continue onto increasing penalties for false infringement claims
Agree, but for false infringement claims, I believe there should only be one penalty -- you lose your copyrights. If it is shown in court that you cannot be a good citizen, then someone else should take over your copyrights. In the case of a corporation, the copyright should immediately revert back to the individual who wrote/recorded/etc., the work in question. For individuals, the copyright is null and void and the work immediately becomes public domain. That is the only way you'll get these folks to stop being childish and start being good citizens.
Google and others who profit in some way from piracy, *ARE* behind the protests.
I just wanted to take the opportunity to point out that Anonymous Coward and others who profit in some way from the mass murder of pixies, *ARE* behind the rapid overvaluation of pixie dust.
It is the only way he can be so wrong in so many ways -- but at least the pixie dust keeps him sufficiently stoned.
Someone posts a link to their website on every article you post and it's difficult to see how that's spam?
Cool, no more Glynn Moody articles on Techdirt...as they are all spam.
Just because someone includes a link back to their website doesn't make their speech unsolicited commercial speech, nor does it make their comments any less protected.
Re: Re: Re: Desperation Of SOPA/PIPA Supporters On Display At CES
Although Jim Henson was definitely the driving force behind the original muppets, they didn't die with him.
Heh, I love the Muppets even now. I was just responding to Rorybaust's comment about them being voiced by others and thus not as good as the originals.
Just to stay on topic even a little, I'm willing to bet that even Kermit sees that SOPA is dangerous nonsense.
Certainly agree. The only folks who seem to be behind it still are the gatekeepers and their paid representation.
Are they the most dangerous, or just the most numerous?
Well, considering that Hippos are considered more dangerous than both, I am not sure.
However, Rhinos are considered critically endangered, while Lions are only endangered. According to Wikipedia, there are between 16,500 and 47,000 Lions in 2002-2004, while Rhinos are listed as mostly extinct in the wild, so I'd bet Lions are more numerous than Rhinos.
I didn't want a lot, just one i could ride to work.
Some guys on an island figured out a way to bring them back using DNA from a mosquito trapped in petrified sap, but it didn't turn out too good for them. I heard the dinosaurs even ate the lawyer.
Plus, the most dangerous animals in the wild tend to be the herbivores. More people are killed by Rhinos than by Lions. That dinosaur you can ride to work might trample you. Then again, I want my flying car even though that could be just as dangerous.
Re: Desperation Of SOPA/PIPA Supporters On Display At CES
However the irony is the real Muppets are out doing something to stimulate their careers.
Hmmm -- Not sure if troll?!?
The real Muppets aren't actually out doing something to stimulate their careers, unless by that you mean in the worm food markets. Jim Henson died in 1990.
Yup. Couldn't have said it better myself. I love when the ACs call those of us who disagree with SOPA/PIPA entitled pirates. I certainly am not taking a part of culture and locking it away for life+95 years++. And I just disagree with SOPA/PIPA and government mandated monopolies -- there are no government mandated monopolies in a capitalist society!
Ahh yes, reading comprehension really is that much of an issue here in the USA sadly.
Reading comprehension AND critical thinking, unfortunately. There are still folks around here that believe the world is 6,000 years old and that Jesus had a pet dinosaur but they died off due to over-hunting.
idk, I found combover patent info - but is this a joke?
I didn't mean the patents were jokes, just the numbers they show in the infographic. As for the combover patent, it is entirely possible it is a joke, but there have been just as many real patents that were jokes too -- the patent for a swing comes to mind.
AC, I think we know who you really are: Sheldon Cooper.
As anal as Sheldon Cooper is, I doubt very seriously that Sheldon would either be a supporter of SOPA/PIPA or anal about what the correct acronym for PIPA is. I might be wrong, but I personally believe politics would confuse and bother Sheldon. Unless it was about science it would be like Sheldon fixing all world problems by moving a particular group of people to Northern Mexico who are historically tied to the land they currently reside in (a fish out of water.)
