Sony the same fine company that distributed malware on an audio cd. Infected millions of computers. The owners of which had to pay a significant fraction of the cost of that PC in order to rid it of the malware -- never mind the massive inconvenience.
Then Sony pretended like it all was no big deal.
It makes me glad I was using Linux back then. And glad I did not buy Sony music CDs. Sony was only punishing legitimate purchasers for being stupid enough to buy their CD.
The lecture itself is 24 minutes long, and the vast majority of it is dedicated to creating and explaining this chart, which shows (partially) the messy nature of music copyright licensing today
That chart is great. But it completely omitted something recently discussed here on TD.
Publicity rights!
While Google paid handsomely to secure the proper licensing to the marshmallow song, the singer of that song has now decided that vocalists should have a new imaginary right not covered under all existing music licensing. Publicity rights. And thus Google finds itself in a lawsuit with the vocalist of music they properly licensed.
Re: Re: Re: Not sure if this has been suggested before
> Private enterprise can't smash my door at 3am > and send heavily armed goons to kill or imprison me.
What planet are you living on?
Private enterprise calls up their buddies in the US government. Who get their buddies in a foreign government to conduct a military style raid on a private home to seize servers because, um . . .
(no, not terrorists, but something far, FAR worse . . .)
Copyright infringement. (Or at least, having knowledge that some of your users might possibly be engaging in copyright infringement on your Megaupload site.)
And then that same private enterprise gets their buddies in the US government to try to extradite Kim Dotcom.
In the future, private enterprise won't send heavily armed goons to kill you. It will be automated with outsourced happy friendly killer robots*.
If drug dogs are to be required to be capable of doing their jobs, this could lead to bad things. The next thing you know, police officers will be expected to be capable of doing their jobs.
This will not end well. Eventually it will lead to putting donut farmers out of business.
Re: "No one needs that much, no one will ever use it!"
Saying that no one needs a 25 Mbps connection is like saying that nobody needs more than 20 amp electrical service. After all, who runs more than a few light bulbs -- and that only at night.
And why would you need water service capable of delivering more than a few gallons of drinking water per day. It's way better than going to the well for water.
And natural gas? Don't need it. Only dangerous terrorists would have that.
The government knows what's best for you. The government is your friend. Trust the government.
It is disgusting that a song that has questionable copyright, lyrics from one, melody from another; and was published in a children's songbook, long ago, is now the subject of a squabble for millions of dollars.
More money than was probably conceivable to whoever first wrote either the lyrics or melody.
Moreover, the original authors may not have been particularly greedy.
But look what Copyright does. Promoting the useful arts and sciences.
On the post: Sony Music Issues Takedown On Copyright Lecture About Music Copyrights By Harvard Law Professor
Re: it is an act of censorship
Was Sony ever charged for the criminal act of infecting millions of computers by distributing malware on an audio CD?
If you or I put malware on a single CD and distributed it, we would end up in prison.
On the post: Sony Music Issues Takedown On Copyright Lecture About Music Copyrights By Harvard Law Professor
Re: Re: Re:
Well, it had to originate from something truly evil. The story writers just picked the wrong evil.
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Re: Fair use
Not just on days when you feel like it.
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Re: SME
Then Sony pretended like it all was no big deal.
It makes me glad I was using Linux back then. And glad I did not buy Sony music CDs. Sony was only punishing legitimate purchasers for being stupid enough to buy their CD.
On the post: Sony Music Issues Takedown On Copyright Lecture About Music Copyrights By Harvard Law Professor
Re:
On the post: Sony Music Issues Takedown On Copyright Lecture About Music Copyrights By Harvard Law Professor
Re: Todays Lesson
Corollary: Copyright is censorship. Censorship is broken.
On the post: Sony Music Issues Takedown On Copyright Lecture About Music Copyrights By Harvard Law Professor
William Fisher missed something huge
Publicity rights!
While Google paid handsomely to secure the proper licensing to the marshmallow song, the singer of that song has now decided that vocalists should have a new imaginary right not covered under all existing music licensing. Publicity rights. And thus Google finds itself in a lawsuit with the vocalist of music they properly licensed.
I hope William Fisher can update his chart.
On the post: Google Partially Caves To French Demands For More Global Censorship Of 'Forgotten' Links
Re: Hey France...
No need to contact Google to make changes.
If it's not on your own search engine, then it must not exist. (Otherwise called the Right To Bury One's Head In The Sand.)
You could even brand it as: See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil.
On the post: Google Partially Caves To French Demands For More Global Censorship Of 'Forgotten' Links
Use the Nuclear Right To Be Forgotten option
Simply give all of France their Right To Be Forgotten. Simply stop indexing anything from France.
Problem solved.
Everyone happy including all of France.
On the post: Google Partially Caves To French Demands For More Global Censorship Of 'Forgotten' Links
Re: Re: Re: Not sure if this has been suggested before
> and send heavily armed goons to kill or imprison me.
What planet are you living on?
Private enterprise calls up their buddies in the US government. Who get their buddies in a foreign government to conduct a military style raid on a private home to seize servers because, um . . .
(no, not terrorists, but something far, FAR worse . . .)
Copyright infringement. (Or at least, having knowledge that some of your users might possibly be engaging in copyright infringement on your Megaupload site.)
And then that same private enterprise gets their buddies in the US government to try to extradite Kim Dotcom.
In the future, private enterprise won't send heavily armed goons to kill you. It will be automated with outsourced happy friendly killer robots*.
* with cuddly fuzzy exteriors
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Re: If at first you don't succeed, fail fail again
If at first you don't succeed, use a shorter bungee.
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Re:
On the post: Drug Dogs Don't Even Have To Be Right Half The Time To Be Considered 'Reliable' By The Courts
Slippery slope
This will not end well. Eventually it will lead to putting donut farmers out of business.
On the post: Congressional Reps Submit Bill Banning Encryption Bans
Re: Re: Re: Halfway there...
The MPAA getting a back door implemented so they can determine whether any encrypted communications might be . . . (OMG!!!) Puracy!
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Re: I have an idea
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But where does it stop?
Now there is this nationwide ban on encryption bans.
But next there will be a ban on nationwide bans on encryption bans.
And then a ban on that.
On the post: Congressmen Upton, Walden Latest To Insist Nobody Needs Faster Broadband
Re: "No one needs that much, no one will ever use it!"
And why would you need water service capable of delivering more than a few gallons of drinking water per day. It's way better than going to the well for water.
And natural gas? Don't need it. Only dangerous terrorists would have that.
The government knows what's best for you. The government is your friend. Trust the government.
On the post: Warner To Pay $14 Million In 'Happy Birthday' Settlement; Plaintiffs Ask For Declaration That Song Is In Public Domain
What is really disgusting
More money than was probably conceivable to whoever first wrote either the lyrics or melody.
Moreover, the original authors may not have been particularly greedy.
But look what Copyright does. Promoting the useful arts and sciences.
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Re:
After trying everything else first.
On the post: Documents Show Chicago Cops Routinely Disabling Recording Equipment
Mechanically Inoperative equipment
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