The photographer/videographer owns the rights to the photos.
True, but they do not necessarily have the right to use the image, for example:
I can take a picture of a print but I cannot distribute it since the artist who created the print owns that copyright; even though he does not won my photo;
Without a model release you're asking for trouble since you do not have an absolute right to use individuals images even if you own the copyright to the photo.
What if he didn't steal the photos? What if he took them with permission while they were still dating?
Unless he has a signed model release, having permission to take them is not enough.
While she should go after him:
he probably doesn't have the cash to pay a settlement; Yahoo should have pulled them as soon as she informed them about the unathorized use; and, I bet Yahoo relooks at it's posting ploicies.
Imagine if it had be GE or Coca Cola complaining about unauthorized use of their trademark?
rouble is large scale production is efficiant so they can drive competitors into the red without having to go into the red themselves
then when the competitors are dead just put the prices back up
But if they raise prices competitors wreneter - and if tehy are efficient and making money - they're not abusing their power, they're just better competitors.
The whole emergency services thing is a pile of crap. Just because a VoIP service performs LIKE a telephone, doesn't make it a telephone service.
Two comments:
Vonage, in the US at least,sells their service as an alternative to a land line - with number portablity, LD, etc. How they route the call is irrelevant to what service they are providing. People will expect 911 to work, and it should work just like any other phone.
Vonage, to their credit, does explain that you need to register to get 911 to work. Personally, if I were to use Voip at home I'd still keep a landline for emergencies and backup, at the lifeline rate if possible. Right now, my service is used to call from overseas to the US.
The 9xx issue is just a way for the authorities to get their foot in the door of regulating VoIP.
Actually, it's a way for existing phone companies to drive up the cost of VOIP, slowing it's acceptance, make some $$ on the interconnect, and buying time while they try to decide what to do.
There's a whole body of econmic thought on what regulation really does - starting with a Nobel Prize winning idea that regulation benefits the regulated.
I really feel that education about what exactly VoIP is and isn't would be better than regulation - It is a real shame that it takes death and injury for people to actually pay attention to the limitations of technology.
While education is good, it's largely irrelevant to the issue - VOIP is being sold as phone service, so people will expect it to act like one. If it doesn't, they'll scream. And even tech savvy peopel (suchas a neighbor of mine who happens to be an engineer) buy it because it's cheap, and haven't really thought about what happens when they lose power, their ISP has connection problems, or they dial 911 and don't get right into the emergency call center.
An the existing phone companies would like to regulate low cost VOIP out of business (at least until they decide how to offer it), while using VOIP tech to route calls they carry.
When you lose all your industry, then you're presented with the problem that the overseas people can overcharge you due to monopolistic power. But if you charge tariffs and protect weak, domestic industry then they can never get to the point to overcharge you. Indeed you actually make money for your own government on the imported goods.
Fortunately, it doesn't work that way. Monopolies can only continue to exist (unless they are set by law) by charging below market pricing or else competitors will reenter the market.
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Check with Ry Cooder (musician/producer). He produced a documentary and soundtrack (and perhaps some followups) of Cuban musicians (Buena Vista Social Club), in Cuba. I think one may have gotten an Oscar or Grammy.
What would be the diffence between music/film that was partially developed in Cuba and code that was?
He probably did it under a US government permitted cultural exchange program. Code exported to the US might be viewed differently.
Kids who don't plan to go into IT or science/technology careers need to learn how GUI interfaces are used and how office (small o) applications work.
Given that a significant percentage (probably greater than 95%) will never even hear about Linux, learning to use the predominate office suite is a pretty good way to spend scarce resources.
Education prepares students for future challenges. You are publically supporting the training of young people on a Windows XP that'll be legacy in a year or so.
Which is why they are teaching math, sciece, history, etc. - not how to use a computer. The tools they need to teach those subjects are Windows-centric, so they use Windows to gain access to the tools. If the companies making the tools made Linux versions, then an arguement could be made to run Linux. And it's not up to the schools to switch to Linux to drive demand for educational software, it's the software vendors who need to drive the switch. But that's not the real point - schools aren't in the business of teaching students to use a computer, except in asmall set of business classes.
Just think of how much money that tower must be making the cell company for them to pay you $50K a month. Personally, it's too much for my head to handle.
Actually, many towers are not owned by the cell company - there are several companies that own the towers and lease space for antennas to the cell companies - often one tower will serve multiple companies.
And the rent is just one small part of the cost - for example, if a tower is over a certain height it must have warning lights - and if one burns out, the FAA must be notified within a very short period - so companies have systems that monitor the lights and tells them if one is out.
Sigh, Too many people here proclaim that nuclear power is the solution. There is actually very little minable U-235 in the world, so at most it is a stopgap measure.
