No, the speech is not intended to help criminals from being detected by the police, it's intended to help inform people to slow down and comply with the law.
Are you saying it's against the law to tell someone, "Comply with the law"?!
"Scott Turow is really trying to cement in place the reputation of the Authors Guild as a luddite, anti-education, anti-learning organization"
The purpose of the Authors Guild is not to promote technology, education or learning. It's to collect and expand the collection of government granted monopoly rents. That's Turow's job and he seems to be doing it quite well. In a dastardly, monocle-wearing, cat-petting. evil sort of way, of course.
I never said it was a money grab. I said it was to stop other people from making money. The Grateful Dead allowed other people to record their shows and sell their shows, without throwing a hissy-fit. I had several friends who made money in the summer traveling around with the band, recording and selling the shows.
And if the quality of anything is poor, people won't buy it. The market will solve that problem very quickly. But yet, for nearly a century, the market for bootlegs still exist. Maybe, just maybe, it's not about the quality? Bah bah, little sheep.
Remember back, I think it was the 90s, when Pearl Jam released like 20 live albums in the same year. They were pissed about bootleggers so they released their own concerts.
That is some screwed up thinking. The bootleg live recordings did not diminish the sales of Pearl Jam's studio albums. Nor did those bootleg recordings diminish the sales of tickets to Pearl Jam concerts.
But selling CDs and concert tickets was not enough for the members of Pearl Jam. To Pearl Jam it was a zero sum game. They not only had to get a lot of money for themselves, they had to make sure no one else made any money either.
After that I stopped being a fan. They're mean-spirited money-grubbing pricks.
Reimportation is the most asinine solution to this problem I can imagine. Fix our patent laws and the FDA and we won't need to reimport drugs from Canada.
"one key lesson is that going legal is no way to build a business that people like or respect"
But that assumes SCO intended to be liked or respected. I'm pretty sure most people agree with me that the entire purpose of the SCO lawsuit was not to create a viable business model selling Linux (remember all the stories on Slashdot of people trying to buy it from SCO as a joke but couldn't?).
The purpose of the SCO/Linux lawsuit was to hurt Linux. Luckily, that didn't work. This time.
Even worse, PROTECT IP also includes a "private right of action" that would allow rights holders to obtain a temporary restraining order against a domain in civil court. Instead, big content providers like the RIAA can target websites at their whim, urging courts to shut down anyone they accuse of violating U.S. copyright law.
No, it's much much worse than that. It's not just "big content providers" who could target any website on a whim, it's fricken anyone! Any pissed off reader, any nutcase with time on his hands, any government, any competitor to your business, anyone!
Currently the law allows musicians to get their copyrights back.
Congress, which is heavily financed by the RIAA, wants to modify that very law to "help the artists." Even though the law is already in the artists' favor.
Ummm.... I'm going to go out on a limb here. The artists are going to get screwed!
That's great, because well all know the full text of the First Amendment reads:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances, except in times of extreme situations, dude!
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Are you saying it's against the law to tell someone, "Comply with the law"?!
On the post: If Google's Upstart Competitors Aren't Afraid Of Google, Why Is Washington Upset?
Because Microsoft is upset.
Washington does not give a flying flip about Blekko, but it does care what Microsoft wants.
On the post: NFL Ramps Up Security Theatre
They're complaining that they stopped above the waist?!
On the post: Harlan Ellison Sues Again; Because No One Could Have Possibly Came Up With The Same SciFi Ideas As He Did
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On the post: Harlan Ellison Sues Again; Because No One Could Have Possibly Came Up With The Same SciFi Ideas As He Did
Re: Intellectual property isn't so simple
And if that was true, I'm pretty sure Ellison would be shouting that from his roof top. Instead he talks about mere ideas that were copied.
On the post: Harlan Ellison Sues Again; Because No One Could Have Possibly Came Up With The Same SciFi Ideas As He Did
Re: Ummmmm
On the post: Harlan Ellison Sues Again; Because No One Could Have Possibly Came Up With The Same SciFi Ideas As He Did
The type of person who uses AOL to access the internet believes that AOL is the internet.
On the post: Why Does The Authors Guild Hate Education So Much? Sues Five Universities For Providing Access To Orphan Works
The purpose of the Authors Guild is not to promote technology, education or learning. It's to collect and expand the collection of government granted monopoly rents. That's Turow's job and he seems to be doing it quite well. In a dastardly, monocle-wearing, cat-petting. evil sort of way, of course.
On the post: Did Pearl Jam Enlist Fan Club To DMCA Fan Videos? Probably Not...
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I never said it was a money grab. I said it was to stop other people from making money. The Grateful Dead allowed other people to record their shows and sell their shows, without throwing a hissy-fit. I had several friends who made money in the summer traveling around with the band, recording and selling the shows.
And if the quality of anything is poor, people won't buy it. The market will solve that problem very quickly. But yet, for nearly a century, the market for bootlegs still exist. Maybe, just maybe, it's not about the quality? Bah bah, little sheep.
On the post: USPTO Rejects Two Rambus Patents... After It's Used Them To Win Patent Cases Against Companies
No, it was worse. Their business was participating in the creation of new standards for chip designs and then suing based upon those standards.
On the post: Did Pearl Jam Enlist Fan Club To DMCA Fan Videos? Probably Not...
That is some screwed up thinking. The bootleg live recordings did not diminish the sales of Pearl Jam's studio albums. Nor did those bootleg recordings diminish the sales of tickets to Pearl Jam concerts.
But selling CDs and concert tickets was not enough for the members of Pearl Jam. To Pearl Jam it was a zero sum game. They not only had to get a lot of money for themselves, they had to make sure no one else made any money either.
After that I stopped being a fan. They're mean-spirited money-grubbing pricks.
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On the post: Wasn't The PATRIOT Act Supposed To Be About Stopping Terrorism?
... but that's why we have drug laws.
On the post: Father: Why Isn't Facebook Keeping My Kid Off Its Site?
And sue to connect with her own children on Facebook!
On the post: France: Copyright Is More Important Than Human Rights
Well, duh. How many checks have Human Rights lobbyists given to politicians?
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On the post: Zombie SCO Loses Again; Is It Dead Yet?
But that assumes SCO intended to be liked or respected. I'm pretty sure most people agree with me that the entire purpose of the SCO lawsuit was not to create a viable business model selling Linux (remember all the stories on Slashdot of people trying to buy it from SCO as a joke but couldn't?).
The purpose of the SCO/Linux lawsuit was to hurt Linux. Luckily, that didn't work. This time.
On the post: What Can Bring Together Opposites On The Traditional Political Spectrum? A Fear Of Censorship Due To PROTECT IP
No, it's much much worse than that. It's not just "big content providers" who could target any website on a whim, it's fricken anyone! Any pissed off reader, any nutcase with time on his hands, any government, any competitor to your business, anyone!
On the post: Rep. Conyers Wants To Clarify Termination Rights Under Copyright Law
Currently the law allows musicians to get their copyrights back.
Congress, which is heavily financed by the RIAA, wants to modify that very law to "help the artists." Even though the law is already in the artists' favor.
Ummm.... I'm going to go out on a limb here. The artists are going to get screwed!
On the post: BART Bosses Say Phone Shutoff Will Only Be Used In 'Extreme Situations' Going Forward
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