Similar story with "It's a Wonderful Life." The second it became a money-maker Republic found a way to "reclaim" copyright on it. It's a shame too. It was its public domain status that allowed it to be rediscovered in the first place. Before TV networks found it and started airing it all over the place, it was largely forgotten. Now that it's aired only once a year by one network, it's started to slip back into increasing obscurity for younger generations (apparently to be replaced by TBS's inferior go-to movie "A Christmas Story").
While I don't think it's a blanket justification for piracy (some people actually DESERVE copyright protections), I have to sympathize. I used to teach a class that dealt briefly with copyright. At one time, I thought all the "Author plus 70 years, different in x circumstances" formulas. But in the late 90's I just simplified it to "If it's not public domain right now, it never will be" and left it at that.
And call me mean, but I'm glad Sonny Bono hit that fucking tree. I just hope there is a special place in hell for Disney slaves.
"This case demonstrates that the FTC is willing to challenge anticompetitive conduct by even the most powerful companies in the fastest-moving industries," FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz said in a statement today.
If that's really the case, why aren't you putting a stop to carrier lock-in for cellphones? Some of those agreements are WAY more anti-competitive than any Intel contract ever was.
Lol, my little brother used to say stuff like that seriously. I tried to explain to him that the value in old comics was that everyone WASN'T collecting them at the time, to no avail. He was convinced that his 80's comic books were going to be worth a fortune in 50 years.
That's because they realize that these videogames bear little resemblance to real-world combat. There is no fear of actually getting hurt. Getting shot just means having to find a medpack (waiting a few seconds, as your health regenerates). There is no real chaos, smoke, pandemonium. It's always clear who the bad guys are (little chance of mixing them up with civilians). Your gun rarely, if ever, jams. A real friend of yours will never get shot beside you. There is always a clear objective. And there is always a way to win.
Being a real soldier means spending 99.99% of your time doing boring, tedious shit and 0.01% of your time spent full of fear and adrenaline as you take cover and pump bullets at what *may* be the target that's shooting at you (or could just be the window of the apartment next door). And the only way to "win" the real game is to make it home alive, with all your limbs intact.
Man may one day set foot on Mars. But when he does, he won't be wearing the patch of an agency that stopped being innovative in the 1970's. NASA is really good at doing safe, simple, repetitive missions that involve little to no risk (a nice side effect of government engineers way more interested in keeping their cushy federal jobs than actually doing anything significant). They closest they'll ever come to anything as bold as a Mars mission (or, likely, even a moon mission) is some crappy animation and big talk at a press conference. There is no way anyone at that agency is going to uncover their ass long enough to do anything more risky than yet another trip to low earth orbit or launching an unmanned probe. If you want to really send man into space, your best start is to abolish NASA and start a whole new agency with new leaders and engineers.
You would probably get better results telling the Church of Scientology that this company is out to get Scientology. They would be swarmed with private detectives, character assassins, corrupt cops, and seedy lawsuits within days.
Exploit or not, that is still a pretty funny video. I love the fact that the guy spent all that time in the store without a single employee asking if he could help him with something. I guess Apple has an OS security problem *and* a customer service problem.
The tax code is so complicated because there is a legacy of decades of politicians finessing it to raise needed taxes without LOOKING like they're raising taxes (or restricting raises in such as way as to exclude most voters). Add to this the fact that this is happening on at least *two* levels (federal and state, and sometimes even city and/or county) and you end up with an almost hopelessly complex system.
Politicians are too cowardly to just come forward and say "We need to raise income taxes, because of X, Y, and Z" so they quietly sneak in shit like "A 2% business tax increase for fishing businesses earning over $100,000 a year with 12 or more employees." Repeat this over decades and you get a tax code that reads like the source code of Windows Vista.
No, the fear was that the coalition would collapse and the U.S. would be seen by the world as bullies who were out to steal Iraq's oil, not just (justifiably) liberate an invaded country. Bush Sr. appreciated this. His idiot son did not.
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Similar story with "It's a Wonderful Life." The second it became a money-maker Republic found a way to "reclaim" copyright on it. It's a shame too. It was its public domain status that allowed it to be rediscovered in the first place. Before TV networks found it and started airing it all over the place, it was largely forgotten. Now that it's aired only once a year by one network, it's started to slip back into increasing obscurity for younger generations (apparently to be replaced by TBS's inferior go-to movie "A Christmas Story").
