Reducing costs by cutting out the middleman is a hallmark of gold old American capitalism at its best. Copyright maximalists, being property rights advocates, cannot help but recognize this. For the good of the country, let's take those people off corporate welfare and put them back to work in productive roles. Of course, they can stay where they are, if they can justify their existence in the supply chain through added value. Of course the value of what is added is in the eye of the purchaser.
I didn't say there shouldn't be warrants or court orders, even if they are FISA court orders. And I'm not happy about the distinction between communications older or newer than 6 months. I just think when it's the director of the CIA, a fast and thorough investigation is in order, and if that means they drag up thousands of emails to see which ones matter, that seems normal and it's the way I'd do it.
There's an important difference between surveillance of the CIA, including people who hang out with CIA personnel, and wholesale surveillance of our entire society.
I don't see anything wrong with the FBI reviewing every email sent to or from anyone involved in this. If that happens to dig up other stuff, so be it.
Right, because Justice Department doesn't have any conflicts of interest, does it? I am starting to loathe Eric Holder even more than I did John Ashcroft, and that's saying a lot!
If Tim Tebow breaks off a long scramble for a touchdown, and he says a little prayer of thanks to God, but there was holding and they call back the play, does that call back the prayer too? I can't find that anywhere in the rule book.
Please, Hollywood, go on strike! Teach us a lesson about how our lives would be different without your products! We're sure to come groveling back to you begging for more!
It all depends on how the doxxers got their information. If they found it through Google, EXIF information, and other publicly available information, then I have no problem with it, because the people outed put that information on the web. If they got it by being Reddit mods, then I believe it was wrong, by Reddit community standards, and they should be expelled by Reddit. If they got it through illegal access to ISP/police/DHS security databases, then they should be charged with crimes.
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Is there a patent version of the GPL?
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There's an important difference between surveillance of the CIA, including people who hang out with CIA personnel, and wholesale surveillance of our entire society.
So, no, I am not arguing for a police state.
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But this is not really a DRM issue, just an issue that involves a DRM encrusted dinosaur.
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While we're at it, what about all those scary looking taxicabs? They are driven by funny-looking people too!
Quick, someone call Congressman Peter King!
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