I'm also wondering what Cornell has to do with a 90210 patent...?
I take it they were all "example" patent numbers...as 1234567, 9876543, and 1010101 don't sound like real patent numbers (they probably are, but don't correspond with the colleges in question.)
Still, the infographic is a pretty good one, though I cannot normally stand infographics.
Buy used physical products and help bring down the MPAA & RIAA !!!
There is only one problem with this. The physical products are fungible. If no one buys new, then there won't be any used products available. While this works currently, the end game wouldn't work. The only way for this to work is to not buy new or used.
Well, the **AA have shown us the way around that. Buy a law to legalise shooting someone for being an uncommonly stupid fuckwad.
I hate to imagine the unintended consequences on that one.
Do you have to demonstrate over time that you are an uncommonly stupid fuckwad, or does every moment count? What if you have a bad day, or you make a singular mistake at a moment of neglect?
I figure throughout my life I've been an uncommonly stupid fuckwad at least at some moment. Usually before I drink my coffee in the morning I can be pretty stupid.
I kinda figured FUDBuster was Steve Gibson. He seemed to know a lot more about what the Righthaven guys were thinking than the rest of us. Then again, he was always very articulate, punctual, and not at all crazy so it probably wasn't Gibson after all.
Indeed, they only know what they are serving, not the merits.
Absolutely agree, but this whole thread reminds me of the discussion in Clerks about the contractors on the Death Star. These guys may not have known what they were dealing with, but they had to have some clue that the company was shady and they probably weren't going to be paid. I suspect, at the very least, the process servers are going to be a little more careful in the future about who they do jobs for.
unless of course my little brag fest here kills my chances
I thought I'd score on the list -- but you all out commented me (just guess I never have enough to say.) Anyway, congrats to all who made the list, and I want more buttons...'troll', 'shill', etc so that we can start seeing those numbers too. I hate the report button because I mainly see that as a way to report messages that are SPAM related (selling stuff, etc.) but apparently others are using it more for censorship of opinions they don't like.
Having a 'troll' button would help, because some trolls here are very, very, very good and catch me every once in a while.
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Re: Re: Internet Super PAC?
Agree, but for false infringement claims, I believe there should only be one penalty -- you lose your copyrights. If it is shown in court that you cannot be a good citizen, then someone else should take over your copyrights. In the case of a corporation, the copyright should immediately revert back to the individual who wrote/recorded/etc., the work in question. For individuals, the copyright is null and void and the work immediately becomes public domain. That is the only way you'll get these folks to stop being childish and start being good citizens.
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I just wanted to take the opportunity to point out that Anonymous Coward and others who profit in some way from the mass murder of pixies, *ARE* behind the rapid overvaluation of pixie dust.
It is the only way he can be so wrong in so many ways -- but at least the pixie dust keeps him sufficiently stoned.
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Cool, no more Glynn Moody articles on Techdirt...as they are all spam.
Just because someone includes a link back to their website doesn't make their speech unsolicited commercial speech, nor does it make their comments any less protected.
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There is no colour.
Spoken like a 0xFFFFFF guy!
/joke
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Re: Re: Re: Desperation Of SOPA/PIPA Supporters On Display At CES
Heh, I love the Muppets even now. I was just responding to Rorybaust's comment about them being voiced by others and thus not as good as the originals.
Just to stay on topic even a little, I'm willing to bet that even Kermit sees that SOPA is dangerous nonsense.
Certainly agree. The only folks who seem to be behind it still are the gatekeepers and their paid representation.
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Well, considering that Hippos are considered more dangerous than both, I am not sure.
However, Rhinos are considered critically endangered, while Lions are only endangered. According to Wikipedia, there are between 16,500 and 47,000 Lions in 2002-2004, while Rhinos are listed as mostly extinct in the wild, so I'd bet Lions are more numerous than Rhinos.
