I'm sure there's a large group of Iranian counter-revolutionists (those that want to return Iran to its former pre-1979 glory) contemplating a Kickstarter; to set aside their differences and come up with the money to send former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in low Earth orbit and realize his dream. I'm not so sure they will reach the stretch-goal of providing him with a re-entry vehicle, though...
And still a tremendous waste of money to placard those who fund NASA for emotional reasons, not scientific reasons.
What do you think is going to do more for NASA? The discovery/proof that Mars once was a planet with liquid water and perhaps even microbial life (which is HUGE from a scientific perspective), or two Good Ole American Boys planting the Stars & Stripes on the surface of the red planet, broadcast "live" on all major TV networks in the US and around the world? It is all about emotion: enthousiasm, national pride, and conquering that Final Frontier and leading the way. That's how it worked with Apollo.
...but using the word 'property' as in 'Intellectual Property' leads to an Intellectual Property Tax! And this tax is to be collected after 10 years, for the 10 years previous and the 10 years following from the owner (unless owner withdraws any and all property rights and the 'property' becomes public domain).
Remember, your DMCA letter contains the juicy content, like weblinks to pirated and other copyrighted material.
1. Copyright holder sents DMCA letter to Google.
2. Google takes down copyrighted content.
3. Google sends your DMCA letter to ChillingEffects.
4. ChillingEffects posts your DMCA letter to its website.
5. Google caches the ChillingEffects website. Your copyrighted material is NOW back on Google.
6. We check *alleged* copyrighted content.
7. Content appears to be a self-made movie of birds singing, instead of the copyrighted work.
8. *Claimant* on behalf of "Copyright holder" still gets away with this act of vandalism scott-free, but we can put another mark on the bench
The Nintendo (New)3DS (LL/XL) has a 3D camera (and 3D viewscreen), so it's already been "out there" by the millions for years. It's just that the quality is bad. It would be great to have a camera that can take near-360 degree panoramas, 3D pictures and movies which you can view on your Oculus or other VR.
Please don't confuse "music" vs. "recording" business. Recording = (big) labels (incl. the so-called "made men" among musicians) = RIAA and everything it stands for. While you can live-stream, most streams are streams of registrations by the recording industry. It would help if we can see quality streaming with proceeds going directly to artists, rather than their masters.
Information presented at Delisle's bail hearing detailed how Delisle would browse for material on the secure computer at Trinity, save it in the notepad feature, then transfer it to a floppy disk drive. He would take the floppy out of the secure computer, transfer it to an unsecure system and make a USB copy.
What are you supposed to do with a book to keep it "alive"? Let me guess, you don't pay for other people's stuff because...entitled.
Main principle: If people keep their stuff to themselves in their basements, it's their business. If they go to town square, climb atop a soap box and start loudly yelling, for everyone to hear (i.e. "publishing") it becomes public. Everyone is entitled to everything that is public (exceptions are e.g. South Africa under Apartheid, etc).
Special case: some people's loud yelling is deemed to be of benefit. Applying capitalist principles (others would be e.g. artistic), there needs to be a monetary reward for this to happen. This is achieved by enforcing an artificial monopoly on further publishing/making public that which is already public, but "for a limited time". The argument is about what "a limited time" should be in order to reap which level of the benefits while not indefinitely artificially impeding the public access to that which has been published/made public.
If you haven't done anything with it in 10 years, you lose it.
It's better to reinstate the mandatory Copyright (c) YYYY marki have automatic copyright for 10 years, then in the 10th year (not before) allow for an extension of another 10 years application by (1) registering the work with the new Copyright Registry and Escrow Agency, (2) submitting a fully function copy, unencumbered with DRM, watermarks (audio and/or visual and/or otherwise), etc. and (3) paying a fee which will serve as the Intellectual Property Tax for the work, to pay for the system, and any extras will go toward cultural subsidies/programs etc. This will have to be tweaked a bit for situations where there are updates/changes (most commonly with software). A newer/changed/improved work can never "reset the clock" of a previously submitted work.
Please all note that this mechanism will also allow for copyright term reductions to be applied retro-actively and without compensation to rightsholders!
But, the extension of copyright terms prevents works from entering the public domain, making that exchange a fraud.
Not just that. All copies of works you have purchased, with the knowledge and understanding each and every one of those will enter the public domain on a specific date, suddenly become less valuable or even zero if that date is retroactively extended, perhaps to beyond your own lifetime. Members of the public have never been compensated for this loss of wealth.
