Mostly I'd say it's his own fault, but there are ways to prevent people from doing these terrible things to themselves. How about closing the cafe for an hour a day?
To be fair (to myself), I said that quote before enemy combatants in Abu Ghraib, detainees in Gitmo, warrantless wiretaps, waterboarding, and suspension of habeas corpus. Because before all that, it was true.;)
Well it's always been this way... Netscape is where they try out their crazy experimental ideas and if something sticks they put it in their stable publicly released product, Mozilla.
Wow, so now we've combined the blood and guts that our girlfriends hate with the board-game format they're always trying to force us to play at casual get-togethers. Wonderful!
SEC. 212. EXEMPTION FROM INFRINGEMENT FOR SKIPPING AUDIO AND VIDEO CONTENT IN MOTION PICTURES.
(a) Short Title- This section may be cited as the `Family Movie Act of 2004'.
(b) Exemption From Copyright and Trademark Infringement for Skipping of Audio or Video Content of Motion Pictures- Section 110 of title 17, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (9), by striking `and' after the semicolon at the end;
(2) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end and inserting `; and';
(3) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following:
`(11) the making imperceptible, by or at the direction of a member of a private household, of limited portions of audio or video content of a motion picture, during a performance in or transmitted to that household for private home viewing, from an authorized copy of the motion picture, or the creation or provision of a computer program or other technology that enables such making imperceptible and that is designed and marketed for such use at the direction of a member of a private household, if--
`(A) no fixed copy of the altered version of the motion picture is created by such computer program or other technology; and
`(B) no changes, deletions or additions are made by such computer program or other technology to commercial advertisements, or to network or station promotional announcements, that would otherwise be performed or displayed before, during or after the performance of the motion picture.'; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
`For purposes of paragraph (11), the term `making imperceptible' does not include the addition of audio or video content that is performed or displayed over or in place of existing content in a motion picture.'.
It appears that the whole section, including the parts about editing out "objectionable" content and not removing ads are relating to the same practice.
There's a group out there (Yo) that's renting/selling "family-friendly" movies with the materials that might offend conservatives removed. They have to edit the movies in-house to make their versions available. Right now I think they're in a legal grey area. Filmmakers want their work protected from prudish editors, and conservative parents want their children protected from godless liberal Hollywood heathens, so to speak.
Regardless of how you feel about editing movies for content, some people want their content pre-screened before they (or their kids) watch it. I'm personally against it, but this legislation doesn't force anyone to buy movies from these places.
Looks like the advertising bit refers directly to the practice of editing movies for content on after-studio edits. What they're saying is that a business may edit the film for content, but may not remove previews and ads, etc. that would appear on the original DVD or Video. I don't think this has anything to do with TiVo et al.
I had to check into this one further after seeing Rep. Rich "The Slashdot Congressman" Boucher's name on the list of cosponsors.
Ah, I finally scrolled down far enough to find the comment I was going to write.
So how long will Katey Sagal's series last without John Ritter? Like 5 more episodes? Futurama has untapped potential, and is targetted at the right market; young male geeks with too much disposable income.
It appalled me that they would invoke Nazism and Hitler, and call it "Communism". A high-school textbook could tell you that the Nazis were fascists.:P
Negativland makes a compelling case for fair use of copyrighted materials. They don't rip off songs wholesale, nor do they "cover" songs and merely change a few notes or lyrics. They turn the media that the sample completely on it's head, and rearrange it into something entirely different than the original. For Negativland, the fun seems to be picking out interesting or unusual media and using it in their act at the very edge of fair use (but still legally), with interesting results.
They often get harrassed by those they've sampled from. They really are the answer to the question, "Who samples legally?" and "When is it ok to use copyrighted materials without permission?" They also make tremendously creative and entertaining art. Thank you Negativland!
