My friends, you will note the above post is scored +1, not 2 as has been complained about in the past. I will also point out the fact, that I tend to only post in one of every 5-6 slashdot stories, not as if there's a limit on fucking posting.
If you would rather not read what I post feel free to ignore it in the future. Otherwise get some balls, stop posting as AC's when you feel you need to criticise, (you bunch of whining fucking freaks) and blow yourselves.
This is the equivalent of saying "I have a patent for the process of putting mail in a mailbox, therefore the USPS is violating my patent."
Perhaps one form of a "posting" mechanism could be patented, but not the simple action itself. If that's the case, every website that takes email via forms, including the Govt ones, are in violation of that patent.
I don't think you'd want the government regulating databases. Do you really think it would be a better world when Big Brother government is the only entity allowed unrestricted use of databases of personal information? Besides, haven't we already seen enough articles here about how datamining isn't paying off as much as everybody claims it is? Why not just wait until everybody realizes that we don't pay attention to targeted e-mail ads?
Gentlemen, while I appreciate all your criticisms, and (holy shit) will keep my posts down, I want to assure you than even when I post at +2, I'm not awarded any more overall Karma. The posts that I have made that earned 3, 4, or 5 were always geared to contribute diretly to the discussion, and I think that in the time I've been on slashdot I've been moderated down to zero very few times.
Overall I think my posts have had much to contribute, at least much more than the obnoxious AC's who all scurry to put up a "FIRST POST!"
So I guess what I'm saying, at the risk of losing a little karma, is blow it out your ass.
I think it's a little late for that. I'm sick of the fact that every spammer out there seems to have a copy of my credit report.
Unless the FTC plans to sieze already-existing databases, or to regulate their use, the privacy war is already over, (except for those netziens who haven't been born yet.
From what I understand the answer is yes. Also, OS9 greatly expanded the font handling capability. I want to say it can hold more than 900 fonts, but I'm not sure on that one.
How long it will take the consumer release to REALLY be stable. Its gotta be rock solid for all the folks in the Desktop publishing industry. I hope faster than Win2000.
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= Here are my Microsoft and AICN parodies, where are yours?
For now MP3's are a great tech both for consumer and industry. They're a good way to build buzz, expose your music to fans who wouldn't otherwise hear it, etc...
The main reason for this is because it is too tedious to download an MP3, decode it, and burn it to a disk. However, 2 years from now when someone builds a program that does this automatically, and the bandwith/hardware can do it in about 5 seconds, there won't be any reason to visit the local CD store.
for now it's a great tech, in two years, the Record compnanies will probably have found a way to encrypt it anyway.
tcd004 Here are my Microsoft and AICN parodies, where are yours?
law 5 years before it's deemed unconstutional and scrapped. Man, will the biotech companies be screwed then.
The problem is that medicine and biotech are such multi-faceted diciplines. A patent on a gene someone develops to keep their corn alive, has a good chance becoming part of a cure for a human disease, or whatever. (sure that scenario is a longshot, but you get the jist)
As soon as a case comes along where a bio-patent obstructs someone's freedom to receive proper health care or live thier life in a reasonable fashion, (Imagine if a cure for Diabetes was held up cause of a genetic patent case!)
are opportunites to exploit a new economy, there are companies who jump in prematurely. I wouldn't be suprised if they go the way of the do-do. Just consider how many PC startups came and went in the 80's.
1. Sure the ap got well over $250 worth of advertising from it, but that's pretty much worthless to them. Anyone interested in buying such a photo, is going to know of the ap.
2. You can find the AP thorugh any major search engine. Here they are: http://photoarchive.ap.org
3. Fair use is true. If you're using a logo, or something created by an organization to make fun of them, you're in the clear. (as done on my microsoft and aicn parodies) however, that movie wasn't making fun of the photo. It was making fun of the situation. If the material had been used to parody the photographer directly, or the AP directly, OK, bu that wasn't the ends of the means.
