Josh in CharlotteNC (profile), 5 Nov 2012 @ 3:30pm
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I can't either, but that's my point.
More choices, whether in politics or in markets, are generally a better thing. There's no way that two party platforms can come close to representing how millions of people feel. We're seeing this happen now, where both parties are moving to their extreme elements, gridlock in government, and increasing numbers of people happy with none of this.
Many more distinct parties would force consensus and coalition governments instead of complete gridlock opposing any deviation from their platforms. And you could vote for someone who shares many more of your views instead of feeling like you're picking the lesser of two hacks you disagree with so much about.
Josh in CharlotteNC (profile), 5 Nov 2012 @ 1:58pm
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but took something away from the guy you would normally vote for.
It's MY vote, not his. I can give it to who I want, but I'm not taking it away from anyone. If any candidate wants it, they need to speak to issues I care about.
There's more than just liberal and conservative.
Here, I'll give you a quick rundown of my views. Figure out if I would fit your lean left/right profile at all.
--most importantly, everything based on evidence, so if the evidence shows otherwise, views and policies need to be changed
--Social issues - support women's rights including abortion, support gay marriage, strong social safety net
--Healthcare - Obamacare better than what we had, but would prefer something closer to Canada's
--Economics - lower corporate taxes, higher taxes on rich, small tax increases on middle class is fine, free trade, less regulation in some areas and more regulation in others, Keynesian economics a good idea if practiced in good times as well as bad
--Marijuana - legalize and tax it
--Immigration - open the borders - "Give me your tired, your poor, your wretched masses yearning to breathe free"
--Gun control - legal to own/carry with license/background check, though for the life of me I can't understand the conceal permit argument
--Civil liberties - already covered, freedom of speech/religion/press should be absolute, radical transparency in government
--Military - cut spending and defense budgets, reduce amount of troops, use savings to better train those remaining, the vast majority of troops should be genuine combat personnel with functions better done by civilians done by civilians
--Foreign policy - foreign aid a good thing (when the money that's sending kids to school in Pakistan stops, the kids end up in madrosses, when the money going to farmers in South America or Afghanistan stops those farmers start planting coca or poppies), I'm not opposed to intervention against dictators or hostile nations when situations warrant
--Copyright/patents - get the government the hell out of granting monopolies
Josh in CharlotteNC (profile), 5 Nov 2012 @ 1:13pm
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You've fallen into the trap that both major parties use to prevent genuine alternatives from springing up.
Read up on how "wedge" issues do this.
I don't expect a candidate to agree with me 100% - but I do expect better than two bad choices. Heck, I can choose between 4 major cell phone companies, but only get 2 choices between deciding who runs a country of 311+ million people? Fuck that. Until a sizable fraction of the population is willing to vote for alternatives, very little is going to make our political system better.
Josh in CharlotteNC (profile), 5 Nov 2012 @ 12:26pm
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Which is why you vote for the lesser of two evils...
Voting for the lesser of two unpalatable options is part of what has gotten us into this mess. It's YOUR vote, make it mean something. If that means voting for the libertarian candidate, do so. If it means writing in someone else, then do it. Don't vote for someone who does not represent your values.
Josh in CharlotteNC (profile), 5 Nov 2012 @ 10:10am
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How many of the millions and millions of takedown notices are sent in abuse?
The simple answer is: no one knows.
We know that only a small portion are challenged or highlighted in this way. Maybe in your copyright-addled head, that means everyone are thieves. But it could mean that those are just the tip of a very large iceberg chock full of censorship of legitimate fair use and erroneous takedowns.
We know that copyright laws including the DMCA are being abused. Why copyright supporters are so against reforming these laws is beyond me. Can't you see that the abuse is seriously undermining your positions?
Josh in CharlotteNC (profile), 5 Nov 2012 @ 9:11am
Content based
There's not much real estate left for anti-piracy infotainment.
Aww, c'mon, there's still plenty of room left to grow. Techdirt is doing a serious (srsbzns) disservice to the growing content based antipiracy infotainment business models by implying otherwise.
And let's not forget about drop-in mentioning it on episodes of police drama shows or movies. Sure, when having your main character list all the things that smugglers can import, be sure to throw 'counterfeit software and movies' in amongst drugs and slave labor, because it's not jarring at all, and no one with a high speed internet connection would dare laugh at the implausibility of it.
