Winterfell’s Comments

• Oct 7th, 2019 @ 12:36pm

  (untitled comment)

  on Copyright Troll Loses Jury Trial... Which Might Lead To Him Paying Legal Fees In Multiple Lawsuits

  Here's a link to a story that has more details on why he lost. Mainly, it was due to contradictory evidence (his own) as to when the photo was taken.

  https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2019/09/27/copyright-case-man-doesnt-own-indianapolis-sky line-photo-jury-finds/3778000002/

• Dec 7th, 2015 @ 1:05pm

  Ted not Tom

  on AP Acts As Extension Of Intelligence Community, Claims Section 215 Shutdown Will Hurt Investigation Of Recent Shooting
  Typo... Ted Bridis not Tom
• Oct 8th, 2015 @ 2:37pm

  Re: Yoga vs Music

  on Appeals Court: No You Can't Copyright Yoga
  A better analogy would be that performing yoga is like singing warm up scales/exercises. The scales themselves are not covered copyright but if you record him singing the scales the specific recording would be covered by copyright. I have no problem with someone claiming a copyright over the specific video or audio but there is no way they should be able to claim the scales or process of singing under copyright.
• Sep 9th, 2015 @ 11:56am

  Trunk Archive not a Getty Images subsidiary AFAICT

  on Getty Images Tries To Copyright Troll 2600 Magazine Over Content It Has No Copyright Over
  I've been doing some research on this and I cannot find any info linking Trunk Archive and Getty images other than the fact that Getty owns PicScout. PicScout is a service they provide (for fees, of course) but is separate from claiming any ownership to the rights to the images. Has anyone found images at Getty credited to Trunk Archive.
• Dec 4th, 2013 @ 1:08pm

  Re: Re: (as Steve)

  on Case Over No-Fly List Takes Bizarre Turn As Gov't Puts Witness On List, Then Denies Having Done So
  Yes, but the daughter who was blocked from flying into the US and from being a witness is a US citizen. Her rights were violated.
• Feb 5th, 2013 @ 1:01pm

  More fodder (as Steve)

  on Investigative Journalist Claims Her Public Tweets Aren't 'Publishable;' Threatens To Sue Blogger Who Does Exactly That
  Here are a couple links to where Teri Bulh is commenting/providing more info...
  
  http://jimromenesko.com/2013/02/05/teri-buhl-responds-to-techdirts-post/
  
  http://www.po ynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/203037/can-a-twitter-user-really-prohibit-you-from-republishing-twee ts/
  (she has been positing in the in the comments section to this article)
  
  Curiously, no public comment on her actual blog.
• Dec 13th, 2012 @ 7:43am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: (as Steve)

  on Infographic: People Will Pay To Support Creators, Even When Free Is An Option
  Among my friends and family things are given freely and with no strings. Sometime we will insist on paying it back in full, going dutch or accepting the gift as it was intended... as a gift. As Mike says, download it and enjoy. No strings. If you are a friend/fan/participant then the assumption is that you are part of a community that is growing and giving back in one way or another. It doesn't even ever have to be money. Just participation in the community makes it all richer. How can offering a gift and accepting a gift be amoral?
• Dec 3rd, 2012 @ 8:13am

  Solution to HBO's piracy problem. (as Steve)

  on HBO Has A Distribution Problem, But Just 'Going Without' Does Nothing To Push Them To Solve It
  I guess a just as valid idea to "stop watching" is for HBO to stop making shows... that would solve their piracy problem.
• Sep 26th, 2011 @ 12:02pm

  Re: (as Steve)

  on DirecTV Admits Almost No One Wants To Pay $30 To Watch A Movie At Home
  From the original article studios were getting ready to offer $30 video-on-demand movie rentals, in an attempt to create a new tiered "window" much closer to the original theatrical release date.
  
  The intent was to sell the showing at $30 at the end of the theater run but before the DVD / Blu-ray / Netflix etc. releases. The thought was that people would pay extra to see it sooner.
  
  Still a bad idea though...
• Sep 2nd, 2011 @ 7:46pm

  Surprised (as Steve)

  on Record Label Execs Suddenly Upset That False Copyright Claims Can Take Down Videos
  I'm surprised it took so long for someone to actually do this on a grand scale. I suspect we will be seeing a lot more of these attacks going forward.
• Jul 13th, 2011 @ 1:57pm

  Re: (as Steve)

  on Can We Subpoena The Monkey? Why The Monkey Self-Portraits Are Likely In The Public Domain
  Regarding your simple question... Mike did not ever and will never have to seek permission for using this image when discussing the actual image as a newsworthy item. Fair use is in effect when discussing the ramifications of the image and it''s copyright status in a news or scholarly environment.
• Jan 31st, 2011 @ 2:23pm

  Streisand effect not applicable? (as Steve)

  on China Doesn't Want People Talking About Egyptian Uprising Online
  I get the idea of your last comment "Once people realize it, won't that just make them wonder why, and make them more likely to seek out info on Egypt?"... but isn't there a point where the news is so enormous that the repressive government is "better off" blocking the speech then hoping people wont seek it out on their own? In the case of Egypt, the story is so huge that no one could not help but notice it. It's not like people in China are going to only become aware of (and more interested in) these events because the news is being blocked. OK... maybe the blocking will make it more interesting to them but that would be offset by the inability of news getting to the average citizen. Or at least, that is what China is gambling on.
• Jan 5th, 2011 @ 7:34am

  Sigh... Apple related posts (as Steve)

  on Greek Apple Support Company Sues Customer For Complaining About Service
  Is really is amazing to see all the harping back and forth and the trashing of the customer/Apple etc. If this was a story about any other computer company I have a feeling the discussion would have stayed (more or less) on topic... "Company Sues Customer for Bad Review". Should anyone really care about the small details here? The real point is whether or not it is a good business practice to sue your customers over reviews. What kind of results are they looking to achieve? Silence him? Chilling effect of others? In my opinion, the Streisand Effect is in full force.