It doesn't seem that anyone cares about the copyrights of famous works of art from times past. Seems the only time copyright becomes important is when there's massive amounts of money (and crap) changing hands in popular culture.
My take? Copyrights are stupid.
I would like to Patent through Slashdot an invention we have been working on over here at Ed Furniture & Hypertask Industries. It is called D.E.M.I., which we assure you stands for Digital Electronic Media Incorporated. Despite claims by both Bill Gates and Michael Robertson, it does NOT stand for Device For The Elimination of the Music Industry. It IS, however, both a revolutionary new file format and stand-alone peripheral device which can play mp3's up to 200x the speed of any other player on the market. It is 6' tall and run on old fashioned mechanics instead of this digital crap. Take it in to any old garage and have your local grease monkey fix it.
This machine must be actually operated to be believed.
This device has already been spotlighted at the 2000 New York Music & Internet Expo and left the crowd STUNNED. It is currently available through secure credit card purchase at our site, and newer models are already being tested in White Sands, NM.
Check it out at http://www.edfurniture.com/demi
Interviews with the program coordinator, schematics, and an on-line troubleshooting guide are available at the site.
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It doesn't seem that anyone cares about the copyrights of famous works of art from times past. Seems the only time copyright becomes important is when there's massive amounts of money (and crap) changing hands in popular culture. My take? Copyrights are stupid.
I would like to Patent through Slashdot an invention we have been working on over here at Ed Furniture & Hypertask Industries. It is called D.E.M.I., which we assure you stands for Digital Electronic Media Incorporated. Despite claims by both Bill Gates and Michael Robertson, it does NOT stand for Device For The Elimination of the Music Industry. It IS, however, both a revolutionary new file format and stand-alone peripheral device which can play mp3's up to 200x the speed of any other player on the market. It is 6' tall and run on old fashioned mechanics instead of this digital crap. Take it in to any old garage and have your local grease monkey fix it. This machine must be actually operated to be believed. This device has already been spotlighted at the 2000 New York Music & Internet Expo and left the crowd STUNNED. It is currently available through secure credit card purchase at our site, and newer models are already being tested in White Sands, NM. Check it out at http://www.edfurniture.com/demi Interviews with the program coordinator, schematics, and an on-line troubleshooting guide are available at the site.