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• On the post: Lawmakers Propose Resale Right For US Artwork To Harm Young Artist & Help Already Successful Ones

  

  snidely ( profile ), 28 Dec, 2011 @ 07:31am

  Economic Limits

  From an economics point of view, I wonder if this won't set an artificial ceiling on art prices. If the law only applies to artwork that sells for $10K, wouldn't galleries have a huge incentive to price works at $9,999 just to avoid paying the ongoing extortion fee?

• On the post: FBI Admits That It Uses Carrier IQ For Law Enforcement Purposes; Won't Say How

  

  snidely ( profile ), 14 Dec, 2011 @ 01:26am

  Re:

  Exactly. Just because Carrier IQ didn't give the data doesn't mean the FBI doesn't have it. The app stores data on your phone and occasionally transmits the data to your operator. How hard would it be for the FBI to find that storage location and crack whatever pathetic encryption Carrier IQ is using? The FBI definitely has some serious encryption-cracking software and plenty of nerds to figure out how to get info off of a phone.

• On the post: Austin Police Planned… Then Postponed Wardriving Plans In An Attempt To Shutdown Open WiFi

  

  snidely ( profile ), 26 Sep, 2011 @ 03:53am

  This might be useful...

  I say we let the police do this and then file a FOIA request to get the list and then publish it. Presto! A nice listing of all the free Wifi spots in Austin.

• On the post: More Intellectual Property Fights Over Who Gets To Do What In New Orleans And Mardi Gras

  

  snidely ( profile ), 15 Sep, 2011 @ 03:48am

  A drunken Mardi Gras participant in a hurry...

  I actually think there is a substantial potential for confusion here. Mardi Gras is a big deal even if these particular krewes don't make a lot of money. What would happen if someone started 'Lil Facebook? You'd think it was endorsed or part of Facebook. Same principle here. A moron in a hurry might think that 'tit Rex's show was a part of or a spinoff of Rex's show.

• On the post: Lacoste Asks Police To Stop Norwegian Mass Killer Anders Breivik From Wearing Its Clothes

  

  snidely ( profile ), 13 Sep, 2011 @ 06:02am

  In the CEO's mind

  You wonder if the Lacoste CEO watches tennis and thinks, "boy Andy Roddick looked like crap in those first two sets against Nadal. I'm going to call the US Open and tell them to have Andy stop wearing my shirts before he totally devalues the brand."

• On the post: Lacoste Asks Police To Stop Norwegian Mass Killer Anders Breivik From Wearing Its Clothes

  

  snidely ( profile ), 13 Sep, 2011 @ 05:58am

  Re: Re: Re:

  You've never seen the little alligator logo? We call it Izod.

• On the post: Guy Accused Of Being Part Of Anonymous Banned By Court From Using His Real Name Online

  

  snidely ( profile ), 13 Sep, 2011 @ 05:52am

  Always have an extra...

  The guy's already got 2 first names. It's not like he's going to miss one. Introducing...David Gibson.

• On the post: Guy Accused Of Being Part Of Anonymous Banned By Court From Using His Real Name Online

  

  snidely ( profile ), 13 Sep, 2011 @ 05:50am

  Re: He's still banned from at least one

  I would love to see the back and forth with Google on this...
  
  Google: **Deleted** David-Gibson is not your real name.
  PDG: I'm not legally allowed to use my real name.
  Google: Why not?
  PDG: Well, at first I was Anonymous, but then the court found out who I was so I was no longer anonymous. The court said that I could be part of Anonymous, but I couldn't use my real name when commenting on Anonymous' activities. So now I'm anonymous because I can't use my name. We are all Anonymous.

• On the post: Righthaven Fails To Pay Sanctions; Complains A Day Late

  

  snidely ( profile ), 05 Aug, 2011 @ 01:03am

  You gotta know when to fold 'em

  I'm actually starting to feel a bit bad for Righthaven. It's like watching someone get their ass kicked, but they keep trying to get up. You want to say to them, "just stay down."

• On the post: Righthaven Fails To Pay Sanctions; Complains A Day Late

  

  snidely ( profile ), 05 Aug, 2011 @ 12:45am

  Re: Re: Minor typo

  Grammar Nazi here -- "it's" can never be used as a possessive even if you refer to something as "it". Dan's right; this is a mistake in the order, it should say "its".

