As a gig of flash is pretty cheap, one of the big uses of this should be to bring libraries of information to people at no cost.
There is much information on math, medicine, science, computer science that is 'available for free', 'open source', or 'creative commons' that could be freely included in such "personal libraries".
Copyrights are 95 years, such that the public domain is effectively dead.
Open source/creative commons have taken the place of the public domain.
So yes, copyright law way too long. But while it is that way, then open source is a workaround that uses copyright law to protect the work for public use through licensing.
The government grants a 100 year copyright monopoly on software which is likely obsolete in 5-15 years.
If competition is desired, then the length of government granted monopoly should be re-thought, rather than going after the company that takes advantage of the monopoly.
The copyright monopoly was supposed to be limited, such that information went into the public domain, still allowing for innovation from enhancements. Instead, the copyright expires usually after information has lost most all value.
Without copyright reform, the public domain is effectivly dead, and the only replacement is open-source or creative-commons works.
I wish that a statistical tie would encourage other voting systems that work better in such a case. Instant runoff could help avoid such a "tie" situation. Especially if there is a moderate third party. And you can end up with someone who is not disliked buy half of the voters.
DRM does not suddenly unlock with the material is public domain or the copyright is expired or the use is a "fair use".
Perhaps, DRM attempts to prevent "unauthorized" use or distribution.
Yes, I know the marketing with pirates and stuff, wants you to think that this is a natural way of preventing illegal activity similar to robbing boats.
But DRM is a distribution and use control mechanism. DRM does not prevent activity according to legal code. It prevents activity according to what use the DRM'er allows.
You cannot really say what the point/purpose of DRM is, as the true purpose may not match what is stated. You can only say what DRM does. And that is to prevent certain use of material.
But one way that it could work is if the ticket that you get is _not_ certifiable. Meaning that you get a ticket that is printed on standard paper using a standard printer, using a font that is randomly picked from a pool of common fonts.
This way it is not possible to buy these vote records, as they are easily forged.
Now if you had a complaint, they could have a temporary database that has your vote record, letting you complain with the proper ID. But this add more security issues.
It is better is to have no such record.
If you have a voting mis-vote complaint, you log it using your voter-id. They log the mis-vote according to how you meant to vote.
The "CITIZENSHIP IN THE NATION" merit badge by its nature suggests that the constitution is important.
The new badge, by its nature, encourages blind support of the publishing monopolies without regard to the social purpose and limits places on publishing monopolies by the US constitution.
1500's The Stationers had a publishing monopoly.... for 130 years corruption and suppression occured... 1700's Start over with a 14+14 year copyright monopoly limit. 1900's US copyright monopoly limit extended to 14+28 years. US copyright monopoly limit extended to 28+28 years. US copyright monopoly limit extended to Life+50/75 years. US copyright monopoly limit extended to life+70/120 years.
The last time copyrighted material was released into the public domain was 1977. (non-renewed material - 1991) The next possible time for new material to enter the public domain is 2048. That is a huge period of information suppression.
"Open Source"/"Creative commons" picks up where the "Public Domain" stopped.
Other things to note:
Source Software is near obsolete in 30 years, but still possibly useful.
Binary Software is obsolete in 10 years.
If the copyright monopoly limits were more aligned with innovation, perhaps Open source/Creative commons would not exist. (And neither would drm).
yes, I did mean to say reusable glass bottles, not recyled glass. That was the point. Recycle usually usually implies a less efficient process to use the waste in some lesser form.
Yes, the glass bottles are valuable as they can immediately be re-used. But plastic bottles are not practically re-used (though you may see corncob corks in some questionably reused plastic bottle drinks).
Mostly the plastic bottles end up in the ditch without a government rich enough to pay for cleanup, garbage or enforcement.
The waste that consumer items must produce must be controlled. Placing that burdon on the consumer is not realistic and the burdon will fall back to the government.
If consumer items are costing the government money to clean up, then the government should logically and fairly demand that the manufacturer pay for clean up or change correct the product.
Example: (Cause): I start making and selling disposible Widget-MP3 players, that contain plastic, lead, are preprogrammed with play only music and designed to stop functioning after six weeks. I sell them for $2 each, and they are a huge success. (Effect): People are throwing them in the trash, the trash complains that you cannot throw them in the trash. People litter them or just leave them places after they expire. The government has to step in and clean up the mess.
For me to claim that it's not my problem, and consumers are responsible for the waste is not logical. The consumer did not create this disposible item.
Every manufactured can have an affect. For another example, Coke decides to change from recycled glass bottles to plastic, then the long effect is that the ditches in poor countries (mexico) fill up with the bottles.
With the copyright extensions in 1976 and 1998, no new significant works have entered the public domain since the 1920's.
But, there is still a demand for public access to information, so government libraries license back limited access to the information monpolies that it created.
But, with in the current state, digital information is only available as DRM data, which is far from public access.
Luckily, The internet and Open Source stepped in where the public domain stopped. There is open source software, some open source books and large self creating open source works like Wikipedia.
If one was to create a true public digital library, it would have only: public domain works which stopped in the 1920's and open source works.
