TSA: Why do you have $16,000 cash?
Willie: I'm going to Vegas!
TSA: Well we'll take that to make sure you don't loose it.
Willie: I guess I'm not going to Vegas after all. Can I have my money back?
TSA: Roll the dice and we'll see how it goes ....
I have no idea why this comment has been flagged. If you are reading my comment but can't see a comment by Alex Maddy, click the button to unhide it. It's not the best comment, but it is most certainly not spam, in my opinion!
Mike, you may be optimistic, but I read this flashback and I just get more miserable. You know the end of year posts you make about why you are so optimistic? How about a mid-year morale boost on July 1st?
(I know these flashbacks are compiled by Leigh but I assume someone would point this comment over to Mike if they think it's a good idea)
This is my favourite MGM property (or are the cartoons all owned by Warner Bros. still?) and I would like to have the option to buy ALL of the MGM cartoons uncut, in high definition (1080p if not 4K), preferably on physical media.
Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I believe that anybody (not <i>just</i> the Chinese) can find out information about intellectual property by simply reverse engineering (or, at least, attempting to) the item the desire knowledge of.
Usually photo I.D. equals 100 points right off the bat, but, seriously, you get situations like "Hi, I'd like to apply for a driver's license" "OK, we need to verify your identity. Do you have your driver's license with you?"
Trump could write his "Tweets" in a Google Docs document and set it to "Public". Although I don't think it'd tell him how many people have read it which is something he probably can't live without.
Having said that, I am enjoying the peace and quiet of no Trump online. And it's not like he's gonna read Techdirt, so I doubt he'll ever see my suggestion. Even if he did, I just choose not to click on the link to see his document. I'll just wait for one of the late night talk show hosts to dismantle and shit all over it.
It appears to me: If an American company opens a cloud hosting service, it is called "Cloud Storage" but if a non-American company opens one, it is called "A File Locker" and must immediately be closed down for contributing to copyright infringement.
I know this is not the case. This is just how it appears to me.
Has anyone here ever tried to actually license something? It's damn near impossible. If you don't work for some big company or have a fancy lawyer, they just ignore you.
The 2006 amendments to the 1968 copyright act of Australia include an "anti-circumvention" clause. This was news to me, I thought it was still something America's government was pushing for. However, it was included as part of the "free trade" agreement from 2005. I know this because last December (2019) I actually read through our copyright law. Something I will hopefully never do again. Talk about making your head spin!
"What's AT&T and Stankey really up to here?"
"AT&T would prefer that legislation fixate on throwing billions in additional subsidies at monopolies like AT&T"
So basically they're getting in now with the bullshit saying "This is what we've always wanted to do so give us the money! No, really, that was done by the last CEO, not me....."
"One court refused to dismiss a Righthaven lawsuit involving a copyright that was bought after the alleged infringement happened" - I'm certain that's the same for when Men At Work got sued over a few notes in their song, that the rightsholder bought it years after the fact!
Have you seen inside an Aldi store? At least 95% of their groceries are packaged as knock-off's. It's nearly all made by/for Aldi but designed to look like a name brand. Not similar enough to cause confusion but similar enough that you know exactly what they're imitating. So did they copy BrewDog's beer? More than likely!
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TSA: Why do you have $16,000 cash?
Willie: I'm going to Vegas!
TSA: Well we'll take that to make sure you don't loose it.
Willie: I guess I'm not going to Vegas after all. Can I have my money back?
TSA: Roll the dice and we'll see how it goes ....
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Re: Not Spam!
I have no idea why this comment has been flagged. If you are reading my comment but can't see a comment by Alex Maddy, click the button to unhide it. It's not the best comment, but it is most certainly not spam, in my opinion!
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Re: Don't Write Down This Song
OK, I shall type it out instead ...
On the post: This Week In Techdirt History: May 30th - June 5th
It's All Just A Little Bit Of History Repeating
Mike, you may be optimistic, but I read this flashback and I just get more miserable. You know the end of year posts you make about why you are so optimistic? How about a mid-year morale boost on July 1st?
