Warpspeed and hyperspace aren't really used outside of science fiction though. Space elevator and grey goo I'll grant you. A portal is just an opening or a doorway.
Isn't the truth an absolute defence in the US for defamation though - even in a case like this where the allegations are only true on technicalities and entirely misleading?
I'm a coder. I sell myself on the programming languages I know and the technologies I've used because that's what the employers think they understand.
If you want me to write a Java application I'll spend a few weeks learning the language and be reasonably competent. I'll need to explain what my code does and understand what people want the code to do.
Playing a DVD in the common room of a college dormitory building, all students welcome = likely not public performance
This is probably the edge case. Probably not a public performance but there may be circumstances where it would be considered one - for example, if it was widely advertised and a large number of non-residents were there.
You know, I think that's actually the problem. There's the credit crunch and very little else. Normally the media wouldn't care but there was nothing else to talk about so they felt this was as easy a way as any to fell a few column inches.
Even less problem than the region coding. I've not seen a TV that can't handle a 60Hz signal in the last decade. Nor have I seen a DVD player that can't output PAL60.
Yes. Too obvious. We're looking for April Fools as it is.
I suspect it won't be long before someone does try to implement a working version. Might even work. The proposed gestures do seem reasonably intuitive.
But this is just a nice lady who keeps horses. She'd have to pay out for an mp3 player, a record player and possibly even a computer and software, all to avoid paying a £99 annual fee that she shouldn't have had to pay in the first place.
And they'll probably never take her to court (because they're too likely to lose), but it's a lot easier to say that when it's not you fighting a highly resourced organisation.
>What do PRS for Music and MCPS do with the money collected?
PRS for Music and MCPS pay money collected to their writer, composer and music publisher members. Both organisations are 'not for profit' and only deduct a small administration/commission fee to cover operating costs.
No. You buy a copy. The reason you can't copy it or perform it publicly is nothing to do wit a licence but to do with copyright law. You don't need a licence to listen to your own CDs. You do need one to copy or play them in public.
It would be difficult for him to sue you. He'd have to prove that it actually was published in the UK, and that the publication harmed his reputation. He may even have to prove that you published it in the UK.
As for the other point - why should you be able to make claims against people that will ruin their lives without being absolutely certain of the facts?
Heinz still expect to get paid for their Ketchup. That's essentially what this lawsuit is about. Intel want more money. There's nothing wrong with this. The whole purpose if Intel is to make money. Likewise that's the whole purpose of nVidia and they're fighting because they want to use the technology without having to pay any more than they already have.
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Warpspeed and hyperspace aren't really used outside of science fiction though. Space elevator and grey goo I'll grant you. A portal is just an opening or a doorway.
Isn't the truth an absolute defence in the US for defamation though - even in a case like this where the allegations are only true on technicalities and entirely misleading?
I'm a coder. I sell myself on the programming languages I know and the technologies I've used because that's what the employers think they understand.
If you want me to write a Java application I'll spend a few weeks learning the language and be reasonably competent. I'll need to explain what my code does and understand what people want the code to do.
We understand that. Managers seem to be clueless.
Playing a DVD in the common room of a college dormitory building, all students welcome = likely not public performance
This is probably the edge case. Probably not a public performance but there may be circumstances where it would be considered one - for example, if it was widely advertised and a large number of non-residents were there.
I think there's a slight difference between taking a DVD to a friend and setting up a cinema.
No. I don't think they've ever suggested that.
You know, I think that's actually the problem. There's the credit crunch and very little else. Normally the media wouldn't care but there was nothing else to talk about so they felt this was as easy a way as any to fell a few column inches.
Even less problem than the region coding. I've not seen a TV that can't handle a 60Hz signal in the last decade. Nor have I seen a DVD player that can't output PAL60.
I'll bet he hasn't even looked at them since. They're sitting in a big cupboard labelled "gifts from foreign dignitaries".
I'd also be surprised if the PM had a non-hackable player.
Yes. Too obvious. We're looking for April Fools as it is.
I suspect it won't be long before someone does try to implement a working version. Might even work. The proposed gestures do seem reasonably intuitive.
I think she wouldn't. I also think the PRS would bully her into to doing so.
But this is just a nice lady who keeps horses. She'd have to pay out for an mp3 player, a record player and possibly even a computer and software, all to avoid paying a £99 annual fee that she shouldn't have had to pay in the first place.
And they'll probably never take her to court (because they're too likely to lose), but it's a lot easier to say that when it's not you fighting a highly resourced organisation.
Good point. But do the PRS represent the performers? I thought it was just the composers and publishers. Not sure who the publisher is in this case...
Wouldn't help. The PRS charge for public performance of music. Not radio.
No. You buy a copy. The reason you can't copy it or perform it publicly is nothing to do wit a licence but to do with copyright law. You don't need a licence to listen to your own CDs. You do need one to copy or play them in public.
But Metallica were sensible enough not to sue their fans. They sued Napster, and settled rather than screwing them for the millions they could.
It would be difficult for him to sue you. He'd have to prove that it actually was published in the UK, and that the publication harmed his reputation. He may even have to prove that you published it in the UK.
As for the other point - why should you be able to make claims against people that will ruin their lives without being absolutely certain of the facts?
Who do you publish with? Webspace owned by your ISP? Your ISP can be sued as a publisher as well. Do they have any assets in Britain?
UK law also prevents a poster from making a true claim that their ISP can't prove is true.
lol! Gotta love the groupthink here.
Because I disagree with you I must be obsessive about some guy from Metalica.
I'm not a 16 year old mettler wannabe.
DRM or not after Spore I won't by anymore EA games.
Why not? Surely the point is to teach them a lesson. A lesson they seem to have learned.
Just like when Metalica/Napster incident happened I no longer listen to them
Yes, dammit! These damn musicians wanting to be paid for their work as permitted by law! How dare they?
And I had the CD's so there was no infringement on anyones copyright.
Yes there was. You don't have the right to download copies of music from the internet even if you do already own the CDs.
So lets stop complaining about the EP and instead ask the UK and French governments what their (espective, joint?) problem with democracy is.
I know half the answer. As for the other half, presumably there's a French equivalent of the Daily Mail.
Heinz still expect to get paid for their Ketchup. That's essentially what this lawsuit is about. Intel want more money. There's nothing wrong with this. The whole purpose if Intel is to make money. Likewise that's the whole purpose of nVidia and they're fighting because they want to use the technology without having to pay any more than they already have.
They'll get round to the Second World War later on when they're at an age to study it with better understanding. It's not being skipped. Just delayed.