To actually answer the last question, "Shouldn't an artist be able to give away his own music if he wants to without fear of industry retaliation?". No.
Just as Prince can do what he wishes with his business, so can they. They might just be shooting their own foot, but it is their right to do so.
"Corporations don't have that right neither do individuals, to assert by means of threat or coercion is extortion."
Threats are perfectly fine as long as they're legal threats. Cease and desist letters are threats. Threat of a lawsuit is threat. Both done thousands of times a day. I agree with the bulk of your post.
The laws are there to protect the copyright holder. If the original holder sold it away, that's not a problem with the law, that's a problem with the original holder's reading and understanding of the contract. If the photographer had a contract that stated he/she would be imbursed any time the magazine sold a copy, he/she would have a leg to stand on.
Too vague. No actual information and a derth -- no, none -- of cites. It was a long lamantatioin skreed designed to appeal to emotion, but providing no actual figures or evidence. As something to base an actual opinion on, it was worthless.
We don't want to call them identity pirates because then we'd have thousands of stupid weenies arguing that identity wants to be free and since there's no "theft" there's no reason there should be jail terms.
"Nobody disputes the president's ability to fire or not renew the jobs of federal prosecutors. They're political appointees who serve at his pleasure."
He's got the right. Second:
"By contrast, Bush allowed some to stay on the job for several months when he took office in 2001, although all were replaced eventually"
You are, of course, presuming with no evidence whatsoever that extraterrestrials do not wage war and that this activity is somehow in conflict with "true intelligence".
Hardly. First off, the people are posting their own pictures, hence have consent. Secondly, the pictures are taken outside where there is no expectation of privacy at all.
"That doesn't mean that the van is on constant duty in that city, retreading the same routes and taking new pictures."
And, your capacity appears self-centered. Supporting unethical activities is unethical in itself. Ethics is the job of every adult, so yes, Virginia, it is their job.
As pointed out elsewhere, it is their company and they and only they have the right to decide where to put their research and effort. You are not the one to dictate if their resources are wasted, they are. It's amusing that the foremost search engine in the world is criticized for not "doing a better job". Under who's standards? Yours? Perhaps yours is the questionable decision about line drawing, since they are deciding for themselves and you are attempting to foist your opinion on them (albeit abstractly).
Those essays aren't pointless, as your writing indicates. Compare it to the bulk of illiterate crap on/. You write reasonably well. That's the point of essays actually, not the presentation of your knowledge on a subject, but the exercise in good writing. Most of the writing you will do in professional life should be legible and won't be on topics you would enjoy writing about.
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To actually answer the last question, "Shouldn't an artist be able to give away his own music if he wants to without fear of industry retaliation?". No.
Just as Prince can do what he wishes with his business, so can they. They might just be shooting their own foot, but it is their right to do so.
"Corporations don't have that right neither do individuals, to assert by means of threat or coercion is extortion."
Threats are perfectly fine as long as they're legal threats. Cease and desist letters are threats. Threat of a lawsuit is threat. Both done thousands of times a day. I agree with the bulk of your post.
Over a grand for a table cloth? Adding five or nine hundred for larger sizes? Please.
The difference between a huckster and a forward thinker is the level of knowledge in his audience.
Uh, no, it can't. You have the insignificant little problem of being able to decode all the atoms in a human body simultaneously.
The laws are there to protect the copyright holder. If the original holder sold it away, that's not a problem with the law, that's a problem with the original holder's reading and understanding of the contract. If the photographer had a contract that stated he/she would be imbursed any time the magazine sold a copy, he/she would have a leg to stand on.
Too vague. No actual information and a derth -- no, none -- of cites. It was a long lamantatioin skreed designed to appeal to emotion, but providing no actual figures or evidence. As something to base an actual opinion on, it was worthless.
We don't want to call them identity pirates because then we'd have thousands of stupid weenies arguing that identity wants to be free and since there's no "theft" there's no reason there should be jail terms.
That's why it's gonna be called identity theft.
I think instead you watched a whole lot of Happy Texas and the like. What you describe doesn't sound like the state I visited and contracted in.
You equate people starting school with criminals?
Check out the prices of Shrek III and PC. They go for almost $20, not $15. So, I'm not all that sure if it's overstated. Depends on the mix.
So, you're saying you know better than the FISA judges?
Yeah, they weren't following the orders of their boss. Where'e the justice in firing disobediant underlings?
Your link says you're not telling the truth.
"Nobody disputes the president's ability to fire or not renew the jobs of federal prosecutors. They're political appointees who serve at his pleasure."
He's got the right. Second:
"By contrast, Bush allowed some to stay on the job for several months when he took office in 2001, although all were replaced eventually"
Nahw. She just said publicly the road to peace lay through Damascus. Not like she gave the tyrant state credibility or anything.
You are, of course, presuming with no evidence whatsoever that extraterrestrials do not wage war and that this activity is somehow in conflict with "true intelligence".
"In behaving in this way they are acting as a teleportation machine because any changes to one causes similar changes to the other."
No, they are acting like a telecommunications machine. If only info is transmitted, no teleportation has taken place.
You can't weave crap with 1cm. It will simply pull out. Look at thread. Long fibers, good thread; short fibers, weak thread. Same there.
Hardly. First off, the people are posting their own pictures, hence have consent. Secondly, the pictures are taken outside where there is no expectation of privacy at all.
"That doesn't mean that the van is on constant duty in that city, retreading the same routes and taking new pictures."
At the moment, but precedent is being set.
"a million dead"
Aside from being a troll, you're a fucking liar.
Check out an iPod ad. They have a TM at the bottom.
And, your capacity appears self-centered. Supporting unethical activities is unethical in itself. Ethics is the job of every adult, so yes, Virginia, it is their job.
As pointed out elsewhere, it is their company and they and only they have the right to decide where to put their research and effort. You are not the one to dictate if their resources are wasted, they are. It's amusing that the foremost search engine in the world is criticized for not "doing a better job". Under who's standards? Yours? Perhaps yours is the questionable decision about line drawing, since they are deciding for themselves and you are attempting to foist your opinion on them (albeit abstractly).
Those essays aren't pointless, as your writing indicates. Compare it to the bulk of illiterate crap on /. You write reasonably well. That's the point of essays actually, not the presentation of your knowledge on a subject, but the exercise in good writing. Most of the writing you will do in professional life should be legible and won't be on topics you would enjoy writing about.
Very simple. Write your own.
http://media.popularmechanics.com/documents/Fuel_o f_the_Future-e852.pdf
Your turn to provide a link.