When John Deere and Apple and the related parties arguing against the right to repair make expert technicians with all possible needed parts and tools available within 30 minutes of requirement, or sooner, at a reasonable cost, then we could stop this argument.
Since that isn't going to happen, then the choice is to get their fakakta software off what they sell and train the local technicians on how to fix what is in the field, in the field, along with the parts and tools to do those fixes, or accept that their machinery will go out of warranty fast with third party fixes or won't be bought.
Once those machines go out of warranty due to the need to get them fixed at a reasonable cost (regardless of the warranty period. but do expect lawsuits), don't expect any resales, but do expect your salespersons to be threatened with a variety of charges that come from shotguns, whether well aimed or not.
Also know as hundreds of millions of small, non-connected echo chambers where no one hears anything they don't like, and since all the hear is in agreement with what they want, they know with an inordinate amount of certainty that they are right.
Which means the theater is selling the experience, not the movie(s). It has been that way since VHS came about, and torrents haven't changed that any more than big screen TV's have. Still, they whine about all those things.
"Despite the piracy, the box office take worldwide for the movie was $1.5 billion, on a budget of $220 million."
And still it made no profit. Is it any wonder the movie business says their in trouble despite increases in box office income, let alone the residuals from TV and Cable releases...etc..
There is an anecdotal tale my father used to tell about his visit to a business colleague/friend in Paris. This had to have been in the early 1960's. The friend used to pretend to push a button at the dinner table at the exact moment the Eiffel Tower's lights came on, suggesting that he did it.
You are right, the EU does not have 'Fair Use', they have 'Fair Dealing'. Now I am not aware of all the rules and implications of fair dealing in the EU, but there is some similarity.
If the ad were to be shown in the EU you might be right. No one in the US is required to follow EU law.
It will, however, be interesting as to how much pressure the EU puts on Mercedes, an EU company, for not following their rules when that 'not following' didn't take place in the EU.
You trust Facebook, and then expect us to trust you quoting Facebook (not that you actually quoted it, but referenced it without bothering to list cites)?
Isn't is usual to read and comprehend the article before posting? The 'links' in question were descriptive of the culprits released from prison, and those links did not lead to infringing content, they lead to a place that lead to places the might or might not have infringing content.
I just did a search for the pirate bay (I use DuckDuckGo) and it returned a url for...wait for it...ThePirateBay. Now to be clear, The Pirate Pay does not in fact host any infringing content. They host links to something called magnet links that contain the content, some of which would infringe, and some of which would not.
So no, linking to something that links to something that links to infringing content probably does not count as contributory or vicarious infringement, whatever the hell that is. As to what the law says...IANAL.
Sometimes those references were quotes, and as we know quotes without attribution is called plagiarism. So far as I know plagiarism isn't an actual copyright offence, even if the original author (or their publisher) is offended.
So that makes one wonder why the inclusion of some video from another source isn't looked at as plagiarism is, rather than copyright infringement.
If the government's need for money is so great, here's an idea that will not only save them a great deal of money, but significantly increase their income. And it is really, really simple. Shut down all government agencies that interact with the public and then redirect 90% of all paychecks and/or investment income to direct deposit in the treasury.
The problem is, given some recent actions by the Australian Government, they might not only actually try this, but succeed at it.
Here is a list of things that Congress has failed to act upon (in no particular order), and not only should they, but clearly need to. I not only don't expect them to, I am also very afraid of what they might do if they did.
Qualified Immunity discarded
Federal Murder crime
Inevitable Discovery given very strict and limited uses
Controlling Precedents
Requirement for LEO's to know the laws they enforce
Body cams and dash cams required, failure to record or loss of recordings are destruction of evidence
No forfeiture without conviction and proven nexus for forfeited assets
Required testing of drug dogs or other use of dogs, in court for every claim a dog makes
DoJ required to investigate every LEO use of force incident for potential violation of rights with an emphasis on proving no violation took place rather than just a determination, and another agency to investigate DoJ uses of force
Law enforcement license that prevents a LEO getting fired or suspended and then hired by another department
Proven efficacy of Field Drug tests in court every time they are used and an arrest is made
Good Faith exception given very strict and limited uses
Prevent the Third Party Doctrine
Federal Anti SLAPP law with sanctions more severe than just pay the lawyers fees, pay for time and stress
Enable Actual Innocence as a reason to release prisoners
not clearly established as an excuse for courts to allow bad law enforcement practice
reasonably scared cop is not a sufficient reason for law enforcement to use undue force
Revert copyright laws to 14 years with a paid update for another 14, with that payment high enough to be a significant deterrence to update.
Adjustment to the DMCA law to give teeth for bogus take down requests, significant monetary and jail time teeth.
That list is not necessarily comprehensive and some of the items might need further definition or clarification.
