Can we have law that holds ISPs liable for misstating broadband coverage?
Legislature: No
Ok... can we have a law that requires consumers to disclose broadband availability to each other, and holds real estate sellers liable for misstating broadband coverage?
Do they somehow not have video conferencing in South Korea? If having everyone watch prerecorded video that can tolerate some buffering brings their ISPs' networks down, it's gonna blow their minds when remote workers fire up a flurry of real time videos feeds at roughly the same time at the start of the work day...
One thing that continues to confuse me in cases like this: why would officers ever think that deleting a video is the right thing to do?
If making the video is not a crime, and the content of the video isn't illegal, it's nothing more than destroying someone else's data. Would a reasonable officer really think it's ok to confiscate a device and arbitrarily delete content on it?
Perhaps they tried to delete it because they thought (correctly or not) that some aspect of either making or possessing the recording was a crime. But, if so, wouldn't that be deliberate destruction of evidence? Reasonable officers know that destroying evidence isn't ok - that's a big part of what exigent circumstances are all about.
I too would like to hear this argued before the Supreme Court - clearly I'm missing something...
Unless these cities have a contract/agreement with these streaming companies, it sounds like they're just loudly and publicly declaring that these companies should give them money.
I guess I've never tried that myself to see if it works. Maybe later, preferably when my neighbor isn't using the garden hose
Shouldn't the officers' "training and Experience" told them that shoplifters often commit more that one crime? That would've lead them to check on thefts from other retailers to try to establish a pattern. Wouldn't they have known that the thieves frequently sell or trade stolen merchandise? That might have meant that they would have tried to track down the stolen goods to see where they came from.
This just seems like lazy investigative work, and it feels negligent too, since an innocent person payed a price
When he brings up software updates - is he asking phone makers to add a feature that uploads all of your data from your encrypted phone to a remote server? I think that's already a thing...
Maybe it's just too much work for him to learn about it and figure out how it works for law enforcement.
So, I just pulled up "Summertime" on YouTube and started beatboxing to it. I don't want to alarm anyone, but it just... worked. YouTube didn't crash, my phone didn't catch on fire, nothing.
I was assured that copyright could prevent this. Maybe I have powers.
Even Equifax wasn't on the hook for a billion dollars. I don't know which 10,017 works were shared, but apparently they're worth more than our social security numbers and credit card numbers
When Tom Rutledge throws a party, I'll bet guests aren't allowed to take a beer from the fridge because "it’s people consuming something they haven’t paid for"
Aside from the horrible danger they put people into, wouldn't blindly throwing a flash-bang grenade put the evidence they came to search for at risk too?
(Unless we're going to start arguing that evidence is "warrant proof" unless it's fire proof...)
It would be different if Ubisoft implied that the people creating music were going to get paid, but then didn't pay them (e.g. write some music for us for $x! Later: oops, we didn't need it, so we don't have to pay you. Ktnxbye!)
That doesn't seem to be what's happening here - Ubisoft seems to be pretty upfront about the fact that most of the people who participate aren't going to get money. They can use that to figure out whether they might get something they are looking for before creating and submitting music (which might be more that just money - experience, prestige, collaboration, and just loving what you do as a hobby are things too!)
If you really want to foster appreciation for good filmmaking, you could use a televised award ceremony to highlight exceptional examples and share why they are so special. Or, you could just pile a bunch of thank-you speeches from people who are really good at following the rules in between a bunch of commerical breaks. You're the cinematic visionary I guess.
But, doesn't the DOJ have better things to do than try and scare the academy out of their plans to become less relevant?
On the post: New Washington Law Requires Home Sellers Disclose Lack Of Broadband Access
Targets of the law
Can we have law that holds ISPs liable for misstating broadband coverage?
Legislature: No
Ok... can we have a law that requires consumers to disclose broadband availability to each other, and holds real estate sellers liable for misstating broadband coverage?
Legislature: This is fine
Kinda shows who they're afraid of, huh?
On the post: South Korean ISP Somehow Thinks Netflix Owes It Money Because Squid Game Is Popular
Video conferencing
Do they somehow not have video conferencing in South Korea? If having everyone watch prerecorded video that can tolerate some buffering brings their ISPs' networks down, it's gonna blow their minds when remote workers fire up a flurry of real time videos feeds at roughly the same time at the start of the work day...
On the post: Supreme Court Asked To Firmly Establish A First Amendment Right To Record Police Officers
Is there a valid case for deleting videos?
One thing that continues to confuse me in cases like this: why would officers ever think that deleting a video is the right thing to do?
If making the video is not a crime, and the content of the video isn't illegal, it's nothing more than destroying someone else's data. Would a reasonable officer really think it's ok to confiscate a device and arbitrarily delete content on it?
Perhaps they tried to delete it because they thought (correctly or not) that some aspect of either making or possessing the recording was a crime. But, if so, wouldn't that be deliberate destruction of evidence? Reasonable officers know that destroying evidence isn't ok - that's a big part of what exigent circumstances are all about.
I too would like to hear this argued before the Supreme Court - clearly I'm missing something...
On the post: Washington Post Runs Bizarrely Ignorant Opinion Piece Claiming Florida's Content Moderation Law Is Constitutional
The question
"The question of compelled speech is also unconvincing"
Social media companies don't want to host this stuff, but the government is telling them they have to.
I guess the "question" is: how is that not compelled speech?
