Well, except that right already exists, regardless of the legal status of the tool. The courts recognize that right, and abuses of that right are called infringement.
I could equally argue that the law as stated artificially extends those rights you stated by preventing lawful uses to which the creator's control does not extend. Why does that not bother you?
Well, if you are trying to establish a pattern of behavior for an employee that ultimately needs to be fired or disciplined, officially disciplining them is about all you can do. Because some federal employees are unionized (although this problem still applies if they aren't), there really aren't any repercussions you can impose unless there is an official record related to it.
Except that you're still confused. Being given a legally-obtained order to shut down tpb is different than being held liable. Nice semantic trick you're playing. DH is arguing the latter and you are using the former to claim he's made your point. Epic fail.
So if you acknowledge that a certain point-of-view is what we should expect from a blog, exactly what are you complaining about?
Also, at least in my experience, most journalists write stories from a particular perspective, often to the point of extreme bias, so again, what are you complaining about?
Better yet, please give us all an example of a pure, objective news source that never injects bias or points-of-view...
The unfounded assertion was "Most innovation is taken from other countries." I believe that even a cursory examination (which the link is) of history and the facts would lead most to conclude otherwise.
That would effectively kill search engines as a useful tool common to everyone. End-consumers would end up having to use multiple search engines to try and find content and still not be certain they completed a comprehensive search.
Huh? Your point only makes sense if you presuppose that people will pay. This conversation is around how people will feel about paying or what will compel them to pay.
Are you kidding? How about when you grow up and stop acting like a child? Maybe people on this site won't try and kill conversations when they don't start with transparently bitter language designed to belittle the authors?
Microsoft DRM used to scan your system to create a hardware/software profile that is used to try and determine if you are installing the software on another system. Some DRM uses a rootkit or rootkit-like package to continuously scan for attempts to circumvent DRM.
Most software also encourages users to "register" which does include personal data beyond the normal transaction. This is generally not required, however.
Well, and we can debate back and forth about ethics and scarcity until we're blue in the face.
However, one other issue that gets ignored is the issue of people's perception of cost. The problem with paywalls that cover a *fractured* set of content is that people cannot easily perceive or mentally control their entertainment budget, especially when their desire is to share the same experiences as their peers. This is something the entertainment industry wants you to ignore.
In other words, I don't want to be locked in to a position where I can no longer talk with my friend about the show on the stream that he pays for and I don't. Ala carte is more expensive if I have to pay for all paywalls.
GET THIS THROUGH YOUR HEAD--consumers DON'T WANT LOCK IN!
Neat rhetorical trick there. Let's assume that all blockbusters will never be made and then base our unfounded assertions on that.
Oh wait, it's only opinion that no blockbusters will be made? And it was never mentioned that perhaps the movie industry would evolve rather than die? Well, I guess that changes things.
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How are you still missing the point that the bus is no longer needed? You keep coming up with examples and arbitrarily bounding the "system" to exclude relevant factors and consequences. In that example, the funds for the bus transportation system would likely shift over time to support bicycle transportation.
And by the way, that "lost sale" was never guaranteed. Whether or not I copied the bike is only marginally related to whether or not I would have taken the bus instead.
As someone who reads GAO reports on a regular basis, I have to say that I believe GAO is one of the brighter spots in a government that seems to separate itself further and further from both logic and the people.
And I've even been working with agencies that have been on the wrong side of those reports--even in the face of outrage, GAO will rarely back down. Sometimes they'll soften a finding, but rarely remove them. They'll let them respond with a letter that will be included in the report though, which shows integrity.
I just wish GAO had a greater ability to pursue a greater number of issues of importance.
You make a compelling point, but now that the studios know that Netflix will cave in to them, why wouldn't they come back later and ask for the same deal with streaming?
When I read that statement by McIntryre, I immediately thought that he could still make the statement if they had determined that *statistically* a timed graph was accurate within 30 seconds.
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I could equally argue that the law as stated artificially extends those rights you stated by preventing lawful uses to which the creator's control does not extend. Why does that not bother you?
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Also, at least in my experience, most journalists write stories from a particular perspective, often to the point of extreme bias, so again, what are you complaining about?
Better yet, please give us all an example of a pure, objective news source that never injects bias or points-of-view...
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Why is robots.txt not enough?
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Most software also encourages users to "register" which does include personal data beyond the normal transaction. This is generally not required, however.
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However, one other issue that gets ignored is the issue of people's perception of cost. The problem with paywalls that cover a *fractured* set of content is that people cannot easily perceive or mentally control their entertainment budget, especially when their desire is to share the same experiences as their peers. This is something the entertainment industry wants you to ignore.
In other words, I don't want to be locked in to a position where I can no longer talk with my friend about the show on the stream that he pays for and I don't. Ala carte is more expensive if I have to pay for all paywalls.
GET THIS THROUGH YOUR HEAD--consumers DON'T WANT LOCK IN!
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Oh wait, it's only opinion that no blockbusters will be made? And it was never mentioned that perhaps the movie industry would evolve rather than die? Well, I guess that changes things.
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And by the way, that "lost sale" was never guaranteed. Whether or not I copied the bike is only marginally related to whether or not I would have taken the bus instead.
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And I've even been working with agencies that have been on the wrong side of those reports--even in the face of outrage, GAO will rarely back down. Sometimes they'll soften a finding, but rarely remove them. They'll let them respond with a letter that will be included in the report though, which shows integrity.
I just wish GAO had a greater ability to pursue a greater number of issues of importance.
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Your example just confirms it.
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