Geekzone: technology news, blogs, forums
Guest
Welcome Guest.
You haven't logged in yet. If you don't have an account you can register now.


View this topic in a long page with up to 500 replies per page Create new topic
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
eracode
Smpl Mnmlst
8755 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified
Trusted
Subscriber

  #1619618 30-Aug-2016 12:54
Send private message

It will start tomorrow and will be delayed 20 mins to allow for censorship if needed.





Sometimes I just sit and think. Other times I just sit.


 
 
 
 

Send money globally for less with Wise - one free transfer up to NZ$900 (affiliate link).
Rikkitic

Awrrr
18602 posts

Uber Geek

Lifetime subscriber

  #1619621 30-Aug-2016 12:55
Send private message

Yes, support the principle, not the man. I never did understand the over the top Rambo-style raid with the armed commandos, helicopters and the whole shebang. Why didn't they just have an ordinary cop knock on the door in the normal way? Was this done for American reality television? Was our supposedly impartial justice system trying to suck up to Big Brother? 

 

Other than that, I think Dotcom has done a lot to bring some colour into our lives. For that alone, I am grateful to him. Some figures are just larger than life.

 

And it is worth remembering that, at worst, his crime is copyright violation. How many here can honestly say they have not been guilty of that at some point in their lives? He just did it on a larger scale, like everything he does. There are a lot of other people here I would much rather gift to America.

 

 





Plesse igmore amd axxept applogies in adbance fir anu typos

 


 


nathan
5695 posts

Uber Geek
Inactive user


  #1619629 30-Aug-2016 13:02
Send private message

there's a difference between you as an "end-user" downloading "free" movies and creating a business model based around others uploading and downloading movies.




Rikkitic

Awrrr
18602 posts

Uber Geek

Lifetime subscriber

  #1619643 30-Aug-2016 13:10
Send private message

nathan:

 

there's a difference between you as an "end-user" downloading "free" movies and creating a business model based around others uploading and downloading movies.

 

 

Agree, but he's still not in the same league as a murderer or terrorist or meth manufacturer but if he goes to America that is how he will be treated.

 

 





Plesse igmore amd axxept applogies in adbance fir anu typos

 


 


rb99
3407 posts

Uber Geek

Lifetime subscriber

  #1619650 30-Aug-2016 13:23
Send private message

Isn't he charged with money laundering or racketeering or something (don't really know, can't say I've kept myself informed). Bit of an over-reaction for some of your customers breaking copyright, but then Hollywood is in America...





“The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.” -John Kenneth Galbraith

 

rb99


loceff13
1059 posts

Uber Geek


  #1619651 30-Aug-2016 13:24
Send private message

I'll wave him off if I see him at the airport

 

 


nathan
5695 posts

Uber Geek
Inactive user


  #1619652 30-Aug-2016 13:27
Send private message

should've thought about that before lying about your previous convictions to Immigration NZ and coming here thinking NZ was a soft-touch




nathan
5695 posts

Uber Geek
Inactive user


  #1619655 30-Aug-2016 13:30
Send private message

rb99:

 

Isn't he charged with money laundering or racketeering or something (don't really know, can't say I've kept myself informed). Bit of an over-reaction for some of your customers breaking copyright, but then Hollywood is in America...

 

 

 

 

we can all hate Hollywood as much as we like, but I'm sure we'd all be annoyed if it was our intellectual property being stolen


Paul1977
5005 posts

Uber Geek


  #1619656 30-Aug-2016 13:40
Send private message

rb99:

 

Isn't he charged with money laundering or racketeering or something (don't really know, can't say I've kept myself informed). Bit of an over-reaction for some of your customers breaking copyright, but then Hollywood is in America...

 

 

I haven't kept up to date with it either, but as far as copyright violation charges go it seems to me he was just making it easier for others to break the law, but was he actually breaking the law himself? Not saying that what he did was right, but was was it illegal?

 

If I send something illegal via NZ post, is NZ post liable for the fact that I committed a crime?

 

In America why aren't gun shop owners held responsible for selling guns to mass shooters? Why aren't the legislators who make it so easy to get guns held accountable?


Rikkitic

Awrrr
18602 posts

Uber Geek

Lifetime subscriber

  #1619657 30-Aug-2016 13:41
Send private message

nathan:

 

rb99:

 

Isn't he charged with money laundering or racketeering or something (don't really know, can't say I've kept myself informed). Bit of an over-reaction for some of your customers breaking copyright, but then Hollywood is in America...

