But $DEITY help you if you make anything close to anything of Disney's! (Howard the Duck, Time Bandits, etc.)
A few years ago, they hassled the city of Winnipeg for putting up some plaque for Winnipeg the Bear. Which was named for the city. Which was donated to a zoo in England. Which inspired the Winnie the Pooh stories in the first place. Disney said that it couldn't mention Winnie the Pooh. (Canada Post is now doing commercials about the story -- hopefully they told Disney to pound sand, but probably some deal was worked out.)
I know I've already posted this link in the Albert Einstein topic, but if we're tossing IP arguments around, this bit would make a good spice for the mix.
These people claim to own/control any representation of Albert Einstein. This would fall under Trademark protection, right?
The Roger Richman Agency, Inc., specializes in representing entertainment and historical personalities for a variety of licensing applications, including advertising, merchandising, premiums, promotions, film & television programming, theatrical productions and look-alike/sound-alike services. Exclusive licenses are available in most product and service categories. Licenses include full persona usage, consisting of name, voice, signature and image (photo, illustration, animation and/or look-alike).
There was a big problem with the US copyrights when LoTR became really popular. I don't know the details, but it took quite a legal fight for Tolkein to get control of his property and receive royalties on it.
You could try his web site (It even has an email address.:^)
"It would be better if you begin to teach others only after you yourself have learned something."
-- (to Arthur Cohen, age 12, who submitted a paper to Einstein, 12/26/28; Einstein Archive 25-044)
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It looks like it's for a good cause but it's still a little IP scary:
Welcome to the licensing web site for Albert Einstein(TM)
whose beneficiary is The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Through a broad array of licensed partners, Dr. Albert Einstein continues to have one of the most recognized personas in the world. His likeness is used extensively on educational materials, collectibles, timepieces, apparel and posters. Microsoft, Texas Instruments, The Whitney Museum, The United States Department of Treasury and many others license products and services using Dr. Einstein. He regularly appears in advertising campaigns by leading companies such as Apple Computer, Arthur Anderson, NBC, Nestle, Nikon, Pepsi and The Store of Knowledge.
Upon his death, Albert Einstein's estate (administered by the Albert Einstein Archives) was bequeathed to The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The Roger Richman Agency, Inc. in Beverly Hills, California is the exclusive worldwide representative for the University and is responsible for clearance of rights to utilize Einstein in advertising, merchandising and promotions. In addition, the Agency prevents the unauthorized use of the likeness and image of Albert Einstein.
Should I ask if Slashdot has permission to use that picture or not?
You have to be careful about which pictures of Einsein you use. A lot of them are controlled by a large Hollywood agency with lots of bored landsharks. And they probably claim to own the image and "look'n'feel" of Einstein rather than just the photos. Hmm, looks like they do!"Licenses include full persona usage, consisting of name, voice, signature and image (photo, illustration, animation and/or look-alike).
The fun part is that $cientology likes to use Einstein pictures in the their adverts. Hollywood landsharks vs. the Cthurch, whee!
Uh, who in the world buys deer, from what I have gathered (Grandfather hunted) deer meat is tough as hell and a bitch to cook.
Well, haven't cooked deer. I'd suggest a strong marinade, maybe even lime juice, spices in a zip-loc bag for a day.
Of course, marinading the chief with something high test always seems to work too. It doesn't have the kick that a good prion protein to the brain-stem does, but it has its charms.
Oh thank you! Thank you! Don't need the points, just let me escape without that being called informative!
Darn it, I saw good posts about what Microsoft agreed to/didn't that could have used a vote or two. (They might have got them by now, look for others.) I'm good with a quip, and I'm pretty good with informative and interesting too when I deserve it. I'm not asking for moderators to be harder on me (because sometimes I'm the AC you don't know "Trolls? CUT! CUT!":^) but I'd urge moderators to avoid "pile on votes".
If you thought it was funny, and several other people previously thought it was funny, it's funny, no problem. But are you voting because it's more visible after those previous funny votes? (Replace funny with whatever.) Just think about it a bit more is all that I'm asking.
