Personally, my main subjects have been law, languages and literature. I rarely had to draw diagrams etc, it was all text. In this case a laptop (or a PDA with a good folding keyboard like my original Palm Portable Keyboard) is ideal. It's just so much faster to type and it requires much less effort. As an added bonus, you can actually read the notes afterwards.
I don't consider myself super fast but in most situations I can write down word for word what someone says. It doesn't require much concentration and I can sort of bypass the brain so I can reflect on the things said as well.
Just to clarify, copyleft ("SA" in CC terms) does not prevent commercial use at all. The problem here is the noncommercial ("NC") clause, which is something completely different.
That is mostly a translation issue. "Immaterialrätt" is the Swedish word for intellectual property law. Privacy laws would not fall within this field, even is they do regulate "immaterial" matters.
"Voting rights to Riksdag elections are reserved for all Swedish citizen who are 18 years of age before or on Election Day and who are, or have at some time been, registered residents of Sweden." - Info from the Swedish election authority
Well, legally it is probably both. It is probably a copy of the original work, meaning that you're not allowed to distribute your remix. It is also probable that you will have a copyright in the remixed version. I.e. no one will dare distribute anything.;-)
The EUCD may not have been implemented in each member state yet but unless it is changed at the EU level it will be. In the long run, member states have to comply and governments are, typically, not very reluctant to implement EUCD.
If you have been doing it in a non-secret way, their "invention" is not new and they should not get a patent. Your product is prior art.
However, if it's a part of your secret production processes... In many countries you would then be allowed to continue as before but you would lose the ability to sell the technology as their patent would cover all other use.
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"So, someone invents something, and sells it in their home town..."
Well, to begin with, that would make it unpatentable in most countries (except the US) as it would no longer be novel.
These threats are common. However, is there really any relevant connection between where R&D/software development takes place and where one can apply for patents? Of course not. Nothing is preventing Microsoft from applying for US patents for the things they "invent" in Denmark. The question of where they can get a patent is not intrinsically linked to where they do their development.
I'd say it is a fairly common problem. You bring up tech. My primary field is law and we still seem to have the same experience. The problem is that most fields tend to become to difficult.
In my experience, bloggers rarely claim to be objective. People are voicing opinions. Journalists, on the other hand, claim to be objective truth seekers but they seem to get everything wrong. Why is it that whenever they write/talk about something you know something about, they're dead wrong? One has to assume that's the normal standard and that they get away with it because most people don't notice most of the time.
About the alleged "discrepancy between the United States and the EU." - Many (most?) European countries have life plus 70. I was surprised to find that Great Britain does not.
I've been thinking about getting a Paypal account for years. I've even started the sign up procedure twice. However, the user agreement is about 60 pages long, if you count all the documents that are incorporated by reference. There's no way I'm reading all that!
You're Swedish, right? Some cryptic contact info for me can be found @ my Gnuheter user page.;-) I'm always interested in discussing these things, espescially with Swedes.
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"Actually, a great step forward would be to abolish IP laws for individuals, but not for companies. That way, you wouldn't be allowed to start your own cinema selling tickets to a pirated movie, you wouldn't be able to press CD's of pirated music and sell -- but you would be able to fetch the movie from the net, and you would be able to fetch music from the net."
Amen. I would draw the line at commercial activities rather than wheter they are performed by a company or not, though.
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Personally, my main subjects have been law, languages and literature. I rarely had to draw diagrams etc, it was all text. In this case a laptop (or a PDA with a good folding keyboard like my original Palm Portable Keyboard) is ideal. It's just so much faster to type and it requires much less effort. As an added bonus, you can actually read the notes afterwards. I don't consider myself super fast but in most situations I can write down word for word what someone says. It doesn't require much concentration and I can sort of bypass the brain so I can reflect on the things said as well.
Seriously, we don't need drugs for this shit, we need people to get kicked out of their house and down to a local pub or random other social venue.
Well... As long as they have wifi...
Just to clarify, copyleft ("SA" in CC terms) does not prevent commercial use at all. The problem here is the noncommercial ("NC") clause, which is something completely different.
That is mostly a translation issue. "Immaterialrätt" is the Swedish word for intellectual property law. Privacy laws would not fall within this field, even is they do regulate "immaterial" matters.
"Voting rights to Riksdag elections are reserved for all Swedish citizen who are 18 years of age before or on Election Day and who are, or have at some time been, registered residents of Sweden." - Info from the Swedish election authority
Well, legally it is probably both. It is probably a copy of the original work, meaning that you're not allowed to distribute your remix. It is also probable that you will have a copyright in the remixed version. I.e. no one will dare distribute anything. ;-)
You need it... World leader in camera surveillance, recent terrorist attacks... hm...
What, how come Mozilla didn't patent it? ;-)
The EUCD may not have been implemented in each member state yet but unless it is changed at the EU level it will be. In the long run, member states have to comply and governments are, typically, not very reluctant to implement EUCD.
If you have been doing it in a non-secret way, their "invention" is not new and they should not get a patent. Your product is prior art.
However, if it's a part of your secret production processes... In many countries you would then be allowed to continue as before but you would lose the ability to sell the technology as their patent would cover all other use.
"So, someone invents something, and sells it in their home town..."
Well, to begin with, that would make it unpatentable in most countries (except the US) as it would no longer be novel.
You have a point. However, NDAs and trade secret laws probably will let you bully most employees into submission
Exactly. The threat to "move jobs" has nothing to do with the patent system. It is made to make the politicians come to the "right" decision.
These threats are common. However, is there really any relevant connection between where R&D/software development takes place and where one can apply for patents? Of course not. Nothing is preventing Microsoft from applying for US patents for the things they "invent" in Denmark. The question of where they can get a patent is not intrinsically linked to where they do their development.
Yes, it's free beer only and not "OpenSource" as advertised in the post. This does obviously not fulfil the requirements in the FSFs Free Software Definition or the OSIs Open Source Definition.
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Having a phone is relatively expensive here (at least compared to how little I actually use it). This makes it easier to switch to voip. :-)
I'd say it is a fairly common problem. You bring up tech. My primary field is law and we still seem to have the same experience. The problem is that most fields tend to become to difficult.
This is complicated by the fact that those could apply to "the media" as well. In the end, it's all down to the reader. He has to decide who to trust.
In my experience, bloggers rarely claim to be objective. People are voicing opinions. Journalists, on the other hand, claim to be objective truth seekers but they seem to get everything wrong. Why is it that whenever they write/talk about something you know something about, they're dead wrong? One has to assume that's the normal standard and that they get away with it because most people don't notice most of the time.
About the alleged "discrepancy between the United States and the EU." - Many (most?) European countries have life plus 70. I was surprised to find that Great Britain does not.
Several applications on my Palm do something different if I "tap and hold" instead of just tap. Seems like pretty much the same thing.
I've been thinking about getting a Paypal account for years. I've even started the sign up procedure twice. However, the user agreement is about 60 pages long, if you count all the documents that are incorporated by reference. There's no way I'm reading all that!
You're Swedish, right? Some cryptic contact info for me can be found @ my Gnuheter user page. ;-) I'm always interested in discussing these things, espescially with Swedes.
Amen. I would draw the line at commercial activities rather than wheter they are performed by a company or not, though.