How many cables do you believe Facebook, eBay, Which, Costco and Sears are making?? They are all on the list and I seriously doubt any of them make counterfeit cables, much less sell them.
However, I'm sure the mini golf place, the automotive parts place and the deer salt block maker have seriously impeded the Monster Cable branding somehow! I, just for the life of me, can't figure out exactly how!
I suppose Monster Cable should probably go after the actual manufacturers of these alleged counterfeit cables and leave the rest of us alone.
I suppose it depends on the scale of the crime. You cited one case in Prince George's County.
In San Diego where I live, when they raided a local pawn shop they only found one stolen item out of several items that were claimed to have been stolen. The pawn shop remains open. That was my reference. Laugh all you want, I guess.
I am all too familiar with people who are so myopic that the only thing they see is what they wish to see. Feel free to try reality once in a while - it's even FREE!
"Oh, so he wasn't employed by the copyright industry at the time. Thanks for clearing that up."
I'm sure the connection to his current employer is lost on one so willing to deny the fact in the first place. It's OK, ignorance is bliss, or so I've heard.
Put your head back in the sand - everything is just fine out here!
Well documented action with a name of the person who did it and their current position afterwards. I'll let you do the searching for it but I'm sure the link will appear below shortly.
Wow! Let's try this one more time since you really seem to have difficulty with the English language...
Copyright infringement IS NOT THEFT.
Your analogy of pawn shops selling stolen goods (a criminal matter) DOES NOT equate with copyright infringement (a civil matter) in any way, shape, or form. Theft deprives the owner of the item. If I copy a file, the original is still there.
I'm sorry your comprehension of English is such a debilitating factor in your life.
"We could have CCTV... oh wait, your precious first amendment says we really shouldn't. So the public can record the cops, but hide their own bad acts because it wouldn't be constitutional. NICE!"
I'm calling you out on this, that statement is 100% baseless and an outright lie:
NEIGHBORHOOD CAMERA COUNTS, 1998 AND 2005
1998 2005
District 1* (Financial District, Tribeca) 446 1306
District 2 (Greenwich Village, SoHo) 142 2227
District 3 (Lower East Side, Chinatown) 181 643
Central Harlem N/A 292
TOTAL 769 4468
Can't believe I'm feeding this troll, my apologies to those who wish we would actually stop the feeding.
Let's break it down so I can get to lunch...
Q:"So what would happen the real world if the majority of a pawn shop's goods were stolen property?"
(Bad analogy of real property vs. digital goods - haven't you fallen in this well 300 times too many? Logic foul!)
A:Someone would call the police, an investigation would ensue. The "alleged" stolen property would be seized as evidence and the building would remain standing.
However, you apparently prefer this method:
Complainant: "Hey, I think all those 10 stereos are stolen!"
ICE Director: "Let the wrecking ball fly boys - level this mutha!"
Judicial system: "Guilty on one count of possessing stolen property, Not Guilty on the remaining 9 counts."
ICE Director: "Obviously we handled this directly and correctly!"
Complainant: "Yay for justice being served! Now there will be no more stolen stereos!"
Actual stereo thief: "Whew! that was close! Time to move on to a new venue!"
(Humorous dialogue pointing out that the actual thief is not the where the resources are being directed.)
Q: "It's possible to have a movie blog and/or discussion board without being a vehicle for digital theft."
A: Doubtful assumption, at best. You see, the whole world is freetards and thieves. We've been told so by the content industry so many times, in so many ways, that it would be hard nowadays to even mention a movie title without some lawyer IM'ing me about my infringement of his clients property. Obviously even sites that are legal, in their own country and went to court in that country to prove so - twice(!) - are having a difficult time getting their legal property returned here in the Content Industry of America.
Q: "How about a liquor store who repeatedly sold booze to minors? Same thing."
A: But, but, THE CHILDREN. No! It's not the same thing you moron! If you need further explanation, try repeating the 1st grade and focus on reading comprehension for 12 years.
Q: "I still haven't heard how the internet will actually be broken."
A: Still to lazy to click on the damn links? No facts for you - ONE YEAR! (Nazi reference! Ok, soup Nazi but I'm taking the full point!)
