Actually if you are charged with anything that could potentially result in jail time, you get free counsel; doesn't really matter what the prosecutor says.
Would not surprise me, I'm sure independent writing systems popped up all over the place then died out. One example would be Inca khopu knot-tying notation. Woo, that anthropology degree finally came in handy.
Don't you worry. In the 15 years I've been doing web and interface design, I've never heard the words 'purple', 'orange' and 'professional' used in the same sentence.
Actually Apple did offer to license the patents from Nokia but Nokia tried to get Apple to give them all of the family jewels instead of the reasonable licensing they offered the other smart phone makers. Apple offered to give them access to the patents that Nokia is being sued for violating but that wasn't enough for Nokia. Apple was sitting there taking it for a while but now that they are the target of all the other smart phone makers it's time to take off the gloves and get back in the game!
You're typing that from a coffee shop, from your macbook, aren't you?
I think your definition of infringement is too narrow; I think the definition of infringement in Title 17 just means an interference with the copyright owner's rights under that section.
While this may protect the actual copying process, making that not an infringement, any steps you'd have before or after (downloading, distributing, etc) would probably constitute infringement.
I am not an IP lawyer, but from what I understand the AHRA applies to certain specifically designated digital devices, and a computer isn't one of them.
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As someone who uses dvorak, it's a great deterrent to people who frequently need to borrow other keyboards for a moment...
Uhh..yeah..who on earth frequently borrows other people's keyboards?
Huh?? Do you have a cite for this? They abolished debtor's prisons a long time ago.
Actually if you are charged with anything that could potentially result in jail time, you get free counsel; doesn't really matter what the prosecutor says.
It just goes to show that professors of Law aren't necessarily good at defending a client in the real world. :-(
The majority of law professors I've met have very limited real-world trial experience.
First, not all lawyers know their clients are guilty. They only know what their clients tell them, which may or may not be true.
Also a lot of lawyers legitimately believe even if their clients committed a crime, they did not commit what they're being charged with.
Not sure if paying at least twice as much for the same hardware makes up for having to patch less...
Yes, was about to say on the patch front Windows is exponentially less annoying than Ubuntu.
If you're involved with a commercial transaction with someone, don't you want them to be suckers?
So some people did their job, and they write themselves a news story celebrating themselves?
That should allow you to reward them appropriately.
Uhhh...what great moral failure are we punishing them for? Licensing something we don't think should be licensed?
Would not surprise me, I'm sure independent writing systems popped up all over the place then died out. One example would be Inca khopu knot-tying notation. Woo, that anthropology degree finally came in handy.
Don't make me go upside your head.
Don't you worry. In the 15 years I've been doing web and interface design, I've never heard the words 'purple', 'orange' and 'professional' used in the same sentence.
Then you'd hate the suit I wear to work...
The Kindle has significantly faster page turning than the Nook.
Only problem (for me at least) is the only time I can see playing these types of games would be on the subway, where I don't get any signal.
Actually Apple did offer to license the patents from Nokia but Nokia tried to get Apple to give them all of the family jewels instead of the reasonable licensing they offered the other smart phone makers. Apple offered to give them access to the patents that Nokia is being sued for violating but that wasn't enough for Nokia. Apple was sitting there taking it for a while but now that they are the target of all the other smart phone makers it's time to take off the gloves and get back in the game!
You're typing that from a coffee shop, from your macbook, aren't you?
the people are just a mass of slaves.
Speak for yourself.
I think your definition of infringement is too narrow; I think the definition of infringement in Title 17 just means an interference with the copyright owner's rights under that section.
Eh, I still think the act of downloading itself could constitute infringement, even if as those bits come in they're immediately burned to a CD.
That's not how damages work in a lawsuit; the project would have to show that it lost out on actual money.
Am I just being a jackass?
If you have enough money to afford a penthouse apartment in NYC, then yes, you are probably a jackass.
While this may protect the actual copying process, making that not an infringement, any steps you'd have before or after (downloading, distributing, etc) would probably constitute infringement.
A contingency on what? What damages are here?
I am not an IP lawyer, but from what I understand the AHRA applies to certain specifically designated digital devices, and a computer isn't one of them.
Your reading of the law is completely wrong, and it might not be a good idea to rely on that sort of defense.