You know I have to agree with that. I wish there was a text transcript. I won't sit through a video either. It's so obnoxious. I quit watching news on the TV for that reason. I don't want to sit through twenty minutes of tripe to hear an interesting story or wait for the weather segment. Text is the way...maybe with a pretty picture or two.
This is something that's been on my mind for a long time. In fact, I thought that's how streaming was done because I couldn't understand why the load would increase so much as more people watched. This should be especially true for internet radio/TV, and for ads that really suck up the bandwidth, which why I block them (the ads that is). I didn't know that each stream was being fed to only one viewer/listener. It always seemed kind of odd to do it that way.
For someone who claims to remember so much about the republican party, I'm surprised you don't seem to remember Watergate, Iran-Contra, the saving and loans scandal, and of course the new ones we're living through now. I would mention Vietnam, but that was a big democrat lie, with republican help in the later years, which now the republicans are repeating almost verbatim.
Bell wasn't a natural monopoly, it was a de jury monopoly. You were prevented, by law, from stringing-up your own telephone wires across a city. Bell, and Bell alone, was allowed to do so.
You were also prevented, by law, from hooking up your own equipment at your end of the wire. Funny thing about monopolies that most people don't or won't understand, every single one has some sort of government or legal protection from competition. A monopoly cannot exist without this protection. There is no such thing as a "natural" monopoly.
The "rights" are being granted as a form of property. I use the term as a matter of convenience and covers a broad range within the concept. And besides, it's catchy in a Madison Avenue kind of way.
See what happens when you taunt the drones? Yes, the debates are scripted, just like pro wrestling, but the public seems to like it just fine. You are voting for the best looking mop. That's what TV did to the process. I think ugly people should be given some votes up front to level the playing field a bit. Election handicapping.
I hope somebody with points sees through the bad mod.
Considering all the past digital leaks, I got wonder who hasn't had information on them digitally leaked?
Goes to show, not having any credit or a bank account has its advantages. My position amongst the dregs of society looks sweeter all the time while the rest of you fight amongst yourselves trying to get more and more and to keep what you have. The entertainment value is priceless.
They have to recoupe their expenses for development and marketing before the patent runs out. -- emphasis mine
They also have to recoupe all that bribe money they give to the doctors. Comparatively little goes to actual developement. The vast majority is used to acquire most favored status.
Nerck, Lilly, Pfizer, anyone who thinks patents ad copyright are good things. Your insurance company. It's right there in the policy. A finger costs this much, an eyeball costs maybe a little more, and then of course, the death benefits, are precisely calculated. The corporations that want to continue polluting are all involved in cost/benefit analysis put a price on humanity, and a pretty low one at that, at least compared to their imagined cleanup costs.
Because, like any true, red blooded American, I find fart jokes funny, and, although it just came to me, it's also in memory of launch pad "Fuhrer"* Gunther Wendt.
*I did not make that up. He was quite the perfectionist.
Well, that's a good one. At least now I know who not to hire to build or fix anything of mine. Regardless of whether it is attainable or not, one should always strive towards perfection and never simply accept the "lesser evil", not without making some kind of effort above and beyond the minimum required. I guess "good enough of government work" is good enough for you. Are you assuming that what is being spoon fed to you is all there is? Gee, that's too bad, because there's lots out there that is a lot less evil than what's being offered by the machine, and every little bit helps.
You do know what a contract is, don't you? You can accomplish an awful lot with one. It helps to assure that you keep your business out of mine. Where the law is quite meddlesome.
If anything, laws dictating that IP ownership, as a matter of natural law rests with the artist regardless of contract is what we need, not mindless rabbling about Copyright = Theft.
There is no natural right for a creator to control what I have in my hands, period. Putting the statement into the Constitution doesn't magically give it to them. That is a fantasy created by the distribution cartels since the very beginning of this mess 297 years ago. And besides, Copyright = attempted theft.
It most certainly does. It was demanded by the writers guild to protect their business from the printing press. Their only legitimate complain was against plagiarism. And even I am against that. Everything else is an attempt to silence government and corporate critics thought the monopolization of distribution which at the time the printing press completely wiped out, just like the net is doing to today's distribution cartels. Those other things you describe are physical objects and simply do not apply to thoughts and ideas. Those are like smoke. Once they are released, that's it. It belongs to everybody. You can keep your copy, of course, but nobody has any right to control what I can do with mine. That would be like taking my property. It's like saying the architect owns the house he built on my land. That is unacceptable.
Yes, it is imaginary because they don't own anything. Copyright is attempted theft with government backing. It exists for the sole benefit of an industry of entrenched interests. The artist is frequently left holding the bag. They shall get paid when they perform, just like the rest of us peons. They deserve no special privileges. They are welcome to use their organizations to promote their work and upcoming events, not to make law and claim authority they wouldn't have without the bribing of government officials and the might of the police and the military.
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You know I have to agree with that. I wish there was a text transcript. I won't sit through a video either. It's so obnoxious. I quit watching news on the TV for that reason. I don't want to sit through twenty minutes of tripe to hear an interesting story or wait for the weather segment. Text is the way...maybe with a pretty picture or two.
This is something that's been on my mind for a long time. In fact, I thought that's how streaming was done because I couldn't understand why the load would increase so much as more people watched. This should be especially true for internet radio/TV, and for ads that really suck up the bandwidth, which why I block them (the ads that is). I didn't know that each stream was being fed to only one viewer/listener. It always seemed kind of odd to do it that way.
