"There has to be a line where people are held accountable for their actions"
What? My God, NO! This is America, how dare you want to hold people accountable for their own actions. This is the land of the frivolous lawsuit and sleazy defense lawyer, where nobody has to be responsible for anything, because there is always someone else to blame.
After all when kids commit heinous crimes, who is responsible? The makers of every video game they've ever played, of course. This is the place you want to be when you want to argue at a murder trial that you should be found not guilty of killing your wife because you were under the influence of caffeine at the time. This is the land where a convicted thief can sue whomever he robbed after all.
Yes, we have. Apparently you have not, either that or you are stupid enough to blindly believe everything a "government official" tells you. The government abuses the powers we have given them on a daily basis, yet you insist on naively believing what they spoon feed you, get your head out of the sand and smell the repression.
"Actually, works specifically owned by a corporation fall under "works for hire", which last up to 95 years after publication. The term of copyright sold to a corporation is still 70 years after the original author's death."
** United States Constitution - Article 1 - Section 8: Powers of Congress (Excerpted) **
"To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;"
The United States Average Life Expectancy as of 2008 was 78.43902 years. So subtracting 18 years for childhood and rounding down for convenience we get an average possible productive lifespan of 60 years then we add 70 years 'after death' to get a total copyright on an idea that somebody had lasting up to 130 years (and maybe even longer).
Does that sound like the 'limited time' the Constitution describes? How can ANYBODY with a modicum of intelligence believe this makes sense?
Look at the word "copyright" ... that is part of the problem. People assume that "copyright" implies a (natural) RIGHT it does NOT! It is a government granted monopoly PRIVILEGE, not a right. The name itself has become part of the semantic problem that we the knowledgeable public face when trying to clarify the situation.
The same goes for "Intellectual Property" it implies something owned by someone such as land, buildings, or goods, a physical item. However You cannot own an idea, you cannot destroy an idea. Thomas Jefferson explained that, just as a man could light his taper from an existing candle without diminishing the original flame, so too could he acquire an idea without diminishing the original source.
Jefferson wrote further "If nature has made any one thing less susceptible than all others of exclusive property, it is ... an idea, which an individual may exclusively possess as long as he keeps it to himself; but the moment it is divulged, it forces itself into the possession of every one, and the receiver cannot dispossess himself of it."
Piracy: A war-like act committed by private parties (not affiliated with any government) that engage in acts of robbery and/or criminal violence at sea. The term can include acts committed in other major bodies of water or on a shore.
Copyright infringement (or copyright violation): The unauthorized or prohibited use of works covered by copyright law, in a way that violates one of the copyright owner's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works.
1) "Prior to HDCP, digital interfaces provided the same digital content without content protection between the player and display. As HDCP was introduced as a content protection standard, many non-HDCP-compliant devices were rendered unable to display HDCP-protected content unless fitted with a device to circumvent HDCP content protection"
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2) "The HDCP standard is more restrictive than the FCC's Digital Output Protection Technology requirement. HDCP bans compliant products from converting HDCP-restricted content to full-resolution analog form, presumably in an attempt to reduce the size of the analog hole."
Here's where your analogy is wrong... When it's my house, and my lock - that's one thing. This is a case of someone ELSE putting a lock on my house, making it inconvenient for me to use my house, claiming I have full access to it - and being suprised when I decide to just make my own door...
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What? My God, NO! This is America, how dare you want to hold people accountable for their own actions. This is the land of the frivolous lawsuit and sleazy defense lawyer, where nobody has to be responsible for anything, because there is always someone else to blame.
After all when kids commit heinous crimes, who is responsible? The makers of every video game they've ever played, of course. This is the place you want to be when you want to argue at a murder trial that you should be found not guilty of killing your wife because you were under the influence of caffeine at the time. This is the land where a convicted thief can sue whomever he robbed after all.
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"Constitutional Amendment: The means by which an alteration to the U.S. Constitution, whether a modification, deletion, or addition, is accomplished."
That means it superseded the original.
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Does that sound like the 'limited time' the Constitution describes? How can ANYBODY with a modicum of intelligence believe this makes sense?
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Re: The Constitution is nevertheless consistent
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Tiffany keeps appealing...
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They may be dying but they do still exist.
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The same goes for "Intellectual Property" it implies something owned by someone such as land, buildings, or goods, a physical item. However You cannot own an idea, you cannot destroy an idea. Thomas Jefferson explained that, just as a man could light his taper from an existing candle without diminishing the original flame, so too could he acquire an idea without diminishing the original source.
Jefferson wrote further "If nature has made any one thing less susceptible than all others of exclusive property, it is ... an idea, which an individual may exclusively possess as long as he keeps it to himself; but the moment it is divulged, it forces itself into the possession of every one, and the receiver cannot dispossess himself of it."
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"I sell copies of your work, as you might sell them, taking away your ability to sell copies." = Counterfeiting
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Piracy: A war-like act committed by private parties (not affiliated with any government) that engage in acts of robbery and/or criminal violence at sea. The term can include acts committed in other major bodies of water or on a shore.
Copyright infringement (or copyright violation): The unauthorized or prohibited use of works covered by copyright law, in a way that violates one of the copyright owner's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works.
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1) "Prior to HDCP, digital interfaces provided the same digital content without content protection between the player and display. As HDCP was introduced as a content protection standard, many non-HDCP-compliant devices were rendered unable to display HDCP-protected content unless fitted with a device to circumvent HDCP content protection"
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2) "The HDCP standard is more restrictive than the FCC's Digital Output Protection Technology requirement. HDCP bans compliant products from converting HDCP-restricted content to full-resolution analog form, presumably in an attempt to reduce the size of the analog hole."
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But will the Maf-IAA etc. figure that out before they die?
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