and step up the penalties for production (or just for child abuse, since using a child to produce child pornography is itself abuse) and purchase/sale.
I think you missed that part. GP never said legalize it completely, just decriminalize simple possession of it.
Can you show that "telephone" is defined in copyright law to require connection to the PSTN
No, I cannot. For all I know I'm wrong, and according to the law the PS3 and my PC both count as telephones. My only grip was that it wasn't clear from your original post that that might be the case.
The problem though is you're trying to compare physical goods with digital goods, which do not have the same limitations. Amazon doesn't need warehouse space for 10,000 of the same app, they only need HDD space for a single instance of that app.
I suppose one could still straight-up buy a license to sell 10,000 copies of the app, but why would you? It doesn't appear to make business sense to "stock up", because there is no stock of which to speak.
...allow voice chat in game? I don't see what you were trying to indicate with that. I mean, I can voice chat with other people around with world using my PC, but that doesn't mean it's a telephone.
Did just that in IE8, and though it is too small to make out what the mark is, there is some sort of a mark next to Windows, the "e" icon, and even Internet Explorer (just the Internet Explorer part, it does not include the 8).
In this case "him" is an "it" ("google goggles"), so its "Better it than me.", as in "better that it have to figure out sudoko, than for me to have to figure out sudoko".
If that's the case, then what's the point? Sudoku is a game. Having a computer tell you what to write in the spaces makes me wonder why you're bothering at all (unless you're using it as a learning tool).
Ick. I was more curious about scharrel-ei than battery, and knew about the cramped conditions in some cages, but had no idea it was quite that bad in places. Thank you for that bit of info.
I think I see what you are saying.. but as they'd set it aside specifically in case this issue arose, I don't think I'd call it a loss unless the fees went over what they'd set aside (which it didn't).
On another note, I wonder how much they'd have paid had they just licensed it normally, if that amount would have exceeded $50m, and if so by how much.
Compared to the eggs I used to buy, which weren't even battery-eggs but what they call 'scharrel-ei' here (no idea what the translation for this would be, but it means the chickens have about 1m^2 of space per chicken, but still live in crap conditions)
I'm not sure what battery eggs are, so maybe this question was already answered, but do you mean chickens producing scharrel-ei eggs are in a cage with a few other chickens, or they're in a large, completely open barn/warehouse type building with hundreds of other chickens?
Perhaps rights is not the correct word, but by specifying that, for example, if you kill a dolphin it will be treated the same as if you'd killed a human.
GP mentioned the illegality of it. I was going by the whole "beyond the shadow of a doubt" thing in proving you were card counting, which at least as I see it, there's plenty of doubt unless there's a physical device.
Now exactly how is the utility "lowering the temperature during peak times" unless you have a thermostat that you put in your house and given the utility the ability to control it?
That does seem to be how BGE Peak Rewards operates, yes. But even without it, if they can cut power to individual appliances (say, the AC or furnace), that too could alter the temperature without ever needing to touch the thermostat dial.
I'm confused, if the powerlines are not currently interfering with OTA TV and radio, why would connecting to the internet over those same wires suddenly change things?
First off, I am a carnivore. I love meat, and nothing will ever change that.
That said, depends on what one is considering when one considers efficiency. From a transfer of energy stand-point, it is far more efficient to eat a salad than it is the cow who has been eating grass all its life.
Or put another way, for the months of food you put into the cow, you only get a week or two back out.
I think you're misunderstanding, or perhaps I am, but here's what I see.
1) C64 downloads SMB3 without paying for it (this from the subject line).
2) 10 years elapse.
3) C64 makes the statement "I should play that game I downloaded 10 years ago instead of buying new games."
Now I'm not saying they should have to go out and buy the newest games, but that just seems like some messed-up logic. Instead of buying a game made in 2010, they should not buy a game made in 1988? Buy A, or don't buy B?
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Like this guy?
Though I never took his business seriously (and still don't), he was the first reason I thought of for the "legal issues" surrounding moon mining.
and step up the penalties for production (or just for child abuse, since using a child to produce child pornography is itself abuse) and purchase/sale.
I think you missed that part. GP never said legalize it completely, just decriminalize simple possession of it.
