It would make more sense to say the First Amendment violates the Copyright Clause.
Meh. You apparently don't understand the purpose of an amendment. Note #2 below. A constitutional amendment supercedes whatever comes before. That's the point.
a·mend·ment /əˈmɛndmənt/ [uh-mend-muhnt]
–noun
1. the act of amending or the state of being amended.
2. an alteration of or addition to a motion, bill, constitution, etc.
3. a change made by correction, addition, or deletion
Now you can say that as an addition to the constitution it doesn't supercede it, which seems to be your arguement, but that's just intellectually dishonest as Mike likes to call it, and it certainly doesn't make more sense to say whatever was there first supercedes the amemdment. That's just asinine.
I wonder if Flesh for Lulu's label will sue Rzeznik now for some ridiculous amount. It should be an open and shut case since he admitted his "theft."
Come on, where are all the usual copyright wonks to bemoan how he's "stealing" from the poor artists who can't be expected to work for free? Funny how friends of copyright attack Mike until their fingers are bleeding when he posts about John Mellencamp's misguided notions on taking ideas, but nary a peep out of those same folks on this posting. Hmm. Interesting.
I believe the reason the reinstated the speed limits in Montana was due to them wanting to be eligable for federal funds. Much like Louisiana finally raising their drinking age to 21 so they would be able to qualify for fed money. It's the federal government's way of coercing States into doing what they want.
I'm sad for him because it seems that the only way he can get a woman to be with him is to pay for her. While I myself am morally opposed to the concept of prostitution, I don't judge those who engage in the transaction. I have friends who consider that a part of their "Vegas Experiance" and that's fine for them, but they also have no problem getting ass the free way.
I have an aquantance who goes to Vegas two or three times a year to gamble, and considering he has no sig. other, I'm pretty sure he partakes of that particular service as well. I feel a bit sad for him too. Not because I think it's wrong; just becuase that's what he has to resort to.
How many times have you pulled in front of a vehicle, because you know they should be going approximately the speed limit? Two speed limits on the same road is a hazard.
I get what you mean, but on a freeway, there is no pulling out. There are on ramps and off ramps leading onto and off of the far right lane where traffic is usually slowest. I do agree that two speed limits on the same freeway would be chaos. They'd have to do what an earlier commenter suggested and have a designated lane for "speeding."
On a tangent, I've always thought speed limits were ridiculous and arbitrary. Why should a Ferrari being driven by a professional driver be constrained to the same speed as a 60 foot RV driven by a 90 year old geriatric? That's the basis of my argument the next time I get pulled over for speeding. That and appealing to his vanity in that the government puts officers in their positions and gives them the power to determine what's safe and what's not. Hopefully it will come across better in person than it looks in writing. And hopefully I won't need to use it anytime soon.
Thank you for weighing in with a different perspective. That said, I'm a little bit sad for you. I hope you find someone willing to be with you with out having to pay for the company.
I do agree that prostition shouldn't be illegal and doesn't equate to exploitation in many cases.
...it appears both don't realize that intellectual property is supposed to be about incentives, rather than protectionism and making sure that some guy who created something "gets his proper credit."
It appears most of Congress and the President (along with the DOJ and DOC) don't realize that intellectual property is supposed to be about incentives, rather than protectionism.
Just... wow. How do you get to be the US Secretary of Commerce if this is how you think? I don't even know what to say. This level of obtuseness is flabbergasting.
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Meh. You apparently don't understand the purpose of an amendment. Note #2 below. A constitutional amendment supercedes whatever comes before. That's the point.
Now you can say that as an addition to the constitution it doesn't supercede it, which seems to be your arguement, but that's just intellectually dishonest as Mike likes to call it, and it certainly doesn't make more sense to say whatever was there first supercedes the amemdment. That's just asinine.
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It's quiet in here. A little too quite.
Come on, where are all the usual copyright wonks to bemoan how he's "stealing" from the poor artists who can't be expected to work for free? Funny how friends of copyright attack Mike until their fingers are bleeding when he posts about John Mellencamp's misguided notions on taking ideas, but nary a peep out of those same folks on this posting. Hmm. Interesting.
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Microsoft's motto: Be evil until caught; then pretend to be good.
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I mean... Leave John alone!!
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You probably think Edison invented the incandescent light bulb too, right? It doesn't matter who invented it first; only who patented it first.
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I have an aquantance who goes to Vegas two or three times a year to gamble, and considering he has no sig. other, I'm pretty sure he partakes of that particular service as well. I feel a bit sad for him too. Not because I think it's wrong; just becuase that's what he has to resort to.
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I get what you mean, but on a freeway, there is no pulling out. There are on ramps and off ramps leading onto and off of the far right lane where traffic is usually slowest. I do agree that two speed limits on the same freeway would be chaos. They'd have to do what an earlier commenter suggested and have a designated lane for "speeding."
On a tangent, I've always thought speed limits were ridiculous and arbitrary. Why should a Ferrari being driven by a professional driver be constrained to the same speed as a 60 foot RV driven by a 90 year old geriatric? That's the basis of my argument the next time I get pulled over for speeding. That and appealing to his vanity in that the government puts officers in their positions and gives them the power to determine what's safe and what's not. Hopefully it will come across better in person than it looks in writing. And hopefully I won't need to use it anytime soon.
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I do agree that prostition shouldn't be illegal and doesn't equate to exploitation in many cases.
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Which is why I don't think a cure for cancer is coming anytime soon. At least not a real one.
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It appears most of Congress and the President (along with the DOJ and DOC) don't realize that intellectual property is supposed to be about incentives, rather than protectionism.
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Whoa, whoa, whoa! Let's not get carried away now.
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Wow.
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