I'm sure Scripps News Service will be assessed the lawful penalty for issuing a false DMCA takedown notice. Also, I believe in the Tooth Fairy.

Sadly, there are many politicians and regular people in this country who would say that with a straight face, and mean it.

And the feeling is mutual.

Or they'd start indiscriminately pepper-spraying people, knowing they wouldn't get charged for assault.

I thought everyone knew by now that if you send a nude photo of yourself to someone else in electronic form, it will inevitably end up on the internet.

"This sort of thing is exactly what diplomats do. They lobby other countries to take actions perceived as favorable for their own country" Oracle and Sun aren't the United States. Diplomats are supposed to lobby for our country's interest, not the interests of whatever companies made the biggest campaign contributions to politicians. If there's nothing to see here, why was this kept secret instead of done in the open?

What has changed was that some people started to insist on accountability for police officers. Before the early 1970s, they could pretty much do whatever they wanted and not be held accountable. That's changing, and some cops don't like it.

If you've finally realized that data in the cloud isn't secure if you don't handle the encryption yourself, then Anonymous has been successful. You should thank them for bringing it to your attention.

I'm more pissed that I have to removed everything, even my chapstick, cash, and boarding pass, from my pockets and remove my belt before going through the thing. Apparently it can see through clothing, but not a cloth belt. And no, I don't trust the people manning the x-ray machine not to steal whatever cash I had in my pocket. I'm not sure if this is a TSA rule or just the private contractors at ROC not knowing the procedure.

The people with the power to stop it are all profiting from it.

No kidding. We already have a Defense Department and a National Security Agency. Or is there a difference between the "nation" and the "homeland" that I'm unaware of?

Why is the Department of Homeland Security involved in copyright enforcement at all? It's not a national security issue. I can see parts of the Justice Department being involved, and certainly the FCC and the department of commerce. But Homeland Security? Aren't they supposed to defend the country from physical attacks by enemies? Forgive me if this has been asked and answered.

How is "law-abiding" a measure of success?

If you really think the US is a force for reform in Zimbabwe or anywhere else then you need to send me some of what you are smoking.