DVD(effectivly drm free),CDs,cassettes were all profitable without DRM. Copies often help the market. Software is/was profitable without effective DRM. People will buy online DRM-free content from official sites if it is available. It's quicker and cheaper (timewise) than hunting on questionable sites.
DRM, by nature cannot be solidified.
The current DRM model requires that DRM:
- be secret. This means that there is bound to be many incompatible formats.
- always changing. because the user is required to be given the decrypting mechanism to play. It is bound to be continuously broken.
The point is getting people to buy non-DRM formats.
Apple plays A?-DRM, AAC, and MP3. Sony plays S?-DRM and MP3. MS plays M?-DRM, WMA and MP3. Creative plays MP3 and OGG and FLAC. Samsung plays WMA, MP3 and OGG.
The point to get accross is that if you buy ??-DRM, it is likely to be obsolete as by its nature it is non-standard, hidden format.
Sure its best not to get one with DRM, to avoid paying for an unwanted feature, but if you only use "standard/portable" formats, that ok too.
Most of the interactive features of DVD's were never used seriously, to create a new viewing experience.
How many DVD's really had useful multiple angles?
- Like perhaps a Fixed camera, vs one that panned. How many DVD's had a useful alternate audio track.
- Like a music only (matrix came close), or without drama music. How many DVD's had seamless alternate endings or alternate paths. (not just an all too common alternate ending presented like a deleted scence.)
The features of DVD should be used before we think about a need to switch to the new disposable DRM formats.
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As a gig of flash is pretty cheap, one of the big uses of this should be to bring libraries of information to people at no cost.
There is much information on math, medicine, science, computer science that is 'available for free', 'open source', or 'creative commons' that could be freely included in such "personal libraries".
Copyrights are 95 years, such that the public domain is effectively dead.
Open source/creative commons have taken the place of the public domain.
So yes, copyright law way too long.
But while it is that way, then open source is a workaround that uses copyright law to protect the work for public use through licensing.
I am not sure what this means. Does it mean that an open source OS must be named differently?
Probably clarification from Apple is needed.
The government grants a 100 year copyright monopoly on software which is likely obsolete in 5-15 years.
If competition is desired, then the length of government granted monopoly should be re-thought, rather than going after the company that takes advantage of the monopoly.
The copyright monopoly was supposed to be limited, such that information went into the public domain, still allowing for innovation from enhancements.
Instead, the copyright expires usually after information has lost most all value.
Without copyright reform, the public domain is effectivly dead, and the only replacement is open-source or creative-commons works.
I wish that a statistical tie would encourage other voting systems that work better in such a case.
Instant runoff could help avoid such a "tie" situation.
Especially if there is a moderate third party.
And you can end up with someone who is not disliked buy half of the voters.
No fully copyrighted material has "come out" to the public domain since 1978. (From 1922).
The next scheduled release of material to "come out" to the public domain is 2018 (From 1923).
"legal" or "illegal" has nothing to do with DRM.
DRM does not suddenly unlock with the material is public domain or the copyright is expired or the use is a "fair use".
Perhaps, DRM attempts to prevent "unauthorized" use or distribution.
Yes, I know the marketing with pirates and stuff, wants you to think that this is a natural way of preventing illegal activity similar to robbing boats.
But DRM is a distribution and use control mechanism.
DRM does not prevent activity according to legal code. It prevents activity according to what use the DRM'er allows.
You cannot really say what the point/purpose of DRM is, as the true purpose may not match what is stated.
You can only say what DRM does. And that is to prevent certain use of material.
Try wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Rights_Manag
Web information and discussion can help people be informed,
but with a stale two party system, people mostly vote for "the lesser of two evils".
Only with some kind of runoff voting system will there be results more true to the public choice.
"Instant runoff" means that you that you can have some backup choices in case your first choice fails.
There are some different ways to do instant runoff,
but they are all more democratic than the dual party system in place now.
I generally agree with you.
But one way that it could work is if the ticket that you get is _not_ certifiable.
Meaning that you get a ticket that is printed on standard paper using a standard printer, using a font that is randomly picked from a pool of common fonts.
This way it is not possible to buy these vote records, as they are easily forged.
Now if you had a complaint, they could have a temporary database that has your vote record, letting you complain with the proper ID. But this add more security issues.
It is better is to have no such record.
If you have a voting mis-vote complaint, you log it using your voter-id. They log the mis-vote according to how you meant to vote.
Then you end up with results like:
Winner 53%
Looser 47%
Reported Vote Error: Winner +0.03%,-0.05% Looser +0.05%,0.03%
This acts as a way to track error, not correct for it.
Correcting for it would be fixing it next time or a re-vote (if error breaks some threshhold).
Perhaps they could put some of there own videos there as a kick start.
Selling Ice Cream: before the time of patented ideas
Selling Ice Cream over the internet: possible patent time 2000
Selling Ice Cream over wireless internet: possible patent time 2006
The "CITIZENSHIP IN THE NATION" merit badge by its nature suggests that the constitution is important.
The new badge, by its nature, encourages blind support of the publishing monopolies without regard to the social purpose and limits places on publishing monopolies by the US constitution.
