I don't know enough about the case to know what the mother's intentions (or specific behaviors) were. But I do note the kid is 16.
So I ask the question: does a 16 year old have the legal right to have a Facebook account that his legal guardians don't have access to? Or, do his legal guardians have the right to manage a minor's online presence if they so desire?
I am not asking whether this is smart parenting (I presume something less confrontational would be smarter parenting), rather: to what extent does the law give parents control over their minor's online presence?
[And I am guessing the answer is: the law is silent on this as it is too new an issue.]
The Sony bashing here isn't helpful to intelligent consideration of the situation.
I have a thought and a question.
Thought: Perhaps we don't want to say that vendors are not permitted to remove features post-sale because sometimes removing features will make sense to do. Examples:
- if a feature inadvertantly creates a security risk;
- if a feature creates a situation such that technical support of the feature would bankrupt the company (and make any future support for the product disappear).
So before one rushes off to say that companies shouldn't be able to do this, one ought to address how to differentiate from situations where perhaps they should be able to do this.
Question: Even if Sony is legally permitted to remove features post sale, in this case it is completely unclear to me why they would want to.
As best I can tell, they have already sold several thousand extra units because customers have figured out how to repurpose them. If Sony cooperated in promoting how to repurpose PS3s, wouldn't they sell many tens of thousands of additional extra units? If Sony makes $200 wholesale from a unit they reap an extra $1m for every 5,000 more they sell.
Roger Ebert's review of Alice in Wonderland was, essentially, "great movie; see it in 2d"
His reasoning was that the movie was shot in 2d and then post-productioned into 3d. He said the technique they used removed about 20 percent of the light but added few interesting 3d effects. He said the colors pop much more and it is much closed to Tim Burton's vision in 2d.
Seems the studios knew 3d was the current thing and figured they could milk it for more money, quality be damned.
Actually, I think I can create an equally plausible hypothesis that syphilis causes Facebook:
If people are finding that the risky ways they meet sexual partners are leading them to acquire too much venereal disease, then they might look for alternative methods to better screen potential partners.
An online system that would all people to vet potential partners by reading about them, and validating them through their community of friends might be useful.
Therefore, people who suffer from venereal disease might tend to populate such online social networks. Their use of these networks might contribute to the critical mass necessary to make the networks sustainable.
---
So, stamp out venereal disease and Facebook might just go away!
I am trying to understand what happens next. Lets say none of the domain owners steps forward.
So, Kentucky goes to ICANN and demands the domain names?
Won't ICANN simply say, "You don't have standing to demand domain names." And not give it to them.
Would Kentucky have to sue in Federal Court to force action by ICANN? It is fairly likely no Federal court will support this sort of action by a State.
Unrelated, except another example of same business model
Same business model.
LiveMocha.com is a language learning online social network. It is free; you get free language lessons in any of 95 different languages (lots of obscure ones on the list). You can tutor or be tutored. The lessons are not unlike what you would find in a Rosetta Stone course, perhaps not of equal quality, but it is free.
There is a bit of advertising on the site. Then, there are some add-ons you can opt to pay for. For example, you can take the free French course, or you can pay $9.95 for an accelerated French For Travelers course. Given my happiness with the free materials, I won't hesitate to pay $10 for more focused materials.
Lots of free, and they are finding ways to make money too.
Wouldn't surprise me if there is a lot of non-language learning like this in the near future.
Big fan too since the treadmills. Both the new marching band and Rube Goldberg video are amazing. I've been a cog in it going viral. (hmmm, mixed metaphor there.)
Here's the thing, though. These guys aren't a great band. They are great performance artists. It's the multi-media show that differentiates them from other music makers.
Take for example [and Damian, I hope you are reading this] the song in the two recent videos. Plus there's a third YouTube video of Damian performing same song a capella with a choir. All three mixes are different from the album mix (two of them recorded live with their videos). All three are great listens; I've been humming the tune in my head. The album, on the other hand, is mixed so poorly I find it unlistenable. Once and done-can't recommend to anyone to buy the album.
So, where was the EMI value added here? And where was the potential return to EMI? This just isn't much of a fit.
"Unfortunately, the huge traffic their videos generated never quite translated into album sales. The band's best seller was 2005's Oh No, their second, which included the treadmill hit, "Here It Goes Again," and sold around 200k, while their latest is languishing at 20k."
