I found the book, borrowed it for free. I keep tapping on the links in the text but the page doesnt change and the ink is turning my finger black. What am I doing wrong?
That kind of makes sense and leads me to believe its all the more reason to leave Netflix alone. Let the consumer backlash dictate to the ISP's what they can and cannot do with usage caps. Also, go after the ISP's for eating up their profits with hugely bloated corporate salaries but not investing more in their own infrastructures.
Maybe its time to abolish more (or all) of the cable/telco monopolies, force free use of the cables (infrastructure), and let others, like Netflix, become internet/content providers themselves. After all, the infrastructure was paid for by the customers, government subsidies, and the allwoing of their monopolies a long time ago
I have to agree with a lot of what you are saying about how the ISP's charge businesses and the consumers for their internet connection. Its kind of similar to how the insurance companies charge you for insurance. The ones who dont use it (make claims), help to subsidize the company for the ones who do (along with the ones making claims paying more).
My question is who are these politicians turned lobbyist lobbying for and why?
Is it the ISP's, (cable companies) who are wanting more Government subsidies for maintaining their cables (Infrastructure), along with help against Netfjix, who is competing with their own streaming on demand services, by increasing "passed on" operating costs for Netflix and thus decreasing their market share?
Or the movie industry, looking for Fee funded subsidies,as a way to put Netflix out of business (or at least pay a lot more), because Netflix is cutting into profits that they feel they are entitled to, but dont know how to implement a profitable service for?
Maybe its both. A perfect storm.
Although I like the way Mike is approaching the misleading statements of these politicians/lobbyists, I would really like full disclosure of who they are representing and why.
Your right as I reread it it should be edited to read:
Netflix, like you, pay their ISP (peer point)to connect to the Internet (usually higher for business class). The ISP is, in all actuality, a integral part of the Internet. Providing connecting cables, routers, and servers (backbone network). These connecting cables connect one ISPs network to another ISPs network (Internet highway). Thus building the Internet upon handshaking standards and Internet protocall addressing agreed to and used by the ISPs for communication between each others networks. You, like Netflix can also host your own servers (or local networks) that rely on these same communication standards, but still need the ISP to connect to everyone esle. The cost for installing and maintaining the cables and standards (highway) are not exclusively born by the Isps. these costs are passes on to all the costumers (business class usually higher) that connect. Essentially you, and Netflix, pay for incoming and outgoing data from your, and their, endpoints, along with everything in between.
"Netflix pays for their driveway (net connection to a peering point), but they don't pay for the highway (network) up to the end users driveway."
Netflix, like you, pay their ISP (peer point)to connect to the Internet (usually higher for business class). The ISP is, in all actuality, a integral part of the Internet. Providing connecting cables, routers, and servers (backbone). These connecting cables connect one ISPs servers to another ISPs servers (Internet highway). Thus building the Internet upon handshaking standards agreed to and used by the ISPs for communication between each others servers. You, like Netflix can also host your own servers that rely on these same communication standards, but still need the ISP to connect. The cost for installing and maintaining the cables and standards (highway) are not exclusively born by the Isps. these costs are passes on to all the costumers (business class usually higher) that connect. Essentially you, and Netflix, pay for incoming and outgoing data from your, and their, endpoints, along with everything in between.
So saying Netflix is getting a "free ride" is very dishonest, and In my opinion borders on libel or slander.
Maybe i'm just being ignorant, but if there is no copyright on recipes [music] then how can cooks [musicians] and restaurants [labels] make any money? I mean if everyone is sharing then you can end up competing against yourself for the right to sell food [music]. If someone could download the recipe [song] from the Internet, then they would never go out to eat [to concerts/buy albums]. Thus putting the restaurants [labels], cooks [musicians], waiters [promoters], dishwashers [stagehands], and all, out of work. If everyone is downloading then nobody can make any money and no one will innovate new dishes [music]. Can you imagine the consequences of Gordan Ramsey [Ozzy]yelling obscenities on a street corner while holding a "will work for food" sign? The horror!!! This must be stopped immediately before these two old ladies [teenagers] stop innovation, put everyone out of work, and kill the economy!!!!!! Chefs {musicians}are artist to ya know.
Maybe i'm just being ignorant, but if there is no copyright on recipes then haw can cooks and restaurants make any money? I mean if everyone is sharing then you can end up competing against yourself for the right to sell food. If someone could download the recipe from the Internet, then they would never go out to eat. Thus putting the restaurants, cooks, waiters, dishwashers, and all, out of work. If everyone is downloading then nobody can make any money and no one will innovate new dishes. Can you imagine the consequences of Gordan Ramsey yelling obscenities on a street corner while holding a "will work for food" sign? The horror!!! This must be stopped immediately before these two old ladies stop innovation,put everyone out of work, and kill the economy!!!!!! Chefs are artist to ya know.
