I imagine they would get a copyright on the derivative work, but not the original image.
This seems to me like a good idea, with two caveats:
1 - If, after a diligent search, the owner comes forward and is able to prove they own the copyright, they should be able to receive a fair, standard rate compulsory license fee.
2 - If, after a search designed to not find the real owner, the owner comes forward, the compulsory license should have a much higher punitive rate.
Also, keep in mind that just because you can use a picture, doesn't mean you have the likeness rights to the people in that picture. That's bit a few companies with Creative Commons licensing.
Or this hypothetical. Is abusing the GPL wrong? If so, why is that wrong and piracy is okay? At a high level, it's the exact same issue - someone says "I've produced this intellectual property, I want other people to do this or not do that with it", and someone else says "too bad, I'm going to do what I want. Deal with it".
Theft is a very specific thing. Copyright infringement is another, but different, very specific thing.
Whether or not you believe them morally identical isn't relevant. Your assumption that people complaining that copyright infringement isn't theft are thereby excusing copyright infringement is flawed. That discussion is completely orthogonal.
On behalf of my fellow Brits I would like to apologise, and assure you that henceforth we shan't abbreviate the full term, perambulator. Let's face it: pushing an overloaded baby carriage (including baby, nappy bags, bottles, snacks, toys, etc.) is a long way from being the "leisurely walk" for which the word "stroller" would be appropriate.
perambulate: verb
Walk or travel through or around (a place or area), esp. for pleasure and in a leisurely way.
"Hey the PS2 is going to prevent you from playing used games!"
Oops, no, you can just fine...
"Hey, the PS3 is going to prevent you from playing used games!"
Nope, wrong again...
"Hey, the next Xbox is going to prevent you from playing used games!"
At this point, I'm convinced it's just a way for the hardware people to wrangle a little bit extra developer support before launch, where inevitably they aren't stupid enough to do something that would alienate their core market...
Not trolling, but how's 1080p x264 playback with that setup? I have a Popcorn Hour A100 (old-school) that does it all except DTS audio...:\
Fantastic.
The important bit to note is the ION. If you have a NVidia GPU, you can use the Live or Linux (And at this point, I think the Windows version supports GPU acceleration) versions, and if you enable VDPAU (Or the Windows equivalent), and it will happily accelerate the video. I get full 1080p playback with no dropped frames or stuttering on a Asus AspireRevo that is almost completely silent.
Good on Vivendi. It's good to see they realized they made a mistake, that this wasn't hurting them (Quite the opposite, probably), and correcting the issue.
One company (on one issue) down, a few million more to go!
And it would be one way for an administrator to allow people to download software while being reasonably assured they're not going to install malware by accident. I would hope.
Check out AppLocker.
It allows you to vet certain programs and allow them to be installed, including updates and future versions, without granting the user account full rights to install.
Or you can publish MSIs to the network and allow your users to install programs from the "Add Programs" menu.
Listen, lad. I built this kingdom up from nothing. When I started here, all there was was swamp. Other kings said I was daft to build a tower on a swamp, but I built it all the same, just to show 'em. It sank into the swamp. So, I built a second one. That sank into the swamp. So, I built a third one. That burned down, fell over, then sank into the swamp, but the fourth one... stayed up! And that's what you're gonna get, lad: the strongest tower in these lands.
Replying to myself, bad form I know, but yes, I know some of the fields are in Canada, but Canada having more oil isn't that big a deal, mainly because they have gobs of it waiting to be exploited already still, while the US's reserves have mostly been tapped. Thus, that the oil is (mostly) within the US makes it a big deal, as it's a new resource to exploit (Word chosen for both its meanings). Were it solely within Canada... well, it would sit quite nicely next to the Tar Sands (The fact that we're even TRYING to extract oil from tar sands is a sad testament to the state of energy on the planet).
A) Canada has oil. Gobs of it. Loads more soon to be online. Guess who they sell it to?
B) This is about oil reserves INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.
C) The US is moving to 'alternative fuels'. The debate is not over whether or not to, but how big a priority it is.
Personally, I have mixed feelings about this.
On one hand, I don't like where the show's been heading. The Ori aren't good villains. I don't like the concept, and the execution has been even worse. They're fighting gods, for all intents and purposes. It's the same problem as Superman: you're constantly getting stronger because instead of writing within the same levels of powers, writers take the easy out and make a challenge that is overcome by making the protagonist(s) stronger, instead of writing for the same strengths, but dealing with choices they make and the consequences they face.
On the other hand, the characters are well fleshed out, well written, and the show is still good in SPITE of these crappy villains. The relationships are among the best written on TV right now, in my mind only second to Battlestar Galactica, maybe tying with House.
I only hope that they can end the series as well as it would have ended had it not been renewed after Season 7 like they thought.
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I imagine they would get a copyright on the derivative work, but not the original image. This seems to me like a good idea, with two caveats: 1 - If, after a diligent search, the owner comes forward and is able to prove they own the copyright, they should be able to receive a fair, standard rate compulsory license fee. 2 - If, after a search designed to not find the real owner, the owner comes forward, the compulsory license should have a much higher punitive rate. Also, keep in mind that just because you can use a picture, doesn't mean you have the likeness rights to the people in that picture. That's bit a few companies with Creative Commons licensing.
Am I missing something? Because if the attacker has root privs, you're pretty much screwed no matter what, gadget or no...
