Could it be that Hollywood already feels the effects of long term copyright?
Make a science fiction movie that mentions 'the planet Vulcan' and Paramount will come down on you for violating their copyright on Star Trek. If its referencing the 'space colony Vulcan', the lawyers of Chris Bunch and Allen Cole are sure to show up with their suit for infringing on the intellectual property 'inherent in the 'Sten' universe'. Studios release sequels/prequels/sidequels to their own copyrighted 'franchises' because it's cheaper than licensing somebody else's.
The worst part about the FBI warnings is that the FBI prioritizes copyright over missing person cases. How about you spend less time ruining movie night and more time saving lives?
Because the kidnappers are more likely to shoot back.
The ribbon is a bit of a learning curve. So is Linux itself. But most people seem to forget there's a learning curve to Windows itself, no matter what version. It's never been 100% intuitive and it never will. Every user has to learn and adapt themselves to whichever interface they use. None of this stuff comes naturally yet.
I've heard nothing but horror stories about Unity. Yeah, it's installed on my machine, but I'm half afraid to try it. I put the LXDE on it instead and use that with some blackbox slit apps. Just CTRL-ALT-F1 to a shell, log in and 'sudo apt-get install lubuntu-desktop', let it churn away, hit ALT-F7 to go back to your gui, log out, select LXDE for your new login session, and you'll have a desktop that's useable.
Dunno how your high courts work up there, but down here in the Lower 48, Da Supremes are packed with political hacks that toe the Party line no matter what, every chance a Regime gets.
Between me, thee, & the doorpost, I don't think anybody understands copyright law, not the way they're written. Way too many gators in them there swamps. I'm wondering why the *AAs didn't just come out and say 'All your IP and disposable income are belong to us. Send it in, our execs need more hookers & blow' and be done with it already.
Harper's handlers are smart. Intelligence is not a prerequisite for public office in modern politics. In fact, it can backfire on you. Given the choice between a photogenic meat puppet and somebody that knows what's going on, a party tends to pick the meat puppet every time. They're easier to control, and having them on point distracts the masses and lets the government get on about it.
This is the problem with representative democracy, the best lying marketer wins.
That's the problem with popularity contests. Bigger problem is, the other systems seem to be even worse. Democracies demand an informed electorate in order to work halfways decently. With modern campaign methods bordering on downright black propaganda, and with educational values slipping in the US at least, it's just this side of impossible to have an informed electorate.
EMI probably knew that this was the probable outcome --- which explains why they repeatedly tried to add Michael Robertson as a personal defendent. Looks to me that Big Media has had it in for him ever since he proved, with the original mp3.com website, that good music could be generated and distributed without them.
Adding Michael to the suit as a personal defendent would open up way too many doors as the whole point of a corporation is to limit personal liability in case of suit. EMI doesn't want to be individually and collectively liable for its actions, just collectively. Problem is, they wanted to make an example out of Michael for having the audacity to actually pay indy musicians royalties on their songs. Can't have that, thus, this suit. Somebody stuffing an EMI controlled recording on his site was just the excuse.
This kind of legal sophistry is rarer in Canada, because the cops can simply detain you for "breach of the peace" (which is not itself an offence, and such detainment does not constitute an arrest).
Kinda like 'enemy combatants' aren't military, civilian, or quasimilitary but something else entirely, $DEITY knows what, and Camp Xray isn't a military prison, holding facility, extreme rendition endpoint, detention center, or tropical resort but something else entirely.
Here in the States, 'breach of the peace' is an indictable offense. Expect the Canadian position on it to change soon.
Was that an orderly protest or a riot? Include in your analysis consideration of the fact that the person who threw the bottle may be somebody in the employ of the police force.
Oh please, the false flag theories are being thrown around so often and carelessly on Slashdot that this is starting to turn into a conspiracy nut site.
So those reports of the FBI infiltrating leftist groups in the 60's and encouraging them to run rampant is just an urban myth, eh? Even after the paid informants came forward and admitted it and the Freedom of Information Act filings confirmed it before all got redacted? And believing the Harper Government couldn't possibly consider such tactics as valid is rational non-tinhat thinking?
Let them know there will be massive numbers of politicians un-elected if this kind of onerous shit passes.
The media reported lately that the Harper government got into power through election fraud. Having pulled that off once, you think they'd give up on that trick again if it keeps them in power?
