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TechDirt 6 hours ago:
Cool New Platform For Supporting Artists: Patreon, From Jack Conte -
I'm obviously a big fan of crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter, but I've always argued that it's just one of many models that content creators can use to succeed today.TechDirt 10 hours ago:
Modest Proposal: Going Piracy Neutral -
Here's an amusing one out of the UK. Nick Henderson has created something of a Swiftian "modest proposal" for people who feel guilty about infringement.TechDirt 12 hours ago:
DailyDirt: Graduation Advice To Remember -
Maybe you remember your graduation. Maybe you don't. If you were lucky, you graduated college and knew exactly what you wanted to do.TechDirt 13 hours ago:
New Bill Would Stop Patent Trolls From Hiding Behind Shell Companies -
We've talked in the past about how patent trolling operations love to use shell companies to hide who actually owns the patents.TechDirt 14 hours ago:
Eric Schmidt Still A Fan Of Figuring Out A Way To Erase The Past -
Back in 2010, we wrote about Google's Eric Schmidt suggesting that in the future kids might change their names as they reach adulthood in order to disconnect their present-selves from their youthful indiscretions that were recorded permanently online.TechDirt 15 hours ago:
Chinese Hacks Of Google Database Of Surveillance Targets Highlight How Dumb Technology Backdoors Are -
We've argued for quite some time that law enforcement's desire to require backdoors for wiretapping in all electronic communications is really dumb, because it won't just be law enforcement using it (and, when they use it, it won't just be for legitimate purposes).TechDirt 16 hours ago:
Released Video From Silva Beating Shows His Last Moments; Video Of Actual Beating Still Missing -
A pair of the cell phone recordings of the David Silva beating have been released by attorney Daniel Rodriguez.
TechDirt 17 hours ago:
AT&T Says You Can Use Any Video Streaming App You Want... Just As Soon As It Can Get The Meter Running -
AT&T isn't going to let something like "net neutrality" slow it down from shaking every spare cent out of its customer base.
TechDirt 18 hours ago:
Reporters Find Exposed Personal Data Via Google, Threatened With CFAA Charges -
In a story that sounds mighty similar to the Andrew "weev" Aurenheimer situation, two reporters from the Scripps News service have been told that they may be hit with Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) charges after a Google search they did turned up personal data on 170,000 customers that two telcos left exposed.TechDirt 19 hours ago:
