A little googling indicates Chicago's not the only one. From what I've seen, this isn't a copyright thing. Chicago does it only in a limited fashion. They restrict sketching in certain galleries where they have an exhibit that's only going to be available for a short period. They have high traffic volume through that area, so they limit sketching to avoid having people standing around (interrupting the other people who are moving through).
I may not like the idea, but if that's the reason, it seems like a reasonable approach. Allow more people to see the exhibit at the cost of limiting the amount of time artists can spend sketching.
While this will get cleared up, what if she lost a job opportunity because "she" posted that she likes to suck dick on her facebook profile? What else should be involved to make this a felony. If she said she was going to blow something up or do something violent? What's the line between casual prank and something that's damaging to her and others?
If you illegally break into someone's account and then do stuff, it's a felony. Hey, I have an idea, don't do that.
I don't think Apple is signaling that they're scared with this patent lawsuit. I think they're signaling that they have boat loads of money and are using it to hinder competition as much as possible.
After all, when you have more money than the government (Right Mike? :) ) you might as well use it to make sure you keep raking it in.
Just google "VMT" and you'll find a number of states, plus the Fed are looking into alternatives to the gas tax. The study the CBO did (http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/121xx/doc12101/03-23-HighwayFunding.pdf) sounds terrible from my perspective, but I can see the the need for it. I just can't believe they'd capture all that personal info and not pass it on somewhere.
If it's true that roadway maintenance is funded through gas tax and that gas usage is going down due to higher fuel economy (hybrids, electrics, etc.) then I can see why we would need to come up with an alternate. I think the one the CBO came up with is not a good one, but I don't have any better ideas.
I'm one of the backers (I bid $20) and the latest update indicates they dropped the 3,000 backer limit. They're now sitting at over $80K in funding.
I like Mike's idea (highest bidder) but it might be challenging to implement. When you bid, you actually pay that amount. How would they work getting the money back to you if you don't bid high enough? I know this wouldn't be insurmountable, but it would mean a change in how they deal with the funding. I think it would essentially convert the process to a pledge method, then you have to worry about people bailing on the pledge when it's done.
Comcasts Xfinity app for the iPad does a marginally better job than the description of Time Warner's app in that you can watch a lot more shows. Same other restrictions apply (be a subscriber, be on your home wifi). I wonder why they're upset with Time Warner and not Comcast?
Meanwhile, ABC is just doing it themselves with their own app, which also works great (and as far as I know requires no subscription, no "your own wifi", etc.) They do show commercials that can't be skipped. I haven't played this aspect of it yet, but I understand you can also watch a TV show live (it's supposed to sync itself with the broadcast) so you can do even more stuff, like take surveys or vote on characters or something. That seems like the right way to go (for ABC). Get people interested in doing other things with the show, they then watch it live and so are exposed to the commercials.
I'm wondering about the fee's with and without a video. Is that saying the "investigator" would take video to document the "infringement"? If so, I wonder how long before the investigator is sued for infringing him/herself for unauthorized recording.
Well Done RD! I especially liked the James Madison quote, although he wasn't really referring to Jury nullification in that paper but about "The mutability in the public councils arising from a rapid succession of new members".
That's part of it, the other part is that iPhones are sold by one company where android is just a platform and is sold by lots of different manufacturers. A real comparison would be do to something like comparing iPhone sales to a Motorola Droid or Samsung Epic or HTC EVO. It's a no brainer than android platform would be outselling iPhones.
I nteresting, but I still don't think Slander applies. The columnist wasn't making comments in a forum. I wonder how long it will be (or if) the Congresswoman regrets this action.
I may be wrong, but doesn't the source code have to be distributed with the app? For iPhone apps, there's no way to distribute the source, it's a bundled (closed) environment, where only the app is distributed.
I was under the impression that was one of the primary reasons for Apple's policy to not allow GPL in the apps, because it's violating the GPL license.
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Not as bad as it sounds?
I may not like the idea, but if that's the reason, it seems like a reasonable approach. Allow more people to see the exhibit at the cost of limiting the amount of time artists can spend sketching.
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MPAA could help here
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Lee Anderson against John Barron (GA)
On the post: FBI Admits That It Uses Carrier IQ For Law Enforcement Purposes; Won't Say How
http://gizmodo.com/5867693/carrier-iq-were-not-working-with-the-fbi
So maybe it's the second option, that the FBI is already looking into them.
On the post: Court Says Logging Into Someone Else's Facebook Page And Posting A Message Can Be Identity Fraud
I'm okay with it
If you illegally break into someone's account and then do stuff, it's a felony. Hey, I have an idea, don't do that.
On the post: Apple Continues To Scream To The World How Competitive Samsung's Tablet Is By Getting It Banned In Australia
Apple's not scared
After all, when you have more money than the government (Right Mike? :) ) you might as well use it to make sure you keep raking it in.
On the post: Author Walter Jon Williams Asks For Fans To Help Him 'Pirate' His Own Works Better
On the post: Utah Legislators Want Extra Tax For Owners Of Hybrid & Electric Vehicles
Utah is not alone
If it's true that roadway maintenance is funded through gas tax and that gas usage is going down due to higher fuel economy (hybrids, electrics, etc.) then I can see why we would need to come up with an alternate. I think the one the CBO came up with is not a good one, but I don't have any better ideas.
On the post: Results Of The 'Pay What You Want' Tangible Goods Experiment
They got their funding
I like Mike's idea (highest bidder) but it might be challenging to implement. When you bid, you actually pay that amount. How would they work getting the money back to you if you don't bid high enough? I know this wouldn't be insurmountable, but it would mean a change in how they deal with the funding. I think it would essentially convert the process to a pledge method, then you have to worry about people bailing on the pledge when it's done.
On the post: Broadcasters To Sue Time Warner Cable For Making It Easier For People To See Their Shows & Ads
Xfinity and ABC do this better
Meanwhile, ABC is just doing it themselves with their own app, which also works great (and as far as I know requires no subscription, no "your own wifi", etc.) They do show commercials that can't be skipped. I haven't played this aspect of it yet, but I understand you can also watch a TV show live (it's supposed to sync itself with the broadcast) so you can do even more stuff, like take surveys or vote on characters or something. That seems like the right way to go (for ABC). Get people interested in doing other things with the show, they then watch it live and so are exposed to the commercials.
On the post: Company Looking To Hire 'Piracy Investigators' Promising $500+ Per Night
video?
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Found them
On the post: Judge Bans Handing (Factual) Pamphlets To Jurors; Raising First Amendment Issues
Re: Re: Re: Re:
http://www.constitution.org/fed/federa62.htm
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Re: Point of correction on Libel vs. Slander
I nteresting, but I still don't think Slander applies. The columnist wasn't making comments in a forum. I wonder how long it will be (or if) the Congresswoman regrets this action.
On the post: Apple Prefers To Keep GPL'd Software Out Of App Store So It Can Keep DRM On All Apps
Re: Load of FUD from FSF, nothing more
I was under the impression that was one of the primary reasons for Apple's policy to not allow GPL in the apps, because it's violating the GPL license.
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