Sure.
... for 130 years ...
1500's The Stationers had a publishing monopoly.
corruption and suppression occured
1700's
Start over with a 14+14 year copyright monopoly limit.
1900's
US copyright monopoly limit extended to 14+28 years.
US copyright monopoly limit extended to 28+28 years.
US copyright monopoly limit extended to Life+50/75 years.
US copyright monopoly limit extended to life+70/120 years.
The last time copyrighted material was released into the public domain was 1977. (non-renewed material - 1991)
The next possible time for new material to enter the public domain is 2048.
That is a huge period of information suppression.
"Open Source"/"Creative commons" picks up where the "Public Domain" stopped.
Other things to note:
Source Software is near obsolete in 30 years, but still possibly useful.
Binary Software is obsolete in 10 years.
If the copyright monopoly limits were more aligned with innovation, perhaps Open source/Creative commons would not exist. (And neither would drm).
yes, I did mean to say reusable glass bottles, not recyled glass. That was the point. Recycle usually usually implies a less efficient process to use the waste in some lesser form.
Yes, the glass bottles are valuable as they can immediately be re-used. But plastic bottles are not practically re-used (though you may see corncob corks in some questionably reused plastic bottle drinks).
Mostly the plastic bottles end up in the ditch without a government rich enough to pay for cleanup, garbage or enforcement.
The waste that consumer items must produce must be controlled. Placing that burdon on the consumer is not realistic and the burdon will fall back to the government.
If consumer items are costing the government money to clean up, then the government should logically and fairly demand that the manufacturer pay for clean up or change correct the product.
Example:
(Cause): I start making and selling disposible Widget-MP3 players, that contain plastic, lead, are preprogrammed with play only music and designed to stop functioning after six weeks.
I sell them for $2 each, and they are a huge success.
(Effect): People are throwing them in the trash, the trash complains that you cannot throw them in the trash. People litter them or just leave them places after they expire. The government has to step in and clean up the mess.
For me to claim that it's not my problem, and consumers are responsible for the waste is not logical. The consumer did not create this disposible item.
Every manufactured can have an affect.
For another example, Coke decides to change from recycled glass bottles to plastic, then the long effect is that the ditches in poor countries (mexico) fill up with the bottles.
With the copyright extensions in 1976 and 1998, no new significant works have entered the public domain since the 1920's.
But, there is still a demand for public access to information, so government libraries license back limited access to the information monpolies that it created.
But, with in the current state, digital information is only available as DRM data, which is far from public access.
Luckily, The internet and Open Source stepped in where the public domain stopped. There is open source software, some open source books and large self creating open source works like Wikipedia.
If one was to create a true public digital library, it would have only: public domain works which stopped in the 1920's and open source works.
Reciting some reverse engineered DRM, or other encryption code would be a useful demonstration.
because the DMCA does not trump freedom of expression.
But perhaps such a performance should be ouside of the US, just in case.
DVD(effectivly drm free),CDs,cassettes were all profitable without DRM. Copies often help the market.
Software is/was profitable without effective DRM.
People will buy online DRM-free content from official sites if it is available. It's quicker and cheaper (timewise) than hunting on questionable sites.
DRM, by nature cannot be solidified.
The current DRM model requires that DRM:
- be secret. This means that there is bound to be many incompatible formats.
- always changing. because the user is required to be given the decrypting mechanism to play. It is bound to be continuously broken.
The point is getting people to buy non-DRM formats.
Apple plays A?-DRM, AAC, and MP3.
Sony plays S?-DRM and MP3.
MS plays M?-DRM, WMA and MP3.
Creative plays MP3 and OGG and FLAC.
Samsung plays WMA, MP3 and OGG.
The point to get accross is that if you buy ??-DRM, it is likely to be obsolete as by its nature it is non-standard, hidden format.
Sure its best not to get one with DRM, to avoid paying for an unwanted feature, but if you only use "standard/portable" formats, that ok too.
Most of the interactive features of DVD's were never used seriously,
to create a new viewing experience.
How many DVD's really had useful multiple angles?
- Like perhaps a Fixed camera, vs one that panned.
How many DVD's had a useful alternate audio track.
- Like a music only (matrix came close), or without drama music.
How many DVD's had seamless alternate endings or alternate paths.
(not just an all too common alternate ending presented like a deleted scence.)
The features of DVD should be used before we think about a need to switch to the new disposable DRM formats.
Obviously, this has other more dangerous uses other than ads.
For example, if you visit this site too much,
http://palestinechronicle.com/
They may start pulling you aside more at the airport.
like car/accident insurance. you get reimbused when machine is corrupted.
The premium is the security software lease/purchase costs.
Possibly, you get huge premium discounts if you use a non-windows os.
sure, they market pdf, and txt for now, but the goal of most media companies is to use only DRM, so the media would be re-purchaced more often.
In california, with near year round sun, solar is a great untapped resource.
Combine efficient solar panels with efficent capacitors, and you have a good way to power your car, or your google wifi laptop.
then I suggest that you throw away all your calculators and computer equiptment, as humans can count better.