but in my experience it's mostly just fact-learning
So are math classes and pretty much all the other types of classes in public schools. Should it be that way? No, understanding is important, but they teach people to memorize facts and procedures rather than teach them to understand why it is these things work/took place. Just another thing wrong with our abysmal public school system...
What? You're comparing hacking into someone's home PC to people who, without any input or involvement from the 'creator', make certain data freely available for download? Somehow your analogy seems odd.
If the people who created the data want paid for their time, resources and effort, then why should they not be?
Because they lost nothing, and what they have is a government-enforced monopoly. Tax dollars or no, the police are wasting their time with this; they will not prevent anyone from copying anything.
If we're talking about people who have 'important' copyrights, then they are indeed few in number. You don't think this is for the small copyright holders, do you?
It looks like they are trying to stop and prevent crime.
Right, the copying of certain data. Can't have the rich's government-enforced monopolies put in jeopardy, now can we? This is almost as serious as a child opening a lemonade stand without a permit!
Those are laws and law enforcement being used to protect the private property rights of a select few.
It might be the case that theft is uncommon, but almost everyone owns private property. Am I seriously supposed to care that someone's government-enforced monopoly is tumbling down?
After all, victims of theft should simply pursue their own civil action against the alleged thieves.
Unfortunately for you, government-enforced monopolies created in an effort to ensure artificial scarcity don't resemble real property at all, so this whole example is rather ridiculous to begin with.
No, my scorn should be directed at everyone involved in this process. It's rather disgusting that they're seriously wasting tax dollars trying to stop people from copying certain data.
People with unchecked power almost always abuse it; history has taught us that. So yes, it is extremely foolish not to be wary of the government, and it is even more foolish to let it spy on the people.
I don't see how that is a significant difference from what happens now.
In my version, the cop would have to appear prove his/her case whether or not you decided to appear in front of a judge. Would this be annoying? Well, maybe they'd stop harassing people for petty nonsense.
If you look at the ticket as your invitation
In reality, it isn't, so this little exercise is meaningless. If you decide not to go, a judge isn't even involved to begin with.
Having one person dictate what is and isn't patentable opens a huge can of worms that can hinder innovation because government cannot adapt to changes and innovations in other fields.
You're saying that limiting patents or leaving the decision of what is and is not patentable to one person can hinder innovation? And you're talking about patents, a government-enforced monopoly over methods? That is simply too comical; it is patents that are disgusting, not the act of limiting them or making it more difficult for people to obtain them.
Agreed that there needs to be a way to redact video (or audio) that might infringe the privacy of innocents well before it becomes public.
And we can't just assume that police are automatically correct anymore. When a cop pulls someone over for speeding, they should have to appear in front of a judge and then prove that the person they pulled over was indeed speed, and if they can do that, only then should the person be issued a ticket. Likewise for everything else.
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IMO they should allow anything that won't endanger the integrity of the cabin.
Actually, the TSA should just be eliminated outright. Problem solved.
Why don't imbeciles just realize that sometimes bad things happen, and freedom is more important than safety? The TSA needs to be destroyed.
You can replace the words "USA" with the name of damn near any other nation on the planet and the statement will remain accurate.
And... that makes it okay somehow? I don't see where he mentioned other countries not doing any of that at all.
but in my experience it's mostly just fact-learning
So are math classes and pretty much all the other types of classes in public schools. Should it be that way? No, understanding is important, but they teach people to memorize facts and procedures rather than teach them to understand why it is these things work/took place. Just another thing wrong with our abysmal public school system...
That makes zero sense.
What? You're comparing hacking into someone's home PC to people who, without any input or involvement from the 'creator', make certain data freely available for download? Somehow your analogy seems odd.
If the people who created the data want paid for their time, resources and effort, then why should they not be?
Because they lost nothing, and what they have is a government-enforced monopoly. Tax dollars or no, the police are wasting their time with this; they will not prevent anyone from copying anything.
Copyright owners are hardly the "select few".
If we're talking about people who have 'important' copyrights, then they are indeed few in number. You don't think this is for the small copyright holders, do you?
Are countries competing to see who can pass the most laws that are ridiculous or something?
It looks like they are trying to stop and prevent crime.
Right, the copying of certain data. Can't have the rich's government-enforced monopolies put in jeopardy, now can we? This is almost as serious as a child opening a lemonade stand without a permit!
Those are laws and law enforcement being used to protect the private property rights of a select few.
It might be the case that theft is uncommon, but almost everyone owns private property. Am I seriously supposed to care that someone's government-enforced monopoly is tumbling down?
After all, victims of theft should simply pursue their own civil action against the alleged thieves.
Unfortunately for you, government-enforced monopolies created in an effort to ensure artificial scarcity don't resemble real property at all, so this whole example is rather ridiculous to begin with.
Or maybe it is the case that the police can work on multiple fronts at the same time.
The fact that they're even taking this seriously is a gross misuse of public funds.
I am all for goverment support in this matter
Of course. You probably believe that you will directly benefit from the misuse of tax dollars.
I rarely come across someone whom understands that this is theft.
Even the law doesn't understand that it's theft (at least not that I'm aware of).
private property rights
Imaginary property rights, more like. Copyright and its ilk don't even truly resemble normal property.
But they're profiting because of the ads. They're not actually selling the content.
No, my scorn should be directed at everyone involved in this process. It's rather disgusting that they're seriously wasting tax dollars trying to stop people from copying certain data.
People with unchecked power almost always abuse it; history has taught us that. So yes, it is extremely foolish not to be wary of the government, and it is even more foolish to let it spy on the people.
In my version, the cop would have to appear prove his/her case whether or not you decided to appear in front of a judge.
Or someone else who has evidence; it doesn't matter.
The point is that a cop's mere words wouldn't be so highly valued any longer.
I don't see how that is a significant difference from what happens now.
In my version, the cop would have to appear prove his/her case whether or not you decided to appear in front of a judge. Would this be annoying? Well, maybe they'd stop harassing people for petty nonsense.
If you look at the ticket as your invitation
In reality, it isn't, so this little exercise is meaningless. If you decide not to go, a judge isn't even involved to begin with.
And your point is what? Or did you just come here to state the obvious?
Yes, its not a good idea.. but you are wrong, because it is inevitable.
It's not even inevitable. He said "of everyone by everyone," which would include the government, and that's not inevitable at all.
Having one person dictate what is and isn't patentable opens a huge can of worms that can hinder innovation because government cannot adapt to changes and innovations in other fields.
You're saying that limiting patents or leaving the decision of what is and is not patentable to one person can hinder innovation? And you're talking about patents, a government-enforced monopoly over methods? That is simply too comical; it is patents that are disgusting, not the act of limiting them or making it more difficult for people to obtain them.
Agreed that there needs to be a way to redact video (or audio) that might infringe the privacy of innocents well before it becomes public.
And we can't just assume that police are automatically correct anymore. When a cop pulls someone over for speeding, they should have to appear in front of a judge and then prove that the person they pulled over was indeed speed, and if they can do that, only then should the person be issued a ticket. Likewise for everything else.
Ubiquitous surveillance of everyone by everyone is inevitable.
No, it isn't, and that's not even remotely a good idea.
Schooling at home is far from a free ride.
If you're saying it's necessary to do that, it really depends on the state.