Copyright is an artificial construct designed to benefit the few at the expense of the many..
The only reason you are vaguely right about this, is because 'the many' do not have the motivation to create a work of art of sufficient appeal to derive an income of it. Laziness, lack of ability or facility does not make piracy morally correct.
Yes copyright laws as they stand are overly complicated. But they are there so that when the day comes that you decide to create a work of imagination, rather than sitting on your ass stealing other's ideas, you will have legal protection to do what you want with your creation.
Actually the right to 'profit' is the basis of Lockean economy: all of mankind has a right to 'profit' from their labours.
If a man labours (and stealing copyright is NOT labouring), he has a right to profit from that labour.
Also I think your jumping on the original statement: "He has a right to make a profit" is synonymous with "He has a right to TRY and make a profit", via Locke
Really? According to the IAEA http://www.iaea.org/NewsCenter/News/2006/uranium_resources.html world uranium prices have quintupled in the last 8 years, part of the reason the State Government of Western Australia have decided to start mining yellowcake (the other reason being ideology and the lack of protesting in WA)
If they ensure the price remains competitive, they'll never make our money back.\n
This is the only bit that worries me though. If this is a wholesale company, and they sell the company - won't that create a monopoly? I remember another government company that did that. Tel-something...
Anybody thought about the potential for work in the centre of Oz over this??
Build a massive, solar-powered datacentre at Alice Springs where all the lines to the major cities converge, and rent out the data space.
Voila! Payback bi*tch!
you forgot:
* Innaloo (say that out loud!)
* Upper Swan (again)
* Punchbowl (still cracks me up)
* Boing Boing, Chinaman's Knob, Useless Loop and The End of the World (Tasmania):
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While TopCoder may not limit who can participate, I'm betting certain 3 letter US agencies do not let their employees participate.
This is just about the only sensible reply, and/or explanation why the US did so badly in these forums.
Mod this man up please!
Damn, I'd put my bet on A-rod being Andy Roddick, an actual internationally reknowned US sport's star.
Yes and in cultures that adopted a Hellenistic mindset, we learnt vey quickly that wikipedia is a terrible source of authenticated information.
Where have you been?
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10571798
Read the article. The person in question does not own the trademark used in the url.
If the name describes what you do and is also your branded name, your success in google is almost guaranteed.
Can you please explain to me how to guarantee my success in google in clearer detail? I'd like to start a business giving that advice to everyone...
AFAIK Chinese civilians do not have any rights.
Right to peaceful protest: No.
Right to choice of political persuation: No.
Right to choice of religion: No.
Right to have children: No.
Pong I agree with - wasnt that just about the first game on the 2600?
Vintage is tied to the year.
Otherwise Autralia would be selling wines older than colonisation
Yeah I remember that one!
it wasn't that great tho'
it's "he promised to have it out and then sat around jerking off for four years watching football".
Like you wouldn't do that if you had the chance!
Serious though, aside from the sex scenes, the sheer bloodthirstiness of this series makes it a great choice for a gaming series..
I had to google that up, to understand that they both are tequilas.
Thank you, but I'm somehow immune to ever having a memory loss, or vomiting, from alcohol. Believe me. I've tried it.
If you had to look those two up; you haven't tried hard enough.
Copyright is an artificial construct designed to benefit the few at the expense of the many..
The only reason you are vaguely right about this, is because 'the many' do not have the motivation to create a work of art of sufficient appeal to derive an income of it. Laziness, lack of ability or facility does not make piracy morally correct. Yes copyright laws as they stand are overly complicated. But they are there so that when the day comes that you decide to create a work of imagination, rather than sitting on your ass stealing other's ideas, you will have legal protection to do what you want with your creation.
No, he has no right to make a profit. Nobody has.
But he has a right to *try*.
Actually the right to 'profit' is the basis of Lockean economy: all of mankind has a right to 'profit' from their labours.
If a man labours (and stealing copyright is NOT labouring), he has a right to profit from that labour.
Also I think your jumping on the original statement: "He has a right to make a profit" is synonymous with "He has a right to TRY and make a profit", via Locke
Because having spare parts around to repair your newly-denoted bomb is necessary, right?
Really, I thought thats why the Japanese are so short :O
I want two moons!
Then the tidal forces will pull the ocean up to my doorstep once a fortnight and I can sail the outtide to south africa!
Nope, nor is a pound of lead any heavier than a pound of feathers... but it IS a lot more convenient.
Bad analogy - enough coal to produce a megaton or energy would weight considerably more than enough uranium to produce a megaton of energy.
You're thinking of the other definition of megaton..
Really? According to the IAEA http://www.iaea.org/NewsCenter/News/2006/uranium_resources.html world uranium prices have quintupled in the last 8 years, part of the reason the State Government of Western Australia have decided to start mining yellowcake (the other reason being ideology and the lack of protesting in WA)
Don't think that the demand isnt there. It is.
what: `walk noisily in clogs.' http://www.takeourword.com/et_q-s.html#sabotage
If they ensure the price remains competitive, they'll never make our money back.\n This is the only bit that worries me though. If this is a wholesale company, and they sell the company - won't that create a monopoly? I remember another government company that did that. Tel-something...
Great idea! Then in 8 years (when this is proposed to be completed), this country would only be 18 years behind the rest of the world.
It doesn't already?
Anybody thought about the potential for work in the centre of Oz over this?? Build a massive, solar-powered datacentre at Alice Springs where all the lines to the major cities converge, and rent out the data space. Voila! Payback bi*tch!
you forgot: * Innaloo (say that out loud!) * Upper Swan (again) * Punchbowl (still cracks me up) * Boing Boing, Chinaman's Knob, Useless Loop and The End of the World (Tasmania): http://www.list-directory.info/lists/place-names.html