God, at the very least read the link before commenting:
"IMDB and Amazon failed to convince the court that it had permission to mine public records for Hoang's birth date under the website's subscriber agreement or privacy policy."
Seriously, what makes people comment on stuff they're completely ignorant about?!
Speaking of stupid lawsuits, remember that lawsuit filed by the actress who sued IMDB/Amazon for daring to publish her real age? The judge in the case is allowing it to proceed.
I would have assumed they stopped back in the 90s. First CD-ROM encyclopedias killed any reason to buy a set of books. Then the internet killed any reason to buy a CD-ROM. I'm assuming only libraries were buying them.
When I grew up in the 70s we had an old set from the 50s. It was hilarious to read because any speculation about a future event, e.g., landing on the moon, were hilariously wrong. One article stated that to get to the moon we'd have to build an orbiting space station and then launch a craft from there. Good stuff.
This made me think of the asinine way Sony sold DRM-free music tracks.
Speaking of Sony BMG, the music label confirmed today that it is, indeed, planning to dip its toes into DRM-free waters, albeit via carefully-controlled experimentation. The label told USA Today that it will begin selling gift cards in select brick-and-mortar stores on January 15 for $12.99 that will be redeemable at its planned online music store, MusicPass. Through the “Platinum MusicPass” part of the service customers will be able to select from 37 albums available without DRM.
So you had to drive to an actual store. Buy a card. Go back home. Sign up for the MusicPass service. And then choose between 37 albums you could buy. Or you could buy nearly any album you wanted free of DRM from Amazon or iTunes without ever leaving your house.
I've wondered the same thing myself, like with Amazon's recent patent for annotating ebooks.
There is simply no way anyone could have patented a system and method for scribbling notes on the sides of pages. But yet, if it's on a computer, it's somehow completely patentable.
Another one is eBay's patent for online auctions. Why can eBay get a patent for holding auctions on the net, but I can't get one for holding auctions in a brick building?
I don't understand why these "artists" think they deserve the money more than the labels. They merely composed, arraigned, and performed the music. The labels took all the economic risks so they should get all the rewards. If the so-called "artists" have already spent their advances, the labels shouldn't have to pay them twice.
Is anyone from the RIAA wants to hire me as a spokesperson, drop me an email. Thanks!
"I think it's probably fair to say that everyone in this room knows someone who, without paying for it"
I love this. On one hand copyright maximalists argue that we need very strong and harsh laws to stop copyright infringement. But they also completely admit that nearly everyone is infringing copyrights. Do they really want to lock up the majority of the population and nearly everyone under the age of 28?! When did the rest of the world turn into Texas?
"think back to the various cases we've seen of the FBI manufacturing their own terrorist plots, it really makes you wonder if the money we're spending on law enforcement for these kinds of things is money well spent"
Think about it. If the government doesn't spend money setting up fake terrorist acts and then stopping those fake terrorist acts, who will?
"While we continue to oppose government mandates in this area"
I'm glad Elsevier feels that way. If they hate government intervention into their business model I'm sure they'll gladly stop using copyright to support their business model. My guess is that they'll put all of their journals into the public domain and compete with superior quality and services.
What?! They want strong and draconian government intervention via copyright when it helps them but hate minor government intervention when it helps everyone else? Sounds sort of hypocritical, doesn't it?
Someday in the future 16 year old kids of today will rob banks, commit rapes, and murder the innocent. We must stop these teenagers before any of that happens!
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Apparently the reality distortion field is still operational at Apple.
On the post: More Mistakes In The Megaupload Prosecution: Videotape Of The Mansion Raid Has Gone Missing
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On the post: More Mistakes In The Megaupload Prosecution: Videotape Of The Mansion Raid Has Gone Missing
The purposes of this raid were to shut down a major cloud based storage business and to put the fear of god into those that remain.
The raid succeeded on both. Any trial, and I doubt it'll ever go to trial, is just gravy.
