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1. 

   ChurchHatesTucker (profile), 29 Oct 2010 @ 7:49pm

   
   

   Also, Whovians

   A fair number of the early Doctor Who episodes only exist because of the same thing.
   
   When are people going to learn that copying isn't piracy, it's preservation?
   
   I wonder if "The Preservation Party" wouldn't be a better name for the PP folks.

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   Mike Phillips, 29 Oct 2010 @ 8:00pm

   
   

   Star Wars Holiday Special

   The Star Wars Holiday Special is another great example of something a lot of people would have never seen if it wasn't bootlegged. I know a few older Star Wars fans who were absolutely thrilled when I was able to procure copies of this for them to watch.
   
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star_Wars_Holiday_Special#Versions_and_availability_today

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   Anonymous Coward, 29 Oct 2010 @ 8:13pm

   
   

   Those recordings should obviously be immediately handed to their rightful owners (the copyright holders, who made absolutely no effort to preserve these historical moments) and the infringers (and their family and their dog) should be forced to pay obscene amounts of money for all the damages they caused (those freetard thieves!).

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   darryl, 29 Oct 2010 @ 8:29pm

   
   

   What's the "techdirt" on Google Mike ??? you know with ORACLE ??? and JAVA ??

   MIKE why are you so silent about Oracle sueing Google over LINE FOR LINE copying of parts (or probably most) of JAVA ??
   
   Where are you ????
   
   Please be honest for once, and admit you are not talking about it, because its just too hard for you to spin it in such a way to make goolge look good. (after all they pay your bills)..
   
   So what about a bit of balance, and honesty in reporting, why is it you only report on the subjects (purile mostly) that you can spin in such a way to make an 'argument'.
   
   When when it is clear Google do very nastly things, and illegal things, they steal patents, code and anything else they can get their hands on..
   
   You are unusually SILENT on the issue.. !!!!!!
   
   So you are censoring us, ??? are you deciding what we should read and what we should not be allowed to see ?
   
   SO thats what it is, Mikes own censorship system, if Mike feels that the information would be harmfull to his 'cause' then he will censor that information, to protect us poor, stupid plebs from knowing the full story, or the truth..
   
   The fact you leave out Google stealing code, and include OLD tales about Halloween.. Mike.. as that an attempt of deflection ??
   
   If it is, you suck at it..

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   Anonymous Coward, 29 Oct 2010 @ 8:44pm

   
   

   Re: What's the "techdirt" on Google Mike ??? you know with ORACLE ??? and JAVA ??

   http://www.techdirt.com/submitstory.php

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   Anonymous Coward, 29 Oct 2010 @ 8:49pm

   
   

   Re: Also, Whovians

   But you can't have past works competing with the profits generated from present works.

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   Anonymous Coward, 29 Oct 2010 @ 8:53pm

   
   

   Re: What's the "techdirt" on Google Mike ??? you know with ORACLE ??? and JAVA ??

   Someone's undies are a tad too tight.

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   mikej, 29 Oct 2010 @ 8:58pm

   
   

   Another "pirated" call from NBA lore...

   IIRC, a dental student in NY was studying one night listening to an NBA game b/t NY and Philly. Realizing something great was happening, he had the foresight to record the last few minutes on his tape recorder. Because of this NBA fans can now hear the last few minutes of the legendary Wilt Chamberlain scoring 100 points against the Knicks. As an aside, Wilt actually drove back to NY that night with a couple of Knicks who razzed him for his historic feat that nite. LOL.

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   Anonymous Coward, 29 Oct 2010 @ 9:30pm

   
   

   Re: What's the "techdirt" on Google Mike ??? you know with ORACLE ??? and JAVA ??

   Always hilarious!

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    Anonymous Coward, 29 Oct 2010 @ 9:53pm

    
    

    Does anyone have information concerning whether or not broadcasts in the 50's and early 60's contained notices of copyright? Remember, back then the 1909 Act governed, and the Act was chock full of legal formalities necessary to secure copyright.

