Copyright law prevents me from copying your works, it doesn't (or shouldn't) stop me tearing out the pages in copies made with your permission and purchased by me.
Actually, copyright law grants five rights to a copyright owner - not just the right to prevent copies from being made. One of those is the right to prepare derivative works based on the original work. How is tearing out some pages and selling the new derivative work not a violation of copyright law? IANAL...
Cell phone jamming in theaters is already commonplace in Israel where cell phones are more common than land lines.
But if that's where we're going, why stop at theaters? I want a jammer in my car so I don't get run off the road again by another Prozac Princess on the phone.
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As a result, it was soon decided to remove this experienced management team and to refocus the company's activities strictly toward Linux.
You can almost see the finger quotes around the word experienced...
Copyright law prevents me from copying your works, it doesn't (or shouldn't) stop me tearing out the pages in copies made with your permission and purchased by me.
Actually, copyright law grants five rights to a copyright owner - not just the right to prevent copies from being made. One of those is the right to prepare derivative works based on the original work. How is tearing out some pages and selling the new derivative work not a violation of copyright law? IANAL...
Cell phone jamming in theaters is already commonplace in Israel where cell phones are more common than land lines.
But if that's where we're going, why stop at theaters? I want a jammer in my car so I don't get run off the road again by another Prozac Princess on the phone.