We imagine that it is not your clients' intent to create consumer confusion or otherwise affect Apple's trademark rights. However, as we are sure you can appreciate, Apple, as a trademark owner, has a duty to protect its valuable intellectual property. While Apple, of course, has no general objection to proper use of the descriptive term "podcast" as part of a trademark for goods and services offered in the podcasting field, it cannot allow marks that go beyond this legitimate use and infringe on Apple's rights in POD and IPOD.
It hardly seems that Apple is cracking down on the word "Podcast" in general, since they explicitly state that THEY ARE NOT. They just don't particularly like what they see as confusion created by this particular use of the term. Is this reasonable? I'll leave that debate for someone with a longer attention span than me.
I'd be more inclined to believe that the increasing availability of legal and convenient download options like iTunes and others have made more of an impact than fierce enforcement by the RIAA.
If a dog barks at a garbage truck and the garbage truck goes away eventually, does the mean the dog made the truck go away? The dog sure thinks so!
This strikes me as being a whole lot like The Producers. Maybe Infinium realized that they could make a bundle by paying themselves big salaries, buying expensive toys, and INTENDING TO FAIL. If they ever produced a real product, they'd have to start being responsible and timely. As it is, they can just soak up venture capital money and live the good life.
I had a class with Bob Hisrich, one of the leading professors in the field of Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation. Any of his textbooks are a good start.
He said once in a not-entirely-joking way that "every business plan must have at least ONE chart with a line going up and left". It sounds silly, but there's some merit to the psychological impact a nice graphic can have.
There are of course plenty of other more useful tips that others have already offered - I just found this amusing.
So whatever happened to the SCO vs IBM lawsuit? This is another case of someone refusing to cave into bogus claims even though caving in and cutting a check would be more convenient.
"You're right, I did lose 2.4 million dollars yesterday. I expect to lose 2.4 million dollars today. I expect to lose 2.4 million dollars tomorrow. You know Mr. Thatcher, at the rate of 2.4 million dollars a day, I'll have to close this place in... 60 years"
I'm actually trying to collect random computer stickers for my Guitar Hero controller. The game box comes with a sheet of stickers that you can use to decorate the guitar controller, but they're fairly boring and generic. I want one that stands out a bit more.
As has already been stated ad-nauseum, cross-cut shredding it the easiest option.
If you are REALLY paranoid, burning can be better, but even burning does not completely detroy a document. Skilled forensics teams can take charred pieces of documents and add chemical agents that keep them from further disintigrating. If you absolutely must completely destroy a document, burn it and then put the ashes into a bin with a bit of water and mix it until you are left with a gritty paste. Good luck putting THAT back together!
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Damn, I got RickRaided
Buffalo.
Some day, on SOME edition of Guitar Hero, I want Dueling Banjos to be available in multiplayer mode.
What happens if they go to Plaid?
It hardly seems that Apple is cracking down on the word "Podcast" in general, since they explicitly state that THEY ARE NOT. They just don't particularly like what they see as confusion created by this particular use of the term. Is this reasonable? I'll leave that debate for someone with a longer attention span than me.
In Soviet Russia, verb [to conjugate] you!
I'd be more inclined to believe that the increasing availability of legal and convenient download options like iTunes and others have made more of an impact than fierce enforcement by the RIAA.
If a dog barks at a garbage truck and the garbage truck goes away eventually, does the mean the dog made the truck go away? The dog sure thinks so!
An animated gif would also hose their server significantly less while accomplishing the same effect.
Nintendo Wheeeeeeee!!!
Watch out for tunnels in the Rocky Mountains. They are pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue. Or a Balrog. Either way not fun.
This strikes me as being a whole lot like The Producers. Maybe Infinium realized that they could make a bundle by paying themselves big salaries, buying expensive toys, and INTENDING TO FAIL. If they ever produced a real product, they'd have to start being responsible and timely. As it is, they can just soak up venture capital money and live the good life.
Errrr.... I meant the OTHER left. :-D
Yeah.....
I had a class with Bob Hisrich, one of the leading professors in the field of Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation. Any of his textbooks are a good start.
He said once in a not-entirely-joking way that "every business plan must have at least ONE chart with a line going up and left". It sounds silly, but there's some merit to the psychological impact a nice graphic can have.
There are of course plenty of other more useful tips that others have already offered - I just found this amusing.
So whatever happened to the SCO vs IBM lawsuit? This is another case of someone refusing to cave into bogus claims even though caving in and cutting a check would be more convenient.
"You're right, I did lose 2.4 million dollars yesterday. I expect to lose 2.4 million dollars today. I expect to lose 2.4 million dollars tomorrow. You know Mr. Thatcher, at the rate of 2.4 million dollars a day, I'll have to close this place in... 60 years"
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Could the scent be synthesized and used as a way to tell ants not to bother entering a house?
I'm actually trying to collect random computer stickers for my Guitar Hero controller. The game box comes with a sheet of stickers that you can use to decorate the guitar controller, but they're fairly boring and generic. I want one that stands out a bit more.
Watt are you talking about?
Yelling at "incompetent" referees is half (or more) of the fun of sports!
It puts the lotion on its skin...
That'd be 180 Canadian passengers.
Can we PLEASE use standard units already?!?
Why isn't there a +6 Funny?
I see you've played diamondy spoony before!
SHAKE! SHAKE! Ohhhhh... Needs a shake...
As has already been stated ad-nauseum, cross-cut shredding it the easiest option.
If you are REALLY paranoid, burning can be better, but even burning does not completely detroy a document. Skilled forensics teams can take charred pieces of documents and add chemical agents that keep them from further disintigrating. If you absolutely must completely destroy a document, burn it and then put the ashes into a bin with a bit of water and mix it until you are left with a gritty paste. Good luck putting THAT back together!