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    Anonymous Coward, 29 Oct 2010 @ 9:57pm

    
    

    All broadcast signals should be freely copyable and redistributable. If you don't like it get your radio signals off my lawn and keep them off public property!!!!

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    JS Beckerist, 29 Oct 2010 @ 10:40pm

    
    

    Re: What's the "techdirt" on Google Mike ??? you know with ORACLE ??? and JAVA ??

    *sigh* I'm only replying this to stop the nonsense, and I'll make it brief.
    
    Oracle bought Sun. Prior to this purchase, Sun made Java Open Source, and used the GPL license which explicitly states:
    
    ANYONE CAN FREELY USE THIS CODE. IF CHANGES ARE MADE, YOU MUST PUBLISH THIS CODE.
    
    Google, complying with said license did just that.
    
    Now Oracle, realizing that their "should be cash cow" is really nothing more than milked (see what I did there?) is having a fit because someone actually read the license meant for it.
    
    Granted, it's a bit more complicated than this when it comes to corporate use and the fact that both Android and Java are platforms (and as such both have their own licenses,) but that's basically it. If you don't believe me, do the research.

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    ECA (profile), 29 Oct 2010 @ 11:57pm

    
    

    Re: Re: Also, Whovians

    Then we might as well give up Writing.
    So it wont compete with NEWER versions.
    Iv seen 6 TYPES/styles of shows based on the idea of body snatching. And they all started from books.
    there are even releases that are EBOOK ONLY now.
    
    Even at that, let us not to Erase all of past history.(as if we hadnt already)

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    Anonymous Coward, 30 Oct 2010 @ 12:24am

    
    

    Re: What's the "techdirt" on Google Mike ??? you know with ORACLE ??? and JAVA ??

    Oh darryl, atleast TAM was far more entertaining as a troll, sigh

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    Niall (profile), 30 Oct 2010 @ 4:25am

    
    

    Re: What's the "techdirt" on Google Mike ??? you know with ORACLE ??? and JAVA ??

    How is Mike 'censoring' when he chooses what to give us - it is /his/ blog after all! Besides, he seems perfectly happy to criticise Google when necessary, so don't harp on more about Mike having double standards about Google.

    Also, it's a little boring hearing another of your anti-Mike whines. You could have brought this up in a much better way, such as saying "What about this topic?" or something similar, politer, and with less unnecessary personal attacking. Even better, you could have done a little research, given us a couple of paragraphs of actual info, and posted a useful link or two. But now, it's much easier to whine on about your personal beef with Mike.

    I don't think Mike is 'protecting' anyone from anything. If he had the 'cause' you claim he has, why does he have a prominent link saying "Why I Hope The RIAA Succeeds"?

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    abc gum, 30 Oct 2010 @ 7:54am

    
    

    Re: What's the "techdirt" on Google Mike ??? you know with ORACLE ??? and JAVA ??

    darryl,
    
    It's always a good idea to stay on topic, but wth, let us know what you really think.

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    Karl (profile), 30 Oct 2010 @ 8:03am

    
    

    Infringing or fair use?

    Are these copies actually infringing? If anyone did this now, it would be a clear example of fair use (taping it, not re-broadcasting it). Would it have been fair use back then as well?
    
    If so, it's another example of how important fair use is to society as a whole, and how it may also benefit the copyright holders themselves. (The aforementioned Doctor Who case is another example.)

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    Anonymous Coward, 30 Oct 2010 @ 8:03am

    
    

    Re: What's the "techdirt" on Google Mike ??? you know with ORACLE ??? and JAVA ??

    Wow, thank you!
    
    If it wasn't for you, I would never ever hear about this story because NO WAY do I read other tech news sites (like Slashdot, that is linked in the front page of this website).
    
    Incidentally, did Oracle hire you to spread FUD, or is your head filled with bricks?

