Comments on: p2pnet sues Google News

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 22:30:03 +0000

We do not need cartel’s music. We do not need the cartel’s news. We do not need the cartel’s movies. We do not even need the cartel’s infrastructure, we can make our own wireless infrastructure. The only thing that we need from the cartels are the actual electronics needed to process and exchange information, and if forced to do so, we will learn to make our own electronics. Technology to do so is becoming cheaper by the day.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 03:45:19 +0000

It’s dark humour / taking the mickey, not sarcasm. Big difference.

In a comment to a comment, I said, “p2pnet and Google have settled out of court. They gave me two jelly beans, a squishy donut and 10 cents.”

I should have put it in the post : )

Cheers!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 03:00:46 +0000

Considering the fact that several readers, including myself, couldn’t pick up on your sarcasm, you might want to clarify that point in your story. It’s easy to be sarcastic face-to-face. But not so easy in text form unless certain phrases are just too cheeky to take seriously.

Just my .02.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 28 Mar 2005 19:52:32 +0000

Please read a letter to the editor I wrote to TheStar on this story http://www.digital-copyright.ca/discuss/4635

There are many outdated businesses that are trying to sue their competitors or lobby government to change the law to protect them. We need to recognize that this has nothing at all to do with copyright infringement, and everything to do with these businesses trying to shut down the anonymous “no membership required” part of the Internet because it operates differently than the broadcast networks the incumbents were successful with.

This isn’t about protecting rights, but abusing the law to stop progress.

Russell McOrmond

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 28 Mar 2005 07:50:24 +0000

For someone who brags about having a RSS intravenous toolbar, you have a hard time reading. Stop…go back and read the article. Now realize that you come across as a big dummy with your critical post.

This RSS crap is just that..crap. News articles coming out of every orifice, but none of it digested. What’s the good of having news stories every 2 seconds if you aren’t bright enough to comprehend what you’re looking at?

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 27 Mar 2005 22:44:45 +0000

Just say the donut has he image of Christ or Britney Spears on it.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 27 Mar 2005 11:03:42 +0000

Can I have the Doughnut?????

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 27 Mar 2005 08:35:46 +0000

spend it wisely.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 27 Mar 2005 08:32:15 +0000

p2pnet and Google have settled out of court.

They gave me two jelly beans, a squishy donut and 10 cents.

Cheers!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 27 Mar 2005 04:11:20 +0000

If a site has a robots.txt file and block the google bot they wouldn’t have this problem.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 27 Mar 2005 03:54:16 +0000

Sigh…

Once again See…

“so is http://p2pnet.net suing?”

See…

Sar”casm, n. [F. sarcasme, L. sarcasmus, Gr.
sarkasmo`s, from sarka`zein to tear flesh like dogs, to bite
the lips in rage, to speak bitterly, to sneer, fr. sa`rx,
sa`rkos, flesh.]
A keen, reproachful expression; a satirical remark uttered
with some degree of scorn or contempt; a taunt; a gibe; a
cutting jest.

The sarcasms of those critics who imagine our art to be
a matter of inspiration. –Sir J.
Reynolds.

Syn: Satire; irony; ridicule; taunt; gibe.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 27 Mar 2005 03:40:22 +0000

I totally agree with you, I knew about this site through google news, and I read it almost daily since.
I do not understand the reason behind suing google if they direct lots of traffic to this site !

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 27 Mar 2005 03:00:02 +0000

Google news indexes a lot of private members-only sites – which I wish they either would not do or include some way to filter it out.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 27 Mar 2005 01:20:58 +0000

this is kind of ironic for a site that has so many pro file sharing articles. but honestly, I only found out about this site through google news and now I just use the rss on my toolbar. So if it gets more readers, what the hell is the big deal?

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 27 Mar 2005 01:02:32 +0000

All AFP has to do is to have their entire site require a member login so that the Google bots won’t be able to access it.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 26 Mar 2005 23:41:08 +0000

I realise that you’re taking the mickey here, but you should probably state that explicitly otherwise it could cause legal problems (real ones)

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 26 Mar 2005 23:18:52 +0000

“so is http://p2pnet.net suing?”

See…

\Sar”casm\, n. [F. sarcasme, L. sarcasmus, Gr.
sarkasmo`s, from sarka`zein to tear flesh like dogs, to bite
the lips in rage, to speak bitterly, to sneer, fr. sa`rx,
sa`rkos, flesh.]
A keen, reproachful expression; a satirical remark uttered
with some degree of scorn or contempt; a taunt; a gibe; a
cutting jest.

The sarcasms of those critics who imagine our art to be
a matter of inspiration. –Sir J.
Reynolds.

Syn: Satire; irony; ridicule; taunt; gibe.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 26 Mar 2005 22:55:54 +0000

so is http://p2pnet.net suing?