Nick Dynice

See all yall there.Read more comments by Nick […]

I the concept of property really a human instinct? Why habe there been cultures that have no word for "property"? I can see there has been some writing on the subject.I don't see any mention of property in the Constitution, Article 1, Section 8. So I don't see how there is a clash. […]

http://techdirt.com/article.php?sid=20090324/1439024238#c3711. How is Choruss not like a Trojan Horse on the technology of education, where Choruss can have control over a network that could theoretically grow tighter?2. What will stops grandstandy, RIAA-sponsored legislators from passing a law that uses the logic: […]

Here is my remix of Helprin's quote:So here we have a city -- the hypothetical city and New York itself -- deeply dependent upon what innovationright protects but unaware of the threat it faces, even as, sector by sector, it begins to fall. Are you -- were you -- in the buggy whip business? Are you, […]

Wow, the most seminal Techdirt posts of the last 5 years or so in a great presentation! Congrats, Mike! :) I'll be sending this to many people.Read more comments by Nick […]

Irving Azoff, manager of the Smashing Pumpkins and CEO of Ticketmaster, is one of the forces behind musicFIRST coalition. This has nothing to do with musician rights, and everything to do with funneling money to profiteers. http://techdirt.com/articles/20090312/1725054102.shtmlRead more comments by Nick […]

Unfortunately for McGuinnes, there is no "viable economic alternative," there is only death.Where was McGuinnes when the horse and buggy industry was limited down to a couple hundred Amish families in Pennsylvania when Henry Ford came along? They could have used a cry baby like him.Read more comments b […]

Hey Mikey, don't get all Seth Godin/Cluetrain Manifesto on us! I go to other blogs for that! j/k.Wierd Harold, I am one of Mike's experts, and I have been out of school for 10 years. Insights from young people are exactly what we need. When was the last time someone over 35 came up with a […]

Damn it! I should have ditched work to go. I was hoping the BB post would get at least one of us there.Read more comments by Nick […]

The problem with using plagiarism today is the moral climate against it and the probability of being found out due to the ease of open communication (the internet). I think society could benefit if everyone was not so uptight about it. Most people think attribution and ownership is more important than so […]

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