Well, technically that was the Queen's representative, and the Queen wasn't consulted at all (or probably even cared). But yes, the distinction (or lack thereof) between the Queen and her rep is duly noted.
It's becoming all too common that they remove videos without apparently needing verification though. I realise that under the DMCA a company has to act when notified that they're hosting infringing material, but ever since they were bought by Google they've become the most tread-lightly-offend-none company around. Surely with the huge resources available to Youtube they'd be able to actually double check these DMCA requests to make sure they actually have merit?
As more than a few people have pointed out, you can't download it. According to his blog, Neil is aware of this and is attempting to get the publisher to actually place a pdf/lit etc version on there for downloading. Those who read his blog would also know that there was a poll last week to choose which book of his would be available. Unfortunately, Good Omens wasn't an option, probably because of the dual copyright.
I have to say, I find it hard to see how he ever gets any books written - he's one of the more prolific bloggers I've come across:)
Ah, but religious mass murderers have had thousands of years to work on it, whereas most of the atheist mass murderers were around in the last hundred years or so. They've just been trying to catch up in a shorter period of time;)
I agree. I'm new to Ubuntu, after more years than I care to remember on Windows and DOS before that, and one thing I'm finding is whenever I have a problem, I google it and find that it's usually been answered in clear, concise and friendly ways on forums. Not something I've found when I've needed help with other software!
Asking users what they think the OS needs is a great idea - and amply demonstrates the difference between OSS and, well, MS.
Really? I've recently installed Linux on a laptop for the first time and haven't noticed any real differences between FF on that and FF on a Windows desktop, or any real difference in performance. What problems have you encountered or heard of?
I made a list and map for a friend a while ago detailing free wifi around Melbourne. Some places expect you to buy a coffee or beer, but seeing as caffiene & alcohol go well with computing, that's not such a drag. Do a google search, there's a few pages compiled with the locations.
Presumably if push came to shove, the ISP would have a look through their server logs and politely let you know that your IP was tracked going on to a page for Windows_XP_with_Keygen over at the Pirate Bay...
Or not. The British ISPs don't seem to want to take this legislation lying down...
I think the problem there is paedophilia =/= pederastry. So yes, people who actually go a bit further into physical abuse should take responsibility for their actions. However, the point a lot of previous posters have made is that paedophilia doesn't necessarily also equate to abuse, and is something that can't really be prevented.
Paedophilia is wrong, and those who practice it should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
But there you have it - paedophilia isn't something you actually practice, as it's just a preference (for lack of a better term). No one here is defending child abuse, just debating the need for a saner approach than 'a witch! Burn her!'
As I live on the other side of the world from the US, you may wish to take this with a grain of salt, but I've never noticed a liberal bias in the media (and I do watch a fair bit of US news). If anything, it's more centrist...something I notice, as I'd consider myself more liberal than middle of the road. I think the problem with the media isn't that it has a left/right bias, but that they put themselves under so much pressure to be up-to-the-minute that they'll basically air anything in order to be first, or at least not last, with the latest story, regardless of accuracy or relevance.
The whole 'liberal media' seems to be something that conservatives harp on about, without ever producing any evidence apart from their own misguided feelings of persecution. Most 'liberal' people I know tend to feel that the media has a conservative bias, so apart from those agencies who are a tad more extreme (Fox News being one) the majority probably are reporting from a central viewpoint (which isn't to say they are fair or responsible).
Eh. As a certain pundit said, reality has a well known liberal bias anyway.
Unfortunately, it also includes albums released on small independant labels that are distributed by the bigger labels. It's a good guide, but sometimes a little misleading.
Never said it was foolproof, just what I go by...I won't steal a DVD (physical loss) or sell a burnt one (theft? Fraud? Something along those lines) but there is a difference (however subtle) between copying and theft. And hey, I have discovered a decent number of bands, TV shows & films by downloading, and gone & bought the back catalogue/DVD/complete series. So it's not a total loss.
Your points are good. My original point was to do with the way that people use copyrighted things online - characters in fanfic, pictures on sites, videos on youtube etc. When I referred to profiting from things like this, I was referring to selling burnt DVDs or otherwise generating revenue from pics, vids etc. Creating something new/mashing up/incorporating ideas seems perfectly reasonable.
