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  • Amazon Wins $6 Million in Damages Against Pirated DVD Stores, Plus Domain Takeovers

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  • Forcing the copyright holder to sell on DVD would be problematic. Why not just permit others to offer it in a format that is apprently in demand (e.g. by reducing copyright to 5 years, instead of ~5 billion)?

    Pirating is indeed one thing (on boats.. stealing, with violence and murder). If you say "unauthorised copying" instead of using the music industry's propaganda term then maybe nuance is easier to see.

  • When a Weather Forecaster Needs a Fruit to Prove It’s Him: Another Signal of Ambient Trust Collapse in Tech

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  • Tell me about fruit.

  • Google criticizes Europe's plan to adopt free software

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  • What innovation, Google? Like threatening all Android devs?

  • Apple to Soon Take Up to 30% Cut From All Patreon Creators in iOS App

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  • Perhaps a Chromebook is not much better in terms of freedom than an Apple product? I heard they're often e-waste in schools.

  • Flock CEO calls Deflock a “terrorist organization”

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  • I didn't mean they really thought a camera were a gun. I mean UK cops will "suspect" people filming with a camera of being a terrorist (as if aiming the camera were like pointing a gun).

  • Discord to Require ID or Face Scan Next Month for Full Access

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  • Probably have to identify myself in some way 🫠

  • Discord to Require ID or Face Scan Next Month for Full Access

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  • Can you save all chat logs on Discord?

  • Discord to Require ID or Face Scan Next Month for Full Access

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  • I refuse to verify my age with a face scan or government ID for an online account/profile.. It's too easy to imagine how fucked up that will go.

    The more I delete profiles to platforms with unwanted disturbing features the more recluse I become. It must look to acquaintances that I don't care to speak (to them) but what can I do? I cannot imagine convincing even computer-literate friends to switch to something - as they will have the same problem.

    Do I need to retire my Discord gaming server before I'm locked out of controlling it?

  • Flock CEO calls Deflock a “terrorist organization”

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  • In the UK it means the cop wants your ID and is willing to pretend your camera is a gun to get it.

  • AI Didn't Break Copyright Law, It Just Exposed How Broken It Already Was

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  • Why tie it to death, why not a plain and simple 5 years?

  • Finland's Ministry of Justice is considering halting its plans to start using US-hosted cloud services

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  • What is unique to American people? I easily foresee the next Trump from any country.

    Especially if they have the same bad voting system of "pick the lesser evil". Do that enough times and you can get worse than Trump.

  • Backseat Software – Mike Swanson's Blog

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  • Everyone is at a different point in their understanding of the issue of proprietary software. Spreading good ideas is still good, perhaps better for younger people with only modern technology experience.

  • Microsoft is working to rebuild trust in Windows

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  • Source code or perish.

  • Apple to Soon Take Up to 30% Cut From All Patreon Creators in iOS App

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  • I too assume the Patreon App doesn't do anything that cannot be done on their web page. I can imagine there are good dev reasons but also bad incentives to make it an app.

    I am biased against Apple as I like being the one in control of my hardware/software.. but is it a stretch to say Apple influence their users to use apps instead of web pages (so they can rent-seek a cut)?

  • Apple to Soon Take Up to 30% Cut From All Patreon Creators in iOS App

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  • Sadly the fallout is usually on everyone - eventually companies will copy a shady practice as it's been shown they can get away with it.. until no other option for the users exists. It falls on the technologically literate to call out when others are being mistreated or they can suffer too.

  • Apple to Soon Take Up to 30% Cut From All Patreon Creators in iOS App

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  • Apple to Soon Take Up to 30% Cut From All Patreon Creators in iOS App

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  • Maybe it offers something better than on whatever web browser Apple mandates, or maybe no reason but user preference.

  • Apple to Soon Take Up to 30% Cut From All Patreon Creators in iOS App

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  • An app you can only get via the Apple store, mandated by Apple?

  • OnePlus will allow downgrades (Edited to be less clickbaity)

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  • I don't own the phone if the manufacturer controls what firmware low level software I can use on it. Preventing theft by never selling it properly in the first place!