Have you seen any illuminated books? There were many from different sources at all five college libraries I've attended four public). In many theatrical, geography, and historical references the books recording the facts are works of art in of their own merit. I've been to libraries in DC, NYC, and man other large cities where exploring the old reference sections can yield many treasures. Those libraries have inspired many people in all aspects of research. I'll look up the Google scanning you've indicated; but that's going to be a hundred year project for each library archive if the texts are going to be searchable.
Nothing replaces the giant reference books you find at public and university libraries. These books are thousands of dollars each and unlikely to ever be scanned in a searchable format. I'm not indicating that libraries cannot be improved or pulled into the new technologies. However, throwing away the functions and knowledgebase in current libraries is a terrible agenda.
In a micro situation, sure. In a nation-wide setting, I think we have enough evidence that the current patent system's Harm Principle is way overboard. Do you really need a test to stop letting lawyers bankrupt our world?
You replace patents with nothing. Empirical research has shown that patents don't do squat and lead to less overall innovation and wealth creation than without patents.
Nice claim, where's the evidence? We tried no patents for thousands of years, and now that we have patents we're far better off.
None of those are empirical tests. You'd need a test where there was no communication between the countries that have patents and ones that don't. It's obvious that you're personally better off not giving money to someone.
Both those claims clearly border on the bizarre. Who is this "we" that tried no patents for thousands of years in modern society? Are you referring to peasants in feudal societies? Seriously, you're claims are ridiculous. Then you follow it up with an implausible test.
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First, copyright expiration doesn't punish anybody. Second, you're removing any financial incentive for anybody who's really old or has a terminal illness to create. If I could do something two weeks before my death that would help my son out financially, that would be tempting.
It doesn't punish anyone that a freaking birthday song is ambiguously assigned to a corporation for 90+ years now. Yeah, right. The public apparently has no interest in science or arts as long as you can make money from (apparently) that non-interest.
And now the Democrats are fighting for even high prices for legal weed which will even more greatly increase the amount of money that will flood the cartels. Legalization only helps the drug dealers.
Anything but a Democrat here, as I like the money I earn. However, you're a complete moron to make statements like this. Cartels have been tracked murdering competition to keep supply rare. Legalization means locals/Americans get to supply Americans, not some jacked up cartel member.
I fundamentally disagree that anyone in Congress in any way represents or looks like me. They're all crooks.
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All the better reason to revert back to original time periods instead of allowing Disney to decide what's best for us peasants.
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Funny, no one gives a crap about the sprint I had 10 years ago.
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Let's start new copyrights again with your patent-like derivative work intent.
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OMG What will Capital Records and Disney do if they could only own their IPs for 10 years? Billionaires would starve and their kids would only have 15 lifetimes worth of money to inherit! Perish the thought!
By your analogy, taxing any corporation is double taxation. Personally, even if this were true I'd be all for it for the bullshit we have to put up with NFL owners and players.
So you're more than willing to allow unfettered access to all of anyone's information for this possible reason? What happens when someone commits identity theft because of this access? Just so you're sure to wipe out Constitutional rights. How many people should be shot dead by police making "mistakes" before it matters to you? Does it only matter if it's your family they mistakenly kill during a raid based upon wrong information?
Honestly, you wish to pick at the semantics of the issue -- I'm pointing out the ramifications. I don't like CI programs where drug users rat on their friends who have their dogs and family shot up (to death often) and then the cops just say, sorry. If he was that bad of a guy, get him without this sort of activity.
Still not a country, only a concept. Anytime you wish to cough up government credentials from the country of Palestine, please do. In the meantime, stop dreaming about things that don't exist. Oh, BTW, how did that Transjordan thing work out for the "Palestinians"? Yeah.
I ordered flowers and candy for the wife, but not much else. OTOH, I do discuss politics with friends via e-mail. It concerns me that the IRS could simply ask Google to inform them who discusses X issues in e-mail and then start the audits flowing.
What if someone at Google suddenly doesn't like you and they forward the contents of Mr. Convict to your e-mail address? Oh, and then the police get an "anonymous" call. Who believes you now, mate?
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As long as the local governments continue to allow legal bribing from cable companies the consumer will continue to suffer.
Oh, I misread. Apologies. :)
Have you seen any illuminated books? There were many from different sources at all five college libraries I've attended four public). In many theatrical, geography, and historical references the books recording the facts are works of art in of their own merit. I've been to libraries in DC, NYC, and man other large cities where exploring the old reference sections can yield many treasures. Those libraries have inspired many people in all aspects of research. I'll look up the Google scanning you've indicated; but that's going to be a hundred year project for each library archive if the texts are going to be searchable.