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"IMDB and Amazon failed to convince the court that it had permission to mine public records for Hoang's birth date under the website's subscriber agreement or privacy policy."
Seriously, what makes people comment on stuff they're completely ignorant about?!
On the post: Ridiculous: Court Says Mock Basketball Which Appears In Hyundia Commercial For 1 Second 'Dilutes' LV Trademark
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/04/03/45292.htm
Apparently it's against the law to post public data on the internet.
On the post: Lindsay Lohan's Lawyer's Loopy Legal Argument Laced With Lifted Language?
I know what he is thinking, "This is a last time I have a first year law student write and file a response brief for me!"
On the post: Encyclopaedia Britannica Stops Publishing Dead Tree Version; If You're Unfamiliar, You Can Read About It On Wikipedia
I would have assumed they stopped back in the 90s. First CD-ROM encyclopedias killed any reason to buy a set of books. Then the internet killed any reason to buy a CD-ROM. I'm assuming only libraries were buying them.
When I grew up in the 70s we had an old set from the 50s. It was hilarious to read because any speculation about a future event, e.g., landing on the moon, were hilariously wrong. One article stated that to get to the moon we'd have to build an orbiting space station and then launch a craft from there. Good stuff.
On the post: Does Anyone Who Develops New Products In Hollywood Ask 'Would I Ever Actually Use This?'
So you had to drive to an actual store. Buy a card. Go back home. Sign up for the MusicPass service. And then choose between 37 albums you could buy. Or you could buy nearly any album you wanted free of DRM from Amazon or iTunes without ever leaving your house.
On the post: Does Anyone Who Develops New Products In Hollywood Ask 'Would I Ever Actually Use This?'
On the post: Why Does An Unpatentable 'Abstract Idea' Become Patentable If You Add 'On The Internet'?
There is simply no way anyone could have patented a system and method for scribbling notes on the sides of pages. But yet, if it's on a computer, it's somehow completely patentable.
Another one is eBay's patent for online auctions. Why can eBay get a patent for holding auctions on the net, but I can't get one for holding auctions in a brick building?
On the post: EMI Sneakily Trying To Pretend Many Of Its Artists Can't Reclaim Their Copyrights
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First you can cheaply and conveniently download nearly any song you want via iTunes or Amazon.
Second, if you don't want to pay, you can hear any song you want via youtube. And the labels make money via advertising.
Now if only the labels would pay what's owed to artists. But I won't hold my breath waiting for that.
On the post: EMI Sneakily Trying To Pretend Many Of Its Artists Can't Reclaim Their Copyrights
Is anyone from the RIAA wants to hire me as a spokesperson, drop me an email. Thanks!
On the post: Time To Go: Why EU Commissioner De Gucht Has Disqualified Himself From Handling ACTA
I love this. On one hand copyright maximalists argue that we need very strong and harsh laws to stop copyright infringement. But they also completely admit that nearly everyone is infringing copyrights. Do they really want to lock up the majority of the population and nearly everyone under the age of 28?! When did the rest of the world turn into Texas?
On the post: The Things You Learn When You Send A Freedom Of Information Act Request About What The Gov't Knows About You
Think about it. If the government doesn't spend money setting up fake terrorist acts and then stopping those fake terrorist acts, who will?
Exactly.
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On the post: Elsevier Backs Down, Removes Support For Research Works Act As Elsevier Boycott Grows
I'm glad Elsevier feels that way. If they hate government intervention into their business model I'm sure they'll gladly stop using copyright to support their business model. My guess is that they'll put all of their journals into the public domain and compete with superior quality and services.
What?! They want strong and draconian government intervention via copyright when it helps them but hate minor government intervention when it helps everyone else? Sounds sort of hypocritical, doesn't it?
On the post: NSA: 'Anonymous Might One Day Hack Power Grids!' Anonymous: 'Huh?!?'
On the post: European Commission Suggests ACTA's Opponents Don't Have 'Democratic Intentions'
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