And before anyone asks me, I have no idea. Sometimes funny is the easiest, and sometimes definitely not. A tip: Clippy jokes if done right, will score points right now. I don't know why.
I hate to let you in on a dirty secret, but almost all retail sales are marked up 100%. (I would have used a much much higher figure for Microsoft, but I had to match the 50% discount figure of the story.) I did Point Of Sale stuff for a while and got a look at the real figures for a number of chains.
x. Profit, Oh Yeah! (When they do make a sale, to be fair.)
That could fun to eavesdrop on: The company suits trying to act like they're gungho for Linux, and the Microsoft Salesdrones trying to test for smoke and mirrors.
"So, ah, (checks list) which booter are you using, Lilo?"
"Ah sure, uh and Stich, of course."
"Stich..?"
"Yes, version er 2.7 of course, very solid..."
"Right ah umm.."
That sort of Battle of the Titans could go on for hours.
DiDio said that in some cases, the discounts could be as high as 50 percent.
The article has it wrong. Microsoft normally slaps a 100% gouging charge on top of the real price. For especially good customers, they sometimes remove it for no reason, resulting in a 50% reduction. This has nothing to do with Linux. Nothing to see. Move along...
Everyone seems to talk about leasing and renting, and letting unqualified people live on the ISS.
Why not combine this with a previous story, redecorate and rent it out to hobbit-wannabes. Really pack them in (hobbits don't mind) and charge them a lot of dragon gold. It could work.
Downside: They'd want us to build Elf-5 next.
But seriously, how many rich tourists are there for an extended stay with tour-guides (read: crew)?
But really, how many fatal accidents has the Soyouz TM had? (0) how many the US shuttle? (1)
On launch perhaps, but they did lose a crew of three on a reentry depressurization. (And public knowledge of losses during the Soviet era is scarce. I say public because I'm sure the US alphabet agencies have a pretty good idea.)
(Second note to self: Consider effects of large clouds of fine flour floating in torch-lit rooms and corridors. *cough-cough* Dust explosions are hell on the sinuses.)
Bad investment. A place like Lorien is murder on upkeep to repell the forces of time. Evil Overlords keep trying to move in, and if you ever lose your elven Ring of Power, you're sunk. And if an Evil Overlord finds the One Ring, you're locked into a permanent contract with heavy payments.
The halls of the king of the Wood Elves seemed a better idea. (Note to self: Install ultrasonic alarm zones and mount handy bags of fine flour on the walls for guards to use. Make sure chief jailer doesn't have a drinking problem.)
Whaaa? You mean you don't want to play "I'll be your furry hobbit and you be my elven princess"? (Mental images of "Sting" glowing in the dark. Eurgh, more coffee!)
Spam emails. The penis pill ones mixed in with the dead Nigerians. ActiveX is optional, and I don't recall it asking on the page. Unless the banner ads are annoying, my policy is TANSTAAFL. The problem is 1024x768 on 14". Oh, and I get smoke on the monitor too. (And so would hobbits too, so don't start! [In either sense.])
On the prototype model picture, I could have sworn that it said "dick to enlarge"! After all those stupid spams, it just cracked me up. If it didn't happen to you, we could trade monitors...
Somehow I doubt the thing would be "Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort."
Bunkers, airplanes, and now hobbit-holes. There's a trend going on here!
IS evidence based on hacking a network admissible in court? These goons hacking into your file lists was not a consensual act... Such evidence wouldn't be admissible in court in a criminal case, IANAL.
I haven't used Kazaa, so I'm not sure how much information each node shares. (Probably quite a lot, the idea is to distribute the load across the network rather central servers and a lot of file-suckers.)
I imagine each node that is also serving must respond to requests for a catalog of what they have. They could just start up a Kazaa node, see what's available for downloading and where. (How they verified the contents of the files, and got the ISPs to turn over names and addresses is unknown so far.)