Duh. They are never going to make it big in pure audio. Their niche is going to be finding ways to monetize performance art. That may turn out to be a stage show; that may turn out to be creative videos.
And, somewhere along the way they are going to get themselves a better sound engineer.
It may not be against the law, but Walmart and McDonalds are likely to force Redbox to take the R rated videos out of their stores. For them it will be a business decision.
Let me tell you how it will be;
There's one for you, nineteen for me.
'Cause I'm the taxman,
Yeah, I'm the taxman.
Should five per cent appear too small,
Be thankful I don't take it all.
'Cause I'm the taxman,
Yeah, I'm the taxman.
Shoot, it never occurred to me that Shankman was actually making "a pretty good amount of money" off of this.
I was signed up for a while (as a professor who might have something to say on some topics), but let it lapse. However, if there is money involved, maybe I will go into competition with him!
Thanks for the idea Shankman. Let's see how many more sites the market will support!
On the post: Son Gets Mom Charged With Harassment Over Facebook Account Hijacking
Minor infraction
So I ask the question: does a 16 year old have the legal right to have a Facebook account that his legal guardians don't have access to? Or, do his legal guardians have the right to manage a minor's online presence if they so desire?
I am not asking whether this is smart parenting (I presume something less confrontational would be smarter parenting), rather: to what extent does the law give parents control over their minor's online presence?
[And I am guessing the answer is: the law is silent on this as it is too new an issue.]
On the post: Sony Deletes Feature On PS3's; You Don't Own What You Thought You Bought
Two questions; two sides
I have a thought and a question.
Thought: Perhaps we don't want to say that vendors are not permitted to remove features post-sale because sometimes removing features will make sense to do. Examples:
- if a feature inadvertantly creates a security risk;
- if a feature creates a situation such that technical support of the feature would bankrupt the company (and make any future support for the product disappear).
So before one rushes off to say that companies shouldn't be able to do this, one ought to address how to differentiate from situations where perhaps they should be able to do this.
Question: Even if Sony is legally permitted to remove features post sale, in this case it is completely unclear to me why they would want to.
As best I can tell, they have already sold several thousand extra units because customers have figured out how to repurpose them. If Sony cooperated in promoting how to repurpose PS3s, wouldn't they sell many tens of thousands of additional extra units? If Sony makes $200 wholesale from a unit they reap an extra $1m for every 5,000 more they sell.
Why would they not want to do this?
On the post: Hollywood Seeks To Kill Off 3D Golden Goose With Much Higher Prices
Thumbs down
His reasoning was that the movie was shot in 2d and then post-productioned into 3d. He said the technique they used removed about 20 percent of the light but added few interesting 3d effects. He said the colors pop much more and it is much closed to Tim Burton's vision in 2d.
Seems the studios knew 3d was the current thing and figured they could milk it for more money, quality be damned.
On the post: Is A Moron In A Hurry Confused Between Plastic Building Blocks And A Youth Empowerment Charity?
LOOK HERE
Opportunity, Growth, Leadership, Empowerment, Sustainability.
That ought to make the kiddie watchers happy :-/
On the post: Is A Moron In A Hurry Confused Between Plastic Building Blocks And A Youth Empowerment Charity?
This moron is a little slow
So, while it would be nice if LEGO cut a charity some slack, I think they are on solid IP ground here.
On the post: Syphilis (Or Was It Facebook?) Blamed For People Not Understanding That Correlation Does Not Mean Causation
Re: Re: Re: I like Facebook\\\'s response
It turns out that 100% of the people born in the 18th century are dead. Ergo, if you don't want to die, don't get born in the 18th century.
On the post: Syphilis (Or Was It Facebook?) Blamed For People Not Understanding That Correlation Does Not Mean Causation
cum se cum sa
If people are finding that the risky ways they meet sexual partners are leading them to acquire too much venereal disease, then they might look for alternative methods to better screen potential partners.
An online system that would all people to vet potential partners by reading about them, and validating them through their community of friends might be useful.
Therefore, people who suffer from venereal disease might tend to populate such online social networks. Their use of these networks might contribute to the critical mass necessary to make the networks sustainable.
---
So, stamp out venereal disease and Facebook might just go away!
