I was in attendance at the Black Gold Benefit, I don't believe any patents were donated. They made a pretty penny from that event. I'll ask one of my reporter friends to look into it.
If you are using RIAA numbers and accounting (or hollywood accounting) and accepting the numbers they put out on the "costs of piracy" which have been debunked by government organizations (GAO), I could see your argument making sense.
But for those of us that don't readily accept lies, damn lies, and statistics at face value, I'll go with the other way around.
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have a look at the exceptions.
The part copyright is concerned about is the initial jailbreaking. I jailbreak it while I own it, I am within the bounds of the exception and am legal.
Afterwards I can sale it if I like, the DMCA does not concern this, it is how the first sale doctrine kicks in.
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You clearly don't understand that when I purchase a phone I OWN IT (and can therefore jailbreak it). That's all the law cares about. What I do with it afterwards has no bearing on the DMCA, and first sale doctrine should be fine covering the rest.
Copyright is a privilege not a right. It exists for the sole purpose of enhancing the public domain by giving artists incentive, of a limited time monopoly, to create.
If at anytime Copyright is found to be an ineffective incentive for the purpose of enhancing the public domain it should be removed from law.
CopyRIGHT is simply an archaic name given to it from 1600s when the stationers(think of them like the RIAA/MPAA) petitioned parliament to create a right to copy so that they could maintain their printing monopoly by forcing artists to handover any copyright before they could be printed. Funny how things haven't changed much.
And you don't understand the way the Internet or a search engine works either.
You are driving down the road in an unfamiliar location. You want to eat at a mom-and-pop restaurant and know which hotel in the area is best, also where is the local crack house?
You stop and ask someone who is knowledgeable of the area for directions, he points down the road and says the hotel is further down on the left. As for the crack house, he says he thinks you can get that at Joe's up the road, seems to always be a bunch of cars that go there when he gets in from the Big City.
You drive there on your own.
The man you asked directions for plays the same role Google does, you are the one that make the active decision on where you want to go, he just was courteous and told you where it is and how best to get there. He has committed no crime. He is not liable for any crimes you commit while following the directions you asked for.
If that makes google guilty than every vehicle maker is guilty of trafficking drugs illegally. Every gun maker is guilty of murder. Every hospital is guilty of allowing over doses of prescription medicine.
Either that or you just really have no clue what you are talking about and should educate yourself on 3rd party liability.
Personally I believe the answer is the second option.
You are also genuinely off topic. The idea of "Windows" is silly in it's current incarnation simultaneous release has some benefits to it and may overcome the downsides, but having to wait 90 days to a year to see a movie I deemed not worth seeing in theaters but maybe worth queuing up on Netflix is ridiculous.
Within the United States, People are Adults when they reach the age of Majority, they may sign contracts, they may vote, they may run for office. They are not kids.
If they are Playing sports in a national league they are no longer private individuals but are acting in the public. Stock Photos and Stats are facts and may as well be used by anyone, either for fantasy leagues or Video games.
Free Speech has nothing to do with a price tag. I have no idea where you think Freedom of Speech has anything to do with being nullified once money is made. Perhaps you would like to explain your stance on newspapers charging for their papers since Freedom of the Press is mentioned in the same breath where Freedom of Speech is established?
You will find the *AA's lobbying congress to pass laws simular to the ACTA as soon as it is agreed upon, claiming it as a "International Obligation". Our Congress Critters which aren't very smart and judge ideas based on "Can it get me re-elected" or "Can it get me money" will see the campaign contributions and say "Well, it looks like these *AA guys are right!" and sign anything the *AA put infront of them.
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The affidavit.
Page 31 talks about his evidence against Torrent Finder which is hilarious to read.
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Yes, obviously the only thing keeping creativity alive is monopoly on ideas or expressions.
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You obviously can't see the forest from the tree's.
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If you are using RIAA numbers and accounting (or hollywood accounting) and accepting the numbers they put out on the "costs of piracy" which have been debunked by government organizations (GAO), I could see your argument making sense.
But for those of us that don't readily accept lies, damn lies, and statistics at face value, I'll go with the other way around.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: From the 'im sure he had lots of fun there' dept..
The part copyright is concerned about is the initial jailbreaking. I jailbreak it while I own it, I am within the bounds of the exception and am legal.
Afterwards I can sale it if I like, the DMCA does not concern this, it is how the first sale doctrine kicks in.
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Fly away little troll, fly away!
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Re: So your message is: CONFORM or be egged?
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If at anytime Copyright is found to be an ineffective incentive for the purpose of enhancing the public domain it should be removed from law.
CopyRIGHT is simply an archaic name given to it from 1600s when the stationers(think of them like the RIAA/MPAA) petitioned parliament to create a right to copy so that they could maintain their printing monopoly by forcing artists to handover any copyright before they could be printed. Funny how things haven't changed much.
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You are driving down the road in an unfamiliar location. You want to eat at a mom-and-pop restaurant and know which hotel in the area is best, also where is the local crack house?
You stop and ask someone who is knowledgeable of the area for directions, he points down the road and says the hotel is further down on the left. As for the crack house, he says he thinks you can get that at Joe's up the road, seems to always be a bunch of cars that go there when he gets in from the Big City.
You drive there on your own.
The man you asked directions for plays the same role Google does, you are the one that make the active decision on where you want to go, he just was courteous and told you where it is and how best to get there. He has committed no crime. He is not liable for any crimes you commit while following the directions you asked for.
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Google is not supporting piracy because it serves ads on websites which support piracy.
Ford is not supporting drug trafficking because it is making money on people purchasing cars to traffic drugs with.
Gun makers are not supporting murder because some people purchase guns and commit murder with them.
Hospitals are not supporting misuse of prescription drugs by prescribing them in the first place.
Calling something poorly thought out just because your feeble mind can't comprehend it does not make it poorly thought out.
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Either that or you just really have no clue what you are talking about and should educate yourself on 3rd party liability.
Personally I believe the answer is the second option.
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Dirk Belligerent
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Re: Free Speech
If they are Playing sports in a national league they are no longer private individuals but are acting in the public. Stock Photos and Stats are facts and may as well be used by anyone, either for fantasy leagues or Video games.
Free Speech has nothing to do with a price tag. I have no idea where you think Freedom of Speech has anything to do with being nullified once money is made. Perhaps you would like to explain your stance on newspapers charging for their papers since Freedom of the Press is mentioned in the same breath where Freedom of Speech is established?
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Re: The more you look at the bill...?
lets get started on that and remove that whole "Sens." part out of that sentance.
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