Typical recording contract - The artist gives the rights to the publisher, is held in contract for most if not all their career with no reasonable get out clause, and can end up owing the record company money (rarer now the excesses have been curbed).
There have been bands that have bypassed the whole record industry, and been successful, but they are usually limited by the fact that the record companies own the distributors and so have a collective monopoly...most end up signing to a record company simply to use the record companies publicity and distribution arms and largely ignore the rest of the company....
It's not as though Apple are limiting the hardware the iPad runs on... oh sorry yes there is only 1 chipset and one manufacturer...
It will soon be
iPad - is a device - Hardware and software bundled, which model do you want
Win8Pad - is a device - Hardware from a limited set of partners plus software, which model do you want
Android, run anywhere....
It looks like MS have spotted that Apple are doing quite well, are copying them, not realising that the market has moved on...
An under-ripe dyed orange looks like a ripe dyed orange An over-ripe dyed orange looks like a ripe dyed orange An bruised dyed orange looks like a ripe dyed orange
I would prefer to buy an orange I can see is ripe, and undamaged....
Unbridled capitalism leads to companies doing anything they can get away with
Nanny state leads to government making more and more rules for companies to follow
Minimal government means forcing the companies to label properly
i.e. tell you the oranges are covered in dye, and that it is thought to be very low risk possible carcinogen, and leaving you to make up your on mind...
I don't mind if companies sell oranges covered in arsenic as long as they tell you first...
12 regenerations - Easy, Currently on 10 1/2 - 1 forced by the Time lords (which may not count), and it was an artificial limit made by the Time Lords (who are no longer around), which they overrode during the time war (brought back the Master after he was very dead, and had had ~15 regenerations already, and Rassilon, who had had all his regenerations long ago) which the Doctor fought in, so he either has 2,3,12 or as many as he wants left....
They are shortcuts... Sonic Screwdriver - Unlock doors easily, mend devices, scan for information Psychic Paper - Get access and co-operation Daleks - Here comes trouble Tardis - Get to latest adventure
They can be overused, but if used correctly simply keep the plot going
All could be used to escape from the scene, or solve the plot too quickly, so all have limitations (Deadlocks, High IQ, Stairs etc...)
Star Trek had the same issue, get into trouble just beam out...except either they couldn't, or it would not solve the issue...
What so you think that a licence that people pick so that anyone can use it but they get credit, should allow people to use it to poke fun at them and be derogatory to them...?
"... look he wrote this awful stuff, he must have, it has his name on it on a AASA licence"
Nobody knows... you can lie about your age on Facebook... and any survey did not actually verify the age of any users...because they could have lied to the people doing the survey...
you do realise that
if they switch party, they remain your MP
if they become an independent, they remain your MP
if they lose the whip, they remain your MP
if they go bankrupt, they remain your MP
if they are in prison, they remain your MP
You voted for the person not the party, the party is just indicates the manifesto they (allegedly) support....
So you compare a general purpose processor to a specialist processor and think it is poor (Cell to Radeon)
But compare the Cell to an i7 and no comment... the Cell leaves an i7 looking a very slow CPU...
That fact that it does not outperform a modern GPU (specialist processor) is irrelevant, I can buy a complete PS3 for £250 and is it something that can outperform an i7 (currently worth ~ £200 for just the processor)
In the first case you have invented something physical (the transmission), there is no need for you to actually build it or sell it (or even for it to work), and you can tie it to existing technology (car), in which case the same transmission not in a car may not be covered, but you have invented a physical device (the transmission)
In the second case yes you can patent a method (often a business method), that has no hardware at all, but only in the US, and in most cases patents of this type are often thrown out unless they are tied to a specific implementation, this is why software patents always mention the machine it is run on...
Coke and Pepsi could agree to not compete... it's called a cartel and means prices go up...and is illegal
Competition keeps companies honest, if there is an real alternative then they cannot let quality slide....the problem comes when it is a false alternative, like Apple were to Microsoft some time ago, people generally bought Windows, knew Mac's existed but very few used them, MS always quoted Apple as the competition but in reality they were no threat (at the time)...
John McCain - Not born in the US, Parents not married in the US, Parents lived outside the US for large portion of time......people did continue to question this even after he released the documentation, but only on the internet and not on the national news...
