Maybe, but language can be whatever we want it to be. Crowdfunded is a better verb as it's not linked to one specific website and kickstarted can also apply to motorbikes, although I doubt that it'd create any confusion.
Well. apparently the Findus Spaghetti Bologneighs is fine if you put some mascarpone on top. It's not bad for you, although it is somewhat high in Shergar and has been known to give some people the trots.
I was hoping someone would pick up on this. I live in the UK, but I'm vegetarian, so I get to laugh and point at all my friends who delight in eating mystery meat. Personally, I don't see much difference between horse and cow; why eat one and not the other?
To my mind, freedom of expression shouldn't necessarily be free of consequences. e.g. If I was a serial killer, I could claim that my murders were actually performance art, but then the punishment should also form part of the artwork. A lot of artists suffer for their art, and serving a prison sentence could be considered part of the whole "murder" performance.
That said, I don't agree with how copyright is used/abused these days and I think it's an outdated idea. Human culture and advancement has always been built on the basic human desire to share good ideas/music/art/recipes etc.
I stand corrected. I always forgot about temporal mechanics - I wish there was some way I could travel forward in time to leave a note for my future self about this.
That's the most retarded comment I've read all day. How can it be receiving the proceeds of the crime before the crime has been committed? If the robber bought the map from the proceeds of the bank robbery, then why does he need to buy the map?
Yes, you're the only one. A booth is effectively a public face for the company/product and a representative should, by definition, represent the company/product. Taking photos of the booth isn't at all creepy - taking photos of the toilets would be creepy.
It's very rarely relevant to discussions as most discussions aren't about RMS as ambassador/spokesman/figurehead, but about the issues that he is raising awareness of.
What you do is more like always bringing up Einstein's unruly hairstyle in every discussion about relativity.
I get your point that I am in no way a lawyer, but I'm operating under the principle that people don't ask questions on Slashdot to get legal advice, but instead to garner opinions.
Most businesses that I know of don't bother answering to emails that are not from (potential) customers or business partners. Why should they unless they can get good PR out of it? I'm curious about the legal status of not replying to an email, though. Do you think that not responding would lead to future difficulty if it does result in a lawyer's letter?
In my work life, we get lots of companies trying to contact us to sell us various products and services. We generally ignore them as much as possible if we haven't asked for information - it's just a huge waste of time if we spend hours on the phone talking to salespeople.
Thanks for the advice about rail lines - I'll make sure I double check if it's live before walking on it.
Even if the file is downloaded from Piriform's website, surely it is the enduser that should be agreeing to the ToS and copyright is irrelevant if the enduser isn't distributing it.
However, the file actually comes from winapp2.com which isn't owned by Piriform, so the whole violating the ToS is completely bogus. I would just ignore the email request and wait to see if a lawyer's letter ever shows up.
Probably more prudent to just completely ignore it until it does come from a lawyer. (IANAL, but I'm perfectly happy to give free legal advice to anyone as long as it can't be traced back to me).
If the file was extracted from CCleaner, then it's a case of copyright infringement, not violation of the ToS. I didn't get the impression that BleachBit was distributing it - they just allow that data format to be imported, so I don't see that they are infringing copyright.
It doesn't matter what is in their ToS if their software isn't being used. I could make up a ToS stating that any use of the.txt extension is forbidden, but it would never be enforceable.
By reading this you have agreed to my Terms of Service which includes the agreement that you shall never use the plain text file extension of ".txt" or any related format.
Can't he just point at all the responses calling for him to ignore it as justification for ignoring it? An email by itself does not warrant a response, but you're right that he won't be able to claim complete ignorance.
To be honest, I can't see how this would get taken further when it's obvious that the terms of service aren't applicable as he's not using their software.
Wouldn't it make more sense to keep the photocopier where it is and inform the content owners (for a small fee)? I suspect that determining illegal use would be tricky as you'd have to keep track of whether the amount being copied would qualify as fair use or if the person had negotiated rights to make copies.
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So, if BING stands for "But It's Not Google", what does YANDEX stand for?
Maybe, but language can be whatever we want it to be. Crowdfunded is a better verb as it's not linked to one specific website and kickstarted can also apply to motorbikes, although I doubt that it'd create any confusion.
The summary mentions that the budget for the film was raised on Kickstarter and hence, Kickstarted.
It's one of those things like negative temperature - you more or less have to trick it to get it into that state.
