And ask him who came up with it, he won the Nobel Peace Prize (which should have gone to the lady who risked her life to save Jews in WW2 by getting them out of Germany and other places in Europe).
But, regardless how one thinks of this, the basic ideas of getting off fossil fuels (we'll run out within our lifetimes) and finding better, alternative fuels is something I think that should be pushed.
"Get a license or do not sample. We do not see this as stifling creativity in any significant way."
That was SERIOUSLY said in a court ruling?
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No wonder it's been so hard to get people to understand copyright when you have laws that are confusing, courts that wouldn't know creativity if it bit them in the ass, and people treating Copyright, Trademark and Patents as Property, even though they're not.
The mere fact that people like J. Edgar Hoover, Richard Nixon, and Joe McCarthy, among others, who have had positions of power in the United States in the 20th Century should be enough reason to clamp down on these agencies.
That tells me that we'll have another one of those guys in power within my lifetime easily.
After all, history repeats itself, and those who do not learn from history will inevitably repeat it.
After all, making copyright purposely confusing and using obscure language has worked so well for so long that most people don't understand how copyright really works.
Granted, they had different reasons, but still, when you have members of the Copyfraud Alliance saying it's a bad ruling and everyone ELSE saying it's a bad ruling...
Of course Snowden's leaks will splinter the internet!
Why, if they hadn't come out, everyone who thought that the NSA was spying on you would have been a "tin foil hat" conspiracy theorist that no one would believe.
Now that they've come out, those same people who said "tin foil hat" are saying "we all knew it, what's the big deal?"
But, back to the original point, if Snowden hadn't come out with this, the NSA would have probably had full control of the internet within the next few years and no one would know.
Now they can't do it and they're throwing a tantrum.
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Your tax dollars...
On the post: Chilling Effects: Climate Change Deniers Have Scientific Paper Disappeared
Re: Oh dear ...
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This is...
On the post: Chilling Effects: Climate Change Deniers Have Scientific Paper Disappeared
You could always go find Al Gore...
But, regardless how one thinks of this, the basic ideas of getting off fossil fuels (we'll run out within our lifetimes) and finding better, alternative fuels is something I think that should be pushed.
So... Have we mastered Cold Fusion yet?
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It would be the same as if copyright prevented anyone from enjoying soccer in Europe or Brazil.
On the post: New Case By Notorious B.I.G. Estate May Finally Test Question Of Sampling Fair Use
Wait, what?!
That was SERIOUSLY said in a court ruling?
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No wonder it's been so hard to get people to understand copyright when you have laws that are confusing, courts that wouldn't know creativity if it bit them in the ass, and people treating Copyright, Trademark and Patents as Property, even though they're not.
On the post: Japanese Anime And Manga Fans Worried About How TPP Will Kill Important Fan Fiction
Ah, nuts!
How else am I supposed to get the awesome fan-made stuff from Japan?
But, seriously, this would make fanfiction illegal, huh?
...This sucks.
On the post: Member Of Intelligence Review Group Tells NSA: You Guys Have Done Amazing Work Protecting America... And Should Never, Ever Be Trusted
Even if you do trust them...
That tells me that we'll have another one of those guys in power within my lifetime easily.
After all, history repeats itself, and those who do not learn from history will inevitably repeat it.
On the post: Newscasters Reenact Final Four Moments Rather Than Wait For Game Highlight Rights To Clear
It probably is...
On the post: Tone Of Comments Affects Perception Of Online Article's Content
Name calling? Never!
Also, your mother was a hamster and your father smells of elderberries.
On the post: Hollywood Hires New Person To Make Same Old Mistakes In Fighting Against The Future
Why would they do that?
On the post: Details Show MIT Employees Gleefully Helped With Prosecution And Persecution Of Aaron Swartz
So...
On the post: Piracy Continues Killing The Movie Business To New Record Highs
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When a movie is bad, Twitter, Facebook, G+, Youtube, Rotten Tomatoes, etc., with a SLEW of reviewers lets us know within SECONDS how bad the movie is.
The mere fact that you can find this information out so quickly is what's hurting those "decimated films".
All piracy does is increase the amount of people who see it.
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On the post: UK Lawmakers Seeking Harsher Sentences For The Crime Of Being A Jerk Online
How about...
They're being jerks and I'm only finding out about it online! They're breaking the law!
On the post: Brazil's 'Marco Civil' Internet Civil Rights Law Finally Passes, With Key Protections Largely Intact
So....
On the post: UK Court Says Information Stored Electronically Is Not 'Property'
So, to sum up...
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Awesome.
On the post: Innocence Of Muslims Actress Files Contempt Charges Against Google For Not Making Movie Completely Disappear Worldwide
Didn't even...
Granted, they had different reasons, but still, when you have members of the Copyfraud Alliance saying it's a bad ruling and everyone ELSE saying it's a bad ruling...
It's probably a bad ruling.
On the post: Michael Hayden Thinks Snowden Revelations, Rather Than NSA Actions, May Splinter The Internet
Of course Snowden's leaks will splinter the internet!
Now that they've come out, those same people who said "tin foil hat" are saying "we all knew it, what's the big deal?"
But, back to the original point, if Snowden hadn't come out with this, the NSA would have probably had full control of the internet within the next few years and no one would know.
Now they can't do it and they're throwing a tantrum.
As TFS put it...
"I want it! IwannaIwannaIwanna!"
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