If I invent a brand new type of transmission, and stick in an existing car, should I be barred from patenting a car using my new type of transmission? And if so, why?
You can patent the transmission, not the car (you invented the transmission, you did not invent the car)
This is like more like patenting a new way of driving existing cars, with no modifications to the car and no new parts required, then suing anyone who tries it (patent)... not just publishing a book on it and suing anyone who tries to re-publish it without paying you...(copyright)
Somaliland (next door...and unrecognised globally) has a stable government, and is doing much better...
Anarchy/Minarchy is where you have no (or very little) government because it is no longer needed...if you just remove the government it will be rapidly replaced, even if it is with warring heavies as it was in Somalia
Somalia had leadership, it was fractured and there was large scale internal warfare, but people were in charge and imposing rules on the populace so it was not Minarchy, and not strictly speaking anarchy...
It's simple they don't have the facts because MS have not actually listed which patents TheNook infringes, B&N have done a search and found nothing they need to worry about....
MS have been doing this for some time,
You are infringing loads of our Patents
Which ones?
We won't tell you except in court... Up until now they have not actually taken anyone to court, and so have not had to reveal what they are basing this on... it might be (and B&N seem to think) that it is a load if outdated, irrelevant, or over generalised patents that won't actually stand up in court, and MS hoped B&N would not contest...
"...but it doesn't really leave the engineer any worse off than before...."
Now the engineer is aware of the patent, and the patent holder is aware of that, so that solution is now out of bounds, and they will have to go for the second best solution, if there is one, and many patent lawyers will argue that any solution is covered by the patent and so all possible solutions are potentially covered
Slashdot Mirror
The first iPhone when launched in Japan was largely ignored as an underspecified poor copy of phones they already had ....
"... like RSA encryption ...aren't likely to be independently created..."
RSA encryption independently created by Clifford Cocks at GCHQ 5 years before R,S and A rediscovered it (independently)
Not the most apt example....
12 minutes in and still at a DOS prompt .....ah the nostalgia ...
1% of the US Adult population is in jail 3.1% are on parole ... so they are working on it ...
Typical recording contract - The artist gives the rights to the publisher, is held in contract for most if not all their career with no reasonable get out clause, and can end up owing the record company money (rarer now the excesses have been curbed).
There have been bands that have bypassed the whole record industry, and been successful, but they are usually limited by the fact that the record companies own the distributors and so have a collective monopoly ...most end up signing to a record company simply to use the record companies publicity and distribution arms and largely ignore the rest of the company ....
It's not as though Apple are limiting the hardware the iPad runs on ... oh sorry yes there is only 1 chipset and one manufacturer ...
It will soon be ....
iPad - is a device - Hardware and software bundled, which model do you want
Win8Pad - is a device - Hardware from a limited set of partners plus software, which model do you want
Android, run anywhere
It looks like MS have spotted that Apple are doing quite well, are copying them, not realising that the market has moved on ...
Like the "Farm Fresh" eggs from a local farmer from my local farmers market in a fairly rural village .... laid by battery hens...
Proper labelling wins every time ...
An under-ripe dyed orange looks like a ripe dyed orange
An over-ripe dyed orange looks like a ripe dyed orange
An bruised dyed orange looks like a ripe dyed orange
I would prefer to buy an orange I can see is ripe, and undamaged ....
Unbridled capitalism leads to companies doing anything they can get away with
Nanny state leads to government making more and more rules for companies to follow
Minimal government means forcing the companies to label properly
i.e. tell you the oranges are covered in dye, and that it is thought to be very low risk possible carcinogen, and leaving you to make up your on mind...
I don't mind if companies sell oranges covered in arsenic as long as they tell you first ...
12 regenerations - Easy, Currently on 10 1/2 - 1 forced by the Time lords (which may not count), and it was an artificial limit made by the Time Lords (who are no longer around), which they overrode during the time war (brought back the Master after he was very dead, and had had ~15 regenerations already, and Rassilon, who had had all his regenerations long ago) which the Doctor fought in, so he either has 2,3,12 or as many as he wants left ....
They are shortcuts ...
Sonic Screwdriver - Unlock doors easily, mend devices, scan for information
Psychic Paper - Get access and co-operation
Daleks - Here comes trouble
Tardis - Get to latest adventure
They can be overused, but if used correctly simply keep the plot going
All could be used to escape from the scene, or solve the plot too quickly, so all have limitations (Deadlocks, High IQ, Stairs etc ...)