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    Anonymous Coward, 30 Oct 2010 @ 8:03am

    
    

    Re: Re: Re: Also, Whovians

    The constitution might as well said, "to promote the profits"

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    Anonymous Coward, 30 Oct 2010 @ 8:08am

    
    

    Re: Infringing or fair use?

    Well, if he didn't rebroadcast it what's the point to society? By the time the copy protection expires the tape will probably be deteriorated (unless the recorder kept making copies to conserve them himself) and perhaps thrown away if the original recorder hasn't died of old age and passed the tape onto someone else to hopefully send into the public domain after the copyright expires.
    
    Conclusion: Copyright lasts entirely too long and our current fair use laws aren't the solution.

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    Anonymous Coward, 30 Oct 2010 @ 10:02am

    
    

    How can techdirt have an article like this and then still try to claim that techdirt does not encourage infringement?

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    PRMan, 30 Oct 2010 @ 10:34am

    
    

    Re: Star Wars Holiday Special

    As a Star Wars fan, I can honestly say it would have been better if the Star Wars Holiday Special were lost.
    
    And I actually like the prequel trilogy.

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    House, 30 Oct 2010 @ 10:38am

    
    

    Re: What's the "techdirt" on Google Mike ??? you know with ORACLE ??? and JAVA ??

    Darryl, PM me. I've got you a new prescription for chlorpromazine. Hope anger doesn't make you do something stupid. It's ok to do some babbling at techdirt but wouldn't be ok to get violent at yourself or anyone else.
    
    Let's see... Take a breath. Inhale. Pause. Exhale. Repeat.
    
    Good boy.

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    Greg G, 30 Oct 2010 @ 10:39am

    
    

    joyous call?

    the most joyous call in the history of sports to enjoy forever.
    
    Hmmm@that. To a Giants fan, perhaps. I say the best call ever is each final call when the Spurs won their championship(s).

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    RD, 30 Oct 2010 @ 10:44am

    
    

    Re: What's the "techdirt" on Google Mike ??? you know with ORACLE ??? and JAVA ??

    Wow, are YOU an idiot.
    
    So you are censoring us, ??? are you deciding what we should 'read and what we should not be allowed to see ?
    
    SO thats what it is, Mikes own censorship system, if Mike feels that the information would be harmfull to his 'cause' then he will censor that information, to protect us poor, stupid plebs from knowing the full story, or the truth.. "
    
    Listen bucky, and listen good. Its not censorship if you simply DONT TALK ABOUT SOMETHING. How is Mike censoring YOU? Or anyone on this site? Did he alter or remove your comments? No? Then its NOT CENSORSHIP.
    
    CHOOSING to NOT speak about something
    
    IS
    
    NOT
    
    CENSORSHIP
    
    Got it? I know, you dont, you have such a burning hatred-hard-on for Mike you are blinded to anything resembling logic and reason, but it had to be said anyway.

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    Anonymous Coward, 30 Oct 2010 @ 10:54am

    
    

    Re: Re: What's the "techdirt" on Google Mike ??? you know with ORACLE ??? and JAVA ??

    He probably needs Vicodin

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    Anonymous Coward, 30 Oct 2010 @ 11:25am

    
    

    Re:

    1951. Soon to be 60 years ago. A moment PRESERVED and shared by a non-rightsholder when a rightsholder couldn't be bothered with anything like foresight.
    
    That's how.

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    Niall (profile), 30 Oct 2010 @ 11:37am

    
    

    Re:

    It could definitely be argued that a 'rights holder' that didn't bother to 'preserve' (i.e. FIX in permanent form) a copy really couldn't have much of a leg to stand on... and yes, archiving for posterity should be an unequivocal 'fair use'. Wouldn't it be good if you had the transmission equivalent of the Library of Congress...

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    Niall (profile), 30 Oct 2010 @ 11:39am

    
    

    Re: joyous call?

