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by macchina 13y ago
It's hard for me to believe they could access to the data centers without Google's knowledge. Isn't it more plausible that they're intercepting data flowing in and out of Google servers?
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by macchina 13y ago
Anonymous didn't solve anything by identifying the alleged rapists. Nothing I have read suggests that Canadian law enforcement didn't know who the suspects were. They simply did not file charges. We don't know why exactly they didn't file c
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by macchina 13y ago
I think you've shifted the meaning of king in the parent comment to tyrant. After that you go on to give Google the benefit of the doubt. Google isn't a tyrant, but we are all beholden to Google. Due to cognitive dissonance, we have the ten
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by macchina 14y ago
I don't think it matters because Kerr is just arguing that the district court interpreted and applied the law incorrectly. An appeals court has full power in these areas. It would only be a problem if they wanted to introduce facts or proce
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by macchina 14y ago
This is fantastic news. Hopefully this gets overturned and narrows the scope of the CFAA to where the government can't put people in prison for exposing security flaws on unrestricted areas of the web.
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Congressman shows his ignorance questioning Google at today's ECPA hearing(youtube.com)
2 points by macchina 14y ago|1 comments
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by macchina 14y ago
Well, the name is very apt. I did manage to clear 1 line after quite a bit torment.
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by macchina 14y ago
Thanks for reminding me about the Harper's Index. I love reading these things.
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by macchina 14y ago
The producers of Warhammer 40k ought to take note.[1] "Trademark Bullying" has totally gotten out of hand.[2] Brands have a duty to protect their rights, but a letter like this is really all that's necessary. Good on Jack Daniels. There is
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by macchina 14y ago
I think it actually started with (A) the DOJ filing a action to compel the company to comply with the national security letter. Then (B) the company replied requesting the letter be invalidated on First Amendment (compulsory non-disclosure
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by macchina 14y ago
Yeah, Credo is sort of a bizarre little company. They created a Super PAC to oppose tea party candidates and to support public financing of campaigns, i.e., outlawing Super PACs (they were a total anomaly in this regard). In 2011, they rece
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Which Long Magazine Profile of the Aaron Swartz Case Should You Read?(volokh.com)
2 points by macchina 14y ago|0 comments
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by macchina 14y ago
Fair enough, but it's still a niche market that Apple has near plenary control over. Indeed, Apple essentially dictates what price other retailers may charge by keeping the wholesale price high. [1] 1. http://www.macworld.com/article/20242
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by macchina 14y ago
>Not discounting works for Apple because products become obsolete long before they stop working. No. Not discounting works for Apple because it's the only store selling MacBooks. You can buy pants and underwear at dozens of places that
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by macchina 14y ago
It's especially true with the FBI or any other person connected with the federal government in an investigation. Making false statements is a separate crime in itself. 18 USC § 1001 [1] [1] http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1001
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by macchina 14y ago
Cheers for doing this!
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by macchina 14y ago
And when a primary source can be provided, it ought to be linked, e.g., articles based on a study, "new report," or court document. I feel like I am constantly hunting these things down for myself.
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by macchina 14y ago
That makes sense.
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by macchina 14y ago
I guess it's a work in progress, but I agree. The sole purpose of the site appears to be: >We may be able to help by putting you in touch with a lawyer who can help prosecute your case. People can generally do this themselves, but if yo
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by macchina 14y ago
It has to be used in the stream of commerce as a trademark. Being used as a trademark means that the term is used to identify the source of the goods. When GW registered "space marine," prior users of the mark still retained the right t
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by macchina 14y ago
Yes, but "Space Marine" is an extremely weak mark, and evidently it is only registered in one class of goods and services (in the US): " board games, parlor games, war games, hobby games, toy models and miniatures of buildings, scenery, fig
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by macchina 14y ago
>that prosecutors didn't stretch the CFAA or wire fraud statutes to make a case against Swartz, and that they weren't unusually vindictive with Swartz in negotiating a plea Yes, he was definitely doing that and he was right to. I am not
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by macchina 14y ago
I'm a lawyer and I completely agree with you. In general, I think Prof. Kerr is just a lot more pro law enforcement than I am. I find that he is often very dismissive of the defendant's case. For example, he seems to take for granted that A
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by macchina 14y ago
The situation you describe is almost certainly not a crime under the prevailing interpretation of the CFAA.[1] (Although I do grant that your theory could potentially be correct, which is part of the reason it's such a bad law.[2]) The CFAA
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by macchina 14y ago
>I'd be very surprised if they aren't using that data to match roughly equally attractive people. I can confirm this is true. Last year, as an experiment, I made a dummy account with a picture of former NFL quarterback Kyle Boller but t
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by macchina 14y ago
Maybe he is referring to something like an injunction or bail terms preventing him from using the internet or speaking out about the case? Lessig's wife established free.aaronsw.com, so I don't think he is talking broadly about donations.
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by macchina 14y ago
>Moreover, were we to publish the entirety of our holdings we, or any other company for that matter, could find ourselves mired down in a series of tactical declaratory judgments and reexaminations. Yeah, obviously they don't want to be
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by macchina 14y ago
I'm not a lawyer either, but I am in my 3rd year of law school - so yes I've heard of all those things. I've also studied the CFAA. Common law is judge-made and only governs in the absence of statutory authority. (Due process and trial by j
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by macchina 14y ago
The federal government has plenary authority to regulate interstate commerce. Federal law generally overrides common law to the extent its unambiguous. It's true that Judge Kozinski in the 9th Circuit said he would not "apply a badly drafte
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by macchina 14y ago
He actually does have a point based on the text. 1030(a)(2)(C) Whoever intentionally accesses a computer without authorization or exceeds authorized access, and thereby obtains information from any protected computer; shall be punished as p

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