Or this hypothetical. Is abusing the GPL wrong? If so, why is that wrong and piracy is okay? At a high level, it's the exact same issue - someone says "I've produced this intellectual property, I want other people to do this or not do that with it", and someone else says "too bad, I'm going to do what I want. Deal with it".
Illegally appropriating GPL code ISN'T THEFT EITHER.
Theft is a very specific thing. Copyright infringement is another, but different, very specific thing.
Whether or not you believe them morally identical isn't relevant. Your assumption that people complaining that copyright infringement isn't theft are thereby excusing copyright infringement is flawed. That discussion is completely orthogonal.
On behalf of my fellow Brits I would like to apologise, and assure you that henceforth we shan't abbreviate the full term, perambulator. Let's face it: pushing an overloaded baby carriage (including baby, nappy bags, bottles, snacks, toys, etc.) is a long way from being the "leisurely walk" for which the word "stroller" would be appropriate.
perambulate: verb
Walk or travel through or around (a place or area), esp. for pleasure and in a leisurely way.
Snarkfail.
"Hey the PS2 is going to prevent you from playing used games!"
Oops, no, you can just fine...
"Hey, the PS3 is going to prevent you from playing used games!"
Nope, wrong again...
"Hey, the next Xbox is going to prevent you from playing used games!"
At this point, I'm convinced it's just a way for the hardware people to wrangle a little bit extra developer support before launch, where inevitably they aren't stupid enough to do something that would alienate their core market...
Yes! In fact, let's give Nancy Grace sovereign power over each human to decide if they should live or die right now!
I think you have that backwards... we should give every human sovereign power to decide if Nancy Grace should live or die right now...
Present, but unnoticed? Oh... my... god...
It happened in Germany.
But hey, don't let that get in the way of a good America bashing...
Surely you can't be serious!
To me, it sounds like "separate, but equal".
That didn't work out that well, either.
Not trolling, but how's 1080p x264 playback with that setup? I have a Popcorn Hour A100 (old-school) that does it all except DTS audio... :\
Fantastic.
The important bit to note is the ION. If you have a NVidia GPU, you can use the Live or Linux (And at this point, I think the Windows version supports GPU acceleration) versions, and if you enable VDPAU (Or the Windows equivalent), and it will happily accelerate the video. I get full 1080p playback with no dropped frames or stuttering on a Asus AspireRevo that is almost completely silent.
Posting to undo moderation.
In this house, we obey the laws of thermodynamics!
Good on Vivendi. It's good to see they realized they made a mistake, that this wasn't hurting them (Quite the opposite, probably), and correcting the issue.
One company (on one issue) down, a few million more to go!
And it would be one way for an administrator to allow people to download software while being reasonably assured they're not going to install malware by accident. I would hope.
Check out AppLocker.
It allows you to vet certain programs and allow them to be installed, including updates and future versions, without granting the user account full rights to install.
Or you can publish MSIs to the network and allow your users to install programs from the "Add Programs" menu.
If it bricks, the Dealer's going to be the one who has to replace it. As far as I look at it, it's zero risk, financially.
Safety wise, it fixes a known bug.
Take the update.
You lose all rights to DISTRIBUTE that code. You can still use that code in perpetuity, though.
No. Bill Gates did not say that.
Listen, lad. I built this kingdom up from nothing. When I started here, all there was was swamp. Other kings said I was daft to build a tower on a swamp, but I built it all the same, just to show 'em. It sank into the swamp. So, I built a second one. That sank into the swamp. So, I built a third one. That burned down, fell over, then sank into the swamp, but the fourth one... stayed up! And that's what you're gonna get, lad: the strongest tower in these lands.
Replying to myself, bad form I know, but yes, I know some of the fields are in Canada, but Canada having more oil isn't that big a deal, mainly because they have gobs of it waiting to be exploited already still, while the US's reserves have mostly been tapped. Thus, that the oil is (mostly) within the US makes it a big deal, as it's a new resource to exploit (Word chosen for both its meanings). Were it solely within Canada... well, it would sit quite nicely next to the Tar Sands (The fact that we're even TRYING to extract oil from tar sands is a sad testament to the state of energy on the planet).
Um.
A) Canada has oil. Gobs of it. Loads more soon to be online. Guess who they sell it to? B) This is about oil reserves INSIDE THE UNITED STATES. C) The US is moving to 'alternative fuels'. The debate is not over whether or not to, but how big a priority it is.
But I've got a giant container of Jiffy-Pop popcorn on that satelite! How am I supposed to pop it now, and embarrass the traiterous professor?
I'll think of something...
Why do you think Senator Ted "The internet is a series of tubes" Stevens put a hold on the bill to create this website? (I only WISH I was kiding.)
Personally, I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand, I don't like where the show's been heading. The Ori aren't good villains. I don't like the concept, and the execution has been even worse. They're fighting gods, for all intents and purposes. It's the same problem as Superman: you're constantly getting stronger because instead of writing within the same levels of powers, writers take the easy out and make a challenge that is overcome by making the protagonist(s) stronger, instead of writing for the same strengths, but dealing with choices they make and the consequences they face. On the other hand, the characters are well fleshed out, well written, and the show is still good in SPITE of these crappy villains. The relationships are among the best written on TV right now, in my mind only second to Battlestar Galactica, maybe tying with House. I only hope that they can end the series as well as it would have ended had it not been renewed after Season 7 like they thought.