Didn't you know that every Slashdot poster is far more knowledgeable about any subject than people who have spent years or even decades working in their field?
All the same, it's hard to see the legal argument for taxing someone who doesn't do anything in your state.
If a company is shipping purchases to customers, it hardly "doesn't do anything" in the state in which the customers live.
If I send a package to Sri Lanka (for example), I'm not subject to Sri Lanka law. They can confiscate the package or something, but they can't make me pay taxes.
Countries can and do have customs fees and tariffs that must be paid before importing products. If those fees aren't paid, the package isn't let in.
... a persistent Recent Posts First option, with a persistent option for family/friends only. I want facebook to stop messing with what I see because all they do is screw it up.
Yes, please. Just show me everything and let me decide what's important.
Gone were the random food snapshots, the ephemera of people's daily lives and humorous observations.
The flip side of this is that people only cared about trivialities instead of things that have significant impact. A lot of people criticized Twitter for being nothing more than what everyone had for lunch today. There have been jokes for years now about how more people vote for American Idol than vote for President.
I do agree, though, that it shouldn't be 100% serious, and plenty of the partisan junk is stupid and pointless.
These plants are unique in being able to keep a stockpile of fuel, regardless of weather conditions or competition for fuel. That's a capability that could really come in handy in case of a natural disaster or other calamity. That is why the regulations aimed to subsidize plants that can store 60 days of fuel onsite.
If there's some kind of natural disaster that eliminates all sunshine and wind for 60 days, I'm thinking that we're all pretty screwed anyway.
If the patent only covers the shape of the surface, then you would have a reasonable argument that the patent would be invalid. I don't think it would technically be considered prior art, instead being evidence that the patent describes something that isn't patentable subject matter (something in nature).
More likely, though, is that the patent would have to be more specific than just the shape anyway. The patent may describe the exact arrangement of the specific material, in which case using a different material would avoid infringement, or the patent may be about the process used to manufacture the material.
Well, Mr. Washington State Regulator, as you see by these logs, we have not traffic restrictions within the State of Washington. That is the extent of your jurisdiction? Yes, it is. Oh, you want to know what happens once it crosses your State line? That is no matter of yours. Oh, you want to sue us?
"Nope, we don't want to sue you. Contract bid rejected."
It is a constitutional issue. The 4th amendment protects against unreasonable seizures. Net Neutrality rules effectively seize operational control of privately owned computer networks.
Can you cite any court precedent that ruled that government regulations violate the Fourth Amendment? If that were true, the courts would have disbanded nearly every federal agency.
"Launches from Florida into orbits traveling from pole to pole generally sent rockets too close to populated areas for the Air Force's liking. The new rules allow them to thread a safe path southward, past Miami and over Cuba."
Actually, according to my research, Miami and Cuba are in fact populated areas.
Yes, I think that's the point. The previous system (a person tracking the rocket and pressing the destruct button if necessary) was not fast enough to let them launch rockets over heavily-populated areas. The new system can react more quickly, so it can fly over heavily-populated areas with considerably less danger to the people on the ground.
Yes! We first have to determine if these are two independently generated sets of random data.
You can't really call that the first step, since all requirements must be met in order for someone to be liable for copyright infringement. If the first thing you do is show (i.e. convince the judge) that the original isn't eligible for copyright protection, then it doesn't matter if you copied it.
Creativity isn't the bottom line of whether something is copyrightable -- originality is.
Creativity may be the second line from the bottom, but it's still a requirement. It's the reason that the listings in a phone book aren't protected by copyright. Something that is the result of simple mechanical operations and involves no significant decisions, such as sorting names in alphabetical order, is not a creative work.
If the white noise is only random frequencies created by a computer, then there was no creative effort, and the audio is no protected by copyright. If the algorithm that creates the white noise involves selecting from certain frequencies, or selecting certain frequencies more often, in order to generate "better" white noise, then it would be an interesting discussion. Most likely, a judge would have to decide if there is enough creativity involved.
Not without changing the constitution. He won'd be old enough to run until 2028.
You probably should have done some math before posting that. In order for that to be true, he would have to have been born no earlier than 1990 (anything earlier would make him eligible in 2024). That would have made him no older than 14 when he was a student at Harvard and started working on Facebook (maybe less than 14; I just remember offhand that I had a Facebook account by early 2005).
There is no "suddenly" about it. As was pointed out above, Merriam-Webster (which is a pretty credible source when it comes to the meanings of words) lists examples going back as far as Shakespeare.
Perhaps they should stop launching satellites that pollute space with junk. Businesses should be prohibited from launching new satellites, unless they're safely deorbiting an existing one at the same time.
I bet you think it's long way down the road to the chemist's, too.
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Didn't you know that every Slashdot poster is far more knowledgeable about any subject than people who have spent years or even decades working in their field?
All the same, it's hard to see the legal argument for taxing someone who doesn't do anything in your state.
If a company is shipping purchases to customers, it hardly "doesn't do anything" in the state in which the customers live.
If I send a package to Sri Lanka (for example), I'm not subject to Sri Lanka law. They can confiscate the package or something, but they can't make me pay taxes.
Countries can and do have customs fees and tariffs that must be paid before importing products. If those fees aren't paid, the package isn't let in.
... a persistent Recent Posts First option, with a persistent option for family/friends only. I want facebook to stop messing with what I see because all they do is screw it up.
