Of course, most bookstores actually do allow (or encourage) people to read books there. When will HMV allow me to go in and listen to some or all of an album, or watch some or all of a movie?
Sort of like how if you steal a CD you get a few thousand dollars as a fine and a shortish jail term, but if you upload a CD's worth of songs you get financially ruined for eternity and a much longer jail sentence?
I remember long ago, music stores were talking about allowing you to burn CDs of bought music actually in the store, so you could do a proper 'mix-and-match' of music that you wanted. Tie that in with the listening posts that did become popular, and you could have been onto an overall winner. However, apparently because they were too addicted to the additional revenue from 'filler' tracks on albums, this never materialised, and now they are reaping the benefits. If they had gotten people used to handling digital files in the shop (for instance, operating a legal service to rip your CDs to a convenient, quality format for you) they would have had a bigger finger in the digital pie too.
Planned Parenthood supports a woman's right not to get pregnant or infected, and her right not to be a baby-bearing chattel. That sets them right in the Rethuglican targets.
Actually, tht's a good point. When land and other proprty descends to another generation, it gets taxed to bits by the state. So what would happen if the same inheritance tax idea were applied to Imaginary Propery rights?
IRS to Billy-Bob Lucas:
"Ok, as your share of Grandpa George's estate, you own the rights to 'Star Wars: A New Hope' - please pay us $1 billion dollars"
Billy-Bob Lucas:
"Phew, I'll earn at least $2 billion from that over my lifetime."
IRS to Billy-Bob Lucas:
"You also own the rights to 'Star Wars: Caravan of Courage' - please pay us $1 billion dollars."
Billy-Bob Lucas:
"Nooooooooooooo!!!!!"
I watched Disney's Alice in Wonderland in 1976 at the age of 6. It was about 25 years old at that time. Will it ever in my reasonably predicted lifetime (certainly my three-score years and ten) come into the public domain? How about my three-year-old son's? Therefore, it is to all effects eternal.
You could make the 'real' "Song of the South" - you know, the one where 'them uppity lazy slaves' get beaten for taking time to sing to bluebirds or run laughing.
Would that be parody, or a cryingly accurate representation of the historical treatment of real human beings?
That's right, I don't care if you are Alice, Bob, Billy-Bob or Vernon from Topeka. I'm more interested if you are the same "Endtimer" who said something particularly witty (or dumb) last week.
But some random and well-named 'Anonymous Coward'? What value should I give their pronouncements, especially given the amount of ad-homs and dumb arguments they use.
I actually have to give kudos to darryl and out_of_the_blue for admitting themselves... and coming back for more! At least they make us think.
As far as I understand it, your Constitution applies to everyone in the country, whether they are 'legal' or 'illegal' - otherwise you'd break an Amendment or two. Oh wait, this is the US government...
As someone who is too lazy and ungrateful that you can't stand that an opinion blog has more than one narrow topic that obsesses you, please feel free to take some time away from this blog and read a grammar book or two.
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Thanks for the reminder, darryl. Way to contribute to the discussion!
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So, new game: Fun meanings for G.I.T. (since you know he loves you really)
Great Intellectual Titan?
Gloriously Interring Trolls?
Gadfly-Imperator Tranquillus?
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IRS to Billy-Bob Lucas:
"Ok, as your share of Grandpa George's estate, you own the rights to 'Star Wars: A New Hope' - please pay us $1 billion dollars"
Billy-Bob Lucas:
"Phew, I'll earn at least $2 billion from that over my lifetime."
IRS to Billy-Bob Lucas:
"You also own the rights to 'Star Wars: Caravan of Courage' - please pay us $1 billion dollars."
Billy-Bob Lucas:
"Nooooooooooooo!!!!!"
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Seriously, this was actually a worthwhile contribution. I don't care if it was from the Bible, the Quran, or Thor's Table Rants.
In fact, given that we are talking about the religion-obsessed USA, it's even more appropriate.
Oops, sorry great Thor!.... >
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Would that be parody, or a cryingly accurate representation of the historical treatment of real human beings?
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But some random and well-named 'Anonymous Coward'? What value should I give their pronouncements, especially given the amount of ad-homs and dumb arguments they use.
I actually have to give kudos to darryl and out_of_the_blue for admitting themselves... and coming back for more! At least they make us think.
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