I agree with you. But digitizing the older books of this sort doesn't appear to be a reality, either.
Mod up please! I wish we had anything from the library of Alexandria.
Nothing replaces the giant reference books you find at public and university libraries. These books are thousands of dollars each and unlikely to ever be scanned in a searchable format. I'm not indicating that libraries cannot be improved or pulled into the new technologies. However, throwing away the functions and knowledgebase in current libraries is a terrible agenda.
In a micro situation, sure. In a nation-wide setting, I think we have enough evidence that the current patent system's Harm Principle is way overboard. Do you really need a test to stop letting lawyers bankrupt our world?
You replace patents with nothing. Empirical research has shown that patents don't do squat and lead to less overall innovation and wealth creation than without patents.
Nice claim, where's the evidence? We tried no patents for thousands of years, and now that we have patents we're far better off.
None of those are empirical tests. You'd need a test where there was no communication between the countries that have patents and ones that don't. It's obvious that you're personally better off not giving money to someone.
Both those claims clearly border on the bizarre. Who is this "we" that tried no patents for thousands of years in modern society? Are you referring to peasants in feudal societies? Seriously, you're claims are ridiculous. Then you follow it up with an implausible test.
First, copyright expiration doesn't punish anybody. Second, you're removing any financial incentive for anybody who's really old or has a terminal illness to create. If I could do something two weeks before my death that would help my son out financially, that would be tempting.
It doesn't punish anyone that a freaking birthday song is ambiguously assigned to a corporation for 90+ years now. Yeah, right. The public apparently has no interest in science or arts as long as you can make money from (apparently) that non-interest.
And now the Democrats are fighting for even high prices for legal weed which will even more greatly increase the amount of money that will flood the cartels. Legalization only helps the drug dealers.
Anything but a Democrat here, as I like the money I earn. However, you're a complete moron to make statements like this. Cartels have been tracked murdering competition to keep supply rare. Legalization means locals/Americans get to supply Americans, not some jacked up cartel member.
I fundamentally disagree that anyone in Congress in any way represents or looks like me. They're all crooks.
All the better reason to revert back to original time periods instead of allowing Disney to decide what's best for us peasants.
Funny, no one gives a crap about the sprint I had 10 years ago.
Let's start new copyrights again with your patent-like derivative work intent.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Now go invent something really new.
OMG What will Capital Records and Disney do if they could only own their IPs for 10 years? Billionaires would starve and their kids would only have 15 lifetimes worth of money to inherit! Perish the thought!
By your analogy, taxing any corporation is double taxation. Personally, even if this were true I'd be all for it for the bullshit we have to put up with NFL owners and players.
Not to mention the billions in free taxes from the feds, state, county, and city governments. Because billionaires have it so hard.
Yes, you're a fucking moron.
fetus
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noun: fetus; plural noun: fetuses; noun: foetus; plural noun: foetuses
an unborn offspring of a mammal, in particular an unborn human baby more than eight weeks after conception.
synonyms: embryo, unborn baby/child
So you're more than willing to allow unfettered access to all of anyone's information for this possible reason? What happens when someone commits identity theft because of this access? Just so you're sure to wipe out Constitutional rights. How many people should be shot dead by police making "mistakes" before it matters to you? Does it only matter if it's your family they mistakenly kill during a raid based upon wrong information?
Honestly, you wish to pick at the semantics of the issue -- I'm pointing out the ramifications. I don't like CI programs where drug users rat on their friends who have their dogs and family shot up (to death often) and then the cops just say, sorry. If he was that bad of a guy, get him without this sort of activity.
Still not a country, only a concept. Anytime you wish to cough up government credentials from the country of Palestine, please do. In the meantime, stop dreaming about things that don't exist. Oh, BTW, how did that Transjordan thing work out for the "Palestinians"? Yeah.
I ordered flowers and candy for the wife, but not much else. OTOH, I do discuss politics with friends via e-mail. It concerns me that the IRS could simply ask Google to inform them who discusses X issues in e-mail and then start the audits flowing.
Trial balloon to assess public outcry?
Exactly. Then what if you are placed under more regulatory scrutiny than the other political party? Is it okay as long as your the other guy?
What if someone at Google suddenly doesn't like you and they forward the contents of Mr. Convict to your e-mail address? Oh, and then the police get an "anonymous" call. Who believes you now, mate?