The problem is the PTO relies on the courts to weed out bad patents, and the courts just accept all patents as valid. No one is doing their jobs and that is what caused this mess.
Yep the 2011 was the penultimate MBP when it came to upgrades. After the mid-2012 it was the switch to retina and all the soldered on goodness/proprietary ssd "goodness" that came with it.
"an honest and reliable citizen" My ass, in 2010 and 2014 he was charged with impersonating a police officer. He has already proved he is neither honest nor reliable.
"We absolutely don't use that to kind of like push you a higher surge price"
Then exactly how do they know that you will pay up 9.9 times more if they haven't used it? Or is it that they don't use it against you anymore? Or are they just lying?
If you want to block them it's easy, put a password on it and while they may know it is there they certainly cannot access it without your permission. If you put something up on a public network don't be surprised when people access it.
Then Fox is guilty of perjury as they do not have the rights to that clip regardless of whether they used it in their show. Nintendo is the only party that could legally issue the takedown.
One more thing. I believe Google is claiming fair use. That claim in itself would mean that the API in question is covered by copyright. There is no need for "Fair Use" if it is not protected by copyright.
Wow, an Anonymous Coward said it so it must be true.
Considering there is NO case law regarding this question, as in it hasn't been decided by the courts yet, means your an idiot for declaring it.
What happens when the Courts rule your wrong. It's not like they haven't done stupid things in the past regarding software. There was once a question whether copying a program to memory for execution was a copyright violation, so no it most definitely is not the End. Of. Discussion.
The courts do stupid things all the time because they don't understand the repercussions. Eventually we will get to the point where it is understood that API's are not copyright-able, but we are not there yet.
Just because you have a chip in your phone that allows for the reception of the FM band does not mean that the phone has the rest of the components required. Yes, they do make different models for different markets.
"The thing is if the chip is in the phone and can turned on easily then why not have the option?"
Because it is not such a simple thing. While yes, the broadcom wifi/bt radio does have an FM receiver, the phone itself was never designed for FM reception. So it lacks several required connections (the most important one being the antenna). So it entails more then just activating the fm module, it is not something that can be done on your phone.
With a twin coil ferrite or loopstick antenna, which while it is significantly smaller then a random wire, or dipole it still is larger then you want to stick in your pocket.
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The problem is the PTO relies on the courts to weed out bad patents, and the courts just accept all patents as valid. No one is doing their jobs and that is what caused this mess.
" In the end we just dropped the matter, it wasn't worth the hassle."
So in the end you decided weakening GPL was the easier course of action? Way to go.
Since when can Congress bypass a Constitutional amendment with a mere law?
But an absolutely correct Apple response.
Yep the 2011 was the penultimate MBP when it came to upgrades. After the mid-2012 it was the switch to retina and all the soldered on goodness/proprietary ssd "goodness" that came with it.
"an honest and reliable citizen" My ass, in 2010 and 2014 he was charged with impersonating a police officer. He has already proved he is neither honest nor reliable.
Why is the DMCA effecting an issue that has nothing to do with the US?
"We absolutely don't use that to kind of like push you a higher surge price"
Then exactly how do they know that you will pay up 9.9 times more if they haven't used it? Or is it that they don't use it against you anymore? Or are they just lying?
If you want to block them it's easy, put a password on it and while they may know it is there they certainly cannot access it without your permission. If you put something up on a public network don't be surprised when people access it.
Then Fox is guilty of perjury as they do not have the rights to that clip regardless of whether they used it in their show. Nintendo is the only party that could legally issue the takedown.
One more thing. I believe Google is claiming fair use. That claim in itself would mean that the API in question is covered by copyright. There is no need for "Fair Use" if it is not protected by copyright.
Wow, an Anonymous Coward said it so it must be true.
Considering there is NO case law regarding this question, as in it hasn't been decided by the courts yet, means your an idiot for declaring it.
What happens when the Courts rule your wrong. It's not like they haven't done stupid things in the past regarding software. There was once a question whether copying a program to memory for execution was a copyright violation, so no it most definitely is not the End. Of. Discussion.
The courts do stupid things all the time because they don't understand the repercussions. Eventually we will get to the point where it is understood that API's are not copyright-able, but we are not there yet.
so get generic diazepam, Valium's patent expired quite awhile ago.
Oh God, as the person who supports them I really hope they are not typing with their penis. I need to bleach my hands now.
That doesn't sound like a shortage, That sounds like 19 out of 20 people cannot find decent employment in their field.
Speak only for your self AC. I would like the added capability of a working FM receiver in my phone.
Except they aren't usually "disabled", more likely they were never designed to use that functionality at all in the first place.
Most likely your Bt chip has fm capability, that does not mean that your phone was designed to use it.
Any major phone from Verizon, ATT or T-mobile. Or any iPhone ever.
Just because you have a chip in your phone that allows for the reception of the FM band does not mean that the phone has the rest of the components required. Yes, they do make different models for different markets.
88Mhz to 108Mhz. I'm sorry but 20Mhz is hardly a lot of wasted spectrum.
"The thing is if the chip is in the phone and can turned on easily then why not have the option?"
Because it is not such a simple thing. While yes, the broadcom wifi/bt radio does have an FM receiver, the phone itself was never designed for FM reception. So it lacks several required connections (the most important one being the antenna). So it entails more then just activating the fm module, it is not something that can be done on your phone.
With a twin coil ferrite or loopstick antenna, which while it is significantly smaller then a random wire, or dipole it still is larger then you want to stick in your pocket.
Ack no you didn't, just ignore my previous comment.
You said raising. The original BAC was .15, so no raising necessary. Just admit you were wrong.