Why not create a system where ANY 128bit number can decrypt the haiku. Then you can go after anyone distributing any 128bit number. Say, like using IPv6.
The LOC is wrong. Making a comparative in an endorsement is protected speech, and goes beyond trademark protection.
If he had said, "The LOC, and their THOMAS service, fully back the use of Washington Watch." that is misuse of trademark in the context of an endorsement.
To say a service is like another service only better, fully protected.
Everyone is talking about "KSR INTERNATIONAL CO. v. TELEFLEX INC. ET AL." expanding obviousness. That was not the most important decision of the day.
MICROSOFT CORP. v. AT&T CORP. was. Check this out:
(a) A copy of Windows, not Windows in the abstract, qualifies as a"component" under 271(f). Section 271(f) attaches liability to the supply abroad of the "components of a patented invention, where such components are uncombined in whole or in part, in such manner as to actively induce the combination of such components." 271(f)(1)(emphasis added). The provision thus applies only to "such components" as are combined to form the "patented invention" at issue--here, AT&T's speech-processing computer. Until expressed as a computer-readable "copy," e.g., on a CD-ROM, Windows--indeed any software detached from an activating medium--remains uncombinable. It cannot be inserted into a CD-ROM drive or downloaded from the Internet; it cannot be installed or executed on a computer. Abstract software code is an idea without physical embodiment, and as such, it does not match 271(f)'s categorization: "components" amenable to "combination." Windows abstracted from a tangible copy no doubt is information--a detailed set of instructions--and thus might be compared to a blueprint (or anything else containing design information). A blueprint may contain precise instructions for the construction and combination of the components of a patented device, but it is not itself a combinable component.
The fact that it is easy to encode software's instructions onto a computer-readable medium does not counsel a different answer. The copy-producing step is what renders software a usable, combinable part of a computer; easy or not, the extra step is essential. Moreover, many tools may be used easily and inexpensively to generate the parts of a device. Those tools are not, however, "components" of the devices in which the parts are incorporated, at least not under any ordinary understanding of the term "component." Congress might have included within 271(f)'s compass, for example, not only a patented invention's combinable "components," but also "information, instructions, or tools from which those components readily may be generated." It did not.
What will come of the 0x09F911029D74E35BD84156C5635688C0 zombie machines out there? Converted to spam remailers?/yea, I know, -1 redundant, but it is still funny.
As I understand it, and IANAL, you can not copyright functional speech. This key is not an artistic or scientific expression, it is purely functional.
I recommend seeking legal council, sending DMCA counter notices and seeing if they sue. If the MPAA sends a second takedown notice, they are violating the law.
I don't think they are for private installations. I think they are used to fill in where coverage is lacking. I doubt it would be legal to use them in a frequency range assigned to another cell company.
To run the GSM network, you need frequencies in the right range, you'd have to get phones tuned to that frequency and a license from the FCC (Vancouver, WA) or the Canadian equivalent (Vancouver, BC).
You might be able to use 900Mhz or 2.4.Ghz, but you still need specially made phones and cells, and coverage would be poor.
I don't think amateur cell phones are possible.
WiFi phones may be possible, but coverage would be bad.
If the record stores are not controlling the market, and the radio is not the place where music is heard, then the artists win. If you find a new artist via MySpace, the artist wins.
The artists should stop signing slave labor (or worse, pay their employer for the privilege of working for them) contracts and sell their music directly; either online or they can burn a CD as easily as a record company can press one.
A band can play a small joint, record the show to a Notebook and burn a CD to sell to the patrons for $5. Profitable gig. DONE.
Yea, it won't sound like a studio job, but the music loving community doesn't really care that much.
It seems to me that the law in Japan did not contemplate online video. They should probably update the law since I believe if a transcript of the speech were posted, it would not be in violation.
The law is a good one, in general, it prevents networks sympathetic to a particular candidate to run their speeches 24/7 and deny access to all others. We have similar laws in the US, which prevents Senator Thompson's "Law and Order" episodes from airing air while he is running for President. It also means Al Franken can not continue his radio show while he runs for Senate.
...and everyone involved has a vested interest to make sure transactions proceed in a secure, reliable, verifiable manner. Voting is not the same situation as those with a vested interest can benefit from a insecure system.
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Why not create a system where ANY 128bit number can decrypt the haiku. Then you can go after anyone distributing any 128bit number. Say, like using IPv6.
The LOC is wrong. Making a comparative in an endorsement is protected speech, and goes beyond trademark protection.
If he had said, "The LOC, and their THOMAS service, fully back the use of Washington Watch." that is misuse of trademark in the context of an endorsement.
To say a service is like another service only better, fully protected.
IANAL/JM2c.
I only celebrate planet fly-bys.
That would be a cool picture if it didn't have an ugly cheeto colored banner saying "Europa Rising".
