You own the legal right to decide distribution because of the unjust law. We all have a natural right to copy whatever we like.. it's just that the law prohibits has from copying certain things. The people have clearly shown that they no longer want these laws.
Copyright law is unjust as it places unnecessary restriction on actions that the public want to participate in, namely, copying.
It didn't start out as an unjust law. There was a time when so few people had the means to copy that it was acceptable for them to trade their right to copy to others as an incentive for them to create more works. This is no longer the case.
We all have the means to copy, and we all do it.
Freedom is more important than entertainment or even art.
A number of us have been saying for years that sooner or later people will stand up and refuse to obey unjust laws.
We've made the claim that copyright is just such an unjust law.
The last few years we've seen it actually happening. We dipped our toes in with music sharing, but it was too hot, so we went back to the shadows. The so-called Pirate Party grows stronger. Now there's YouTube/Google.
The silent majority of us ignore these laws. Now there's a vocal minority who are saying enough is enough.
Yes.. only 10 years ago "threatening" to do any act was not a crime.
Since then, celebreties who can't handle being "stalked" by fans have had laws passed to make stalking illegal.
The "terrorist" boogey-man has been dragged out to justify a new secret police force.
Ten years ago the words "land of the free" were said proudly by americans.. now the rest of the world uses these terms to mock them.
It's true, there never was a time when people were free to say anything they wanted to say.. but that ideal was a hell of a lot closer 10 years ago than it is today.
On the other hand, your UID is lower than mine so I'll defer to your judgment here in this forum. Well it's about bloody time!:)
would you fault her for being a bit disturbed by that dialog? She can be as disturbed as she likes.. but in a free society (as opposed to the fascist police state that the US is becoming) someone being 'disturbed' is not justification for calling in the g-men.
The police have no right to impell you to answer questions unless you are being charged with a crime.
The fact that so many people are willing to answer questions without being charged, and without a lawyer present, is the reason why the police continue to harrass.
It's entirely possible (and usually the case) that Creative Commons works are copyrighted and not in the public domain. It's more than usually the case.. if something is in the public domain, you don't need a license.
Does anybody know if they are really dedicating the footage to the public domain, or are they using one of the more restrictive CC licenses? Read the fucking article.. it's one click away..
As far as I'm aware, he didn't threaten to shoot anyone.
And I remember a time where the only person you couldn't threaten to shoot was the president.
I find it interesting that 9/11 was almost 6 years ago.. there's people turning 18 now who were 12 or 13 when 9/11 happened. I dunno about you, but when I was 12 or 13 I had little concept of what freedoms adults had in society. As such, this year a whole generation of kids who have been raised in this 'political climate' are coming of age.
It is, in turn, the police's job to follow up on such a complaint, which they did, and after which he himself said the detectives determined that he wasn't actually a threat, and viewed samples of his work. Uhhh, since when? Back before 9/11, such a 'complaint' would be met by the police with contempt.
"Has he committed any crime that you are aware of?"
"No? Then I'm sorry, the police can't get involved."
"Well, I'm sorry you're afraid, but he has a right to talk about whatever he wants."
Now that half the population consists of cry babies and worry warts, the police are being called in for every little thing that might be an indicator of some crime. Kinda makes you wonder how they are managing to police all the actual crime. Oh yeah, that's right, massive budget increases and unconstitutional powers.
The whole OLPC thing - even if they'd really sell the pieces covering only production costs - is about developing new markets. That's an unfair slur and you should be ashamed of yourself.
And why should these things expire? Since it's your "intellectual property", shouldn't it be yours forever? And that's why grumpy old Uncle Stallman is always telling us not to play their game and use that term but we never listen.
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Yes.. you have a right to copy all those things.
We have laws which restrict your rights for the benefit of society.
Society no longer sees restrictions on copying entertainment to be for its own benefit.
Why is this so hard to understand?
Great interpretation of how just the law is from someone who obviously profits from it.
We have a right to be free.
We have a right to copy.
We no longer want these laws.
Our numbers are growing.
You own the legal right to decide distribution because of the unjust law. We all have a natural right to copy whatever we like.. it's just that the law prohibits has from copying certain things. The people have clearly shown that they no longer want these laws.
