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I still have a hard time finding anything that actually gives employers any sort of incentive to treat their employees with some sort of respect or give them adequate compensation unless those employees are irreplaceable or at least difficult to replace.
The issue when dealing with Wal-Mart is that Wal-Mart realizes that it can find cheap labor anywhere. So, the employee never has any recourse. Couple this with Wal-Mart's notoriously abusive managers, and you inevitably have serious issues.
So, now we're left with employees that need a job, but have no recourse to address the abuses of their time and person. I'd say their only option is unionization (disclaimer: I am 99.9% anti-union...personally, I'd like to see the auto industry fail so that we can completely overhaul it and make it more efficient..eliminating the unions is the most important part of that).
Also, you should note that, during the training course for Wal-Mart, you are pretty much outright told that even mentioning unions yourself or being reported by someone as mentioning unions is grounds for firing (I kinda wonder if this varies by state?). There is also an anti-union training video that you must watch. Also note, this is personal experience (I've worked three jobs before...) and confirmation from multiple other persons from various other wal-marts.
Anyone else run into this same experience?
I wouldn't mind Wal-Mart at all if it wasn't for the bullshit they put their own employees through. I can't stand companies that don't respect their employees at all (add other company names here adhoc...)
The (seeming) consensus that I've seen here at Techdirt is the latter - those maximalists seem to wield quite a large disproportionate influence. Then again, this would make more sense as those who benefit the most from copyright maximalism are those who currently are benefiting from it - hence, they already have the wealth and power to continue growing that wealth and power...
Ya...but trying to lay the costs of that small segment at the feet of everyone else as a "punishment" is what causes the anger and rage at the music industry for its stupidity. More importantly, some of yall need to come to understand that the "piracy" of digital bytes is NOT the same thing as stealing. Theft IS occurring, but the theft is being carried out by the industry when the rights of citizens are being taken by trumping with the industry's demands.
Maybe if someone pushed the AARP to do something, this could be overturned...as one of the single largest lobbying organizations, the AARP holds pretty big sway...
I'm thinking about all of those old people who come into the pharmacy and are pissed off because their insurance company denied their claims (yet again...) and Wal-Mart can't carry generics anymore because of this increase to the patent period.
Sometimes, I wonder if these idiots were just born this stupid?!?!
I think you've hit more on a philosophical problem than anything...What exactly is the creative work of a programmer? We all know it exists, but is it really the code? The code that a programmer writes is just a set of instructions for a computer to generate "something". Therefore, the code is not really the "art" that we describe, but instructions on how to reproduce it. So, I think you are right when you say that it makes no sense that the code is copyright in the first place as it should be the actual representation (just as it is in other creative fields) - the actual program while it is running, similar to a specific performance.
So, then, what exactly is the creative act of the programmer? I think it's really that act of coming up with the solution to something in the brain and converting that solution into code. No offense, but good luck trying to remove that from my head...you can retain all copyright from everything that I write, but I can't help the fact that I remember virtually everything that I write. To me, copying my own code is the same as me making copies of anything that I have ever written down. Can the school that I graduated from demand that I remove all copies of papers that I wrote and turned in years ago?
I think we're treading a really thin line here determining where corporate and individual rights overlap and determining which hold sway. Personally, I am of the school that individual rights should always trump corporate rights, but I can still see why corporations are so frustrated. In the end, I think that any corporation that depends on copyright and protection to support their business model is looking at one of two possible choices for continued success in the future:
(1) find a new business model - this idea has been frequently discussed at TechDirt...but what about the other?
(2) Remove rights from individuals altogether and give them to the state or to corporations - this will lead us to either Corporatocracy (some think we're already there) or Facism (also another fear)...this is the only logical means by which corporations can extend the protection that they so desire into the future...
Personally, I think its all rather scary, seeing as how those who would benefit from such political changes are already in positions of power that are needed to do so...
Wait...so, you're saying that the "Masnick theory" is just as effective as the current business models? Only it doesn't screw customers over and is actually effective for the long-term? Understood...I also understand that society can only support so many musicians at a given time. Some are going to always be playing for beer money. Society as a whole has no responsibility to someone who can't comprehend that he actually isn't talented. Then again, those who work hard over time may actually convince society that they are wrong. Ya...sure...I can come up with lots of anecdotal instances where someone who was talented got screwed, but that happens no matter what you do.
To be technical...they were the FOUNDERS of TPB...TPB had already been sold to the current OWNERS a few years ago...so, ya...we have a whole mess of confusion going on here.
Ah...yes...however, there will be a critical point (am too tired to do the math right now) Where a single person opening up multiple $25 accounts will actually increase his chances of winning said prizes to the point where the Expected Value of his winnings plus his lowered interest rate will actually result in an increase in his yearly earnings...
I have a good idea...maybe Mike can just retire with part of that and then "donate" to us to start up another site that continues his work absentia...then we can have him come in as an expert guest in about a year after his silence starts.
