A comparable plan from Time Warner Inc., with six fewer channels (no Cartoon Network, Disney, The Science Channel, ESPNU, ESPN News, or ESPN Classic) and lower upload speeds costs $137.95, for an introductory rate, which lasts a few months and then will likely be ratcheted up.
Studio math rule: movies don't actually break even until the revenue is double the budget.
And then you start getting into bizzare math that makes films like Forrest Gump and Return of the Jedi not turn a profit even 15, 30+ years after their release.
And then you get calls from people wondering why their system's "shut down" regularly and you get tired of dealing with it so you just turn off powersavers and hibernation.
On the other end is one of the few CxOs that actually does work.
"I'm trying to log into my system at work to finish up some vital reports for a meeting tomorrow and it doesn't seem to respond." "Oh, that's our new power saving policy. All systems are powered off when not in use for 2 hours." "Then you drive your ass to the building, turn on my PC, and before you leave my office, place your resignation on my desk." *click*
Now, if you were able to reach into someone's brain and steal the synapses that recorded how to create that book or painting, then yeah, that'd be theft of intellectual property.
If mixing in diesel fuel provided a substancial benefit to the manufacturing process but also cost more than the credit, then I see no problem.
A tax credit should be less than the initial costs to get it. If I get, say, $5,000 in solar panels, I should not be able to take a $7,500 tax credit, and if I was able to take a $7.5k credit on $5k worth of panels, then that's a clear loophole and should be stopped.
Credit of $2,000, $3,000, $1,000? I don't know what the right number should be, but at with those numbers, I'm taking an initial loss on the investment.
The SPIRIT of tax credits on product like this is to help subsidize things that, while more expensive, will provide both a long term benefit and increase demand leading to lower costs.
This is providing neither: there is no manufacturing benefit to mixing in the diesel fuel and it won't lead to lower costs for paper.
Except if no one upgrades to Vista or 7, the companies will realize it's in their best interest to keep supporting XP otherwise they won't be able to sell their hardware.
Well, then there's all the rest of the stuff. Sure, I could probably actually look at the update list and only pick what i need, but it's just easier to let it run while I do other things.
I know sad we lose stuff, but that is the safest legal thing to do.
And the more logical answer in this case would be to change the law regarding orphaned works. No one until now has had the motivation or the legal and financial power to even get it on people's radar.
This is civil disobedience in action. Heck with/. approving, Thoreau would have approved.
Seriously, wouldn't you agree that it's better for these works to not be lost?
Not even that, we can't even be sure his estate holds the copyright and if we are sure his estate holds it, he didn't leave any heirs we can't find anyone with power of attorney.
Also: someone wants to read the book and the closest tangible copy is 700 miles away in a University collection.
So, point out to me which articles on Drudge were actually written by members of Drudge staff and not by anyone from news organizations like AP, Reuters, Bloomberg, The Times (any flavor)...
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A comparable plan from Time Warner Inc., with six fewer channels (no Cartoon Network, Disney, The Science Channel, ESPNU, ESPN News, or ESPN Classic) and lower upload speeds costs $137.95, for an introductory rate, which lasts a few months and then will likely be ratcheted up.
Studio math rule: movies don't actually break even until the revenue is double the budget.
And then you start getting into bizzare math that makes films like Forrest Gump and Return of the Jedi not turn a profit even 15, 30+ years after their release.
You think that's bad? Lucasarts is still telling David Prowse (the guy who wore the Vader suit) that Return of the Jedi still hasn't turned a profit.
There's already three announced.
You got your vanilla release, your director's cut and your director's complete cut which'll have Black Freighter interwoven with the Watchmen story.
And then you get calls from people wondering why their system's "shut down" regularly and you get tired of dealing with it so you just turn off powersavers and hibernation.
3AM. The phone rings.
On the other end is one of the few CxOs that actually does work.
"I'm trying to log into my system at work to finish up some vital reports for a meeting tomorrow and it doesn't seem to respond."
"Oh, that's our new power saving policy. All systems are powered off when not in use for 2 hours."
"Then you drive your ass to the building, turn on my PC, and before you leave my office, place your resignation on my desk." *click*
Let's put them in a room locked from the outside and solve this puzzle once and for all.
So...two wrongs do make a right?
No, cause books and paintings are tangible.
Now, if you were able to reach into someone's brain and steal the synapses that recorded how to create that book or painting, then yeah, that'd be theft of intellectual property.
Apples, oranges.
If mixing in diesel fuel provided a substancial benefit to the manufacturing process but also cost more than the credit, then I see no problem.
A tax credit should be less than the initial costs to get it. If I get, say, $5,000 in solar panels, I should not be able to take a $7,500 tax credit, and if I was able to take a $7.5k credit on $5k worth of panels, then that's a clear loophole and should be stopped.
Credit of $2,000, $3,000, $1,000? I don't know what the right number should be, but at with those numbers, I'm taking an initial loss on the investment.
The SPIRIT of tax credits on product like this is to help subsidize things that, while more expensive, will provide both a long term benefit and increase demand leading to lower costs.
This is providing neither: there is no manufacturing benefit to mixing in the diesel fuel and it won't lead to lower costs for paper.
Maybe it was my net connection then, but after a fresh install updates took like 8 hours.
Except if no one upgrades to Vista or 7, the companies will realize it's in their best interest to keep supporting XP otherwise they won't be able to sell their hardware.
Except being "unethical" doesn't get you put in jail. Only being "illegal."
Except in our case, the cost of getting the car would exceed the benefit of getting the credit.
What the paper companies have is a benefit of the credit outweighing the initial cost to pull it off.
Well, then there's all the rest of the stuff. Sure, I could probably actually look at the update list and only pick what i need, but it's just easier to let it run while I do other things.
Well, same happens with my ubuntu install if I forget to burn a new copy of the distro. Updates take a loooong time.
Slipstream SP3 into that install disc you've got. That should cut down the update time.
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Apparently you missed 'without interruption of its primary function' in the description.
Most Windows updates only fulfill the 1st and 3rd criteria.
Obviously there's a person, but the records are lost or destroyed or there's no living heir or estate.
Thus, if it was still copyrighted due to time limits, it would be orphaned because it would be impossible to track down the actual copyright holder.
Therefore...who does the check go to?
That's why I said assume it's still under copyright.
But you're ignoring my key argument: Who would own Greensleeves' copyright? I don't want "the copyright holder" I want a name.
Like Peter Pan is Great Ormund Street Hospital. Or Mickey Mouse is Disney.
I know sad we lose stuff, but that is the safest legal thing to do.
And the more logical answer in this case would be to change the law regarding orphaned works. No one until now has had the motivation or the legal and financial power to even get it on people's radar.
This is civil disobedience in action. Heck with /. approving, Thoreau would have approved.
Seriously, wouldn't you agree that it's better for these works to not be lost?
And...who takes the check? What if he died in obscurity without any heirs or known relatives back in 1947?
Because his attic is in his house which is still his. It wasn't abandoned. Forgotten, maybe, but not abandoned.
Best I can see you're just not understanding the definition of 'orphaned work.' Let's try it this way...
Let's assume for a moment Greensleeves was still under copyright. Who gets the royalty checks?
Not even that, we can't even be sure his estate holds the copyright and if we are sure his estate holds it, he didn't leave any heirs we can't find anyone with power of attorney.
Also: someone wants to read the book and the closest tangible copy is 700 miles away in a University collection.
So, point out to me which articles on Drudge were actually written by members of Drudge staff and not by anyone from news organizations like AP, Reuters, Bloomberg, The Times (any flavor)...
Take as much time as you want.