"We made difficult decisions. For the benefit of the shareholders. We are the true heros."

tvguy wrote:

yup and now we have a possible terrorist incident of someone driving into a Xmas market in Germany with at least 1 dead and dozens injured.  More "breaking news".

No local angle yet, so no all-hands-on-deck, though it could cheaply be exploited as a War on Christmas/War on Whites conflict for the benefit of the average 640 listener.

RadioActive wrote:

I found this odd, as well. Why should a judge's ruling in one country apply worldwide? It makes no real sense. I get that it could be banned in Brazil. But where does he get the authority to issue a worldwide ban? Unless it's the record company's decision. 

Still, the fact the videos are still up all over YouTube proves the ruling hasn't worked. 

Counterpoint - region coding on blu rays and DVDs. Not a 'legal' example of extra-national jurisdiction, but an established restraint on distribution.

A hundred-or-so years ago, Bram Stoker's widow got sand up her ass about an unauthorised German film adaptation of Dracula. She won the legal dispute and all copies of the film were ordered destroyed. 

Luckily some prints survived, and 'Nosferatu' is hailed today as a cinema classic.
 

Binson Echorec wrote:

I'm not sure if I even have a layman's understanding of copyright law but this just seems wild to me.

It began as an honest attempt to protect creators. Then Disney got hold of it.

The best year for music was clearly when I was young, fit and hip.

That's sad. He was a class act.

You won't believe what those limeys call eggplants. No wonder they lost their Empire.

Glen Warren wrote:

Chrisphen wrote:

I recall seeing a Pioneer flatscreen for sale at Bay Bloor radio for $60 000. I think it was in 1996.

Do you recall what the diagonal screen size was?

I do know that in 1999, the cost for a 42" Fujitsu plasma flat screen was in range of $15,000.00   strictly a monitor only, no RF NTSC tuner, a couple of composite video inputs, and a set of component video inputs and iirc, one VGA input. 
 

Pretty sure it was under 40 inches. As Radioactive noted, it could've been displayed at that price for effect, but this was at a posh shop in a frou-frou area of town that was film fest central at the time. I'm sure they moved some product.

He's no Nestor Pistor.

ToRon wrote:

Marci brought down Avery Haines 25 ys ago with same turd routine at ctv news
shes an opportunist who sees racism whenever it helps her advance

ROFL Avery Haines brought Avery Haines down by forgetting that the mic is always hot. No racism involved, just amateurism, Tron.

Thankfully she had insistent supporters, and her subsequent professional choices have been less fraught.

Edit: According to Frank Magazine at the time she got pissy about her contemporary co-worker Dave Agar cruisiung porn on office computers. Not sure who on this board would know, though. Political correctness overload?
 

I don't know....Ben sounds pretty woke to me rather than politically correct. He should take it to the human rights tribunal - they might be able to mete out some form of justice.

This marks the second time I've seen or heard his work. The first time was a memorable television moment - he was on the red carpet at the Oscars desperately trying to keep the excitement level up as guests passed by ignoring him.

newsguy1 wrote:

Why do people still interview Kevin O'Leary.  He blew all credibility years ago when he pretended to run for prime minister, only to pathetically drop out.
But not before one horrendous gaffe when he was interviewed outside the Parliament buildings in Ottawa and referred to being on "Capitol Hill."
 

I think it's his enormous personal charisma, though his astute nautical prowess is also without peer.
 

Does she need to do better? She gave airtime to Frum. Yeah she sure as fuck needs to do better. Drunken bush-league judgement on her part. Who will she platform next? Sue-Ann Levy? What an embarrassment.

EDIT: Half the time she can't be bothered to show up to her CFRB show. 

My missive is purely tongue-in-cheek, though I was surprised to hear the term used in a news report (and correctly credited to Cory Doctorow).

Censorship can stimulate creativity. The safe-for-TV edit of 'The Big Lebowski' is another great example.

Shorty Wave wrote:

 
In my opinion, it is poor form to criticize anyone who is raising funds for a legitimate charity

Just this morning Moore spoke dismissively of an event put on by Crohn’s and Colitis Canada as a 'stunt'. I guess some charities are more equal than others.