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• Nov 8th, 2014 @ 3:50am

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  on Why We Can't Have Nice Things: Universal Music Takes Down Fun Mashup Of Taylor Swift's 'Shake It Off' And 1989 Aerobics Video
  Doesn't YouTube pay licensing fees to the record labels so users CAN use music in their videos? What exactly is UMG's standing here?
• Jul 28th, 2014 @ 1:36pm

  Re: Re: Re: What is "Pandora"? What is "Spotify"?

  on Killing The Golden Goose: Copyright Holders Demand More Cash Even As Streaming Music Services Struggle To Be Profitable
  The only thing that will change the status quo is bankrupting the industry.
  
  Agreed. But as long as you're pirating their material, you're giving them a scapegoat. Their mentality is, "Well, if we can just crack down more on internet freedom and shut down more services, people will start paying us again."
  
  The recording industry is a monster, and one that is beyond redemption. They can never turn anything around in a way that will make me forgive them for the last 15 years. The only logical thing to do is to shut them out completely. Listen to independent (true independent, that is, not Matador Records) music and just pretend the majors don't exist at all.
• Jun 14th, 2014 @ 6:03am

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  on Oops: Xbox Advertisement Results In Aaron Paul Turning On Your Console
  So what happens when he says "bitch?"
• May 6th, 2014 @ 7:48am

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  on Pakistani Musicians Claiming Piracy Is Worse Than The Taliban
  That was a guy from some Danish anti-piracy group, but yeah, somebody in the industry did actually say that.
  
  https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100427/1437179198.shtml
• Apr 30th, 2014 @ 1:45pm

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  on Government Presents Its Arguments For Warrantless Cellphone Searches, Thinks Officer Discretion Will Prevent Abuse
  You're not "responsible" if you don't carry a smart phone? Seriously?
• Apr 27th, 2014 @ 5:42am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Press Freedoms Are Safe Here In The USA

  on State Dept Launches 'Free the Press' Campaign Same Day DOJ Asks Supreme Court To Jail Reporter
  The North Vietnamese Army was provided some equipment and intelligence by the Soviet Union, and some logistical support from China. The Viet Cong, on the other hand, fought with whatever small arms, booby traps, and improvised explosives they could get their hands on.
• Apr 26th, 2014 @ 4:17am

  Re: Re: Press Freedoms Are Safe Here In The USA

  on State Dept Launches 'Free the Press' Campaign Same Day DOJ Asks Supreme Court To Jail Reporter
  Vietnam pretty well proved that suspicion wrong.
• Apr 22nd, 2014 @ 12:17pm

  Re: Snowden is a traitor and his supporters are misguided.

  on James Clapper Giving Speeches To Students, Begging Them To Stop Thinking Of Ed Snowden As A Hero
  Funny how any article on Techdirt that mentions Snowden inevitably attracts one or two two posters badmouthing him, generally with brand new accounts.
  
  Please let your coworkers know that in the future, they don't have to register accounts to post here, especially if they're only going to post once.
• Apr 19th, 2014 @ 11:14am

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  on Snowden Calls BS On Putin's Answer: Says He Was Playing The Role Of Ron Wyden
  I'd call that a pretty safe bet.
• Apr 19th, 2014 @ 11:05am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Martyr Syndrome

  on Snowden Calls BS On Putin's Answer: Says He Was Playing The Role Of Ron Wyden
  Yet here you respond.
• Apr 4th, 2014 @ 2:28pm

  Re: Reducing the level of ignorance in the discussion

  on Chilling Effects: Climate Change Deniers Have Scientific Paper Disappeared
  Question 1: Do you hold at least a BS degree in one or more of climatology, meteorology, physics or chemistry?
  
  If not: shut up. You are not worthy to speak.
  
  No.
  
  Question 2: Have you read at least one textbook on climatology?
  
  If not: shut up. You are not worthy to speak.
  
  No.
  
  Question 3: Have you read the latest IPCC scientific assessment?
  
  If not: shut up. You are not worthy to speak.
  
  No.
  
  Question 4: Have you read the latest IPCC report on managing the risks of extreme events and disasters?
  
  If not: shut up. You are not worthy to speak.
  
  No.
  
  At that point, maybe, you will be worthy of the privilege of expressing an opinion.
  
  Free speech is a privilege now, is it?
  
  ...you are not worth to speak. You haven't earned that right.
  
  Rights aren't "earned." They're considered inherent. You can agree or disagree with opinions, you can listen to them or not, but you can't silence them by virtue of them coming from someone who didn't waste a hundred grand on a college degree.
  
  Are we clear?
• Mar 20th, 2014 @ 6:03pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: The difference...

  on Thanks Anti-Vax Loons: The Return Of The Measles And The Backlash Against Jenny McCarthy
  Had I said "Anyone who tries to shut out any form of debate with self-righteous ad-hominem is a moron," then yes, hopefully I would see the irony.
  
  But since I didn't say that, no, I don't really see any irony in what I said at all.
• Mar 20th, 2014 @ 12:39pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: The difference...

  on Thanks Anti-Vax Loons: The Return Of The Measles And The Backlash Against Jenny McCarthy
  Anyone who tries to shut out any form of debate with self-righteous ad-hominem has nothing worthwhile to say.
• Mar 3rd, 2014 @ 1:11pm

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  on Keurig Will Use DRM In New Coffee Maker To Lock Out Refill Market
  This Keurig shit is whack. Folgers Crystals 4 lyfe, f00l.
• Feb 22nd, 2014 @ 7:01am

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  on HuffPo Columnist: I Infringe, So All Broadband Users Must Pay A New Piracy Tax
  ...bad parody gone wrong.
  
  As opposed to a bad parody gone right?
• Jan 27th, 2014 @ 8:50am

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  on Prince Sues 22 Fans For $1 Million Each For Linking To Bootlegs In Laughably Confused Complaint
  Chaka mad! Chaka REAL mad.
• Jan 25th, 2014 @ 6:29am

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  on Man Subjected To Multiple Rectal Searches And Enemas By Police Officers Receives $1.6 Million Settlement
  I'd prefer it if some shooter gangbangs them.
• Jan 18th, 2014 @ 4:56am

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  on Copyright Week: How Copyright Is Being Use To Destroy Property Rights
  No one owns the movie beyond copies.....that's the only form of "property" in play. Beyond that, it's just the expression of an idea that someone holds (not "owns") the copyright on. That isn't property.
• Jan 4th, 2014 @ 1:34pm

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  on Techdirt 2013: The Numbers.
  I can't help but notice that in comment totals, nasch got "leet" comments.
• Dec 31st, 2013 @ 8:35pm

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  on Applicant For UND Head Football Coach Cites Video Game Experience As His Qualifications
  I'm guessing this was sent in as a joke.

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