Right now any business can sell anything in the public domain. If we get rid of the public domain then they can't. Who would get the works in the public domain?
Oh, and nothing new is going into the public domain either because the copyright period is/will be extended forever. The only way to make something free is Creative Commons. Google Nina Paley or search TechDirt for her name.
I guess your position is that if you can't make money from it, get rid of it. Well, what good is a new born baby? (I suppose you might sell it.)
Remember, everything that happened in the WWII Holocaust was legal by German law and everything the rebels did in the US Revolutionary War was illegal by British law.
They bought a domain name. The domain name doesn't work now so why not sue the domain registrar for breach of contract or something like that? Then the domain registrar will say they were ordered by the ICE so then ICE is added to the suite as a co-defendant.
I'm not a lawyer but can't this get started with a civil suite?
I'm taking on-line classes from fxphd.com and all the classes are downloaded via bit torrent. By sharing the bandwidth with all the students they can reduce the cost of the classes.
Ignorance of the law is no excuse and there's always some law they can charge you with at any time, even sleeping in your bed.
Police have lots of discretion in enforcing the law. If the officer is reasonable then the law seems reasonable. If the officer is having a bad day then some citizen is going to have a bad day.
Thanks for the well though out response. I think you are correct. I just wanted to remind myself that there are other factors beyond the "bottom line".
So while it's true that "time is money", "money is power" is also true as is "follow the money" when searching for "truth".
Re: Re: Re: Re: If it were only dollars at risk ...
My comment was in reference to your "wash them in napalm and repeat as necessary" comment. Your argument reflects EXACTLY the excuse used by those who attacked us.
I'm neither Christian nor Muslim. I abhor those use violence to achieve their ends and especially those who justify it with their religion.
I was was part of the US/Viet Nam war, saw no combat but did see some deaths from it. I supported that war at the time but I know now our leaders lied to us to get us deeper into it. Now I think we were wrong to be there in that capacity. (The dominoes never fell as threatened.)
I've not well traveled but lived in the far east for a year and have spent time in Mexico, China, Korea, Australia and the Philippians. I found only friends in those places.
If it were only dollars at risk then I might agree whole heartedly. I saw nothing in the report that put a dollar value on the lives lost.
I'm no fan of how our Homeland Security is operating and I think the Iraq war was really about George W's vanity, but I don't thing reducing defense to a ROI equation really does justice to the issue.
Remember when we discovered that Ford executives decided to just pay for the lives lots in Pinto crashes as having a better ROI than making the changes to fix it flaws? Were you outraged or did you say, "Way to maximize shareholder value"?
So I agree that Homeland Security is screwed up. But I think DHS being so screwed up is a symptom of our government, especially the legislative branch, being screwed up. Our two-party system is screwed up. I think that anyone who gets elected must have compromised his/her values in order to get elected because the citizens can't/won't pay attention to the issues, but instead vote for the personalities.
You spoke of "our enemies", but who are our real enemies? You write all the time in this blog about how the USA is browbeating other countries to do what WE want. That's OUR government do OUR bidding, isn't it?
I seldom hear anyone ask why some many in the middle east hate us enough to die in the act of protesting what they must feel deeply are the wrongs committed against them.
If they are the enemy then wouldn't it wise to try to discover why the hate us that much? Maybe it's for frivolous reasons like jealousy of our affluence. Or may be its because we want to force our consumer society down their throats.
We've done that before. Perhaps you've read of Commander Perry using the threat of force to "negotiate" open trade with Japan. This took place between 1852 and 1854. Congress voted $20,000 to Perry for this fine work.
In 1858 western nations forced Japan to sign other treaties which that stripped it of much of it's sovereignty.
How do you think the Japanese felt about the USA then?
Well, enough of this history lesson. I'm really not qualified. I'm just saying, perhaps we should pay more attention to the root causes and less to the symptoms.
I blame myself for not doing enough. Are you doing all you can? All I'm doing is occasionally writing to my senators/representatives and putting a few comments in some blogs.
Peace,
Rob:-]
"We have met the enemy and he is us." -- pogo 1953
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Get rid of the public domain?
