1st Dread Pirate Roberts (profile), 5 Jul 2014 @ 10:20am
Re: Re: >"people bypass the copyright system using alternatives like open source"
Har! BSD software is copyrighted, and the copyright license must be included when you copy the software:
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are duplicated in all such forms and that any documentation, advertising materials, and other materials related to such distribution and use acknowledge that the software was developed by the .
1st Dread Pirate Roberts (profile), 5 Jul 2014 @ 10:17am
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Copyright is definitely needed. Without it, the authors own the works essentially forever. With copyright law, we get fair use (e.g., education), and eventually it drops into the public domain (with copyright extensions, it's essentially forever.)
1st Dread Pirate Roberts (profile), 4 Jul 2014 @ 4:57pm
OK, people, you've got Copyright wrong
Prior to copyright in England, creators owned works essentially forever. Copyright forced works into the public domain, with a limited time period for them to earn compensation from their work. If you wanted a continuing income stream, you created new works.
Now, copyright lasts longer than the lifetime of the majority of the population. To me, that's like having no copyright law at all.
Snow White, from the 30s. Star Wars is protected until about 2047 or something. Are you copyright supporters really trying to say the creators haven't received a sufficient return on their works?
I think copyright reform should limit terms to, say, no more than 35 years with one renewal. Corporations would not have the right to renewal. It would no longer be life plus some period of time. It would be life plus a period of time not to exceed 70 years.
Think about it. A work published in 1950 would still be protected until 2020. Certainly they can recover their investment and a fair return by then.
1st Dread Pirate Roberts (profile), 4 Jul 2014 @ 2:46pm
Time to resign, Renata
I think it is time for Renata to resign from government service. She has demonstrated that she cannot be trusted to make impartial decisions. At the very least she should recuse herself from this decision.
The best we could hope for, in this case, is for it to be referred to the ALJ.
1st Dread Pirate Roberts (profile), 28 Jun 2014 @ 9:06pm
Sell the equipment
Some of the disqussion I've heard about aero is that they retransmit "about the same time" as the transmission which is freely available through public airwaves. If I could hook up an HD antenna to my phone I could pick up the signals. So, what if:
1. They delayed the retransmission (some sites said maybe 10 minutes, what about an hour?) 2. What if they SOLD the equipment to the subscribers rather than renting it? Maybe $99 or $129 depending upon the amount of data storage you want. They would just be another cloud service. In fact, they could encrypt the signals when recorded, and decrypt them only on the subscriber's system. Now it CAN'T be a public performance.
Let's be real, here. You only get the signals for your local area. You can't get Chicago channels if you live in New York. Some of us live in areas where there are NO channels via HD. Our options are limited. Lucky guys.
1st Dread Pirate Roberts (profile), 25 Jun 2014 @ 11:32am
Har!
Prior to copyright enactment in England, authors had full control of works, essentially forever. Copyright law was intended to force works into the public domain. If you wanted a continuing income stream, you needed to produce new works. You were granted a limited period during which to earn income from your works.
Copyright has been turned on its head. Thanks to that %$%*@ Sonny Bono, copyright lasts longer than the lifespan of almost the entire population. That's like not having a copyright law at all.
On the post: VP Of EU Commission On Copyright Reform: 'I'd Sing You Happy Birthday, But I Don't Want To Have To Pay The Royalties'
Re: Re: >"people bypass the copyright system using alternatives like open source"
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are duplicated in all such forms and that any documentation, advertising materials, and other materials related to such distribution and use acknowledge that the software was developed by the .
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On the post: VP Of EU Commission On Copyright Reform: 'I'd Sing You Happy Birthday, But I Don't Want To Have To Pay The Royalties'
OK, people, you've got Copyright wrong
Now, copyright lasts longer than the lifetime of the majority of the population. To me, that's like having no copyright law at all.
Snow White, from the 30s. Star Wars is protected until about 2047 or something. Are you copyright supporters really trying to say the creators haven't received a sufficient return on their works?
I think copyright reform should limit terms to, say, no more than 35 years with one renewal. Corporations would not have the right to renewal. It would no longer be life plus some period of time. It would be life plus a period of time not to exceed 70 years.
Think about it. A work published in 1950 would still be protected until 2020. Certainly they can recover their investment and a fair return by then.
On the post: Emails Show Cozy Relationship Between Comcast Execs And DOJ Antitrust Folks; Party Invitation Blocked By 'Rules Folks'
Time to resign, Renata
The best we could hope for, in this case, is for it to be referred to the ALJ.
On the post: Emails Show Cozy Relationship Between Comcast Execs And DOJ Antitrust Folks; Party Invitation Blocked By 'Rules Folks'
Heap burning coals on their head
On the post: Aereo Fallout Begins: Fox Uses Ruling To Attack Dish's Mobile Streaming Service
Sell the equipment
1. They delayed the retransmission (some sites said maybe 10 minutes, what about an hour?)
2. What if they SOLD the equipment to the subscribers rather than renting it? Maybe $99 or $129 depending upon the amount of data storage you want. They would just be another cloud service. In fact, they could encrypt the signals when recorded, and decrypt them only on the subscriber's system. Now it CAN'T be a public performance.
Let's be real, here. You only get the signals for your local area. You can't get Chicago channels if you live in New York. Some of us live in areas where there are NO channels via HD. Our options are limited. Lucky guys.
On the post: New Research Shows Digitization Results In Routine Lock-Down Of Public Domain Books
Har!
Copyright has been turned on its head. Thanks to that %$%*@
Sonny Bono, copyright lasts longer than the lifespan of almost the entire population. That's like not having a copyright law at all.
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