The two reasons I could actually buy into for doing this:
1. Cheese off Microsoft by running Linux on their box.
2. Fulfill the dream of Linux lovers everywhere: Deploy a Beowulf cluster of Linux machines that costs $200 per node for the owner, and $100 per node to Microsoft, thereby reversing the Microsoft tax for a brief shining moment.:)
This will be a good test... see if MS still has the power to enter a new market and stomp on the established leader. They've already backed down against AOL in the ISP fight, and they're finding that Netscape won't stay dead.
They've got the desktop OS, and the desktop office suite, but beyond that they're struggling. A big loss here could be the beginning of the end for MS' domination.
Companies are not people and are not entitled to the same protection of free speech under the bill of rights. Now if only the courts could figure that out, all this garbage would fall out like dominos.
There will always be a market for games you can play in a discreet window with the sound off at work. I think Windows Solitaire is probably the most played game ever.
I noticed the other day that installing WMP 7.1 (which I despise for reasons that are my own), and then uninstalling it leaves behind the codecs to decode the more wacky Windows formats that WMP 6.4 can't do. Hence, once you uninstall it and go back to 6.4, you've got all the codecs you need to view movies made in silly MS formats. YMMV of course.
We have your settlement money ready to deliver. Seven million dollars! Unfortunately, we're having trouble getting it out of Nigeria because the current government is corrupt and has frozen our assets. If you could give us your bank account number, we could wire the money to you directly. Congratulations on your win!
Join the ACLU and help out! I joined with a monthly donation of $10, and I never miss the money. They can set it up to be automatically charged to your bank account or credit card and it's totally painless.
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Mostly I'd say it's his own fault, but there are ways to prevent people from doing these terrible things to themselves. How about closing the cafe for an hour a day?
To be fair (to myself), I said that quote before enemy combatants in Abu Ghraib, detainees in Gitmo, warrantless wiretaps, waterboarding, and suspension of habeas corpus. Because before all that, it was true. ;)
...if they were actually making movies worth watching!
Homer: "This isn't like those other get-rich-quick schemes, Marge. This one's going to make us rich! And quick!"
Well it's always been this way... Netscape is where they try out their crazy experimental ideas and if something sticks they put it in their stable publicly released product, Mozilla.
Wait, what?
Wow, so now we've combined the blood and guts that our girlfriends hate with the board-game format they're always trying to force us to play at casual get-togethers. Wonderful!
Read the section in context:
SEC. 212. EXEMPTION FROM INFRINGEMENT FOR SKIPPING AUDIO AND VIDEO CONTENT IN MOTION PICTURES.
(a) Short Title- This section may be cited as the `Family Movie Act of 2004'.
(b) Exemption From Copyright and Trademark Infringement for Skipping of Audio or Video Content of Motion Pictures- Section 110 of title 17, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (9), by striking `and' after the semicolon at the end;
(2) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end and inserting `; and';
(3) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following:
`(11) the making imperceptible, by or at the direction of a member of a private household, of limited portions of audio or video content of a motion picture, during a performance in or transmitted to that household for private home viewing, from an authorized copy of the motion picture, or the creation or provision of a computer program or other technology that enables such making imperceptible and that is designed and marketed for such use at the direction of a member of a private household, if--
`(A) no fixed copy of the altered version of the motion picture is created by such computer program or other technology; and
`(B) no changes, deletions or additions are made by such computer program or other technology to commercial advertisements, or to network or station promotional announcements, that would otherwise be performed or displayed before, during or after the performance of the motion picture.'; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
`For purposes of paragraph (11), the term `making imperceptible' does not include the addition of audio or video content that is performed or displayed over or in place of existing content in a motion picture.'.
It appears that the whole section, including the parts about editing out "objectionable" content and not removing ads are relating to the same practice.
There's a group out there (Yo) that's renting/selling "family-friendly" movies with the materials that might offend conservatives removed. They have to edit the movies in-house to make their versions available. Right now I think they're in a legal grey area. Filmmakers want their work protected from prudish editors, and conservative parents want their children protected from godless liberal Hollywood heathens, so to speak.
Regardless of how you feel about editing movies for content, some people want their content pre-screened before they (or their kids) watch it. I'm personally against it, but this legislation doesn't force anyone to buy movies from these places.