 

 

 

 

we can all hate Hollywood as much as we like, but I'm sure we'd all be annoyed if it was our intellectual property being stolen

 

 

I think we have had this discussion before. There are different ways of defining intellectual property and also different ways of defining theft. 

 

 





Plesse igmore amd axxept applogies in adbance fir anu typos

 


 


MikeB4
18435 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified
Trusted

  #1619658 30-Aug-2016 13:43
Send private message

I feel rightly or wrongly the Dot-com is taking the piss out of New Zealand.

Rikkitic

Awrrr
18602 posts

Uber Geek

Lifetime subscriber

  #1619659 30-Aug-2016 13:43
Send private message

You may well be right. I still think he has entertainment value. 

 

 





Plesse igmore amd axxept applogies in adbance fir anu typos

 


 


MikeB4
18435 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified
Trusted

  #1619660 30-Aug-2016 13:44
Send private message

Rikkitic:

nathan:


rb99:


Isn't he charged with money laundering or racketeering or something (don't really know, can't say I've kept myself informed). Bit of an over-reaction for some of your customers breaking copyright, but then Hollywood is in America...



 


we can all hate Hollywood as much as we like, but I'm sure we'd all be annoyed if it was our intellectual property being stolen



I think we have had this discussion before. There are different ways of defining intellectual property and also different ways of defining theft. 


 



The definition that counts is the definition the court will make.

networkn
Networkn
32239 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified
Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

  #1619664 30-Aug-2016 13:47
Send private message

Given the TPP is dead, and I believe it was a motivating factor in NZ assisting the way they did, I do wonder how much support the US is going to get from NZ Authorities in any remaining process. 

 

 


rb99
3407 posts

Uber Geek

Lifetime subscriber

  #1619665 30-Aug-2016 13:48
Send private message

nathan:

 

rb99:

 

Isn't he charged with money laundering or racketeering or something (don't really know, can't say I've kept myself informed). Bit of an over-reaction for some of your customers breaking copyright, but then Hollywood is in America...

 

 

 

 

we can all hate Hollywood as much as we like, but I'm sure we'd all be annoyed if it was our intellectual property being stolen

 

 

 

 

Well true, but I was more wondering how relentless the pursuit would be if he was suspected of infringing the copyright on Enid Blogs memoirs of life in Manitoba during the Great Bruusel Sprout Blight of the 1870's.





“The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.” -John Kenneth Galbraith

 

rb99


1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
View this topic in a long page with up to 500 replies per page Create new topic





News and reviews »

Bolt Launches in New Zealand
Posted 11-Jun-2025 00:00


Suunto Run Review
Posted 10-Jun-2025 10:44


Freeview Satellite TV Brings HD Viewing to More New Zealanders
Posted 5-Jun-2025 11:50


HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14-inch Review
Posted 3-Jun-2025 14:40


Flip Phones Are Back as HMD Reimagines an Iconic Style
Posted 30-May-2025 17:06


Hundreds of School Students Receive Laptops Through Spark Partnership With Quadrent's Green Lease
Posted 30-May-2025 16:57


AI Report Reveals Trust Is Key to Unlocking Its Potential in Aotearoa
Posted 30-May-2025 16:55


Galaxy Tab S10 FE Series Brings Intelligent Experiences to the Forefront with Premium, Versatile Design
Posted 30-May-2025 16:14


New OPPO Watch X2 Launches in New Zealand
Posted 29-May-2025 16:08


Synology Premiers a New Lineup of Advanced Data Management Solutions
Posted 29-May-2025 16:04


Dyson Launches Its Slimmest Vaccum Cleaner PencilVac
Posted 29-May-2025 15:50


OPPO Reno13 Pro 5G Review 
Posted 29-May-2025 15:33


Logitech Introduces New G522 Gaming Headset
Posted 21-May-2025 19:01


LG Announces New Ultragear OLED Range for 2025
Posted 20-May-2025 16:35


Sandisk Raises the Bar With WD_BLACK SN8100 NVME SSD
Posted 20-May-2025 16:29









Geekzone Live »

Try automatic live updates from Geekzone directly in your browser, without refreshing the page, with Geekzone Live now.



Are you subscribed to our RSS feed? You can download the latest headlines and summaries from our stories directly to your computer or smartphone by using a feed reader.







GoodSync is the easiest file sync and backup for Windows and Mac