If Microsoft got into bio-engineering then....Only one person per family could have brown hair, blue eyes, etc...unless you brought a "family liscence" for that particular feature. And, if you got color contacts to change your eye color, or something, you'd have to call M$ to authorize it.
but just a normal Fiat is more fuel efficient than an SUV.
Wow! SUVs are not fuel efficient? Gee, I didn't know that! There are fuel efficient American cars, too, however, people in America want SUVs, so that's what they buy. It's called capitalism.
He says that me might consider sending out MORE spam. My proposal: create a new circle in Hell just for him. He can spend eternity deluged in invitations to "MAKE MONEY FAST", get "Free Cable-Legaly!!!", and view "BARELY LEGAL XXX GIRLS".
when we say - Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, life comes before liberty.
Actually, I believe that the founders intended all these rights to be equal in importance. They thought that you could do whatever you wanted, so long as you did not infringe on one of those rights. Oliver Wendell Holmes said it best: "You have the right to extend your arm, but your right to do that ends where my nose begins."
I ran this through the liabel checklist at http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/l ibelfrm.htm, and here's what I got:
The identification of a person or entity is cause for concern.
We have more room to comment upon public figures because of Constitutional First Amendment rights.
Material that reflects badly on character is the core of libel; if it also injures reputation, there is considerable cause for concern.
Nevertheless, an expression of opinion is not generally actionable so long as it does not imply that there are undisclosed defamatory facts underlying the opinion. Ask yourself whether the reader would likely conclude that the author must know something (in order to hold the opinion) the reader doesn't know, and that "something," were it printed explicitly, would likely be defamatory.
Well, the article said that the guy who got the $450,000 fine claimed that one of the company's senior executives (and brother of the CEO), "if [...] was not a relative his job would consist of... 'Would you like fries with that?'" He also called them liars.
Normally, I'm all for the little guy, but in this case, seems like the poster was a troll, not an "outspoken critic of corporate America."
Do you really think a "troll" is worth suing for $450,000??!!
There is a huge difference between the Indy law and the movie rating system. It is *not* illegal for a 10-year-old to go to an R-rated movie without parental consent. It may be against the policy of a given theater, but it is *not* illegal. That makes all the difference.
Yes, but the government might "strongly encourage" theatres to have a specific policy, which ammounts to back door censorship.
"...unfortunately no one follows up. Really, how many Slashdot articles are posted here, and each time everyone says the same thing- "WRITE, fax, call you members, donate money, get other people involved, etc."?
And how many times do people follow through on this?"
If I consider the issue important, I do.
If disny.com is a porn site, though, you might contact the Disney company about it, which might take perfectly legitimate (and constitutional) legal action of their own about the matter, such as for trademark violation.
What action could Disney take? They own the trademark for "Disney", not "disny".
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If Microsoft got into bio-engineering then....Only one person per family could have brown hair, blue eyes, etc...unless you brought a "family liscence" for that particular feature. And, if you got color contacts to change your eye color, or something, you'd have to call M$ to authorize it.
Umm, source, please? IIRC, when Napster was in business, sales of music went up.
Already happened. (11:14am) :-)
Wow! SUVs are not fuel efficient? Gee, I didn't know that!
There are fuel efficient American cars, too, however, people in America want SUVs, so that's what they buy. It's called capitalism.
Just look at Phanatasy Star Online: the entire system was destroyed by cheaters. Online gaming with the console simply isn't going to happen.
Does it come in yellow?
He says that me might consider sending out MORE spam. My proposal: create a new circle in Hell just for him. He can spend eternity deluged in invitations to "MAKE MONEY FAST", get "Free Cable-Legaly!!!", and view "BARELY LEGAL XXX GIRLS".
So, does this mean that you can pirate data (movies, music, and software) in Canada now? After all, you've "paid" with the tariff, right?!
If I had to get stuck with one, I'd choose the tax.
"User-friendly DRM" is an oxymoron.
They could log the IPs. If too many users log into one account from different IPs, they could close the account.
College students are not known for their economics aptitude.
Actually, I believe that the founders intended all these rights to be equal in importance. They thought that you could do whatever you wanted, so long as you did not infringe on one of those rights. Oliver Wendell Holmes said it best: "You have the right to extend your arm, but your right to do that ends where my nose begins."
The identification of a person or entity is cause for concern.
We have more room to comment upon public figures because of Constitutional First Amendment rights.
Material that reflects badly on character is the core of libel; if it also injures reputation, there is considerable cause for concern.
Nevertheless, an expression of opinion is not generally actionable so long as it does not imply that there are undisclosed defamatory facts underlying the opinion. Ask yourself whether the reader would likely conclude that the author must know something (in order to hold the opinion) the reader doesn't know, and that "something," were it printed explicitly, would likely be defamatory.
Do you really think a "troll" is worth suing for $450,000??!!
Yes, but they probably pass those costs to the consumers.
The right approach, would be to really beef up public transport, and possibly subsidize (in some cases at 100%) the fares of poor riders.
When did I incur an obligation to "poor riders"?
It would have been nice for the artice to mention how much censorship anime is subject to in the US, but otherwise it was very good.
It is still possible to get good deals online. Try comparison shopping at www.mysimon.com.
Yes, but the government might "strongly encourage" theatres to have a specific policy, which ammounts to back door censorship.
How do you plan to play FFX with no TV?
"...unfortunately no one follows up. Really, how many Slashdot articles are posted here, and each time everyone says the same thing- "WRITE, fax, call you members, donate money, get other people involved, etc."? And how many times do people follow through on this?" If I consider the issue important, I do.
I think the perpose of this is mainly to raise conscientiousness about the current state of IP law, not to "change" anything.
If disny.com is a porn site, though, you might contact the Disney company about it, which might take perfectly legitimate (and constitutional) legal action of their own about the matter, such as for trademark violation. What action could Disney take? They own the trademark for "Disney", not "disny".
IIRC, AOL let the customer choose wether to block mail from spammers or not. This does not seem to be the case with MAPS.