The Congressmen who actually represents his constituency was laughing about this whole thing while playing poker with an honest lawyer, and Santa Claus in fantasy land.
Awww c'mon Mike. If this comment isn't a shining example of why you need to add a "moron" button, I don't know what is.
It is most definitely the press' duty to expose criminals. It can be argued that such exposure can be construed as punishment, though that duty actually falls on the court systems.
Im not sure why anyone is surprised by the "national security" loophole. The government learned well under the Bush Administration and they are not backing off the good times that came from doing whatever they want and saying "err.. national security, terrorism".
Cybersecurity is a new one though. Putting that in a bill about digital privacy is a bit like rewording the 4th Amendment with an exception for "security".
Ok did the Google Image search for "Blonde" with no filter. I'm scratching my head in confusion. Just a bunch of perfectly clean photos of blonde women and a few men. That's like getting fired for....
No good damn reason.
He should have at least punched a kid on the way out of the building so there was a good reason to lose his job.
100% correct Mr. AC. It's all about the media industry losing control of the gates and losing its guaranteed payday. Some in the media industry are screwed FAR worse than others. Let's take a look shall we?
Journalism and Publishing - Just F*cked. Copyrights aside, there is no reason that a good author needs to give a percentage to a publisher anymore. Marketing? It can be done through social networking and hard work. As for Journalism, Wikileaks anyone? The news is for all intents and purposes, FREE now. Paywalls and print will still survive for a while, but as those 4 year olds get older, you will see less and less of the old guard.
Music - Crippled but evolving. Technology has improved on the device and service sides of the equation to the point that an artist can work hard and be pretty much self promoting. The distribution of music has changed and the industry did nothing significant to take advantage and now it's locked in combat with the internet. Whatever comes out of it is sure to be different than any of us can see now.
Movies - Barely scathed. DVD sales are encountering similar problems to the recording industry, but the box office is still churning out its annual blockbusters and people are still spending. Piracy of movies on the net appears to barely be denting the bottom line for movies. The only real threat is the cost of making a decent movie seems to be dropping and opening opportunities for indie movie makers. Stay tuned for further disruption.
Broadcast TV - WTF? This one is an enigma. NBC, CBS, ABC, BBC.... they all seem to be SLOWLY getting it. You can go to the broadcasters' websites and watch quite a bit of programming for free and you can buy a series on iTunes or Amazon, so it seems they get that free works with their business model. What I don't get is that they have TONS of content (programming from decades past) that they can release at any time and pick up ad revenue on, but they just don't seem to want to release it. One big problem is mergers like NBC/Universal, that put Movie execs in control of TV content, so you have people that are against the internet controlling people that are starting to get it. That can't end well.
So you end up with an industry at war with the internet and threatening to cause a rift in the DNS architecture and do A LOT more harm to the economy than anyone can accurately predict.
Im pretty sure 99.9999% of people boarding a plane will say 'no' when asked if they or someone they know is carrying a bomb or intends to highjack the plane.
"RIAA spokesman Jonathan Lamy previously told TorrentFreak that the ‘damages’ accrued from piracy-related lawsuits will not go to any of the artists, but towards funding more anti-piracy campaigns. “Any funds recouped are re-invested into our ongoing education and anti-piracy programs,” he said."
So the courts hand over $105 million to the RIAA which, after paying the legal team; if they can even collect that sum, has earmarked that money to bribe (lobby) Congress. So the government awards money to an organization that plans to give that money to the government. Job done.
Ok Mike, we all understand that you don't want to be accused of libel or slander or be sued for what you say. The rest of us are not so hindered.
Whether or not taking the job at Comcast is corruption is a bit of a non-issue. The job itself is corrupt, which only adds support to the original thought of corruption.
"Baker is leaving her post to take a lobbying job at Comcast"
Just substitute the other word for the SAME act and you get:
Baker is leaving her post to take a BRIBERY job at Comcast
Did the US revoke a few million patents back in 2001? Was that the cause of the massive layoffs ?
"Although you can debate how many jobs are created on average per patent, there is no doubt that, collectively, they are a useful contribution to an economy that is still struggling to grow."
