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Comment: Re:Yelp should idemnify her (Score 2) 424

by Rennt (#42211731) Attached to: Virginia Woman Is Sued For $750,000 After Writing Scathing Yelp Review
Before we get too excited about ruined businesses, it's best to remember that Yelp has a fairly enthusiastic but narrow user base. I'd be surprised if even 2% of the contractor's potential clients had read the review (before the Streisand Effect kicked in of course).

Comment: Re:I'm one of the people who's pretty angry... (Score 1) 553

by Rennt (#42138259) Attached to: New Humble Bundle Is Windows Only, DRM Games

The HIB grand experiment was in proving there was a demand for fair content. Child's Play are simply beneficiaries.

Certainly CP have enough avenues for donation already, it's not like people who want to donate are forced to do so through HIB. One has to assume that the reason HIB was successful was because of the business model, not the charities selected.

Comment: Re:I'm one of the people who's pretty angry... (Score 4, Insightful) 553

by Rennt (#42138003) Attached to: New Humble Bundle Is Windows Only, DRM Games

The support of Free, non-DRM software and indie developers is the charity, chief. The other guys are just icing on the cake. Not only have they dropped the indies and dropped the no-drm requirements, but they've they've dropped support of the EFF too!

If a new group had come along with a "support struggling AAA studios" charity then we might laugh, but they wouldn't be denounced for compromising their ideals.

Comment: Re:Tantrum? (Score 1) 287

On the jury thing... that's not actually a legal reason to throw out a verdict. Juror privilege protects them from allegations of misconduct, and the testimony of a juror is not enough to impeach the verdict. Basically, hostile and/or biased juries are known to be a weakness of the jury system, but it's just one we've decided to live with. If the defence could not get the case thrown out before they deliver their verdict, the verdict stands.

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