And, they probably -are- protecting the public in this case...companies should not be allowed to sell shares to the public without disclosing important information about themselves.
Maybe this is the future growth export industry in the US: securities fraud of foreign nationals.
They are completely right that it does undermine the integrity of their albums, but they really lost that fight as soon as radio stations were playing individual tracks.
It's not so simple as purely being about confidence. Apple *does* have fundamentals behind an intrinsic value - not to mention a vast war chest of cash. Those fundamentals gives an approximate floor to the value of the stock, as long as they are making money. Above that, you are right - there is a big buffer right now of confidence regarding market position in emerging mobile computing markets.
Mind you, fluctuations from irrational *pessimism* can temporarily drop a stock even below the floor of cash reserves divided by shares - like it did when I bought a bunch at $12-14/share. But that can be the case with companies with a history of dividends, too.
The sheer amount of 5-4 decisions on the court should indicate that the court makes political decisions, and not merely informed, unbiased interpretations of law.
Not really. It just suggests that cases where the law is clear (and thus would have larger majorities) don't tend to make it to the Supreme Court.
Um, what? You can be sure that the blind are not a substantial portion of the sales of audiobooks. Many, many people use them to listen to books during their commute to and from work.
Fact is, an audiobook is more expensive to produce: it's a superset of the creative effort that goes into writing a book. In most cases voice talent must be hired (and compensated) and, even if it's the author reading the book, studio space must be used and many hours of work must be spent reading per hour of finished work.
A trademark of what? Godzilla is a fabricated mythical creature. It isn't a product. It doesn't endorse products. They have made some products based on Godzilla, but The Godzilla is as trademarkable as Grendel.
More like, as trademarkable as Mickey Mouse. Read the link. It discusses the fact that Disney characters are trademarked as well as copyrighted.
I remember reading a story (perhaps apocryphal) about some hieroglyphics being found that roughly translated to a father and son talking:
"Where are you going?" "Out." "When will you be back?" "Later."
The GP had his terms wrong, but was correct in intent. In the United States, speeding fines are part of neither criminal nor civil law, but instead the weird world of administrative law.
From the "No-wireless-Less-space-than-a-nomad-Lame" department:
you replace specialized hardware with generalized hardware, not the other way around.
Which explains why the Nomad totally kicked the iPod's ass.
Seriously: technology enthusiasts make choices from different criteria than most of the market. For most, ease of use and aesthetic appeal are much more important than flexibility as long as the device does its primary task well.
I sort-of do this. I have a mini that serves iTunes, from a library mounted from a few ReadyNAS RAIDs with 1TB drives. The NAS aspect gives a nice level of flexibility for using the storage throughout the network when needed.
It would be really nice if there were a broad exemption with something about Fair Use of content by media's purchasers. But I wouldn't expect that to come from the FCC but instead a court, since Fair Use arose from Common Law.
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"Austin" is one such universe. Yes, it's the Promised Land.
And, they probably -are- protecting the public in this case...companies should not be allowed to sell shares to the public without disclosing important information about themselves.
Maybe this is the future growth export industry in the US: securities fraud of foreign nationals.
They are completely right that it does undermine the integrity of their albums, but they really lost that fight as soon as radio stations were playing individual tracks.
It's not so simple as purely being about confidence. Apple *does* have fundamentals behind an intrinsic value - not to mention a vast war chest of cash. Those fundamentals gives an approximate floor to the value of the stock, as long as they are making money. Above that, you are right - there is a big buffer right now of confidence regarding market position in emerging mobile computing markets.
Mind you, fluctuations from irrational *pessimism* can temporarily drop a stock even below the floor of cash reserves divided by shares - like it did when I bought a bunch at $12-14/share. But that can be the case with companies with a history of dividends, too.
Did they talk about the object-oriented version of COBOL? It's named ADD 1 TO COBOL GIVING COBOL.
Not really. It just suggests that cases where the law is clear (and thus would have larger majorities) don't tend to make it to the Supreme Court.
Build the cells? Hell, that's just assembling molecules.
Come back when he achieves energy to mass conversion. THAT would be news worthy.
They worked for me, because I accepted them as establishing alternate history versions of scenes from our own culture, clichéd though they may be.
Um, what? You can be sure that the blind are not a substantial portion of the sales of audiobooks. Many, many people use them to listen to books during their commute to and from work. Fact is, an audiobook is more expensive to produce: it's a superset of the creative effort that goes into writing a book. In most cases voice talent must be hired (and compensated) and, even if it's the author reading the book, studio space must be used and many hours of work must be spent reading per hour of finished work.
"People just liked it better that way."
Yes, you really aren't a Doctor Who fan.
Over the years, Doctor Who was able to support some very, deathly serious stories and high quality drama with some pretty poor special effects.
It's called imagination.
Not a Doctor Who fan, I see.
You can, check out On-the-go playlists.
More like, as trademarkable as Mickey Mouse. Read the link. It discusses the fact that Disney characters are trademarked as well as copyrighted.
I remember reading a story (perhaps apocryphal) about some hieroglyphics being found that roughly translated to a father and son talking: "Where are you going?" "Out." "When will you be back?" "Later."
Every 8 minutes. We call the time 4 minutes later "mini ice minutes."
Germany, and Florida.
The GP had his terms wrong, but was correct in intent. In the United States, speeding fines are part of neither criminal nor civil law, but instead the weird world of administrative law.
Michael Stravinsky?
I wonder if Joe Straczynski knows him.
You're a little late - have you looked at gas prices recently? I saw $2.79/g today in Austin.
Which explains why the Nomad totally kicked the iPod's ass.
Seriously: technology enthusiasts make choices from different criteria than most of the market. For most, ease of use and aesthetic appeal are much more important than flexibility as long as the device does its primary task well.
I sort-of do this. I have a mini that serves iTunes, from a library mounted from a few ReadyNAS RAIDs with 1TB drives. The NAS aspect gives a nice level of flexibility for using the storage throughout the network when needed.
Alabama pride for a different bunch of Brits? Or is this like Doctor Who, "lots of planets have a north?"
It would be really nice if there were a broad exemption with something about Fair Use of content by media's purchasers. But I wouldn't expect that to come from the FCC but instead a court, since Fair Use arose from Common Law.