Terada’s Comments

• Nov 30th, 2010 @ 10:47am

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  on Supreme Court Won't Hear Innocent Infringer Case, Though Alito Thinks It Should
  Sucks that the RIAA cases are still in the news. I really hope that they are losing money over these stupid lawsuits. There was no need to sue that many people and they have made their point already. Let the girl pay the $200 per song fine. She learned her lesson.
  
  As for the Supreme Court, I'm surprised that Alito wants to hear this case. I do think it is possible to claim ignorance as a defense considering how many computer illiterate people there are in the world including some of the justices. There was a poll about this a few hours ago, http://my-take.com/poll/should-the-supreme-court-reconsider-ignorance-as-a-defense-in-music-piracy-c ases I still think it is wrong to sue a 16 year old for downloading a few songs when there are people out there seeding thousands of them. But in this case, I read somewhere else that she shared music for a few years before getting sued. Ignorance doesn't work that well in her case.
• Nov 15th, 2010 @ 11:25am

  Damage control?

  on Remix Artist Pogo Expecting To Be Sued By Disney For Releasing Latest Remix (Created For Disney)
  I don't know how these remixes would damage Disney's brand. It may be a bit strange sounding but it has no sex, violence, or drugs. Frankly, they would take a normally uninterested segment of the population (like the kind that listens to electronica) and make them a little more interested in Disney. Besides, this remix sounds better the remixes they release on Disney Channel with their marginally talented stars. At least this required more talent.
• Oct 25th, 2010 @ 9:07am

  Parody is the best form of flattery.

  on Lobbying Group Issues Takedown For Parody Political Ads By Student Group
  I choked on my coffee watching the parody version. CAGW should be flattered that someone would want to make a parody. Suppressing oppositional views and claiming copyright only makes them look like sore losers. To understand the parody, people would need to watch the original video. CAGW is missing out.
• Oct 21st, 2010 @ 11:38am

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  on Who Owns Your Class Notes? Cal State Threatens Students Who Sell Their Notes
  What a great shame to shut down an enterprising student by declaring his business illegal to use. Student notes are the student's property. Unlike other sites that I have seen, this site doesn't write papers for students or encourages them to cheat by giving out exams. Sharing notes is harmless and so are study groups and other study tools like flash cards. This article reminds of a poll I took this morning, http://my-take.com/poll/is-it-okay-to-sell-class-notes-online If someone told me I could have sold my old college notes, maybe I would have tried to take better notes in class. Ah, too late.