Looks like the advertising bit refers directly to the practice of editing movies for content on after-studio edits. What they're saying is that a business may edit the film for content, but may not remove previews and ads, etc. that would appear on the original DVD or Video. I don't think this has anything to do with TiVo et al.
I had to check into this one further after seeing Rep. Rich "The Slashdot Congressman" Boucher's name on the list of cosponsors.
IANAL, btw.
But shouldn't the game "Final Fantasy" be, by definition, the last game in the series?
Amusingly, he got the job after losing a Senate race to a dead man (Mel Carnahan). No joke!
First, they ignore you.
Then they laugh at you.
Then they fight you.
Then you win.
-Gandhi
Is this the fight stage?
Ah, I finally scrolled down far enough to find the comment I was going to write.
So how long will Katey Sagal's series last without John Ritter? Like 5 more episodes? Futurama has untapped potential, and is targetted at the right market; young male geeks with too much disposable income.
I'm pulling for...
"SCO SOL"
Stuff that matters? Definitely Not.
It appalled me that they would invoke Nazism and Hitler, and call it "Communism". A high-school textbook could tell you that the Nazis were fascists. :P
Negativland makes a compelling case for fair use of copyrighted materials. They don't rip off songs wholesale, nor do they "cover" songs and merely change a few notes or lyrics. They turn the media that the sample completely on it's head, and rearrange it into something entirely different than the original. For Negativland, the fun seems to be picking out interesting or unusual media and using it in their act at the very edge of fair use (but still legally), with interesting results.
They often get harrassed by those they've sampled from. They really are the answer to the question, "Who samples legally?" and "When is it ok to use copyrighted materials without permission?" They also make tremendously creative and entertaining art. Thank you Negativland!
...he thinks the low-end media format forces advertises to express a focused and succinct message that users may take more seriously.
He thinks "Punch the monkey, win a prize" wasn't succinct and focused?
The two reasons I could actually buy into for doing this:
:)
1. Cheese off Microsoft by running Linux on their box.
2. Fulfill the dream of Linux lovers everywhere: Deploy a Beowulf cluster of Linux machines that costs $200 per node for the owner, and $100 per node to Microsoft, thereby reversing the Microsoft tax for a brief shining moment.
This will be a good test... see if MS still has the power to enter a new market and stomp on the established leader. They've already backed down against AOL in the ISP fight, and they're finding that Netscape won't stay dead.
They've got the desktop OS, and the desktop office suite, but beyond that they're struggling. A big loss here could be the beginning of the end for MS' domination.
Companies are not people and are not entitled to the same protection of free speech under the bill of rights. Now if only the courts could figure that out, all this garbage would fall out like dominos.
I know what CG means (Computer Graphics)... but what does CGI mean in this context?
There will always be a market for games you can play in a discreet window with the sound off at work. I think Windows Solitaire is probably the most played game ever.
I noticed the other day that installing WMP 7.1 (which I despise for reasons that are my own), and then uninstalling it leaves behind the codecs to decode the more wacky Windows formats that WMP 6.4 can't do. Hence, once you uninstall it and go back to 6.4, you've got all the codecs you need to view movies made in silly MS formats. YMMV of course.
We have your settlement money ready to deliver. Seven million dollars! Unfortunately, we're having trouble getting it out of Nigeria because the current government is corrupt and has frozen our assets. If you could give us your bank account number, we could wire the money to you directly. Congratulations on your win!
Mumar Zibutu
Former King of Nigeria
He... ...warns against jumping to conclusions based on a quick search or confusing someone for others with the same name.
So basically do exactly the opposite of what they'd do on Three's Company. Got it.
Join the ACLU and help out! I joined with a monthly donation of $10, and I never miss the money. They can set it up to be automatically charged to your bank account or credit card and it's totally painless.
If you spend money on products (which nearly everyone does), you're voting with your dollars. Make sure some of your "votes" go to something you believe in!
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