Star Trek had the same issue, get into trouble just beam out ...except either they couldn't, or it would not solve the issue ...
What so you think that a licence that people pick so that anyone can use it but they get credit, should allow people to use it to poke fun at them and be derogatory to them ...?
"... look he wrote this awful stuff, he must have, it has his name on it on a AASA licence"
Shock Horror: the FSF is biased on the FSF website in favour of FSF licences ...
In other News: the Pope is Catholic ...
Nobody knows ... you can lie about your age on Facebook ... and any survey did not actually verify the age of any users ...because they could have lied to the people doing the survey ...
My age on Facebook at one time was 99 years ...
In the UK you vote for the candidate?
you do realise that
if they switch party, they remain your MP
if they become an independent, they remain your MP
if they lose the whip, they remain your MP
if they go bankrupt, they remain your MP
if they are in prison, they remain your MP
You voted for the person not the party, the party is just indicates the manifesto they (allegedly) support ....
So you compare a general purpose processor to a specialist processor and think it is poor (Cell to Radeon)
But compare the Cell to an i7 and no comment ... the Cell leaves an i7 looking a very slow CPU ...
That fact that it does not outperform a modern GPU (specialist processor) is irrelevant, I can buy a complete PS3 for £250 and is it something that can outperform an i7 (currently worth ~ £200 for just the processor)
In the first case you have invented something physical (the transmission), there is no need for you to actually build it or sell it (or even for it to work), and you can tie it to existing technology (car), in which case the same transmission not in a car may not be covered, but you have invented a physical device (the transmission)
In the second case yes you can patent a method (often a business method), that has no hardware at all, but only in the US, and in most cases patents of this type are often thrown out unless they are tied to a specific implementation, this is why software patents always mention the machine it is run on ...
He said this as the Keynote speaker at the MySQL Sunday event run by Oracle
So the news item should be Mickos paid to be nice about MySQL by Oracle?
Coke and Pepsi could agree to not compete ... it's called a cartel and means prices go up ...and is illegal
Competition keeps companies honest, if there is an real alternative then they cannot let quality slide ....the problem comes when it is a false alternative, like Apple were to Microsoft some time ago, people generally bought Windows, knew Mac's existed but very few used them, MS always quoted Apple as the competition but in reality they were no threat (at the time) ...
John McCain - Not born in the US, Parents not married in the US, Parents lived outside the US for large portion of time ... ...people did continue to question this even after he released the documentation, but only on the internet and not on the national news ...
If I invent a brand new type of transmission, and stick in an existing car, should I be barred from patenting a car using my new type of transmission? And if so, why?
You can patent the transmission, not the car (you invented the transmission, you did not invent the car)
This is like more like patenting a new way of driving existing cars, with no modifications to the car and no new parts required, then suing anyone who tries it (patent) ... not just publishing a book on it and suing anyone who tries to re-publish it without paying you ...(copyright)
You can copyright a book, you can copyright software
You can patent software (in the USA), the equivalent would be patenting a book, so no-one can write a book on the same subject
Somaliland (next door...and unrecognised globally) has a stable government, and is doing much better...
Anarchy/Minarchy is where you have no (or very little) government because it is no longer needed...if you just remove the government it will be rapidly replaced, even if it is with warring heavies as it was in Somalia
Somalia had leadership, it was fractured and there was large scale internal warfare, but people were in charge and imposing rules on the populace so it was not Minarchy, and not strictly speaking anarchy ...
It's simple they don't have the facts because MS have not actually listed which patents TheNook infringes, B&N have done a search and found nothing they need to worry about ....
MS have been doing this for some time, ... ...
You are infringing loads of our Patents
Which ones?
We won't tell you except in court
Up until now they have not actually taken anyone to court, and so have not had to reveal what they are basing this on... it might be (and B&N seem to think) that it is a load if outdated, irrelevant, or over generalised patents that won't actually stand up in court, and MS hoped B&N would not contest
"...but it doesn't really leave the engineer any worse off than before...."
Now the engineer is aware of the patent, and the patent holder is aware of that, so that solution is now out of bounds, and they will have to go for the second best solution, if there is one, and many patent lawyers will argue that any solution is covered by the patent and so all possible solutions are potentially covered