What makes Linux users exempt? As one of those Linux users, I'd have to say nothing does, nor do I think that's really the point. In fact I get far more done with Linux than I ever could with Windows in the same time, or even at all for some things; In other words, at twice the cost per seat of Windows, it would still be a bargain.
It's how you go about making that money. The whole patent system is a net drain on the entire economy, not just the part in which Linux operates. Non-Practicing Entities (aka patent trolls) bring nothing to the table whatsoever, yet they expect payment. That's hardly just a Linux problem, it hurts everyone.
But if IP helps produce better operating systems and they point to their alleged IP in Linux, wouldn't they then claim by extension that Linux is a better operating system?
If you take the line of their projected growth in graph 1 and project back, then it clearly shows that before 1973 the music industry paid people to listen to albums.
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One last comment on the matter.
Your original position in your first comment on the post can be summarised like this: Mike, you didn't read the report, made a lot of assumptions, and then wrote about it. Assumption this, assumption that, ass you and me.
Never mind for a moment that the link you provided to a summary of the report which you say counters Mike's summary proves the exact opposite, even though the focus was a bit different the stated facts were the same. Never mind that that very same link shows that Mike must have read the report or a translation.
When you boil things down to the essentials: you call Mike out for making a big assumption and then running with it, facts be damned. What do you do? You make a big assumption and run with it, facts be damned.
Whether or not you're going to admit you were wrong is up to you. It must be quite clear to everyone else by now, and I have more important things to do.
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To clarify, it was hypocritical of you to categorically state that Mike didn't read the report (or a translation) and saying he assumed a lot of things, when, you yourself assumed he didn't. It was then revealed later, by your own links to bolster your initial argument no less, that Mike must have read the report in question.
The hypocrisy was thus in saying it's wrong for Mike to make up stuff out of whole cloth, but in doing so making just as big an assumption. I could clarify the meaning of the word further if you want?
That episode discussed the island of Yap in the South Pacific, that for many years used massive limestone discs as money. And, by massive, I mean sometimes weighing upwards of a ton.
I'm still trying to get enough Ningis to exchange for 1 singular Triganic Pu.
And all time and money spent chasing pirates isn't spent promoting your works either, not to mention the costs will come out of your royalty cut one way or the other.
And all time and money spent chasing pirates isn't spent promoting your works either, not to mention the costs will come out of your royalty cut one way or the other.
*pictures a few people with Guy Fawkes masks sitting in a car outside the lawmaker's grounds, downloading using his connection ... and the settlement letter that comes as a big surprise to him*
Could happen. Won't be me, though, NZ is a bit out of the way, nor am I a member of that particular group.
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Hey, you started changing subjects by bringing up book reports and teachers. I just keep pointing out how hypocritical you were in your initial comment.
That's a question independent of the game, isn't it? You could just as easily decide that every even calendar day you get to start, every odd day your opponent gets to start.
Not in the USA, so far. With recent events in Egypt and Libya, were I a government, I wouldn't want to keep pressing people until I find their breaking point. By then it's obviously much too late to backtrack.
Let's see:
"There are however many artists who indicated that they are not affected, and many who welcomed free sharing of material as it helped them in their careers."
Check.
"`Generation 2.0’ primarily sees opportunities in digital developments, file sharing and remixing. Creators and performers of Generation 2.0 are relatively young and hardly feel financially threatened by digital developments."
Check.
"Reuse is even perceived by many as a potential threat to income. A considerable part of the respondents endorsed the use of digital rights management (DRM)."
Check.
Mike's summary mentioned all of these. Maybe you don't like that he came to a different conclusion. Given that it's evident he did read the report or a translation, since he uses the same data as the report you link to in defending your opinion that he didn't, all that's left now is for you to acknowledge you were wrong and that your initial (and followup rants) were uncalled for.
Just so you know, book reports and F's for not reading them not being personal attacks, calling someone a cult leader is. Perhaps now you know this you can avoid the mistake in the future?
