Pathetic by Nikola. This is why all my original works (and public domain adaptations) are licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license: The Attribution is to make sure nobody plagiarizes me, and the Noncommercial is to make sure nobody uses my work for profit without compensation (also any original tune licensed with the "noncommercial" clause can receive performance and (if you own the rights to the recording) master royalties, which is not the case with creative commons licenses without said clause).
In cases where I would want to donate to free culture (as in PD/CC-BY/CC-BY-SA), I waive all of my copyright with a CC0 public domain dedication, because my philosophy is if you're going to go free, go all the way!
All that being said, Nikola using Copyright as a censorship tool just means that they have no leg to stand on and are admitting that they are everything that everybody else said they are. It's also similar to how the Church of Scientology sued over Copyright Infringement instead of Defamation, to show how toothless the claims are from both.
Considering the Internet of Things, er shit, and that cars are "smart" (well, dumb), I think you actually can blame the internet when your car is stranded in the middle of nowhere!
Re: Re: If you have to lie to defend your argument/position/bill
Of course, there's regulatory capture, and that really sucks, especially since being a MPA/RIAA lobbyist and a director of the US Copyright office is a revolving door…
Maybe it's patent, but the patents would've expired by now. And while a Google Image search has presented me with a Hungry Jack sandwich that looks a lot like a Big Mac, I think the fact that one is buying it in a Hungry Jack would stop the confusion; the only way someone would be confused is if they were to leave it unattended somewhere and calling a Big Jack a Big Mac, so I could see McDonald's having a point there, but do people go to Hungry Jack (and Burger King everywhere else, for that matter) to buy McDonald's food?
I blame the Berne Convention. That treaty made copyright opt-out instead of opt-in, and as a result, everything was automatically copyrighted, and so when the internet came into being, everybody was made into a criminal.
Personally, as digital rights people, as copyright reformers, I think our ultimate goal, our brass ring, is to reform the Berne Convention. I suggest to make copyright opt-in again, but where every nation is a signatory to the agreement, if you opt-in your copyright in one country, you opt-in to all countries.
Why can't San Francisco State just setup a quick Jitsi server? Use another provider, like Microsoft Teams if they agree to it. It's sort of like saying companies have to do business with anyone and deal with all the political BS that comes along with it.
The problem with that, is when people in Government like Brendan Carr say "You can't have that anywhere", they'll pressure Microsoft Teams and Google Meet and all other platforms to cancel her appearance. While those companies are within their rights to succumb to pressure like that, as with Alex Jones, it doesn't so much erase the person off of the face of the earth but make them a martyr. If you don't believe me, even Alex Jones had a recent anti-mask protest with decent turnout despite being deplatformed from YouTube, Facebook, iTunes Podcasts, and Twitter.
When I said that "the best DRM technology Hollywood ever had was Netflix", I meant exactly what you wrote: that Netflix incentivized legal streaming over illegal downloading and stream-rips. I wasn't being literal.
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Isn't that board game called "Monopoly"?
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Pathetic, or, Why I'm a Copyright Minimalist
Pathetic by Nikola. This is why all my original works (and public domain adaptations) are licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license: The Attribution is to make sure nobody plagiarizes me, and the Noncommercial is to make sure nobody uses my work for profit without compensation (also any original tune licensed with the "noncommercial" clause can receive performance and (if you own the rights to the recording) master royalties, which is not the case with creative commons licenses without said clause).
In cases where I would want to donate to free culture (as in PD/CC-BY/CC-BY-SA), I waive all of my copyright with a CC0 public domain dedication, because my philosophy is if you're going to go free, go all the way!
All that being said, Nikola using Copyright as a censorship tool just means that they have no leg to stand on and are admitting that they are everything that everybody else said they are. It's also similar to how the Church of Scientology sued over Copyright Infringement instead of Defamation, to show how toothless the claims are from both.
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Fair enough. But I was referring specifically to the fact that he marched in a BLM march.
On the post: New Study: Once Again, The Mainstream Media Is A Bigger Problem In Spreading Disinformation Than Social Media
Re: A brief reminder:
Unless the Republican in question happens to be US Senator representing Utah and former Republican presidential candidate Willard "Mitt" Romney.
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Re: Re: Reason for AT&T's grift…
I'm aware of that. I'm just saying that now, this grift may be instrumental to pay off AT&T's massive debts.
On the post: Mississippi Says AT&T Took $283 Million For A Network It Never Fully Deployed
Reason for AT&T's grift…
You think AT&T is trying to scramble all the funds they could after their purchase of Warner Bros. and all the subsidiaries (inc. HBO and DC Comics)?
