Aaron’s Comments

• Dec 21st, 2011 @ 12:59pm

  We must fight for our rights (to parttty)

  on Do We Really Want To Hand Over Control Of The Internet To A Group That Sued A Dead Grandmother
  We must find away to get the ALA, EFF,Google, at al together to make to make big noise about SOPA and PROTECT IP, we need to find a way to flood the TVs, the Radios, the print media, and even the roads about this. We need to make it legal to hunt RIAA/MPAA/other lobbists who get lawmakers to make laws the directly violate the constitution and our natural rights. (props to :Lobo Santo in www.techdirt.com/articles/20111213/03334517064/big-entertainment-companies-issuing-wrongful-youtube- claims-public-domain-works.shtml for the idea)
  
  We need to make it known that this abuse of the First Amendment will not stand, we will not sit by and just have "nerd rage", we need to strike fear somehow in to those who think that big media has all the rights (and I am a free market supporter).
• Dec 20th, 2011 @ 4:17pm

  Idea.

  on Big Entertainment Companies Issuing Wrongful YouTube Claims On Public Domain Works
  Mike near the end of your post when it talks about there being no public domain lobby gave me an idea,
  
  why doesn't someone try and get the EFF, Archive.org, (I would thinkthe ALA would also support it) et al to form some mega public domain lobby tasked with defending and expanding the public domain, it seems that having the groups fragmented has only hurt it. Maybe try and get some biggers names like Google in to the mix.
  
  The pro copyright board has the MPAA and the RIAA and a few others why not team up and fight back in a unify front, that way the lobby *may* even have funds to fight back on ways that would reach non techy people on TV, print, and radio.
• Dec 12th, 2011 @ 3:44pm

  Re: Re: (as aluminum falcon)

  on TSA Continues To Embarass The Elderly With Unnecessarily Degrading Search Procedures
  The only thing is that Paul (even his critics admit) that his voting record in office has been consistence with his election platform.
  
  Either Paul is the worlds most honest politician or the world's greatest actor for keeping it up for so many years.
• Jun 16th, 2011 @ 6:54am

  Re: Old Fool (as stormy)

  on Duke Nukem PR People Publicly Threaten Those Who Give Bad Reviews
  Not true, Yahtzee gave a good review to Portal, then retrospects to psychonauts
• Nov 19th, 2008 @ 2:47pm

  Re: You are picking a bad example for your Business Model (as Stormy)

  on Monty Python Puts All Its Content On YouTube To Increase Sales Of Scarce Goods
  "Reasons to buy" could mean just supporting them because you enjoy their content, I'm not really familiar with Monty Python, now I could watch one of their videos or movies form the comfort of my home when I want to (no needing to worry about when it's on TV, or renting it). If I enjoy the video and their work I will be more inclined to support their works.
  
  You really are not watching it for free on PBS, you're paying taxes to PBS to keep them running, and if you donate to PBS. Also the small "sponsored by" clips before and after shows. Most DVDs also contain extra things such as making of... and alternate/deleted scenes, which I don't think would show up in the youtube videos.
  
  Think of it now more of a donation to Monty Python then buying the DVD to watch their video with out pirating.
• Jun 19th, 2007 @ 8:30am

  Use of EMPs

  on Company Claims New System Will Automatically Detect Drivers On Phones
  But using EMPs would also disable the car, causing a even greater risk on the road, not to mention a freeway.