Nihiltres’s Comments

• Jan 25th, 2017 @ 3:06pm

  Re: Re: Re: someone needs to argue the tax base revunue

  on Google, Ting, Netflix Dare To Suggest That Maybe Giant, Anti-Competitive ISPs Shouldn't Be Writing State Telecom Laws
  Yes, it might reduce taxable business as a direct effect. However, by fostering competition and making internet access cheaper, you're effectively giving everyone who pays for internet a bit of extra income, which could then go into different parts of the economy.
• Apr 6th, 2016 @ 11:11am

  Those poor sick pits

  on Swedish Court: Wikipedia Hosting Photos Of Public Artwork Is Copyright Infringement For Some Reason
  Typo to be fixed: "hosting pitcures" in the first paragraph. Too bad this isn't Wikipedia, or I'd fix it myself. :)
• Aug 7th, 2014 @ 11:35am

  The monkey trail

  on How That Monkey Selfie Reveals The Dangerous Belief That Every Bit Of Culture Must Be 'Owned'
  There's an even more dangerous assumption hidden there that I've been seeing in comments and such around the web, which is that photos and other such copyrightable works are automatically worth money and that this photographer deserves to "get rich".
  
  If news outlets are licensing the photo(s) for reporting on this controversy itself, I wouldn't be surprised if the photographer has made more money on the controversy than otherwise.
• Mar 6th, 2014 @ 12:29pm

  Re: Re: Making laws for luddites...

  on Greek Politician Tries To Use Defamation Lawsuit To Gag Wikipedia, Is Rewarded With Streisand Effect
  Watch out! Requirements like that would place a fair amount of power in the hands of whoever designed the tests … possibly enough to influence decisions. As usual, quis custodiet ipsos custodes?