As to the last portion of point 2,
the name of the movie is "Space Mutiny".
I had the misfortune of seeing bits and pieces of it when it was on a late-late movie show.
From what I could tell, it made the original BSG look very good. (From a character/plot view)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096149/IMDb info about Space Mutiny
But the Supreme Court didn't select Bush. They told Gore's lawyers that they can recount the votes...if they re-count the votes in all the counties...not just the ones in select counties. But the Gore team's select counties were for some reason, heavily Democratic.
Firstly, I have nothing against fair use, but fair use does not include completely copying my work or a significant portion thereof. Unless of course we enter into an agreement where I get a portion of your profit.
Second, the artists who sold their rights have no more claim to said rights. They weren't forced to sell them. They had the choice whether to accept the agreement or not. They sold them to the company. Maybe they should have thought more about what they wanted out of the deal. If I sold you the rights to one of my works, I no longer have any claim to any of the money you made in the deal. It would be like me selling you the rights to a great book I wrote because I wasn't making much money. You take said rights, sell the book, promote it better than I did, and make millions. Do you now owe me a portion of the money you made on what are now your rights to the book?
As to the forced licensing. I'm gonna have to look into it before I can say anything about it.
And as to the 'Monopoly', what law is barring you from making your own recordings of your own music, making copies of them, packaging them, promoting their sale and making money from your efforts? A Capitlaist's view of Monopolies
Finally, nowhere do I find "fair use" in the definition of looting.
I am not in any way affiliated with capitalism, except that I agree with what I've read there so far
No, copyright law is to protect covered works from being looted by someone other than the copyright holder. Why should someone spend time and effort writing a song/book/play/etc... and not expect payment for the work that went into said work.
I wouldn't want you to be making money off of something that I worked hard. You don't have the right to take my money that I could earn, unless we were to come to some sort of financial agreement that would be fair to both you and me.
Of course, if you could point out a place where I could find information to the contrary, please post it.
I beg to differ. Capitalism is not about creating a given product effeciently and passing the savings on to the consumer. It's a social system based on the principle of individual rights.
Lets say I create a widget that will let your car run off of water instead of gasoline. I have the right to charge however much I please for it. As my business grows, and I can improve the efficiency of my manufacturing process, I do not have to lower the prices, but I can now make even more money. There is nothing wrong with that. However, lets say that you come up with a different way of having cars run off of water and you charge less then I do. If I don't lower my prices, I run the risk of going out of business. Another choice I have is to price my widgets competively. I also have the the right to lower my prices to a point where I don't make as much of a profit (if any), but less than you can make your widgets. Eventually I may become a "monopoly". There is nothing wrong with that scenario either. But lets say I have some friends in Washington create some legislation that would outlaw your widgets. That is not right because I have taken your right to sell your widgets away from you with force.
Capitalism is not against monoplies that come about because of a well run business, just those that use force to get rid of their competitors.
Please see Capitalism.org for some lessons in the basic ideas of captialism. (very nice tour)
They also have a nice FAQ section
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As to the last portion of point 2, the name of the movie is "Space Mutiny". I had the misfortune of seeing bits and pieces of it when it was on a late-late movie show. From what I could tell, it made the original BSG look very good. (From a character/plot view) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096149/IMDb info about Space Mutiny
Boycotting the food industry: Grow your own vegetables and go hunting.
Boycotting the Real Estate Industry: Buy your home from someone who's selling it themselves. Sell your home yourself (and make an extra $2k or more)
But the Supreme Court didn't select Bush. They told Gore's lawyers that they can recount the votes...if they re-count the votes in all the counties...not just the ones in select counties. But the Gore team's select counties were for some reason, heavily Democratic.
Firstly, I have nothing against fair use, but fair use does not include completely copying my work or a significant portion thereof. Unless of course we enter into an agreement where I get a portion of your profit.
Second, the artists who sold their rights have no more claim to said rights. They weren't forced to sell them. They had the choice whether to accept the agreement or not. They sold them to the company. Maybe they should have thought more about what they wanted out of the deal. If I sold you the rights to one of my works, I no longer have any claim to any of the money you made in the deal. It would be like me selling you the rights to a great book I wrote because I wasn't making much money. You take said rights, sell the book, promote it better than I did, and make millions. Do you now owe me a portion of the money you made on what are now your rights to the book?
As to the forced licensing. I'm gonna have to look into it before I can say anything about it.
And as to the 'Monopoly', what law is barring you from making your own recordings of your own music, making copies of them, packaging them, promoting their sale and making money from your efforts? A Capitlaist's view of Monopolies
Finally, nowhere do I find "fair use" in the definition of looting.
I am not in any way affiliated with capitalism, except that I agree with what I've read there so far
No, copyright law is to protect covered works from being looted by someone other than the copyright holder. Why should someone spend time and effort writing a song/book/play/etc... and not expect payment for the work that went into said work.
I wouldn't want you to be making money off of something that I worked hard. You don't have the right to take my money that I could earn, unless we were to come to some sort of financial agreement that would be fair to both you and me.
Of course, if you could point out a place where I could find information to the contrary, please post it.
The actual copyright lawI beg to differ. Capitalism is not about creating a given product effeciently and passing the savings on to the consumer. It's a social system based on the principle of individual rights.
Lets say I create a widget that will let your car run off of water instead of gasoline. I have the right to charge however much I please for it. As my business grows, and I can improve the efficiency of my manufacturing process, I do not have to lower the prices, but I can now make even more money. There is nothing wrong with that. However, lets say that you come up with a different way of having cars run off of water and you charge less then I do. If I don't lower my prices, I run the risk of going out of business. Another choice I have is to price my widgets competively. I also have the the right to lower my prices to a point where I don't make as much of a profit (if any), but less than you can make your widgets. Eventually I may become a "monopoly". There is nothing wrong with that scenario either. But lets say I have some friends in Washington create some legislation that would outlaw your widgets. That is not right because I have taken your right to sell your widgets away from you with force.
Capitalism is not against monoplies that come about because of a well run business, just those that use force to get rid of their competitors.
Please see Capitalism.org for some lessons in the basic ideas of captialism. (very nice tour) They also have a nice FAQ sectionGreat idea you got there. I don't remember seeing anyone mention PBSKids It has ties to many educational/fun shows for kids from PBS.