ikonoclasm’s Comments

• May 26th, 2010 @ 10:38am

  Fascinating

  on Supreme Court Justices Discuss Twitter
  Am I the only one really impressed with Beyer's incredibly insightful comment on the nature of technology in bridging the barrier between reality as it happens and when we learn of it? I know most of us don't consider Twitter a particularly revolutionary technology, but you have to admit, after the Iranian protests, there was a lot of commentary from considerably more tech-minded people expressing a similar opinion to that of the Justice. I agree with Mike; the story is rather endearing.
• Nov 13th, 2009 @ 8:44am

  This is great!

  on Massively Increasing Music Licensing Fees For Clubs Down Under Massively Backfires
  How ironic is it that the organization whose purpose is to make sure (its) artists are compensated for their work is the driving force for all those venues to seek out new musicians that they wouldn't have otherwise discovered?
  
  I think this is a great thing. I can only imagine how diverse the selection of music in those affected Australian venues will be in the near future. The established artists that are members of the mind-bogglingly short-sited and greedy PPCA are losing listeners and those that didn't sign on with such a soulless organization are now in a prime position to pick up a ton of listeners. Brilliant job, PPCA!
• Oct 15th, 2009 @ 9:53am

  Re: Re:

  on Appropriation Artist Makes Paintings Out Of WSJ Stipple Images... Pisses Off Stipple Artist
  The stipple pieces are work-for-hire, meaning the WSJ owns all rights to them.
• Sep 16th, 2009 @ 6:52am

  Just Another Tool

  on Can't Buy 'Em? Sue 'Em For Patent Infringement!
  Using a patent lawsuit to soften up a company to make it easier to buyout? It's been done before.
• Aug 5th, 2009 @ 7:04am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: their game; their money

  on Blizzard To Korean Video Game Sports Assocation: How Dare You Promote StarCraft Without Paying Us!
  Google turned up an article discussing game piracy (in general, not specifically in regards to SC).
  
  http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3698/piracy_in_korea_r4_triumphant.php
  
  Without any studies on the subject, I'd say that the general apathy towards IP in S. Korea would translate to Starcraft, too. Bliz recently announced that LAN games will be disabled in SC2, meaning you must have a valid key and connect through Battle.net in order to participate in multiplayer games. Based on the evidence I've seen and the changes coming for SC2, I think it is safe to say that Bliz does not profit much from the religious devotion SC holds in S. Korea.
  
  But again, that's without being able to get any specific numbers on the topic. Circumstantial evidence does seem to support the claim of rampant piracy in S. Korea, though.
• Jul 30th, 2009 @ 6:55am

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  on Patents On Common Beans Rejected 10 Years Too Late
  I support penalties for invalidated patents. I think there should also be compensation for the parties involved in invalidating the partner. We could see a cottage industry spring up with the sole purpose of invalidating crap patents! Give the companies that $10k or 100% of revenues for their valiant efforts protecting the state of the art of from unscrupulous IP idiots.
• Jul 30th, 2009 @ 6:53am

  Re: I was hoping for more

  on Trainwreck From Team Tenenbaum
  If I were a Harvard student, I'd be a bit more cautious in my online activities. Now that the illusion of competent protection has been dispelled, there's little reason for the **AAs not to go after them.
• Jul 29th, 2009 @ 6:16am

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  on Pirate Bay Sale Looking Even Less Likely
  I assume you're the same AC that's been pushing the pump and dump theory in regards to the TPB buyout for a while. I was skeptical at first, but it now seems the most likely explanation. Kudos for the insight.
• Jul 29th, 2009 @ 6:11am

  (untitled comment)

  on AP Says It's 'Done' Talking About Fair Use And Its DRM
  Imagine if Google were to stop linking to all AP stories for 24 hours. I think they'd learn a valuable lesson.