PhillD’s Comments

• Jun 25th, 2010 @ 11:26am

  I find it interesting

  on ASCAP Claiming That Creative Commons Must Be Stopped; Apparently They Don't Actually Believe In Artist Freedom
  I find it interesting that in their letter they seem to be referring to even copylefted and creative commons licensed music as "thier music".
  
  Does ascap actually believe that they are entitled to ALL music, that they have the right to collect money on everything regardless of the songwriters and performers wishes?
• Jun 22nd, 2010 @ 1:57am

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  on A Recommendation Is Not The Same As Corruption
  damn ac's that was directed at the Anonymous Coward, Jun 21st, 2010 @ 11:02pm
  Sorry.
• Jun 22nd, 2010 @ 1:55am

  Re:

  on A Recommendation Is Not The Same As Corruption
  Except, they don't do that, so your argument is (as are all ac arguments) moot.
• Jun 22nd, 2010 @ 1:46am

  Re: Re: True neutrality

  on A Recommendation Is Not The Same As Corruption
  If only there was a "funny" button
• Jun 22nd, 2010 @ 1:35am

  Re: Re: Re:

  on A Recommendation Is Not The Same As Corruption
  First, You are AC on a board that does not verify identity, your comments are moot.
  
  Just to feed the troll a bit but going for the double moot,
  Please realize that I can use any other search engine I wish without any cost or even effort to change.
  
  Any monopoly has to have a penalty for leaving it, the competitors sucking in comparison can not in any way create a "monopoly".
  If the competition weren't idiots it would be an "opportunity".
  How sad for them.
• Jun 22nd, 2010 @ 1:26am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: at least make up a damn name.

  on A Recommendation Is Not The Same As Corruption
  All you AC's need to at least make up a name and use it, consistently.
  No one can tell you apart and further, no one is going to
  even think about believing anything you say if you can't
  even bother to back it up with a FAKE name.
• Jun 18th, 2010 @ 12:20am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

  on How The NY Times Hides Behind Copyright Law To Hoard Information And Weaken Its Journalism
  You miss the point,
  The fact that you want to own the book even though the exact same content is available elsewhere for free IS THE POINT.
  
  Now that I know that it exists, (thanks by the way,) I want a copy too.
• Jun 18th, 2010 @ 12:01am

  Re: Re: Re:

  on How The NY Times Hides Behind Copyright Law To Hoard Information And Weaken Its Journalism
  I guess you need the /s on Techdirt too...
• Jun 17th, 2010 @ 9:33am

  Re: Simple Economics

  on AT&T Ditches Metered Billing Trials Without Telling Anyone
  Comboman,
  By your reasoning, it makes sense for AT&T not to improve their service, if it's scarce then it costs more right?
  Not investing in infrastructure = Higher profits?
  
  Again, real competition would fix that, someone else would have the network that CAN support all those data users and would take away enough of AT&T's customers that their network was no longer stressed.
• Jun 17th, 2010 @ 9:27am

  Re: Re: Proof of competition being GOOD for consumers.

  on AT&T Ditches Metered Billing Trials Without Telling Anyone
  I could be wrong but I don't think that the 4g networks are different from each other at all.
• Jun 17th, 2010 @ 9:25am

  Re: Re: Proof of competition being GOOD for consumers.

  on AT&T Ditches Metered Billing Trials Without Telling Anyone
  I am in the US.
  I would love to be able to buy any phone at the "real" price and just use it, but sprint (my current carrier) only allows the devices/phones they sell.
  
  AT&T has the lock on the iphone/ipad but such horrible service (in Chicago anyway) there's no possible way I'm going there.
  
  Sprint CS sucks and Their $10 "because we can" plan for the new android phone makes them suck even worse, but the actual coverage in Chicago is excellent for voice and data.