This comment was in response to allegations that Siri would not return information on searches for Abortion clinics when asked. At the time Apple blamed this on the questions being asked and said it was just the way that Siri pulled the information from the source engine (again WolframAlpha). This created quite a stir as it was viewed as a source of moral censorship.
Even better is that the story goes on to display how Steve Jobs wanted to set up ebook pricing. Of course, DRM is still a bad idea, but allowing the publishers to hang their own noose worked for him quite well.
But... Google is the pirate king! They have cost the industry millions upon billions upon trillions! How can you apologize for those those low down dirty filthy ratty pirates who do nothing but sure them in a good light?
What's amazing here is that Nancy Gerttner actually looked into the issue of remittitur and found it lacking in what was needed. Yes, she paid attention to the Jammie Thomas case but it makes no sense that it was remanded when she looked at the case saw the problems and said "uh... This isn't going to work"
Wow, you've really gone off the deep end. Phara used the money unwisely IIRC in her choices for legal counsel. Both of them ran in the last story that you didn't even pay attention to. So now she's a felon for nothing other than the government censoring her for over two years.
Bravo on showing how ineffective that was against piracy.
Can someone please tell the MPAA that Avengers just made over $1 billion dollars in about two weeks? Can someone tell them that when someone looks at the Youtube, it made others want to watch it even more?
Can someone tell the MPAA that censorship does not work nor is it what movie goers want? Can someone please tell them to get it through their skull that the more they fight the people, the harder the backlash and the more out of touch they become?
Can someone tell the MPAA that they are not the morality police, nor does anyone want them to be? Can someone tell the MPAA that we've noticed their problems in other countries and how this is only about control? Something that they will never have on the internet?
Can someone tell the MPAA that they have yet to invent anything but more ways to piss people off? Can someone tell the MPAA that they don't invent movies, merely leech off of them? Can someone tell the MPAA that their significance in the movie distribution process is going the way of the dodo and no one is going to tolerate it much longer?
Finally, can someone PLEASE tell the MPAA to F*** OFF!?
I somewhat understand what he's saying. Unfortunately, he's correct that they didn't have a high bar to show damages in this case. That's where the problem lies.
You have 4 different levels of evidence that you can show in order from lowest to highest:
Circumstantial
Preponderance of evidence
Probable cause
Beyond a reasonable doubt
With the preponderance standard all they have to do is show that the site was used to commit a crime. What we need to find out here is how the judge rubberstamped this without a hearing in the last 22 looks into this case.
Effectively, I would say that the Judicial branch failed far more than anyone else. We need some independence between what prosecutors are allowed to do in front of a judge in regards to an ex parte hearing.
Mike, there's more to this cost than meets the eye.
Let's factor all of the sites taken down from Operation in Our Sites - 758
Let's factor that there have been a number of arrests and detainments such as Hana Bashara, Richard O Dwyer, and Yonjou Quiroa.
Now let's factor in the costs to the Solicitor Generals to deprive these people of their rights. And knowing that Neil McBride is doing everything he can to make this cost effective, I'll put that he's going to be a very expensive General to have on your side. Looking at the DoJ Budget Request they have spent $4.8 million on criminal copyright enforcement so far. That number will only increase as Verisign and ICANN make domain seizures easier with less due process.
Another factor here is how much traffic these sites have lost and how much less revenue is being generated to be taxed through ICANN. If you look at the ripple effects that have already occurred, you're looking at even more devastation.
I think that $435 million is a generous low-ball number. I would estimate that number (factoring in costs to enforce these laws, house the "culprits", and loss of business revenue that's taxable to the economy) may be in the billions.
The Piracy War is quickly becoming the same as the Drug War. Unwinnable and just a loss of time, resources, and taxpayer dollars.
I don't see the revolution that far away. We now have two that are occurring before our eyes. In 2008, Obama used that very style and everyone was on board. But he was faced with a group that blocked him on every turn. Unlike FDR, I doubt Obama has the people in his office that truly want a revolution in changing DC.
But what Karl Marx actually surmised is that you only need 15% of the population to revolutionize everything. The same can be said for understanding how we reject all of these bad laws.
I'm very interested in that technology utilized by the Pirate Party. Right now, I notice that the US has a lot of interference between candidates in office and their constituents. This is where the lobbyist comes in and usurps a message (IMO).
So how is it that they keep the constituents on the same page to fight and vote for PP members?
It may actually help here in the US to make them a viable third party, particularly in the House or the Senate as need be.