Can you show that "telephone" is defined in copyright law to require connection to the PSTN
No, I cannot. For all I know I'm wrong, and according to the law the PS3 and my PC both count as telephones. My only grip was that it wasn't clear from your original post that that might be the case.
The problem though is you're trying to compare physical goods with digital goods, which do not have the same limitations. Amazon doesn't need warehouse space for 10,000 of the same app, they only need HDD space for a single instance of that app.
I suppose one could still straight-up buy a license to sell 10,000 copies of the app, but why would you? It doesn't appear to make business sense to "stock up", because there is no stock of which to speak.
...allow voice chat in game? I don't see what you were trying to indicate with that. I mean, I can voice chat with other people around with world using my PC, but that doesn't mean it's a telephone.
My (hypothetical) personal site doesn't "do business" in the EU, but I still have some registered users who live there.
Did just that in IE8, and though it is too small to make out what the mark is, there is some sort of a mark next to Windows, the "e" icon, and even Internet Explorer (just the Internet Explorer part, it does not include the 8).
"Because God created it the human body can remain nude and uncovered and preserve its splendour and its beauty." -Pope John Paul II
In this case "him" is an "it" ("google goggles"), so its "Better it than me.", as in "better that it have to figure out sudoko, than for me to have to figure out sudoko".
If that's the case, then what's the point? Sudoku is a game. Having a computer tell you what to write in the spaces makes me wonder why you're bothering at all (unless you're using it as a learning tool).
Ick. I was more curious about scharrel-ei than battery, and knew about the cramped conditions in some cages, but had no idea it was quite that bad in places. Thank you for that bit of info.
Ah, thanks.
I think I see what you are saying.. but as they'd set it aside specifically in case this issue arose, I don't think I'd call it a loss unless the fees went over what they'd set aside (which it didn't).
On another note, I wonder how much they'd have paid had they just licensed it normally, if that amount would have exceeded $50m, and if so by how much.
Compared to the eggs I used to buy, which weren't even battery-eggs but what they call 'scharrel-ei' here (no idea what the translation for this would be, but it means the chickens have about 1m^2 of space per chicken, but still live in crap conditions)
I'm not sure what battery eggs are, so maybe this question was already answered, but do you mean chickens producing scharrel-ei eggs are in a cage with a few other chickens, or they're in a large, completely open barn/warehouse type building with hundreds of other chickens?
Everyone? Even the people on the city council? School class presidents? Or do you differentiate between "politics" and government?
The ammo box, in fact, is not a choice, and anyone who chooses to use it needs to be removed from said society.
Well then I wish you luck in removing the person with the ammo box without using your own ammo box.
Perhaps rights is not the correct word, but by specifying that, for example, if you kill a dolphin it will be treated the same as if you'd killed a human.
GP mentioned the illegality of it. I was going by the whole "beyond the shadow of a doubt" thing in proving you were card counting, which at least as I see it, there's plenty of doubt unless there's a physical device.
I imagine that's only because it's kinda hard to prove you were counting cards unless they find some sort of physical device.
Now exactly how is the utility "lowering the temperature during peak times" unless you have a thermostat that you put in your house and given the utility the ability to control it?
That does seem to be how BGE Peak Rewards operates, yes. But even without it, if they can cut power to individual appliances (say, the AC or furnace), that too could alter the temperature without ever needing to touch the thermostat dial.
And thank you too.
Ah, thanks for that explanation.
I'm confused, if the powerlines are not currently interfering with OTA TV and radio, why would connecting to the internet over those same wires suddenly change things?
That's why you have it set to auto-wipe if it doesn't receive a code from you every 24 hours.
It's simply not an efficient way to live.
First off, I am a carnivore. I love meat, and nothing will ever change that.
That said, depends on what one is considering when one considers efficiency. From a transfer of energy stand-point, it is far more efficient to eat a salad than it is the cow who has been eating grass all its life.
Or put another way, for the months of food you put into the cow, you only get a week or two back out.
I think you're misunderstanding, or perhaps I am, but here's what I see.
1) C64 downloads SMB3 without paying for it (this from the subject line).
2) 10 years elapse.
3) C64 makes the statement "I should play that game I downloaded 10 years ago instead of buying new games."
Now I'm not saying they should have to go out and buy the newest games, but that just seems like some messed-up logic. Instead of buying a game made in 2010, they should not buy a game made in 1988? Buy A, or don't buy B?