WysiWyg’s Comments

• Mar 3rd, 2016 @ 1:35am

  Life in prison then?

  on Canadian Smoke Shop Owner Demonstrates How To Turn Trademark Infringement Into Jail Time
  What if he can't pay his debts? It's not like he's gonna earn all that much in prison right?
• Apr 13th, 2015 @ 6:43am

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  on Teen Changes Wallpaper On Teacher's Computer; Gets Charged With A Felony By Sheriff's Office
  That's not a crime anymore.
• Apr 7th, 2015 @ 7:56am

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  on Fighting Toddler 'Porn Addiction,' UK Lawmakers Demand Porn Sites Include Age Checks Or Face Closure
  Huh? Are you suggesting that a human would have to look at every potential customer before they are let in? 'Cause that's not ever gonna happen, since that would kill said business.
  
  Or are you suggesting some sort of automated system? 'Cause any system that would actually work even a little bit would most likely require a small fortune. Or a big one.
• Apr 4th, 2015 @ 1:15am

  Re: You'd also have to assume the people in charge of enforcement care

  on What Do You Do When Preserving Evidence Is Labeled 'Possession' And Destroying It Is A Felony?
  True, but childporn and drugs tends to get them going.
• Apr 4th, 2015 @ 1:13am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: "full of examples of just the opposite"

  on What Do You Do When Preserving Evidence Is Labeled 'Possession' And Destroying It Is A Felony?
  But the point was that you COULD get in serious trouble, not that it was a guarantee. Ergo, even just ONE example would be enough to prove that point.
• Apr 2nd, 2015 @ 9:07am

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  on Police Chief Unable To Simply Do Nothing Over Reported Teen Sexting, Brings Child Porn Charges Against Four Minors
  You just gotta love it when the victim and the "perp" are the same person. *sigh*
• Apr 1st, 2015 @ 8:20am

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  on Record A Teacher Bullying A Student? That's A Suspension
  Shouldn't the school try to encourage the kids to record the teachers? It would undoubtedly help during homework if you could just listen to the relevant part of the lecture again, no?
• Apr 1st, 2015 @ 8:18am

  Re: Response to: Ninja on Apr 1st, 2015 @ 4:12am

  on Record A Teacher Bullying A Student? That's A Suspension
  I thought the oiling was of the shaft to avoid splinters?
• Mar 31st, 2015 @ 11:12pm

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  on Canada Forces A La Carte Rules On Cable Industry, Bell Pouts By Refusing To Show Regulator On Television
  AND you can make an acceptable living even if you, like me, can't work due to illness. Crazy, I know!
• Mar 30th, 2015 @ 8:49am

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  on Canada Forces A La Carte Rules On Cable Industry, Bell Pouts By Refusing To Show Regulator On Television
  Meanwhile, on the other side of the pond, in cold Sweden, everyone raises a surprised eyebrow at the fact that this isn't already standard everywhere.
  
  Well, over here it works just fine it seems. Ah well.
• Mar 17th, 2015 @ 2:30am

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  on Internet Brands Targets Techdirt Post For Removal Because Of 'Infringing' Comment Left By A Reader
  So it does nothing about the problem and risks causing massive collateral damage to bystanders. Sounds like a pretty accurate description of the DMCA to me.
• Dec 12th, 2014 @ 1:48am

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  on Google Pulls Out The Nuclear Option: Shuts Down Google News In Spain Over Ridiculous Copyright Law
  It's easier to keep a population ignorant if you don't teach it to look for alternative sources of news.
• Dec 4th, 2014 @ 1:51am

  Copyright infringement?

  on Another California Cop 'Shares' A Suspect's Intimate Photos With His Fellow Officers
  I'd say a $150 000 award against said cop for copyright infringement might send the right message. At least better than whatever is coming.
• Dec 4th, 2014 @ 1:50am

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  on Another California Cop 'Shares' A Suspect's Intimate Photos With His Fellow Officers
  No no, it was the copy on the detectives phone that was to be destroyed. At least, that's how I read it.
• Nov 17th, 2014 @ 8:22am

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  on Italian Court Acquits Scientists Of Manslaughter Charges Incurred After Failing To Predict Deadly Earthquake
  "We showed a map where L’Aquila is purple, which means the highest hazard"
  
  Hang on a second here. Did they, or did they not, point out that L'Aquila was in danger? How could they have been convicted in the first place if they actually showed that map?
• Oct 22nd, 2014 @ 12:34am

  Re: So all it takes...

  on Obstruction Convictions Uncover Recordings of LA Sheriff's Dept. Officers Threatening FBI Agents And Federal Witnesses
  This isn't a problem if only the politicians would remember that WE are THEIR bosses.
  
  So yeah, we're screwed.
• Oct 22nd, 2014 @ 12:33am

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  on Obstruction Convictions Uncover Recordings of LA Sheriff's Dept. Officers Threatening FBI Agents And Federal Witnesses
  Hang on, the FBI just busted actual bad people? And LEOs at that!?
  
  Where do I send the flowers? Or should I double-check my water for hallucinogens first?
• Oct 17th, 2014 @ 4:35am

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  on Antitrust, DRM & Coffee: Is It Illegal For Keurig To Lock Down Its Brewers?
  I find myself wondering the same thing every time this topic comes up; are Keurig REALLY that dominant?
  Shouldn't this be the end of them? If I can make an equally good product and put "accepts all pods" on it, wouldn't that sell like... well, a lot?
• Oct 15th, 2014 @ 9:25am

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  on Requiring YouTubers To Give Positive Reviews For Access To Games Can't Work As A Long Term Strategy
  You are confusing two different kinds of "Early Access". The one you're thinking of is where people get to play early version of a game, often by paying (though not always).
  
  The kind talked about here though is where reviewers get a copy of the finished game before it goes on sale. Think of it as the equivalent of having screenings of a movie for critics before it premieres.
• Oct 15th, 2014 @ 2:40am

  Re: Wait

  on Requiring YouTubers To Give Positive Reviews For Access To Games Can't Work As A Long Term Strategy
  The deal is that in order to get a review copy of the game you have to sign a deal to basically market it.
  
  As in, to get a review copy you're not allowed to actually REVIEW it.

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