Are you trying to be funny by listing potential examples or are you saying I am making my comment up?
At the time I worked for Creative Labs, the tradeshow in particular was Internet World or PC Expo, around 2000 - 2001 or thereabouts. The pod in question had 6 computers inside with monitors on the outside. I was running the cables from the monitors to the PCs and knew which cables went where. None of them were marked. I was halfway through the job when the guy rolled in and started acting crazy and said I was taking food away from him. I had to go back and redo the connections he made because he didn't know which cables went where. I route my cables and he screwed the job up.
I have also been threatened by union workers in Las Vegas. Comdex, before it crashed, when CRT monitors were still being used. The booth in question was massive, like 100' X 300' or something similar. When the crates come in they just get dumped wherever there is space, so we have to haul the stuff through the booth usually. I was carrying a monitor box from one end of the booth to the other and walked past a few union guys setting up a stage, and one of them said "You're gonna get yourself hurt by carrying those boxes." Not "you will hurt yourself" or "you will hurt your back", but "You're gonna get yourself hurt". At the time, and probably still true today, any boxes that are moved in these convention centers require 2 people. It doesn't matter how small the box is.
Is he a union member? Years ago I was at a tradeshow in NYC connecting video cables in a small enclosure that had multiple monitors connected to multiple PCs. A union electrician stormed in and screamed at me that I was taking food out of his kids mouths.
"Have y'all forgotten that Corporations are consumers just as much as you are? Why shouldn't a corporation have a say in the laws that affect them?"
They aren't consumers, they aren't people, they aren't citizens. They are corporate entities run by a select few individuals. It's these individuals that determine how their political money gets spent.
They almost get to vote twice. Once at the polls and again with all the lobbyist pressure.
They will never knock on her door to babyproof her house. Get serious. They will install a GPS tracker on her car and track her movements. When they know she's away they will break in and will check the place out to ensure that her place is up to snuff.
With the government getting its grubby little paws into healthcare, I can see why the NRA might be fighting this. Gun ownership isn't anything a doctor would normally be concerned with, unless maybe a patient was mentally unstable. If the doctors in this case are merely asking about the general home environment and determining a course of preventive action, that's one thing, but if the doctors are checking a box on their paperwork that says "Guns in house" - that's none of their business and I'd fight that too.
Which part of the story isn't about copyright? Is it the title perhaps?
"When Copyright And Contracts Can Get In The Way Of Art"
Or was it the part how the particular copyright that applies to these artworks allows them to be free? The entire point of the story is that if strict copyrights were applied to the artworks, they wouldn't be seen by the public. They would be locked up in the museums vaults. As the creator of these artworks, and because of the type of copyright, she is allowed to freely distribute them. Because of this we are able to enjoy them.
I've made my point. By all means take up the challenge and please post how the story isn't about copyright, or the impact of copyright and please please please point out which scenario isn't governed or affected by copyright.
It does measure the impact of copyright. Read it again. Because the museum said a 'Free License' was okay, and Nina used it, we have access to those pictures. Had the museum wanted traditional copyright protections, we would not be seeing these images.
So all you Copyright Maximals, how are you going to spin this one? This story will become a textbook example as to why we DON'T need stronger copyrights.
Those images are beautiful. Bureaucrats and lawyers almost prevented this from happening.
We shouldn't be worried about being arrested for speeding on our first offense. We should be worried that we will be arrested for speeding because the speedometers in our cars all exceed the speed limit.
You misunderstand the problem. Politicians are public servants. They are there to serve us. They aren't there to care for us, or do what they *think* is right or what some corporate lobbyist wants them to do. They are there to see that WE are FUCKING REPRESENTED. Period. When the FDA grants drug monopolies to companies that then raise prices by 15,000%, that is not in our best interests. When politicians go against the will of their constituents because of some future political benefit, they are betraying their trust.
Too many politicians ONLY listen to lobbyists. Would your senator make time for you to listen to your problems if you called his office? Can you call your Congressman up and invite him to lunch? Or on an overseas 'factfinding' trip?
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At the time I worked for Creative Labs, the tradeshow in particular was Internet World or PC Expo, around 2000 - 2001 or thereabouts. The pod in question had 6 computers inside with monitors on the outside. I was running the cables from the monitors to the PCs and knew which cables went where. None of them were marked. I was halfway through the job when the guy rolled in and started acting crazy and said I was taking food away from him. I had to go back and redo the connections he made because he didn't know which cables went where. I route my cables and he screwed the job up.
I have also been threatened by union workers in Las Vegas. Comdex, before it crashed, when CRT monitors were still being used. The booth in question was massive, like 100' X 300' or something similar. When the crates come in they just get dumped wherever there is space, so we have to haul the stuff through the booth usually. I was carrying a monitor box from one end of the booth to the other and walked past a few union guys setting up a stage, and one of them said "You're gonna get yourself hurt by carrying those boxes." Not "you will hurt yourself" or "you will hurt your back", but "You're gonna get yourself hurt". At the time, and probably still true today, any boxes that are moved in these convention centers require 2 people. It doesn't matter how small the box is.
I have lots more tradeshow/union dirt than that.
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They aren't consumers, they aren't people, they aren't citizens. They are corporate entities run by a select few individuals. It's these individuals that determine how their political money gets spent.
They almost get to vote twice. Once at the polls and again with all the lobbyist pressure.
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By using 'we're coming after your advertisers next' you imply you are either in law enforcement or on the IP-litigation side. Which is it?
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Which part of the story isn't about copyright? Is it the title perhaps?
"When Copyright And Contracts Can Get In The Way Of Art"
Or was it the part how the particular copyright that applies to these artworks allows them to be free? The entire point of the story is that if strict copyrights were applied to the artworks, they wouldn't be seen by the public. They would be locked up in the museums vaults. As the creator of these artworks, and because of the type of copyright, she is allowed to freely distribute them. Because of this we are able to enjoy them.
I've made my point. By all means take up the challenge and please post how the story isn't about copyright, or the impact of copyright and please please please point out which scenario isn't governed or affected by copyright.
We are all waiting.
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Those images are beautiful. Bureaucrats and lawyers almost prevented this from happening.
Thank you for sticking to your guns Nina!
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Too many politicians ONLY listen to lobbyists. Would your senator make time for you to listen to your problems if you called his office? Can you call your Congressman up and invite him to lunch? Or on an overseas 'factfinding' trip?
I didn't think so.
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