They could have used their own reverse engineered software to do the checking, but that's nothing new. There were Kazaa-compatable programs until Kazaa changed their protocol. There might be ones compatable with their new protocol. The question is: did they do anything that a normally operating Kazaa node wouldn't do to get the information?
As for which court, the Dutch probably have a Napoleonic system. I have no clue how that works. I wonder if the global record/movie companies picked this as a small "test market" for the technique for that reason?
For now, without enough information, I guess it's time to get another beer and put some popcorn on. This game's going to be on for some time yet. (Is there a Dutch/European EFF?)
I think the term that you're looking for is collection agency. (Although that usually involves a contract and an unpaid debt.)
That's probably the line that they'll take. If they can it apply to copyright violations, I don't know enough about law, especially Dutch law to speculate.
What I mainly have problems with is their lack of proof that (a) the files really were the copyright works they claim, (b) did the p2p users have the right to have a legal copy? (c) Are they providing an itemized list? (d) Do they have actual authorization to act as agents of the copyright holders?
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A few years ago, they hassled the city of Winnipeg for putting up some plaque for Winnipeg the Bear. Which was named for the city. Which was donated to a zoo in England. Which inspired the Winnie the Pooh stories in the first place. Disney said that it couldn't mention Winnie the Pooh. (Canada Post is now doing commercials about the story -- hopefully they told Disney to pound sand, but probably some deal was worked out.)
Perhaps this sort of protection is needed, but I couldn't afford the lawyers required to protect my persona even while alive.
These people claim to own/control any representation of Albert Einstein. This would fall under Trademark protection, right?
The Roger Richman Agency, Inc., specializes in representing entertainment and historical personalities for a variety of licensing applications, including advertising, merchandising, premiums, promotions, film & television programming, theatrical productions and look-alike/sound-alike services. Exclusive licenses are available in most product and service categories. Licenses include full persona usage, consisting of name, voice, signature and image (photo, illustration, animation and/or look-alike).
There was a big problem with the US copyrights when LoTR became really popular. I don't know the details, but it took quite a legal fight for Tolkein to get control of his property and receive royalties on it.
What, 59 is very old?
"It would be better if you begin to teach others only after you yourself have learned something." -- (to Arthur Cohen, age 12, who submitted a paper to Einstein, 12/26/28; Einstein Archive 25-044)
Welcome to the licensing web site for Albert Einstein(TM) whose beneficiary is The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Through a broad array of licensed partners, Dr. Albert Einstein continues to have one of the most recognized personas in the world. His likeness is used extensively on educational materials, collectibles, timepieces, apparel and posters. Microsoft, Texas Instruments, The Whitney Museum, The United States Department of Treasury and many others license products and services using Dr. Einstein. He regularly appears in advertising campaigns by leading companies such as Apple Computer, Arthur Anderson, NBC, Nestle, Nikon, Pepsi and The Store of Knowledge.
Upon his death, Albert Einstein's estate (administered by the Albert Einstein Archives) was bequeathed to The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The Roger Richman Agency, Inc. in Beverly Hills, California is the exclusive worldwide representative for the University and is responsible for clearance of rights to utilize Einstein in advertising, merchandising and promotions. In addition, the Agency prevents the unauthorized use of the likeness and image of Albert Einstein.
Should I ask if Slashdot has permission to use that picture or not?
The fun part is that $cientology likes to use Einstein pictures in the their adverts. Hollywood landsharks vs. the Cthurch, whee!
What the warchalking symbols outside this guy's place would look like?
The connections go wayback. Read Steven Levy's book Hackers about the origins of the hackers at MIT from the Tech Model Eailroad Club. Chapter here
Well, haven't cooked deer. I'd suggest a strong marinade, maybe even lime juice, spices in a zip-loc bag for a day.
Of course, marinading the chief with something high test always seems to work too. It doesn't have the kick that a good prion protein to the brain-stem does, but it has its charms.
Darn it, I saw good posts about what Microsoft agreed to/didn't that could have used a vote or two. (They might have got them by now, look for others.) I'm good with a quip, and I'm pretty good with informative and interesting too when I deserve it. I'm not asking for moderators to be harder on me (because sometimes I'm the AC you don't know "Trolls? CUT! CUT!" :^) but I'd urge moderators to avoid "pile on votes".
