Meanwhile, some third-party spy service like a social network or search engine will invariably create persistent wealth from the information that is copied, the recordings. [...] The wealth goes to the central server.
I want to get my hands on one of these "Central Servers" so I can start making mad cash giving away copies of valueless recordings.
Only once we've turned the nation's creative output into a bland pastiche that allows us to emulate society's teens and "experience neither highs nor lows," will we truly be able to save the future of America.
Matherne's use of the english language reminds me of the Evan Mecham impeachment hearings in Arizona, years ago.
Mecham's frequent inability to construct coherent sentences was so fascinating, that I set my VCR to record when he was on the stand while I was at work.
The first big wave of consumer electronics that could be used for infringement came from Japan - cassette recorders, VCRs, scanners - and Japan became a financial powerhouse based partially on sales of these devices.
Then their economy crashed and now, apparently in an attempt to make sure that it stays crashed, the police are arresting people for using all of the awesome electronics they build.
DeviantArt may look the other way when people post Fan Art, but Zazzle will grill you if you try to offer anything remotely resembling something that may have appeared somewhere before.
I tried to post this image for sale there and was told that the title was copyrighted.
In case you can't see the image, the title is "Return of the Jet Eye"
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I Got Ya Both Covered
http://botaday.com/node/1381
"There will be protests against gay-marrying robots."
http://botaday.com/node/969
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Bouzaglo/Toeppen Deathmatch
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No Reason to get Excited
USTR came close in 2012, so this is grudge.
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Coincidentally
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Tricky Tim
Haha. I see what you did there.
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What About Digital Artwork
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Workaround
Looks like it's time for me to finally apply for that patent on my covert patent application process.
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Master Control Program
I want to get my hands on one of these "Central Servers" so I can start making mad cash giving away copies of valueless recordings.
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Great Coincidence
Let’s Reform Copyright. With A Sledgehammer. Into Smithereens.
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Interesting
"This call may be recorded for quality assurance",
I usually say,
"Thank you, I will"
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Funny
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Feeding
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"I'm on the sidewalk to heck!"
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Glass Full
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Deja Vu
Mecham's frequent inability to construct coherent sentences was so fascinating, that I set my VCR to record when he was on the stand while I was at work.
I still have all of that audio somehwere...
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What is the Japanese Word for Irony?
Then their economy crashed and now, apparently in an attempt to make sure that it stays crashed, the police are arresting people for using all of the awesome electronics they build.
Brilliant!
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Could Be
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Zazzle
I tried to post this image for sale there and was told that the title was copyrighted.
In case you can't see the image, the title is "Return of the Jet Eye"
I gave up on using Zazzle.
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Timeline
1998:"Surely, once they see how inexpensive it is to deliver MP3's over the internet they'll get a clue"
2005:"Once they realize suing their fans will not make them any more money, they'll give up"
2012:"Now that they've seen how expensive it is to implement 3-strikes, they'll come around"
2015:"You would think that threatening to vaporize the earth would make them realize how out-of-touch they are"
2018:"After being hunted like cockroaches for years by laser-firing cyborgs, you'd think they'd figure it out"
To be continued...
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