Josh in CharlotteNC (profile), 5 Nov 2012 @ 7:07am
Hypocrisy
The hypocrisy of a website owner of a revenge-porn site (that also extorts the subjects in the pictures) using he DMCA to try to censor public information is personal or damaging is staggering. That this guy has not been struck by lightning, fallen into a piranha infested river, or trampled by a herd of bison is proof that there is no divine power.
Maybe he should try to pay off Popehat. It is much more fitting to his extortion racket.
Josh in CharlotteNC (profile), 2 Nov 2012 @ 11:37am
Re: Attention idiots:
Oh no. I'll have to start calling Mike insulting names and spamming every post with nonsense, because you know, I'm a pirate and if Mike doesn't agree with me 100% of the time he must be a shill for Big Content and I'm entitled to be a jerk.
Josh in CharlotteNC (profile), 29 Oct 2012 @ 4:10pm
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Wow, this will be a fun response to write.
If Kirsaeng prevails it will end the practice of discounting books in developing economies, rather than being forced to compete against themselves.
If Kirtsaeng prevails, importers will be able to purchase a publisher's product, ship it somewhere, and sell it. If publishers are unable to compete against their own product, it's not the fault of someone arbitraging international markets.
If Kirtsaeng doesn't prevail, and publishers shut out imports while continuing to ramp up their prices, they will only drive more people to piracy and free or open alternatives.
Frankly, it'd be more fun for me if the publishers "win" this case. When/if first sale rights go down, my hostility towards imaginary (intellectual) property laws will turn into actively encouraging breaking those laws at every opportunity as the only sane course of action.
In the end the loser will be the education system in developing nations due to greedy profiteers like Kirsaeng.
If the publishers lose the case and "retaliate" by jacking prices up in other countries, once again, all they are doing is driving more people towards piracy and free or open alternatives. This is a battle they can not win. They can not fight the market forces against them forever - and the longer they fight, the harder they'll fall at the end.
Josh in CharlotteNC (profile), 25 Oct 2012 @ 1:43pm
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there just aren't enough people that care to make an issue out of it.
I care, and therefore Obama doesn't get my vote this time.
NC is very close, although is highly likely to go to Romney, and Obama doesn't need it to win anyway. Too bad I don't live in Ohio, where either candidate would do almost anything for a few more votes.
Josh in CharlotteNC (profile), 25 Oct 2012 @ 6:59am
250,000 patents in a smartphone
Again, using the smartphone example, he points out that when you have 250,000 patents, you can't claim that each patent deserves 5% of the revenue.
That brings to mind one way to use the insanity of the patent system against the lawyers who are making it insane.
Any patent which can apply to a product may be included to reduce any damages won in a patent suit. This would water down the power of every patent out there by using all the broad patents against themselves.
Apple wins a $1 billion dollar award from Samsung over a dozen patents? Well, 12/250,000 = 0.000048. * 1 billion = $48,000 awards.
Josh in CharlotteNC (profile), 24 Oct 2012 @ 11:44am
Re: Re: Re: What?
Recordings of music, whether albums or singles, do not sell themselves.
Are you trying to set up a strawman, or are you making the point for us?
Of course they don't sell themselves. That is the basis behind CwF - connect with fans. If the artist that created the recordings has a harder time doing that than someone who just copies, then the artist has already lost.
It would prevent me from selling my work to the people he's selling my work to.
Nonsense. It may make it marginally harder if there is no effort to CwF, but the artist has a tremendous advantage - people want the real thing and they want to support the artists.
Josh in CharlotteNC (profile), 24 Oct 2012 @ 6:29am
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So if that's your battle, then respond to the second part of my post which addresses it.
Aereo is no more of a public performance than me using a VCR to copy broadcast TV at a friend's house (still in the same broadcast area) because he gets better reception of a channel than I do, then driving it to my house and watching it on my TV.
If that somehow fits into the definition of "public performance" than its just more fuel on the raging inferno that copyright is fucked up beyond any repair in our modern lives.
Josh in CharlotteNC (profile), 23 Oct 2012 @ 8:17pm
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public performances
Complete nonsense. I love how all the copyright apologists bring out the "public performance" argument for anything involving the internet - all it does is show how weak the argument is and how desperate you are.
The networks are broadcasting their content over the public airwaves. All Aereo does is allow a private individual to rent out their own individual antenna and related equipment and receive the signal across the internet for their own private viewing.
On the post: Why Do Both Major Parties Suck So Badly On Civil Liberties?
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
More choices, whether in politics or in markets, are generally a better thing. There's no way that two party platforms can come close to representing how millions of people feel. We're seeing this happen now, where both parties are moving to their extreme elements, gridlock in government, and increasing numbers of people happy with none of this.
