I generally agree with you, except that FB is not like real estate. Real estate can be counted on to last into the indefinite future. You can't say the same thing about FB. Calculating future value of real estate is is a much lesser gamble than calculating the future value of FB.
The other problem is that real estate is (loosely speaking) dirt. FB stock is not like dirt. If you own dirt, each clod has a market value that is defined by the market. If you own FB stock, you the value of each share is defined by the market AND by the number of future shares that FB decides that they want to issue.
If Google weren't acting so evil lately, I'd probably be there. I don't see that they are any better than Facebook--especially since they are reading all my emails.
I really am sympathetic. But if the feds let him out, he's just going to do the exact same thing all over again. I don't think the poor guy can help it.
I'd need to look at the jury instructions, but it might also be that the judge was uncomfortable making a ruling on the 'copyrightability' of the APIs because he was uncertain of the relevant facts. In that case, it is possible that he would wait until the jury decided those facts before ruling on the 'copyrightability' question.
Otherwise, I don't know why he'd defer his decision until after the trial.
There is some difference between a contractor and an employee. I don't think it makes any difference ethically, but it makes a bit of a difference in the quality of a slashdot story.
A long long time ago I can still remember how That number used to make me smile And I knew if I had my chance That I could make those lawyers dance And maybe they'd be happy for a while But March 14th made me shiver With every digit I'd deliver Bad news in the courtroom I couldn't take one more suit I can't remember if I cried When I read the words the judge opined But something touched me deep inside
The day the copyright died.
Bye, bye to copyrighted Pi Drove my Chevy to the courthouse where the lawyers would fight But them good ole boys were thinking common sense was all right Singin' this'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die
I copied it (made a slight edit)!! Whatcha gonna do about it?
I read several of the books until I came to the conclusion that Orson Scott Card's books, while often entertaining, contain a really ugly fascist streak. I got disgusted after about the third Ender book and put Card's books down, probably forever. However, other people like his books.
This isn't about free choice, however. This is about a teacher and a captive audience.
I wouldn't want my kid exposed to Orson Scott Card's crap, unless the kid chooses it himself (and we could discuss the themes). I would never want Orson Scott Card forced on ANY captive audience.
The MPAA's brief appears to be more stupidity than hypocrisy (or they're just milking their client). Their argument against the amicus brief is a presentation of the best reason why the amicus brief should be accepted.
I doubt the judge will give him much time, if any. The kid was extremely cruel and he picked on a particularly vulnerable kid. If I have a choice, I don't want him in my country.
Ravi did acts so bad and mean that, had he done it to another person, the other person would have killed Ravi rather than killing himself.
We have laws like this to keep people from seeking violent self-help.
Slashdot Mirror
The lawyers got their "cause" and Mr. Tenenbaum got screwed.
I generally agree with you, except that FB is not like real estate. Real estate can be counted on to last into the indefinite future. You can't say the same thing about FB. Calculating future value of real estate is is a much lesser gamble than calculating the future value of FB.
The other problem is that real estate is (loosely speaking) dirt. FB stock is not like dirt. If you own dirt, each clod has a market value that is defined by the market. If you own FB stock, you the value of each share is defined by the market AND by the number of future shares that FB decides that they want to issue.
It's a big ripoff.
Does anybody realistically believe that Facebook will EVER pay its investors a meaningful dividend? HELL NO!
Facebook is just a game of stock market musical chairs which foolish investors will dance around until it is replaced by the next big thing.
Good luck, day traders!
If Google weren't acting so evil lately, I'd probably be there. I don't see that they are any better than Facebook--especially since they are reading all my emails.
I'm hoping to shift to Diaspora someday.
I really am sympathetic. But if the feds let him out, he's just going to do the exact same thing all over again. I don't think the poor guy can help it.
That's why it is so sad.
Man, they have his ass nailed to the wall. They were 'watching' him online at the same time they had eyeballs on him entering and exiting his home.
Then, there's the search warrant.
Then there's the snitch.
Then there's the internet bread-crumb trail.
It is a pity that Hammond didn't direct his talents against the internet scam artists and credit card thieves. That would have been so cool.
But Hammond is going to get LAUNCHED. The feds let him off relatively easy the first time. It won't happen a second time.
I'll feel sorry for the misdirected loser as he rots in prison. Poor guy: Smart and Stupid at the same time.
If Anonymous is so powerful, then why is one of its major "leaders" hiding in Canada?
We are allowing the financial middleman (Wall Street) to dominate our economy. Nothing good will come of that in the long run.
Pretty obvious that would not be a content-neutral restriction on the rights of american citizens.
Big 1st Amendment problems with shutting down phone lines or radio lines ONLY because you want to keep certain people from talking.
I'd need to look at the jury instructions, but it might also be that the judge was uncomfortable making a ruling on the 'copyrightability' of the APIs because he was uncertain of the relevant facts. In that case, it is possible that he would wait until the jury decided those facts before ruling on the 'copyrightability' question.
Otherwise, I don't know why he'd defer his decision until after the trial.
Why not clearly and explicitly implicate the First Amendment?
But a better helmet won't fix the problem!
A better helmet is not going to stop the brain from sloshing into the skull when a powerful force is applied from outside.
You can vote out your government.
You can't vote a damn thing out of Apple and Google.
Not a great choice, but by far the best choice we have.
For Romney, Santorum, and Paul, the government is attacking the FREEDOM of Google and Apple.
"Corporations are people too!" That's what they say.
That's the kind of freedom they're talking about.
Maybe the feds should think a little more carefully the next time the MPAA lawyers and investigators try to seduce them with a new case?
I fully agree with your post, but it was all so stupid. Turing was a super-high value espionage target even after his security clearance was revoked.
And his sexual tendencies didn't get in the way of Turing's assistance in a real, shooting, war--where the very existence of GB was at stake.
When the WWII ended and the obligatory continuing war was just a "cold" war, the elite figured they could dispense with him, and they did.
Stephenson is really great but he needs to tighten his prose up, big time! I'm a fan, but it's obvious he could cut a LOT of the fat out of his books.
There is some difference between a contractor and an employee. I don't think it makes any difference ethically, but it makes a bit of a difference in the quality of a slashdot story.
Their customer service is bad. Their sales clerks are trained to be pushy. Their prices are just so-so.
No big surprise.
I copied it (made a slight edit)!! Whatcha gonna do about it?
Where are the answers posted?
I read several of the books until I came to the conclusion that Orson Scott Card's books, while often entertaining, contain a really ugly fascist streak. I got disgusted after about the third Ender book and put Card's books down, probably forever. However, other people like his books.
This isn't about free choice, however. This is about a teacher and a captive audience.
I wouldn't want my kid exposed to Orson Scott Card's crap, unless the kid chooses it himself (and we could discuss the themes). I would never want Orson Scott Card forced on ANY captive audience.
The MPAA's brief appears to be more stupidity than hypocrisy (or they're just milking their client). Their argument against the amicus brief is a presentation of the best reason why the amicus brief should be accepted.
I doubt the judge will give him much time, if any. The kid was extremely cruel and he picked on a particularly vulnerable kid. If I have a choice, I don't want him in my country.
Ravi did acts so bad and mean that, had he done it to another person, the other person would have killed Ravi rather than killing himself.
We have laws like this to keep people from seeking violent self-help.