Breeder reactors - produce fuel as you consume it.
Requirements for use of an "official SDK" effectively limits access through "non-approved" OSes or IDEs.
How? You assume that the SDK will not support other OS, or that plugins developed from them won't work with other OS's.
Any requirement to sign an NDA for access to Nikon's programming information automagically eliminates F/OSS projects from participating.
Again how? A F/OSS project can use the SDK without incorporating the results in it (via a plug-in) or license the converter under a license that is compatible with Nikon's.
And any requirement for a programmer to be associate with a commercial software entity excludes the F/OSS "hobbyist" tinkerer.
Maybe, but bona fide developer doesn't necessarily mean commercial software entity.
While you may not like what Nikon has done it doesn't mean third parties can't create converters to allow F/OSS programs to read Nikon's raw files.
From my read of Nikon's announcement, they're basically saying "we want to be sure other programs properly read our raw data; to that end we have created an SDK for use in developing compatible software."
It works at a range sufficient to work in toll booths. What's to prevent the state from putting up a reader on the street corner? On every street corner? On every mile marker sign on the highway?
In some states, one can specifically contract that all your electricity is bought from Green sources (windmills, whatever) so even the electricity you're using isn't fossil fuel based.
Except, of ocurse, you don't - you get from wherever it is bestfor for transmission purposes. The utility may buy power from green sources, but doesn't necessarily move it over its lines. And wind power is far from green - unless you consider killing birds "green"
The US already has the most advanced military and by far the largest military spending. Why is such an increase in military research nececessary at this point in time?
Mainly because much of what we have is designed to fight a straight up war with the (then) USSR. While that equipment is second to none in a normal fight, as the Iraqi's found out; it's not as well equipped for the future. Many of the thing sthat make it good for the cold war are less useful in urban fighting or fast reaction situation.
Take the M1A1 tank - it's one fantastic killing machine if you are an enemy tank - heavy armor up front. accurate and powerful cannon to defeat enemy tanks as well as decimate infantry and any other softargtes. It'll do 40+ mph over rough plowed fields (but so will a rental car)to get to an engagemnet in the Fulda Gap. But that war is gone, and it isn't so well equiped for fighting in a city - like many tanks, its ass end is its weak spot - and an individual armed with an anti-tank weapon can pop out and shoot it in the rear.
Much of the spending looks at transforming the military to fight a different war.
all had units left near the end of the day in the DC Pentagon area - Costco had about 20 on display atthe door, and BB had about 20 left at the end of launch day.
Games such as Ridge Racer and Lumines sold out, but all the otehrs were avaliable.
Looks like Sony shipped enough to meet demand, and those who speculated on a shortage will not be making big bucks on eBay. Too bad..
The important reason why the entire government should use open source is that it's taxpayer money that they're using, so it should provide as much benefit to the taxpayers as possible.
Granted, sometimes this isn't possible (e.g. national security), but it ought to be factored into the cost/benefit analysis.
There are several factors that hinder Linux:
Many COTS (Commercial, off the shelf) packages only run on Windows, and have no Linux equivalents.
Somebody has to put in a bid to sell Linux boxes and equipment for contracts, and many contractors simply don't sell them. Plus, pricing can be an issue - if you give something away for free you can get into trouble charging the government for it. Go to www.gsa.gov and search for linux.
Retraining cost - despite the beliefthat you can simply switch, that's not true in the real world. People will need and want training, which costs time and money. Thta often comes out of a different pot of money, and disrupts operations, so bosses go with the easier solution.
IIRC (and IANAA FWIW:-), contractor payments are an expense, whereas salaried employee pay is a liability on the financial statements. Any CFO looking to do some financial gymnastics may dip their feet into the contractor labor pool.
IINAA either, but as I recall salary would be an expense since it is paid out as the employee works, whereas pension, vacation,etc. would be liabilities because they are owed, but not yet paid, by the company. I guess you could book wages as a liability until they are paid, but why bother if all you do is reduce the liability by the expense?
I'm no sure why you'd want to expense it anyway - that comes right off the bottom line, while you could adjust your liabilities more creatively.
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The photographer/videographer owns the rights to the photos.
True, but they do not necessarily have the right to use the image, for example:
I can take a picture of a print but I cannot distribute it since the artist who created the print owns that copyright; even though he does not won my photo;
Without a model release you're asking for trouble since you do not have an absolute right to use individuals images even if you own the copyright to the photo.
What if he didn't steal the photos? What if he took them with permission while they were still dating?
Unless he has a signed model release, having permission to take them is not enough.
While she should go after him:
he probably doesn't have the cash to pay a settlement;
Yahoo should have pulled them as soon as she informed them about the unathorized use; and,
I bet Yahoo relooks at it's posting ploicies.
