Matt’s Comments

• Jul 2nd, 2014 @ 1:55pm

  Re: engines outside the EU

  on Google Alerts Press About Right To Be Forgotten Removals, Putting Those Stories Back In The News
  As I understood it, the law applies to all search engines located in the EU (so they could easily just leave the EU and the law wouldn't apply), it's just that Google is being focussed on because it's the most popular.
• Dec 12th, 2012 @ 11:37pm

  Re: Re:

  on Gawker Threatened For Publishing Quotes From Book Proposal, Adds 'Commentary' In Response
  If she ever wants another book to be published by Random House, she has to sell well over $3.7m worth of books, which doesn't sound that easy to me...
• Dec 12th, 2012 @ 10:37am

  (untitled comment)

  on Gawker Threatened For Publishing Quotes From Book Proposal, Adds 'Commentary' In Response
  The book proposal Gawker published consists of lots of details and snippets of her forthcoming book. I don't think Gawker can justify posting the full proposal as fair use, since the original post consisted primarily of insulting comments aimed at Dunham and her polarizing personality, rather than of the proposal and proposed book.
  
  Given she has to sell way more than $3.7m worth of books, can you really blame her for attempting to pull 66 pages worth of proposed contents and samples of said contents? Also, this just gives her way more publicity and think she knows (and probably doesn't care) just how love/hate she is...
• Mar 18th, 2011 @ 2:49pm

  (untitled comment)

  on How Dance Music Producer/DJs Connect With Their Producer/DJ Fans
  Steve Angello is also famous for anti-piracy rants on twitter, he noticabley annoys his fanbase whenever he does it though
• Feb 16th, 2011 @ 11:06am

  Re:

  on The Return Of COICA; Because Censorship Is Cool Again
  I believe US courts work on an innocent until proven guilty base (except in certain cases)
• Feb 9th, 2011 @ 11:37pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: I love it.

  on Recording Industry Persecution Complex: Claiming EMI's Plight Is Due To File Sharing
  It's probably more a case of the British Press trying to shove the blame on to someome else, to stop them looking bad
• Feb 9th, 2011 @ 1:41pm

  Re: Re: Re: I love it.

  on Recording Industry Persecution Complex: Claiming EMI's Plight Is Due To File Sharing
  I wasn't suggesting that Mike drove her to the cliff, but merely pushed her over the edge
• Feb 9th, 2011 @ 12:08pm

  Re: I love it.

  on Recording Industry Persecution Complex: Claiming EMI's Plight Is Due To File Sharing
  Allen no longer records for EMI after a spat with Mike over her campaign against piracy, which is probably more what they're going for
• Jan 31st, 2011 @ 11:33pm

  (untitled comment)

  on Hadopi Wants To Kick People Offline For Watching Unauthorized Streams As Well
  I think they're on about illegal live streams, not youtube videos (eg. A load of illegal BBC Sports streams popped up during the world cup, which is odd because we can watch it live on the iPlayer anyway)
• Dec 23rd, 2010 @ 9:32am

  (untitled comment)

  on Journalists Don't Do Math: How Does Buying 6,000 Songs With Stolen Credit Cards Get You £500,000 In Royalties?
  I thought they were arrested because they hacked other peoples iTunes accounts to buy the tracks which is how they got caught
• Nov 8th, 2010 @ 11:26am

  (untitled comment)

  on No, Triton Media's Settlement Does Not Mean Anything For Google
  Your comment has disappeared, the site now says 0 comments.
• Nov 4th, 2010 @ 12:49am

  Re: Isn't that the point of an open API?

  on UK National Rail Threatens App Maker For Even Discussing His Train Time App
  Another reason could be that none of their trains run on time anyway
• Nov 4th, 2010 @ 12:49am

  Re: Isn't that the point of an open API?

  on UK National Rail Threatens App Maker For Even Discussing His Train Time App
  Another reason could be that none of their trains run on time anyway
• Oct 18th, 2010 @ 11:08pm

  Sue them for what?....

  on Gene Simmons Now Wants To Throw 'Anonymous' In Jail
  Forgive me if I'm being stupid but...
  How is sending a large amount of traffic to a website, to bring down the servers illegal? What could they be sued for, if they find who originated the attack?
• Oct 16th, 2010 @ 3:44am

  Re:

  on How Not To Connect With Fans: Have Gilbert Gottfried Tell Them To 'Go F Yourself' For Listening To Music
  Works a lot better than some very nasal guy telling me to f myself (I don't pirate but if I did the polite one would probably be more effective)
• Oct 15th, 2010 @ 2:03pm

  (untitled comment)

  on Glenn Beck Not A Fan Of Fair Use; Claims US Gov't Paying Remixers To Create Anti-Beck Propaganda
  Who is Glen Beck and why does he deserve my praise, respect and sympathy? (I'm not stupid I come from the UK and have never heard of him)
• Oct 14th, 2010 @ 9:38am

  Ruin Ireland reputation?

  on Paul McGuinness Thinks Recognizing Due Process Is Bad For Ireland's Reputation?
  When I think of Ireland I automaticly think good copyright protection...
• Sep 2nd, 2010 @ 2:40pm

  (untitled comment)

  on Woman Sues Facebook After Getting Banned
  What kind of support/allowances/procedures could facebook make for people with disabilities and how many people with disabilities would tell facebook or want them to know?
• Aug 31st, 2010 @ 4:21pm

  A Benefit to the bill

  on US Commerce Secretary Sides With RIAA: Warns ISPs To Become Entertainment Industry Cops
  If record labels do push the bill you'll probably start to hear more unsigned acts on the radio
• Aug 31st, 2010 @ 4:05pm

  Re: Re: Anyone who disagrees with you is "uninformed"?

  on US Commerce Secretary Sides With RIAA: Warns ISPs To Become Entertainment Industry Cops
  It was obvious I meant uninformed. Anyway, I'm sure you've never made an error in your life.

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