I've thrown out about a spindle's worth of DVDs because I've gone on to buy legitimate copies. So yes, short term, I'm profiting by downloading but long term, many others are because of my 'previewing'. It's a grey area that rapidly becomes darker if I go on to sell copies.
I'd view it more that they think of it as a service to their wallet;)
My own view (feel free to take it or leave it) is that making a copy for yourself is *comparitively* victimless. Trying to make a buck from it suddenly gives more credence to the 'lost sales' mantra frequently trotted out. Car analogy - I walk down the street & find a magic box that creates perfect copies, and use it to make a new Ford, which I take. Wasn't planning on buying one, but take the copy as no one loses their Ford as a result. Compare - I want to buy a Ford, so buy a hot one from a shady backlot. That is a lost sale, as I could otherwise have bought a new Ford.
Parody, reviews or analysis aren't really what I was referring to....I was meaning more online use (ie using a song as a background to a youtube video, posting a photo to your blog, even downloading a TV show). What you described would fall under traditional fair use, which I'm all for. I meant that for the uses I described (which generally don't fall under fair use) there should be much more leniency, unless the person infringing is attempting to somehow profit from it.
I probably wasn't quite clear enough, but it's been several hours since my last coffee;)
Actually, I read a few years back (back in the days of VHS!) that rental stores pay an exorbitant amount for their films, around the realms of $100 or so. That gives them the licence to rent the films out, something forbidden for regular licensees (or so the FBI warning tells me).
No citation, and things may well have changed. Anyone have new info?
My personal view on fair use is much the same as my view on downloading - fine if you do it for yourself or with no intention of profiting from it, but bad if you attempt to sell it, whether through burnt DVDs in the market or using clips from films/pictures/music to bring people to your revenue generating website, and so on.
It's a yin and yang - downloading or fiddling around with videos or music may cost some sales, but it can also generate new fans, who will purchase when they otherwise wouldn't. So what if splicing 3 or 4 clips together doesn't have much artistic merit? That's a purely subjective call, and in this age, it seems that computer software is the popular artistic tool of choice.
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Well, technically that was the Queen's representative, and the Queen wasn't consulted at all (or probably even cared). But yes, the distinction (or lack thereof) between the Queen and her rep is duly noted.
I would also suggest that the 1% is quite possibly made up of grammar Nazis, and the 50% is generally articles just being tidied up a bit.
It's becoming all too common that they remove videos without apparently needing verification though. I realise that under the DMCA a company has to act when notified that they're hosting infringing material, but ever since they were bought by Google they've become the most tread-lightly-offend-none company around. Surely with the huge resources available to Youtube they'd be able to actually double check these DMCA requests to make sure they actually have merit?
;)
IANAL, if you hadn't guessed...
Ah, they don't need to be be hacked to have Goatse on their Myspace, just to link directly to images & annoy the site owner.
Fixed that for you
As more than a few people have pointed out, you can't download it. According to his blog, Neil is aware of this and is attempting to get the publisher to actually place a pdf/lit etc version on there for downloading. Those who read his blog would also know that there was a poll last week to choose which book of his would be available. Unfortunately, Good Omens wasn't an option, probably because of the dual copyright.
:)
I have to say, I find it hard to see how he ever gets any books written - he's one of the more prolific bloggers I've come across
Ah, but religious mass murderers have had thousands of years to work on it, whereas most of the atheist mass murderers were around in the last hundred years or so. They've just been trying to catch up in a shorter period of time ;)
I agree. I'm new to Ubuntu, after more years than I care to remember on Windows and DOS before that, and one thing I'm finding is whenever I have a problem, I google it and find that it's usually been answered in clear, concise and friendly ways on forums. Not something I've found when I've needed help with other software!
Asking users what they think the OS needs is a great idea - and amply demonstrates the difference between OSS and, well, MS.
Really? I've recently installed Linux on a laptop for the first time and haven't noticed any real differences between FF on that and FF on a Windows desktop, or any real difference in performance. What problems have you encountered or heard of?
Ah, then Scientology is simply a real life RPG! They simply need to grind themselves up to the appropriate level.
Actually, thinking of Tom Cruise as just another LARPer actually makes him seem less weird
Um...if they'd given Opera time to fix the flaw, then what would be the point of announcing it?
"Attention, Opera once had a security hole but doesn't any more. News at 11"
I made a list and map for a friend a while ago detailing free wifi around Melbourne. Some places expect you to buy a coffee or beer, but seeing as caffiene & alcohol go well with computing, that's not such a drag. Do a google search, there's a few pages compiled with the locations.
