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  • On the post: NBC's Zucker Still Seems Like He's Feeling Around In The Dark

    Bettawrekonize ( profile ), 28 May, 2009 @ 02:38pm

    "Not once since the inception of newspaper, radio, or television--nobody EVER thought of a way to get somebody else to cover costs."

    Yes they have. Just get the government to do it (ie: bail outs).

  • On the post: Lawyers Fined $72.6 Million For Screwing Up Patent Application, Not Letting Company Sue For Enough Cash

    Bettawrekonize ( profile ), 27 May, 2009 @ 10:12pm

    Re: So there is justice in this world!

    I've seen this happen before on the peoples court (a couple times actually). While the show doesn't have very many lawyers, when they do have them, they lose about as often as they win (it seems the judge doesn't seem to like lawyers very much).

  • On the post: The Next Big Copyright Battle? The 'Real-Time' Web

    Bettawrekonize ( profile ), 27 May, 2009 @ 10:03pm

    Another excellent article.

  • On the post: Who Knew Discussing A Long Repealed Copyright Law Could Be So Interesting…

    Bettawrekonize ( profile ), 27 May, 2009 @ 09:44pm

    Re: Registration wouldn't be a good idea

    "but I think a short grace period might be OK in this case"

    I think the word "short" might end up getting stretched to like 20 years. After all, the constitution uses the term "limited time" and that gets stretched to mean "forever minus one day."

  • On the post: Record Labels Attempt To Stretch Pirate Bay Ruling Rejected For Now

    Bettawrekonize ( profile ), 27 May, 2009 @ 10:13am

    Re: Re:

    "Ummm.. The Pirate Bay is not based in the States, it's in Sweden."

    I know.

    ""This nation...," you mean the United States, then this nation does not favor corporations over the people. Greedy jackasses do."

    I don't disagree, I was referring to those in charge of this nation I suppose. I should have been more specific.

  • On the post: Record Labels Attempt To Stretch Pirate Bay Ruling Rejected For Now

    Bettawrekonize ( profile ), 27 May, 2009 @ 12:54am

    Re:

    Yet Bayer gets away with KNOWINGLY selling Aids tainted blood ...

  • On the post: Sony Pictures CEO: The Internet Is Still Bad

    Bettawrekonize ( profile ), 27 May, 2009 @ 12:50am

    Re: Re: Re: Don't try to save them...

    Bayer knowingly sold Aids Tainted Blood overseas, Merck hid information on Viox and that scandal was responsible for killing many people, IG Farben was responsible for war crimes ( Only in the case of Auschwitz, where IG Farben had constructed a plant next to the concentration camp with the clear intent to utilize inmates as slave workers, did the tribunal consider the evidence sufficient to prove that IG Farben acted on their own initiative. ).
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IG_Farben_Trial

    I don't think you really get worse than that. Nice try though.

  • On the post: Sony Pictures CEO: The Internet Is Still Bad

    Bettawrekonize ( profile ), 27 May, 2009 @ 12:42am

    Re:

    Nothing good has come out of the Internet yet he and his family have the Internet. That's hypocrisy as well. It's good for him and his family but not good for everyone else.

  • On the post: Record Labels Attempt To Stretch Pirate Bay Ruling Rejected For Now

    Bettawrekonize ( profile ), 27 May, 2009 @ 12:38am

    "while fining the four defendants and giving them jail time"

    Yet Bayer gets away with selling Aids tainted blood (and the FDA allowed it) and NO ONE goes to jail. This nation is in favor of rich and powerful corporations over that of the interests of the people.

  • On the post: Judge Rejects Seizure Of Student's Computer Over Suspicious Activity… Such As Using A Command Line

    Bettawrekonize ( profile ), 26 May, 2009 @ 07:16pm

    Re: Re: Lawsuit, anyone?

    They should be able to sue and be compensated for damages.