I have to wonder who is supporting CISPA here. My problem is that this bill will be utilized so that the FBI or NSA can find out anything they want and bring up charges through prosecutors based on what you write on the internet. Make no mistake, just like the NDAA and Patriot Act, this is a bill meant to subvert 1st Amendment rights as well as the 4th. It's meant to allow the NSA to spy on people in the US by going through Israel and collect any data they want. And what this ignores is all of the details showing how the prosecutors have become quite powerful in the Totalitarian States of America. Make no mistake, prosecutors have a lot of power to manipulate data with very little in regards to transparency. So who is not to say that CISPA, in conjunction to the NDAA and the Patriot Act can't destroy the lives of whistleblowers and their allies in a number of ways?
They can seize assets without due process and a warrant. Then they can continue to bully others for no reason other than they want to. Such is the way of the prosecutor after so many laws created that give them more power while limiting judges from making good choices of judgement in regards to sentencing or discretion.
Let's be clear... The government's job is to regulate in certain markets. This notion that our healthcare system doesn't need government influence is ridiculous.
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This comment was in response to allegations that Siri would not return information on searches for Abortion clinics when asked. At the time Apple blamed this on the questions being asked and said it was just the way that Siri pulled the information from the source engine (again WolframAlpha). This created quite a stir as it was viewed as a source of moral censorship.
Even better is that the story goes on to display how Steve Jobs wanted to set up ebook pricing. Of course, DRM is still a bad idea, but allowing the publishers to hang their own noose worked for him quite well.
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Just saying. Baby Wipes are on aisle 14.
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I'm sure one of these days we can change your diaper for you but it's just not today.
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Bravo on showing how ineffective that was against piracy.
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Can someone tell the MPAA that censorship does not work nor is it what movie goers want? Can someone please tell them to get it through their skull that the more they fight the people, the harder the backlash and the more out of touch they become?
Can someone tell the MPAA that they are not the morality police, nor does anyone want them to be? Can someone tell the MPAA that we've noticed their problems in other countries and how this is only about control? Something that they will never have on the internet?
Can someone tell the MPAA that they have yet to invent anything but more ways to piss people off? Can someone tell the MPAA that they don't invent movies, merely leech off of them? Can someone tell the MPAA that their significance in the movie distribution process is going the way of the dodo and no one is going to tolerate it much longer?
Finally, can someone PLEASE tell the MPAA to F*** OFF!?
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You have 4 different levels of evidence that you can show in order from lowest to highest:
Circumstantial
Preponderance of evidence
Probable cause
Beyond a reasonable doubt
With the preponderance standard all they have to do is show that the site was used to commit a crime. What we need to find out here is how the judge rubberstamped this without a hearing in the last 22 looks into this case.
Effectively, I would say that the Judicial branch failed far more than anyone else. We need some independence between what prosecutors are allowed to do in front of a judge in regards to an ex parte hearing.
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On the post: If You Think The Cost Of 'Piracy' Is High, What About The Cost Of Enforcement?
Operation in Our Sites costs
Let's factor all of the sites taken down from Operation in Our Sites - 758
Let's factor that there have been a number of arrests and detainments such as Hana Bashara, Richard O Dwyer, and Yonjou Quiroa.
Now let's factor in the costs to the Solicitor Generals to deprive these people of their rights. And knowing that Neil McBride is doing everything he can to make this cost effective, I'll put that he's going to be a very expensive General to have on your side. Looking at the DoJ Budget Request they have spent $4.8 million on criminal copyright enforcement so far. That number will only increase as Verisign and ICANN make domain seizures easier with less due process.
Another factor here is how much traffic these sites have lost and how much less revenue is being generated to be taxed through ICANN. If you look at the ripple effects that have already occurred, you're looking at even more devastation.
I think that $435 million is a generous low-ball number. I would estimate that number (factoring in costs to enforce these laws, house the "culprits", and loss of business revenue that's taxable to the economy) may be in the billions.
The Piracy War is quickly becoming the same as the Drug War. Unwinnable and just a loss of time, resources, and taxpayer dollars.
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But what Karl Marx actually surmised is that you only need 15% of the population to revolutionize everything. The same can be said for understanding how we reject all of these bad laws.
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Technology difference
So how is it that they keep the constituents on the same page to fight and vote for PP members?
It may actually help here in the US to make them a viable third party, particularly in the House or the Senate as need be.
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CISPA: A First Amendment issue
They can seize assets without due process and a warrant. Then they can continue to bully others for no reason other than they want to. Such is the way of the prosecutor after so many laws created that give them more power while limiting judges from making good choices of judgement in regards to sentencing or discretion.
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