Re: In the name of the Corp., for the Corp., and by the Corp. and keep the peons paying.
The ruling should make companies carefully consider where they are incorporated. For some, it will makes to reincorporate in the state where there actual home office is. What this ruling does prevents venue shopping by the troll.
Re: Microsoft doesn't care about security -- only reputation damage
MS is more worried about potential lawsuits and legislation that would hurt them more than Google, Apple, RedHat, or just about any Linux distro. To varying degrees all the later use FOSS code as the basis of their respective OSes. So legislation demanding all the OS source code be available and lawsuits that use discovery to get the source code into open court would hurt MS.
I was recently talking to a professional photographer. To those who pay for his services he grants limited non-commercial rights for the use of the photos stated in real people terms not shyster. He does have some trouble with some who grab a copy and misuse the photos on occasion. But he said a well crafted letter with an easy out usually clears up the misuse (mostly proper crediting and if a commercial site a small license fee). I got the strong impression that most like him do not file suits at every incident.
Given that professional recordings are relatively cheap to make even if using a recording studio, it not surprising that many musicians detest the labels. About 20 years ago a musician I know told me to make a professional CD would cost a band about 25K including 10K copies or about 2.50 per copy. CDs then were selling for about 15+ per copy with band getting peanuts. The basic economics is still true.
Also, fans of the band will go to concerts and will buy band merchandise.
The real advantage for content creators is they can afford to do more interesting projects that would not be "commercially viable" under the old model. The old model has high overhead to pay for while the new model has a lower overhead for funding and much cheaper distribution channels. One of my favorite Youtube channels is a rather niche channel that does very well researched historical videos. This channel would never get a green light under the old model because the audience is limited. But on Youtube (or other channels) the audience can find them and watch when they are ready.
FedEx and most businesses have a standard charge for one-off copies that is the published price. If the schools do enough business with FedEx, they probably have a discounted rate based on monthly copy volume. The only issue in the case was whether a third party who was engaged by to do some work for the end user is liable for copyright infringement just by doing the work. While the case was about a specific CC license it does have broader implications that third parties are not generally liable for infringement just because they were used.
ESPN overpaid for the rights for "marquee" sports. They also do not show many other sports such as rugby or Australian rules football. These sports would probably come as complete package with ESPN only rebroadcasting the game.
Technically the victims are the cab companies and the city for lost fares and fees. Both 'victims' have lost sight that cabs are a service that should be benefitting the public first. Uber and Lyft challenge the lack of customer service.
That incompetent investigations will put innocent people in prison is a good start. The fact the Keystone Kops were so incompetent with the high tech devices such as a tape recorder or camera that the best they could do is charge someone who happened to be in the database.
Even worse, the basic idea and technology of making a copy has around for recordings for longer than that. Bing Crosby started to use recordings in the 40's to record his radio shows. The tapes being sent to the stations to be played when the show was to aired. So one could argue the only thing this 'patent' does was to a digital device instead of an analog one.
iIdiots should the company name. These charges can be challenged. Also, what is the minimum amount of money in a fraud/theft case in Texas for felony charges? Also, could there RICO charges involved (definitely a felony)?
Gawker went out of business because of their total lack of any ethics and morals left them open to nasty lawsuits. The Hulk Hogan mess was one their own making. The lawsuits and threats mentioned here have no real basis other than someone can not admit that there was considerable prior work ("art") for workable email systems. The real inventors have not made any ludicrous claims.
I am not surprised. The basic flaw is the anonymized data hides personal preferences and habits. It does not. Everyone tends to have well defined usage patterns on the web. Correlating this patterns between various services can will effectively deanonymize data. The points of correlation the more accurate the identification.
Proper police and military tactics do not involve storming a building for shits and giggles. This is a recipe for a disastrous shootout with many dead.
I remember a SWAT assault in GA many years ago (not drugs) that was a hostage situation. An armed man with issues was holding family member(s) hostage. Instead of trying to talk the man out the local SWAT team assaulted the house without any real reconnaissance. Result, one perp dead and the entire SWAT team wiped out.
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Also, fans of the band will go to concerts and will buy band merchandise.
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I remember a SWAT assault in GA many years ago (not drugs) that was a hostage situation. An armed man with issues was holding family member(s) hostage. Instead of trying to talk the man out the local SWAT team assaulted the house without any real reconnaissance. Result, one perp dead and the entire SWAT team wiped out.
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