All is not lost; by the same reasoning copyright terms can (1) also be retroactively reduced and (2) without compensation to rightsholders.
Bad example. Better would be how a beta version of Windows 3.1 was blocked from running on top of DR-DOS (AARD). And yes, from a consumers' point of view that is shady, and if it isn't it should be illegal. It's not about the "rights" that Real has, it's about the "rights" the owner of the iPod has, no matter what is in Apple's small print.
Can somebody please explain why BigPharma creates a medication X (consisting of components A B and C) and patents it, then halfway through its life creates X+ (consisting of A B and D) and patents it again, this affects the patent for medication X? I should be able to create a generic for X using the old formula (A B and C) when the patent for X expires, regardless of any patents for X+, or Y.
Yes, but things change over time. Sometimes for the better (e.g. TPBs infrastructure changes), sometimes for the worse (e.g. TPB taking down content that had nothing to do with child pornography. terrorism, etc.)
TPB was (and may again be?) the Light Tower of Ecthelion, a symbol of hope, against the Big Labels (RIAA) and Big Studios (MPAA) constant warfare (domain seizures, raids, DNS/IP blocks, proxy blocks, etc. IF you can reach TPB and perform a search, rejoice! Your Internet is not dead yet!
This is where Brokep went wrong. It's not the functionality of TPB which makes it great (since it sucks) or who is running it and what's in it for them, it's the fact that it. is. still. there. Unchanged, unwavering, undefeated. After all that happened, after all the perhaps hundreds of millions of dollars worldwide thrown against it, it is still there. Well, now it's not. The Copyright Cartels are popping the corks early. And that is why it's sad. Not because I can't search for some RIAA or MPAA member's faeces there.
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Well, at least names didn't get changed to things like "CowboyNeal" or "CmdrTaco" !
and you can reasonably get over 568k conventional free with little hassle.
Awesome... perhaps with a little bit of careful tweaking, I can get even more, but I seriously doubt I'll ever need more than 640k.
I'm sure there's a large group of Iranian counter-revolutionists (those that want to return Iran to its former pre-1979 glory) contemplating a Kickstarter; to set aside their differences and come up with the money to send former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in low Earth orbit and realize his dream. I'm not so sure they will reach the stretch-goal of providing him with a re-entry vehicle, though...
Plenty if you assume the orbital period to be around 5,000 years (see e.g. 2012_VP113)
Well, the talent the GOP has, they fire.
I read it that Clyde Tombaugh discovered Clyde Tombaugh!
And still a tremendous waste of money to placard those who fund NASA for emotional reasons, not scientific reasons.
What do you think is going to do more for NASA? The discovery/proof that Mars once was a planet with liquid water and perhaps even microbial life (which is HUGE from a scientific perspective), or two Good Ole American Boys planting the Stars & Stripes on the surface of the red planet, broadcast "live" on all major TV networks in the US and around the world? It is all about emotion: enthousiasm, national pride, and conquering that Final Frontier and leading the way. That's how it worked with Apollo.
...but using the word 'property' as in 'Intellectual Property' leads to an Intellectual Property Tax! And this tax is to be collected after 10 years, for the 10 years previous and the 10 years following from the owner (unless owner withdraws any and all property rights and the 'property' becomes public domain).
Remember, your DMCA letter contains the juicy content, like weblinks to pirated and other copyrighted material.
1. Copyright holder sents DMCA letter to Google. 2. Google takes down copyrighted content. 3. Google sends your DMCA letter to ChillingEffects. 4. ChillingEffects posts your DMCA letter to its website. 5. Google caches the ChillingEffects website. Your copyrighted material is NOW back on Google.
6. We check *alleged* copyrighted content.
7. Content appears to be a self-made movie of birds singing, instead of the copyrighted work.
8. *Claimant* on behalf of "Copyright holder" still gets away with this act of vandalism scott-free, but we can put another mark on the bench
Chilling Effects is not CHARLIE. Chilling Effects is licking Chris Dodd's boots.
The Nintendo (New)3DS (LL/XL) has a 3D camera (and 3D viewscreen), so it's already been "out there" by the millions for years. It's just that the quality is bad. It would be great to have a camera that can take near-360 degree panoramas, 3D pictures and movies which you can view on your Oculus or other VR.
Please don't confuse "music" vs. "recording" business. Recording = (big) labels (incl. the so-called "made men" among musicians) = RIAA and everything it stands for. While you can live-stream, most streams are streams of registrations by the recording industry. It would help if we can see quality streaming with proceeds going directly to artists, rather than their masters.