For someone who claims to remember so much about the republican party, I'm surprised you don't seem to remember Watergate, Iran-Contra, the saving and loans scandal, and of course the new ones we're living through now. I would mention Vietnam, but that was a big democrat lie, with republican help in the later years, which now the republicans are repeating almost verbatim.
Remember when they used to be about states' rights...
I would hope that you understand that is not a positive. Most people know what "states' rights" really mean.
Maybe in SL... :-)
Name one that held up, please? Without outside protection? I'll be more than happy to admit I'm wrong.
Bell wasn't a natural monopoly, it was a de jury monopoly. You were prevented, by law, from stringing-up your own telephone wires across a city. Bell, and Bell alone, was allowed to do so.
You were also prevented, by law, from hooking up your own equipment at your end of the wire. Funny thing about monopolies that most people don't or won't understand, every single one has some sort of government or legal protection from competition. A monopoly cannot exist without this protection. There is no such thing as a "natural" monopoly.
Guess I spoke too soon. Gunther is still alive! Oh well, when he does die, I'll make a link to the previous post.
The "rights" are being granted as a form of property. I use the term as a matter of convenience and covers a broad range within the concept. And besides, it's catchy in a Madison Avenue kind of way.
that Sioux City was just a small town in Iowa made famous by a crashing airliner.
Sookie, Sookie, Sookie, Sookie, Sookie, Sookie, Sue !
Oh...James...
Oooo, baby. Can I be virtually tortured? I wanna be tied down and whipped to my last breath.
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See what happens when you taunt the drones? Yes, the debates are scripted, just like pro wrestling, but the public seems to like it just fine. You are voting for the best looking mop. That's what TV did to the process. I think ugly people should be given some votes up front to level the playing field a bit. Election handicapping.
I hope somebody with points sees through the bad mod.
Just make sure none of them get elected so we don't have to.
Considering all the past digital leaks, I got wonder who hasn't had information on them digitally leaked?
Goes to show, not having any credit or a bank account has its advantages. My position amongst the dregs of society looks sweeter all the time while the rest of you fight amongst yourselves trying to get more and more and to keep what you have. The entertainment value is priceless.
We all know AIDS is going to be around for a while, cut your prices so that more people can get it.
:-)
I'm not sure that came out the way you intended
They have to recoupe their expenses for development and marketing before the patent runs out. -- emphasis mine
They also have to recoupe all that bribe money they give to the doctors. Comparatively little goes to actual developement. The vast majority is used to acquire most favored status.
You actually believe that all that money is used for research? Well, that's a laugh, and the jokes on you if you do believe it.
After all, everyone knows that all of these drugs just grow on trees.
Why, yes, many of them do.
who can really put a price on that?
Nerck, Lilly, Pfizer, anyone who thinks patents ad copyright are good things. Your insurance company. It's right there in the policy. A finger costs this much, an eyeball costs maybe a little more, and then of course, the death benefits, are precisely calculated. The corporations that want to continue polluting are all involved in cost/benefit analysis put a price on humanity, and a pretty low one at that, at least compared to their imagined cleanup costs.
You are guilty until you can prove your innocence. It is now shoot first, ask questions later. Such a shame.
BAH!
Not sure why he used German...
Because, like any true, red blooded American, I find fart jokes funny, and, although it just came to me, it's also in memory of launch pad "Fuhrer"* Gunther Wendt.
*I did not make that up. He was quite the perfectionist.
Perfectionism is stupid...
Well, that's a good one. At least now I know who not to hire to build or fix anything of mine. Regardless of whether it is attainable or not, one should always strive towards perfection and never simply accept the "lesser evil", not without making some kind of effort above and beyond the minimum required. I guess "good enough of government work" is good enough for you. Are you assuming that what is being spoon fed to you is all there is? Gee, that's too bad, because there's lots out there that is a lot less evil than what's being offered by the machine, and every little bit helps.
You do know what a contract is, don't you? You can accomplish an awful lot with one. It helps to assure that you keep your business out of mine. Where the law is quite meddlesome.
If anything, laws dictating that IP ownership, as a matter of natural law rests with the artist regardless of contract is what we need, not mindless rabbling about Copyright = Theft.
There is no natural right for a creator to control what I have in my hands, period. Putting the statement into the Constitution doesn't magically give it to them. That is a fantasy created by the distribution cartels since the very beginning of this mess 297 years ago. And besides, Copyright = attempted theft.
No, it doesn't.
It most certainly does. It was demanded by the writers guild to protect their business from the printing press. Their only legitimate complain was against plagiarism. And even I am against that. Everything else is an attempt to silence government and corporate critics thought the monopolization of distribution which at the time the printing press completely wiped out, just like the net is doing to today's distribution cartels. Those other things you describe are physical objects and simply do not apply to thoughts and ideas. Those are like smoke. Once they are released, that's it. It belongs to everybody. You can keep your copy, of course, but nobody has any right to control what I can do with mine. That would be like taking my property. It's like saying the architect owns the house he built on my land. That is unacceptable.
Yes, it is imaginary because they don't own anything. Copyright is attempted theft with government backing. It exists for the sole benefit of an industry of entrenched interests. The artist is frequently left holding the bag. They shall get paid when they perform, just like the rest of us peons. They deserve no special privileges. They are welcome to use their organizations to promote their work and upcoming events, not to make law and claim authority they wouldn't have without the bribing of government officials and the might of the police and the military.