And under product liability law in most states, when there's physical harm to person or property, everyone involved in the manufacturing and distribution of that product is legally liable.
I think the link isn't quite the right one - it goes to a section on liability where the product is defective which isn't quite the point you're making?
In any case for non-defective robots I would hope that legal suits focus more on the user than the manufacturer. If they didn't I'm amazed that you are still able to buy guns, cars and even hammers in the US - after all they are surely used in causing harm every year.
(I appreciate that there's a difference between blanket website blocking and scanning for copyrighted material, but at least it's a step in the right direction)
AFAIK, companies aren't forced to keep EU info on EU servers. Under the European data acts, companies are allowed to transfer data outside of the EU (to companies/locations not under EU law) provided they inform the users that their data "may" be transferred.
Fairly certain that there will be boilerplate in the ToS for twitter etc with that sort of disclaimer.
Further, if you enter a parking a garage, example, and then exit the parking garage a certain time later, your presence in the parking garage can be implied without having to look... so the GPS here really isn't an issue either.
Granted, but without the GPS all they could infer was that you were in the building. With GPS they can show that in fact you went up to the fourth floor where the body was found.
I appreciate the point about visible on private land =/= private though
So can we video rock concerts without breaching copyright?
Afterall performances by their very nature are not fixed. They may be performing something which they have a fixed version of, but the live version will have differences - plus in videoing you are adding creative decisions about framing the shots etc.
That was my thought as well - how is it possible to make a GPS chip that will only track you in public places.
Your own home, and other people's homes are private. Your office is likely a private building. Hell, even chunks of outside are private, such as estates and even some office and university campuses.
Also I don't think it's as easy as getting someone to delete the data which the GPS shouldn't have recorded. As Google found out when they had picked up bits of information from people's unsecured wifi they had to go through all sorts of loops to be allowed to delete it.
Although it would be nice to think that only "repressive" governments would even think of doing such a thing, recent proposals by politicians in the US and Europe regarding blocking sites and spying on users indicate how naïve that would be.
Well, almost by definition it is repressive governments who seek to repress their people, including through state censorship online. To my mind the naivity comes in thinking that the US and EU aren't being repressive.
A lot of the time the US/EU governments seem like hyperactive children in glass houses with a pile of stones ...
Surely if the music was indeed licenced, all they have to do is say that the licence terms are coming to an end, so you will no longer have permission to listen to the music. Tough luck if you want to.
Also, since breaking DRM is against the law aren't they promoting illegal activity? Burning to CD and reripping sounds very much like you're circumventing a technological measure to me.
Because currently in Australian law there's no way to punish people who assault, obstruct, hinder, threaten, abuse, insult or intimidate others.
Not sure why the much needed law to protect citizens currently only applies to O'Brien and his department. Presumably this is a trial period before it is rolled out along with similar laws to prevent theft, fraud, bribes, arson, drug dealing, blowing things up, and selling adult computer games.
I'm glad Australia is finally stepping back from pure anarchy and joining the civilised world.
Agreed, however I was thinking of the last part: While this case doesn't directly discuss infringement, if you were to take the words of the ruling and substitute in copyright, it seems like the same basic concepts should apply.
I was pointing out that even if this was extended to mean linking to infringing files wasn't considered infringing I think you would still end up getting sued for "promoting" infringement. The **AA would find something to throw at you.
It seems that their argument is it shouldn't count as republication as you have no control over the linked article - what you are linking to can be changed without your knowledge. As such, while that may avert a charge of publishing I would imagine the accusations of contributory infringement (as far as that exists) would still be thrown around if you were linking to something which either was infringing when you linked, or which you expected to be something which was infringing?
But then accusations get thrown even if the material isn't infringing ...
the brand new Parentport website, where parents can go to file complaints about "any TV programme, advertisement, product or service they feel is inappropriate for children."
Don't worry - I'm just off to the parentport website to register a complaint that the parentport website and state censorship are inappropriate for children (and everyone else). I expect to see the news it's all been shut down in the next few days.
In the meantime how about a Kickstarter project to fund a one way ticket for Stanley to North Korea, since it's evidently a halcyon ideal state with no porn and thus no crime.
