Each side is limited in the number of jurors they can remove from the pool without cause. A juror owning a patent wouldn't have been an issue that would cause suspicions of prejudice at voir dire, since both sides had patents on the table in this case.
GoDaddy was free to voice their opinion on SOPA/PIPA, and they did so. Their customers were also free to express their opinion that GoDaddy was wrong, and they did so as well. That expression happened to involve removing their domains from GoDaddy's service.
Neither side had their freedom of speech revoked. Freedom of speech is not freedom from the consequences of that speech.
AAA is considered prime lending. No default risk at all. A drop from that point means there's at least some risk of default, which means the debt will cost the US more to maintain, as lenders will require more interest to cover the risk, no matter how slight that is.
The difference between AAA and AA+ might be half a percent in interest. Doesn't seem like a lot, but on a debt in the trillions of dollars, it can hit hundreds of billions of dollars extra every year in interest.
That has to be factored into new budgets, which are already heavy with red ink.
RIAA is the last group that has the privilege to complain about piracy and to advocate censorship in the fight against it. Unless, that is, they want to reap what they sow and be censored themselves.
CRIA, RIAA's Canadian arm, recently settled a huge class action suit for... wait for it... copyright infringement. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.
Actually, because the lawyer threatened endless frivolous lawsuits, he could be censured from the courts. (If anyone remembers a certain Florida lawyer with a penchant for submitting porn as evidence as well as his huge volume of frivolous lawsuits, he was censured and eventually disbarred because of it.)
Actually, no... it's not the FCC's job to play parent to kids. That's (MAJOR SHOCKER) the parent's job. Parents need to actually get off their butts and take charge, not let their kids run rampant.
Parents aren't supposed to be a full day's source of asspats, they're supposed to be leadership for their children. It's called responsibility. I know, I know... hard concept to work with, right?
Kid doesn't like being told "No"? Too bad, so sad. Parent's house, parent's rules. Suck it up, princess.
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If so, I think Mr. Prince will have a very hard time winning. :/
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Neither side had their freedom of speech revoked. Freedom of speech is not freedom from the consequences of that speech.
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The difference between AAA and AA+ might be half a percent in interest. Doesn't seem like a lot, but on a debt in the trillions of dollars, it can hit hundreds of billions of dollars extra every year in interest.
That has to be factored into new budgets, which are already heavy with red ink.
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CRIA, RIAA's Canadian arm, recently settled a huge class action suit for... wait for it... copyright infringement. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/735096--geist-record-industry-faces-liability-over -infringement
http://www.zeropaid.com/news/92034/canadian-record-labels-pay-45-million-to-settle- piracy-claims/
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Now if SCOTUS would read this article on any potential appeal of a forfeiture, I'd bet pennies to dollars that COICA would be struck down in seconds.
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Parents aren't supposed to be a full day's source of asspats, they're supposed to be leadership for their children. It's called responsibility. I know, I know... hard concept to work with, right?
Kid doesn't like being told "No"? Too bad, so sad. Parent's house, parent's rules. Suck it up, princess.
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