Mark B’s Comments

• Sep 7th, 2017 @ 4:53am

  (untitled comment)

  on Case Dismissed: Judge Throws Out Shiva Ayyadurai's Defamation Lawsuit Against Techdirt
  Congratulations Mike. This is fantastic news.
• Mar 19th, 2015 @ 9:06am

  This is a contract not a license

  on Stop The Presses: Disney Tells Court About The Importance Of The Public Domain
  From the wording in the article, I read as: the original patent holder sold the patent in exchange for royalties. They did not retain ownership of the patent to charge a license to use it to receive royalties. It is moot whether the patent expired since the terms of the contract were for a sale not a license.
• Jan 26th, 2015 @ 11:49am

  TSA

  on Government Pays Up To Settle With Traveler Who Was Detained By TSA For Trying To Learn Arabic
  Do they ask every English speaking person if they know who blew up the Oklahoma federal building and that he spoke English, so you must be a home grown terrorist if you speak English?
• May 21st, 2013 @ 5:49am

  Re: Topic?

  on Retired Lt. Col.: Violent Media Has Bred A Generation Of Killers
  What the hell does that have to do with the article?
• May 21st, 2013 @ 5:48am

  There's always a scapegoat

  on Retired Lt. Col.: Violent Media Has Bred A Generation Of Killers
  In the 80's I played Dungeons and Dragons so I guess that makes me a mass killer. 90's violent movies and games, now that is back again. I guess I have been killing people for the last 30 years. It will be sad when enough people start believing this bull and put some bad laws in place.
• Sep 9th, 2011 @ 11:54am

  Re:

  on MPAA Mocks Entrepreneurs For Being Concerned About MPAA's Efforts To Stifle Innovation
  Having a business model is a part of doing business. If you don't have one you fail. Big suprise. Having a business model of make movie, sit and wait for money doesn't work.
• Mar 3rd, 2011 @ 4:02am

  Re: One more thing for publishers to worry about

  on More Authors Realizing They Can Make A Damn Good Living Self-Releasing Super Cheap eBooks
  Read Konrath's blog. It is a very rare author that gets the publisher to do stuf for them. Even if you are a decent author but not a bestseller you will get no extra support from the publisher. You have to do all the publicity on your own.
• Oct 12th, 2010 @ 8:09am

  (untitled comment)

  on Transportation Secretary Wants To Ban All Driver Talking (Except To Other Passengers)
  What about professionals like taxi drivers, delivery drivers, ambulance, etc... Are they no longer allowed to talk to their dispatchers?
• Sep 23rd, 2010 @ 8:17am

  Re: Re: Well

  on Couple Kicked Out Of Hotel After Manager Accuses Them Of Writing A Bad Review
  Yeah, but the hotel is then required to refund their money, which it didn't.
• Sep 23rd, 2010 @ 4:41am

  (untitled comment)

  on Ontario Premier Says Cellphones In Class Could Be Useful
  This is a surprisingly forward thinking decision, considering McGuinty is pretty much an idiot. But I have to give him kudos on this one.
• Aug 20th, 2010 @ 12:11pm

  Save me from myself society

  on Guy Sues Online Game Company NCSoft, Saying That Lineage II Is Too Addictive
  This just goes to show how encouraging a save me from myself society works. Oh I spilled hot coffee on myself, lets sue McDonalds for not telling me that the hot coffee was hot. Oh I shot myself in the foot lets sue Colt or WalMart for not telling me to not load then point it at my foot and pull the trigger.
• Jul 12th, 2010 @ 10:42am

  Re: Re: What do you expect?

  on WSJ Opinion Highlights The Problems Of 'Permission Culture'
  It is not legal. The government cannot copyright anything since everything they do must be made available for public consumption (except where security is concerned).
• Sep 28th, 2009 @ 6:43am

  Not dazed or confused

  on Ownership Or License: The Difference Matters
  @Sam I Am
  
  You are wrong. It is perfectly legal to build an exact replica of a chair you bought. However it is not legal for you to sell that chair or give it away to anybody else.