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  1. It's clearly out of copyright by wylderide · · Score: 2 · on "Happy Birthday" Hits Sour Notes When It Comes To Song's Free Use

    The melody is surely public domain based on Good Morning to All and putting new lyrics on it doesn't change that. That's why the rights reverted to the authors of Good Morning to All. You can't have it both ways. Haha, just kidding, a corporation wants it both ways, so the government will be happy to bend over for them. Still, if you want alternatives: http://mycloudplayers.com/?id=... http://users.aei.ca/robr/Birth... http://users.aei.ca/robr/Birth... http://users.aei.ca/robr/Happy...

  2. It's clearly out of copyright by wylderide · · Score: 2 · on "Happy Birthday" Hits Sour Notes When It Comes To Song's Free Use

    The melody is surely public domain based on Good Morning to All and putting new lyrics on it doesn't change that. That's why the rights reverted to the authors of Good Morning to All. You can't have it both ways. Haha, just kidding, a corporation wants it both ways, so the government will be happy to bend over for them. Still, if you want alternatives: http://mycloudplayers.com/?id=... http://users.aei.ca/robr/Birth... http://users.aei.ca/robr/Birth... http://users.aei.ca/robr/Happy...

  3. It's clearly out of copyright by wylderide · · Score: 2 · on "Happy Birthday" Hits Sour Notes When It Comes To Song's Free Use

    The melody is surely public domain based on Good Morning to All and putting new lyrics on it doesn't change that. That's why the rights reverted to the authors of Good Morning to All. You can't have it both ways. Haha, just kidding, a corporation wants it both ways, so the government will be happy to bend over for them. Still, if you want alternatives: http://mycloudplayers.com/?id=... http://users.aei.ca/robr/Birth... http://users.aei.ca/robr/Birth... http://users.aei.ca/robr/Happy...

  4. Re:Copy cats by pnot · · Score: 2, Interesting · on New Wide-Angle Telescope to Capture Night Sky

    So this new telescope is no big deal, especially since it will only about half of the sky visible to PAN-STARRS since this new thingy will be in the very southern hemisphere, rather than Hawaii.

    Gosh, sounds like someone's got a case of gigapixel envy! As a matter of fact, this telescope will be at a latitude of thirty degrees south, (cf. Hawaii's twenty degrees north) -- hardly the "very southern hemisphere".

    Take it easy; as you point out, the Hawaii telescope will be online sooner, but the Chile one will have much higher resolution, so I'm sure there's room for them both in the world of astronomy. And since (as you also point out) PAN-STARR already has funding, it's not as if they're in competition for funds.

  5. Re:Why are there so many angry users? by just+fiddling+around · · Score: 1 · on UK ISP Imposes Download Limits
    You have to note that the Videotron Internet service costs about 40$ CANADIAN, which equates to about 16 GBP. This means you get 1/3 the service for 1/4 the price.

    Do the math, you are better off. For 85$ CAN (about 35 GBP), you can get 1.5 Mbps (bits, not bytes) service, unlimited upload AND download from a national provider and keep a healthy 50$ in your pocket after taxes. I completely understand the ire of those british people. Of course, shopping around is a good idea because some people want to rip you off and cap you to death.

    I am not affiliated with either of the abovementioned companies, I have just used their services in the past or the present.
  6. 3.5Mbps for $32/month by red_gnom · · Score: 5, Interesting · on AT&T Broadband Introduces Tiered Pricing
    In Canada, company called AEI offers 3.5 Mbps download speed and 800 Kbps upload speed ADSL for $50 Canadian/month (US$32).

    The link is over here here