Uh, IANAL, but I don't see how this guy has standing. He is citing future problems he might have with his iPhone that are not imminent, rather, they are conjectural and hypothetical. Buyer's remorse does not make a legal case! (except maybe in America)
Does this philosophy apply to window shades too? If you leave them open then it's ok for me to hang out in your tree with my telephoto lens...
Those photons are just shooting out into the public domain for everyone to freely use. If you ask me to stop hanging out in your yard I'll just come back tomorrow and see what you do. Then, if the cops arrest me for some reason, I'll insist that it's your problem for not properly securing the window shades.
The org's international aspect is key
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It's about time an organization focused on the importance of global intellectual property rights. The biggest & baddest bastards may be in the US, but they're trying to screw the entire globe by getting copywrong laws passed everywhere.
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Uh, IANAL, but I don't see how this guy has standing. He is citing future problems he might have with his iPhone that are not imminent, rather, they are conjectural and hypothetical. Buyer's remorse does not make a legal case! (except maybe in America)
"If it's open, it's okay to use it."
Does this philosophy apply to window shades too? If you leave them open then it's ok for me to hang out in your tree with my telephoto lens...
Those photons are just shooting out into the public domain for everyone to freely use. If you ask me to stop hanging out in your yard I'll just come back tomorrow and see what you do. Then, if the cops arrest me for some reason, I'll insist that it's your problem for not properly securing the window shades.
It's about time an organization focused on the importance of global intellectual property rights. The biggest & baddest bastards may be in the US, but they're trying to screw the entire globe by getting copywrong laws passed everywhere.