What gets me the most is that the media reported the election fraud. With all the government love by the media, I'm surprised at that. Did somebody not get the proper payoff and decided to burn the house down or something?
They're working on it. Remember, the *AA fatcats deserve their 4 martini lunches on the expense account and their hookers & blow on demand,
Seriously, though, seems like the Harper government has picked up on the NeoCon playbook ('free speech zones' far away from the maddening crowds & pesky newsie cameras, draconian copyright laws that violate the principle of innocent until proven guilty, government of the people by the people for the corporations, etc) fairly well. Big question is, did they pay the proper licensing fees to use said playbook?
Under Part II of the Canadian Criminal Code (Offences Against Public Order), Unlawful Assemblies and Riots is when the assembly of three or more persons who cause fear and on reasonable grounds disturb peace in the neighborhood.
Sounds like Congress in session to me. So when do we get to send in the cops on them?
Funny, I thought requiring government workers to wear masks at work would add a touch of honesty to them. Let's face it, the difference between the government and the James Gang was, the James Gang had horses.
That of course assumes you didn't get hit with a trojan or virus that changed the settings. Hell, even Update changes settings at times. Remember when everybody's Firefox got changed to point at Bing first? A work computer should be relatively stock software-wise, except of course for the 'showstopper' apps needed to do yur job. Most people I know claim to not randomly surf the net from work.
I've met people who don't know how to set the clock on their computers and their CMOS battery died. How the damned computer even works I have no clue, but it did. Most times I've run into that situation, the computer was so unstable it kept losing drives all the time.
Again, great idea, however, it's still much much easier to bust the end user. They tend not to try to hide as much as the producer, and if the producer is overseas, local/Federal cops aren't going to be able to bust them anyways. Which headline sounds better, "Officials Arrest Child Porn Producer After 2 Year Investigation' or 'Officials Arrest Child Porn 'Ring'', when all you need to do to arrest the 'ring' is have half a dozen report tripping over a website?
It's the War on Drugs all over again, as has been said here before. The more busts you make, the more 'effective' you're seen, and the bigger your budget gets.
Great in theory, but how many 'mundanes' know to clear their browser cache? How many of them know how to clear their cache? You could slide over 3 or more kiddie porn images in 4 or 5 years no problem, and by the Fed statute, still be prosecutable.
I for one applaud the New York ruling, it stops the police from going for a quick slamdunk 'conviction' (hey, how much easier can it get when the 'criminal' calls you up and reports finding this shit?) and forces them to go after the source.
I'm thinking that'd be an improvement on any candidate in the field. At least it'd stop all this bullshit of outlawing marriages/same-sex unions. Seriously, if you ain't involved in one, why should you care?
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Could it be that Hollywood already feels the effects of long term copyright?
Make a science fiction movie that mentions 'the planet Vulcan' and Paramount will come down on you for violating their copyright on Star Trek. If its referencing the 'space colony Vulcan', the lawyers of Chris Bunch and Allen Cole are sure to show up with their suit for infringing on the intellectual property 'inherent in the 'Sten' universe'. Studios release sequels/prequels/sidequels to their own copyrighted 'franchises' because it's cheaper than licensing somebody else's.
Because the kidnappers are more likely to shoot back.
The ribbon is a bit of a learning curve. So is Linux itself. But most people seem to forget there's a learning curve to Windows itself, no matter what version. It's never been 100% intuitive and it never will. Every user has to learn and adapt themselves to whichever interface they use. None of this stuff comes naturally yet.
I've heard nothing but horror stories about Unity. Yeah, it's installed on my machine, but I'm half afraid to try it. I put the LXDE on it instead and use that with some blackbox slit apps. Just CTRL-ALT-F1 to a shell, log in and 'sudo apt-get install lubuntu-desktop', let it churn away, hit ALT-F7 to go back to your gui, log out, select LXDE for your new login session, and you'll have a desktop that's useable.
OK, tell us how you really feel about Ubuntu.
Dunno how your high courts work up there, but down here in the Lower 48, Da Supremes are packed with political hacks that toe the Party line no matter what, every chance a Regime gets.
Between me, thee, & the doorpost, I don't think anybody understands copyright law, not the way they're written. Way too many gators in them there swamps. I'm wondering why the *AAs didn't just come out and say 'All your IP and disposable income are belong to us. Send it in, our execs need more hookers & blow' and be done with it already.
