The reason banning CFC's was so easy was because it was a relatively small target, and replacement technology was almost immediately available.
The reason there is so much noise about climate is because it affects *everything* and there is no cut and dried solution available. Entrenched interests have been pouring money into FUD on the scientists themselves for years for that reason. And because they are suicidal, apparently...
Prosecutors have been running rampant all over the country for years now for their personal aggrandizement. This time they just chose a very public and sympathetic target.
the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TÃoeBITAK) lost all international credibility with other technical and scientific organizations.
You...do realize that it is quite possible for the human race to commit mass suicide, right? As in, in about a 20 minute period with nuclear weapons, or much longer by polluting the planet to the point where it is uninhabitable (by us).
I think your point of view is more reasonable, but still unreasonable (as my blog title would indicate).
These works are our culture--and they need to be freed *much* sooner than 50 years under any circumstances.
Personally, I also think your system is too complex. I think it would be simpler to simply expand fair use to include any non-commercial use. That also narrows the targets for lawyers to people who are actually using a work to make money without authorization--as opposed to, you know, everybody.
Piracy for no profit would still be illegal under your plan, which is what I think makes it untenable.
I seem to recall the guy being hailed as a "hero" in the mainstream media.
It would not be appropriate to shower more praise on him, because that really would not be neutral. But "declined to focus" I don't think is true, either.
Wouldn't it be an even better idea to allow subscribers to see all the movies they want? a) it sounds like a better deal for potential customers and b) they are still likely to purchase overpriced refreshments, which is the real cash cow of a movie theater.
Not to mention not having to track who has seen what.
You are one of my favorite countries, due to the inevitability of being familiar with you culture to some extent when one is a reader of words in the English language, and an enjoyer of the spoken version as well.
Please, please, don't let your right wing turn into ours. It sucks. They are no longer useful people. You've got your own civil liberties issues without adding the does of insanity which seems to be de rigeur with our right wingnuts, now.
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It has been proven beyond a *reasonable* doubt.
The reason banning CFC's was so easy was because it was a relatively small target, and replacement technology was almost immediately available.
The reason there is so much noise about climate is because it affects *everything* and there is no cut and dried solution available. Entrenched interests have been pouring money into FUD on the scientists themselves for years for that reason. And because they are suicidal, apparently...
So...what is the real god damn problem, according to you?
Well, come on now. The Capitalist ideal is not just that you can get rich, but also just that you can improve yourself through your own hard work.
And that is still generally true.
That doesn't make it right that they can go around spouting lies.
One of the Democrat's huge advantages last election was that they apparently could hire competent software development teams.
If you've ever been involved in software development, you know how rare this is.
The Republican software never worked properly. Why would you give away that advantage?
Once they catch up, whatever, but I woudn't do it now.
Prosecutors have been running rampant all over the country for years now for their personal aggrandizement. This time they just chose a very public and sympathetic target.
Hang 'em all.
Because they paid Michael Chertoff a bunch of money at one time:
http://www.rapiscansystems.com/en/the-checkpoint/article/the_real_story_rapiscan_and_the_chertoff_group
They're denial tells the story.
the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TÃoeBITAK) lost all international credibility with other technical and scientific organizations.
It won't sell? tha'ts why it's on Kickstarter.
think of it as art.
Uh, doesn't everything you describe pretty much describe Bittorrent? Gnutella? etc.
You...do realize that it is quite possible for the human race to commit mass suicide, right? As in, in about a 20 minute period with nuclear weapons, or much longer by polluting the planet to the point where it is uninhabitable (by us).
You are incredibly naive if you think the U.S.A. is not behind Sweden's pursuit of Assange.
Seriously, unproductively, naive.
I think your point of view is more reasonable, but still unreasonable (as my blog title would indicate).
These works are our culture--and they need to be freed *much* sooner than 50 years under any circumstances.
Personally, I also think your system is too complex. I think it would be simpler to simply expand fair use to include any non-commercial use. That also narrows the targets for lawyers to people who are actually using a work to make money without authorization--as opposed to, you know, everybody.
Piracy for no profit would still be illegal under your plan, which is what I think makes it untenable.
Doesn't matter what's *on* the usb key--flat file or secure token--if mere possession of the token grants access.
Mind you, I like your idea in general--just picking nits.
Just hire some nerds to clickety clackety on keyboards and voila--you've got your 5 star video game.
This is way everybody does it and does it so well.
that's a valid point.
But they still torrent their balls off, too.
I seem to recall the guy being hailed as a "hero" in the mainstream media.
It would not be appropriate to shower more praise on him, because that really would not be neutral. But "declined to focus" I don't think is true, either.
Wouldn't it be an even better idea to allow subscribers to see all the movies they want? a) it sounds like a better deal for potential customers and b) they are still likely to purchase overpriced refreshments, which is the real cash cow of a movie theater.
Not to mention not having to track who has seen what.
Duh.
Don't be so negative. They can--and will--be defeated. It's only a matter of time.
We would just prefer it not be a thousand years.
But I suspect it will be much shorter than that. The younger generation is growing up with a contempt for them.
I've always thought it took a lot of balls for them to claim to define "open source" when it is a generic term, in reality.
I support them and everything, but it's always annoyed me.
Dear UK,
You are one of my favorite countries, due to the inevitability of being familiar with you culture to some extent when one is a reader of words in the English language, and an enjoyer of the spoken version as well.
Please, please, don't let your right wing turn into ours. It sucks. They are no longer useful people. You've got your own civil liberties issues without adding the does of insanity which seems to be de rigeur with our right wingnuts, now.
Shall we? I'd be happy to organize it.
No, but one would hope the Republicans would take the other point of view if only to be different from the Democrats.
But now they are both the same. Again.
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Thank you.