Ummm... If you can debate how many jobs are created per patent, then how can you state there is no doubt that they are a useful contribution to the economy. How may jobs were lost on average per patent? I mean since we are doing a causal relationship, go back to 2001 and do the math.
Will someone please let Hollywood know that the first two "WWs" in "www" stand for world wide. They want the US government to "help", but the US government doesn't control the web. As we see everyday, the internet bypasses or works around government censors in nations that try to control it.
I guess complaining and spending money on lawyers just feels better than actually figuring out how to profit from new technologies. Well they say you have to spend money to make money. I just didn't know it had to go to lawyers and Congress.
This is the legacy of George W. Bush. Terrorism and National Security now become the excuses to ignore laws. As long as we accept it, it will continue to get worse.
I can't think of much that is less important to debate.
The .xxx TLD makes 100% PERFECT sense. I would think the porn industry would be pleased to have its own TLD. I guess from the industry viewpoint it's a problem, but from the consumer point of view, it looks great!
"And he was so proud of his experiment that he undertook it behind his publisher's back. What honor! It is easy to be bold when you allow someone else to shoulder so much risk."
He ALLOWED the publisher to shoulder the risk??? Ok that is the DUMBEST thing I have heard in a long time. I keep telling Mike to add a moron button next to insightful.
The publisher takes the risk of paying his "client" a fraction of the projected earnings upfront. Publishers take this "risk" on what the estimate to be proven winners. If you look at the percentages of the gatekeepers in publishing and recording you will find they tend to resemble another type of gatekeeper....
Ok this is an easy fix. Let the TSA management do the ACTA negotiations and let the ACTA negotiators manage the TSA. Job done.
So then you will get a treaty that is detailed and specific and expected to be followed to the letter of the law. On the other side, airport security will take on a more relaxed "we're watching but nothing's happened yet, so we're not that worried" attitude.
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WTF
Oh wait, Argentina. Im safe for now.
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Re: Re:
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Re: A fine example
It is most definitely the press' duty to expose criminals. It can be argued that such exposure can be construed as punishment, though that duty actually falls on the court systems.
On the post: Patent Troll Lodsys: All We Want Is 0.575% Of The Entire Mobile In-App Payment Ecosystem, Is That So Wrong?
Work?
That just floored me. Since when is paying someone for a patent, WORK?
Lodsys makes it sound as if they spent years in R&D, when in reality all they did was buy someone else's patent.
Damn.... As I was typing this, I realized they were talking about the work their legal team is doing. Epic Fail on my part.
On the post: Senator Leahy Wants To Update Digital Privacy Law; Some Good, Some Bad
Why the Surprise?
Cybersecurity is a new one though. Putting that in a bill about digital privacy is a bit like rewording the 4th Amendment with an exception for "security".
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?????
No good damn reason.
He should have at least punched a kid on the way out of the building so there was a good reason to lose his job.
On the post: The PROTECT IP Act Is About The Old Media Industry Going To War With The Internet
This AC is correct! Sorta
100% correct Mr. AC. It's all about the media industry losing control of the gates and losing its guaranteed payday. Some in the media industry are screwed FAR worse than others. Let's take a look shall we?
Journalism and Publishing - Just F*cked. Copyrights aside, there is no reason that a good author needs to give a percentage to a publisher anymore. Marketing? It can be done through social networking and hard work. As for Journalism, Wikileaks anyone? The news is for all intents and purposes, FREE now. Paywalls and print will still survive for a while, but as those 4 year olds get older, you will see less and less of the old guard.
Music - Crippled but evolving. Technology has improved on the device and service sides of the equation to the point that an artist can work hard and be pretty much self promoting. The distribution of music has changed and the industry did nothing significant to take advantage and now it's locked in combat with the internet. Whatever comes out of it is sure to be different than any of us can see now.
Movies - Barely scathed. DVD sales are encountering similar problems to the recording industry, but the box office is still churning out its annual blockbusters and people are still spending. Piracy of movies on the net appears to barely be denting the bottom line for movies. The only real threat is the cost of making a decent movie seems to be dropping and opening opportunities for indie movie makers. Stay tuned for further disruption.
