I could see SCO persuading a judge to give them ownership of LInux on the grounds that it would be the only way to prevent people from using SCO's proprietary code without divulging trade secrets.
Everyone's always in favor of saving Hitler's brain, but when you put it in the body of a great white shark, ohh-ohh-ohh, suddenly you've gone too far!
Physical property is not the same thing as intellecutal property.
A book, once published, adds something to society and ceases to belong solely to its creator. Copyrights were designed to give authors, and not their descendants in most cases, an incentive to write by giving them exclusive control of a work within reasonable limits for a limited period of time. After that limited period of time expires, the work enters the public domain as compensation for the limited-time monopoly its creator enjoyed.
Houses, on the other hand, are physical objects that are difficult to reproduce. They don't fall into the public domain because when they cease to physically exist they are no longer useful. Ideas may be put into a physical form, but they persist even after the object is destroyed, and they are much easier to copy (technically, they can't not be copied in some manner, and are only valuable when shared).
Copyrights are designed to increase the volume of works in the public domain. If you don't like it, then I suggest you stop writing or publishing your works.
The fact is that no contract is established when I purchase a DVD, regardless of what the MPAA wants you to believe. I have no obligation to abide by terms set by the MPAA simply by purchasing a DVD.
I never agreed to abide by terms set by the MPAA when I purchased a DVD. I am well within my legal rights to use DeCSS to watch a DVD on my Linux PC, regardless of how much the MPAA whines about it. No contract, implicit or otherwise, is established when someone buys a DVD.
GM crops have the potential for incredibly harmful side effects because they often have genes from completely unreleated species. Human understanding of genitics is too primitive to say that GM crops are completely safe.
Nobody knows for sure. The project was cancelled early in its design phase after the engineers started saying things like "They call them fingers, but they don't fing."
Tehcnically, billions aren't lost in illegal downloads- the potential for billions is. There is no guarantee that a person who downloaded song X would have purchased it if it weren't available for download.
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You forgot to mention "Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye," an eight issue book of character profiles. The first isse has a few flaws, but it's still quite nice.
Dreamwave has managed to put together some decent Transfomers comics after their first, substandard Transformers miniseries. Even the Armada comic is decent.
Farscape's producers wanted the last episode to end that way, partially because they only found out about the cancellation a few days before filming on the fourth season wrapped. They're hoping that the outrage at having a cliffhanger can be leveraged to get a fifth season, movie, or miniseries made.
Because science fiction fans tend to be a discriminating group who will hold a grudge for an absurdly long time. I've actually met people who are still mad at NBC for cancelling the original Star Trek.
It is a gross injustice. The SciFi channel intentionally delayed the end of Farscape's third season and put season four in a bad timeslot to ensure that they could trigger the out clause in the contract for season five.
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Coronation, SCO? This is bad comedy.
I could see SCO persuading a judge to give them ownership of LInux on the grounds that it would be the only way to prevent people from using SCO's proprietary code without divulging trade secrets.
- Hubert J. Farnsworth
- Pinky
You know it doesn't.
You can't own property, man.
I can, but that's because I'm not a penniless hippy.
But the big oil companies wouldn't like that. :(
A book, once published, adds something to society and ceases to belong solely to its creator. Copyrights were designed to give authors, and not their descendants in most cases, an incentive to write by giving them exclusive control of a work within reasonable limits for a limited period of time. After that limited period of time expires, the work enters the public domain as compensation for the limited-time monopoly its creator enjoyed.
Houses, on the other hand, are physical objects that are difficult to reproduce. They don't fall into the public domain because when they cease to physically exist they are no longer useful. Ideas may be put into a physical form, but they persist even after the object is destroyed, and they are much easier to copy (technically, they can't not be copied in some manner, and are only valuable when shared).
Copyrights are designed to increase the volume of works in the public domain. If you don't like it, then I suggest you stop writing or publishing your works.
The fact is that no contract is established when I purchase a DVD, regardless of what the MPAA wants you to believe. I have no obligation to abide by terms set by the MPAA simply by purchasing a DVD.
I never agreed to abide by terms set by the MPAA when I purchased a DVD. I am well within my legal rights to use DeCSS to watch a DVD on my Linux PC, regardless of how much the MPAA whines about it. No contract, implicit or otherwise, is established when someone buys a DVD.
Hmm, needs more dog.
It's just a flesh wound.
GM crops have the potential for incredibly harmful side effects because they often have genes from completely unreleated species. Human understanding of genitics is too primitive to say that GM crops are completely safe.
Obligatory Simpsons quote.
Nobody knows for sure. The project was cancelled early in its design phase after the engineers started saying things like "They call them fingers, but they don't fing."
Tehcnically, billions aren't lost in illegal downloads- the potential for billions is. There is no guarantee that a person who downloaded song X would have purchased it if it weren't available for download.
Dreamwave has managed to put together some decent Transfomers comics after their first, substandard Transformers miniseries. Even the Armada comic is decent.
What exactly prevents the strip from parodying both American McGee and Strawberry Shortcake? Nothing. Therefore, it must be protected.
Actually, it should be 2020. The two accidents were 17 years apart, not 18.
At least we know MS Killbot wouldn't be a threat.
In fact, forget the software company.
TMA! TMA!
Farscape's producers wanted the last episode to end that way, partially because they only found out about the cancellation a few days before filming on the fourth season wrapped. They're hoping that the outrage at having a cliffhanger can be leveraged to get a fifth season, movie, or miniseries made.
Because science fiction fans tend to be a discriminating group who will hold a grudge for an absurdly long time. I've actually met people who are still mad at NBC for cancelling the original Star Trek.
It is a gross injustice. The SciFi channel intentionally delayed the end of Farscape's third season and put season four in a bad timeslot to ensure that they could trigger the out clause in the contract for season five.