Q: "Why isn't it broken now?" (Clear citation that the commentator doesn't understand the topic. So trollish!)
A: Obviously your understanding of these matters is no where near the level it needs to be to have any meaningful or insightful contributions to the discussion you so badly want to take part in. (Captain Obvious appears!)
Q: "If you mean that would-be freeloaders will seek alternative DNS systems (like the ones the so-called internet engineers all currently use) and will some how become victims of scams, phishing, etc- all I can say is that is the consequence of trying to break the law."
A: The consequence of breaking the law is already spelled out - usually quite clearly - and I can guarantee you that there is no part of the judicial system in the US that says "trying to break the law will result in a consequence of the perpetrator becoming victims of scams, phishing, etc.
REALLY? Just trying to break the law is now an offense?
Suck it up buttercup - you're the King of Fudland!
I don't even think 15 or 20 would be too far of a stretch, honestly. However, I'd also prefer 10 years on copyright.
Someone here had a link here showing that 90+% of income on copyrighted works occurs during the first 10 years after publication.
(Please re-post that link if you would be so kind!)
If that number is 95+% I would think 10 years is plenty of time for copyright, if it actually takes 20 years to get to 95% then that would seem reasonable as well. The idea behind my preferred length of copyright is not to punish or take things from the creators, it is to have these works put into the public domain in a reasonable amount of time so that humanity can actually enjoy them before a generation or two has come and gone and the works are essentially lost culture because they have been locked away for far too long. Copyright doesn't guarantee sales, nor should it be branded as a sword to slash away at our current culture which is somewhat defined by the very works themselves.
Let the creators make their money in a reasonable amount of time.
Let society have its culture in a reasonable amount of time.
If this can't be done inside of 20 years then the world will solve the issue on their own and resistance will be futile - it will happen whether anyone wants it to or not
Re: Re: Re: As they knew the phone "number", should have gotten a warrant.
"First off, you have to understand that this isn't something done without probably cause. Police aren't driving around randomly intercepting cell phone calls to see what is going on."
Citation requested
This is ALWAYS the first line of defense when our Constitutional rights are threatened or breached.
"It's not like we didn't have a reason..."
Well, it's not like I don't have any rights as a citizen!
Inevitably, the technology ALWAYS get misused by the people who are supposed to be working for us and protecting us.
I challenge anyone to show evidence of a single piece of modern technology (say, last 20 years)that has NOT been misused by authorities! Anyone up for that challenge?
"Let people argue about whether tasers are lethal or not."
There is no argument there - people have died after being SHOT with a taser. The corpses are all the proof you need.
As for the semantics - your twist is somewhat misleading as well. Yes, a gun shoots bullets. A taser shoots electrodes, there is still a projectile. The bullet comes to a rest and there is no more interaction from the projectile discharged. The electrode can be activated as often as desired after impact for as long as desired, until the power supply is drained. You may want to reconsider your argument.
Certainly a gun is more deadly than a taser on a shot to shot basis. No argument there.
I hope you take the next taser to the face - just so some troll somewhere can say "I think he did exactly the right thing. He ended the situation directly."
Following the links on the commondreams.org website I filed a complaint with both the Mayor's office and the Police Department. My complaint read:
Deputy Inspector Bologna should be investigated and possibly prosecuted for his abuse of power recently. The Police Department’s chief spokesman, Paul J. Browne, said the police had used the pepper spray “appropriately.” This is the "appropriate" way to respond to protestors, to pepper spray them and flee hoping to get away with it with no witnesses? Please see that those who are there to protect and serve the public are not the ones the public needs protection from!
I love TD but this place is only a sounding board - take some action if you want to see change. If you just want to complain that nothing will ever be done...you will probably be right since you chose NOT to take action. Nice self fulfilling prophecy, nice! NOT!
Now that they know you do this - you DO have to pay, but only if you share it with the other voices in your head - which then makes it a public performance according to BMI!
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Re: Monster Cables...
However, I'm sure the mini golf place, the automotive parts place and the deer salt block maker have seriously impeded the Monster Cable branding somehow! I, just for the life of me, can't figure out exactly how!
I suppose Monster Cable should probably go after the actual manufacturers of these alleged counterfeit cables and leave the rest of us alone.
