Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

from the so-sayeth dept

This 7 days, our very first spot winner on the insightful side is Naughty Aughtie with a comment about Peter Brimelow and VDARE, and precisely their previous statements about how “America is not a melting pot”:

Correct, The usa is not a ‘melting pot’. Nevertheless, it has been multicultural at any time considering that white individuals very first invaded and occupied it in the late 15th century (10th century if you rely the Vikings). Individuals Conservatives (and many others) that say they want to “keep The united states American” need to get out of the country en masse and depart it to the individuals who were being there to start with: native People.

In next put, it is That A person Person with a comment about CBS’s ongoing DMCA statements versus Halo Television set display evaluate video clips:

Simply because why not?

“CBS, in the meantime, gets to seem like a bullying jerk that possibly does not know how honest use is effective, or merely does not like the articles in some of Indignant Joe’s opinions, which are rather damaging when it arrives to the quality of the present. As he’s mentioned in some of his videos, this didn’t feel to materialize when he was remaining optimistic in his testimonials, suggesting that it is not purely about the “copyright” issue.”

Even though I undoubtedly would not discount vindictive spite it appears to be a third selection was still left out: They’re declaring the vids merely mainly because they can and it is no-effort and hard work and risk-cost-free income from their point of view.

With no a penalty for bogus claims there is definitely no reason not to declare every thing as all the complications are on the other side of the equation, felt by the receiver instead than the sender even if the promises are blatantly bogus and in violation of reasonable use.

For editor’s decision on the insightful side, we begin out with a comment from James Burkhardt in response to the accusation that it is hypocritical of Techdirt to criticize Netflix’s pivot on password sharing:

Ah. This chesnut. What Netflix can do lawfully, and what netflix must do (be that morally, ethically, or fiscally) are not the exact issue.

Techdirt the two argues that social media organizations have the authorized appropriate to engage in moderation how they see suit, whilst simultaneously contacting out actions they see as harmful, possibly to the brand or to the bottom line.

In this circumstance, whilst Netflix has the authorized suitable by contract legislation to prohibit password sharing, Techdirt argues that the solution is inadequately thought of, and these types of choices have in the earlier harmed the companies partaking in them. That netflix’s decisions are most likely to accelerate subscriber losses as identical selections accelerated cord-cutting.

There is no hypocrisy in the argument that netflix has the contractual suitable to restrict password sharing but that it is a stupid conclusion they will possible regret.

Following, it is danderbandit with a person much more comment about Netflix:

The irony looks to be missing on them

Looking at heaps of simultaneous stories about reduction of clients, price tag hikes, banning password sharing.

As if it is all just a coincidence. SMFH.

Above on the amusing facet, our initial location winner is davec with a remark about cops becoming ordered to return seized dollars:

If cops simply cannot maintain on to income they took by mistake, no a person will want to be cops.

In second area, it’s a further comment from That One Male, this time in reaction to another person trotting out the previous complaint that one of our posts “isn’t about tech”:

I furthermore was drastically dismayed to come across out that a channel known as ‘Fox’ was not in simple fact focused on fox films, specifics and trivia. Definitely I really feel your agony and you have my condolences for your understandable confusion.

For editor’s option on the humorous aspect, we commence out with a comment from Walt offering a recommendation for the cops who try out to

Other greater infringement ideas

They need to gown in Disney character costumes while out on patrol.

At last, it is an anonymous question for a commenter who was defending the honor of dowsers and spoke of an future yearly conference:

You likely to have instructions, or is absolutely everyone intrigued heading to have to dowse their way their to show their loyalty to the faith?

That’s all for this week, folks!