The problem really isn't that Mike thinks that Garcia shouldn't have a copyright. Mike has pointed out multiple times that if Shepard Fairey's poster can't be considered transformative, then he can't see Garcia's photo being any more transformative and, therefore, deserving of a copyright. Seeing Fairey's poster as transformative does not make Garcia's work any less so.
Mike's problem is with Garcia suddenly reversing his previous stance of neutrality in the issue to one of seemingly mock "hurt" that his "copyright" has been infringed - something Mike sees as indicative of a money grab.
I can't honestly say I blame him. Back on topic, I definitely agree here...this is another case of someone claiming that their copyright has been violated once they realize that there's a lot of money in it for them, even though other artists have transformed their work into something else. It's just another case of someone getting greedy - though I can't blame them too much in today's world.
Agreed...the same short-sighted selfishness is apparent in the bonus checks that the big wigs are signing for themselves as they cut corners to increase profits. I understand that Unions are selfish. But they are also a protective measure for people who can't work elsewhere also.
As much as I hate mature unions, unions, especially in their immature, rather young stages provide good benefits for the workers they represent. Eventually, however, as Ryan Z suggests, unions do become deadweights that only drag a company down with them. It's a rather vicious downward spiral.
That being said, I can't completely condemn unions (I think Wal-mart needs to become unionized...someone's got to help those poor people deal with the corporate bull that goes on there).
Actually, I have always been rather impressed with Nickleback's electric guitar which acts as a kind of rhythm guitar in most of his songs...if I was a fan, I might be able to tell you his name, but that particular guitarist is actually rather musically gifted - I wish that most melodic guitarists had the creativity that he does in even his embellishments.
One of the most important things that we deal with concerning law and the like is remaining responsible to those who come after us, including our children, etc. Abusing the law one time just opens it up for abuse against us later. Why people are stupid enough to do that, I don't know, but at least it was thwarted this one time.
Doesn't matter...most home routers are going to send the packets out the WAN side (to the ISP) before they bounce back after the ISPs gateway notices that the packets are headed to the same public IP that they came from...most home routers won't know to route the packets back inside the network...so...the bandwidth will be used needlessly anyway.
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The issue when dealing with Wal-Mart is that Wal-Mart realizes that it can find cheap labor anywhere. So, the employee never has any recourse. Couple this with Wal-Mart's notoriously abusive managers, and you inevitably have serious issues.
So, now we're left with employees that need a job, but have no recourse to address the abuses of their time and person. I'd say their only option is unionization (disclaimer: I am 99.9% anti-union...personally, I'd like to see the auto industry fail so that we can completely overhaul it and make it more efficient..eliminating the unions is the most important part of that).
Also, you should note that, during the training course for Wal-Mart, you are pretty much outright told that even mentioning unions yourself or being reported by someone as mentioning unions is grounds for firing (I kinda wonder if this varies by state?). There is also an anti-union training video that you must watch. Also note, this is personal experience (I've worked three jobs before...) and confirmation from multiple other persons from various other wal-marts.
Anyone else run into this same experience?
I wouldn't mind Wal-Mart at all if it wasn't for the bullshit they put their own employees through. I can't stand companies that don't respect their employees at all (add other company names here adhoc...)
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Perhaps the AARP?
I'm thinking about all of those old people who come into the pharmacy and are pissed off because their insurance company denied their claims (yet again...) and Wal-Mart can't carry generics anymore because of this increase to the patent period.
Sometimes, I wonder if these idiots were just born this stupid?!?!
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So, then, what exactly is the creative act of the programmer? I think it's really that act of coming up with the solution to something in the brain and converting that solution into code. No offense, but good luck trying to remove that from my head...you can retain all copyright from everything that I write, but I can't help the fact that I remember virtually everything that I write. To me, copying my own code is the same as me making copies of anything that I have ever written down. Can the school that I graduated from demand that I remove all copies of papers that I wrote and turned in years ago?
I think we're treading a really thin line here determining where corporate and individual rights overlap and determining which hold sway. Personally, I am of the school that individual rights should always trump corporate rights, but I can still see why corporations are so frustrated. In the end, I think that any corporation that depends on copyright and protection to support their business model is looking at one of two possible choices for continued success in the future:
(1) find a new business model - this idea has been frequently discussed at TechDirt...but what about the other?
(2) Remove rights from individuals altogether and give them to the state or to corporations - this will lead us to either Corporatocracy (some think we're already there) or Facism (also another fear)...this is the only logical means by which corporations can extend the protection that they so desire into the future...
Personally, I think its all rather scary, seeing as how those who would benefit from such political changes are already in positions of power that are needed to do so...
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Mike's problem is with Garcia suddenly reversing his previous stance of neutrality in the issue to one of seemingly mock "hurt" that his "copyright" has been infringed - something Mike sees as indicative of a money grab.
I can't honestly say I blame him. Back on topic, I definitely agree here...this is another case of someone claiming that their copyright has been violated once they realize that there's a lot of money in it for them, even though other artists have transformed their work into something else. It's just another case of someone getting greedy - though I can't blame them too much in today's world.
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That being said, I can't completely condemn unions (I think Wal-mart needs to become unionized...someone's got to help those poor people deal with the corporate bull that goes on there).
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