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On the post: Disney 'Analyst': My Lack Of Imagination Necessitates Passage Of PROTECT IP
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Phara takes a dive
I suppose it depends on the scale of the crime. You cited one case in Prince George's County.
In San Diego where I live, when they raided a local pawn shop they only found one stolen item out of several items that were claimed to have been stolen. The pawn shop remains open. That was my reference. Laugh all you want, I guess.
I am all too familiar with people who are so myopic that the only thing they see is what they wish to see. Feel free to try reality once in a while - it's even FREE!
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Phara takes a dive
I'm sure the connection to his current employer is lost on one so willing to deny the fact in the first place. It's OK, ignorance is bliss, or so I've heard.
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Re: Re: Re: Phara takes a dive
Put your head back in the sand - everything is just fine out here!
Well documented action with a name of the person who did it and their current position afterwards. I'll let you do the searching for it but I'm sure the link will appear below shortly.
On the post: Disney 'Analyst': My Lack Of Imagination Necessitates Passage Of PROTECT IP
Re: Re: The bulldozer, the troll, and the king...
Copyright infringement IS NOT THEFT.
Your analogy of pawn shops selling stolen goods (a criminal matter) DOES NOT equate with copyright infringement (a civil matter) in any way, shape, or form. Theft deprives the owner of the item. If I copy a file, the original is still there.
I'm sorry your comprehension of English is such a debilitating factor in your life.
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Re: Re: Re:
I'm calling you out on this, that statement is 100% baseless and an outright lie:
http://www.nyclu.org/pdfs/surveillance_cams_report_121306.pdf
NEIGHBORHOOD CAMERA COUNTS, 1998 AND 2005
1998 2005
District 1* (Financial District, Tribeca) 446 1306
District 2 (Greenwich Village, SoHo) 142 2227
District 3 (Lower East Side, Chinatown) 181 643
Central Harlem N/A 292
TOTAL 769 4468
Would you like to try again?
On the post: Disney 'Analyst': My Lack Of Imagination Necessitates Passage Of PROTECT IP
The bulldozer, the troll, and the king...
Let's break it down so I can get to lunch...
Q:"So what would happen the real world if the majority of a pawn shop's goods were stolen property?"
(Bad analogy of real property vs. digital goods - haven't you fallen in this well 300 times too many? Logic foul!)
A:Someone would call the police, an investigation would ensue. The "alleged" stolen property would be seized as evidence and the building would remain standing.
However, you apparently prefer this method:
Complainant: "Hey, I think all those 10 stereos are stolen!"
ICE Director: "Let the wrecking ball fly boys - level this mutha!"
Judicial system: "Guilty on one count of possessing stolen property, Not Guilty on the remaining 9 counts."
ICE Director: "Obviously we handled this directly and correctly!"
Complainant: "Yay for justice being served! Now there will be no more stolen stereos!"
Actual stereo thief: "Whew! that was close! Time to move on to a new venue!"
(Humorous dialogue pointing out that the actual thief is not the where the resources are being directed.)
Q: "It's possible to have a movie blog and/or discussion board without being a vehicle for digital theft."
A: Doubtful assumption, at best. You see, the whole world is freetards and thieves. We've been told so by the content industry so many times, in so many ways, that it would be hard nowadays to even mention a movie title without some lawyer IM'ing me about my infringement of his clients property. Obviously even sites that are legal, in their own country and went to court in that country to prove so - twice(!) - are having a difficult time getting their legal property returned here in the Content Industry of America.
Q: "How about a liquor store who repeatedly sold booze to minors? Same thing."
A: But, but, THE CHILDREN. No! It's not the same thing you moron! If you need further explanation, try repeating the 1st grade and focus on reading comprehension for 12 years.
Q: "I still haven't heard how the internet will actually be broken."
A: Still to lazy to click on the damn links? No facts for you - ONE YEAR! (Nazi reference! Ok, soup Nazi but I'm taking the full point!)
Q: "Why isn't it broken now?" (Clear citation that the commentator doesn't understand the topic. So trollish!)
A: Obviously your understanding of these matters is no where near the level it needs to be to have any meaningful or insightful contributions to the discussion you so badly want to take part in. (Captain Obvious appears!)