The reason for the parody was to make fun of the Elian situation. Therefore they were using someone else's work to make fun of a 3rd party. They should have paid for the photo.
Now one story I've heard said that the guys who did it never expected it to be so widely distributed. In that case, I don't blame them as much, but think they should have been more careful.
This makes me just as irate as those thousands of sites who do nothing but scan and publish syndicated cartoons with out permission of the artist. What a load of crap.
sure they can't chase down every copy, but they could prosecute the guys who did it for copyright infringement. The actuall outcome wouldn't be important, but it would send a message that what they did was wrong.
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tcd004
Here's my Microsoft Parody, where's yours?
If you would rather not read what I post feel free to ignore it in the future. Otherwise get some balls, stop posting as AC's when you feel you need to criticise, (you bunch of whining fucking freaks) and blow yourselves.
tcd004
No more karma pumping for me....
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Perhaps one form of a "posting" mechanism could be patented, but not the simple action itself. If that's the case, every website that takes email via forms, including the Govt ones, are in violation of that patent.
tcd004
Here's my Microsoft Parody, where's yours?
and by the way, very good point.
tcd004
Overall I think my posts have had much to contribute, at least much more than the obnoxious AC's who all scurry to put up a "FIRST POST!"
So I guess what I'm saying, at the risk of losing a little karma, is blow it out your ass.
tcd004
Unless the FTC plans to sieze already-existing databases, or to regulate their use, the privacy war is already over, (except for those netziens who haven't been born yet.
tcd004
Here's my Microsoft Parody, where's yours?
tcd004
Here's my Microsoft Parody, where's yours?
Just think how fast Metallica MP3's can be downloaded to these babies! tcd004
Here's my Microsoft parody, where's yours?
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Here's my Microsoft parody, where's yours?
wow, thats a good lesson on why you should ALWAY PREVIEW.
in a nutshell? tcd004
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tcd004
= Here are my Microsoft and AICN parodies, where are yours?
The main reason for this is because it is too tedious to download an MP3, decode it, and burn it to a disk. However, 2 years from now when someone builds a program that does this automatically, and the bandwith/hardware can do it in about 5 seconds, there won't be any reason to visit the local CD store.
for now it's a great tech, in two years, the Record compnanies will probably have found a way to encrypt it anyway.
tcd004 Here are my Microsoft and AICN parodies, where are yours?
tcd004
Here's my Microsoft Parody, where's yours?
Microsoft will do.
Yep, I've been waiting a long time for this one! tcd004
The problem is that medicine and biotech are such multi-faceted diciplines. A patent on a gene someone develops to keep their corn alive, has a good chance becoming part of a cure for a human disease, or whatever. (sure that scenario is a longshot, but you get the jist)
As soon as a case comes along where a bio-patent obstructs someone's freedom to receive proper health care or live thier life in a reasonable fashion, (Imagine if a cure for Diabetes was held up cause of a genetic patent case!)
tcd004
Check out Janet Reno Margolis, the least downloaded woman on the internet!
tcd004
Here is my Microsoft parody , where's yours?
tcd004
Here are my Microsoft and AICN parodies, where are yours?
tcd004
Here are my Microsoft and AICN parodies, where are yours?
tcd004
2. You can find the AP thorugh any major search engine. Here they are: http://photoarchive.ap.org
3. Fair use is true. If you're using a logo, or something created by an organization to make fun of them, you're in the clear. (as done on my microsoft and aicn parodies) however, that movie wasn't making fun of the photo. It was making fun of the situation. If the material had been used to parody the photographer directly, or the AP directly, OK, bu that wasn't the ends of the means.
The reason for the parody was to make fun of the Elian situation. Therefore they were using someone else's work to make fun of a 3rd party. They should have paid for the photo.
Now one story I've heard said that the guys who did it never expected it to be so widely distributed. In that case, I don't blame them as much, but think they should have been more careful.
This makes me just as irate as those thousands of sites who do nothing but scan and publish syndicated cartoons with out permission of the artist. What a load of crap.
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