Thats why they were Politicians and are now lobbyists. They dont have enough common sense to be politicians and enough business sense to make it in the real world.
"Save-A-Pet recognizes that many of its volunteers use social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, You Tube,
MySpace, to name a few. However, volunteers’ use of social media could become a problem if it:
"• Is used to harass or discriminate against employees, volunteers, or our clients
• Divulges confidential information about Save-A-Pet , Save-A-Pet’s residents, or our clients; or
• Harms the goodwill or reputation of Save-A-Pet"
Point two about divulging makes it pretty clear. Violation is a probem. The solution as stated near the end is as follows:
• All postings on social media must comply with Save-A-Pet’s policies on confidentiality and disclosure of
proprietary information. If you are unsure about the confidential nature of information you are considering
posting, consult the Office and Operations Administrator." '
"• Don’t forget that you are responsible for what you write or present on social media. You can be sued by
employees, volunteers, or any individual that views your social media posts as defamatory, harassing, or
libelous."
Put points 2 & 3 together of the first part and then add the last part, I read it as; to say anything about this organization, its people, animals, or customers and you can be sued. Its only libel or slander if you cant prove it in court. With everything being confidential, you wont get that access.
"Of course it isn't binding. Did you read the thing? All it says at the bottom is that you read and understood the policies"
If its not an attempt to be binding, then whats the point? This document being a binding contract is implied and assumed by the requirement of a signature. In signing you are acknowledging that you cant do the stated actions. Which I read as using social media as a way of stating what goes on behind the curtain and out of view of the public eye. You dont need a reason to dismiss a volunteer. its not like they can file for "unvolunteerment" compensation. its a way to have the volunteer compensate the organization if they publicize any questionable actions by that organization.
If it walks like a duck... If they are forcing volunteers to sign non-disclosure agreements... Then they more than likely have something that needs to be disclosed. In a time where you have one "rescue" shutting down another "rescue" for abuses, this really makes you stop and think. I can post news links if really needed. Instead of hiding behind there 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status (which are rarely audited) and non-disclosure agreements, they should have a totally open establishment in order to show the good they are claiming. Including their financial records.
Volunteer for them? NO.
Notify the authorities? Quite possibly
Ok, so maybe there is hope out there.
"I teach and practice patent law, and I believe in the ideals of the patent law system"
Please keep teaching your students common sense. Dont teach them to become "legalese bottom feeders" like some of the others do.
Hopefully, They may grow up to be the judges of tomorrow.
Oh, like your posts by the way
Unrealistic extremes? Really? Like 99 year patents? Or getting a copyright on the human genome? Or trademarking letters of the alphabet? Wouldn't it be better to stop this spoiled child syndrome now, then say, before children get sued for singing songs around a campfire? Or having your cell ringtone classed as a public broadcast of copyrighted material? If these spoiled children have their way we will have to expand the privilege to include their entire ancestral line. I'Lll say it again they need to learn how to support themselves and not rely (or profiteer) on the accomplishments of their dead relatives.
We have many laws that need to be changed and updated. This one needs updated for time. Logically thinking, with new "artists" being discovered every year if limits, are not placed on these "property interests" we are going to run out of names eventually. Now with one trademarking a letter of their last name , well there are only 25 more. As for their next of kin, If this goes on forever, well,you can do the math. Like I said its not that they want the money so that they can dig him up and bury him all over again. They need to use their inheritance (money) to get jobs.
I know its a little harsh to say but, Too bad for them. Thats what everyone else does.
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Maybe its time to abolish more (or all) of the cable/telco monopolies, force free use of the cables (infrastructure), and let others, like Netflix, become internet/content providers themselves. After all, the infrastructure was paid for by the customers, government subsidies, and the allwoing of their monopolies a long time ago
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My question is who are these politicians turned lobbyist lobbying for and why?
Is it the ISP's, (cable companies) who are wanting more Government subsidies for maintaining their cables (Infrastructure), along with help against Netfjix, who is competing with their own streaming on demand services, by increasing "passed on" operating costs for Netflix and thus decreasing their market share?
Or the movie industry, looking for Fee funded subsidies,as a way to put Netflix out of business (or at least pay a lot more), because Netflix is cutting into profits that they feel they are entitled to, but dont know how to implement a profitable service for?
Maybe its both. A perfect storm.
Although I like the way Mike is approaching the misleading statements of these politicians/lobbyists, I would really like full disclosure of who they are representing and why.
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Internet highway = internetwork connections, communication standards, and internetwork protocol addressing.