Harper's handlers are smart. Intelligence is not a prerequisite for public office in modern politics. In fact, it can backfire on you. Given the choice between a photogenic meat puppet and somebody that knows what's going on, a party tends to pick the meat puppet every time. They're easier to control, and having them on point distracts the masses and lets the government get on about it.
That's the problem with popularity contests. Bigger problem is, the other systems seem to be even worse. Democracies demand an informed electorate in order to work halfways decently. With modern campaign methods bordering on downright black propaganda, and with educational values slipping in the US at least, it's just this side of impossible to have an informed electorate.
Adding Michael to the suit as a personal defendent would open up way too many doors as the whole point of a corporation is to limit personal liability in case of suit. EMI doesn't want to be individually and collectively liable for its actions, just collectively. Problem is, they wanted to make an example out of Michael for having the audacity to actually pay indy musicians royalties on their songs. Can't have that, thus, this suit. Somebody stuffing an EMI controlled recording on his site was just the excuse.
Kinda like 'enemy combatants' aren't military, civilian, or quasimilitary but something else entirely, $DEITY knows what, and Camp Xray isn't a military prison, holding facility, extreme rendition endpoint, detention center, or tropical resort but something else entirely.
Here in the States, 'breach of the peace' is an indictable offense. Expect the Canadian position on it to change soon.
So those reports of the FBI infiltrating leftist groups in the 60's and encouraging them to run rampant is just an urban myth, eh? Even after the paid informants came forward and admitted it and the Freedom of Information Act filings confirmed it before all got redacted? And believing the Harper Government couldn't possibly consider such tactics as valid is rational non-tinhat thinking?
They're working on it. Remember, the *AA fatcats deserve their 4 martini lunches on the expense account and their hookers & blow on demand,
Seriously, though, seems like the Harper government has picked up on the NeoCon playbook ('free speech zones' far away from the maddening crowds & pesky newsie cameras, draconian copyright laws that violate the principle of innocent until proven guilty, government of the people by the people for the corporations, etc) fairly well. Big question is, did they pay the proper licensing fees to use said playbook?
I see we taught you well.
Sorry about that.
Sounds like Congress in session to me. So when do we get to send in the cops on them?
Funny, I thought requiring government workers to wear masks at work would add a touch of honesty to them. Let's face it, the difference between the government and the James Gang was, the James Gang had horses.
And a helluva guitarist.
That of course assumes you didn't get hit with a trojan or virus that changed the settings. Hell, even Update changes settings at times. Remember when everybody's Firefox got changed to point at Bing first? A work computer should be relatively stock software-wise, except of course for the 'showstopper' apps needed to do yur job. Most people I know claim to not randomly surf the net from work.
I've met people who don't know how to set the clock on their computers and their CMOS battery died. How the damned computer even works I have no clue, but it did. Most times I've run into that situation, the computer was so unstable it kept losing drives all the time.
And 999 days is over 2 1/2 years, btw.
No, Apple can get away with just about anything in MacOS because they're not a monopoly on the desktop. They have less than a 15% share of the market.
Again, great idea, however, it's still much much easier to bust the end user. They tend not to try to hide as much as the producer, and if the producer is overseas, local/Federal cops aren't going to be able to bust them anyways. Which headline sounds better, "Officials Arrest Child Porn Producer After 2 Year Investigation' or 'Officials Arrest Child Porn 'Ring'', when all you need to do to arrest the 'ring' is have half a dozen report tripping over a website?
It's the War on Drugs all over again, as has been said here before. The more busts you make, the more 'effective' you're seen, and the bigger your budget gets.
Great in theory, but how many 'mundanes' know to clear their browser cache? How many of them know how to clear their cache? You could slide over 3 or more kiddie porn images in 4 or 5 years no problem, and by the Fed statute, still be prosecutable.
I for one applaud the New York ruling, it stops the police from going for a quick slamdunk 'conviction' (hey, how much easier can it get when the 'criminal' calls you up and reports finding this shit?) and forces them to go after the source.
Heh. I go commando. Let them TRY to find underwear on me!
I'm thinking that'd be an improvement on any candidate in the field. At least it'd stop all this bullshit of outlawing marriages/same-sex unions. Seriously, if you ain't involved in one, why should you care?
Yesyesyes, ban DHMO!!! That shit is EVIL!!!
(chuckles, setting up a website for banning DHMO and planning how to spend the loot^Fcontributions before they figure out what we wanna ban...)
Obviously, they need more funding then.
I'm just wondering when we're gonna outsource Congress. What else is left?