... it takes about 10 years of piracy to offset the profits Apple and major book publishers cheated out of e-book consumers with their illegal price fixing cartel.
1. If the remastered version is so different from the original that it warrants a new copyright, shouldn't it be released as a cover version under the name of the engineer rather than the original artist? When I buy a Beatles CD, I expect the Beatles and not the work of an anonymous computer expert.
2. If the engineers add so much creative value, do you pay them royalties for every copy sold instead of a engineer's salary?
... who think copyright is about protecting the interests of creative people. Until they have been dead for 70, right?
Copyright legislation is about protecting the income of publishers, and they have nothing to gain from public domain (or creative commons and such nonsense).
While I am absolutely with the authors on this one ...
... I had my academic thesis printed for free - the publisher got the money from VG Wort's copyright fees. Saved me several hundred euros at the time.
If publishers did indeed give more money to authors in the past, they will be in a tough spot now that suddenly they don't get reimbursed.
For future contracts, it should not be a problem for publishers to adjust their conditions. Unless, of course, this makes authors realize just how much they pay for how little service they get from their publishers.
Perhaps there lies the real problem the publishers have with the decision.
"The Government believes that online offences should be treated no less seriously than their physical counterparts."
Are they planning to increase the penalty for lifting a CD to $160.000 or 10 years in jail, or will the penalty for downloading an album be brought down to $10, then?
Will Afganistan top the USTR-most-favourites - list when the Taliban are back in power, and start chopping off people's hands (or was it heads?) for 'stealing' movies and songs?
... can you look a judge in the eye, swear by the life of your mother and the holy bible that you can save mankind from terrorism, impending doom, drug trafficking and other evil if only he will force Apple to crack a phone ...
... and then come back a few days later, to call off the show after you miraculously found a spare key under the doormat where you had not thought of looking before?
"Do you want to boot terrorists and drug dealers off the internet?"
or "Some evil dictators want to shut down technologies that allow critical journalists and peace movements to communicate safely. Should they be allowed to do so?"
Some call it 'much needed equipment', some call it bribery - 'you help us, we'll pay for those fancy iPads your overseers don't see the point in buying you.'
Heart attack, smoking, traffic accident - 'silent' deaths. Somewhere, someone passes away. Few people notice, few people care. A big bang - tens or hundreds of victims, millions scared - that's where heros are made. Go kick Sadam's butt. Catch the bad guys before the act using clever data finickery. Hoorah, mankind saved. Or not. Who cares - by the time we learn the great idea didn't work (again), our hero has already won the election, got their budget, bathed in the spotlights.
Same in Germany. Doesn't seem to stop terrorists. Or drug dealers.
Great for advertisers, though. When Google, Facebook et al trick you into sending your mobile number 'for security reasons', you might as well send them your passport number.
It's about dodging accountability, not about encryption.
The security agencies have, for all practical purposes, unlimited funds and unlimited rights to do whatever necessary to keep us safe. They should have known where to look,and who to look for, half a year after Paris.
And yet, they failed to protect us. Again, after failing to act on early warnings on the Paris attacks.
Perhaps it is easier for them to bury that topic and talk about encryption instead ...
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In other words ...
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Two questions to CBS
2. If the engineers add so much creative value, do you pay them royalties for every copy sold instead of a engineer's salary?
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Would this a good time to ...
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Meanwhile, on another planet ...
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It's a surprise only for those ...
Copyright legislation is about protecting the income of publishers, and they have nothing to gain from public domain (or creative commons and such nonsense).
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While I am absolutely with the authors on this one ...
If publishers did indeed give more money to authors in the past, they will be in a tough spot now that suddenly they don't get reimbursed.
For future contracts, it should not be a problem for publishers to adjust their conditions. Unless, of course, this makes authors realize just how much they pay for how little service they get from their publishers.
Perhaps there lies the real problem the publishers have with the decision.
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Fair enough
Those internal documents should not have any legal relevance whatsoever outside the DOJ, though, published or not.
If a DOJ employee is caught breaking the law, the benchmark for prosecution is the law, not some internal memo, secret or not.
The courts should make clear they will not accept a 'but my boss told me it was ok' unless evidence is produced in public.
On the post: UK Gov't Pushing For 10-Year Jail Sentences For Copyright Infringement Based On ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Are they planning to increase the penalty for lifting a CD to $160.000 or 10 years in jail, or will the penalty for downloading an album be brought down to $10, then?
On the post: Judge Tells Twitter Revealing Classified Stats Isn't Protected By 1st Amendment... But Says Twitter Can Challenge Classification
The Government probably doesn't want headlines like
Ironically, the article is is based on numbers released by the same government that wants to gag Twitter on the same topic).
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How often ...
... and then come back a few days later, to call off the show after you miraculously found a spare key under the doormat where you had not thought of looking before?
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What question did they actually ask?
or
"Some evil dictators want to shut down technologies that allow critical journalists and peace movements to communicate safely. Should they be allowed to do so?"
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Just because they ask you to sign a blank cheque ..
Yeah, right.
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No fame to gain
A big bang - tens or hundreds of victims, millions scared - that's where heros are made.
Go kick Sadam's butt. Catch the bad guys before the act using clever data finickery. Hoorah, mankind saved.
Or not. Who cares - by the time we learn the great idea didn't work (again), our hero has already won the election, got their budget, bathed in the spotlights.
On the post: Rep. Speier Wants To Register Every Prepaid Phone Purchase, In Case Someone Bad Uses One As A Burner Phone
Re: Already a requirement in Europe
Great for advertisers, though. When Google, Facebook et al trick you into sending your mobile number 'for security reasons', you might as well send them your passport number.
Who are the biggest donors behind Rep. Speier?
On the post: Before We Even Know The Details, Politicians Rush To Blame Encryption For Brussels Attacks
It's about dodging accountability, not about encryption.
And yet, they failed to protect us. Again, after failing to act on early warnings on the Paris attacks.
Perhaps it is easier for them to bury that topic and talk about encryption instead ...
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Not lately, but ...
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