That is 100%, totally, and completely your, biased, opinion. Just because you have a gut feeling that it isn't fair use, it does not make it so. Your opinion does not equate to what the law says it is.
"Finding Nemo" is a fine example of that. Disney copied the work of a French author and they got away with it. All the while, they put down anyone that tries to copy them.
"When we copy, we justify it. When others copy, we vilify it."
I was thinking the same thing. We only know about what is observable to us, but what if there is more out there that we can't observe? Our universe could be like a pond of ripples where big bangs are happening all the time.
It's the parent's fault because society produces ignorant and intolerant fools that abuse anyone that's not part of their norm? We should be teaching our kids to be accepting and tolerant of those that are different. Just because people can be assholes, it doesn't mean you should stop your child from being who they are.
As a parent myself, I'm mortified at the blatant stupidity pervading the school system. My child must have his self-expression and imagination censored because some small minds are foolish enough to think that having zero tolerance on pretending to play guns will somehow reduce gun violence in schools. So my child is expected to not act out any scenario that would involve a gun? "We better watch out! He has a finger and I think it's loaded! Who gave a deadly weapon to a 2 year old?!?" Deadly indeed. The only thing that is dangerous is administrative stupidity.
Come again? Greedy is different from corrupt? Let me show you some math: greed + power = corruption. There's no second way around it. Mixing money and power in government is a recipe for disaster.
Not to mention, with wireless, you have all of your traffic floating through the air for anyone to spy on once they break the encryption, if there is any.
"they will pay (lobby) our government to keep it that way."
You just answered your own question. The "great" thing about capitalism is that it encourages every company to externalize all costs, whether it be monetary, environmental, or social. AT&T externalized their costs by buying favors in government to give them billions to establish and maintain a oligopoly.
So the plaintiff can't take the NYPD to court because they weren't aware of the covert surveillance until someone told them about it with unauthorized publication? Also, the NYPD can violate any rights they wish, so long as the victim is not aware of it.
No, the NYPD does not have the power to participate in illegal surveillance just because the people being surveyed are unaware of their rights being violated. Police surveillance is, by its nature, covert. How is anyone supposed to fulfill the supposed 3 requirements the judge cited in order to effectively challenge these violations if the violations are being deliberately obscured from their awareness? So if I'm not aware that the police searched my home without a warrant or probable cause, I can't challenge their actions? What about my right to due process?
Whether or not someone was aware of their rights being violated cannot be a factor in challenging rights violations. The government agency must be held accountable for violations of protected rights regardless of victims' awareness. The whole point is to prevent and discourage violations of civil rights. What good is the 4th amendment if the NYPD can ignore it if they're doing it in secret? If the NYPD assassinates someone and no one is aware of it, is it legal? No, if a person murders another and nobody knows about it, our system of law says they still committed murder. A crime is a crime whether the victim is aware of it or not. "Injury in fact" is a bullshit excuse.
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Don't store any sensitive information on your phone.
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"When we copy, we justify it. When others copy, we vilify it."
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You just answered your own question. The "great" thing about capitalism is that it encourages every company to externalize all costs, whether it be monetary, environmental, or social. AT&T externalized their costs by buying favors in government to give them billions to establish and maintain a oligopoly.
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I've no doubt in my mind that having a cop bring your child home would make them realize how badly they screwed up.
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No, the NYPD does not have the power to participate in illegal surveillance just because the people being surveyed are unaware of their rights being violated. Police surveillance is, by its nature, covert. How is anyone supposed to fulfill the supposed 3 requirements the judge cited in order to effectively challenge these violations if the violations are being deliberately obscured from their awareness? So if I'm not aware that the police searched my home without a warrant or probable cause, I can't challenge their actions? What about my right to due process?
Whether or not someone was aware of their rights being violated cannot be a factor in challenging rights violations. The government agency must be held accountable for violations of protected rights regardless of victims' awareness. The whole point is to prevent and discourage violations of civil rights. What good is the 4th amendment if the NYPD can ignore it if they're doing it in secret? If the NYPD assassinates someone and no one is aware of it, is it legal? No, if a person murders another and nobody knows about it, our system of law says they still committed murder. A crime is a crime whether the victim is aware of it or not. "Injury in fact" is a bullshit excuse.
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