"For all the talk of how infringement "harms" the inventor, if someone else can build a massive market where the originator failed, isn't that better for society and the economy?"
You switched subjects there. In this case it would have been better for the inventor if Atari hadn't ripped him off.
I'm as anti-copyright as you are but I don't have any illusions about inventors being "helped" by having their ideas copied.
This is a great start. Now if only all the other commercially signed bands would stop releasing albums we could finally start improving the signal-to-noise ratio of today's music.
Just give it up Mike. All the post-mortem nit picking in the world doesn't change the fact that Sammy obviously ripped off Apple. The nits are just how a patent case is fought, they're not really the point.
"The internet plays a central role and is of great strategic importance for governments and extremist media companies. These governments/corporations know that propaganda is a critical tool for generating funding, recruits and support for their cause within their ridings/markets. Historically they have used a variety of media channels, such as television, radio and publishing, in order to communicate their views. During the past decade of huge global growth of the internet, the US government and media corporation-influenced extremists for example, have made increasing use of this medium. The internet and its fast and anonymous means can contribute to governmental/corporate radicalization processes. There are concerns about the illegal use of the internet for copyright purposes and the misuse of legal / neutral websites. The question is if we can limit the use of the internet for governmental and copyright purposes, without affecting our online freedom. Therefore this project is based on a private dialogue."
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You switched subjects there. In this case it would have been better for the inventor if Atari hadn't ripped him off.
I'm as anti-copyright as you are but I don't have any illusions about inventors being "helped" by having their ideas copied.
On the post: Another Key Motorola vs. Apple Patent Trial Tossed Out By A Judge Frustrated With Apple's Games
umm no
Mike, it's a pity your bias against Apple prevents you from seeing things as they are.
On the post: Judge Slaps Down Apple For Its Bogus Non-Apology Apology
Re:
On the post: Big Name Musicians Threaten To Strike Over Parlophone Sell-Off After Discovering They're 'Just Assets'
Bye
Support your local indie.
On the post: Google Follows Apple In Unnecessarily Pulling App That Allowed A Little Girl To Speak
Slowly your interesting view of the world is coming into view Mike.
On the post: Hackers Get Personal Info On 12-Million Apple Users... From An FBI Laptop
MIGHT
There's no proof any of this is legit yet.
On the post: Samsung/Apple Jury Foreman's Explanation For Verdict Shows He Doesn't Understand Prior Art
Wrong again Mike
On the post: EU Censorship Plan With A Cheesy Name: The Clean IT Project
FIFY
On the post: Network TV Execs Discover What Pirates Always Knew: Making Stuff Available Online Is Good Marketing
Re: What I'd do
On the post: Jon Stewart Now Knows About SOPA/PIPA... And He's Not Impressed
Irony! Thanks Big Media, for making the consumption of culture as difficult as possible.
On the post: Veoh Still Perfectly Legal... But Also Still Dead Due To Bogus Copyright Lawsuit
*rolls eyes*
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