Oh, and nothing new is going into the public domain either because the copyright period is/will be extended forever. The only way to make something free is Creative Commons. Google Nina Paley or search TechDirt for her name.
I guess your position is that if you can't make money from it, get rid of it. Well, what good is a new born baby? (I suppose you might sell it.)
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That's what the guards at the Auschwitz said ...
Remember, everything that happened in the WWII Holocaust was legal by German law and everything the rebels did in the US Revolutionary War was illegal by British law.
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Sue the domain registrar
I'm not a lawyer but can't this get started with a civil suite?
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Re: Something smells like fish
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Computer Hacking Crime
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I like the system we have ...
I think the wealthy must be smarter, don't you think?
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It's a publicity stunt ...
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Teeshirt warning ...
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Re: Re: Using your logic ...
It is clear that automobiles=crime therefor we must outlaw them.
If you're in favor of automobiles then you are in favor of crime and senseless death.
This follows from your logic, but I think you know that. I think you just want attention but are afraid to sign your name to such stupid statements.
Go in peace and think no more.
Rob:-]
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Are Beauty Pageant Judges now Disorderly?
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Re: I love misapplied law!!
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Re: The rule of law is dead
Police have lots of discretion in enforcing the law. If the officer is reasonable then the law seems reasonable. If the officer is having a bad day then some citizen is going to have a bad day.
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Re: What is Disorderly Conduct?
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Re: Re: If it were only dollars at risk ...
So while it's true that "time is money", "money is power" is also true as is "follow the money" when searching for "truth".
Peace,
Rob:-]
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Re: Re: Re: Re: If it were only dollars at risk ...
I'm neither Christian nor Muslim. I abhor those use violence to achieve their ends and especially those who justify it with their religion.
I was was part of the US/Viet Nam war, saw no combat but did see some deaths from it. I supported that war at the time but I know now our leaders lied to us to get us deeper into it. Now I think we were wrong to be there in that capacity. (The dominoes never fell as threatened.)
I've not well traveled but lived in the far east for a year and have spent time in Mexico, China, Korea, Australia and the Philippians. I found only friends in those places.
And I sign my name to my comments.
Peace,
Rob:-]
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Re: Re: If it were only dollars at risk ...
On the post: Homeland Security Doesn't Do Cost/Benefit Analysis; They Just Do Fear And Bluster
If it were only dollars at risk ...
I'm no fan of how our Homeland Security is operating and I think the Iraq war was really about George W's vanity, but I don't thing reducing defense to a ROI equation really does justice to the issue.
Remember when we discovered that Ford executives decided to just pay for the lives lots in Pinto crashes as having a better ROI than making the changes to fix it flaws? Were you outraged or did you say, "Way to maximize shareholder value"?
So I agree that Homeland Security is screwed up. But I think DHS being so screwed up is a symptom of our government, especially the legislative branch, being screwed up. Our two-party system is screwed up. I think that anyone who gets elected must have compromised his/her values in order to get elected because the citizens can't/won't pay attention to the issues, but instead vote for the personalities.
You spoke of "our enemies", but who are our real enemies? You write all the time in this blog about how the USA is browbeating other countries to do what WE want. That's OUR government do OUR bidding, isn't it?
I seldom hear anyone ask why some many in the middle east hate us enough to die in the act of protesting what they must feel deeply are the wrongs committed against them.
If they are the enemy then wouldn't it wise to try to discover why the hate us that much? Maybe it's for frivolous reasons like jealousy of our affluence. Or may be its because we want to force our consumer society down their throats.
We've done that before. Perhaps you've read of Commander Perry using the threat of force to "negotiate" open trade with Japan. This took place between 1852 and 1854. Congress voted $20,000 to Perry for this fine work.
In 1858 western nations forced Japan to sign other treaties which that stripped it of much of it's sovereignty.
How do you think the Japanese felt about the USA then?
Well, enough of this history lesson. I'm really not qualified. I'm just saying, perhaps we should pay more attention to the root causes and less to the symptoms.
I blame myself for not doing enough. Are you doing all you can? All I'm doing is occasionally writing to my senators/representatives and putting a few comments in some blogs.
Peace,
Rob:-]
"We have met the enemy and he is us." -- pogo 1953
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NY Times ...
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