Imagine if it had be GE or Coca Cola complaining about unauthorized use of their trademark?
rouble is large scale production is efficiant so they can drive competitors into the red without having to go into the red themselves
then when the competitors are dead just put the prices back up
But if they raise prices competitors wreneter - and if tehy are efficient and making money - they're not abusing their power, they're just better competitors.
The whole emergency services thing is a pile of crap. Just because a VoIP service performs LIKE a telephone, doesn't make it a telephone service.
Two comments:
Vonage, in the US at least,sells their service as an alternative to a land line - with number portablity, LD, etc. How they route the call is irrelevant to what service they are providing. People will expect 911 to work, and it should work just like any other phone.
Vonage, to their credit, does explain that you need to register to get 911 to work. Personally, if I were to use Voip at home I'd still keep a landline for emergencies and backup, at the lifeline rate if possible. Right now, my service is used to call from overseas to the US.
The 9xx issue is just a way for the authorities to get their foot in the door of regulating VoIP.
Actually, it's a way for existing phone companies to drive up the cost of VOIP, slowing it's acceptance, make some $$ on the interconnect, and buying time while they try to decide what to do.
There's a whole body of econmic thought on what regulation really does - starting with a Nobel Prize winning idea that regulation benefits the regulated.
I really feel that education about what exactly VoIP is and isn't would be better than regulation - It is a real shame that it takes death and injury for people to actually pay attention to the limitations of technology.
While education is good, it's largely irrelevant to the issue - VOIP is being sold as phone service, so people will expect it to act like one. If it doesn't, they'll scream. And even tech savvy peopel (suchas a neighbor of mine who happens to be an engineer) buy it because it's cheap, and haven't really thought about what happens when they lose power, their ISP has connection problems, or they dial 911 and don't get right into the emergency call center.
An the existing phone companies would like to regulate low cost VOIP out of business (at least until they decide how to offer it), while using VOIP tech to route calls they carry.
When you lose all your industry, then you're presented with the problem that the overseas people can overcharge you due to monopolistic power. But if you charge tariffs and protect weak, domestic industry then they can never get to the point to overcharge you. Indeed you actually make money for your own government on the imported goods.
Fortunately, it doesn't work that way. Monopolies can only continue to exist (unless they are set by law) by charging below market pricing or else competitors will reenter the market.
Check with Ry Cooder (musician/producer). He produced a documentary and soundtrack (and perhaps some followups) of Cuban musicians (Buena Vista Social Club), in Cuba. I think one may have gotten an Oscar or Grammy.
What would be the diffence between music/film that was partially developed in Cuba and code that was?
He probably did it under a US government permitted cultural exchange program. Code exported to the US might be viewed differently.
Kids who don't plan to go into IT or science/technology careers need to learn how GUI interfaces are used and how office (small o) applications work.
Given that a significant percentage (probably greater than 95%) will never even hear about Linux, learning to use the predominate office suite is a pretty good way to spend scarce resources.
Education prepares students for future challenges. You are publically supporting the training of young people on a Windows XP that'll be legacy in a year or so.
Which is why they are teaching math, sciece, history, etc. - not how to use a computer. The tools they need to teach those subjects are Windows-centric, so they use Windows to gain access to the tools. If the companies making the tools made Linux versions, then an arguement could be made to run Linux. And it's not up to the schools to switch to Linux to drive demand for educational software, it's the software vendors who need to drive the switch.
But that's not the real point - schools aren't in the business of teaching students to use a computer, except in asmall set of business classes.
Actually, we all discover it was another Quantum Leap... wait, Newhart already did that ...
Just think of how much money that tower must be making the cell company for them to pay you $50K a month. Personally, it's too much for my head to handle.
Actually, many towers are not owned by the cell company - there are several companies that own the towers and lease space for antennas to the cell companies - often one tower will serve multiple companies.
And the rent is just one small part of the cost - for example, if a tower is over a certain height it must have warning lights - and if one burns out, the FAA must be notified within a very short period - so companies have systems that monitor the lights and tells them if one is out.
Man that was confusing, I was just waiting for you to say "Who's on FIRST."
Yes
Yhey're still around. Brio (the wooden train company - another cool toy) sells them in the US. They're Meccano in the rest of the world.
Sigh, Too many people here proclaim that nuclear power is the solution. There is actually very little minable U-235 in the world, so at most it is a stopgap measure.
Breeder reactors - produce fuel as you consume it.
Requirements for use of an "official SDK" effectively limits access through "non-approved" OSes or IDEs.
How? You assume that the SDK will not support other OS, or that plugins developed from them won't work with other OS's.
Any requirement to sign an NDA for access
to Nikon's programming information automagically
eliminates F/OSS projects from participating.
