"Not liking how a map is labeled doesn't automatically make it illegal."
One could argue that it does. Most governments/regimes/mafia/cartels/etc work on exactly that principle: "We don't like that, don't do that or we'll use our self-declared monopoly on force to hurt you."
Seeing as Iran is in the group of "governments/regimes/mafia/cartels/etc" they feel completely within their rights to threaten violence (or some authority ultimately derived from violence) for somebody doing something which they do not like.
Thus, it could be argued that anything disliked by a State is illegal.
Eventually those judges will die, hopefully to be replaced with younger fellows who DO understand how patents suck for pretty much everybody except patent attorneys.
Half of being a genius is having the ability to recognize and admit when you were wrong--this is why there are so many stupid people in the world, it is the teeming mass of those people who cannot see their own mistakes, or admit to having made a mistake if they see them.
Having looked at the BSA's site, it's obvious they're lying.
Everybody knows the awesome Linux geeks in Antarctica aren't using paid-for software--and I'm pretty sure that qualifies as "theft" according to the BSA.
Features many sounds & samples, which are only there to become part of somebody's music.
Most of the music on the site requests nothing more than attribution should it be used for something--like a youtube video's background music or somesuch.
Saleable extra content,
customer financed servers,
"collectors edition" with irreplaceable physical objects,
branded game-themed merchandise,
many other things which aren't coming to mind at present.
Just because you cannot conceive of how somebody could possibly get along without their wheelchair does not mean nobody will ever invent crutches, leg-braces, or gene-therapy.
Perhaps we could get a lawsuit brought against the judge for copying/infringing on his previous judgments. As they were (apparently) opinion pieces and arguably work-for-hire, the judge doesn't have the rights to copy them.
Thus, this repeat performance is a copyright violation.
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On the post: Iran Threatens Action After Google Wipes Persian Gulf (Label) Off Map
State's Rights
Seeing as Iran is in the group of "governments/regimes/mafia/cartels/etc" they feel completely within their rights to threaten violence (or some authority ultimately derived from violence) for somebody doing something which they do not like.
Thus, it could be argued that anything disliked by a State is illegal.
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Masnicks Law
/troll
(or is it /bob ?)
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Re: ...
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On the post: Patent Judges Completely Out Of Touch With How Much Patents Hinder Technology Innovation
Good news everybody!
On the post: Can You Understand How Technology Works Without Understanding Code?
Re: Re: "Programming Hero"
Half of being a genius is having the ability to recognize and admit when you were wrong--this is why there are so many stupid people in the world, it is the teeming mass of those people who cannot see their own mistakes, or admit to having made a mistake if they see them.
On the post: Can You Understand How Technology Works Without Understanding Code?
Re: Re: Byte my Bits!
However, time has shown that I despise bureaucracy, and so I code.
On the post: Can You Understand How Technology Works Without Understanding Code?
Re: Re: Byte my Bits!
Thank you.
On the post: Can You Understand How Technology Works Without Understanding Code?
Byte my Bits!
The comments there had already (quite vocally) expressed the same opinion I would have expressed:
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Re: (:facepalm:)
Take 2! Lights, camera, action!
On the post: Bogus Stats Again: BSA Puts Out Its Yearly Propaganda About Software Piracy
Phallated Numbers
Everybody knows the awesome Linux geeks in Antarctica aren't using paid-for software--and I'm pretty sure that qualifies as "theft" according to the BSA.
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Re: Release Raw Material
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Re: There's a web site for that
Features many sounds & samples, which are only there to become part of somebody's music.
Most of the music on the site requests nothing more than attribution should it be used for something--like a youtube video's background music or somesuch.
On the post: Economist: Copyright Is An Antiquated Relic That Has No Place In The Digital Age
Re: I have a bitova problem
Saleable extra content,
customer financed servers,
"collectors edition" with irreplaceable physical objects,
branded game-themed merchandise,
many other things which aren't coming to mind at present.
Just because you cannot conceive of how somebody could possibly get along without their wheelchair does not mean nobody will ever invent crutches, leg-braces, or gene-therapy.
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Re: !
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Re: Flippit
We might just end up with a "Scrap all life, let's preserve copyright!" campaign. Do Not Want.
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Re: Re: Oddity
On the post: Pirate Bay Founder Takes Fight To EU, Argues Swedish Censorship Violates Human Rights
Oddity
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Theoretical:
Thus, this repeat performance is a copyright violation.
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