Copyright law is unjust as it places unnecessary restriction on actions that the public want to participate in, namely, copying.
It didn't start out as an unjust law. There was a time when so few people had the means to copy that it was acceptable for them to trade their right to copy to others as an incentive for them to create more works. This is no longer the case.
We all have the means to copy, and we all do it.
Freedom is more important than entertainment or even art.
I never said anything about "fair use rights" or whatever the hell you're talking about.
Google is fighting for their right to distribute whatever the hell their users want them to distribute.
That means, however temporarily, they are on the right side.
Better than dressing up like an ape cause you can't take a hit or two without padding and helmet.
Hang on, what the fuck, I'm participating in a conversation about football codes?
Who just typed that?
A number of us have been saying for years that sooner or later people will stand up and refuse to obey unjust laws.
We've made the claim that copyright is just such an unjust law.
The last few years we've seen it actually happening. We dipped our toes in with music sharing, but it was too hot, so we went back to the shadows. The so-called Pirate Party grows stronger. Now there's YouTube/Google.
The silent majority of us ignore these laws. Now there's a vocal minority who are saying enough is enough.
I think this issue has finally come of age.
You, umm, really don't know do you?
Yes.. only 10 years ago "threatening" to do any act was not a crime.
Since then, celebreties who can't handle being "stalked" by fans have had laws passed to make stalking illegal.
The "terrorist" boogey-man has been dragged out to justify a new secret police force.
Ten years ago the words "land of the free" were said proudly by americans.. now the rest of the world uses these terms to mock them.
It's true, there never was a time when people were free to say anything they wanted to say.. but that ideal was a hell of a lot closer 10 years ago than it is today.
Your assumption that I'm an American is insulting.
Wow. You really think this?
The police have no right to impell you to answer questions unless you are being charged with a crime.
The fact that so many people are willing to answer questions without being charged, and without a lawyer present, is the reason why the police continue to harrass.
Sounds to me like Sweden has no concept of a public domain at all then.
Which, of course, is absurd.
Don't let the americans find out.
There is no-where in the world where you are prohibited from disclaiming copyright on a work.
I don't know how that rumour got started.
As far as I'm aware, he didn't threaten to shoot anyone.
And I remember a time where the only person you couldn't threaten to shoot was the president.
I find it interesting that 9/11 was almost 6 years ago.. there's people turning 18 now who were 12 or 13 when 9/11 happened. I dunno about you, but when I was 12 or 13 I had little concept of what freedoms adults had in society. As such, this year a whole generation of kids who have been raised in this 'political climate' are coming of age.
How will they see free speech and protest?
How might they vote?
They feds should not be "investigating" thought crimes.
If someone overheard him saying that he had shot some people, then the police could investigate.
Until then, there's no crime been committed, the police should butt the fuck out.
"Has he committed any crime that you are aware of?"
"No? Then I'm sorry, the police can't get involved."
"Well, I'm sorry you're afraid, but he has a right to talk about whatever he wants."
Now that half the population consists of cry babies and worry warts, the police are being called in for every little thing that might be an indicator of some crime. Kinda makes you wonder how they are managing to police all the actual crime. Oh yeah, that's right, massive budget increases and unconstitutional powers.
Heh, not everyone has connectivity dude.
Yeah, sometimes I like to play little puzzle games when I'm disconnected from the net.
When I'm connected to the net, I typically find something a lot more interesting to do.
Have a look at any of the 100s of games and other applications written for the Linux desktop.
Go to the Help menu.
Notice the only thing there is "About".. which is really helpful when it comes to figuring out how you play this puzzle game.
What that About box does tell you, however, is the name of the author. Contact that person, offer to write a help page, they'll tell you how.
If your research is really limited to press releases then I'm not surprised you are so ignorant.
Go do some research.
Hey everybody, let's all pool our money and buy a cape for Capt'n Obvious over here.
Umm.. I never thought I would see competition for supplying education to the poor.
What a strange time we live in.
Newsflash: Australians are human.
Average person + anonymity = fucktard.
Average person + power = nazi monster.
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