The government pinky-promised that they won't use this for anything other than enforcing this law. And you have their *word* on that.
While I don't think it's a blanket justification for piracy (some people actually DESERVE copyright protections), I have to sympathize. I used to teach a class that dealt briefly with copyright. At one time, I thought all the "Author plus 70 years, different in x circumstances" formulas. But in the late 90's I just simplified it to "If it's not public domain right now, it never will be" and left it at that.
And call me mean, but I'm glad Sonny Bono hit that fucking tree. I just hope there is a special place in hell for Disney slaves.
No, but it'll let them know I'm packing a huge gun.
Thanks folks, I'll be here all week.
If that's really the case, why aren't you putting a stop to carrier lock-in for cellphones? Some of those agreements are WAY more anti-competitive than any Intel contract ever was.
Agread.
Lol, my little brother used to say stuff like that seriously. I tried to explain to him that the value in old comics was that everyone WASN'T collecting them at the time, to no avail. He was convinced that his 80's comic books were going to be worth a fortune in 50 years.
Hey, Nicholas Cage is NOT bored!
Canadian Christmas starts early because Santa and the elves live there.
Dogs and cats living together, MASS HYSTERIA!
Just hit "X X B A" on your gamepad and a Florida Senator will come in and restore your mission by screaming that it supplies vital jobs to his state.
That's because they realize that these videogames bear little resemblance to real-world combat. There is no fear of actually getting hurt. Getting shot just means having to find a medpack (waiting a few seconds, as your health regenerates). There is no real chaos, smoke, pandemonium. It's always clear who the bad guys are (little chance of mixing them up with civilians). Your gun rarely, if ever, jams. A real friend of yours will never get shot beside you. There is always a clear objective. And there is always a way to win.
Being a real soldier means spending 99.99% of your time doing boring, tedious shit and 0.01% of your time spent full of fear and adrenaline as you take cover and pump bullets at what *may* be the target that's shooting at you (or could just be the window of the apartment next door). And the only way to "win" the real game is to make it home alive, with all your limbs intact.
Man may one day set foot on Mars. But when he does, he won't be wearing the patch of an agency that stopped being innovative in the 1970's. NASA is really good at doing safe, simple, repetitive missions that involve little to no risk (a nice side effect of government engineers way more interested in keeping their cushy federal jobs than actually doing anything significant). They closest they'll ever come to anything as bold as a Mars mission (or, likely, even a moon mission) is some crappy animation and big talk at a press conference. There is no way anyone at that agency is going to uncover their ass long enough to do anything more risky than yet another trip to low earth orbit or launching an unmanned probe. If you want to really send man into space, your best start is to abolish NASA and start a whole new agency with new leaders and engineers.
And Alabama once again ranked #1 in "States Most Likely To Ban New Technology As Work of a Witch."
There is something off about that girl. I can't quite put my finger on it, but I think she may be a mandroid.
I bet he can really ski the K-12.
You would probably get better results telling the Church of Scientology that this company is out to get Scientology. They would be swarmed with private detectives, character assassins, corrupt cops, and seedy lawsuits within days.
It would be no less obvious.
I can't believe people on /. are questioning the accuracy of a story posted by kdawson. First time for everything, I guess.
And washed-up 80's action star getting elected as Governor of California?!?!? That'll be the day.
Exploit or not, that is still a pretty funny video. I love the fact that the guy spent all that time in the store without a single employee asking if he could help him with something. I guess Apple has an OS security problem *and* a customer service problem.
In all fairness, they do *some* investigative reporting...on celebrities and celebrity gossip.
The tax code is so complicated because there is a legacy of decades of politicians finessing it to raise needed taxes without LOOKING like they're raising taxes (or restricting raises in such as way as to exclude most voters). Add to this the fact that this is happening on at least *two* levels (federal and state, and sometimes even city and/or county) and you end up with an almost hopelessly complex system.
Politicians are too cowardly to just come forward and say "We need to raise income taxes, because of X, Y, and Z" so they quietly sneak in shit like "A 2% business tax increase for fishing businesses earning over $100,000 a year with 12 or more employees." Repeat this over decades and you get a tax code that reads like the source code of Windows Vista.
A *real* Mc would go all the way into China.
No, the fear was that the coalition would collapse and the U.S. would be seen by the world as bullies who were out to steal Iraq's oil, not just (justifiably) liberate an invaded country. Bush Sr. appreciated this. His idiot son did not.