I'm sure if the example were some shitty pop song and the target market for an illegal copy were some case in which a midi would have some value (like cell phone ringtones) then whoever owned the rights to the shitty pop song would raise suit.
However, no, I don't consider it a copy pertinent to this dicussion. Why? Because nobody wants a crappy midi. People want wave recordings. Recordings or duplicates that sound "like the real thing." Some asshole at work telling me what they saw on Friends last night does not count as a re-broadcast of the show. It doesn't even come close. An encoded screen-capture of the show, however, is close enough that it could be substituted for the show. Not to mention that it isn't ephemeral, like a tv or radio broadcast. Would anybody, in this day and age, accept a midi as a viable alternative to an CD-quality recording?
Does that spell it out any clearer?
That's a completely separate issue. No, I do not believe that constitutes a "copy", because it is not exactly the same as the source material. Furthermore, I'm not really addressing the issue of so-called "derivative" work here; that's a part of the thread that I did not respond to.
Or maybe more like your memory of a concert or a cd you heard in someone's car? A memory of an event is not a copy. Your argument ignores simple distinctions fundamental to property law.
Yeah but isn't the idea that we respect people like Torvalds because they wouldn't be stupid trolls? In that respect, his comment is kinda unnerving to me...
Yeah, that's pretty extreme.
The EU's verdict was given under the guise (however dubious their obsession with WMP is) of preserving competition. Pointedly, I don't think it's the EU's position or responsibility to provide an environment that will "prove" that other OSes are better.
Why don't you give it some more thought.
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I'm sure if the example were some shitty pop song and the target market for an illegal copy were some case in which a midi would have some value (like cell phone ringtones) then whoever owned the rights to the shitty pop song would raise suit. However, no, I don't consider it a copy pertinent to this dicussion. Why? Because nobody wants a crappy midi. People want wave recordings. Recordings or duplicates that sound "like the real thing." Some asshole at work telling me what they saw on Friends last night does not count as a re-broadcast of the show. It doesn't even come close. An encoded screen-capture of the show, however, is close enough that it could be substituted for the show. Not to mention that it isn't ephemeral, like a tv or radio broadcast. Would anybody, in this day and age, accept a midi as a viable alternative to an CD-quality recording? Does that spell it out any clearer?
Do you sometimes walk into mountains thinking that the black paint is a tunnel?
That's a completely separate issue. No, I do not believe that constitutes a "copy", because it is not exactly the same as the source material. Furthermore, I'm not really addressing the issue of so-called "derivative" work here; that's a part of the thread that I did not respond to.
Or maybe more like your memory of a concert or a cd you heard in someone's car? A memory of an event is not a copy. Your argument ignores simple distinctions fundamental to property law.
Yeah, so your memory of the book isn't actually a copy, is it?
Yeah that would be great....
Oh they have that! It's called the article!
Screw that! I'm waiting for the PS3. Oh, what?
Yeah but isn't the idea that we respect people like Torvalds because they wouldn't be stupid trolls? In that respect, his comment is kinda unnerving to me...
The part my friend doesn't include is how he guessed a trick was performed and won a necklace from him!
Pulling up your shirt is a pretty easy trick...
Next stop: fearless elephants.
and supported by targeted advertising No ads in my music files plz...
2 million dollars?! That's kinda steep for free publicity!
Shared language is a big part of it, shared culture the other.
Just come from Anthro 101, did you?
But if you look at historical segregation in the US, it was initially not a legal issue -- people segregated by choice.
Uh, yeah. Actually it started with slavery. And that's... yeah, that's slavery.
I wouldn't mind humming... but noisy pc components tend to whine.
As Linux enters the mainstream, adopters 'WILL demand...
Yeah, that's pretty extreme. The EU's verdict was given under the guise (however dubious their obsession with WMP is) of preserving competition. Pointedly, I don't think it's the EU's position or responsibility to provide an environment that will "prove" that other OSes are better. Why don't you give it some more thought.
Hmmmm... Well, I think the article is presupposing that the nerd must be clean and attractive in appearance and personality.
I think the point is that nerds shouldn't discount themselves just for being nerds.