Dammit, I'm going to have to re-calibrate my tard-o-meter.
To be honest, I think it's not so much not being capable of keeping track, but more outright fraud.
Well. apparently the Findus Spaghetti Bologneighs is fine if you put some mascarpone on top. It's not bad for you, although it is somewhat high in Shergar and has been known to give some people the trots.
I was hoping someone would pick up on this. I live in the UK, but I'm vegetarian, so I get to laugh and point at all my friends who delight in eating mystery meat. Personally, I don't see much difference between horse and cow; why eat one and not the other?
Good luck convincing a court of that.
To my mind, freedom of expression shouldn't necessarily be free of consequences. e.g. If I was a serial killer, I could claim that my murders were actually performance art, but then the punishment should also form part of the artwork. A lot of artists suffer for their art, and serving a prison sentence could be considered part of the whole "murder" performance.
That said, I don't agree with how copyright is used/abused these days and I think it's an outdated idea. Human culture and advancement has always been built on the basic human desire to share good ideas/music/art/recipes etc.
They eat horses you know.
I stand corrected. I always forgot about temporal mechanics - I wish there was some way I could travel forward in time to leave a note for my future self about this.
And what the hell does the US Supreme Court have anything to do with this?
That's the most retarded comment I've read all day. How can it be receiving the proceeds of the crime before the crime has been committed? If the robber bought the map from the proceeds of the bank robbery, then why does he need to buy the map?
Yes, you're the only one. A booth is effectively a public face for the company/product and a representative should, by definition, represent the company/product. Taking photos of the booth isn't at all creepy - taking photos of the toilets would be creepy.
It's very rarely relevant to discussions as most discussions aren't about RMS as ambassador/spokesman/figurehead, but about the issues that he is raising awareness of.
What you do is more like always bringing up Einstein's unruly hairstyle in every discussion about relativity.
I get your point that I am in no way a lawyer, but I'm operating under the principle that people don't ask questions on Slashdot to get legal advice, but instead to garner opinions.
Most businesses that I know of don't bother answering to emails that are not from (potential) customers or business partners. Why should they unless they can get good PR out of it? I'm curious about the legal status of not replying to an email, though. Do you think that not responding would lead to future difficulty if it does result in a lawyer's letter?
In my work life, we get lots of companies trying to contact us to sell us various products and services. We generally ignore them as much as possible if we haven't asked for information - it's just a huge waste of time if we spend hours on the phone talking to salespeople.
Thanks for the advice about rail lines - I'll make sure I double check if it's live before walking on it.
Even if the file is downloaded from Piriform's website, surely it is the enduser that should be agreeing to the ToS and copyright is irrelevant if the enduser isn't distributing it.
However, the file actually comes from winapp2.com which isn't owned by Piriform, so the whole violating the ToS is completely bogus. I would just ignore the email request and wait to see if a lawyer's letter ever shows up.
Probably more prudent to just completely ignore it until it does come from a lawyer. (IANAL, but I'm perfectly happy to give free legal advice to anyone as long as it can't be traced back to me).
I thought as much. It really looks like Piriform haven't got a leg to stand on.
If the file was extracted from CCleaner, then it's a case of copyright infringement, not violation of the ToS. I didn't get the impression that BleachBit was distributing it - they just allow that data format to be imported, so I don't see that they are infringing copyright.
.txt extension is forbidden, but it would never be enforceable.
It doesn't matter what is in their ToS if their software isn't being used. I could make up a ToS stating that any use of the
By reading this you have agreed to my Terms of Service which includes the agreement that you shall never use the plain text file extension of ".txt" or any related format.
Can't he just point at all the responses calling for him to ignore it as justification for ignoring it? An email by itself does not warrant a response, but you're right that he won't be able to claim complete ignorance.
To be honest, I can't see how this would get taken further when it's obvious that the terms of service aren't applicable as he's not using their software.
Wouldn't it make more sense to keep the photocopier where it is and inform the content owners (for a small fee)? I suspect that determining illegal use would be tricky as you'd have to keep track of whether the amount being copied would qualify as fair use or if the person had negotiated rights to make copies.
It was just an email - just dismiss it as spam and wait for a more formal request.
The request was just an email. It's not worth paying a lawyer when you can just ignore the email. Wait until they send a letter before lawyering up.
I can't see how ToS are relevant if he's not using their software.
I am a lawyer and I'm your lawyer. Just ignore the e-mail. This is legal advice.