Presumably if push came to shove, the ISP would have a look through their server logs and politely let you know that your IP was tracked going on to a page for Windows_XP_with_Keygen over at the Pirate Bay...
Or not. The British ISPs don't seem to want to take this legislation lying down...
But there you have it - paedophilia isn't something you actually practice, as it's just a preference (for lack of a better term). No one here is defending child abuse, just debating the need for a saner approach than 'a witch! Burn her!'
Of course, Linux Lass is due to make an appearance soon!
As I live on the other side of the world from the US, you may wish to take this with a grain of salt, but I've never noticed a liberal bias in the media (and I do watch a fair bit of US news). If anything, it's more centrist...something I notice, as I'd consider myself more liberal than middle of the road. I think the problem with the media isn't that it has a left/right bias, but that they put themselves under so much pressure to be up-to-the-minute that they'll basically air anything in order to be first, or at least not last, with the latest story, regardless of accuracy or relevance.
The whole 'liberal media' seems to be something that conservatives harp on about, without ever producing any evidence apart from their own misguided feelings of persecution. Most 'liberal' people I know tend to feel that the media has a conservative bias, so apart from those agencies who are a tad more extreme (Fox News being one) the majority probably are reporting from a central viewpoint (which isn't to say they are fair or responsible).
Eh. As a certain pundit said, reality has a well known liberal bias anyway.
Unfortunately, it also includes albums released on small independant labels that are distributed by the bigger labels. It's a good guide, but sometimes a little misleading.
Never said it was foolproof, just what I go by...I won't steal a DVD (physical loss) or sell a burnt one (theft? Fraud? Something along those lines) but there is a difference (however subtle) between copying and theft. And hey, I have discovered a decent number of bands, TV shows & films by downloading, and gone & bought the back catalogue/DVD/complete series. So it's not a total loss.
Your points are good. My original point was to do with the way that people use copyrighted things online - characters in fanfic, pictures on sites, videos on youtube etc. When I referred to profiting from things like this, I was referring to selling burnt DVDs or otherwise generating revenue from pics, vids etc. Creating something new/mashing up/incorporating ideas seems perfectly reasonable.
I've thrown out about a spindle's worth of DVDs because I've gone on to buy legitimate copies. So yes, short term, I'm profiting by downloading but long term, many others are because of my 'previewing'. It's a grey area that rapidly becomes darker if I go on to sell copies.
I'd view it more that they think of it as a service to their wallet ;)
:)
My own view (feel free to take it or leave it) is that making a copy for yourself is *comparitively* victimless. Trying to make a buck from it suddenly gives more credence to the 'lost sales' mantra frequently trotted out. Car analogy - I walk down the street & find a magic box that creates perfect copies, and use it to make a new Ford, which I take. Wasn't planning on buying one, but take the copy as no one loses their Ford as a result. Compare - I want to buy a Ford, so buy a hot one from a shady backlot. That is a lost sale, as I could otherwise have bought a new Ford.
Man, car analogies suck
Parody, reviews or analysis aren't really what I was referring to....I was meaning more online use (ie using a song as a background to a youtube video, posting a photo to your blog, even downloading a TV show). What you described would fall under traditional fair use, which I'm all for. I meant that for the uses I described (which generally don't fall under fair use) there should be much more leniency, unless the person infringing is attempting to somehow profit from it.
;)
I probably wasn't quite clear enough, but it's been several hours since my last coffee
Actually, I read a few years back (back in the days of VHS!) that rental stores pay an exorbitant amount for their films, around the realms of $100 or so. That gives them the licence to rent the films out, something forbidden for regular licensees (or so the FBI warning tells me).
No citation, and things may well have changed. Anyone have new info?
My personal view on fair use is much the same as my view on downloading - fine if you do it for yourself or with no intention of profiting from it, but bad if you attempt to sell it, whether through burnt DVDs in the market or using clips from films/pictures/music to bring people to your revenue generating website, and so on.
It's a yin and yang - downloading or fiddling around with videos or music may cost some sales, but it can also generate new fans, who will purchase when they otherwise wouldn't. So what if splicing 3 or 4 clips together doesn't have much artistic merit? That's a purely subjective call, and in this age, it seems that computer software is the popular artistic tool of choice.