actually, this is somewhat in place, but it's the inventor that has to make a decision on whether to keep something patented. This is done through Patent Maintenance Fees. So, it costs money to maintain a patent. Currently, the fees are $900 at 3.5yrs, $2300 at 7.5yrs, and $3800 at 11.5yrs. (Half if you're a "small entity") Since it can take time to make money from a patented idea, this forces people to make a "is it worth it to keep this thing" decision. Granted, one can argue if those dollar values are at all significant or effective, as they tend to be more of a burden on entrepreneurs than large businesses, but at least there is an early expiration provision.
no, you'd submit a Problem Report via ICANN. The registrar is supposed to look into the problem, and request correction from the registrant. Failure to correct can result in your listing being yanked, but it's typically a several week to several month process, IF anything actually happens.
I've been submitted spamvertised sites with bogus registration info for months, and there are some registrars that never correct info, despite numerous reports, obviously false data, and even following up with Registrar Problem Reports.
A good example would be THIS LISTING for brightpants.com, for which I submitted a report 2 months ago, including responding to their followup, and the info is still bogus.
Administrative Contact, Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
PriceRitePhoto
Eduardo Lopez
1274 49th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11218
US
(718)404-6404
webmaster@priceritephoto.com
and we always used the: "paying the fines and taxes on the Community Chest and Chance cards, and income taxes into the kitty rather than to the bank" method of building the free parking kitty.
Earliest Citation:
Christmas decorations around Tampa Bay started going up in late October, and business has been brisk since then. And while Friday - known as Black Friday for the legendary hordes - will be the biggest shopping day for many area stores, others ring up the greatest sales the Saturday before Christmas.
--Marilyn Marks, "Retailers expect good sales this Christmas," St. Petersburg Times, November 27, 1986
haven't found anything better. everything else seems to just point to the currently adopted usage of the term. Rather Orwellian, but such is life.
Black Friday (1869) - a stock market crash in the US
Black Friday (1919) - a riot in Glasgow stemming from industrial unrest
Black Friday (1921) - day on which British dockers' and railwaymen's union leaders announced their decision not to call for strike action against wage reductions for miners
Black Friday (1939) - a day of devastating fires in Australia
Black Friday (1945) - Largest air battle over Norway, over Sunnfjord
Black Friday (1978) - a massacre of protesters in Iran
Black Friday (1982) - known in Britain after Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, sparking the Falklands War
Black Friday (2004) - a crackdown on a peaceful protest in the capital city of Maldives, Malé
sounds like a great basis for "the most wonderful US consumer day of the year"./sarcasm
I find the idea that it's when company's actually go into the black hard to believe. That's kind of like there being a de facto Tax Freedom Day. Although, I guess with Black Friday, companies may incur certain fixed costs prior to the date where the incremental returns don't balance until late in the calendar year, but, as you said, the non-standard business fiscal year model really kills that B.F. theory. Anyone able to dive into the real Black Friday etymology?
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_friday:
Black Friday (1869) - a stock market crash in the US
Black Friday (1919) - a riot in Glasgow stemming from industrial unrest
Black Friday (1921) - day on which British dockers' and railwaymen's union leaders announced their
decision not to call for strike action against wage reductions for miners
Black Friday (1939) - a day of devastating fires in Australia
Black Friday (1945) - Largest air battle over Norway, over Sunnfjord
Black Friday (1978) - a massacre of protesters in Iran
Black Friday (1982) - known in Britain after Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, sparking the Falklands War
Black Friday (2004) - a crackdown on a peaceful protest in the capital city of Maldives, Malé
sounds like a great basis for "the most wonderful US consumer day of the year"./sarcasm
I find the idea that it's when company's actually go into the black hard to believe. That's kind of like there being a de facto Tax Freedom Day ahref=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_Freedom_Day rel=url2html-29682http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax _Freedom_Day>. Although, I guess with Black Friday, companies may incur certain fixed costs prior to the date where the incremental returns don't balance until late in the calendar year, but, as you said, the non-standard business fiscal year model really kills that B.F. theory)
hmmm... last I checked, software updates occur automatically over the air. so I'm assuming it'll be unavoidable. Although the article says 'software' not 'firmware'. If it's firmware, the process may be more hands-on.
Also, I see the following on that same article:
"Why are there two USB ports?
The USB Mini Type B port is used to connect the PocketDISH to a DISH Network receiver or a PC; the USB Mini Type A port and the supplied adapter cable are used to connect the PocketDISH to a USB mass storage device, such as a USB camera, card reader or flash drive."