    Yes, it is rather US provincialism, isn't it ;) A 'World' Series that is only played (and cared about) in one country...
    
    As for classic moments, how about Germany vs England a few months ago ;)

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    Anonymous Coward, 30 Oct 2010 @ 12:58pm

    
    

    Google Suing Oracle

    Please excuse Daryl, he has been drinking again.

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    Anonymous Coward, 30 Oct 2010 @ 1:40pm

    
    

    Re:

    With copyright lasting centuries, how can one not commit copyright infringement?

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    Anonymous Coward, 30 Oct 2010 @ 2:29pm

    
    

    Re:

    I'm not saying there is anything wrong with the example recordings here. I have no issue with that, you missed my point. I think that Mike is full of it when he encourages copying, encourages recording and then makes comments about not condoning illegal downloading.
    
    http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101022/04042611537/fallacy-debunking-successful-n ew-business-model-examples-are-the-exception.shtml#c1683

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    Anonymous Coward, 30 Oct 2010 @ 3:08pm

    
    

    Re: What's the "techdirt" on Google Mike ??? you know with ORACLE ??? and JAVA ??

    Stop picking on the drug addict.

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    KD, 30 Oct 2010 @ 3:54pm

    
    

    How was that 1951 Shot Heard Round the World recorded?

    This is just my idle curiosity, but it isn't clear to me how what we are seeing in that clip was recorded. The article says that Goldberg asked his mother to tape the broadcast. In 1951, that must have meant reel-to-reel audio tape. Audio. Couln't have been video tape in 1951. Yet the clip we see is video.
    
    I suppose someone else filmed the game, or parts of it, at the stadium, either with no accompanying audio, or just the ambient audio in the stadium, then Goldberg's audio was later combined with that film. But it would be nice to know whether that is correct, and if so, the details.

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    Anonymous Coward, 30 Oct 2010 @ 5:03pm

    
    

    Re: Re:

    You know what else encourages copying and recording?
    
    Basic human nature.

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    Karl (profile), 30 Oct 2010 @ 5:51pm

    
    

    Re: Re: Infringing or fair use?

    Well, if he didn't rebroadcast it what's the point to society?
    
    He didn't. From a more detailed article in the NY Times:
    

    The night after the game, Goldberg wrote [announcer Russ] Hodges to ask if anyone at WMCA had recorded the game; if not, he would lend him his. Hodges replied quickly, and used the tape to make records as Christmas gifts. "Then, in the spring training of 1952, I got a call from Russ," Goldberg said, "saying that Chesterfield wants to borrow the tape to distribute it to its dealers."
    
    The rewards for Goldberg's diligence were modest.
    
    "Russ sent me a tape cartridge to thank me, and Chesterfield sent me $100 and access to their box at the Polo Grounds for the season," he said.

    
    Now, if the copyright owners had themselves not distributed it, you would be right.

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    Karl (profile), 30 Oct 2010 @ 6:07pm

    
    

    Re: Re: Encouraging infringement???

    I think that Mike is full of it when he encourages copying, encourages recording and then makes comments about not condoning illegal downloading.
    
    Techdirt has a whole slew of articles about why making backups for archival purposes should be legalized:
    Should Organizations Get To Ignore Copyright For The Sake Of Preservation?
    How Copyright Is Denying Us Our Own History
    Film Archives Being Eaten Away; Would Be Nice If People Could Make Copies To Preserve
    Historical Audio Recordings Disappearing; Copyright Partly To Blame
    
    This post is obviously in the same vein. It is not, at all, remotely, even close to "condoning illegal downloading."
    
    Stop being an ass.

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    Karl (profile), 30 Oct 2010 @ 6:27pm

    
    

    Re: Re: Infringing or fair use?

    Copyright lasts entirely too long
    
    As an addendum, I just wanted to say that I agree with this 100%. That doesn't diminish the fact that fair use is important.