Again how? A F/OSS project can use the SDK without incorporating the results in it (via a plug-in) or license the converter under a license that is compatible with Nikon's.
And any requirement for a programmer to be associate with a commercial software entity excludes the F/OSS "hobbyist" tinkerer.
Maybe, but bona fide developer doesn't necessarily mean commercial software entity.
While you may not like what Nikon has done it doesn't mean third parties can't create converters to allow F/OSS programs to read Nikon's raw files.
From my read of Nikon's announcement, they're basically saying "we want to be sure other programs properly read our raw data; to that end we have created an SDK for use in developing compatible software."
And the GPL is going to be compatible with a proprietary SDK... how?
You could create a plug in that works with an OS program; while the plug in would not be OS, the program that runs it would.
While that won't satisfy the extreme OS zealots, it provides the desired functionality.
An OS project coder could be a bona - fide developer - nothing says Nikon wouldn't provide one to an OS project.
but as a college student you can get your airtime for near free, and you can take classes that count as credithours to get the license.
Where?
The Ohio State University
http://www.aviation.ohio-state.edu/
Not near - free, but it was alot less than other options, plus you get a degree.
It's the warrior of the future
Uh, no it won't. And an M-1, with the governors removed, can do 60mph+ on the road or in the open desert.
Have you tried walking through a rough plowed field lately?
Have you checked your humor filter lately? It may be stripping some tags.
It works at a range sufficient to work in toll booths. What's to prevent the state from putting up a reader on the street corner? On every street corner? On every mile marker sign on the highway?
Money
In some states, one can specifically contract that all your electricity is bought from Green sources (windmills, whatever) so even the electricity you're using isn't fossil fuel based.
Except, of ocurse, you don't - you get from wherever it is bestfor for transmission purposes. The utility may buy power from green sources, but doesn't necessarily move it over its lines. And wind power is far from green - unless you consider killing birds "green"
The US already has the most advanced military and by far the largest military spending. Why is such an increase in military research nececessary at this point in time?
Mainly because much of what we have is designed to fight a straight up war with the (then) USSR. While that equipment is second to none in a normal fight, as the Iraqi's found out; it's not as well equipped for the future. Many of the thing sthat make it good for the cold war are less useful in urban fighting or fast reaction situation.
Take the M1A1 tank - it's one fantastic killing machine if you are an enemy tank - heavy armor up front. accurate and powerful cannon to defeat enemy tanks as well as decimate infantry and any other softargtes. It'll do 40+ mph over rough plowed fields (but so will a rental car)to get to an engagemnet in the Fulda Gap. But that war is gone, and it isn't so well equiped for fighting in a city - like many tanks, its ass end is its weak spot - and an individual armed with an anti-tank weapon can pop out and shoot it in the rear.
Much of the spending looks at transforming the military to fight a different war.
all had units left near the end of the day in the DC Pentagon area - Costco had about 20 on display atthe door, and BB had about 20 left at the end of launch day.
Games such as Ridge Racer and Lumines sold out, but all the otehrs were avaliable.
Looks like Sony shipped enough to meet demand, and those who speculated on a shortage will not be making big bucks on eBay. Too bad..
The important reason why the entire government should use open source is that it's taxpayer money that they're using, so it should provide as much benefit to the taxpayers as possible.
Granted, sometimes this isn't possible (e.g. national security), but it ought to be factored into the cost/benefit analysis.
There are several factors that hinder Linux:
Many COTS (Commercial, off the shelf) packages only run on Windows, and have no Linux equivalents.
Somebody has to put in a bid to sell Linux boxes and equipment for contracts, and many contractors simply don't sell them. Plus, pricing can be an issue - if you give something away for free you can get into trouble charging the government for it. Go to www.gsa.gov and search for linux.
Retraining cost - despite the beliefthat you can simply switch, that's not true in the real world. People will need and want training, which costs time and money. Thta often comes out of a different pot of money, and disrupts operations, so bosses go with the easier solution.
All non-COTS military software is written in Ada. Nobody on slashdot knows Ada.
Not surprising, considering Ada is dead.
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IIRC (and IANAA FWIW :-), contractor payments are an expense, whereas salaried employee pay is a liability on the financial statements. Any CFO looking to do some financial gymnastics may dip their feet into the contractor labor pool.
IINAA either, but as I recall salary would be an expense since it is paid out as the employee works, whereas pension, vacation,etc. would be liabilities because they are owed, but not yet paid, by the company. I guess you could book wages as a liability until they are paid, but why bother if all you do is reduce the liability by the expense?
I'm no sure why you'd want to expense it anyway - that comes right off the bottom line, while you could adjust your liabilities more creatively.