So... the device is made to connect to other peripherals... looks more and more 'accessible' than they originally say.
I've got a 522 DishDVR, I noticed the undocumented USB port on it the moment it arrived. So now, here's my first question: If the PocketDish can yank content off the DVR through that port... how long till someone figures out how to hack it for general PC access? That's out of my realm of expertise, but I'll be waiting. It sounds like they're not working too much on DRM, as the article states that the pocketdish basically relies on the fact that there's no video out method.
a side note: on the DishNetwork website, under software, there's already a lineitem for the PocketDish software and updates. Apparently you have to hook it up to your 942 receiver, and software updates will process through your 942. Sounds like they may use their some type of authentication at their receiver to lock out other methods of attempted USB access. Dish Network Software
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actually, this is somewhat in place, but it's the inventor that has to make a decision on whether to keep something patented. This is done through Patent Maintenance Fees. So, it costs money to maintain a patent. Currently, the fees are $900 at 3.5yrs, $2300 at 7.5yrs, and $3800 at 11.5yrs. (Half if you're a "small entity") Since it can take time to make money from a patented idea, this forces people to make a "is it worth it to keep this thing" decision. Granted, one can argue if those dollar values are at all significant or effective, as they tend to be more of a burden on entrepreneurs than large businesses, but at least there is an early expiration provision.
I've been submitted spamvertised sites with bogus registration info for months, and there are some registrars that never correct info, despite numerous reports, obviously false data, and even following up with Registrar Problem Reports.
A good example would be THIS LISTING for brightpants.com, for which I submitted a report 2 months ago, including responding to their followup, and the info is still bogus.
and we always used the: "paying the fines and taxes on the Community Chest and Chance cards, and income taxes into the kitty rather than to the bank" method of building the free parking kitty.
from The Word Spy:
haven't found anything better. everything else seems to just point to the currently adopted usage of the term. Rather Orwellian, but such is life.
from Wikipedia Black Friday:
sounds like a great basis for "the most wonderful US consumer day of the year". /sarcasm
I find the idea that it's when company's actually go into the black hard to believe. That's kind of like there being a de facto Tax Freedom Day. Although, I guess with Black Friday, companies may incur certain fixed costs prior to the date where the incremental returns don't balance until late in the calendar year, but, as you said, the non-standard business fiscal year model really kills that B.F. theory. Anyone able to dive into the real Black Friday etymology?
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_friday: Black Friday (1869) - a stock market crash in the US Black Friday (1919) - a riot in Glasgow stemming from industrial unrest Black Friday (1921) - day on which British dockers' and railwaymen's union leaders announced their decision not to call for strike action against wage reductions for miners Black Friday (1939) - a day of devastating fires in Australia Black Friday (1945) - Largest air battle over Norway, over Sunnfjord Black Friday (1978) - a massacre of protesters in Iran Black Friday (1982) - known in Britain after Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, sparking the Falklands War Black Friday (2004) - a crackdown on a peaceful protest in the capital city of Maldives, Malé sounds like a great basis for "the most wonderful US consumer day of the year". /sarcasm
I find the idea that it's when company's actually go into the black hard to believe. That's kind of like there being a de facto Tax Freedom Day ahref=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_Freedom_Day rel=url2html-29682http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax _Freedom_Day>. Although, I guess with Black Friday, companies may incur certain fixed costs prior to the date where the incremental returns don't balance until late in the calendar year, but, as you said, the non-standard business fiscal year model really kills that B.F. theory)
hmmm... last I checked, software updates occur automatically over the air. so I'm assuming it'll be unavoidable. Although the article says 'software' not 'firmware'. If it's firmware, the process may be more hands-on. Also, I see the following on that same article: "Why are there two USB ports? The USB Mini Type B port is used to connect the PocketDISH to a DISH Network receiver or a PC; the USB Mini Type A port and the supplied adapter cable are used to connect the PocketDISH to a USB mass storage device, such as a USB camera, card reader or flash drive." So... the device is made to connect to other peripherals... looks more and more 'accessible' than they originally say.
a side note: on the DishNetwork website, under software, there's already a lineitem for the PocketDish software and updates. Apparently you have to hook it up to your 942 receiver, and software updates will process through your 942. Sounds like they may use their some type of authentication at their receiver to lock out other methods of attempted USB access. Dish Network Software