The jerseys are probably already copyrighted by the individual clubs meaning they can probably sue you for making copies of them. Taking photos of a physical jersey however probably doesn't breach the copyright though, as the photo/video of someone in the jersey would likely be transformative?
Also currently there's rules around displaying logos on the football pitch. I think there can't be anything on the playing area or within a certain distance around the outside. Wouldn't stop broadcasters adding something in their transmission, but it wouldn't appear on a fan-made live recording.
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not defective?
I think the link isn't quite the right one - it goes to a section on liability where the product is defective which isn't quite the point you're making?
In any case for non-defective robots I would hope that legal suits focus more on the user than the manufacturer. If they didn't I'm amazed that you are still able to buy guns, cars and even hammers in the US - after all they are surely used in causing harm every year.
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fingers crossed
Particularly since we're slowly building our own Great Firewall here in the UK.
(I appreciate that there's a difference between blanket website blocking and scanning for copyrighted material, but at least it's a step in the right direction)
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Re: Where Is The Data Stored
Fairly certain that there will be boilerplate in the ToS for twitter etc with that sort of disclaimer.
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Re: Commies
eg communist -> capitalist etc
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Re: Re: Re: The problem with GPS == tailing
Granted, but without the GPS all they could infer was that you were in the building. With GPS they can show that in fact you went up to the fourth floor where the body was found.
I appreciate the point about visible on private land =/= private though
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Unauthorised silence?
Actually, it would be an unauthorised version of 4'33".
John Cage doesn't get nearly enough in royalties for that piece!
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Re: Re: Re:
Afterall performances by their very nature are not fixed. They may be performing something which they have a fixed version of, but the live version will have differences - plus in videoing you are adding creative decisions about framing the shots etc.
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Re: The problem with GPS == tailing
Your own home, and other people's homes are private. Your office is likely a private building. Hell, even chunks of outside are private, such as estates and even some office and university campuses.
Also I don't think it's as easy as getting someone to delete the data which the GPS shouldn't have recorded. As Google found out when they had picked up bits of information from people's unsecured wifi they had to go through all sorts of loops to be allowed to delete it.
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Repressive Governments
Well, almost by definition it is repressive governments who seek to repress their people, including through state censorship online. To my mind the naivity comes in thinking that the US and EU aren't being repressive.
A lot of the time the US/EU governments seem like hyperactive children in glass houses with a pile of stones ...
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end of licence?
Also, since breaking DRM is against the law aren't they promoting illegal activity? Burning to CD and reripping sounds very much like you're circumventing a technological measure to me.
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Re:
The favourite post articles do seem to be ballooning in size these weeks ...
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including?
But what does the word including in the definition mean?
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Useful law
Not sure why the much needed law to protect citizens currently only applies to O'Brien and his department. Presumably this is a trial period before it is rolled out along with similar laws to prevent theft, fraud, bribes, arson, drug dealing, blowing things up, and selling adult computer games.
I'm glad Australia is finally stepping back from pure anarchy and joining the civilised world.
Welcome, Aussies!
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Re: Re: inducement?
While this case doesn't directly discuss infringement, if you were to take the words of the ruling and substitute in copyright, it seems like the same basic concepts should apply.
I was pointing out that even if this was extended to mean linking to infringing files wasn't considered infringing I think you would still end up getting sued for "promoting" infringement. The **AA would find something to throw at you.
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"ambush" marketing
And then get him arrested for ambush marketing Armani suits at Olympic events
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inducement?
But then accusations get thrown even if the material isn't infringing ...
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Reporting Parentport?
Don't worry - I'm just off to the parentport website to register a complaint that the parentport website and state censorship are inappropriate for children (and everyone else). I expect to see the news it's all been shut down in the next few days.
In the meantime how about a Kickstarter project to fund a one way ticket for Stanley to North Korea, since it's evidently a halcyon ideal state with no porn and thus no crime.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Issue with the conclusion
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Re: Issue with the conclusion
Also currently there's rules around displaying logos on the football pitch. I think there can't be anything on the playing area or within a certain distance around the outside. Wouldn't stop broadcasters adding something in their transmission, but it wouldn't appear on a fan-made live recording.
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Re: If they play only cc/pd music in the shop
Then play cc/pd/etc music
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