Posts by Lyndon Hood
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fnaar!
And here was me thinking, fnord!
That sign is rather like something the MGT would write in the Illuminatus Trilogy.
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Illegal use of material on the Internet threatens the livelihood of writers, actors, directors, producers, musicians and artists.
We need legislation to protect this, and s92a does just that.
I don't think that pronoun refers to what you think it refers to.
And yeah, headline should be "South Pacific pictures supports some other part of the copyright act".
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Did we notice that Dylan Horrock's cartoon is now leading on the Pirate Bay?
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W00t.
Considering the Prime Minister said he'd 'seen a couple of articles' about the issue (or similar) this time last week that's quite an achievement.
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I know someone who's in a prison professionally. And I suspect (but naturally can't prove) that if you surveyed such people they would think this kind of law is a bad idea. Not least because it will make their job harder and more dangerous (and hence make it more difficult to get staff).
Sorry I've come late, but has anybody said what period that 72 people covers? Not that I think it works as a counterfactual; you have to assume there'd be no other murders in prison or extra murders committed by other people because the regime isn't designed to reduce escalating offending. Though admittedly, the actual people murdered in those cases would be different.
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You think?
Admittedly, I wasn't sure if the lad was referring to the quality of baristers' arguments or just implying they were practised rhetorical bullies.
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there's also a transcript of yesterday's Parliament question and Blogger Russell Brown vs entertainment lawyer Chris Hocquard. I haven't listened to the latter but it led the law student in the office to remark it's a bad idea to argue with barristers.
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images + speech audio
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0902/S00338.htmclare curran's proposed bill
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Vector cuts Auckland power in protest at Section 92A!
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I think Garret used aggravated robbery in his example 'scumbag' case in his speech on the bill, which would imply it was in there.