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The point is that regardless of whether or not you personally can or cannot read something, it's still a double standard to expect someone to have done so if you haven't.
If you then also criticise them for not having read it, even as you didn't do so yourself, that just up-ends a tray of eggs in the vicinity of your head.
And certainly you can make the argument that Mike as a reporter has a larger responsibility than you do when it comes to having the facts, him being the reporter, you the consumer of the story.
In turn I'd say that we all have a responsibility to check what we hear or read before taking something as fact. Otherwise we just might end up with egg on our face as we try to convince someone else of something.
And really, if your problem in general with reporting is a lack of truth, might you not better picket the Fox News HQ? They're far more deserving of ire on that score.
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p.s. Ad Hominem attacks are no substitute for cogent arguments. I thought I'd point this out to you, just in case nobody mentioned this to you until now.
p.p.s. If this was pointed out to you before, I hope you'll take this as a friendly reminder.
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It's how you go about making that money. The whole patent system is a net drain on the entire economy, not just the part in which Linux operates. Non-Practicing Entities (aka patent trolls) bring nothing to the table whatsoever, yet they expect payment. That's hardly just a Linux problem, it hurts everyone.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Are you reporting on a report in DUTCH that YOU CAN"T READ
Your original position in your first comment on the post can be summarised like this: Mike, you didn't read the report, made a lot of assumptions, and then wrote about it. Assumption this, assumption that, ass you and me.
Never mind for a moment that the link you provided to a summary of the report which you say counters Mike's summary proves the exact opposite, even though the focus was a bit different the stated facts were the same. Never mind that that very same link shows that Mike must have read the report or a translation.
When you boil things down to the essentials: you call Mike out for making a big assumption and then running with it, facts be damned. What do you do? You make a big assumption and run with it, facts be damned.
Whether or not you're going to admit you were wrong is up to you. It must be quite clear to everyone else by now, and I have more important things to do.
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The hypocrisy was thus in saying it's wrong for Mike to make up stuff out of whole cloth, but in doing so making just as big an assumption. I could clarify the meaning of the word further if you want?
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Triganic Pu
I'm still trying to get enough Ningis to exchange for 1 singular Triganic Pu.
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Could happen. Won't be me, though, NZ is a bit out of the way, nor am I a member of that particular group.
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Let's see:
"There are however many artists who indicated that they are not affected, and many who welcomed free sharing of material as it helped them in their careers."
Check.
"`Generation 2.0’ primarily sees opportunities in digital developments, file sharing and remixing. Creators and performers of Generation 2.0 are relatively young and hardly feel financially threatened by digital developments."
Check.
"Reuse is even perceived by many as a potential threat to income. A considerable part of the respondents endorsed the use of digital rights management (DRM)."
Check.
Mike's summary mentioned all of these. Maybe you don't like that he came to a different conclusion. Given that it's evident he did read the report or a translation, since he uses the same data as the report you link to in defending your opinion that he didn't, all that's left now is for you to acknowledge you were wrong and that your initial (and followup rants) were uncalled for.
Just so you know, book reports and F's for not reading them not being personal attacks, calling someone a cult leader is. Perhaps now you know this you can avoid the mistake in the future?
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If you then also criticise them for not having read it, even as you didn't do so yourself, that just up-ends a tray of eggs in the vicinity of your head.
And certainly you can make the argument that Mike as a reporter has a larger responsibility than you do when it comes to having the facts, him being the reporter, you the consumer of the story.
In turn I'd say that we all have a responsibility to check what we hear or read before taking something as fact. Otherwise we just might end up with egg on our face as we try to convince someone else of something.
And really, if your problem in general with reporting is a lack of truth, might you not better picket the Fox News HQ? They're far more deserving of ire on that score.
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p.p.s. If this was pointed out to you before, I hope you'll take this as a friendly reminder.
Hope that helps.
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You are however criticising the reporting without knowing the facts, even as you criticise Mike for reporting without allegedgy knowing the facts.
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