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    Karl (profile), 30 Oct 2010 @ 6:37pm

    
    

    Re: How was that 1951 Shot Heard Round the World recorded?

    This is just my idle curiosity, but it isn't clear to me how what we are seeing in that clip was recorded.
    
    Russ Hodges' famous lines were only delivered on the radio. So, obviously the film footage is from a different source. (Not sure which one.)
    
    On a separate note: Bobby Thomson, the Giants player who hit the home run, died on August 16th.

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    darryl, 30 Oct 2010 @ 9:11pm

    
    

    STILL NOTHING !!!! Hello Mike .... you there ??? answer us ?? :) be honest if you can..

    Oh what a surprise !!!.. NO Mike..
    
    Silent on an imporatant issue.
    
    But leaves TD to talk about a over 50 year old baseball match.
    
    Ofcourse, its too hard for Mike to spin the google story his own way, its beyond him.
    
    Fair enough, we all know Mike is not that skilled in these things..

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    techflaws.org (profile), 31 Oct 2010 @ 3:27am

    
    

    Re: Re:

    you missed my point
    
    Probably because you don't have any but simply are talking out of your butt.

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    Anonymous Coward, 31 Oct 2010 @ 3:34am

    
    

    Re: Re: joyous call?

    Right. I'd always wondered why they bothered to call it "World Series" when pretty much noone outside the US gives a crap about Baseball. Blernsball, anyone ;)

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    Wolfy, 31 Oct 2010 @ 7:14am

    
    

    Not the Japanese, certainly.

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    Anonymous Coward, 31 Oct 2010 @ 8:39am

    
    

    Re: Re:

    You guys are jackasses. It is intellectually dishonest to say that recording is good, copying is good, sharing is good but if any of those things happen to be illegal then downloading them is not good. If were up to Mike then these things would be legal and then there would be no issue with downloading them. Mike wants intellectual honesty and he can start with himself. If pointing out that Mike is full of it makes me an ass then so be it. Again, as I said, I have no issue with the recordings or sharing them or whatever. I have a problem Mikes intellectual dishonesty.

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    Anonymous Coward, 31 Oct 2010 @ 8:49am

    
    

    Re: STILL NOTHING !!!! Hello Mike .... you there ??? answer us ?? :) be honest if you can..

    I'll spin it around for you (because I am bored):
    
    The Java programming language specification is licensed under the GNU GPL, and so are it's main libraries (most of them, I think). It is free (as in speech and beer), so Oracle has no claim here.
    
    But the language specification and libraries, by themselves, are useless. You need an to implement mechanisms that "executes" that language. In Java's case, that would be the Virtual Machine (and associated mechanisms). Now, as far as I know, Google implemented their own version of the JVM (the Dalvik Virtual Machine or somesuch), so Oracle, again, has no claim here.
    
    So, as you see, Oracle has no claims here. It bought Sun and now is being a bitch to pretty much everyone that ever used anything Sun-related (just because they can).
    
    If you pay attention, you'll see that developers of Sun-related technologies (like Open Office or the OpenJDK) are trying to run away as far as possible from Oracle and it's patent-and-copyright-fueled nuclear arsenal. Oracle is digging itself a pretty nice hole with this mess.
    
    There, happy?

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    vivaelamor (profile), 31 Oct 2010 @ 9:06am

    
    

    Re: Re: Re:

    "It is intellectually dishonest to say that recording is good, copying is good, sharing is good but if any of those things happen to be illegal then downloading them is not good."
    
    Why is it intellectually dishonest? I don't share Mike's apparent respect for the law, but I can still understand and accept it. You seem to suggest that it is impossible to make decisions based solely on whether something is legal or not. Respect for the law aside, is it intellectually dishonest to consider the negative consequences of your actions, or is that just rational thought?