On the post: Another Section 230 Reform Bill: Dangerous Algorithms Bill Threatens Speech
Dangerous Algorithms
Been spendin' most their lives,
Livin' in the tweeter's paradise
On the post: Indiana Cities File Doomed Lawsuit Against Disney, Netflix, Demand 5% of Gross Revenues
Declaration
Unless these cities have a contract/agreement with these streaming companies, it sounds like they're just loudly and publicly declaring that these companies should give them money.
I guess I've never tried that myself to see if it works. Maybe later, preferably when my neighbor isn't using the garden hose
On the post: Facial Recognition Software Finally Gets Around To Getting An Innocent Person Arrested
Training and Experience
Shouldn't the officers' "training and Experience" told them that shoplifters often commit more that one crime? That would've lead them to check on thefts from other retailers to try to establish a pattern. Wouldn't they have known that the thieves frequently sell or trade stolen merchandise? That might have meant that they would have tried to track down the stolen goods to see where they came from.
This just seems like lazy investigative work, and it feels negligent too, since an innocent person payed a price
On the post: Uh Oh: FBI Serves Search Warrant On Senator Richard Burr, Seizes His Phone
Encryption
He promptly unlocked his phone and removed the passcode upon upon being asked for it by law enforcement I trust?
On the post: SoftBank Owned Patent Troll, Using Monkey Selfie Law Firm, Sues To Block Covid-19 Testing, Using Theranos Patents
Re: Martial Law
Instead, may I suggest that we start naming certain bodily functions after the people responsible for filling this?
Think it over while I take a quick Chu...
On the post: Attempt To Put Every Musical Melody Into The Public Domain Demonstrates Craziness Of Modern Copyright
Monkeys and typewriters
Certain folks are going to be mad about how this affects the monkey and typewriter industries...
On the post: Cy Vance Is So Sure Encryption Is Pure Evil He Thinks Over-The-Air Software Updates Are Just Encryption Backdoors Apple Won't Tell Him About
Uploads
When he brings up software updates - is he asking phone makers to add a feature that uploads all of your data from your encrypted phone to a remote server? I think that's already a thing...
Maybe it's just too much work for him to learn about it and figure out how it works for law enforcement.
On the post: George Gershwin's Rhapsody In Blue Is In The Public Domain And Gerswhin's Nephew Is Worried Someone Might Turn It Into Hip Hop
Re:
So, I just pulled up "Summertime" on YouTube and started beatboxing to it. I don't want to alarm anyone, but it just... worked. YouTube didn't crash, my phone didn't catch on fire, nothing.
I was assured that copyright could prevent this. Maybe I have powers.
On the post: Insanity (AKA Copyright Statutory Damages) Rules: Cox Hit With $1 Billion (With A B) Jury Verdict For Failing To Magically Stop Piracy
Damages
Even Equifax wasn't on the hook for a billion dollars. I don't know which 10,017 works were shared, but apparently they're worth more than our social security numbers and credit card numbers
On the post: Retrospective: As Sony Clearly Wins This Generation's Console Wars, Let's Recall How It All Began
30 Years
Thirty year war?
(Although in fairness, the last four years have definitely felt more like sixteen)
On the post: Cable Giant Spectrum On Quest To Outlaw 'Insane' Streaming Password Sharing
Beer
When Tom Rutledge throws a party, I'll bet guests aren't allowed to take a beer from the fridge because "it’s people consuming something they haven’t paid for"
On the post: Senator Hawley Responds To Techdirt With A Bunch Of Nonsense And Lies About His Own Bill That He Doesn't Seem To Understand
Won't someone think of the children?
That's pretty close to a canned "won't someone think of the children?" response.
Given how little thought seems to have gone into his bill, I'm not all that surprised that he couldn't come up with a more thoughtful response.
On the post: Fox News Commentator Calls For A 'Backlash' Against Big Tech... Because Wikileaks Released His Phone Number
Trolls
Some trolls still use printed media
On the post: Court: No Immunity For SWAT Team That Hurled A Flash-Bang Grenade In The General Direction Of A Two-Year-Old Child
Aside from the horrible danger they put people into, wouldn't blindly throwing a flash-bang grenade put the evidence they came to search for at risk too?
(Unless we're going to start arguing that evidence is "warrant proof" unless it's fire proof...)
On the post: Ubisoft Once Again Crowdsourcing Content For Video Game, Once Again Gets Unwarranted Backlash
It would be different if Ubisoft implied that the people creating music were going to get paid, but then didn't pay them (e.g. write some music for us for $x! Later: oops, we didn't need it, so we don't have to pay you. Ktnxbye!)
That doesn't seem to be what's happening here - Ubisoft seems to be pretty upfront about the fact that most of the people who participate aren't going to get money. They can use that to figure out whether they might get something they are looking for before creating and submitting music (which might be more that just money - experience, prestige, collaboration, and just loving what you do as a hobby are things too!)
On the post: DOJ Warns Academy That Being An Anti-Streaming Luddite Could Violate Antitrust
If you really want to foster appreciation for good filmmaking, you could use a televised award ceremony to highlight exceptional examples and share why they are so special. Or, you could just pile a bunch of thank-you speeches from people who are really good at following the rules in between a bunch of commerical breaks. You're the cinematic visionary I guess.
But, doesn't the DOJ have better things to do than try and scare the academy out of their plans to become less relevant?
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