DISQUS

The only reason it's crumbling is because people, especially many IP lawyers, simply do not understand new media and the new way people digest media. They're stuck in an old world business model and most likely always will be because "if it ain't broke..." applies quite well.

I receive takedowns every single day at work, almost all of them illegal (in the fact that they're not properly formatted, lack certain criteria per 17USC, etc.), and almost all get dropped because people simply do not understand what the DMCA is. They think "well, that's my stuff, it's copyrighted, I want it taken down now" and are under the assumption -- thanks to MSM -- that all it takes is an email and an assertation. Most of them then quickly realize that there's a lot more to it and simply drop the takedown because it's fallacious at best (the most humorous one was a lady constantly whined to take down a LOLcat of her cat and was threatening to sue) or downright fool-hardy at least.

This debacle about Hartwell continues to show that people are largely ignorant of the law, this goes for both sides of the debate. TRS misunderstood Fair Use, and Lane, well that's all over the place so I don't need to repeat it.

Ignorance of the law is no excuse for abuse of the law.

Actually, starting a blog isn't like starting a business. Starting a blog is like writing in a paper journal, and that's not very business-like is it? Positioning yourself as a guru or otherwise expert in something on your blog is like starting a business. You've got to be shrewd and write interesting things.

This function has been available in GCal for months. I've been getting SMS messages for my events since at least March.