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ISPs Can't Be Forced to Filter Web Content

A European court has found that content holders cannot require Internet service providers to filter out pirated material.

Copyright holders can ask ISPs to block specific Web sites that include links to illegal content, but those ISPs cannot be required to troll the Web and sniff out pirated files themselves, according to a Thursday ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union.

The Strategy of Being Lucky

from Arrington Tells Entrepreneurs To Make Their Own Luck, Then Get Lucky

1. Luck plays a huge factor in everything in life.
2. You make your own luck ... you got to be in a position to be there when it happens
3. You make your own luck, but it’s still luck.
4. You put yourself in a position where something’s going to happen and if it didn’t work out you try again
5. If you fail it doesn’t mean you suck, it means the luck didn’t go your way and then you keep trying.
6. We shouldn’t pat ourselves on the back too much when we’re successful, because a lot of it is luck.

6 Things Jeff Bezos Knew Back in 1997

from 6 Things Jeff Bezos Knew Back in 1997 That Made Amazon a Gorilla

1. When you have a window of opportunity, go for the jugular – even if you have to exhaust a huge number of resources.
2. Think long-term meaning 5 – 7 years, not 5 – 7 months
3. Long-term market share is more important than short-term profits because without long-term market share there will be no long-term profits.
4. It’s ok to make mistakes but it’s not ok to be timid.
5. Obsess over Customers
6. Be first in a big market