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  1. Re:You are clueless if you claim such a thing on Extremists Warn South Park Creators Over Muhammad In a Bear Suit · · Score: 1

    "All terrorists are collectivists or Muslims"

    How does being a Marxists stop them from being Christians?

    I think it was more of an inclusive than an exclusive or.

  2. Re:It's not about $ on Ubuntu on a Dime · · Score: 0

    I've had significantly less "Service calls" from my grandparents now that they are running Ubuntu.

    Like your mother, all they need/want out of a computer is the ability to read email, browse the web and listen to music and watch movies.
    Ubuntu does all of this flawlessly and without error/malware/infestation and complaints from my grandparents. And at no cost what-so-ever.

  3. Re:Did you even watch the footage? on How Did Wikileaks Do It? · · Score: 1

    Nobody in the group had RPGs or anything that looked remotely like them.

    You sure about that?
    From the air [tinypic.com]
    On the ground [tinypic.com]

    Certainly looks like weapons to me ... And the guy crouching and peering behind a corner looking at a convoy coming down the road ... Yup, does not look suspicious one bit. /sarcasm

    Implanting yourself within an insurgent group to get photographs may be hazardous to your health.

  4. Re:occam's razor on How Did Wikileaks Do It? · · Score: 1

    watch the actual video. When they started shooting the people they shot at had nothing in their hands except one guy with a camera.

    You sure about that?
    From the air
    On the ground

  5. Re:Medical Advice from the Economic Times? on Sitting Down Too Long Is Bad Even If You Exercise · · Score: 1

    New risk = Current risk + Current risk * (.18)^(Number of hours sat in front of TV)

    So your saying that the more hours I am parked in front of the tv the lower my risk is?

  6. Re:Really? Seriously? on Obama DOJ Sides With RIAA Again In Tenenbaum · · Score: 5, Informative

    A majority of them. And most all of those appointed were pro-copyright, including 5 RIAA attorneys. and many others that are anti-content.

  7. Re:They should have tried on One Expert Pegs Yearly Cost of IT Failure At $6.2 Trillion · · Score: 1
  8. Re:You can't say NO on Saying No To Promotions Away From Tech? · · Score: 1

    Starting looking for a new job right away, and when you leave, do NOT give any notice. Just leave that same day, to spite them. However, tell your new employer you need to give them 2 weeks' notice (because it looks bad to the new employer if you don't), so instead of working at the old place for 2 weeks, just screw them and take a 2-week vacation. Obviously, they have no respect for you, so you shouldn't show them any respect in return.

    And good luck ever finding a job in the future while using that employer you screwed over as a reference.

  9. Re:Use Tax on Calling B.S. On Amazon's Taxation Arguments · · Score: 1

    By begging for it and complying with the demands of the federal government, of course.

  10. Re:Wiring is infrastructure on Telco Sues City For Plan To Roll Out Own Broadband · · Score: 1

    Protection from competition is EXACTLY what causes poor service.

    Precisely

  11. Re:They can't ban them. on Laptop Fires On Airplanes · · Score: 1

    [citation needed]

  12. Re:I understand these modern times and all... on 1Mb Broadband Access Becomes Legal Right In Finland · · Score: 1

    Really? Last I checked the majority of African states were republics.

  13. Re:You fail. on Flickr Yanks Image of Obama As Joker · · Score: 1

    Yes, you can parody a public official, that doesn't mean you can use other peoples copyrighted material to make parody of something else. This has been seen many, many time.

    Fair use is an affirmative defense[link for the lazy] to copyright infringement and clearly political parody is fair use.(see: Mastercard v. Nader)

    You might want to study some cases and try to actually comprehend the linkis[sic] you posted. Item 3 definitely applies to TIME, and possible to the MPAA(Joker image)

    Your trolling, but I'll bite. You might want to brush up on your arm chair lawyering.

  14. Re:You fail. on Flickr Yanks Image of Obama As Joker · · Score: 1
    And you are a poopy head.

    Sorry, you are absolutely wrong on all accounts. Lets address your assertion that:

    None of those picture contain a copywritten[sic] character, where as the Joker is under copyright. That's the infringement.

    Copyright does not protect ideas from infringement, but simply and specifically protects the expression of ideas from infringement; where it can be established that the characters are sufficiently distinct and the infringing work mirrors the original work in near totality(Warner Bros. v. AM Broadcasting Companies). However, in the cases which lack plot development, names, and other attributes to make the distinction of infringement in totality, as in the case with the JokerBama the courts consider whether the images are virtually exact in expression(King Features Syndicate v. Fleischer). While the JokerBama appears in likeness to the Joker, the theme and expression are considerably different.
    We also find strong evidence of fair use-parody on transformative arts(Folsom v Marsh), as with the case in the Jokerbama and looking deeper into fair use-parody Justice Souter said in upholding the affirmative defense of fair use "it is unlikely that the work will act as a substitute for the original"(SKYYWALKER, et al. v. ACUFF). And I believe you would be very hard pressed to raise the argument that the ObamaJoker is a substitute for the original.

  15. Far too easy. on Wired Writer Disappears, Find Him and Make $5k · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is too easy, Just get a judge to tell you where he is.

  16. Re:Better Analogy and Why their system ain't broke on AP Will Sell You a "License" To Words It Doesn't Own · · Score: 1

    No, it would be like walking into Pepsi and asking them to license you the manufacturing rights to Coca-Cola and they do.

  17. Re:Define Irony on US Declares Public Health Emergency Over Swine Flu · · Score: 1

    well, that figures.

  18. Re:Define Irony on US Declares Public Health Emergency Over Swine Flu · · Score: 2, Funny

    Like rain on your wedding day?

  19. Re:Here is a better story. on Is Your Mood a Result of Where You Live? · · Score: 5, Informative

    Full text and larger pictures here

  20. Re:Another bussiness model is still possible on iPhone App Causes Google To Shut Down SMS Service · · Score: 1

    But there is a limited amount of bandwidth available to SMS traffic, since the system wasn't designed to support increased usage of the signalling channel, so if usage were to rise, it would become a limited resource, necessitating higher prices to prevent gridlock.

    It'd be much better if everyone just joined the Year of the Fruitbat, got a data plan and used messaging or email.

    Carriers could stop bilking customers on SMS rates considering that the data is already being sent regardless as to whether or not a SMS is coming through.

    Or carriers could charge a fair rate for SMS messages.

  21. Re:Chinese puns on Chinese Subvert Censorship With a Popular Pun · · Score: 1

    Burma Shave

  22. Re:Holy Shit! on Pirate Bay Founder Begs For Hacker Ceasefire · · Score: 1
  23. Re:Doesn't matter. on Judge Rules WoW Bot Violates DMCA · · Score: 2, Informative

    Yup,
    Full court order is viewable here: http://www.mmoglider.com/Legal/trialorder_jan28.pdf

  24. Re:Interesting tidbit on Judge Rules WoW Bot Violates DMCA · · Score: 1

    In this case, the courts found that Donnelly was using his INC solely as a shield. And, in fact, MDY was simply Donnelly's alter ego. This is not allowed. Had the MDY been ran differently, this may not have been the case.

  25. Re:Just goes to show you on Judge Rules WoW Bot Violates DMCA · · Score: 2, Informative

    Donnelly, et.al. are not being tried for their personal violation of copyright, or contract infringement.
    But Donnelly is on the stand for, among other things, willfully allowing others to break their contractual agreement with Blizzard, Vivendi Games, Inc.

    The courts could care less about whether or not Donnelly himself violated his contractual obligation with Blizzard/Vivendi, Nor whether Donnelly had actually installed Blizzards software at all.