Notwithstanding the provisions of section 106(3), the owner of a particular copy or phonorecord lawfully made under this title, or any person authorized by such owner, is entitled, without the authority of the copyright owner, to sell or otherwise dispose of the possession of that copy or phonorecord.
(emphasis added). As you can see, when you own a particular copy of a work, you may sell that copy (note singular form of "copy") without permission of the copyright holder. That's First Sale. There's nothing about being allowed to redistribute copies hundreds of thousands of times, and I cannot seriously believe that you ever actually thought that such activity was allowed by the First Sale doctrine.
Hey, Broadcom of Linksys or whoever knew it was GPL'd when they used it. If they don't like it, they can bloody well write their own software, and license that however they wish. It isn't the GPL that's stupid, it's companies that want their own IP protected while not respecting anyone else's.
There's a huge difference between first sale (in which I sell a single copy of some software to one person, then no longer have it myself) and redistribution (in which I sell my embedded linux device 400,000+ times). The latter is clearly not "first sale".
Yeah, turns out I just had to wait, I eventually was getting 80 k/s. Oh well; I'm definitely going to remember to cap upload though, my connection was really crawlinguntil I finally stopped the client (hours after the download was done, natch..left it up overnight:)
The internet seems to become more worthless every day, as more and more of it is hijacked by spammers and other commercialization.
How can we take it back? If we can't, how can we replace it with something more resistant to these electronic malignancies?
I want instant communication with friends and colleagues all over the planet, but I don't want UCE. I want instant access to the world's knowledge on all topics, from crucial news to movie trivia, but I want it without viruses, interstitial ads, popups, spyware, and all that other crap.
By using Linux with some other specialized software, I have erected a defensive perimeter around my internet existence, so the tidal wave of garbage largely passes me by. But the walls need maintenance, and there always seems to be some new leak that needs plugging.
It's regrettable that we need to take such drastic measures, but what really worries me is that the need is increasing with time. Can you imagine the situation where 99% of your email is spam? Is there an alternative to giving up email entirely at that point?
Now, it's very nice of those folks at ID et al that are pretty much helping out Linux-users by taking Linux R&D costs and include them in the windows-variant.
This is wrong. ID et al. are not just "being nice" to Linux gamers. In the FA (which I'm sure you R'd;), these other companies justify the development costs of a linux client as a quid-pro-quo to linux gamers for running the linux server. I think this is a very interesting (not to mention valid) way of looking at it.
The dedicated linux server has played no small part in Half-Life's unprecedented longevity among the top ten PC best-sellers. To this day, according to the article, the number of people playing a HL variant online outnumbers the number of players of all other FPS games combined. Many (most?) of those servers are running on Linux. Valve could-and-should show a little appreciation for that.
Well, we're way OT by now, but deep enough in the comments that probably no one will care.:)
Watterson explains very eloquently his objections to merchandising C&H in this article. I think he would vehemently disagree with the assertion that the bootleg stuff is in the spirit of Calvin & Hobbes.
This article is where the "thieves and vandals" quote comes from.
It turns out that the pressure from his syndicate to market C&H merchandise as well as the bootleg garbage drove him to the verge of quitting. He actually had no legal recourse; the syndicate had full exploitation rights, but Watterson's passion on the subject was enough to hold them in check (quite something, considering the mountain of cash they stood to make on stuffed Hobbeses!)
Then, inexplicably, just as he was about to quit, the syndicate caved and gave him back his licensing rights, which he has refused to exercise to this day. His comic continued in an expanded Sunday format for about a year after that, I think. He then quit for good, citing exhaustion from the legal battles, and a desire to explore other avenues of art. His statement at the time was:
This is not a recent or easy decision, and I leave with some sadness. My interests have shifted, however, and I believe I've done what I can do within the constraints of daily deadlines and small panels. I am eager to work at a more thoughtful pace, with fewer artistic compromises. I have not yet decided on future projects, but my relationship with Universal Press Syndicate will continue.
So, I must concede he doesn't mention bootlegs explicitly here, but I believe the frustration over this must have only increased as the tidal wave of "Calvin drunk/stoned" garbage gathered steam. I have so much respect for Watterson and his unyielding protection of his creation against all odds. I am also impressed by UPS for respecting his wishes in the end. It's too bad the rest of the world didn't care or understand.
Those stickers you see all over...are not Calvin and should not be thought of that way.