  • On the post: We Need A Freedom To Tinker Law… Not Just A Right To Repair

    Bettawrekonize ( profile ), 26 May, 2009 @ 07:03pm

    Re: Re:

    I am not confused. I know the difference between copyrights, patents, trade secrets, etc...

  • On the post: Perhaps Watergate Leak Credit Should Go To The FBI More Than To Woodward And Bernstein

    Bettawrekonize ( profile ), 26 May, 2009 @ 06:54pm

    "and those folks rarely get credit for providing the info that makes the journalistic effort possible. "

    (sorry for stating the obvious again) but that's often because they don't want to receive credit. If they do, there will likely be consequences (ie: lose job under some other pretext, treated unfairly, discriminated against, mistreated by other employees, etc...).

  • On the post: Sony Pictures CEO: The Internet Is Still Bad

    Bettawrekonize ( profile ), 26 May, 2009 @ 06:35pm

    Re: Re: Re: Re:

    "Newspapers are dropping like rocks, magazines are disappearing"

    These methods of communication are becoming obsolete. Just like tape players got replaced by CD's, Lan lines get replaced by cell phones, etc... Technology advances. We have a more efficient, cheaper method of distributing news that doesn't cost us paper (and trees). It's good for us and good for the environment (cutting down trees is bad for the environment and it requires more energy than sending info through the Internet). Sure, it's bad for legacy companies but we shouldn't hold back progress just because they don't want to adapt to the new environment.

  • On the post: Judge Rejects Seizure Of Student's Computer Over Suspicious Activity… Such As Using A Command Line

    Bettawrekonize ( profile ), 26 May, 2009 @ 01:38pm

    What did this kid do, did he build a program that runs in a dos box just to send a hoax e - mail? I really have to give him credit for doing all that, though I never would have thought such effort was necessary.

  • On the post: Judge Rejects Seizure Of Student's Computer Over Suspicious Activity… Such As Using A Command Line

    Bettawrekonize ( profile ), 26 May, 2009 @ 01:35pm

    Wow, so I can use a Dos box to send spam E - Mails and hide my activity more efficiently than using other means? I never knew this. To think that command line interfaces were such an ideal means of doing such things never crossed my mind.

  • On the post: Sony Pictures CEO: The Internet Is Still Bad

    Bettawrekonize ( profile ), 26 May, 2009 @ 01:17pm

    Re: Don't try to save them...

    "Sony, number three on the Top Ten Most Evil Companies Ever"

    Not even close. I would start with Monsanto and move on to pharmaceutical corporations?

  • On the post: Sony Pictures CEO: The Internet Is Still Bad

    Bettawrekonize ( profile ), 26 May, 2009 @ 01:01pm

    "In my own household I know it is my responsibility, along with my wife, to monitor how my family uses the Internet for school work and enjoyment."

    So you do have the Internet at your house yet you still claim that it causes more harm than good? The hypocrisy. Why would your purposefully introduce something into your household that you believe causes more harm than good? It's OK for you to benefit from it but not for others?

  • On the post: Sony Pictures CEO: The Internet Is Still Bad

    Bettawrekonize ( profile ), 26 May, 2009 @ 12:58pm

    Excellent critique Mike Masnick. Excellent, I could not have done better. The sentences were so nicely set up that I could predict what you were going to say next based on the previous sentence (ie: the next sentence is obvious and it's going to HURT). Perhaps people should boycott Sony until this guy gets fired (with NO compensation or retirement or any of that nonsense).

  • On the post: Are Free Bandwidth And Distribution Bad? Ask Susan Boyle

    Bettawrekonize ( profile ), 26 May, 2009 @ 09:40am

    I think google has something where they try to give away a free Internet connection to anyone without an Internet connection. I think they even tried to offer free wireless Internet to people in many areas (but ISP's I suppose don't like it) but they do in very specific areas (I think their home town or something).

  • On the post: The Intellectual Property Asshole Competition

    Bettawrekonize ( profile ), 24 May, 2009 @ 07:24pm

    So, has anyone won this contest yet?

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