Yes, please. Just show me everything and let me decide what's important.
Gone were the random food snapshots, the ephemera of people's daily lives and humorous observations.
The flip side of this is that people only cared about trivialities instead of things that have significant impact. A lot of people criticized Twitter for being nothing more than what everyone had for lunch today. There have been jokes for years now about how more people vote for American Idol than vote for President.
I do agree, though, that it shouldn't be 100% serious, and plenty of the partisan junk is stupid and pointless.
These plants are unique in being able to keep a stockpile of fuel, regardless of weather conditions or competition for fuel. That's a capability that could really come in handy in case of a natural disaster or other calamity. That is why the regulations aimed to subsidize plants that can store 60 days of fuel onsite.
If there's some kind of natural disaster that eliminates all sunshine and wind for 60 days, I'm thinking that we're all pretty screwed anyway.
This is the dumbest thing I've read all year. If these small ISP's cant compete then why should they be in business? Are you libtards that dence?
Now people are "libtards" for wanting competition in the market? Man, I'm so confused.
The obvious answer is, "It depends."
If the patent only covers the shape of the surface, then you would have a reasonable argument that the patent would be invalid. I don't think it would technically be considered prior art, instead being evidence that the patent describes something that isn't patentable subject matter (something in nature).
More likely, though, is that the patent would have to be more specific than just the shape anyway. The patent may describe the exact arrangement of the specific material, in which case using a different material would avoid infringement, or the patent may be about the process used to manufacture the material.
Well, Mr. Washington State Regulator, as you see by these logs, we have not traffic restrictions within the State of Washington. That is the extent of your jurisdiction? Yes, it is. Oh, you want to know what happens once it crosses your State line? That is no matter of yours. Oh, you want to sue us?
"Nope, we don't want to sue you. Contract bid rejected."
It is a constitutional issue. The 4th amendment protects against unreasonable seizures. Net Neutrality rules effectively seize operational control of privately owned computer networks.
Can you cite any court precedent that ruled that government regulations violate the Fourth Amendment? If that were true, the courts would have disbanded nearly every federal agency.
"Launches from Florida into orbits traveling from pole to pole generally sent rockets too close to populated areas for the Air Force's liking. The new rules allow them to thread a safe path southward, past Miami and over Cuba."
Actually, according to my research, Miami and Cuba are in fact populated areas.
Yes, I think that's the point. The previous system (a person tracking the rocket and pressing the destruct button if necessary) was not fast enough to let them launch rockets over heavily-populated areas. The new system can react more quickly, so it can fly over heavily-populated areas with considerably less danger to the people on the ground.
Yes! We first have to determine if these are two independently generated sets of random data.
You can't really call that the first step, since all requirements must be met in order for someone to be liable for copyright infringement. If the first thing you do is show (i.e. convince the judge) that the original isn't eligible for copyright protection, then it doesn't matter if you copied it.
George Lucas gets paid every time a company uses the word "droid," TV ads or whatever.
I believe that's a trademark, not copyright.
Creativity isn't the bottom line of whether something is copyrightable -- originality is.
Creativity may be the second line from the bottom, but it's still a requirement. It's the reason that the listings in a phone book aren't protected by copyright. Something that is the result of simple mechanical operations and involves no significant decisions, such as sorting names in alphabetical order, is not a creative work.
If the white noise is only random frequencies created by a computer, then there was no creative effort, and the audio is no protected by copyright. If the algorithm that creates the white noise involves selecting from certain frequencies, or selecting certain frequencies more often, in order to generate "better" white noise, then it would be an interesting discussion. Most likely, a judge would have to decide if there is enough creativity involved.
... to prepare to run for president in 2020.
Not without changing the constitution. He won'd be old enough to run until 2028.
You probably should have done some math before posting that. In order for that to be true, he would have to have been born no earlier than 1990 (anything earlier would make him eligible in 2024). That would have made him no older than 14 when he was a student at Harvard and started working on Facebook (maybe less than 14; I just remember offhand that I had a Facebook account by early 2005).
That too. Thanks for the correction.
The internet was going along quite well WAY over six years before network neutrality regulation passed.
Six years before the first court case that established the basic principle, nearly everyone at home was still on dialup.
I'm just curious what the difference between a "fiat decision" and a "non-fiat decision" might be.
"Fiat", like "communism", means "something I don't like".
Speech? Association? Pursuit of Happiness? For people that rely on it for their jobs, add in Life.
New England is not the entire planet.
I strongly disagree with your assertion. I've lived in New England for nearly 40 years, so I should know.
Google spends money on AI research, robotics, parallel computing, and information access.
If Google is spending that money on research, how is it ending up in Bermuda?
There is no "suddenly" about it. As was pointed out above, Merriam-Webster (which is a pretty credible source when it comes to the meanings of words) lists examples going back as far as Shakespeare.
Did you just pull that stat out your ass?
Hm, let's see...
Nope, one in four is just about right.
Perhaps they should stop launching satellites that pollute space with junk. Businesses should be prohibited from launching new satellites, unless they're safely deorbiting an existing one at the same time.
I bet you think it's long way down the road to the chemist's, too.
Never mind that it doesn't actually affect anyone here
That seems like a pretty bold assumption to say that there are no Slashdot readers that live in, work in, or visit Chicago.