BTW, the lawyer who's handling the lawsuit against Marvel would NOT be the attorney handling the estate. First, they are different types of law. Second, there would be a HUGE conflict of interest.
A probate court would appoint someone to be in charge of Lee's estate. That person would carry on the lawsuit as "The Estate of Stan Lee v Marvel." If there were absolutely no known family members, the court would appoint an attorney to act as the estate's representative, because even if no family or heir is found, the state would end up the money.
Any money owed to him will go to his estate. The money would go to whoever was supposed to get it under the will.
If by some strange chance, Lee doesn't have a will, it would go to his children. If he had no children the law would follow its course. First it'd go to his parents, but since their obviously dead, it'd go to their kids (i.e., Stan's brothers and sisters.) If they're dead, it'd got to Stan's nieces and nephews. If they're dead, it'd go to their sons and daughters. If there is no one at all in that lineage. The law would go back to Lee's grand parents and start a new lineage all over again. This gets repeated until a person is found.
Of course his estate would have as much incentive to fight the appeal as Lee would. However, it might lack the emotional attachment which might make settlement easier.
2 gigs of storage would be pretty nice. I wonder if there will be an option to let third persons download from your storage. I also wonder if Microsoft would mind if I kept all my warez ISOs on it?
We used to. Way back a long time ago when Bell was a monopoly over the phone system, Bell owned all phones and we merely rented them. There were no other options. You could not buy a third party phone and install it yourself. In fact, you paid extra to have multiple phones even on the same line!
Considering that Microsoft is our era's new monopoly, it's apparent that it is merely asserting itself as a monopoly should.
I just wanted to point out that I'm not criticizing Apple. I do criticize Apple quite often, but even I admit that OSX is pretty damn good desktop OS. If it were available on the x86 platform I'd certainly buy at least one copy.
I don't use Linux because it's free, I use it because it does what I want to do.
I live in Michigan and I've been around hunting my entire life. I was probably less than 7 when I shot my first rabbit. This whole attempt to turn handguns into hunting weapons is pure BS. I'm 40 years old and I've never, ever, ever known anyone to seriously hunt with a handgun. The only people who do so are those out to prove that it can be done to further their political agenda.
Let me put it this way, merely because you COULD bowl with a football, does NOT mean people actually do it.
See I think handguns were exactly what the Constitution intended. Hunters hang their hats on the 2nd amendment, but it says nothing about a right to hunt. The purpose of a right to bear arms was actually the right to overthrow an unjust government.
That's hard to fathom in today's society, but you have to remember that the authors of the bill of rights had just raised arms against an unjust government. They thought it was in every citizens' right to do the same.
In fact, New Hampshire's Constitution specifically gives a "Right of Revolution."
[Art.] 10.
Government being instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security, of the whole community, and not for the private interest or emolument of any one man, family, or class of men; therefore, whenever the ends of government are perverted, and public liberty manifestly endangered, and all other means of redress are ineffectual, the people may, and of right ought to reform the old, or establish a new government. The doctrine of nonresistance against arbitrary power, and oppression, is absurd, slavish, and destructive of the good and happiness of mankind.
Speaking of dumb catch phrases to lead people into battle, I never "got" the Klingon phrase, "Today is a good day to die." Because the response would simply be, "Yeah, for YOU dipshit." And there could no clever follow-up to it. Basically, the Klingon would be standing there like a moron.
But your analogy is wrong. P2P programs survive almost entirely on illegal file trading. While handguns manufacturers survive on hunting.... wait, hunting with a handgun?! That doesn't make any sense. Never mind.
But that isn't the right answer. Why do I like different songs from other people in my same social circle? How could "social" training train us differently? There is certainly more than that.
I agree. The astonishing growth of the PC market was due partially because there were very little patent hinderance. The sole purpose of the current patent system is to keep the status quo in place. "Little" companies like Microsoft who have grown up, do not want to be replaced by smaller companies with better ideas.
Slashdot Mirror
... webmasters would have devised a way to avoid being slashdotted?!
Didn't Jesus say in Matthew 4:19 that if we follow him he'll make us phishers of men?
(Yeah, I know that was bad, but I just couldn't resist!)
Gee, I didn't even consider that possibility. The article I read made no mention of it. You're right. Corporations certainly survive death.
BTW, the lawyer who's handling the lawsuit against Marvel would NOT be the attorney handling the estate. First, they are different types of law. Second, there would be a HUGE conflict of interest.
