I think a case can be made that the DMCA violates the first amendment by abridged fair use and with it parody which is recognized as free speech.
Of course the MPAA would never let a case get that far, so it would have to be done by a group with the explicit purpose of bringing a case to that point.
Parody is a derivative work and yet it's guaranteed by the 1st amendment.
1999 DMCA law should not trump the use 1976 right of fair use to make use of 1791 right of free speech, just to protect big business profits.
What we need is a case where someone has ripped sections of a DVD for use in a parody video so that we can get the DMCA overturned.
I think his point was that a lot of countries in Europe put in price ceilings on the drugs they sell. In the USA there is no price ceiling and therefore the price jumps.
Your right all things being equal bigger wheels do less damage than smaller wheels.
Except all things are not equal. The hummer is double the weight of the prius. The small difference in wheel size is not enough to overcome this weight difference.
Key phrase here is "shareholder value" Which can be interpreted to mean any number of things other than pure profit.
A good environmental record is good for the corporation's reputation and can increase shareholder value while not increasing his profits.
This short sighted view that only shareholder profits matter is what has driven so many business bankrupt, though not before board members and officers have reaped the short term rewards.
And they do this why?
To boost profits for that year so they can get the big bonus.
Never mind the long term impact of the decision.
Its the same attitude that led to the housing bubble.
Just ask GM how well the race to the bottom is working out for them?
Years of sacrificing quality for the sake of profit is why they need a Government bailout. Its why their cars don't hold their value like the Japanese cars.
Growth is fine.
Growth on credit is bad. Unfortunately for the US this is the type of growth they've had for the last 20 years. And just like any pyramid scheme it eventually collapses under its own weight.
Have you not read a paper in the last year?
I think current economic crisis completely disproves this argument.
In the quest for ever higher quarterly profits corporations undermined their long term stability and that of the economy as a whole.
Narrow corporate interests over rode broader corporate interests to the detriment of competing consumer interests.
Yeah he says one thing but does another. It's great that he was saying this is bad, but why did he not do anything at all to stop it? That was his job and his responsibility.
This is a case where actions speak louder than words. It's my feeling he was simply paying lip service while doing whatever the hell he wanted to.
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Seriously who the hell has 650gb of personal data?
The only people who use that much space should know better than to keep it on the same drive as the OS anyway.
only if you live within a reasonable distance to a microcenter store. That price is brick and mortar only. The price every where else is about $280.
Apparently declaring bankruptcy can actually improve your credit score. Once you declare you can't do it again for a number years.
Bah put my reply in the wrong post.
Any way they are working on this. http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/21117/page1/
From what I heard on Talk of the Nation a few weeks ago, it actually makes the concrete stronger
http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/21117/
Further, he claims that the end product is more durable, more resistant to shrinking and cracking, and less permeable to water.
I think a case can be made that the DMCA violates the first amendment by abridged fair use and with it parody which is recognized as free speech. Of course the MPAA would never let a case get that far, so it would have to be done by a group with the explicit purpose of bringing a case to that point.
Parody is a derivative work and yet it's guaranteed by the 1st amendment. 1999 DMCA law should not trump the use 1976 right of fair use to make use of 1791 right of free speech, just to protect big business profits. What we need is a case where someone has ripped sections of a DVD for use in a parody video so that we can get the DMCA overturned.
Well Monsanto has 90% market share of GM crops, I'd say the company basically is the industry.
I think his point was that a lot of countries in Europe put in price ceilings on the drugs they sell. In the USA there is no price ceiling and therefore the price jumps.
It seems to me that building a city on a coastal line that happens to be below sea level is just plain stupid.
Your right all things being equal bigger wheels do less damage than smaller wheels. Except all things are not equal. The hummer is double the weight of the prius. The small difference in wheel size is not enough to overcome this weight difference.
Agriculture vehicles don't typically use street tires.
I don't know about you but my car has to pass an inspection every year. If the tires are bald you fail the inspection.
Key phrase here is "shareholder value" Which can be interpreted to mean any number of things other than pure profit. A good environmental record is good for the corporation's reputation and can increase shareholder value while not increasing his profits. This short sighted view that only shareholder profits matter is what has driven so many business bankrupt, though not before board members and officers have reaped the short term rewards.
People complain endlessly about math scores in this country, maybe we should worry more about the history scores.
Kinda like how all that cash just disappeared in Iraq while being guarded by Blackwater?
And they do this why? To boost profits for that year so they can get the big bonus. Never mind the long term impact of the decision. Its the same attitude that led to the housing bubble.
Just ask GM how well the race to the bottom is working out for them? Years of sacrificing quality for the sake of profit is why they need a Government bailout. Its why their cars don't hold their value like the Japanese cars.
Growth is fine. Growth on credit is bad. Unfortunately for the US this is the type of growth they've had for the last 20 years. And just like any pyramid scheme it eventually collapses under its own weight.
Well why should they give out loans in this risky market when they can just sit on it and earn interest care of the FED http://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/press/monetary/20081006a.htm
Ever hear of the Hollywood blacklists? Seriously just open a history book.
Well sure as long as you don't need drinkable water.
Have you not read a paper in the last year? I think current economic crisis completely disproves this argument. In the quest for ever higher quarterly profits corporations undermined their long term stability and that of the economy as a whole. Narrow corporate interests over rode broader corporate interests to the detriment of competing consumer interests.
True but if its is indeed looser after the fucking then it must have been a real good fucking.
Yeah he says one thing but does another. It's great that he was saying this is bad, but why did he not do anything at all to stop it? That was his job and his responsibility. This is a case where actions speak louder than words. It's my feeling he was simply paying lip service while doing whatever the hell he wanted to.