On the post: ACTA Set To Cover Not Just Copyrights & Trademarks, But Seven Areas Of IP
LOL
:-P
On the post: Kentucky Supreme Court Overturns Ruling That Blocked State Seizure Of Gambling Domain Names
what's next?
So, Kentucky goes to ICANN and demands the domain names?
Won't ICANN simply say, "You don't have standing to demand domain names." And not give it to them.
Would Kentucky have to sue in Federal Court to force action by ICANN? It is fairly likely no Federal court will support this sort of action by a State.
On the post: WikiPremed Shows How To Make Money From Free Test Prep
Unrelated, except another example of same business model
LiveMocha.com is a language learning online social network. It is free; you get free language lessons in any of 95 different languages (lots of obscure ones on the list). You can tutor or be tutored. The lessons are not unlike what you would find in a Rosetta Stone course, perhaps not of equal quality, but it is free.
There is a bit of advertising on the site. Then, there are some add-ons you can opt to pay for. For example, you can take the free French course, or you can pay $9.95 for an accelerated French For Travelers course. Given my happiness with the free materials, I won't hesitate to pay $10 for more focused materials.
Lots of free, and they are finding ways to make money too.
Wouldn't surprise me if there is a lot of non-language learning like this in the near future.
On the post: Did Ok Go Free Itself From EMI? [Confirmed!]
This too shall pass
Here's the thing, though. These guys aren't a great band. They are great performance artists. It's the multi-media show that differentiates them from other music makers.
Take for example [and Damian, I hope you are reading this] the song in the two recent videos. Plus there's a third YouTube video of Damian performing same song a capella with a choir. All three mixes are different from the album mix (two of them recorded live with their videos). All three are great listens; I've been humming the tune in my head. The album, on the other hand, is mixed so poorly I find it unlistenable. Once and done-can't recommend to anyone to buy the album.
So, where was the EMI value added here? And where was the potential return to EMI? This just isn't much of a fit.
Duh. They are never going to make it big in pure audio. Their niche is going to be finding ways to monetize performance art. That may turn out to be a stage show; that may turn out to be creative videos.And, somewhere along the way they are going to get themselves a better sound engineer.
On the post: Indiana Prosecutor Threatens Redbox With Criminal Charges If It Doesn't Remove R-Rated Movies
Real world will take care of this...
On the post: Indiana Prosecutor Threatens Redbox With Criminal Charges If It Doesn't Remove R-Rated Movies
Re: Politics
On the post: Japanese Collection Society Wants To Charge You For Tweeting Lyrics
Tweet this!
On the post: Topeka (Sorta) Changes Its Name To Google, In Blatant Suck Up For Fiber
Re: Rename the sports teams
Rather than claim copyright or trademark on my name, I welcome the competition!
On the post: More ACTA Leaks; Reveal Different Positions Taken By Different Countries
ACTA remains underreported
I contributed "secrecy of the ACTA process" as my main entry to his list. Alas, it didn't make his InforWorld Top Ten story: http://www.infoworld.com/t/tech-industry-analysis/top-underreported-tech-stories-2009-455
ACTA secrecy remains underreported.
On the post: Growing Concern From European Officials Over ACTA
ACTA so underreported, it is underreported
I got pinged last December to suggest "the top underreported stories of 2009" to Bill Snyder at InfoWorld.
I contributed "secrecy of the ACTA process" as my main entry to his list. Alas, it didn't make his InforWorld Top Ten story: http://www.infoworld.com/t/tech-industry-analysis/top-underreported-tech-stories-2009-455
ACTA secrecy remains underreported.
On the post: Activision Kills Fan Game Project, Despite Fan License Granted By Previous Rightsholders
maze of twisty passages, all different
Kinda dumb move on Activision's part.
the part of the story that is missing for me is this: what happened to the original license? Why is that no longer valid?
On the post: Brazil's Catholic Church Sues Columbia Pictures For Destroying Jesus Statue In 2012... In Violation Of Its Copyright
vive la difference
On the post: Can Anyone Help HelpAReporterOut Understand That Competition Is Perfectly Legal
this gives me an idea...
I was signed up for a while (as a professor who might have something to say on some topics), but let it lapse. However, if there is money involved, maybe I will go into competition with him!
Thanks for the idea Shankman. Let's see how many more sites the market will support!
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