Kudos to that! I've been leaching off my neighbor for damn near forever.
If I can't sponge off of my neighbor's WiFi, why can the airhead legislators who have enough time to sit around and think of ways to protect me from myself sponge off of my tax dollars?
Good point. Yeah, I would imagine that the lack of case law would harm companies. When such nutty individuals bring theses frivolous cases, the companies cave in. When they cave in, the eliminae the chance for a favorable ruling, and thus, there is no precedence that can be cited in future lawsuits in the future.
Statistically (intuitively), it would be in the companies' best interest, since alot of cases that are settled out of court would be tossed out court faster than Michael Jackson in church. By settling, companies save money by not going to trial, but they lose that favorable ruling in suits that are obviously frivolous.
But, saving money by settling is pretty much unnescessary, since if yo try to sue someone and lose, you can be held liable for the defendant's legal costs. So, why would companies settle instead of winning the case, and then countersuing to be reinbursed for the costs of defending themselves in a frivolous lawsuit? I dunno.
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Yet *ANOTHER* reason to base your servers off-shore.
I call copyright on the "Splattered-paint" graphic!
Muhuhuahahaha! Now I can make billions and boss around large companies os that they will change every single thing I don't like to please my every whim!
Can you *relly* copyright a style? I can understant if Google had reprodced a Miro work and posted it on their homepage, but can you be held liable if you create a completely new work in someone elses' style?
If you can copyright a new style, then I'm gonna go see if anyone has copyrighted stick-figure drawings. If they haven't, I'm rich. If they have, I'm screwed.
Hmmmmm..... I guess it's time to bust out my old Atari 2600 and reminisce.....
I noticed how a few games that have been highly touted, at least in the '90's, originated with Atari games. Games such as Frogger, Donkey Kong, and 007 all originated with Atari. It's odd seeing software companies tout games as being new, when they are just more highly refined versions of older, simpler games.
Hmmmmm..... Well, since these 10 idiots want to keep their good, old-fashioned view unimpeded by new, high-tech windmills, let's give them good, old-fashioned power.....from coal.
If these environmentalists are so damn concerned about hte environment, why are they trying to PREVENT energy generation from the wind?
Well, The Jackson Family, and most Senators don't get harassed the way we do, and they are even farther out of the ordinary than most of the general population is. And I don't mean extrodinary.....
2) A medium sized, metal, cylindrical item packed inside a bag full of assorted springs. On the viewscreen, all the screener would see is an image tha looks like some kind of elementary school puzzle thing. While trying to figure out just what the heck IS actualy in the bag, he would take up time, and then bea the resulting heat from many many many irritated travelers.
3)Insert a metal plate with the words "Get A Real Job" cut out of it. Or, if you want, you could insert your own message.....
4) Spend 15 bucks at RadioShack and build something that emits an audible beep and blinks and stuff it in your bags. Nothing illegal, just irritating and kind of unnerving. Great for carry-on luggage, along with fart machines.
5) For those that REALLY are into practical jokes, and want a guaranteed immediate reaction, you could buy a surplus military stuff sack and fill it full of *CLEAN* bones (sans skull, or you could include a replica one if you are a die-hard prankster).
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A full case of beer, a full box of shells, and an empty schedule.
You can deny it all you want.... The FACT is, it WAS commercially installed (accidentally)on a few cars. Argue it all you want. It WAS invented, it WAS comercially installed in cars (accientally), and IT DID exist. Regardless of the carburetors' efficiency, relative to today's EFI systems, IT WAS a big deal. But the fact that a now-ineffiecient (relatively) system is patented and the concept behind the whole idea of an oil company owning the patent to something that would require less of their product ( therefore resuling in less profit) is what I am getting at.
I don't know what argument you are trying to make, but my whole point lies behind the idea of developing ant patenting something that is harmful to your financial interests so as to prohibit your competitors from harming your financial interests.
Oh, and about the carburetor issue, IT WAS IN an issue of either Popular Mechanics or Popular Science, I forget which.
Good story, but if you want to sound smart, try figuring out the topic of an argument before you reply.
Considering that the story was reported in Popular Mechanics, I would have a hard time believing that it was crap. The design DOES work (the father of a friend of mine bought a car that was equipped with the carburetor and then had people trying to force him to have the carb taken off), and the reason that car companies dont use it is because EFI came along and was more efficient. If someone owns the patent to something, YOU CANNOT use it.
If you want a conspiracy, go watch a movie.
Good point. The Oil Industry did something like this back in the day when they bought the patent to a 100MPG carburetor that some guy had invented.
