Just Another Moron in a Hurry (profile), 8 Mar 2010 @ 12:28pm
Re: Why Block adverts
"The internet is like the BEST looking hooker in the world. She will do anything and everything, and everyone wants her. And most times they ALL can have her. I suggest you wear 3 condoms and get your shots the NEXT DAY."
Just Another Moron in a Hurry (profile), 5 Mar 2010 @ 1:07pm
Re: My 3rd Grade Report Card sucked because of Piracy
The Logic: Even though file-sharing was not prevalent back then, the practice of recording and sharing Bootleg Cassette tapes was a growing trend.
One of my friends, Eric Rosenthal, brought his brand new Sony Walkman to school one day and let me listen to a Bootleg Metallica cassette. It was awesome!
Unfortunately, as I was listening, the gym teacher blew the whistle to start class, so I was rushing to take the headphones off and give the walkman back to Eric, when i got tangled up in the cord! I tripped, sprained my ankle, and was unable to participate in the class for almost a whole week! Given I wasn't very athletic to begin with, this dropped my grade from a B- to a C+.
There is proof that Piracy caused me to get a crappy 3rd Grade Report Card!
Just Another Moron in a Hurry (profile), 5 Mar 2010 @ 12:55pm
Re: You're Brains...
You see, the T-Virus was developed under patent by the Umbrella Corporation. When someone hacked into their mainframe, the documentation about the virus' genetic makeup was leaked onto the file sharing site, The Pirate Bay. Millions of people downloaded the files, and grew copies of the virus in their own home-kitchen.
The Umbrella Corporation kept all of their T-Virus samples locked securely in an underground complex, where any accidental contamination could be contained and dealt with safely. However, the pirates who home-brewed their own zombie juice didn't put such precautions in place, so when one of them got accidentally infected, there were no safety precautions in place, and the virus was released into the world at large, resulting in the Zombie Apocalypse.
Just Another Moron in a Hurry (profile), 5 Mar 2010 @ 12:48pm
Re: Re:
Alan spent so much time downloading illegal MP3s and movies, and spent all of his time watching and listening to them, that he neglected his poor cat, and as a result, it developed furballs.
Just Another Moron in a Hurry (profile), 17 Feb 2010 @ 6:35am
Normal?
How does this compare with the rest of the world? Are IT people the only ones who don't like their job? I would have to imagine that there are only a small percentage of people in the world who actually do like their job. Anyone know?
Just Another Moron in a Hurry (profile), 15 Dec 2009 @ 7:41am
Re: Not all of us...
I read through a couple of the other comments and at least have somewhat of a better idea about why this could be a bad thing.
The big one is the fear of a juror researching and coming up with bad information, or taking opinion as fact.
But then, it seems like the problem is more with a juror not knowing how to do research properly, rather than with research itself. Perhaps a better answer is to let juror's do research, but have the lawyers assist in doing it thoroughly, and making sure to point out what is fact and what is opinion?
Just Another Moron in a Hurry (profile), 25 Nov 2009 @ 1:23pm
Re: Wrong...
Dude... Biting on my name? meh.
Anyways, I have a hard time swallowing this pill.
Hollywood may be every bit to blame for not giving the customer what they want. But that does not mean that they are to blame for piracy. There are other legal alternatives that dissatisfied customers could have pursued. No one held a gun to anyone's head and said 'download this song/movie or else'. That was a choice made by each individual user. They could have chosen to do almost anything else, but they chose to download something illegally.
And to flip the coin around, yes, Hollywood has had several opportunities to handle the 'problem' in a better way, and failed to do so almost every single time. But no matter how many times they fail to satisfy their customers, that still is in no way forcing the customers to do anything illegal.
Just Another Moron in a Hurry (profile), 7 Aug 2009 @ 1:50pm
Re: Re: If Then Else
Re #1
Fair Use allows you to make copies in these instances. No money is owed. Fair Use does not apply in the situation we've been discussing.
Re #2
In this case, I'd say the song's Artist may be guilty of infringement, since they are not the copyright owners. You may not be aware of the situation and are probably not liable for that piece of it. However, once you make a non-temporary copy of that file, then you may become liable. It depends on whether or not you've been led to believe that you are allowed to make this copy, or if you would be reasonably expected to know that it would be infringing. IANAL. You can't be held liable for the artist's actions; only your own. The record label does not owe you anything, since you voluntarily offered the use of your device without arranging for any sort of payment. You did this when you clicked the song on myspace.
Just Another Moron in a Hurry (profile), 7 Aug 2009 @ 1:40pm
Re: Re: If Then Else
@Fiercedeity
I base my statement from this belief:
If someone does something wrong to me, then I deserve to be compensated by that person for those wrongs.
It seems by your logic, someone could walk up to my car(its the internet. we need a car analogy) with a baseball bat, and take out my headlights, and they should only have to pay for the repairs if I gave him the baseball bat.
Maybe you would argue that the analogy doesn't hold because there is no actual harm done with file sharing. That's a reasonable argument. Let me try a different analogy.
Say I put up a no trespassing sign on my lawn. But someone (lets say a punk teenager, so I can be a stodgy old coot) comes up and walks across my lawn anyways. They didn't do any real damage, but they did violate my wishes, and my rights as a property owner. They have done me a wrong, and I think I deserve some compensation for it. Maybe in this case, they have to mow my lawn for a month. Or even just give me an apology. Something is owed for the violation of my rights.