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    Anonymous Coward, 31 Oct 2010 @ 11:44am

    
    

    Re: Re: Re: Re:

    Did you click the link I provided above? It makes sense for Mike to consider the consequences of his actions but why should he care about your actions? Its bogus to say look at all of the good things that come from recording/copying/sharing but then to say that you should not do it.

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    Any Mouse, 31 Oct 2010 @ 11:54am

    
    

    Re: Re: Re: joyous call?

    What about those of us in the US that don't give a crap about baseball? Or basketball or 'football,' for that matter.

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    Any Mouse, 31 Oct 2010 @ 11:57am

    
    

    Re: STILL NOTHING !!!! Hello Mike .... you there ??? answer us ?? :) be honest if you can..

    Wow! Mike is silent on the weekend, like he usually is, so it has to be a conspiracy!
    
    Keep raving, lunatic. It gives us all a good laugh. :D

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    Karl (profile), 31 Oct 2010 @ 5:08pm

    
    

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

    Its bogus to say look at all of the good things that come from recording/copying/sharing but then to say that you should not do it.
    
    For one thing, the recording he talks about here happened for different reasons, and in different circumstances, than illegal file sharing. (File sharing generally isn't done for archival purposes.)
    
    For another thing, it's entirely possible to advocate for changing laws, without encouraging lawbreaking, and without encouraging the illegal behavior itself.
    
    I'll give you an example. I believe that marijuana should be legalized. Yet, I don't smoke pot myself, don't particularly like most stoners, and don't encourage getting high. There's no hypocrisy involved.
    
    Why not encourage illegal file sharing? Well, maybe because he doesn't want to encourage any illegal behavior. Or maybe because he would be giving bad advice - if you get sued, your life is ruined. Or maybe because he believes that the rights holders' wishes should be respected, even if they're wrong-headed. Or any other number of reasons.
    
    You seem to be angry that Mike doesn't encourage illegal file sharing. Well, you can still do it if you want to - you don't need Mike's approval. But by believing he's a hypocrite, you're making the same "for us or against us" mistake that drives ideologues like "John Paul Jones."

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    Karl (profile), 31 Oct 2010 @ 5:16pm

    
    

    Re: STILL NOTHING !!!! Hello Mike .... you there ??? answer us ?? :) be honest if you can..

    Silent on an imporatant issue.
    
    psst... Darryl... over here...
    
    Oracle's First Big Move With Sun? Use Sun's Patents To Sue Google
    Why The Oracle Java Patents Were Literally A Joke Played By Sun Engineers
    Google Points Out That Oracle Asked Sun To Open Source The Java Tech It's Now Suing Google Over

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    Anonymous Coward, 31 Oct 2010 @ 6:00pm

    
    

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

    Most recording, copying and sharing is legal. Some of it is not.

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    Bengie, 31 Oct 2010 @ 6:50pm

    
    

    Re: What's the "techdirt" on Google Mike ??? you know with ORACLE ??? and JAVA ??

    Because Google didn't copy anything from Java. Google is getting sued for using an OPEN SOURCE Virtual machine that so happens to use Java byte code. The only reason it isn't called "java" because there are certain API calls that are completely useless but are required to call something a "Java VM".
    
    Since it only implements 99% of the Java api, it is not called java. But it is compatible with the other 99% of the Java API and byte code. Sun doesn't like this.
    
    Sun wants to be the ONLY gateway into making a Java compatible VM, but the open source community didn't want to play by Sun's rules. The API and byte code that the open source VM does use, is actually open source. Sun documented and released those APIs and byte codes under open source themselves.
    
    Essentially, Sun wants to say that 99% of Java is open source, but you can't *just* implement the open source parts, you must implement the whole thing. But this is contrary to the open source license it was released under.

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    vivaelamor (profile), 1 Nov 2010 @ 2:01am

    
    

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

    "Did you click the link I provided above?"
    
    I read the linked article last week, thanks.
    
    "It makes sense for Mike to consider the consequences of his actions but why should he care about your actions?"
    
    Why shouldn't he care?
    
