One could argue that you are bypassing a technical restriction (geolocation blocking) to access copyrighted data, and therefore breaking the DMCA. It's as stupid as the restrictions on decrypting DVDs, but they prosecute that all the time. It's all part of piling on the charges to scare one into a plea bargain. They won't come after for using a VPN to access netflix by itself, but if they wanted you for something else, you can bet your ass they'll add that to the list of charges.
I've always felt that Monster Energy drinks were indistinguishable from industrial solvent, so I can understand why they got confused with industrial paint. ;)
It's the last bit of this result that has me so very confused as to why Monster Energy continues to do this to itself.
It's not confusing at all - any time you see something like this, it's a law firm making work for itself. The company pays them, win or lose. Lawyers and law firms trying to invent work from nothing are behind nearly every situation that seems bonkers.
They show restraint because they realize they're big enough to survive this, while NONE of the competition will. While it's "bad" for them, it's CATASTROPHIC for everyone else not of a similar size.
Unfortunately, a modern business school will tell them they're on the right track and that they should double down. Business schools went to heck when they adopted the "greed is good" credo. Everything else grew from that.
Yeah, trademark needs something like an anti-SLAP law desperately. Any form of IP litigation needs a quick review type of law to help minimize the egregious misuse of the courts to shut out competition.
Either that or a DEA agent/informant is going to pretend to be a janitor and wheel around a loaded Shop Vac to capture footage.
Or, knowing the DEA, they'll swap out one on a real janitor without them knowing, and then wash their hands of the matter when someone ends up dead. "Sorry we got your husband killed, but we were after bad guys. If it's any consolation, we now have them for murder, too."
A person said to me.. "I pay more taxes then 10 poor people"
Maybe... and maybe he pays a tax attorney more than 10 poor people to get him out of his fair share. And even when he does pay more taxes than 10 poor people, he receives more income than 10000 poor people.
It doesn't have to belong to you - it could be your parents', or your significant other's property. We've seen articles where they took cars or houses from people not directly involved at all, rather, it involved a spouse or child.
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I've always felt that Monster Energy drinks were indistinguishable from industrial solvent, so I can understand why they got confused with industrial paint. ;)
It's not confusing at all - any time you see something like this, it's a law firm making work for itself. The company pays them, win or lose. Lawyers and law firms trying to invent work from nothing are behind nearly every situation that seems bonkers.
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Unfortunately, a modern business school will tell them they're on the right track and that they should double down. Business schools went to heck when they adopted the "greed is good" credo. Everything else grew from that.
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And yes, "textbox" was an interesting slip of the tongue.
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Or, knowing the DEA, they'll swap out one on a real janitor without them knowing, and then wash their hands of the matter when someone ends up dead. "Sorry we got your husband killed, but we were after bad guys. If it's any consolation, we now have them for murder, too."
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Maybe... and maybe he pays a tax attorney more than 10 poor people to get him out of his fair share. And even when he does pay more taxes than 10 poor people, he receives more income than 10000 poor people.
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everywhere they look – chances are they are looking in a mirror."
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