Of course the FCC will go after BART for shutting down the mobile service. The right to silence people for "safety reasons" belongs to the central government.
there is a genuine need for copyright-like protection among small, up-and-coming designers.
I disagree. No one ever said that starting a business is easy. It takes some courage to put yourself out that way, and for all of the patents and copyrights in the world, new businesses of all kinds fail every day.
What I do know is what's more important is coming in with a well thought-out plan, and executing on it. Insisting that without artificial monopolies a business will fail is a false dilemma.
Something to keep my eyes from rolling out of my head whenever patent lawsuits start using phrases like "look and feel".
Design patents just feel redundant to me. Isn't it enough that they can just slap a trademarked element to brand the product? Dickering over the curvature of edges and knob/button/icon shapes is the height of stupidity.
I was going to say that, my old oven mitt is more like a flipper with a thumb. I suggest changing over to those kevlar and aramid weave "ove' gloves". Much easier to grab stuff when you have all five fingers.
I'd consider paying in for that. Seems like a fun way to donate to a worthy cause, because goodness knows these politicians won't put their wallets where their mouths are.
Needless to say this is all a part of the master plan of producing shows, never releasing them, and suing anyone who watches it with the understanding that the case can be settled for small amounts of money. So small as a matter of fact that people will continue to do it.
When it comes to artistic expressions, the only real moral imperative I find persuasive is attribution; I can understand the importance of people know who is behind the book/picture/play they're shelling their money for.
However that is more a trademark and plaigiarism issue than copyright.
can you not accept that there are other business models that don't need piracy to succeed?
I'm sorry, I've seen that despite your clever attempts to sound like a regular TD reader, I can see that you're new here. Let me try and clarify a common misconception folks have in regard to Mike's views on business models.
Good models make money by knowing the true scarcities connected to their business, and uses open and postive connections with customers to buy products and services related to those scarcities (e.g merchandise, performances, etc.).
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I've been thinking the same exact thing ever since Alltel was taken over by AT&T for my state then saw what they were charging for data plans.
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This argument holds no water
I disagree. No one ever said that starting a business is easy. It takes some courage to put yourself out that way, and for all of the patents and copyrights in the world, new businesses of all kinds fail every day.
What I do know is what's more important is coming in with a well thought-out plan, and executing on it. Insisting that without artificial monopolies a business will fail is a false dilemma.
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Black socks and sandals never go out of style.
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Leave it to us to find a way to prosecute 20% of the economic output of the island of Catan.
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The official stance of The State
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Sheesh, I'm turning into my dad.
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Oh, dear!
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Something to keep my eyes from rolling out of my head whenever patent lawsuits start using phrases like "look and feel".
Design patents just feel redundant to me. Isn't it enough that they can just slap a trademarked element to brand the product? Dickering over the curvature of edges and knob/button/icon shapes is the height of stupidity.
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It's like ala carte TV for the criminally nuts.
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Re: Is it about vaccines? Or a claim of defamation?
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To try and stir a real discussion
However that is more a trademark and plaigiarism issue than copyright.
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Seriously, doesn't that run into the Bilski ruling?
I'm not kidding, I'm actually curious about that.
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I'm sorry, I've seen that despite your clever attempts to sound like a regular TD reader, I can see that you're new here. Let me try and clarify a common misconception folks have in regard to Mike's views on business models.
Good models make money by knowing the true scarcities connected to their business, and uses open and postive connections with customers to buy products and services related to those scarcities (e.g merchandise, performances, etc.).
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In a world...
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