Zem’s Comments

• Feb 19th, 2013 @ 3:03pm

  Nothing to see here (as zem)

  on Bestselling Author Of Children's Books Accuses Public Libraries Of Stealing His Paychecks
  Just another author tilting at windmills.
• Apr 19th, 2012 @ 8:30pm

  Building Walls

  on Are New Streaming Royalty Rates A Way To Backdoor DRM Into Copyright Law?
  No need at all to worry about this. Its just another wall that will be too high for legitimate streaming services to climb over.
  
  The end result is that the illegal ones will flourish, we all get it for free, and they get no money what so ever.
  
  You have to hand it to the lawyer who drafted this. What a way to keep themselves in litigation work for life. The only party who stands to profit from this.
• Apr 19th, 2012 @ 3:52pm

  Re:

  on Pirate Parties Continue To Grow In Europe As People Get Sick Of Politics As Usual
  People were as sceptical about the early green parties in europe when they first appeared.
  
  They went on to form coalition governments.
• Apr 18th, 2012 @ 9:58pm

  Re: Re: The unpleasant truth

  on Ridiculous Statutory Damages Rules Mean Judge Regretfully Awards $3.6 Million For Circumvention Of DRM
  "Mega Kim is learning that just doesn't work out."
  
  Strawman reply. I see no default judgement or DRM violation here.
• Apr 18th, 2012 @ 7:56pm

  The unpleasant truth

  on Ridiculous Statutory Damages Rules Mean Judge Regretfully Awards $3.6 Million For Circumvention Of DRM
  What most people do not realise, this type of default judgement, with large minimum awards, actually encourages DRM circumvention.
  
  How so? Lets just put aside the whole is it right / wrong argument to start with.
  
  As it stands right now, the financial impact of a small infringement is of such magnitude that it is for all intensive purposes, no different from a massive infringement.
  
  So, if you are intending to infringe, infringe BIG.
  
  Secondly, when any judgement, uncontested or not, involves that large a sum of money, there are realy only 2 outcomes. The first is all the assests are overseas and can not be touched by the US court system. The second is it goes to appeal and gets tied up in the courts for several years.
  
  So, if you are intending to infringe, infringe BIG.
  
  But it is a detterent I here you say. Not realy, if it was we wouldnt keep hearing about these kind of cases.
  
  All these type of laws do is encourage the very thing they are trying to prevent, provide great fodder for blogs sites, and give plaintiffs flase hope of riches that will never appear.
• Apr 16th, 2012 @ 7:32pm

  Short Term Thinking

  on US Judge Forbids Motorola From Using German Injunction Against Microsoft
  International commerce to some degree relies on each countries respect for the others jurisdiction. No company can survive on "local" sales only.
  
  If this keeps up we may just see the return of the 18th century privateer. ie state sponsered software piracy.
• Apr 16th, 2012 @ 4:21pm

  What next?

  on Dutch Whac-A-Mole Game Against The Pirate Bay Apparently Works Better Without Due Process
  What next, will they start burning books with written links?
  
  I heard someone else tried that in the past to great success.
• Apr 11th, 2012 @ 3:51pm

  Monkey See Monkey DO

  on Feds Tried To Destroy All Evidence Of Memo Saying They Were Committing War Crimes With Torture
  Are we now suprised how our corporations act based upon the example set by the government.
• Apr 10th, 2012 @ 9:34pm

  Still dont get it

  on What Obstacles Are There To Storing Your Own Media In The Cloud: Step2 Startups Feedback Wanted
  Can some one please tell me why I should store all my furniture and stuff in someone elses house and pay them for the privilege?
• Apr 9th, 2012 @ 8:10pm

  The crystal ball game

  on Stardock CEO Wants To Maximize Sales, Not Stop Piracy
  I can see a large takeover bid for Stardock in the future.
  
  Not because they can make a proffit in the digital age. But because the only way to stop their heresy is to buy them and then shut them down.
• Apr 2nd, 2012 @ 11:35pm

  Just waiting for it

  on Organization Overseeing Six Strikes Agreement Between Labels And ISPs Includes Advisory Board To Try To Keep Tech Folks Happy
  As we have seen, the big guys infringe as well.
  So if we are vigalent, watch and wait, we too can use this new tool.
  
  Imagine the fun to be had when a major studio gets locked out after their 6th strike.