The entertainment industry’s treasure — its content — is being plundered by pirates of all forms. In today’s digital world, we are under siege by organized crime, anonymous hackers, recalcitrant cyberlockers, and even our own customers.
An MMO is an easy one, and one that has been highlighted on Techdirt before. The business model is pretty simple, give away the non-scarce good; the software, and charge for the scarce goods; server time, account storage, in game items...
That is backwards logic and part of the problem with America today. Our rights do not originate with the constitution, they are innate.
The constitution sets out the limits of what the government is allowed to do.
Saying I don't have/have a right to xxx generally just shows your ignorance.
On the other hand the government is given specific rights via the constitution. The government is expressly barred from this type of behavior.
Unfortunately we're so far past the constitutional limits of what the government is supposed to be allowed to do that any arguments to reign in the governmental power grabs are difficult to make without completely dismantling the federal government as we know it.
Lets try this another way. Lets say I build a 3D printer (these will be reality in the not to distant future) and I'm able to take some basic materials and print exact replicase of meats. The basic limitations being that I need some cheap basic materials for my printer, and I need a sample for the printer to read.
I go buy a nice chicken breast from a local farmer. I then print hundreds or thousands of chicken breasts and sell them to the local market at a price much lower than the chicken farmer.
First I think it's a stretch to put these two in the same market. Trademarks are only valid for items in the specific market for the products (I could open a company called Google that sold furniture and should prevail on any lawsuit).
If you buy (or even look at) one of these guitars it does not say anywhere that it is a Gibson product. It has a passing resemblance to the Gibson designed guitars, but that is all.
A possible assumed association is not nearly the same as actually infringing on the trademark.
And if I were in your position I would be talking to the ACLU or some other similar organization (maybe your union if you have one) about the real possibility of a wrongful termination suit when you refuse to sexually molest passengers.
So even though it's not effective. Even though it's a violation of my constitutional rights. Even though it will be truly traumatic for many different types of people. We should all just go along with it because some people are deluded into thinking it might make us safer?
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Re: Re: Dur process is not the problem
No. I think this is more like seizing the street sign on the block of the crack house.
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organized crime - actually online pirating is taking care of this
anonymous hackers - because letting people have control over the devices they purchased is down right communist
recalcitrant cyberlockers - Well, we all know internet connected disk space is PURE F-ING EVIL
even our own customers - okay, if you're pissing off the people that want to give you money I just can't help you.
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Love it
The entertainment industry’s treasure — its content — is being plundered by pirates of all forms. In today’s digital world, we are under siege by organized crime, anonymous hackers, recalcitrant cyberlockers, and even our own customers.
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Re: What's obsolete about getting people to pay for entertainment?
NEVER!
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Re: Why The TSA's Searches Are Unconstitutional
That is backwards logic and part of the problem with America today. Our rights do not originate with the constitution, they are innate.
The constitution sets out the limits of what the government is allowed to do.
Saying I don't have/have a right to xxx generally just shows your ignorance.
On the other hand the government is given specific rights via the constitution. The government is expressly barred from this type of behavior.
Unfortunately we're so far past the constitutional limits of what the government is supposed to be allowed to do that any arguments to reign in the governmental power grabs are difficult to make without completely dismantling the federal government as we know it.
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Re: Re: Re: Profiling?
Behavioral profiling has not been even brought up in the US because any profiling is automatically going to be equated with racial profiling
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Skateboarding
So when they get something wrong, do we throw them down a flight of stairs or crack their nuts on a hand rail?
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Re: Re: Re: Yes, it's absurd. Learning to walk takes longer than ten weeks
Why not let those who learn math fast, do math fast, and let those who learn math slow, learn math slow.
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Sound
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Re: Could someone define property for me?
I go buy a nice chicken breast from a local farmer. I then print hundreds or thousands of chicken breasts and sell them to the local market at a price much lower than the chicken farmer.
Did I steal from the chicken farmer?
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Re: What, me? A moron?
First I think it's a stretch to put these two in the same market. Trademarks are only valid for items in the specific market for the products (I could open a company called Google that sold furniture and should prevail on any lawsuit).
If you buy (or even look at) one of these guitars it does not say anywhere that it is a Gibson product. It has a passing resemblance to the Gibson designed guitars, but that is all.
A possible assumed association is not nearly the same as actually infringing on the trademark.
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On the post: TSA Agents Absolutely Hate New Pat Downs, Find Them Disgusting And Morale Breaking
Re: frak the children
No thanks.
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It's not a choice between groping and death. It's groping that doesn't actually accomplish anything.
The TSA has not stopped a single terrorist attack, but passengers certainly have.
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Agents
Sure, that'll work.
I've never thought most TSA agents enjoyed this, but I'm equally certain there are some who really enjoy the power and/or groping.
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Wow
Wow. I guess that says it all right there. I hate it when something restricts my free and unrestricted exploitation of something.
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Re: I agree stay out in public.....
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