Lawsuits are seldom encumbered by the truth.

Look at it this way- the recording and movie industries in America have tried for years to get court verdicts in their favor and have had one notable success (J Thomas, which is still under appeal if I'm not mistaken) out of the tens of thousands of cases they have pursued. Proving what was downloaded and by whom is nearly impossible, especially using the illegal means they use to collect the data in the first place.Having failed at litigation and unable to provide admissible evidence for criminal investigations the industry is now trying to notify ISPs using illegally obtained evidence that won't stand up in court, that you are file sharing and have them disconnect you from the internet. That doesn't seem right to me.

I disagree. I think arguing over evolution vs intelligent design is like arguing over what type of hammer a carpenter used to build your house. I find the possibility of all this just being a cosmic accident much less likely than it being the thoughtful creation of a superior being. I also counter the question of proving God's existence with the challenge of telling me what happened a microsecond before the big bang. Faith is not equal to ignorance, it is more equal to hope.

I think in a case like this, the Pirate Bay's lawyer should be seeking more than a mistrial. He should seek a reversal of the verdict and an end to all this. The Swedish government had it's bite at the apple and chose to use biased prosecutors and judges. (It seems a case for malicious prosecution could be made with the prosecutors and the judge in collusion with the copyright industry.) I would love to see them jailed and the pirates go free.

I find it amusing that NASA finds 'Colbert' distasteful, yet are willing to name it after a ship on a science fiction show that gained cult popularity. The Browncoats are soooo disappointed.

I think the real gain will be to Synchnotron. Science Fiction writers have quite a track record for predicting both future trends and future technology.

But your popcorn always burns.

Yosimete Sam would be perfect, but would he give up his Sherrif's job?

First question- How many of you use encrypted passwords and secure procedures in your online transactions? Next question- do you have a lock on your mailbox? Most identity theft is done in the physical world through the simple theft of mail.

I think the point of this law is to give the authorities another charge to level against repeat offenders when they seize their computer and find an account that they didn't register.

But don't they transport the CFL bulbs one at a time in an otherwise empty ship?

They overbuilt the system. They are suffering from trying too hard. This is what happens when you let geeks design products.

Part of the condition of their release from prison is that they give up rights that you and I take for granted and treasure. They wanted to put their dick where it didn't belong so much that they were willing to risk those rights. They gambled and lost, so to hell with them. I hope they put RFID chips in them and track them like the animals they are.

The constitution doesn't give anyone the right to illegally pursue someone in court. If they can legally pursue a case, great, but gathering evidence through illegal means renders that evidence inadmissable in most instances. Their constitutional rights end where mine begins, and vice versa.