A probate court would appoint someone to be in charge of Lee's estate. That person would carry on the lawsuit as "The Estate of Stan Lee v Marvel." If there were absolutely no known family members, the court would appoint an attorney to act as the estate's representative, because even if no family or heir is found, the state would end up the money.
Any money owed to him will go to his estate. The money would go to whoever was supposed to get it under the will.
If by some strange chance, Lee doesn't have a will, it would go to his children. If he had no children the law would follow its course. First it'd go to his parents, but since their obviously dead, it'd go to their kids (i.e., Stan's brothers and sisters.) If they're dead, it'd got to Stan's nieces and nephews. If they're dead, it'd go to their sons and daughters. If there is no one at all in that lineage. The law would go back to Lee's grand parents and start a new lineage all over again. This gets repeated until a person is found.
Of course his estate would have as much incentive to fight the appeal as Lee would. However, it might lack the emotional attachment which might make settlement easier.
irony
irony (plural ironies)
noun
1. humor based on opposites: a type of humor based on using words to suggest the opposite of their literal meaning.
2 gigs of storage would be pretty nice. I wonder if there will be an option to let third persons download from your storage. I also wonder if Microsoft would mind if I kept all my warez ISOs on it?
We used to. Way back a long time ago when Bell was a monopoly over the phone system, Bell owned all phones and we merely rented them. There were no other options. You could not buy a third party phone and install it yourself. In fact, you paid extra to have multiple phones even on the same line!
Considering that Microsoft is our era's new monopoly, it's apparent that it is merely asserting itself as a monopoly should.
... next time actually TESTING the product before giving the final payment?! It's a thought.
You mean anywhere else but slashdot?
I just wanted to point out that I'm not criticizing Apple. I do criticize Apple quite often, but even I admit that OSX is pretty damn good desktop OS. If it were available on the x86 platform I'd certainly buy at least one copy.
I don't use Linux because it's free, I use it because it does what I want to do.
In the desktop market, Linux has moved past Apple to become the #2 player, with about 6% of the market.
Market researcher IDC expects to announce within weeks that Linux PC market share in 2003 hit 3.2%, overtaking Apple Computer Inc.'s MacOS.
IDC estimates that Linux now claims more desktops worldwide than Apple.
Yeah, considering that desktop Linux has a larger market share than Apple, we're definitely a notch above niche nowadays.
Yeah, that'll happen real soon. And then, I'll hug and kiss some poisonous snakes.
I live in Michigan and I've been around hunting my entire life. I was probably less than 7 when I shot my first rabbit. This whole attempt to turn handguns into hunting weapons is pure BS. I'm 40 years old and I've never, ever, ever known anyone to seriously hunt with a handgun. The only people who do so are those out to prove that it can be done to further their political agenda.
Let me put it this way, merely because you COULD bowl with a football, does NOT mean people actually do it.
Making money off the the hard work of others is one of our nation's core principles.
See I think handguns were exactly what the Constitution intended. Hunters hang their hats on the 2nd amendment, but it says nothing about a right to hunt. The purpose of a right to bear arms was actually the right to overthrow an unjust government.
That's hard to fathom in today's society, but you have to remember that the authors of the bill of rights had just raised arms against an unjust government. They thought it was in every citizens' right to do the same.
In fact, New Hampshire's Constitution specifically gives a "Right of Revolution."
[Art.] 10.
Government being instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security, of the whole community, and not for the private interest or emolument of any one man, family, or class of men; therefore, whenever the ends of government are perverted, and public liberty manifestly endangered, and all other means of redress are ineffectual, the people may, and of right ought to reform the old, or establish a new government. The doctrine of nonresistance against arbitrary power, and oppression, is absurd, slavish, and destructive of the good and happiness of mankind.
Damn, I forgot about that part. Thanks!
Speaking of dumb catch phrases to lead people into battle, I never "got" the Klingon phrase, "Today is a good day to die." Because the response would simply be, "Yeah, for YOU dipshit." And there could no clever follow-up to it. Basically, the Klingon would be standing there like a moron.
But your analogy is wrong. P2P programs survive almost entirely on illegal file trading. While handguns manufacturers survive on hunting.... wait, hunting with a handgun?! That doesn't make any sense. Never mind.
But that isn't the right answer. Why do I like different songs from other people in my same social circle? How could "social" training train us differently? There is certainly more than that.
... where employees are allowed to work on their own projects during their 4 hours of "sleep" time each day.
I agree. The astonishing growth of the PC market was due partially because there were very little patent hinderance. The sole purpose of the current patent system is to keep the status quo in place. "Little" companies like Microsoft who have grown up, do not want to be replaced by smaller companies with better ideas.
Some shows should die.