On the post: Stop Saying 'If You're Not Paying, You're The Product'
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About that…
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Considering the Internet of Things, er shit, and that cars are "smart" (well, dumb), I think you actually can blame the internet when your car is stranded in the middle of nowhere!
On the post: Germany Drops Idea Of 'Pre-Flagging' Legal Uploads, Which Could Have Stopped EU Copyright Filters Blocking Memes, Parodies, Quotes And Creative Commons Material
Re: Re: If you have to lie to defend your argument/position/bill
Of course, there's regulatory capture, and that really sucks, especially since being a MPA/RIAA lobbyist and a director of the US Copyright office is a revolving door…
On the post: Burger King Fights Proxy War Against McDonald's Over Hungry Jack Trademark Dispute
Is is trademark?
Maybe it's patent, but the patents would've expired by now. And while a Google Image search has presented me with a Hungry Jack sandwich that looks a lot like a Big Mac, I think the fact that one is buying it in a Hungry Jack would stop the confusion; the only way someone would be confused is if they were to leave it unattended somewhere and calling a Big Jack a Big Mac, so I could see McDonald's having a point there, but do people go to Hungry Jack (and Burger King everywhere else, for that matter) to buy McDonald's food?
On the post: Germany Drops Idea Of 'Pre-Flagging' Legal Uploads, Which Could Have Stopped EU Copyright Filters Blocking Memes, Parodies, Quotes And Creative Commons Material
You know who I blame for this?
I blame the Berne Convention. That treaty made copyright opt-out instead of opt-in, and as a result, everything was automatically copyrighted, and so when the internet came into being, everybody was made into a criminal.
Personally, as digital rights people, as copyright reformers, I think our ultimate goal, our brass ring, is to reform the Berne Convention. I suggest to make copyright opt-in again, but where every nation is a signatory to the agreement, if you opt-in your copyright in one country, you opt-in to all countries.
That's my dream © regime, anyway.
On the post: Hypocrite FCC Commissioner Cheers On Zoom Block Usage By Person He Disagrees With; While Insisting Social Media Shouldn't Block People
Re: Re: Re: Working in the communication business
The problem with that, is when people in Government like Brendan Carr say "You can't have that anywhere", they'll pressure Microsoft Teams and Google Meet and all other platforms to cancel her appearance. While those companies are within their rights to succumb to pressure like that, as with Alex Jones, it doesn't so much erase the person off of the face of the earth but make them a martyr. If you don't believe me, even Alex Jones had a recent anti-mask protest with decent turnout despite being deplatformed from YouTube, Facebook, iTunes Podcasts, and Twitter.
On the post: Hypocrite FCC Commissioner Cheers On Zoom Block Usage By Person He Disagrees With; While Insisting Social Media Shouldn't Block People
To be fair…
I think Brandon Carr has to be a hypocritical schmendrick. Otherwise, he'd end up like Mike O'Rielly if he had any principle.
Or he could legit be an unprincipled schmuck. Then again, maybe it's both…
On the post: The Social Dilemma Manipulates You With Misinformation As It Tries To Warn You Of Manipulation By Misinformation
Re: Re: What about addiction to techdirt...
Does the Algorithm panel consist of just Timothy Geigner, Tim Cushing, and Karl Bode?
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Irony of Netflix
Tech Company with Analytics: "Tech companies with analytics are evil!"
On the post: Josh Hawley Is A Lying Demagogue Who Has Built A Fake Fantasy World About 'Evil Big Tech'
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I can't help but be reminded when a Roman soldier looked in Gregory Hines' pants in Mel Brooks' History of the World: Part I and said "Jewish, huh?"
On the post: This Week In Techdirt History: September 20th - 26th
Re: Re: Hollywood's best DRM tech
When I said that "the best DRM technology Hollywood ever had was Netflix", I meant exactly what you wrote: that Netflix incentivized legal streaming over illegal downloading and stream-rips. I wasn't being literal.
On the post: Josh Hawley Is A Lying Demagogue Who Has Built A Fake Fantasy World About 'Evil Big Tech'
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Good point. Also, we do get our fair share of masochists and humiliation fetishists (like out of the blue or Baghdad Bob, for instance).
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Re: Re: Fantasy
Right-Wingers: We love Chik-Fil-A and Hobby Lobby!
Also Right-Wingers: Corporations can't have political biases! They must remain neutral!
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Hawley was elected two years ago. US Senators have six-year terms. He's not up for election until 2024.
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