Well, Bill Watterson certainly thought of them that way; he stopped writing C&H because of the massive infringement of Calvin's likeness. Not because of any lost profits to him (he refused to license their likeness to *any* product), but because his beloved characters were being so crudely misrepresented.
Every time I see Calvin on the back of some moron's pickup truck, I can't help but think that that guy helped kill C&H. WTG, buddy.:(
No, that's really how to spell "blathering". Hmm, maybe you meant "actually"? That's right too, sorry. Unless...no, you couldn't have meant "bated breath", could you?
Everyone who's going to post a lame joke based on the fact that many KDE apps start with "K", please post them under this thread.
Here, I'll start: "hey, didja ever notice how a lot of KDE apps start with 'K'?! What's the deal with that? Ha! Ha! Ha! Those KDE guys aren't very 'K-creative' Ha! Ha! Get it??" There, that's about the best one I've ever read, actually.
I remember those games fondly also...however, I think we have different expectations today. Would you really buy "Moon Patrol" if it was available at Best Buy today? Would you play it for more than 5 minutes? I don't think I would.
I recently had the chance to play "Roadblasters" at an airport arcade, which was one of my favorite games as a wee lad. Here's the thing: It was Lame. Just totally unredeemable.
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Sorry, my friend. You are wrong about that. See Title 17, Chapter 1, Sec. 109:
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 106(3), the owner of a particular copy or phonorecord lawfully made under this title, or any person authorized by such owner, is entitled, without the authority of the copyright owner, to sell or otherwise dispose of the possession of that copy or phonorecord.
(emphasis added). As you can see, when you own a particular copy of a work, you may sell that copy (note singular form of "copy") without permission of the copyright holder. That's First Sale. There's nothing about being allowed to redistribute copies hundreds of thousands of times, and I cannot seriously believe that you ever actually thought that such activity was allowed by the First Sale doctrine.
Hey, Broadcom of Linksys or whoever knew it was GPL'd when they used it. If they don't like it, they can bloody well write their own software, and license that however they wish. It isn't the GPL that's stupid, it's companies that want their own IP protected while not respecting anyone else's.
There's a huge difference between first sale (in which I sell a single copy of some software to one person, then no longer have it myself) and redistribution (in which I sell my embedded linux device 400,000+ times). The latter is clearly not "first sale".
Infinity LibOS...has what is primarily a proprietary API with some POSIX compatibility where it is sensible.
Is this just poor wording choice, or is he really trying to fork a GPL'd project and make it proprietary?
There's nothing about licensing at the linked sourceforge site, and his CVS repository is just an import of Fiasco at this point, AFAICT.
Hey, thanks 100StonedMonkeys!
:)
Yeah, turns out I just had to wait, I eventually was getting 80 k/s. Oh well; I'm definitely going to remember to cap upload though, my connection was really crawlinguntil I finally stopped the client (hours after the download was done, natch..left it up overnight
I opened the ports, but I am still only getting 1-2 k download, 10-20 k upload. What else might I be doing wrong?
what the heck is the .vg domain? Vogon? V'ger? Viagra? Very Good?
Boggle! Wow, that is so....evil. Hmm.
Why would anyone ever sign a record contract?
Uh, no. If the band got a million dollar advance, then they made a million dollars, they just got it sooner than they otherwise would have.
Tom now has exactly the sum he started with. Bob is up $100. It would be no different if Tom recouped Bob's $100 salary directly.
Ok, artists get screwed by the RIAA, but let's not fight lies with lies.
The internet seems to become more worthless every day, as more and more of it is hijacked by spammers and other commercialization.
How can we take it back? If we can't, how can we replace it with something more resistant to these electronic malignancies?
I want instant communication with friends and colleagues all over the planet, but I don't want UCE. I want instant access to the world's knowledge on all topics, from crucial news to movie trivia, but I want it without viruses, interstitial ads, popups, spyware, and all that other crap.
By using Linux with some other specialized software, I have erected a defensive perimeter around my internet existence, so the tidal wave of garbage largely passes me by. But the walls need maintenance, and there always seems to be some new leak that needs plugging.
It's regrettable that we need to take such drastic measures, but what really worries me is that the need is increasing with time. Can you imagine the situation where 99% of your email is spam? Is there an alternative to giving up email entirely at that point?
I for one welcome our new ultra-rich corporate masters.