(I know these flashbacks are compiled by Leigh but I assume someone would point this comment over to Mike if they think it's a good idea)
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Tom And Jerry
This is my favourite MGM property (or are the cartoons all owned by Warner Bros. still?) and I would like to have the option to buy ALL of the MGM cartoons uncut, in high definition (1080p if not 4K), preferably on physical media.
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Re:
I don't know, I have a feeling The Patriot Act will still be around and the government will still be Hollywood's lap dogs in the year 20011.
On the post: This Week In Techdirt History: May 2nd - 8th
Australia's Free Trade Agreement With The United States
... compelled our government, in 2006, to add an anti-circumvention clause into our copyright law.
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How To Get Your Hands On IP
Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I believe that anybody (not <i>just</i> the Chinese) can find out information about intellectual property by simply reverse engineering (or, at least, attempting to) the item the desire knowledge of.
On the post: Australian Government Proposes Stripping Internet Users Of Their Anonymity
How "100 Points" Works
Usually photo I.D. equals 100 points right off the bat, but, seriously, you get situations like "Hi, I'd like to apply for a driver's license" "OK, we need to verify your identity. Do you have your driver's license with you?"
On the post: Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
Left Or Right?
Right wing? Left wing? I don't care!
Just gimme a piece of the chicken already! I'm fucking hungry!
On the post: Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
Google Docs
Trump could write his "Tweets" in a Google Docs document and set it to "Public". Although I don't think it'd tell him how many people have read it which is something he probably can't live without.
Having said that, I am enjoying the peace and quiet of no Trump online. And it's not like he's gonna read Techdirt, so I doubt he'll ever see my suggestion. Even if he did, I just choose not to click on the link to see his document. I'll just wait for one of the late night talk show hosts to dismantle and shit all over it.
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Re:
I think you're on the right path, but it's more like "freedom of speech as long as it's speech where you agree with what I say".
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Re: Stopgap funding [was Re: ]
My God no wonder everything happens so slowly! Gotta spend a week just to work out if the government can spend money next week?
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America Vs The World
It appears to me: If an American company opens a cloud hosting service, it is called "Cloud Storage" but if a non-American company opens one, it is called "A File Locker" and must immediately be closed down for contributing to copyright infringement.
I know this is not the case. This is just how it appears to me.
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Contact
Has anyone here ever tried to actually license something? It's damn near impossible. If you don't work for some big company or have a fancy lawyer, they just ignore you.
On the post: This Week In Techdirt History: October 4th - 10th
Australian Copyright Law
The 2006 amendments to the 1968 copyright act of Australia include an "anti-circumvention" clause. This was news to me, I thought it was still something America's government was pushing for. However, it was included as part of the "free trade" agreement from 2005. I know this because last December (2019) I actually read through our copyright law. Something I will hopefully never do again. Talk about making your head spin!
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You said it
"What's AT&T and Stankey really up to here?"
"AT&T would prefer that legislation fixate on throwing billions in additional subsidies at monopolies like AT&T"
So basically they're getting in now with the bullshit saying "This is what we've always wanted to do so give us the money! No, really, that was done by the last CEO, not me....."
On the post: This Week In Techdirt History: August 30th - September 5th
We Have Gone Mad Down Under
"One court refused to dismiss a Righthaven lawsuit involving a copyright that was bought after the alleged infringement happened" - I'm certain that's the same for when Men At Work got sued over a few notes in their song, that the rightsholder bought it years after the fact!
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What a load of 🐮💩
Also, I once had this smiley removed from Photobucket as it violated their terms of service https://i.imgur.com/vdKEcXw.gif
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Re: Re: I Doubt It
Have you seen inside an Aldi store? At least 95% of their groceries are packaged as knock-off's. It's nearly all made by/for Aldi but designed to look like a name brand. Not similar enough to cause confusion but similar enough that you know exactly what they're imitating. So did they copy BrewDog's beer? More than likely!
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