Sure. Now the Netherlands needs to identify an individual they suspect of the crime and request their extradition. How do you think that will go?

British and American laws don't have jurisdiction over computers in the Netherlands.

Gemalto is in the Netherlands. It's entirely legal for the NSA and GCHQ to do anything they want outside of their home countries. They were both chartered 60+ years ago to spy on foreign communications. You can certainly argue that this attack was unethical, or a bad idea, and it was definitely illegal under Dutch law- but it was legal under British and American law.

I was genuinely curious.

You wrote "IP should no longer be respected." I'll bet a dollar that your income is dependent on IP laws.

Besides Chevron owning NiMH battery patents, what other examples can you cite?

Because I can cite a big fat counterexample. Lithium Ion batteries strong enough to power a car were developed by Exxon.

http://www.chron.com/business/article/Exxon-to-unveil-hybrid-car-battery-breakthrough-1811103.php

Cool. How do you pay your bills and put food on your table?

Then you need new glasses or retinas or something. The difference between 720 and 1080 is massive.

So Sharp was the only company at CES that knows how to calibrate their TVs?

Nope. I saw an 8K video at CES. It's jaw dropping, like looking out a window. It's clearly superior to 4K.

If you had bought bitcoins a year ago, a million dollars could have made you a thousandaire.

A defense lawyer has to expect the prosecution to object to everything.

"The judge sustained some, but overruled most of the objections."

So it doesn't sound like those objections had much of an impact, other than being obnoxious.

"In the following weeks, the defense would attempt to call Steven M. Bellovin, a professor at Columbia University’s computer science department, to testify on—among other things—Linux kernel versions.

The judge ruled that they had not complied with the appropriate disclosure requirements, and Bellovin was not allowed to testify."

I don't know what relevance the Linux kernel versions might have had on the case. Regardless, the defense lawyer seems to have screwed up badly.

I was shocked at how bad Ulbricht's defense was. They threw out two theories, hoping to raise reasonable doubt, and both were trounced by the government's evidence. Even if Ulbricht had really sold the site shortly after creating it and then was invited back recently to be the fall guy- he's still guilty of the conspiracies he was charged with because he came back in an admin role.

I assume he picked his own lawyer and didn't have a public defender, but they were terrible. If you know you're going to court with a dog shit defense, just plead guilty and hope for leniency. Maybe the lawyer advised that and Ulbricht refused.

Which bullshit site is telling you this? Because it's not true. This covers both mobile and fixed cable internet service. Comcast is fighting against it tooth and nail.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2015/02/04/383520623/after-months-of-debate-fcc-poised-to-unveil-internet-rules

That's utterly not true.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/fcc-chairman-proposes-utility-like-regulation-for-broadband-1423068563

"Mr. Wheeler’s plan would regulate mobile and fixed broadband providers under Title II of telecommunications law, the provision that applies to common carriers. The broadband industry has been strongly opposed to using Title II, arguing it would saddle companies with outdated regulations and depress investment in upgrading their networks."

Apple never bought GTAT. GTAT's old management was entirely responsible for those jobs being lost.