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Some guys on an island figured out a way to bring them back using DNA from a mosquito trapped in petrified sap, but it didn't turn out too good for them. I heard the dinosaurs even ate the lawyer.
Plus, the most dangerous animals in the wild tend to be the herbivores. More people are killed by Rhinos than by Lions. That dinosaur you can ride to work might trample you. Then again, I want my flying car even though that could be just as dangerous.
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Re: Desperation Of SOPA/PIPA Supporters On Display At CES
Hmmm -- Not sure if troll?!?
The real Muppets aren't actually out doing something to stimulate their careers, unless by that you mean in the worm food markets. Jim Henson died in 1990.
On the post: What Do MC Hammer & Tim Berners-Lee Have In Common? They Both Hate SOPA/PIPA
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Yup. Couldn't have said it better myself. I love when the ACs call those of us who disagree with SOPA/PIPA entitled pirates. I certainly am not taking a part of culture and locking it away for life+95 years++. And I just disagree with SOPA/PIPA and government mandated monopolies -- there are no government mandated monopolies in a capitalist society!
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Reading comprehension AND critical thinking, unfortunately. There are still folks around here that believe the world is 6,000 years old and that Jesus had a pet dinosaur but they died off due to over-hunting.
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I didn't mean the patents were jokes, just the numbers they show in the infographic. As for the combover patent, it is entirely possible it is a joke, but there have been just as many real patents that were jokes too -- the patent for a swing comes to mind.
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As anal as Sheldon Cooper is, I doubt very seriously that Sheldon would either be a supporter of SOPA/PIPA or anal about what the correct acronym for PIPA is. I might be wrong, but I personally believe politics would confuse and bother Sheldon. Unless it was about science it would be like Sheldon fixing all world problems by moving a particular group of people to Northern Mexico who are historically tied to the land they currently reside in (a fish out of water.)
On the post: Infographic Showing The Problem With Patents
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I take it they were all "example" patent numbers...as 1234567, 9876543, and 1010101 don't sound like real patent numbers (they probably are, but don't correspond with the colleges in question.)
Still, the infographic is a pretty good one, though I cannot normally stand infographics.
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There is only one problem with this. The physical products are fungible. If no one buys new, then there won't be any used products available. While this works currently, the end game wouldn't work. The only way for this to work is to not buy new or used.
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Re: Re: Re: Braindead Reflexes
I hate to imagine the unintended consequences on that one.
Do you have to demonstrate over time that you are an uncommonly stupid fuckwad, or does every moment count? What if you have a bad day, or you make a singular mistake at a moment of neglect?
I figure throughout my life I've been an uncommonly stupid fuckwad at least at some moment. Usually before I drink my coffee in the morning I can be pretty stupid.
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Yeah, good reasoning. I don't think it would work either.
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Re: Re: Re: Are you sure that is the real Al Gore?
IE: See, any politician. FTFY
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Re: FUDBuster
I kinda figured FUDBuster was Steve Gibson. He seemed to know a lot more about what the Righthaven guys were thinking than the rest of us. Then again, he was always very articulate, punctual, and not at all crazy so it probably wasn't Gibson after all.
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Absolutely agree, but this whole thread reminds me of the discussion in Clerks about the contractors on the Death Star. These guys may not have known what they were dealing with, but they had to have some clue that the company was shady and they probably weren't going to be paid. I suspect, at the very least, the process servers are going to be a little more careful in the future about who they do jobs for.
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I thought I'd score on the list -- but you all out commented me (just guess I never have enough to say.) Anyway, congrats to all who made the list, and I want more buttons...'troll', 'shill', etc so that we can start seeing those numbers too. I hate the report button because I mainly see that as a way to report messages that are SPAM related (selling stuff, etc.) but apparently others are using it more for censorship of opinions they don't like.
Having a 'troll' button would help, because some trolls here are very, very, very good and catch me every once in a while.
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