Oh, and that other message that says, "ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS--EXCEPT EUROPA. ATTEMPT NO LANDINGS THERE."
Everyone is talking about "KSR INTERNATIONAL CO. v. TELEFLEX INC. ET AL." expanding obviousness. That was not the most important decision of the day.
MICROSOFT CORP. v. AT&T CORP. was. Check this out:
(a) A copy of Windows, not Windows in the abstract, qualifies as a"component" under 271(f). Section 271(f) attaches liability to the supply abroad of the "components of a patented invention, where such components are uncombined in whole or in part, in such manner as to actively induce the combination of such components." 271(f)(1)(emphasis added). The provision thus applies only to "such components" as are combined to form the "patented invention" at issue--here, AT&T's speech-processing computer. Until expressed as a computer-readable "copy," e.g., on a CD-ROM, Windows--indeed any software detached from an activating medium--remains uncombinable. It cannot be inserted into a CD-ROM drive or downloaded from the Internet; it cannot be installed or executed on a computer. Abstract software code is an idea without physical embodiment, and as such, it does not match 271(f)'s categorization: "components" amenable to "combination." Windows abstracted from a tangible copy no doubt is information--a detailed set of instructions--and thus might be compared to a blueprint (or anything else containing design information). A blueprint may contain precise instructions for the construction and combination of the components of a patented device, but it is not itself a combinable component.
The fact that it is easy to encode software's instructions onto a computer-readable medium does not counsel a different answer. The copy-producing step is what renders software a usable, combinable part of a computer; easy or not, the extra step is essential. Moreover, many tools may be used easily and inexpensively to generate the parts of a device. Those tools are not, however, "components" of the devices in which the parts are incorporated, at least not under any ordinary understanding of the term "component." Congress might have included within 271(f)'s compass, for example, not only a patented invention's combinable "components," but also "information, instructions, or tools from which those components readily may be generated." It did not.
What will come of the 0x09F911029D74E35BD84156C5635688C0 zombie machines out there? Converted to spam remailers? /yea, I know, -1 redundant, but it is still funny.
As I understand it, and IANAL, you can not copyright functional speech. This key is not an artistic or scientific expression, it is purely functional.
I recommend seeking legal council, sending DMCA counter notices and seeing if they sue. If the MPAA sends a second takedown notice, they are violating the law.
Remember kids, Preview!
Grrr. Fair Use!
Remember kids, A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use>Fair Use!
Heh. It would only cost $19.4 Million!
I don't think they are for private installations. I think they are used to fill in where coverage is lacking. I doubt it would be legal to use them in a frequency range assigned to another cell company.
I imagine it would be used for crowd control or hostage situations. There are many situations where non-lethal force is needed against an enemy.
To run the GSM network, you need frequencies in the right range, you'd have to get phones tuned to that frequency and a license from the FCC (Vancouver, WA) or the Canadian equivalent (Vancouver, BC).
You might be able to use 900Mhz or 2.4.Ghz, but you still need specially made phones and cells, and coverage would be poor.
I don't think amateur cell phones are possible.
WiFi phones may be possible, but coverage would be bad.
Make a tinsel like device that flaps in the breeze.
Coat flags in it!
This industry had to die.
If the record stores are not controlling the market, and the radio is not the place where music is heard, then the artists win. If you find a new artist via MySpace, the artist wins.
The artists should stop signing slave labor (or worse, pay their employer for the privilege of working for them) contracts and sell their music directly; either online or they can burn a CD as easily as a record company can press one.
A band can play a small joint, record the show to a Notebook and burn a CD to sell to the patrons for $5. Profitable gig. DONE.
Yea, it won't sound like a studio job, but the music loving community doesn't really care that much.
It seems to me that the law in Japan did not contemplate online video. They should probably update the law since I believe if a transcript of the speech were posted, it would not be in violation.
The law is a good one, in general, it prevents networks sympathetic to a particular candidate to run their speeches 24/7 and deny access to all others. We have similar laws in the US, which prevents Senator Thompson's "Law and Order" episodes from airing air while he is running for President. It also means Al Franken can not continue his radio show while he runs for Senate.
Does it run Java?
1.4? 1.5? Colombian?
Scrote?
BOLLOCKS!
Magnus and Moss Warranty Act.
HP has to prove that Linux was the cause.
Didn't stop them with iPhone.
Courtney Love describes how all recording contracts became "Work for Hire" by a similar process:
l ove/index.html
http://archive.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/06/14/
...and everyone involved has a vested interest to make sure transactions proceed in a secure, reliable, verifiable manner. Voting is not the same situation as those with a vested interest can benefit from a insecure system.
Groklaw has the entire archive.
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http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20070220
Mr. President, we must not allow a Seed Vault gap!
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/04/02041 2080812.htm