I say, do exactly what you suggested. Invent such technologies, ideally for advertising, and when you recieve the patent, file it away, and bone anyone ho tried to use such technologies. Double-boning for those who try to use them for advertising, or other such "Nuisance Uses".
Personally, I am up for blatant, flagrant copyright infringement of SpyWare and AdWare products and the companies that illegally upload their software onto my computer. Kind of hard to prosecute minor copyright infringements when you committed major computer fraud violations that were the basis for such infringements.
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Hmmmmm.....Food for thought.....on the half-shell.
If I can't sponge off of my neighbor's WiFi, why can the airhead legislators who have enough time to sit around and think of ways to protect me from myself sponge off of my tax dollars?
I meant the systems/platforms that they were to be played on. But thanks for the correction!
Statistically (intuitively), it would be in the companies' best interest, since alot of cases that are settled out of court would be tossed out court faster than Michael Jackson in church. By settling, companies save money by not going to trial, but they lose that favorable ruling in suits that are obviously frivolous.
But, saving money by settling is pretty much unnescessary, since if yo try to sue someone and lose, you can be held liable for the defendant's legal costs. So, why would companies settle instead of winning the case, and then countersuing to be reinbursed for the costs of defending themselves in a frivolous lawsuit? I dunno.
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Whiners, eco-freaks, welfare-mongers, and burn-outs Beware! I have the almighty blessing of the +7 I Don't Give A Damn rune!
I call copyright on the "Splattered-paint" graphic!
Muhuhuahahaha! Now I can make billions and boss around large companies os that they will change every single thing I don't like to please my every whim!
Why do such large companies bother caving in to the baseless whining and complaining of idiotic groups?
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Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers.
If you can copyright a new style, then I'm gonna go see if anyone has copyrighted stick-figure drawings. If they haven't, I'm rich. If they have, I'm screwed.
My freedom. I have guns to protect my children.
I noticed how a few games that have been highly touted, at least in the '90's, originated with Atari games. Games such as Frogger, Donkey Kong, and 007 all originated with Atari. It's odd seeing software companies tout games as being new, when they are just more highly refined versions of older, simpler games.
If these environmentalists are so damn concerned about hte environment, why are they trying to PREVENT energy generation from the wind?
Honestly, I'm glad I'm not an environmentalist.
Well, The Jackson Family, and most Senators don't get harassed the way we do, and they are even farther out of the ordinary than most of the general population is. And I don't mean extrodinary.....
1) The well-known sex toys.
2) A medium sized, metal, cylindrical item packed inside a bag full of assorted springs. On the viewscreen, all the screener would see is an image tha looks like some kind of elementary school puzzle thing. While trying to figure out just what the heck IS actualy in the bag, he would take up time, and then bea the resulting heat from many many many irritated travelers.
3)Insert a metal plate with the words "Get A Real Job" cut out of it. Or, if you want, you could insert your own message.....
4) Spend 15 bucks at RadioShack and build something that emits an audible beep and blinks and stuff it in your bags. Nothing illegal, just irritating and kind of unnerving. Great for carry-on luggage, along with fart machines.
5) For those that REALLY are into practical jokes, and want a guaranteed immediate reaction, you could buy a surplus military stuff sack and fill it full of *CLEAN* bones (sans skull, or you could include a replica one if you are a die-hard prankster).
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A full case of beer, a full box of shells, and an empty schedule.
I don't know what argument you are trying to make, but my whole point lies behind the idea of developing ant patenting something that is harmful to your financial interests so as to prohibit your competitors from harming your financial interests.
Oh, and about the carburetor issue, IT WAS IN an issue of either Popular Mechanics or Popular Science, I forget which.
Good story, but if you want to sound smart, try figuring out the topic of an argument before you reply.
Considering that the story was reported in Popular Mechanics, I would have a hard time believing that it was crap. The design DOES work (the father of a friend of mine bought a car that was equipped with the carburetor and then had people trying to force him to have the carb taken off), and the reason that car companies dont use it is because EFI came along and was more efficient. If someone owns the patent to something, YOU CANNOT use it. If you want a conspiracy, go watch a movie.
Good point. The Oil Industry did something like this back in the day when they bought the patent to a 100MPG carburetor that some guy had invented. I say, do exactly what you suggested. Invent such technologies, ideally for advertising, and when you recieve the patent, file it away, and bone anyone ho tried to use such technologies. Double-boning for those who try to use them for advertising, or other such "Nuisance Uses". Personally, I am up for blatant, flagrant copyright infringement of SpyWare and AdWare products and the companies that illegally upload their software onto my computer. Kind of hard to prosecute minor copyright infringements when you committed major computer fraud violations that were the basis for such infringements. ------- Politicians Prefer Un-Armed Peasants.
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