Many more distinct parties would force consensus and coalition governments instead of complete gridlock opposing any deviation from their platforms. And you could vote for someone who shares many more of your views instead of feeling like you're picking the lesser of two hacks you disagree with so much about.
On the post: Why Do Both Major Parties Suck So Badly On Civil Liberties?
Re: Re: Re:
It's MY vote, not his. I can give it to who I want, but I'm not taking it away from anyone. If any candidate wants it, they need to speak to issues I care about.
There's more than just liberal and conservative.
Here, I'll give you a quick rundown of my views. Figure out if I would fit your lean left/right profile at all.
--most importantly, everything based on evidence, so if the evidence shows otherwise, views and policies need to be changed
--Social issues - support women's rights including abortion, support gay marriage, strong social safety net
--Healthcare - Obamacare better than what we had, but would prefer something closer to Canada's
--Economics - lower corporate taxes, higher taxes on rich, small tax increases on middle class is fine, free trade, less regulation in some areas and more regulation in others, Keynesian economics a good idea if practiced in good times as well as bad
--Marijuana - legalize and tax it
--Immigration - open the borders - "Give me your tired, your poor, your wretched masses yearning to breathe free"
--Gun control - legal to own/carry with license/background check, though for the life of me I can't understand the conceal permit argument
--Civil liberties - already covered, freedom of speech/religion/press should be absolute, radical transparency in government
--Military - cut spending and defense budgets, reduce amount of troops, use savings to better train those remaining, the vast majority of troops should be genuine combat personnel with functions better done by civilians done by civilians
--Foreign policy - foreign aid a good thing (when the money that's sending kids to school in Pakistan stops, the kids end up in madrosses, when the money going to farmers in South America or Afghanistan stops those farmers start planting coca or poppies), I'm not opposed to intervention against dictators or hostile nations when situations warrant
--Copyright/patents - get the government the hell out of granting monopolies
On the post: Why Do Both Major Parties Suck So Badly On Civil Liberties?
Re: Re: Re:
Read up on how "wedge" issues do this.
I don't expect a candidate to agree with me 100% - but I do expect better than two bad choices. Heck, I can choose between 4 major cell phone companies, but only get 2 choices between deciding who runs a country of 311+ million people? Fuck that. Until a sizable fraction of the population is willing to vote for alternatives, very little is going to make our political system better.
On the post: Why Do Both Major Parties Suck So Badly On Civil Liberties?
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Libertarian = civil liberties = Techdirt readers = copyright infringement = piracy = Somalia
It's flawless logic, thus he wins, if only in his head.
On the post: Why Do Both Major Parties Suck So Badly On Civil Liberties?
Re:
Voting for the lesser of two unpalatable options is part of what has gotten us into this mess. It's YOUR vote, make it mean something. If that means voting for the libertarian candidate, do so. If it means writing in someone else, then do it. Don't vote for someone who does not represent your values.
On the post: DMCA Censorship: 'Revenge Porn' Site Owner Tries To Censor Criticism With Bogus Takedown Notice
Re:
The simple answer is: no one knows.
We know that only a small portion are challenged or highlighted in this way. Maybe in your copyright-addled head, that means everyone are thieves. But it could mean that those are just the tip of a very large iceberg chock full of censorship of legitimate fair use and erroneous takedowns.
We know that copyright laws including the DMCA are being abused. Why copyright supporters are so against reforming these laws is beyond me. Can't you see that the abuse is seriously undermining your positions?
On the post: Biden Takes Part In MPAA Board Meeting; Suggests Studios Tell Paying Customers They're Thieves
Content based
Aww, c'mon, there's still plenty of room left to grow. Techdirt is doing a serious (srsbzns) disservice to the growing content based antipiracy infotainment business models by implying otherwise.
There's propaganda-laden "investigative journalism" as covered here: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120830/02534820218/crime-inc-produces-thoughtful-nuanced-episode -about-piracy-haha-just-kidding-cue-scary-music.shtml
And let's not forget about drop-in mentioning it on episodes of police drama shows or movies. Sure, when having your main character list all the things that smugglers can import, be sure to throw 'counterfeit software and movies' in amongst drugs and slave labor, because it's not jarring at all, and no one with a high speed internet connection would dare laugh at the implausibility of it.
On the post: DMCA Censorship: 'Revenge Porn' Site Owner Tries To Censor Criticism With Bogus Takedown Notice
Hypocrisy
Maybe he should try to pay off Popehat. It is much more fitting to his extortion racket.