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Netflix, like you, pay their ISP (peer point)to connect to the Internet (usually higher for business class). The ISP is, in all actuality, a integral part of the Internet. Providing connecting cables, routers, and servers (backbone network). These connecting cables connect one ISPs network to another ISPs network (Internet highway). Thus building the Internet upon handshaking standards and Internet protocall addressing agreed to and used by the ISPs for communication between each others networks. You, like Netflix can also host your own servers (or local networks) that rely on these same communication standards, but still need the ISP to connect to everyone esle. The cost for installing and maintaining the cables and standards (highway) are not exclusively born by the Isps. these costs are passes on to all the costumers (business class usually higher) that connect. Essentially you, and Netflix, pay for incoming and outgoing data from your, and their, endpoints, along with everything in between.
Hope this helps clairify. Sorry
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Netflix, like you, pay their ISP (peer point)to connect to the Internet (usually higher for business class). The ISP is, in all actuality, a integral part of the Internet. Providing connecting cables, routers, and servers (backbone). These connecting cables connect one ISPs servers to another ISPs servers (Internet highway). Thus building the Internet upon handshaking standards agreed to and used by the ISPs for communication between each others servers. You, like Netflix can also host your own servers that rely on these same communication standards, but still need the ISP to connect. The cost for installing and maintaining the cables and standards (highway) are not exclusively born by the Isps. these costs are passes on to all the costumers (business class usually higher) that connect. Essentially you, and Netflix, pay for incoming and outgoing data from your, and their, endpoints, along with everything in between.
So saying Netflix is getting a "free ride" is very dishonest, and In my opinion borders on libel or slander.
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Maybe i'm just being ignorant, but if there is no copyright on recipes [music] then how can cooks [musicians] and restaurants [labels] make any money? I mean if everyone is sharing then you can end up competing against yourself for the right to sell food [music]. If someone could download the recipe [song] from the Internet, then they would never go out to eat [to concerts/buy albums]. Thus putting the restaurants [labels], cooks [musicians], waiters [promoters], dishwashers [stagehands], and all, out of work. If everyone is downloading then nobody can make any money and no one will innovate new dishes [music]. Can you imagine the consequences of Gordan Ramsey [Ozzy]yelling obscenities on a street corner while holding a "will work for food" sign? The horror!!! This must be stopped immediately before these two old ladies [teenagers] stop innovation, put everyone out of work, and kill the economy!!!!!! Chefs {musicians}are artist to ya know.
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Politicians are a joke
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"Save-A-Pet recognizes that many of its volunteers use social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, You Tube,
MySpace, to name a few. However, volunteers’ use of social media could become a problem if it:
"• Is used to harass or discriminate against employees, volunteers, or our clients
• Divulges confidential information about Save-A-Pet , Save-A-Pet’s residents, or our clients; or
• Harms the goodwill or reputation of Save-A-Pet"
Point two about divulging makes it pretty clear. Violation is a probem. The solution as stated near the end is as follows:
• All postings on social media must comply with Save-A-Pet’s policies on confidentiality and disclosure of
proprietary information. If you are unsure about the confidential nature of information you are considering
posting, consult the Office and Operations Administrator." '
"• Don’t forget that you are responsible for what you write or present on social media. You can be sued by
employees, volunteers, or any individual that views your social media posts as defamatory, harassing, or
libelous."
Put points 2 & 3 together of the first part and then add the last part, I read it as; to say anything about this organization, its people, animals, or customers and you can be sued. Its only libel or slander if you cant prove it in court. With everything being confidential, you wont get that access.
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caboose==the back end of a train (or Kim K.)
But Mike might get mad for taking his article though the mud.
Wait... that doesnt sound right either
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But thats just me
Just Kidding
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If its not an attempt to be binding, then whats the point? This document being a binding contract is implied and assumed by the requirement of a signature. In signing you are acknowledging that you cant do the stated actions. Which I read as using social media as a way of stating what goes on behind the curtain and out of view of the public eye. You dont need a reason to dismiss a volunteer. its not like they can file for "unvolunteerment" compensation. its a way to have the volunteer compensate the organization if they publicize any questionable actions by that organization.
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Talk about the complete misunderstanding of a "dont ask, dont tell" policy.
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Duck and cover
Volunteer for them? NO.
Notify the authorities? Quite possibly
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And your a lawyer???
"I teach and practice patent law, and I believe in the ideals of the patent law system"
Please keep teaching your students common sense. Dont teach them to become "legalese bottom feeders" like some of the others do.
Hopefully, They may grow up to be the judges of tomorrow.
Oh, like your posts by the way
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I know its a little harsh to say but, Too bad for them. Thats what everyone else does.
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