Posts by Emma Hart
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You must be right, he knows the names of all Posh & Beck's children.
Romeo, Brooklyn and Cruz?
I'm not sure I get this Emma, you're suggesting Abraham Lincoln was in the Village People?
Only in the early years. They dumped him because the hat kept falling off when he danced.
The reference was slightly borked when someone looked both those sexualities up, instead of just making shit up.
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Just an act probably, I expect they're no more gay than Julian Clary is.
I'm sensing a hidden reference to the missing member of the Village People, Knowledge Bro.
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Maybe they were going to sort them by colour.
Hey, watch it, I've done that. It was really handy for those times you felt like reading something red.
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So how many shots is that worth?
In the entire press release I counted twelve. Every instance of
- hysterical
- responsible
- reasonable
- simple
- distorting
and every insinuation that the other side has some kind of mysterious ulterior motive. Also an extra square/shot for using a stat (85% of internet music traffic is illegal downloads) without any reference or supporting evidence.Upon review, it seems reasonable to consider that our current model of data assessment and response may cause alcohol-related fatalities.
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Ahem. Shifting this to the right thread...
For those not being inundated with S92 emails, I thought I'd share this.
Hysterical response to Copyright changes rings alarms
Principal of Entertainment Law Firm, Dominion Law Chris Hocquard has this to contribute to the ongoing debate over the implementation of a Code of Conduct for ISPs relating to repeat infringers of copyright works.
``It's very difficult to understand the hysteria being generated by such a simple solution.
``The Government has acted calmly and reasonably...
``It is regrettable that certain minority interests are distorting the situation. It really does make you stop and wonder, what is it they are actually trying to protect, their customers or their income streams. If you have a business model based on the illegal trafficking of other peoples' property then perhaps it is time to revisit that model.
I know people are speaking highly of Chris Hocquard on the other thread, but for purposes of this one I'd just like to call
BINGO!
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Heh, obviously that should be on my thread. Duh. Anyone looking into what happened to my and Graeme's mod powers? There'll be lots of love...
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For those not being inundated with S92 emails, I thought I'd share this.
Hysterical response to Copyright changes rings alarms
Principal of Entertainment Law Firm, Dominion Law Chris Hocquard has this to contribute to the ongoing debate over the implementation of a Code of Conduct for ISPs relating to repeat infringers of copyright works.
``It's very difficult to understand the hysteria being generated by such a simple solution.
``The Government has acted calmly and reasonably...
``It is regrettable that certain minority interests are distorting the situation. It really does make you stop and wonder, what is it they are actually trying to protect, their customers or their income streams. If you have a business model based on the illegal trafficking of other peoples' property then perhaps it is time to revisit that model.
I know people are speaking highly of Chris Hocquard on the other thread, but for purposes of this one I'd just like to call
BINGO!
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Although I have been arguing for a while that deterrence doesn't work by adding a couple of years to a possible sentence (no offender would really be judging the risk that closely, assuming any of them fully understand the sentencing implications of their crime) - to work it has to be a really significant, well-known punishment.
They're not just not 'judging the risk that closely': by and large they don't know what the sentence IS. Ergo changing it isn't going to make the blindest bit of difference as far as deterrance goes. (Though because of the publicity obviously this bill is different.)
My experience (which admittedly is down the not 25 years end of the scale) is that people simply don't think they're going to get caught . Therefore the penalty is irrelevant.
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Does Emma collect a bonus for each "issue" that follows her plan?
I really need no further appreciation than the knowledge that the next time you hear someone trundling this stuff out, you think of me. OTOH, we could make a drinking game.
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Is the 'how to make a stupid law' thread an appropriate place to have a very peeved moment about the axing of the pay equity inquiries?
Gah. I'd love to see a figure for how much that actually saved them, so we can note how many times over they spend it in the next couple of weeks.