equating the us government with the people living in _america_ (a continent) is still stupid, just as equating the EU leaders with the people living in europe (again, a continent).
Did they play some significant role in history Europeans and european nations played a significant role in history much earlier than the EU came to be (like.. wiping the native residents of a continent and inhabiting it with immigrants...). That's why I concluded he did not mean the EU.
You might want to think that "Europe wants ***" statement through.
"Europe" as a single entity does not exists. There are the European parliament, regulators, member states. And then there are the people who live in Europe.
Equating them is as stupid as saying "all Americans support the israeli genocide" or "all Americans support worldwide surveillance and purposeful weakening of security protocols"
Re: We're not talking about parents not watching their kids here.
Stopping things like this is literally the central function of government
I'd like to disagree on that.
While I find it a reprehensible practice along with the zepter like "sell useless garbage for outrageous prices to senile elders" business model, I think it's ultimately society's responsibility to deal with this kind of shit.
Government bodies should compel corporations to fair play (ie, not lying to it's customers like zepter, scientology, homeopathy etc).
In this case, it is the parent's goddamn responsibility to teach their kids how to behave, and in the meantime lock them away from the possibility of 1 click purchases. Don't leave your fuckin' CC info in the phone, or where the kids can find it, just as you don't leave your gun where they can find it.
To sum it up: start treating citizens as responsible adults!
Just what sort of system can keep track of which of those 7 billion people created which "original" content, and keep track of which of those 7 billion people have "valid" licences to which content?
Not to mention the complete lack of need for such system from the rest of the world. Fine examples show that there is no need for strict DRM, licensing and other BS (like copyright, patents) to make a decent profit. (GoG, CD Project Red, etc)
That's the point of the control group: to have a baseline behavior that is influenced by the knowledge of the test but uninfluenced by the actual test.
In theory: Tested behavior - Control group behavior = Effects of the test.
Thanks for your irrelevant answers. (Irrelevant, because you don't address my point that what Elon Musk did with his patents is not the norm.)
My point was this: Elon Musk clearly demonstrated how much government monopoly is needed to recuperate R&D costs. 5 years at most. Longer monopoly only hinders innovation.
The current patent system support patents for 20+ years (ridiculous, shitty, overbroad patents at that), which in turn hinders innovation, give big corporations another tool to stiffle competition and trolls a chance to fleece startup companies (hindering innovation further)
So I ask you again: how is the patent system works when the people who want to innovate have to work around it while it is just another tool in the hands of the big players who want to hinder others?
Good morning RIAA agent. Oh, is this HDD of mine is full of pirated music? Then I'm just gonna delete it. You wanna watch? I didn't listened any of them, I pinky swear!
If it worked like this, 1. Tesla wouldn't need to open up their patents. The system would do it instead of them (and to many other patent holders) 2. Elon Musk's choice wouldn't have been greeted with confusion and so much positive surprise. It should be the norm. Which is apparently not.
We should recodify the "USTR Special 301 Report" to a more appropriate name, like "Inverse corruption index by the USA". All the good lapdogs of the IP industry are off the list, and those countries who have at least a splinter of spine to stand up against the fantasy creation of greedy bastards (AKA corporations) are awarded a place! BE PROUD! :D
Aside from the complete ridiculousness of the whole "special listing" procedure,
Yet as recently as 2006, Special 301 listed the European Union on its watch list
Please be aware that there is no such country as European Union. The EU is a loose alliance of european countries with diverse laws and regulations.
Re: Re: You can agree to one view, without agreeing with the others
First day, I drank wine with soda. I got hammered. Second day, I drank vodka with soda, and got stone drunk again. Third day I drank whiskey with soda, and again plastered..
So I concluded that drinking soda makes you drunk.
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Re: Re: Re: The right to be forgotten!
Did they play some significant role in history
Europeans and european nations played a significant role in history much earlier than the EU came to be (like.. wiping the native residents of a continent and inhabiting it with immigrants...). That's why I concluded he did not mean the EU.
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Re: The right to be forgotten!
"Europe" as a single entity does not exists. There are the European parliament, regulators, member states. And then there are the people who live in Europe.
Equating them is as stupid as saying "all Americans support the israeli genocide" or "all Americans support worldwide surveillance and purposeful weakening of security protocols"
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Re: We're not talking about parents not watching their kids here.
I'd like to disagree on that.
While I find it a reprehensible practice along with the zepter like "sell useless garbage for outrageous prices to senile elders" business model, I think it's ultimately society's responsibility to deal with this kind of shit.
Government bodies should compel corporations to fair play (ie, not lying to it's customers like zepter, scientology, homeopathy etc).
In this case, it is the parent's goddamn responsibility to teach their kids how to behave, and in the meantime lock them away from the possibility of 1 click purchases. Don't leave your fuckin' CC info in the phone, or where the kids can find it, just as you don't leave your gun where they can find it.
To sum it up: start treating citizens as responsible adults!
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Re: Bad Analysis
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US response
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Re:
Not to mention the complete lack of need for such system from the rest of the world. Fine examples show that there is no need for strict DRM, licensing and other BS (like copyright, patents) to make a decent profit. (GoG, CD Project Red, etc)
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: hmmm
What you brought up is the difference between theory and reality.
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Re: Re: Re: hmmm
In theory: Tested behavior - Control group behavior = Effects of the test.
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Facebook Messed With The Emotions Of 689,003 Users... For Science
GLaDOS
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Re: Re: Re: Funny (not)
My point was this:
Elon Musk clearly demonstrated how much government monopoly is needed to recuperate R&D costs. 5 years at most. Longer monopoly only hinders innovation.
The current patent system support patents for 20+ years (ridiculous, shitty, overbroad patents at that), which in turn hinders innovation, give big corporations another tool to stiffle competition and trolls a chance to fleece startup companies (hindering innovation further)
So I ask you again: how is the patent system works when the people who want to innovate have to work around it while it is just another tool in the hands of the big players who want to hinder others?
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Hi RIAA
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Re: Funny (not)
If it worked like this,
1. Tesla wouldn't need to open up their patents. The system would do it instead of them (and to many other patent holders)
2. Elon Musk's choice wouldn't have been greeted with confusion and so much positive surprise. It should be the norm. Which is apparently not.
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US Neology in action
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Re: Re: Maybe do some research next time...
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All the good lapdogs of the IP industry are off the list, and those countries who have at least a splinter of spine to stand up against the fantasy creation of greedy bastards (AKA corporations) are awarded a place! BE PROUD! :D
Aside from the complete ridiculousness of the whole "special listing" procedure,
Yet as recently as 2006, Special 301 listed the European Union on its watch list
Please be aware that there is no such country as European Union. The EU is a loose alliance of european countries with diverse laws and regulations.
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Re: Re: What did they expect?
They're as archaic and unnecessary as record labels became.
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Re: Re: You can agree to one view, without agreeing with the others
Second day, I drank vodka with soda, and got stone drunk again.
Third day I drank whiskey with soda, and again plastered..
So I concluded that drinking soda makes you drunk.
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You're confusing government with citizens
This is as accurate as, say, 'American citizens love oppressive copyright' or 'American citizens love to spy on the whole world'.
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Re:
And they complain about AQ...
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