"I want to thank William Patry for taking the time to do this interview. I was tempted to dig deeper on that last question, but already taken way more of Patry's time than was warranted..."
Mike, you are selling yourself short here. Not only does your interview add context and depth to the discussion, but you are helping Patry reach a broader audience with his book. Digging deeper with your questions serves both us and him.
Given that the ebook is licensed, not sold, it has much less value to me. So that is what keeps me from acquiring them via Amazon. I am fairly technical, but will keep buying hard books for the foreseeable future.
Newspaper licenses - that might become a different matter for me. But I do get more news than I can possibly consume for free each day - so I am not even certain I'd go for a news license.
The device is a behavior detection device, not an emotion detection device. It is detecting physical human behaviors that, perhaps, are correlated with emotion. It does not directly detect emotions, which are affective states.
I have no idea what this mistake does to the validity of the patent application.
I find the "he could share child porn or download music" argument compelling.
We do not yet have established law telling me whether or not I am responsible should someone use my wifi (with and without my permission) to do something illegal. Until I know where I stand legally, I have to protect myself.
I am a moron, the question is: how much of a hurry am I in?
I am a regular reader of TechDirt. I also have read and own a copy of Jeffers book. Note: It is "Feel the fear..." not "I feel the fear..."
If I were to have read the blog in question, I would have immediately made the mental link back to the book and presumed the blogger was making reference to it.
I just went and read the blog post in question. He is posting on the exact same topic of Jeffers' book. While I have no reason to doubt he came upon the phrase in question independently, I do see a legitimacy in her trademark. She did give her book that title, and her book was here first.
Maybe if she claimed copyright then that would be tenuous (I don't know), but the trademark claim seems pretty strong to me.
Also note: I think both the book and the blog post offer very good advice.
"It seems like newspapers today could actually learn a lot from that core message: focus on providing additional value beyond what they can get elsewhere."
And if that doesn't work, they can report Improv Everywhere stunts as actual news.
I agree with Avatar28. No comment is the correct initial response from Google as they investigate this.
It seems unlikely to me that this would be a systematic scheme endorsed internally by Google. There is too much risk for too little return in gaming the system this way. It seems much more likely this is the work of a rogue employee.
If that be the case, while Google may not opt to say very much about it, I am sure they will take care of it internally. And will likely establish some guards to keep it from happening again.
Ugh. I noticed this too. IHT has the best online sudoku (it has a twist to the puzzles I haven't seen elsewhere) and that link broke with the change Sunday. I am hopeful the IHT sudoku is not gone forever.
They try harder - or at least they spend money advertising they do
I may want to rent a Hertz and therefore type "Hertz" into my search engine. But it seems to me it is good practice to permit Avis to place an ad on my search results as they may have information to share with me that I never knew to inquire about.
Giving consumers competitive information only increases consumer knowledge and, therefore, buying power.
On the post: Microsoft's Ad Agency Sued For Violating Product Placement Patent With Bing Ad
Re: Not even new!
But then the patent is for the insertion technology, not for the construct of integrating ads into shows.
Also, I think the construct related to the patent is the other way around: a clip from a show is integrated into a product ad.
But even this, I think, was art prior to 2005.
On the post: Swedish Regulators Say The Word 'bank' Not Allowed In Any Domain Names... Except If You're A Bank
Bank has many definitions
Hmmm, domain name is owned by a Seattle bookstore.
http://www.leftbankbooks.com
On the post: Is It Defamation To Mock Your Competitors' Promotional Campaign?
It is a very nifty marketing idea to let the subsidizing customers know what is going on.
And Shaw's lawsuit will only result in a Streisand Effect.
On the post: Interview With William Patry: Understanding How The Copyright Debate Got Twisted
Mike, dig deeper next time
Mike, you are selling yourself short here. Not only does your interview add context and depth to the discussion, but you are helping Patry reach a broader audience with his book. Digging deeper with your questions serves both us and him.
On the post: Outed Blogger Plans To Sue Google; Skank Model Mess Gets Messier
Pot. Kettle. Not so bright.
I know, I know, stupidity is not malpractice. Still, she should sue.
On the post: Why Do Ebooks Cost So Much?
licensing is my inhibitor
Newspaper licenses - that might become a different matter for me. But I do get more news than I can possibly consume for free each day - so I am not even certain I'd go for a news license.
On the post: If Your Computer Detects You Laughing At This Patent Drawing, You May Have Infringed On The Patent
behavior, not emotion
I have no idea what this mistake does to the validity of the patent application.
On the post: Since When Is Sharing So Bad?
Case law not yet established
We do not yet have established law telling me whether or not I am responsible should someone use my wifi (with and without my permission) to do something illegal. Until I know where I stand legally, I have to protect myself.
On the post: Insurance Company Sues Website Offering Claim Advice... Saying It's Infringing
Re: Thanks ICBC!
On the post: Visa Accidentally Charges People $23 Quadrillion
where I thought this story was going
"So the Visa representative asked the customer to simply pay the $23 quadrillion and it would be credited back to her account next month."
On the post: How Can There Be Unauthorized Playing With Toys?
Streisand Effect
They have no idea what they are bringing on to themselves.
On the post: Perfect 10 Shot Down Again; Will It Finally Realize That Search Engines Aren't Liable For Photos?
People, who need people
On the post: Another Bogus Copyright Takedown: Can't Protest A Viacom Movie With T-Shirts
upside
On the post: Using Trademark To 'Privatize The English Language'
Re: #9 at 7:18am
On the post: Using Trademark To 'Privatize The English Language'
I am a moron, the question is: how much of a hurry am I in?
If I were to have read the blog in question, I would have immediately made the mental link back to the book and presumed the blogger was making reference to it.
I just went and read the blog post in question. He is posting on the exact same topic of Jeffers' book. While I have no reason to doubt he came upon the phrase in question independently, I do see a legitimacy in her trademark. She did give her book that title, and her book was here first.
Maybe if she claimed copyright then that would be tenuous (I don't know), but the trademark claim seems pretty strong to me.
Also note: I think both the book and the blog post offer very good advice.
On the post: WWII Era Advice On Newspapers Still Relevant Today... If Only Newspapers Would Listen
tongue in cheek
And if that doesn't work, they can report Improv Everywhere stunts as actual news.
On the post: News Station Falls For April Fool's Prank, Turns to DMCA As Remedy
any copies of the news video floating out there?
If so, send a copy to me and it goes up on my blog! And send a copy to WikiSecrets while you are at it.
On the post: A Lawsuit Over Trademarks In AdWords That Makes Sense
Re: response doesn't surprise me
It seems unlikely to me that this would be a systematic scheme endorsed internally by Google. There is too much risk for too little return in gaming the system this way. It seems much more likely this is the work of a rogue employee.
If that be the case, while Google may not opt to say very much about it, I am sure they will take care of it internally. And will likely establish some guards to keep it from happening again.
On the post: Why Didn't The NY Times Properly Forward IHT Links?
sudoku
On the post: Who Says Users Don't Want Competitors' Ads in Search Results?
They try harder - or at least they spend money advertising they do
Giving consumers competitive information only increases consumer knowledge and, therefore, buying power.
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