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  1. Re:This isn't too surprising by ivan1011001 · · Score: 1 · on Malware Installed by LiveJournal Ad

    uh... dude, wtf. are you referring to me? I certainly am not a tool for microsoft and i agree with you 100% (except for me being a shill for microsoft). Reread what a wrote. if you have anymore difficulty understanding it, ask someone, or call 1-800-532-3607.

  2. Grammar Checker - Starter Edition by Fastball · · Score: 1 · on A Useful Grammar Checker?

    Can be found here.

  3. Re:What does mobilizing foreign police actually me by prisoner-of-enigma · · Score: 1 · on Following up on Torrent Shutdowns
    I didn't realise parody was in the Constitution, but you are dodging the point, as the Constitution is not the only law in the land. From copyright.gov:

    I don't think it is actually called out in the Constitution, but the Supreme Court has established it as a protected right covered under free speech.

    So you can copy and distribute stuff, and it does depend on the circumstances. Huh. That sounds almost identical to what I said, doesn't it?

    Key emphasis on the "almost" there, AC. Your statement, quoted exactly, said "it's not true at all." Something "not true at all" is false. However, my statements were not false and you've even provided evidence to support that in your own follow-up posts. If you'd said something like "that's not entirely true" I would've had no beef with it, but your very first sentence made it seem like everything I stated was false. You should be more careful in your blanket statements.

    You have an overly-narrow definition of parody. Parody may include copying, for instance rearranging video footage for ironic purposes.

    You seem to have an odd understanding of the English language. I used the phrase "imitation" of the real thing. Merriam-Websters defines imitation as:

    Main Entry: 1imitation

    Pronunciation: "i-m&-'tA-sh&n
    Function: noun
    1 : an act or instance of imitating
    2 : something produced as a copy : COUNTERFEIT
    3 : a literary work designed to reproduce the style of another author
    4 : the repetition by one voice of a melody, phrase, or motive stated earlier in the composition by a different voice
    5 : the quality of an object in possessing some of the nature or attributes of a transcendent idea
    6 : the assumption of behavior observed in other individuals

    and just to make sure I'm not misusing "imitation," let's see what Merriam-Websters has to say about "parody":

    Main Entry: 1parody

    Pronunciation: 'par-&-dE
    Function: noun
    Inflected Form(s): plural -dies
    Etymology: Latin parodia, from Greek parOidia, from para- + aidein to sing -- more at ODE
    1 : a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
    2 : a feeble or ridiculous imitation

    Hmmmm...seems MW thinks the "imitation" thing is so useful it's used twice in the definition. Far from me having an overly-narrow definition of parody, you seem to have an overly-narrow definition of "imitation."

    That depends on the context. Given the right context, I believe John Cage's 4'33" could be parodied with a bit-for-bit copy, although personally I don't believe that it merits copyright protection in the first place.

    Remind me again why you claimed this "[isn't] true at all"? You're actually re-affirming what I said, just in case you're unaware of it.

    However, I was only using parody as an example. Fair use doesn't just cover parody.

    I never said it did, but Fair Use is not law, it is a concept, a principle. As your very own Stanford link shows, Fair Use is quite the gray area, open to lots of interpretation. Further, you can be sued for infringement even if you feel what you're doing is within Fair Use. The court will decide on a case-by-case basis whether or not you're really infringing, and screaming "but it's Fair Use" is not a defense likely to win the day.

    You claimed that you can't copy and distribute legally. That isn't true at all, and if you read the two links I've provided, you will see that.

    Your eye doctor needs to be fired. Or perhaps a shipment of Hooked on Phonics is in order. I did not claim you can't copy and distribute legally, I claimed you can't copy and distribute copyrighted works without permission of the copyright holder. Here, let me quote the original post just in case your memory is as bad as your ju

  4. Spelling 101 by Icephreak1 · · Score: 2, Informative · on What Is The Future of PNG?

    My hope would be that at this point PNG can stand on its own technical merits, rather then on ideological merits

    The word is "than", not "then". And while I'm here, it's "definitely", not "definately", "your" is not a substitute for "you are" and vice versa, and we certainly don't make plurals of words by tacking on an apostrophe followed by an S. We also don't use the word "where" in place of "were". We also spell "you" fully rather than using "U", and we should read more.

    - IP

  5. Re:Kids these days... by shyster · · Score: 2 · on "L33T" Speak Invades Schools
    Most poor spellers aren't so because they haven't memorized enough words. They don't know *why* words are spelled a particular way because they don't understand the principles and history of their language.

    3 words for you...'Hooked on Phonics'.

    Poor spellers and IM Chat are totally different things, though. Poor spellers have trouble memorizing (or were never taught) the rules of phonics, and so they can only spell the words that are familiar to them. IM Chat is a lazy way to save time and effort typing in an effort to converse in somewhat realtime.

    Have you ever chatted with a slow typist? It's MADDENING. I can't figure out which is more maddening: the old style BBS chatrooms where you could actually see the other guy type 1 character every 5 seconds (and then backspace over his mistakes), or the unending wait for a new message (Is he still there? Did he go to the bathroom? Did my net connection go down again?) on new chat programs.

    IM Chat and l33t sp3^k are different too, though. L33t-speak is a sort of 'code' for the initiated, it doesn't save time or typing (it actually takes more time, since characters and numbers are not meant to be used that much) but it looks 'cool'...kind of like gang tagging.

    I have no problem with basic (u,r,brb,[g], etc.) IM chat in an informal, realtime, or computer related (discussion board, email, etc.) setting, but formal papers should be written in (semi)proper English. L33t speak should be confined to L33t hangouts or conversations with other 3-L33t5.

    And everyone should be able to type a decent WPM so that chats are easier, and people are more willing to correct their mistakes. I don't touchtype (I have a somewhat wierd variation of the two finger typing...somewhere around 3 or 4 fingers) but I type about 60WPM corrected. I make a lot of mistakes typing, but take the time to correct them.

  6. Re:If a tree.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny · on Copyright Battle Over Nothing

    HEAR it, you fuck.

  7. Re:Not a "Rogue State?" by Shoten · · Score: 1 · on Denmark Poised to Legalize Music Sharing

    Ah, I see that my post was modded down for being "offtopic." I seem to remember the submission having the following line:

    And what with Denmark being an EU member, nobody will dare call them a rogue state or something.

    Might I helpfully suggest a website to the moderator in question...