Digital Restrictions Malware is what it is when it's protecting monopolies and not copyrights. Can't the rival coffee pod manufacturer take Green Mountain to court over this? As others have said, it's complete BS.
After studying both sides of this issue, I still went out and purchased a book by John Grisham, one of the signatories of the Preston & Child's letter, but it was a second hand one from a charity shop. If the authors want a boycott, they've got one!
After that, Congress ordered the NAS to find out what the hell was going on. And what would an Autism charity in the UK be doing finding out what's going on with fingerprint mis-identification? NAS = National Autistic Society.
"But if you want to protect the right to privacy of ordinary citizens, then that means you must hate freedom. Waaaah! What's poor widdle fweedom evaw done to you? Oops, Ewwie's done a poopie!"
Second, it must remunerate and reward creators. That's not just about fairness. We expect creators to invest their time and talent. Of course reward, recognition, remuneration are essential: without them, the creative tap would fast stop flowing. I have always believed that.
But the current copyright system does not do it well. Not nearly well enough. Many creators scrimp by on a pittance, unable to find their full audience, unable to share or sell their works as widely or creatively as they want. Limitations and obstructions do nothing for creativity.
The above is absolutely correct. After all, without copyright for Shakespeare, Hamlet's Soliloquy would never have seen the light of day and I could never have repurposed it as I did in the following fanfic. I would also not now be listening to Ode to Joy by Beethoven if it wasn't for copyright incentivising him to compose it, and then what about Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Cinderella et al.? Oh, wait...
Second, it must remunerate and reward creators. That's not just about fairness. We expect creators to invest their time and talent. Of course reward, recognition, remuneration are essential: without them, the creative tap would fast stop flowing. I have always believed that.
Okay, does seventh comment down from the blogpost count as 'eventually' and thus fulfil the requirements for Godwin's Law? Check out the original unabridged comment by Thucydides.
In my mind, the comparison is ridiculous because it equates the promotion of birth and disease control with the murder of millions of Jews, gay men, disabled people, and other such 'undesirables'.
John Huppenthal said: Hitler worked to eliminate the Jews. Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood was given the job of eliminating African Americans. Hitler fed 6 million Jews into the ovens. Sanger has fed 16 million African Americans into the abortion mills.
That's what I believe too, but I also understand that Facebook tries with all its feeble might to make that as hard as possible. That's why if I was to ever create an account on that site (will never happen, like), I'd make sure to create an email account in a plausible name for Facebooks bots to look at. Simples!
Again, this is not to say that copyright is not important. It's to point out that it's faulty and dangerous to assume that copyright alone is the tool by which to get artists paid. It leads to poor policy choices that often ignore more interesting (and potentially lucrative) methods being developed in the market.
• To provide that it is an offence for any person to supply a R18+ computer game to a minor; and/or • To provide that it is an offence for any person to supply a R18+ film to a minor; and/or • To provide that it is an offence for any person to supply a Category 1 Restricted publication to a minor. Sounds pretty much like the current situation here in the UK, except that it's up to local governments to enforce the ratings, not Westminster. Of course, it may be an offence to supply 18 rated films to those under that age, but that's never meant that irresponsible parents go to jail (prison), only irresponsible shopkeepers and store assistants/managers.
are getting copies which has either had it stripped away Oh, crap. A typo. Never mind, since I live in the UK, I can just ask Google to strike it from their record.
Indeed I am, PaulT. The real stupid of that specious argument is the fact that the big powerful rights owners know for a fact that only those who get official content (however they get it) are inconvenienced by DRM because pirates are getting copies which has either had it stripped away. To make matters worse, counterfeit DVDs are very often sold with their own copy of the original distributors' DRM on the disc!
The police involved in this case go on and on about the "harm" these fan subtitles are creating. Okay, so reduce this 'harm' by no longer providing subtitles that are accurately translated, and thus reduce the very real harm that Hollywood does to active consumers by taking away such a large paying audience, thus reducing the amount of money they have to fritter away on chasing people they don't intend to sue for alleged copyright and trademark infringements. Simples!
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This is why I hate DRM
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I'll join in a boycott...
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Re: OK, people, you've got Copyright wrong
FTFY. It was the same situation as in the rest of Europe.
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And what would an Autism charity in the UK be doing finding out what's going on with fingerprint mis-identification?
NAS = National Autistic Society.
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Eric Holder's response
On the post: VP Of EU Commission On Copyright Reform: 'I'd Sing You Happy Birthday, But I Don't Want To Have To Pay The Royalties'
Actually, she's kinda right...
But the current copyright system does not do it well. Not nearly well enough. Many creators scrimp by on a pittance, unable to find their full audience, unable to share or sell their works as widely or creatively as they want. Limitations and obstructions do nothing for creativity.
The above is absolutely correct. After all, without copyright for Shakespeare, Hamlet's Soliloquy would never have seen the light of day and I could never have repurposed it as I did in the following fanfic. I would also not now be listening to Ode to Joy by Beethoven if it wasn't for copyright incentivising him to compose it, and then what about Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Cinderella et al.? Oh, wait...
On the post: VP Of EU Commission On Copyright Reform: 'I'd Sing You Happy Birthday, But I Don't Want To Have To Pay The Royalties'
Actually, she's kinda right...
But the current copyright system does not do it well. Not nearly well enough. Many creators scrimp by on a pittance, unable to find their full audience, unable to share or sell their works as widely or creatively as they want. Limitations and obstructions do nothing for creativity.
The above isdd absolutely correct. After all, without copyright for Shakespeare, Hamlet's Soliloquy would never have seen the light of day and I could never have repurposed it as I did in the following fanfic. I would also not now be listening to Ode to Joy by Beethoven if it wasn't for copyright incentivising him to compose it, and then what about Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Cinderella et al.? Oh, wait...
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An example of Godwin's Law?
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Quoted for truth
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Current situation in the UK
• To provide that it is an offence for any person to supply a R18+ film to a minor; and/or
• To provide that it is an offence for any person to supply a Category 1 Restricted publication to a minor.
Sounds pretty much like the current situation here in the UK, except that it's up to local governments to enforce the ratings, not Westminster. Of course, it may be an offence to supply 18 rated films to those under that age, but that's never meant that irresponsible parents go to jail (prison), only irresponsible shopkeepers and store assistants/managers.
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Oh, crap. A typo. Never mind, since I live in the UK, I can just ask Google to strike it from their record.
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Reducing the harm Hollywood does to consumers
Okay, so reduce this 'harm' by no longer providing subtitles that are accurately translated, and thus reduce the very real harm that Hollywood does to active consumers by taking away such a large paying audience, thus reducing the amount of money they have to fritter away on chasing people they don't intend to sue for alleged copyright and trademark infringements. Simples!
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