Considering The Bible is the single best selling work of all time, with more translations than I would care to count, the size of any damages won could be enormous.
Since many passages from The Bible are set to music, which collection societies would represent the copyright interests of Him who wrote the lyrics?
Since copyright, collection societies, and lawyers tend to originate in the infernal nether regions, it could be interesting.
Can't a bit torrent be a religious gathering in cyberspace of like-minded torrenters? People seeking to obtain and download a particular enlightenment. And help others achieve the same enlightenment?
True zealots of the religion would continue to participate in the torrent long after they themselves have achieved the downloaded revelation.
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Like I said, Netflix could have charged for sub accounts instead of removing that feature.
And, (hey Netflix, pssssssst, are you listening . . .) Netflix could raise their prices! (gasp!)
Yes, they could. Even a 15% increase, and netflix is still a heck of a lot cheaper than cable. And with huge advantages over cable. No ads. No bugs on the screen. No 'walk on' characters covering up part of the content.
And if Netflix ever starts having ads, then . . . we're done. If Netflix needs more revenue, then RAISE YOUR PRICES. Do not go down the advertising road. Or at least offer two options: ads, and a higher priced premium guaranteed ad free experience.
Memo from the MPAA members to Netflix: HOW DARE you not do the impossible and stop all piracy! How dare you fail to completely stop ALL viewing from non permitted regions. And worst of all, how dare you truthfully and publicly state the obvious impossibility of doing so. This shatters the illusion Hollywood tries to manufacture in people's minds that that computer security is absolute -- except when a TV hacker can in a few keystrokes break into any system anywhere.
And obviously, Google must share the blame for viewers being able to use VPNs to access Netflix. Because . . . um, because they are Google, that's why.
Maybe because the content owners now try to gouge Netflix and therefore only so much content can be available at any one time due to licensing cost. So maybe Netflix has to constantly rotate what content is available within their ability to pay.
Remember back in the old days when content owners didn't think Netflix could ever succeed, and so they licensed Netflix lots of great content at reasonable prices.
Once they saw it succeeded wildly, they realized they needed to price gouge. It's not enough merely to make money. We need to really stick it to consumers.
Such is the thinking of Big Idiocy. Er, I mean Big Content.
If using twitter counts as material support, then let us start a list of things that should also count as material support. (This list is also useful for anyone needing a list of contributory copyright infringers. Facilitators and Enablers.)
The electricity company.
All ISPs and internet backbones between Twitter and its users.
The big telecoms upon whose leased lines these ISPs are built.
These lawyers do know better. That's what guides them. They know better about billable hours than the upstanding lawyers who would have laughed their potential client right out the door.
My netflix setup is with sub-accounts. Netflix did away with this, which was widely complained about. But after massive revolt, they grandfathered in anyone who was already using sub-accounts.
Sub accounts lets each person have their own viewing history. Their own play list. Their own recommendations.
Why netflix would do away with this baffles me? What would have made more sense would be to have simply changed the pricing structure so that you pay $X for Netflix, and then each sub-account you add costs an additional $Y per month. That way a household with several viewers does pay more, but not many times more for several full blown accounts.
The password sharing seems like a nod nod wink wink to the fact that multiple people within a household want to view Netflix but they can no longer get sub accounts.
. . . like Zollman’s own campaign to create “SafeTrade” spots at local police stations.
I would feel safer trading in any other public space than at a police station.
I once thought so. But the police aren't there to protect you. Even if you are perfectly law abiding, they are there to find something, anything that they can charge you with. Real, imagined or manufactured.
Thanks, but no thanks. I'll stick to the safety of somewhere not so close to a police station. Somewhere public, maybe with friends present or nearby.
A company that goes after obvious parody is not merely enforcing trademarks.
Are you arguing that others do not get to exercise their right to criticize, parody and otherwise make fun of? Certain speech must be silenced if it offends the delicate sensibilities of a company that has no sense of humor.
ANY SMARTPHONE THAT IS MANUFACTURED ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN, AND SOLD OR LEASED IN NEW YORK, SHALL BE CAPABLE OF BEING DECRYPTED AND UNLOCKED BY ANYONE WITH 1337 COMPUTER SKILLZ INCLUDING THE RUSSIANS, CHINESE, ANONYMOUS, ISIS, AND HACKERS WORLDWIDE.
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I seem to recall that Kim Davis was announcing that these marriage certificates were not valid without HER signature.
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Re: Does God own the Copyright on the BIble
Since many passages from The Bible are set to music, which collection societies would represent the copyright interests of Him who wrote the lyrics?
Since copyright, collection societies, and lawyers tend to originate in the infernal nether regions, it could be interesting.
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Re: Re: Throw in religion and suddenly Timmy is for copyright?
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Church of the BitTorrent
True zealots of the religion would continue to participate in the torrent long after they themselves have achieved the downloaded revelation.
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In fact, if that were their pricing scheme, I bet a lot of people who share an account today would spring for sub accounts.
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And, (hey Netflix, pssssssst, are you listening . . .) Netflix could raise their prices! (gasp!)
Yes, they could. Even a 15% increase, and netflix is still a heck of a lot cheaper than cable. And with huge advantages over cable. No ads. No bugs on the screen. No 'walk on' characters covering up part of the content.
And if Netflix ever starts having ads, then . . . we're done. If Netflix needs more revenue, then RAISE YOUR PRICES. Do not go down the advertising road. Or at least offer two options: ads, and a higher priced premium guaranteed ad free experience.
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How dare Netflix not accomplish the impossible!
And obviously, Google must share the blame for viewers being able to use VPNs to access Netflix. Because . . . um, because they are Google, that's why.
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Remember back in the old days when content owners didn't think Netflix could ever succeed, and so they licensed Netflix lots of great content at reasonable prices.
Once they saw it succeeded wildly, they realized they needed to price gouge. It's not enough merely to make money. We need to really stick it to consumers.
Such is the thinking of Big Idiocy. Er, I mean Big Content.
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Material Support
The electricity company.
All ISPs and internet backbones between Twitter and its users.
The big telecoms upon whose leased lines these ISPs are built.
Grocery stores where terrorists buy their food.
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lawyers who should know better
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EFF Who Are You?
:-)
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Bwhahaha !
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Some Netflix users have sub-accounts
Sub accounts lets each person have their own viewing history. Their own play list. Their own recommendations.
Why netflix would do away with this baffles me? What would have made more sense would be to have simply changed the pricing structure so that you pay $X for Netflix, and then each sub-account you add costs an additional $Y per month. That way a household with several viewers does pay more, but not many times more for several full blown accounts.
The password sharing seems like a nod nod wink wink to the fact that multiple people within a household want to view Netflix but they can no longer get sub accounts.
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Re: Aren't Patent Trolls little guys?
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Aren't Patent Trolls little guys?
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Safe Trade spots?
I once thought so. But the police aren't there to protect you. Even if you are perfectly law abiding, they are there to find something, anything that they can charge you with. Real, imagined or manufactured.
Thanks, but no thanks. I'll stick to the safety of somewhere not so close to a police station. Somewhere public, maybe with friends present or nearby.
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Re: smh at what Techdirt has become
Are you arguing that others do not get to exercise their right to criticize, parody and otherwise make fun of? Certain speech must be silenced if it offends the delicate sensibilities of a company that has no sense of humor.
The judge did exactly the right thing.
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The wording should say what it really means
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