If you thought it was funny, and several other people previously thought it was funny, it's funny, no problem. But are you voting because it's more visible after those previous funny votes? (Replace funny with whatever.) Just think about it a bit more is all that I'm asking.
And before anyone asks me, I have no idea. Sometimes funny is the easiest, and sometimes definitely not. A tip: Clippy jokes if done right, will score points right now. I don't know why.
x. Profit, Oh Yeah! (When they do make a sale, to be fair.)
"So, ah, (checks list) which booter are you using, Lilo?"
"Ah sure, uh and Stich, of course."
"Stich..?"
"Yes, version er 2.7 of course, very solid..."
"Right ah umm.."
That sort of Battle of the Titans could go on for hours.
The article has it wrong. Microsoft normally slaps a 100% gouging charge on top of the real price. For especially good customers, they sometimes remove it for no reason, resulting in a 50% reduction. This has nothing to do with Linux. Nothing to see. Move along...
Why not combine this with a previous story, redecorate and rent it out to hobbit-wannabes. Really pack them in (hobbits don't mind) and charge them a lot of dragon gold. It could work.
Downside: They'd want us to build Elf-5 next.
But seriously, how many rich tourists are there for an extended stay with tour-guides (read: crew)?
On launch perhaps, but they did lose a crew of three on a reentry depressurization. (And public knowledge of losses during the Soviet era is scarce. I say public because I'm sure the US alphabet agencies have a pretty good idea.)
(Second note to self: Consider effects of large clouds of fine flour floating in torch-lit rooms and corridors. *cough-cough* Dust explosions are hell on the sinuses.)
The halls of the king of the Wood Elves seemed a better idea. (Note to self: Install ultrasonic alarm zones and mount handy bags of fine flour on the walls for guards to use. Make sure chief jailer doesn't have a drinking problem.)
Whaaa? You mean you don't want to play "I'll be your furry hobbit and you be my elven princess"? (Mental images of "Sting" glowing in the dark. Eurgh, more coffee!)
Ma and Pa drive by, "Look Pa, there must be a nest of Geeks movin in." "Git ma gun from the rack Ma!"
Spam emails. The penis pill ones mixed in with the dead Nigerians. ActiveX is optional, and I don't recall it asking on the page. Unless the banner ads are annoying, my policy is TANSTAAFL. The problem is 1024x768 on 14". Oh, and I get smoke on the monitor too. (And so would hobbits too, so don't start! [In either sense.])
Somehow I doubt the thing would be "Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort."
Bunkers, airplanes, and now hobbit-holes. There's a trend going on here!
I haven't used Kazaa, so I'm not sure how much information each node shares. (Probably quite a lot, the idea is to distribute the load across the network rather central servers and a lot of file-suckers.)
I imagine each node that is also serving must respond to requests for a catalog of what they have. They could just start up a Kazaa node, see what's available for downloading and where. (How they verified the contents of the files, and got the ISPs to turn over names and addresses is unknown so far.)
They could have used their own reverse engineered software to do the checking, but that's nothing new. There were Kazaa-compatable programs until Kazaa changed their protocol. There might be ones compatable with their new protocol. The question is: did they do anything that a normally operating Kazaa node wouldn't do to get the information?
As for which court, the Dutch probably have a Napoleonic system. I have no clue how that works. I wonder if the global record/movie companies picked this as a small "test market" for the technique for that reason?
For now, without enough information, I guess it's time to get another beer and put some popcorn on. This game's going to be on for some time yet. (Is there a Dutch/European EFF?)
That's probably the line that they'll take. If they can it apply to copyright violations, I don't know enough about law, especially Dutch law to speculate.
What I mainly have problems with is their lack of proof that (a) the files really were the copyright works they claim, (b) did the p2p users have the right to have a legal copy? (c) Are they providing an itemized list? (d) Do they have actual authorization to act as agents of the copyright holders?