Just Another Moron in a Hurry (profile), 7 Aug 2009 @ 1:11pm
If Then Else
Tell me what you think of this statement, Mike.
If the Record Label owns the copyright to a song
and they choose to only make copies of the song available in exchange for monetary payment
and someone obtains copies without making the monetary payment(and outside of Fair Use)
then the Record Label is entitled to the monetary payment from that person.
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Re: Division by Zero = Infinity
:)
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Re: Why Block adverts
This is going up on my Twitter.
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Re: Re: Re: Your Brains...
On the post: RIAA Claims File Sharers Are 'Undermining Humanitarian Efforts In Haiti', But Leaves Out The Facts
Re: My 3rd Grade Report Card sucked because of Piracy
One of my friends, Eric Rosenthal, brought his brand new Sony Walkman to school one day and let me listen to a Bootleg Metallica cassette. It was awesome!
Unfortunately, as I was listening, the gym teacher blew the whistle to start class, so I was rushing to take the headphones off and give the walkman back to Eric, when i got tangled up in the cord! I tripped, sprained my ankle, and was unable to participate in the class for almost a whole week! Given I wasn't very athletic to begin with, this dropped my grade from a B- to a C+.
There is proof that Piracy caused me to get a crappy 3rd Grade Report Card!
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My 3rd Grade Report Card sucked because of Piracy
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Re: You're Brains...
The Umbrella Corporation kept all of their T-Virus samples locked securely in an underground complex, where any accidental contamination could be contained and dealt with safely. However, the pirates who home-brewed their own zombie juice didn't put such precautions in place, so when one of them got accidentally infected, there were no safety precautions in place, and the virus was released into the world at large, resulting in the Zombie Apocalypse.
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Re: Re:
On the post: RIAA Claims File Sharers Are 'Undermining Humanitarian Efforts In Haiti', But Leaves Out The Facts
Someday you'll be out of food and guns...
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Re: Actually...
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Actually...
Actually, if I had seen this, I would've assumed that LV had arranged for some kind of Product Placement deal with Hyundai.
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unintended
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Normal?
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Compare and Contrast
This is a Kid with a bottle of Gatorade.
This is a Mad Bomber.
Can you tell the difference?
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Re: Not all of us...
The big one is the fear of a juror researching and coming up with bad information, or taking opinion as fact.
But then, it seems like the problem is more with a juror not knowing how to do research properly, rather than with research itself. Perhaps a better answer is to let juror's do research, but have the lawyers assist in doing it thoroughly, and making sure to point out what is fact and what is opinion?
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Not all of us...
Actually, I'm Just a Moron, and I don't really understand the Reasons.
Could someone please educate me?
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Re:
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Re: Wrong...
Anyways, I have a hard time swallowing this pill.
Hollywood may be every bit to blame for not giving the customer what they want. But that does not mean that they are to blame for piracy. There are other legal alternatives that dissatisfied customers could have pursued. No one held a gun to anyone's head and said 'download this song/movie or else'. That was a choice made by each individual user. They could have chosen to do almost anything else, but they chose to download something illegally.
And to flip the coin around, yes, Hollywood has had several opportunities to handle the 'problem' in a better way, and failed to do so almost every single time. But no matter how many times they fail to satisfy their customers, that still is in no way forcing the customers to do anything illegal.
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Re: Re: If Then Else
Fair Use allows you to make copies in these instances. No money is owed. Fair Use does not apply in the situation we've been discussing.
Re #2
In this case, I'd say the song's Artist may be guilty of infringement, since they are not the copyright owners. You may not be aware of the situation and are probably not liable for that piece of it. However, once you make a non-temporary copy of that file, then you may become liable. It depends on whether or not you've been led to believe that you are allowed to make this copy, or if you would be reasonably expected to know that it would be infringing. IANAL. You can't be held liable for the artist's actions; only your own. The record label does not owe you anything, since you voluntarily offered the use of your device without arranging for any sort of payment. You did this when you clicked the song on myspace.
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Re: Re: If Then Else
I base my statement from this belief:
If someone does something wrong to me, then I deserve to be compensated by that person for those wrongs.
It seems by your logic, someone could walk up to my car(its the internet. we need a car analogy) with a baseball bat, and take out my headlights, and they should only have to pay for the repairs if I gave him the baseball bat.
Maybe you would argue that the analogy doesn't hold because there is no actual harm done with file sharing. That's a reasonable argument. Let me try a different analogy.
Say I put up a no trespassing sign on my lawn. But someone (lets say a punk teenager, so I can be a stodgy old coot) comes up and walks across my lawn anyways. They didn't do any real damage, but they did violate my wishes, and my rights as a property owner. They have done me a wrong, and I think I deserve some compensation for it. Maybe in this case, they have to mow my lawn for a month. Or even just give me an apology. Something is owed for the violation of my rights.
On the post: More On Deserving To Get Paid
If Then Else
If the Record Label owns the copyright to a song
and they choose to only make copies of the song available in exchange for monetary payment
and someone obtains copies without making the monetary payment(and outside of Fair Use)
then the Record Label is entitled to the monetary payment from that person.
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