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Comment Re:Oh the Drivel You Will Spew (Score 1) 275

she put online herself and only she can be blamed for them coming back to bite her

I think it is interesting that the conversation turns to putting fault on the victim for not protecting his or herself rather than the turn that society has taken where nothing is off limits. Look no further than the competitive-strategy choice of reputation destruction over demonstration of competency. In an ideal world we wouldn't reward this behavior with our attention.

Comment Re:Bureaucrats (Score 0) 487

There may be a market for illegal goods, but there certainly is no real market for illegal information - it cannot be "used up", it can be reproduced for free and you cannot prevent reproduction using a legal construct like copyright.

There is a huge market for Illegal information. I assume that sexual stimulus works the same not matter what it is. It all gets old and must be replaced. Money can still be paid for these things but my guess is that new content is worth more.

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Submission + - Microsoft Unveils IE10 Platform Preview

adeelarshad82 writes: Microsoft surprised attendees at the Mix 11 conference with the introduction of Internet Explorer 10 platform preview. The release comes just four weeks after Microsoft unveiled IE9. According to Microsoft, IE10 builds on the performance breakthroughs and native HTML5 support developed for IE9, which will lead to the adoption of HTML5 with a long-term commitment to the standards process.

Comment Not uncommon surname (Score 0) 2

Truffa, Truffi, Truffo, and Truffolo can be found on some Italian surnames lists via Google search. Though the article doesn't say, I would guess the plaintiff's last name shares a root with whatever terms he is offended by. It's not hard to see where auto-complete might go if you start typing one of these.
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Submission + - Google loses autocomplete defamation case (zdnet.co.uk) 2

superglaze writes: Google has been found liable in an Italian court for defamatory comments made against an anonymous plaintiff — the complainant's name, when googled, elicited autocomplete suggestions that translate as "con man" and "fraud". Google was found not to qualify for EU 'safe harbour' protection because the autocomplete suggestions were deemed to be Google's own creation, and not something merely passing through its systems.

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