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Keeping the customer in mind, not the investors
When John Deere and Apple and the related parties arguing against the right to repair make expert technicians with all possible needed parts and tools available within 30 minutes of requirement, or sooner, at a reasonable cost, then we could stop this argument.
Since that isn't going to happen, then the choice is to get their fakakta software off what they sell and train the local technicians on how to fix what is in the field, in the field, along with the parts and tools to do those fixes, or accept that their machinery will go out of warranty fast with third party fixes or won't be bought.
Once those machines go out of warranty due to the need to get them fixed at a reasonable cost (regardless of the warranty period. but do expect lawsuits), don't expect any resales, but do expect your salespersons to be threatened with a variety of charges that come from shotguns, whether well aimed or not.
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Re: Or we could not do that
Also know as hundreds of millions of small, non-connected echo chambers where no one hears anything they don't like, and since all the hear is in agreement with what they want, they know with an inordinate amount of certainty that they are right.
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Re:
Which means the theater is selling the experience, not the movie(s). It has been that way since VHS came about, and torrents haven't changed that any more than big screen TV's have. Still, they whine about all those things.
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Hollywood Accounting says
And still it made no profit. Is it any wonder the movie business says their in trouble despite increases in box office income, let alone the residuals from TV and Cable releases...etc..
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It's either a stretch or a joke
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals missed April 1st by 21 days, or maybe they have a calendar that they read differently. So maybe it's just stretch.
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Hallucinating Lawyers
I want some of what they've been smoking.
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Re: Re: Location matters, though...
There is an anecdotal tale my father used to tell about his visit to a business colleague/friend in Paris. This had to have been in the early 1960's. The friend used to pretend to push a button at the dinner table at the exact moment the Eiffel Tower's lights came on, suggesting that he did it.
Those must be new lights.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Location matters, though...
You are right, the EU does not have 'Fair Use', they have 'Fair Dealing'. Now I am not aware of all the rules and implications of fair dealing in the EU, but there is some similarity.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Location matters, though...
If the ad were to be shown in the EU you might be right. No one in the US is required to follow EU law.
It will, however, be interesting as to how much pressure the EU puts on Mercedes, an EU company, for not following their rules when that 'not following' didn't take place in the EU.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Location matters, though...
It isn't true that when a photograph is taken of a person that their soul is stolen.
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Re:
You trust Facebook, and then expect us to trust you quoting Facebook (not that you actually quoted it, but referenced it without bothering to list cites)?
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Re: Re:
You're presuming they will, or can read that Constitution, or if they can and do, care.
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Oooh nexus to drugs, take the money, do not pass go...
...don't forget the $200.
Is there anyplace in the US that cannot be claimed to be a source for illegal controlled substances? Careful where you live?.
All the highways have been declared drug conduits. Careful how you travel.
Field test kits test powdered sugar as cocaine. Careful what you eat.
Having cash means you're a drug dealer, but don't think your credit/debit cards are safe either. Careful how you spend.
Is there anything left that does not have a nexus to drugs?
On the post: Another Week, Another Hollywood Company Files A Takedown Against TorrentFreak
Re: Re:
Isn't is usual to read and comprehend the article before posting? The 'links' in question were descriptive of the culprits released from prison, and those links did not lead to infringing content, they lead to a place that lead to places the might or might not have infringing content.
I just did a search for the pirate bay (I use DuckDuckGo) and it returned a url for...wait for it...ThePirateBay. Now to be clear, The Pirate Pay does not in fact host any infringing content. They host links to something called magnet links that contain the content, some of which would infringe, and some of which would not.
So no, linking to something that links to something that links to infringing content probably does not count as contributory or vicarious infringement, whatever the hell that is. As to what the law says...IANAL.
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Tim, Tim, Tim
Let's not be so negative. It's false positives!
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Tim, Tim, Tim
Let's not be so negative. It's false positives!
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Re: Re: Ownership
Sometimes those references were quotes, and as we know quotes without attribution is called plagiarism. So far as I know plagiarism isn't an actual copyright offence, even if the original author (or their publisher) is offended.
So that makes one wonder why the inclusion of some video from another source isn't looked at as plagiarism is, rather than copyright infringement.
On the post: Trump's Chinese Telecom Protectionism Always Seems To Be Lacking Evidence
Trump uses too many words.
He should just issue and executive order that simply states:
Buy 'merican.
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Suggestion for Australia's Government
If the government's need for money is so great, here's an idea that will not only save them a great deal of money, but significantly increase their income. And it is really, really simple. Shut down all government agencies that interact with the public and then redirect 90% of all paychecks and/or investment income to direct deposit in the treasury.
The problem is, given some recent actions by the Australian Government, they might not only actually try this, but succeed at it.
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Congress has some work to do
Here is a list of things that Congress has failed to act upon (in no particular order), and not only should they, but clearly need to. I not only don't expect them to, I am also very afraid of what they might do if they did.
That list is not necessarily comprehensive and some of the items might need further definition or clarification.
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