Broadcast TV - WTF? This one is an enigma. NBC, CBS, ABC, BBC.... they all seem to be SLOWLY getting it. You can go to the broadcasters' websites and watch quite a bit of programming for free and you can buy a series on iTunes or Amazon, so it seems they get that free works with their business model. What I don't get is that they have TONS of content (programming from decades past) that they can release at any time and pick up ad revenue on, but they just don't seem to want to release it. One big problem is mergers like NBC/Universal, that put Movie execs in control of TV content, so you have people that are against the internet controlling people that are starting to get it. That can't end well.
So you end up with an industry at war with the internet and threatening to cause a rift in the DNS architecture and do A LOT more harm to the economy than anyone can accurately predict.
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Ah surveys.... Ask the TSA
So why the need for scanners or pat downs?
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See previous comment...
On the post: Limewire Settles For $105 Million; How Much Of That Will Go To Artists?
Could the system be anymore broken?
So the courts hand over $105 million to the RIAA which, after paying the legal team; if they can even collect that sum, has earmarked that money to bribe (lobby) Congress. So the government awards money to an organization that plans to give that money to the government. Job done.
On the post: Some Feds Wanted To Find A Loophole To Avoid Warrants When Using FBI's Homemade Spyware
Same ol' argument
On the post: What Corruption Looks Like: FCC Commissioner Takes Job At Comcast Months After She Voted To Approve Its Deal With NBC Universal
Call it what it is
Whether or not taking the job at Comcast is corruption is a bit of a non-issue. The job itself is corrupt, which only adds support to the original thought of corruption.
"Baker is leaving her post to take a lobbying job at Comcast"
Just substitute the other word for the SAME act and you get:
Baker is leaving her post to take a BRIBERY job at Comcast
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Ummmm Not Sure about this
"Although you can debate how many jobs are created on average per patent, there is no doubt that, collectively, they are a useful contribution to an economy that is still struggling to grow."
Ummm... If you can debate how many jobs are created per patent, then how can you state there is no doubt that they are a useful contribution to the economy. How may jobs were lost on average per patent? I mean since we are doing a causal relationship, go back to 2001 and do the math.
On the post: Barry Diller Tries To Explain To Ari Emanuel That He's Wrong About 'Piracy' Being A Problem For Movies
Will someone please inform them... Please
I guess complaining and spending money on lawyers just feels better than actually figuring out how to profit from new technologies. Well they say you have to spend money to make money. I just didn't know it had to go to lawyers and Congress.
On the post: Court Slams FBI For Saying It's Okay For The Federal Government To Lie To A Court
The Bush Legacy....
On the post: EU Tried To Get US To Force ICANN To Delay .xxx Domain
If there ever was a non-issue...
The .xxx TLD makes 100% PERFECT sense. I would think the porn industry would be pleased to have its own TLD. I guess from the industry viewpoint it's a problem, but from the consumer point of view, it looks great!
On the post: WSJ Launches Wikileaks Competitor... But Says It Can Reveal Your Info To Law Enforcement
smh
On the post: Paulo Coelho Explains Why He 'Loves Pirates'
Re: WTF???
He ALLOWED the publisher to shoulder the risk??? Ok that is the DUMBEST thing I have heard in a long time. I keep telling Mike to add a moron button next to insightful.
The publisher takes the risk of paying his "client" a fraction of the projected earnings upfront. Publishers take this "risk" on what the estimate to be proven winners. If you look at the percentages of the gatekeepers in publishing and recording you will find they tend to resemble another type of gatekeeper....
Out on the street we would call them PIMPS.
On the post: Copyright Law Is Not Supposed To Protect Someone From Being Upset
Next step...
On the post: The EU Commission Tries To Defend ACTA And Fails Miserably
Switch the Employees around
So then you will get a treaty that is detailed and specific and expected to be followed to the letter of the law. On the other side, airport security will take on a more relaxed "we're watching but nothing's happened yet, so we're not that worried" attitude.
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