"The key issue is whether or not a website is a place of public accommodation..."
I think that means that websites have to provide public restrooms, too. ADA-compliant, of course.
(Cue toilet-humor joke equating reader comments to human waste, etc.)
Wouldn't it be funny if all the citizen-submitted images showed the police beating the living bejeezus out of people? (Not that the Metropolitan Police would ever do that.)
"Fusion Centers"... makes me think of "Mr. Fusion" on the Delorean: fill it full of garbage, and it gives you power! Gigawatts! Do you think that's why they called it that?
Finally... proof positive that someone over 30 (or some multiple thereof) is capable of not only understanding and embracing CwF+RtB, but of shaking it and squeezing it and exploiting it to the fullest.
Favorite part of the notice: "Herein fail not under penalty of law." It's amusing anachronisms like this that help us decide to keep you lawyers around.
Rep. Ruppersberger drags the Chinese bootlegger archetype out of the closet for good effect... picture the DVD bootlegger on a city street, selling from his trenchcoat, only it's diagnostic analyzers, not DVD's. But that notion is as old a stereotype as the laundryman or rickshaw driver. One of my biggest corporate clients has a huge presence in the Baltimore-region life sciences community; but rather than fearing the evil Chinese, partnerships and Asian expansion have made it a region of runaway (legitimate!) growth for that company... at a time when the US and Europe are virtually flat. You'll need a better excuse to force that legislation, Mister R.
I'm no JD, but even a civilian has to wonder how is it that potential infringement is illegal and in violation of the South African Copyright Law
but is investigated by the FBI and is punishable by up to 5 years in federal prison ?
I'd always heard that plain-language notifications and agreements couldn't possibly be binding, and that they'd fail every test. But when the meaning is so incredibly transparent, what is there to contest?
This EULA only pops up during OmniGraffle's installation process, but I grabbed a screen cap:
The New Yorker story, published weeks before the trial, was really helpful. It painted Ravi for what he was... an obnoxious jackass, not in the least homophobic, but aghast at his antisocial roommate bringing total strangers into their shared dorm room for sex. His juvenile response was illegal under existing Peeping Tom laws, and he should have been issued a summons for that misdemeanor. One Harvard professor I heard quoted said that the hate speech law used against Ravi originated in response to mass neo-Nazi rallies, and was never intended to be used against badly-behaved, immature individuals... plenty of existing laws for that. The story also illustrated how nearly-impossible it is to determine if a suicide is on the horizon; the Clementi family, and others interviewed, painted a picture of a boy who appeared perfectly functional, yet shared no closeness any other human on earth... there were no warning signs. I'll never defend gay-bashing; but throwing an 18-year-old in jail for ten years for behaving like a loudmouth idiot -- well, I just think that an awful lot of us could have been sent up on that charge.
And since the "food stylists" are known for using shellac... glycerin... anything to make it look bee-yoo-tee-ful... I'll stick with the ugly burger, thanks.
"Reader LCD points us to a piece in the New York Daily News ..."
That's all I needed to see: a big red flag that the topic at hand is either inflammatory or ill-informed. Too many things in life to get agitated over; Daily News drivel ought not be one of them.
This is a Techdirt story that can't be beat... hyper-obvious stupidity and hubris, followed with good ol' fashioned comeuppance. Biggest smile of the day.
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Re: Re: If he bit off the bloggers ear ?
You mean puerile youth of the internet, right?
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Corporate IT dealbreaker
http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20110417/21485513927/smartphone-apps-qu ietly-using-phone-microphones-cameras-to-gather-data.shtml
On the post: Websites Deemed 'Place Of Public Accommodation' Under The ADA; Expects Lots Of Sites To Get Sued
I think that means that websites have to provide public restrooms, too. ADA-compliant, of course.
(Cue toilet-humor joke equating reader comments to human waste, etc.)
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Point your mobile the other way 'round
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Re: Overreacting?
On the post: Should We Want A 'Cyberwar'? It's A Lot Less Bloody Than A Real War
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HEY! Watch it! Didn't you see that Wesley Snipes is going to arrest you if you swear?
On the post: Red Green Show Thrives Thanks To The Internet And A Whole Lot Of Duct Tape
Who says that old farts don't get it?
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Re: Re: Necessary Expenses.
Me neither, but I'm pretty sure they get infested by weevils...
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On the post: Techdirt Threatened With Defamation Suit Over Story On Feds Getting Royalty In Movie From Mexican Drug Cartel Money Launderer
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On the post: Sparkfun Explains Why It Provided Customer Info In Response To Subpoena
Beholdeth ye olde language
On the post: The CISPA Circus Goes To Baltimore With Another Misleading 'Local Pride' Editorial
Dealing in caricatures
On the post: Why Do Publishers Treat Customers As Crooks With Scolding Copyright Notices?
Helluva big jurisdiction
illegal and in violation of the South African Copyright Law
but
is investigated by the FBI and is punishable by up to 5 years in federal prison ?
On the post: Will Tumblr's New Terms Of Service Finally Lead To The De-Stupidifying Of Terms Of Service?
My favorite plain-language EULA
This EULA only pops up during OmniGraffle's installation process, but I grabbed a screen cap:
http://twitpic.com/91n1pz
On the post: From Lori Drew To Dharun Ravi, Punishing People Based On Others' Suicides Is A Mistake
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On the post: Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Apple Because Siri Doesn't Always Work Right
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On the post: Columnist Accuses EA Of 'Identity Theft' For Using Player Likenesses
That's all I needed to see: a big red flag that the topic at hand is either inflammatory or ill-informed. Too many things in life to get agitated over; Daily News drivel ought not be one of them.
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The perfect story
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Re: TEAR DOWN THE WALL
Your pal,
USTR
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