On the post: Amazon Freaks Out About Sock Puppet Reviews And Deletes A Bunch Of Real Reviews
Re: "it was a non-story"
Do you really want to try to make the case that major media newpapers never prominently report on pointless non-stories?
On the post: BitTorrent Uploader Ordered To Pay $1.5 Million After Not Showing Up In Court
Re: Attention idiots:
/s
On the post: Amazon Freaks Out About Sock Puppet Reviews And Deletes A Bunch Of Real Reviews
Re: My opinion
On the post: The Internet Didn't 'Kill' Carly Rae Jepsen's Career
I get knocked down...
When even Tim C. says its a bad idea to read the next paragraph he wrote, follow his advice.
...but I get up again.
MAKE IT STOP!
On the post: Supreme Court Will Decide If You Actually Own What You've Bought
Re:
If Kirsaeng prevails it will end the practice of discounting books in developing economies, rather than being forced to compete against themselves.
If Kirtsaeng prevails, importers will be able to purchase a publisher's product, ship it somewhere, and sell it. If publishers are unable to compete against their own product, it's not the fault of someone arbitraging international markets.
If Kirtsaeng doesn't prevail, and publishers shut out imports while continuing to ramp up their prices, they will only drive more people to piracy and free or open alternatives.
Frankly, it'd be more fun for me if the publishers "win" this case. When/if first sale rights go down, my hostility towards imaginary (intellectual) property laws will turn into actively encouraging breaking those laws at every opportunity as the only sane course of action.
In the end the loser will be the education system in developing nations due to greedy profiteers like Kirsaeng.
If the publishers lose the case and "retaliate" by jacking prices up in other countries, once again, all they are doing is driving more people towards piracy and free or open alternatives. This is a battle they can not win. They can not fight the market forces against them forever - and the longer they fight, the harder they'll fall at the end.
It's amusing to see them try, though.
On the post: Pakistan To Start Monitoring All Emails, Phone Calls & 'Other Communications' With Foreigners
Re:
On the post: It Takes Jon Stewart To Finally Ask Obama About Civil Liberties... But Lets Him Off The Hook On Bogus Answer
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I care, and therefore Obama doesn't get my vote this time.
NC is very close, although is highly likely to go to Romney, and Obama doesn't need it to win anyway. Too bad I don't live in Ohio, where either candidate would do almost anything for a few more votes.
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Crypto
On the post: Planet Money Explores 'How To Fix The Patent Mess'
250,000 patents in a smartphone
That brings to mind one way to use the insanity of the patent system against the lawyers who are making it insane.
Any patent which can apply to a product may be included to reduce any damages won in a patent suit. This would water down the power of every patent out there by using all the broad patents against themselves.
Apple wins a $1 billion dollar award from Samsung over a dozen patents? Well, 12/250,000 = 0.000048. * 1 billion = $48,000 awards.
On the post: Economist's Defense Of Perpetual Copyright: It's Best To Just Ignore The Economics
Re: Re: Re: What?
Are you trying to set up a strawman, or are you making the point for us?
Of course they don't sell themselves. That is the basis behind CwF - connect with fans. If the artist that created the recordings has a harder time doing that than someone who just copies, then the artist has already lost.
It would prevent me from selling my work to the people he's selling my work to.
Nonsense. It may make it marginally harder if there is no effort to CwF, but the artist has a tremendous advantage - people want the real thing and they want to support the artists.
On the post: Aereo: Has No One Noticed It's Insane That We're Being Accused Of Infringing BECAUSE We Carefully Followed The Cablevision Precedent?
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
Aereo is no more of a public performance than me using a VCR to copy broadcast TV at a friend's house (still in the same broadcast area) because he gets better reception of a channel than I do, then driving it to my house and watching it on my TV.
If that somehow fits into the definition of "public performance" than its just more fuel on the raging inferno that copyright is fucked up beyond any repair in our modern lives.
On the post: Aereo: Has No One Noticed It's Insane That We're Being Accused Of Infringing BECAUSE We Carefully Followed The Cablevision Precedent?
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
Complete nonsense. I love how all the copyright apologists bring out the "public performance" argument for anything involving the internet - all it does is show how weak the argument is and how desperate you are.
The networks are broadcasting their content over the public airwaves. All Aereo does is allow a private individual to rent out their own individual antenna and related equipment and receive the signal across the internet for their own private viewing.
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