I really love Tolkien and all of his books. I really do. Yet, the actions of his estate are really ticking me off. Seems to be almost enough to make me want to stop buying anything associated with him.
The Tulsa World recently introduced a paywall system to their website. Readers are only allowed 10 free reads in a month. The paywall is actually constructed better than the NYTimes as it doesn't even have the content of the articles on the page unless you are logged in to a paying account.
I get frustrated with it every time I try to read something, so I have decided to instead look elsewhere.
As for the NY times, I haven't been to their site in ages and will probably never go for the same reason.
Can you imagine if the US had a similar law for Presidential Primaries? The whole 2008 primary campaign was spent in the first few states as the media pulled front runners out of new Hampshire and the other early primary states. If the media was not allowed to report on those primaries until all state primaries were held, the media storm would not have been as bad as it was. Perhaps this law isn't so bad.
Ok it is still bad. Who cares. The majority of people who vote have decided long before voting day who they will vote for. Only a small minority would change their vote at the last minute based on information of who is ahead in other areas of the country.
Has anyone tried bringing a 3oz bottle of bleach and a 3oz bottle of ammonia? As long as it is 3oz or less you are okay. It doesn't even matter what the liquid is right?
I haven't been on a plain in 9 years and don't plan on doing so anytime soon. So I am just curious.
That is a big part of the problem. The Patent office hires from pools of lawyers. They don't look for people experienced in engineering or science. They want people who can read lawyer speak.
E. Zachary Knight (profile), 25 Apr 2011 @ 12:21pm
The Real Question is:
Why would anyone want their price to be the highest in the store? I guess it would put you at the top of the list by default.
Personally, I would try to algorithmically price my book lower if I felt like auto pricing my books, but that has the same risk of spiraling downward to fractions of a cent.
E. Zachary Knight (profile), 21 Apr 2011 @ 12:16pm
Re: Re:
Actually no. Weird Al does not need permission to sell his parodies any more than he needs permission to create them. He only seeks permission as a gesture of good will toward the original artist.
E. Zachary Knight (profile), 21 Apr 2011 @ 10:11am
Prince is an Idiot, but...
I understand what he is trying to formulate here.
When I was a teen and just getting into the music scene, I really liked Aerosmith's "Come Together" and Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Tax Man" It wasn't until years later that I learned those songs and many other songs I liked were really covers of Beetles songs.
Now, what I don't agree with The Artist Formally Known as the Artist Formally Known as Prince is that my love of these songs from SRV and Aerosmith brought my attention to the Beetles and I gained a new appreciation of their music.
E. Zachary Knight (profile), 19 Apr 2011 @ 11:00am
Same for all laws that grant a monopoly
This doesn't just apply to patents and copyrights. There are states that have laws requiring interior designers to get a government issue license for which they have to got to school for a couple of years and then become an apprentice to a licensed designer for even more years before they can start their own business. Who wanted these laws? It wasn't the people who hire interior designers. It was the then working interior designers? Why did they want these laws? To restrict competition.
Funeral Homes are another example. In Oklahoma and Louisiana as well as other states, it is illegal to sell caskets unless you are a fully licensed and operating funeral home. There is currently a lawsuit in Louisiana brought by a monastery who made and sold cheap plain caskets to help pay for their monastery. Who wanted these laws? Not patrons of funeral homes. It was operators of Funeral Homes.
Same thing for florists in Texas. It is illegal to pick and arrange flowers without a license from the state that is approved by licensed florists.
That is exactly what I was thinking. We already do this for Trademarks, why not for patents. That way, if someone applies for a patent, other interested parties can determine if they feel the application infringes on a patent they hold.
It would also allow for the public to point out prior art that prevents a patent.
Hey, this guy is new to the plugin scene. My first and only Firefox plugin is pretty much crap too. It got the job done and is no longer needed. But I had fun making it and a few hundred people had fun using it.
As long as the files are only accessible and streamable by the account holder, I see absolutely no reason to require a license. If they were to allow sharing of files or streams, then yes I could see a reason to license. But that is not what this is.
I think I may have to take advantage of this service.
Eventually, all the way at the end of the hearing, a different lawyer for Perfect 10 claims that the requirement is in section 512(c)3(b)(i).
Yeah, I don't see it. What I get out of that section is that the recipient of a faulty DMCA notice can safely ignore it. Meaning, Google cannot be punished for Perfect 10 not following the law.
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I get frustrated with it every time I try to read something, so I have decided to instead look elsewhere.
As for the NY times, I haven't been to their site in ages and will probably never go for the same reason.
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Can you imagine...
Ok it is still bad. Who cares. The majority of people who vote have decided long before voting day who they will vote for. Only a small minority would change their vote at the last minute based on information of who is ahead in other areas of the country.
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So if we can bring liquid...
I haven't been on a plain in 9 years and don't plan on doing so anytime soon. So I am just curious.
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Re: I've Got That Beat
Just that day? I shake my head at the abject stupidity of the TSA everyday.
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Re: Part of the problem...
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The Real Question is:
Personally, I would try to algorithmically price my book lower if I felt like auto pricing my books, but that has the same risk of spiraling downward to fractions of a cent.
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Re:
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Re: Re:
On the post: Prince Claims When Someone Covers Your Song, The Original No Longer Exists
Prince is an Idiot, but...
When I was a teen and just getting into the music scene, I really liked Aerosmith's "Come Together" and Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Tax Man" It wasn't until years later that I learned those songs and many other songs I liked were really covers of Beetles songs.
Now, what I don't agree with The Artist Formally Known as the Artist Formally Known as Prince is that my love of these songs from SRV and Aerosmith brought my attention to the Beetles and I gained a new appreciation of their music.
On the post: Why Do We Let Those Who Benefit Most From Monopolies Write The Laws That Grant Them?
Same for all laws that grant a monopoly
Funeral Homes are another example. In Oklahoma and Louisiana as well as other states, it is illegal to sell caskets unless you are a fully licensed and operating funeral home. There is currently a lawsuit in Louisiana brought by a monastery who made and sold cheap plain caskets to help pay for their monastery. Who wanted these laws? Not patrons of funeral homes. It was operators of Funeral Homes.
Same thing for florists in Texas. It is illegal to pick and arrange flowers without a license from the state that is approved by licensed florists.
Do I need to go on?
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Re: Re: Political Economics...
It would also allow for the public to point out prior art that prevents a patent.
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Comments Disable? 4:1 now
I look forward to the fair use video responses to this. Might even put something together myself for upload.
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Re: The work around is so damn easy its a joke
http://www.twistedsister.com/
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Re: Some suggestions
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Re: Re:
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Re:
The number of successful terrorist attacks by plane in the US: 1
The number of known terrorist attempts by plane in or coming to the US: 2
The number of those prevented by the TSA: 0
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I think I may have to take advantage of this service.
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512(c)3(b)(i)
Yeah, I don't see it. What I get out of that section is that the recipient of a faulty DMCA notice can safely ignore it. Meaning, Google cannot be punished for Perfect 10 not following the law.
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