nonsense is the same thing: "Remember that new tractor you bought? If you'd rather it did something besides sit and rust, better bring it by OUR shop for an oil change."
Don't get me started about intellectual property extortionists ("troll" is totally the wrong word).
Extortion is the most profitable business model that exists. Trust me when I say companies are not giving extortion up without a fight.
On the post: Judge Smacks NYPD For Its 'Gotcha' Tactics In Forfeiture Public Records Lawsuit
PrettyDarnedSpecialDB
Hmmmmm...
Oh, of course! They're storing it on that printer. You know, the one that feeds its printed output directly to the shredder...?
Should have named it ShredItAllDB.
On the post: UK Government Using Manchester Attacks As An Excuse To Kill Encryption
Big surprise
Birds chirping in the trees in early morning? Kill encryption. Clouds shading the land? Dew forming on the grass? Red sky at dawn? Kill encryption.
On the post: Congress Busted Using Cable Lobbyist Talking Points In Attacks On Net Neutrality
Re: The inconvenient truth about the Democratic Party
On the post: FCC Guards 'Manhandle' Reporter Just For Asking Questions At Net Neutrality Vote
FCC Response?
"He questioned our authoritah, so he's gotta be a #@$&!+% terrorist!"
On the post: Sorry East Texas: Supreme Court Slams The Door On Patent Jurisdiction Shopping
Whence justice?
On the post: Police Union Sues Toy Gun Maker For Not Doing Enough To Keep Cleveland Cops From Killing 12-Year-Old Boys
Re: For reference
Well no wonder Tamir Rice is dead: two dead officers justifies summary execution of everyone in the neighborhood!
...or it could be that each case should be judged on its own merits, without guilt-by-association hand-washes.
On the post: The Premier League Kindly Requests Google De-List All Of Facebook Over Copyright Infringement Claims
Automation hell
Of course, such powerful tools would never be misused...
On the post: James Comey Says Real Journalists Check With The Government Before Publication
Real journalists
According to James Comey, real journalists seek prior restraint.
On the post: 'Backdoor' Search Of FBI Records Helps Parents Learn How Local Cops Killed Their Son
And the winner is...
See it soon in U.S. Congress.
On the post: Police Union Sues Toy Gun Maker For Not Doing Enough To Keep Cleveland Cops From Killing 12-Year-Old Boys
Smoke and...
On the post: Why Is The Hotel Industry More Focused On Harming Airbnb Than Improving Their Own Product?
Anti-competition
Re the article title: Why does everyone keep asking whiny questions about why incumbent businesses always act to squash competition? What part of "capitalists despise competition" did you not understand?
On the post: Legal Threat From Creator Of Wall St. Bull Statue Even More Full Of Bull Than Expected
Hatred of sharing
Heaven forbid he must share eyes and minds with a heathen!
On the post: DOJ Memo Shows NSA And White House Lawyers Mainly Unconcerned About Evidence Obligations In Criminal Trials
The new norm
On the post: Comcast Paid Civil Rights Groups To Support Killing Broadband Privacy Rules
Misnomer
On the post: Garage Door Opener Company Bricks Customer Hardware After Negative Review
Pot calling the kettle black
Seems to me, Mr. Grisak, that a public statement like that also demonstrates poor impulse control.
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