• On the post: ABC Sports Threatens To Hit Tim Pawlenty With Copyright Infringement Claim Over Miracle On Ice Footage

  

  snidely ( profile ), 27 Jul, 2011 @ 01:58am

  Disagree on fair use

  I don't think this type of usage should be allowed under fair use. Fair use should be available for commentary, news, education and certain other non-commercial uses. Pawlenty definitely should have to license this to be used in a commercial/political environment.

• On the post: New Filing In Colorado Says That Righthaven Is An Illegal Law Firm In Disguise

  

  snidely ( profile ), 22 Jul, 2011 @ 02:56am

  Re:

  Me too. I don't get the benefit that Righthaven provided over a regular law firm. Was it just so the LVRJ could distance itself from the ugly mess of suing people? I am not a lawyer, but why doesn't Righthaven just give up and say, yes it was a contingency fee arrangement? Is it because they are not a law firm? Help me out lawyers...

• On the post: Belgian Newspapers 'Give Permission' To Google To Return Them To Search Results

  

  snidely ( profile ), 19 Jul, 2011 @ 06:49am

  Re: Are the papers giving back the settlement?

  Amen brother.

• On the post: Vague Law + Vindictive Law Enforcement? Hide Your Veggies!

  

  snidely ( profile ), 18 Jul, 2011 @ 08:16am

  Vindictive

  The broadly worded law reminds me of the case where the woman was charged with criminal computer hacking for putting up the fake Facebook profile that led to the tragic suicide of the girl she was bullying. If the prosecutor tries hard enough, he/she can probably find something on the books to charge you with; like buying alcohol on Sundays.

• On the post: Warner Music Group Employee Charged With Stealing $700,000

  

  snidely ( profile ), 12 Jul, 2011 @ 06:32pm

  Re: The reason he didn't get caught for so long...

  http://www.bestnettech.com/articles/20110712/12215515058/warner-music-group-employee-charged-with-stealing-700000.shtml?cid=165#addyourcomment
  
  It makes you wonder how fast he would have been caught had the fake vendors been fake bands. That probably would have set off alarms all over the place. "Paying $700K to an artist? Not possible!!"

• On the post: Kutiman Continues To Make Amazing New Music Via Musical Collage

  

  snidely ( profile ), 17 Jun, 2011 @ 04:13am

  Seeing $$$$

  I wonder who owns the copyright on the muazzin's call to prayer? Could you imagine the "public performance" licensing fees? 5 x per day from every mosque in the world...I am shocked Big Content hasn't tried to lock this up.

• On the post: Did Cheap Chinese Knockoff Phones Lead To The Arab Spring?

  

  snidely ( profile ), 16 Jun, 2011 @ 08:48am

  Success has many fathers

  The short answer to your question is no. The mobile phone penetration in those Arab countries was very high prior to the revolutions so people had lots of phones before the Chinese cloners showed up.

• On the post: Russia's 'Crime Of The Century' Highlights Importance Of Anonymous, Public Whistleblowing

  

  snidely ( profile ), 15 Jun, 2011 @ 04:32am

  Book waitng for a publisher

  The tax scam story is so good, you could just slap John LeCarre on there as the author and everyone would think this is fiction - and it would sell millions of copies. Can I copyright the method and process for turning this story into a book? If I do, will the Russian woman who stole the money sue me because this is "her story"?

• On the post: Judge Rules That Righthaven Lawsuit Was A Sham; Threatens Sanctions

  

  snidely ( profile ), 15 Jun, 2011 @ 04:02am

  Re: Quote for truth

  +1. Edgar Allen Poe rules.

• On the post: Two Can Play At This Game: Samsung Wants To See Apple's Next Gen iPhones & iPads

  

  snidely ( profile ), 01 Jun, 2011 @ 12:50am

  Point out the bad guy

  Mike - you make it sound like both parties are culpable when Apple started this fight. Should Samsung not defend itself by asking for the same stupid prototypes that Apple requested? You shouldn't sully Samsung's name by pretending they willingly got into this farce.

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