How Delisle spied
Information presented at Delisle's bail hearing detailed how Delisle would browse for material on the secure computer at Trinity, save it in the notepad feature, then transfer it to a floppy disk drive. He would take the floppy out of the secure computer, transfer it to an unsecure system and make a USB copy.
What are you supposed to do with a book to keep it "alive"? Let me guess, you don't pay for other people's stuff because...entitled.
Main principle: If people keep their stuff to themselves in their basements, it's their business. If they go to town square, climb atop a soap box and start loudly yelling, for everyone to hear (i.e. "publishing") it becomes public. Everyone is entitled to everything that is public (exceptions are e.g. South Africa under Apartheid, etc).
Special case: some people's loud yelling is deemed to be of benefit. Applying capitalist principles (others would be e.g. artistic), there needs to be a monetary reward for this to happen. This is achieved by enforcing an artificial monopoly on further publishing/making public that which is already public, but "for a limited time". The argument is about what "a limited time" should be in order to reap which level of the benefits while not indefinitely artificially impeding the public access to that which has been published/made public.
If you haven't done anything with it in 10 years, you lose it.
It's better to reinstate the mandatory Copyright (c) YYYY marki have automatic copyright for 10 years, then in the 10th year (not before) allow for an extension of another 10 years application by (1) registering the work with the new Copyright Registry and Escrow Agency, (2) submitting a fully function copy, unencumbered with DRM, watermarks (audio and/or visual and/or otherwise), etc. and (3) paying a fee which will serve as the Intellectual Property Tax for the work, to pay for the system, and any extras will go toward cultural subsidies/programs etc. This will have to be tweaked a bit for situations where there are updates/changes (most commonly with software). A newer/changed/improved work can never "reset the clock" of a previously submitted work.
Please all note that this mechanism will also allow for copyright term reductions to be applied retro-actively and without compensation to rightsholders!
But, the extension of copyright terms prevents works from entering the public domain, making that exchange a fraud.
Not just that. All copies of works you have purchased, with the knowledge and understanding each and every one of those will enter the public domain on a specific date, suddenly become less valuable or even zero if that date is retroactively extended, perhaps to beyond your own lifetime. Members of the public have never been compensated for this loss of wealth.
All is not lost; by the same reasoning copyright terms can (1) also be retroactively reduced and (2) without compensation to rightsholders.
should be on the torrent sites in time for Christmas?
Torrent? Probably we'll be too busy downloading the new GOP dumps (unless the "we'll allow you to release it" pastebin was genuine).
Only old people from Korea expire jokes.
In Soviet Russia, old jokes expire YOU!
Bad example. Better would be how a beta version of Windows 3.1 was blocked from running on top of DR-DOS (AARD). And yes, from a consumers' point of view that is shady, and if it isn't it should be illegal. It's not about the "rights" that Real has, it's about the "rights" the owner of the iPod has, no matter what is in Apple's small print.
I'm sure there would be a long line, um queue, for the complaints department.
Oh! Oh, I'm sorry. This is the argument clinic. Complaints is next door, room 12B.
Can somebody please explain why BigPharma creates a medication X (consisting of components A B and C) and patents it, then halfway through its life creates X+ (consisting of A B and D) and patents it again, this affects the patent for medication X? I should be able to create a generic for X using the old formula (A B and C) when the patent for X expires, regardless of any patents for X+, or Y.
I think I'd rather visit a theme park that was entirely based on Monty Python's Flying Circus,
"No, you wouldn't."
Yes, but things change over time. Sometimes for the better (e.g. TPBs infrastructure changes), sometimes for the worse (e.g. TPB taking down content that had nothing to do with child pornography. terrorism, etc.)
TPB was (and may again be?) the Light Tower of Ecthelion, a symbol of hope, against the Big Labels (RIAA) and Big Studios (MPAA) constant warfare (domain seizures, raids, DNS/IP blocks, proxy blocks, etc. IF you can reach TPB and perform a search, rejoice! Your Internet is not dead yet!
This is where Brokep went wrong. It's not the functionality of TPB which makes it great (since it sucks) or who is running it and what's in it for them, it's the fact that it. is. still. there. Unchanged, unwavering, undefeated. After all that happened, after all the perhaps hundreds of millions of dollars worldwide thrown against it, it is still there. Well, now it's not. The Copyright Cartels are popping the corks early. And that is why it's sad. Not because I can't search for some RIAA or MPAA member's faeces there.
Also, if anyone has magnet links or hashes for the Sony leak files, maybe you could post those here.
I would, but I forgot where I reddit.