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You seem a good fellow, so I can't understand your indifference on this topic ;)
Now, it's very nice of those folks at ID et al that are pretty much helping out Linux-users by taking Linux R&D costs and include them in the windows-variant.
;), these other companies justify the development costs of a linux client as a quid-pro-quo to linux gamers for running the linux server. I think this is a very interesting (not to mention valid) way of looking at it.
This is wrong. ID et al. are not just "being nice" to Linux gamers. In the FA (which I'm sure you R'd
The dedicated linux server has played no small part in Half-Life's unprecedented longevity among the top ten PC best-sellers. To this day, according to the article, the number of people playing a HL variant online outnumbers the number of players of all other FPS games combined. Many (most?) of those servers are running on Linux. Valve could-and-should show a little appreciation for that.
Well, we're way OT by now, but deep enough in the comments that probably no one will care. :)
Watterson explains very eloquently his objections to merchandising C&H in this article. I think he would vehemently disagree with the assertion that the bootleg stuff is in the spirit of Calvin & Hobbes.
This article is where the "thieves and vandals" quote comes from.
It turns out that the pressure from his syndicate to market C&H merchandise as well as the bootleg garbage drove him to the verge of quitting. He actually had no legal recourse; the syndicate had full exploitation rights, but Watterson's passion on the subject was enough to hold them in check (quite something, considering the mountain of cash they stood to make on stuffed Hobbeses!)
Then, inexplicably, just as he was about to quit, the syndicate caved and gave him back his licensing rights, which he has refused to exercise to this day. His comic continued in an expanded Sunday format for about a year after that, I think. He then quit for good, citing exhaustion from the legal battles, and a desire to explore other avenues of art. His statement at the time was:
This is not a recent or easy decision, and I leave with some sadness. My interests have shifted, however, and I believe I've done what I can do within the constraints of daily deadlines and small panels. I am eager to work at a more thoughtful pace, with fewer artistic compromises. I have not yet decided on future projects, but my relationship with Universal Press Syndicate will continue.
So, I must concede he doesn't mention bootlegs explicitly here, but I believe the frustration over this must have only increased as the tidal wave of "Calvin drunk/stoned" garbage gathered steam. I have so much respect for Watterson and his unyielding protection of his creation against all odds. I am also impressed by UPS for respecting his wishes in the end. It's too bad the rest of the world didn't care or understand.
Those stickers you see all over...are not Calvin and should not be thought of that way.
:(
Well, Bill Watterson certainly thought of them that way; he stopped writing C&H because of the massive infringement of Calvin's likeness. Not because of any lost profits to him (he refused to license their likeness to *any* product), but because his beloved characters were being so crudely misrepresented.
Every time I see Calvin on the back of some moron's pickup truck, I can't help but think that that guy helped kill C&H. WTG, buddy.
I use Microsoft goods at home and I cannot stand it.
;)
whatsamatter, can't afford Linux?
...in beer-related science. Since 1908, Aussies have been doing groundbreaking work in this field.
funny enough, one of the KDE 3.1 betas was codenamed krash...
No, that's really how to spell "blathering". Hmm, maybe you meant "actually"? That's right too, sorry. Unless...no, you couldn't have meant "bated breath", could you?
;)
How embarrassing!
Yeah, good thing we do write decent well-documented code, huh?
Everyone who's going to post a lame joke based on the fact that many KDE apps start with "K", please post them under this thread.
Here, I'll start: "hey, didja ever notice how a lot of KDE apps start with 'K'?! What's the deal with that? Ha! Ha! Ha! Those KDE guys aren't very 'K-creative' Ha! Ha! Get it??" There, that's about the best one I've ever read, actually.
"...a study done by an independent research firm...funded and commissioned by Microsoft..."
You keep on using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means...
It doesn't have the fuel to make the return trip to Earth (much less fuel for braking into Earth orbit once it got back here!)
It would be really cool to see it in the Air & Space Museum, though. Well, except for all the latent radiation.
I remember those games fondly also...however, I think we have different expectations today. Would you really buy "Moon Patrol" if it was available at Best Buy today? Would you play it for more than 5 minutes? I don't think I would.
I recently had the chance to play "Roadblasters" at an airport arcade, which was one of my favorite games as a wee lad. Here's the thing: It was Lame. Just totally unredeemable.
Friend...hell, where's the hero button? The grandparent rules!