Q: "If you mean that would-be freeloaders will seek alternative DNS systems (like the ones the so-called internet engineers all currently use) and will some how become victims of scams, phishing, etc- all I can say is that is the consequence of trying to break the law."
A: The consequence of breaking the law is already spelled out - usually quite clearly - and I can guarantee you that there is no part of the judicial system in the US that says "trying to break the law will result in a consequence of the perpetrator becoming victims of scams, phishing, etc.
REALLY? Just trying to break the law is now an offense?
Suck it up buttercup - you're the King of Fudland!
Back under the bridge until sundown!
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Psh
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: As they knew the phone "number", should have gotten a warrant.
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Re: Re:
Someone here had a link here showing that 90+% of income on copyrighted works occurs during the first 10 years after publication.
(Please re-post that link if you would be so kind!)
If that number is 95+% I would think 10 years is plenty of time for copyright, if it actually takes 20 years to get to 95% then that would seem reasonable as well. The idea behind my preferred length of copyright is not to punish or take things from the creators, it is to have these works put into the public domain in a reasonable amount of time so that humanity can actually enjoy them before a generation or two has come and gone and the works are essentially lost culture because they have been locked away for far too long. Copyright doesn't guarantee sales, nor should it be branded as a sword to slash away at our current culture which is somewhat defined by the very works themselves.
Let the creators make their money in a reasonable amount of time.
Let society have its culture in a reasonable amount of time.
If this can't be done inside of 20 years then the world will solve the issue on their own and resistance will be futile - it will happen whether anyone wants it to or not
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Re: Re: Binoculars next?
Let me fix that for you...
Your cell phone will broadcast your location even when you are in your own home.
Privacy is only a legend, and by that, I mean a myth!
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Re: Re: Re: As they knew the phone "number", should have gotten a warrant.
Citation requested
This is ALWAYS the first line of defense when our Constitutional rights are threatened or breached.
"It's not like we didn't have a reason..."
Well, it's not like I don't have any rights as a citizen!
Inevitably, the technology ALWAYS get misused by the people who are supposed to be working for us and protecting us.
I challenge anyone to show evidence of a single piece of modern technology (say, last 20 years)that has NOT been misused by authorities! Anyone up for that challenge?
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Re: Re: semantics are everything
There is no argument there - people have died after being SHOT with a taser. The corpses are all the proof you need.
As for the semantics - your twist is somewhat misleading as well. Yes, a gun shoots bullets. A taser shoots electrodes, there is still a projectile. The bullet comes to a rest and there is no more interaction from the projectile discharged. The electrode can be activated as often as desired after impact for as long as desired, until the power supply is drained. You may want to reconsider your argument.
Certainly a gun is more deadly than a taser on a shot to shot basis. No argument there.
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Re:
On the post: Who Do You Believe? NYPD? Or Video Evidence Concerning Cop Pepper Spraying Women?
File the complaint if you don't agree - I did!
Deputy Inspector Bologna should be investigated and possibly prosecuted for his abuse of power recently. The Police Department’s chief spokesman, Paul J. Browne, said the police had used the pepper spray “appropriately.” This is the "appropriate" way to respond to protestors, to pepper spray them and flee hoping to get away with it with no witnesses? Please see that those who are there to protect and serve the public are not the ones the public needs protection from!
I love TD but this place is only a sounding board - take some action if you want to see change. If you just want to complain that nothing will ever be done...you will probably be right since you chose NOT to take action. Nice self fulfilling prophecy, nice! NOT!
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Re: Re: Re: I'm confused
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Oh yeah - I'm mad alright....
I'm mad that the judiciary branch has given the OK for this to happen.
I'm mad because the industry didn't take them up on anything - they proposed it in the first place!
I'm mad because in no way does my representative government actually represent ME.
I'm mad because there are those who believe this is perfectly acceptable and I should just get over it.
I'm also mad at myself, because I know I'll NEVER "get over it" as long as it remains the way it currently stands.
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Hell, let the Author's Guild do the vetting, it's not as if they are too busy judging by their initial efforts.
Crowd source the enemy, what a lovely little ironic twist!
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