TrippaSnippa

@TrippaSnippa@aussie.zone

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament House, judge finds on balance of probabilities⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This was a defamation case, i.e. a civil case. Ten’s defence was that their imputation that Lehrmann raped Higgins was substantially true, so the judge had to rule on whether or not the rape happened. It is not a criminal conviction and there won’t be one in this case because the criminal trial was abandoned due to juror misconduct.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The push against wage rises has begun again – it’s an argument for Australia’s poorest workers to become poorer | Greg Jericho⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The chamber of commerce and other employer groups never want minimum or award wages to rise by more than inflation.

  I recall more than one year where they asked for minimum wage increases that were less than inflation. They don’t just want wages to stagnate, they want wages to decrease.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Having a low income is like being a kid again – though now every expense comes with guilt | Deirdre Fidge⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  GP fees have increased steadily over the last decade but the previous conservative Liberal/National coalition government froze the Medicare rebate in 2014 to try to force more of a user-pays system into place, which led more and more practices to stop bulk billing (only charging the rebate amount, meaning no cost to the patient). The current Labor government (ostensibly centre-left but arguably more centre-right now) has increased the rebate, but it hasn’t been enough to significantly reverse the trend yet. Specialist fees have always had an out of pocket cost in my adult lifetime (15-20 years).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Having a low income is like being a kid again – though now every expense comes with guilt | Deirdre Fidge⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Specialist fees (and nowadays a lot of GP fees for that matter) are not fully covered by the Medicare rebate. Typically you’ll pay about $300 for an standard consultation appointment and get not quite half of that back.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Investigative journalist friendlyjordies gets firebombed as a silencing tactic, police do nothing, eventually forcing them to take down their investigation.⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The bar for proving defamation is already high enough that there’s no risk of accidentally chilling honest political speech.

  Not in Australia, the bar for defo is stupidly low. The defendant basically has to prove their innocence. The law is fucked and the new “public interest” defence failed its first test in court. Defamation law is abused by the rich and powerful to suppress free speech and silence critics.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Peter Dutton calls for boycott of Woolworths after Australia Day merchandise dropped⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The less cheap plastic crap that will end up in landfill and waterways on the 27th the better. What a stupid thing to kick up a stink about. I know why he’s doing it but I’m sick of conservatives turning every little fucking thing into more culture war bullshit. Just fuck off already.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sokath, his eyes uncovered!⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Butterfly, the man’s hand outstretched.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Listen here you little shit...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I feel it’s important to add that the clip ends immediately after the Doctor slaps Paris.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Redditor when women⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  There are no men on the internet

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Used AI For A Dead Voice Actor’s Performance, With Permission⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  That is a trickier question. My gut feeling is that while it makes sense for a person’s likeness to enter the public domain after they die, it feels a bit morbid and disrespectful for it to become possible to start running AI generated ads of a celebrity the day that they die. I hate how long copyright lasts now, but I feel like there should be at least some period after someone dies before their likeness enters the public domain. I don’t know how long that should be, but definitely shorter than copyright currently is (which should also be much shorter).

  My other concern is that if studios can freely recreate dead celebrities then new talent won’t get a chance to make a name for themselves. Hollywood would much rather milk existing celebrities for every cent possible with AI (which is part of the reason for the SAG/AFTRA strike I guess). I don’t have an answer for this right now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Used AI For A Dead Voice Actor’s Performance, With Permission⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes and yes imo. A person’s voice is part of their likeness, and people should get to decide how their likeness is used and get paid for such usage.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Seamlessly photoshoped⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  “Essentially infinite” is a bit of a stretch. The minimum warranty period is 12 months but it is true that there’s no defined maximum period. The reasonably expected lifespan of a consumer good generally increases with its value. Manufacturers and retailers are free to offer further warranties in addition to the guaranteed warranty period under the consumer law but this does not reduce or replace your rights under the law.

  I will add that change of mind refunds are not covered by Australian consumer law and it is uncommon for retailers to accept them compared to the US. You can usually exchange something for another item of equivalent value or store credit, but you usually can’t buy a phone to try out and return it after 30 days for example.