    "Its bogus to say look at all of the good things that come from recording/copying/sharing but then to say that you should not do it."
    
    I think Karl has sufficiently explained why it is not bogus.

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    Mike Masnick (profile), 1 Nov 2010 @ 3:47am

    
    

    Re: STILL NOTHING !!!! Hello Mike .... you there ??? answer us ?? :) be honest if you can..

    Oh what a surprise !!!.. NO Mike..
    
    Hi Darryl. No surprise. I generally take the weekends off. This weekend I was in Hollywood talking with movie execs and filmmakers, so no time to spend here answering bizarre illogical rantings. Sorry.
    
    In the meantime, if you honestly think I don't write negative stories about Google, you need to check your reading comprehension scanners. Just last week I called for the company to fire its CEO. Pay attention Darryl, you seem to miss a lot.

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    Anonymous Coward, 1 Nov 2010 @ 6:40am

    
    

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

    If we don't share the recordings then how exactly do they preserve history? A recording that just sits on the shelf does nothing to preserve history - I think Mike has made this point about rights holders that never release their goods. I think its fine for Mike to say that he does not participate in illegal file sharing. But saying that you should record but not share history is like saying marijuana is bad and you should not do it, wink, wink.

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57. 

    John William Nelson (profile), 1 Nov 2010 @ 6:56am

    
    

    It's probably not piracy

    You cannot acquire a copyright unless you fix a copy of a work of authorship in a tangible medium allowing perception of the work at a later date. This is called fixation and is defined in the Copyright Act of 1976 §§ 101, 102.
    
    In other words, you can't claim copyright of a live radio broadcast unless there was simultaneously recorded.
    
    This is also true for live television: The NFL didn't acquire a copyright in the Jets / Green Bay game yesterday unless it was simultaneously recording the game. (Which it was, so it did.)
    
    Simultaneous recording was less frequent in the 1950s. Considering the only copy we have to the play call from the shot heard round the world is a recording from a listener, not the broadcaster, means it is highly likely the broadcaster didn't acquire a copyright.
    
    Interestingly, the person recording does likely have a copyright in the work. It will be thin in the sense it only covers duplicates of the sound recording, but courts have ruled that even millisecond copies of sound recordings violate copyright.
    
    Of course, back in the 1950s the acquisition of a copyright also required you follow proper filing procedures, so no copyright may have been acquired on those grounds.

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    TtfnJohn (profile), 1 Nov 2010 @ 11:29am

    
    

    Re: Re: STILL NOTHING !!!! Hello Mike .... you there ??? answer us ?? :) be honest if you can..

    Which does make things very interesting for OpenSolaris. Different license but the source is floating out there in the wild now and Oracle seems determined to hunt down anyone using so much as a line of it. :)
    
    It would be looking dark for MySQL as well other than the fact that the licensing goes back to day one on that project though I'm sure Oracle will try something.

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    Mike Masnick (profile), 1 Nov 2010 @ 11:38am

    
    

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    If we don't share the recordings then how exactly do they preserve history? A recording that just sits on the shelf does nothing to preserve history - I think Mike has made this point about rights holders that never release their goods. I think its fine for Mike to say that he does not participate in illegal file sharing. But saying that you should record but not share history is like saying marijuana is bad and you should not do it, wink, wink.
    
    You appear to be missing my point totally. I'm not saying infringement is okay. I'm saying it's dumb to protect these works with copyright in the first place, and we'd be better off if the *rights holders* freed them in the first place.

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    Stephen, 1 Nov 2010 @ 12:39pm

    
    

    the giants win the pennant

    joe buck did say it, but as he is wont he buried it amidst a muddle of other things.

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    Anonymous Coward, 1 Nov 2010 @ 2:43pm

    
    

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    But the rights holders did not free them and will not free them. So recording and sharing are good but do not do it, wink, wink. You are saying no and shaking your head yes at the same time. Some clear message you have there.

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