Re: Re: On this one, I agree with the police officer
Not false arrest, go for kidnapping and in some jurisdiction it is a potential death penalty. Execute a few of these scumbags for kidnapping innocent people and watch how fast the Gestapo change.
WSBTV is a local ABC affiliate in Atlanta and Euharlee is small town in the northwest metro area. The various reports indicate the kid was holding something in his hand. Most reports state it was Wii controller and a couple state it was a BB gun. He never fired a shot. At best the officer panicked and shot someone holding a BB gun. But there are no reports the kid provoked or threatened the officer, just that he opened the door and was almost immediately shot.
A several of the local PDs (using the term very loosely) are known to be trigger happy.
Most works, even bestsellers, hits, etc., have a limited time period when they make 99% of their lifetime sales. So the creators will need to produce a new work to provide new sales. As a thought experiment, for the year 2004 how many people will buy a copy of the top grossing movie for that year this year (Shrek 2). Most of the sales have already occurred so if it want into the public domain this year Dreamworks would probably not miss many sales. It is unlikely that there are enough sales to justify another pressing of the DVD.
Another point that is overlooked, most people want to buy a reputable copy of the work. So even a work in public domain reputable copies will still sell. A reputable copy is one made from the original masters for a film or recording or accurate reprinting of a book. Often the original producers or publishers are in the best position to reissue reputable copies of an older work.
Along these lines, if one wants a good copy of the movie Casablanca one is likely to buy a copy quite possibly made by the studio.
Vehicles do not commit crimes or more generally objects do not commit crimes. People commit crimes. Held those responsible accountable is the basis of every viable ethical and legal system. Once this is lost, there is no reason to respect the legal system because one can held responsible for the actions of others who may never be held accountable.
There will be moral panics in the future. Most current moral panics have their roots in actions of a few idiots with a computer. While some of the behavior is reprehensible, it has to be tolerated if free speech means any thing.
Also, there is a recent tendency to blame the owner for the behavior of others, which the owner has limited, if any, control.
Also, grand juries can not convict anyone; only indict. Trial juries (aka petit juries) are the only juries which can render a verdict.
The idea of a grand jury, as noted, is to determine if the state has enough plausible evidence for an indictment to be issued against someone. Grand juries, if the prosecutors are doing their jobs, should return a large percentage as indictments.
What people need is the weather where they live and if they are travelling at the destination and along their route. Otherwise, they really do not need to know much the details in other areas. What they need to know is the direction and intensity of the weather fronts and when they will arrive locally.
With ice storm in Atlanta at least two local TV stations are continuously covering the storm with frequent forecast updates. Since I am in the metro Atlanta area, I need to know what will happen tonight in Atlanta. The local media is doing an admirable job of covering the story so why would I even watch the Weather Channel.
One argument against lengthy copyrights is very few works will have any but de minimis sales after a few years. Look at the commercial availability of books or recordings after they have been released. After about a few years most are not readily available because the demand for the items is very low. In publishing, there were bookstores in New York that sold "remainders"; books that were no longer selling. The prices for these books were about 10 to 20% of the list price. Often these books were only 2 or 3 years old.
I doubt the basic sales curve is that different for any media. The would a period of high sales with the sales tapering off to virtually none after a few years.
With computer games, on issue for older games is the availability of hardware (or emulators) to play the game on.
Journalism schools must be the intellectual bottom feeders below education schools. First I do not care what passwords he is using nor I will review his choices. The reason the advice of long, difficult passwords for each and use a password manager is given by most security aware people is to protect very confidential information.
Like many posters here I use and teach the use a password manager with every log in having a separate password. If someone got my password to my Twitter account they do not have my credentials to my bank.
Calling this clown a moron is an insult to morons.
My first reaction to the article was I would like to take my computer to Moscow and see if I could replicate the problem. I use various Linux distros so the attacks would need to target Java not Java applets.
For most, good security, even on Windows, is being careful about where one visits and keep the OS and software fully updated. Most of my older friends and family rarely get any malware on Windows by following good practices.
Most unknown writers are rejected by many publishers before one will accept. However most commercial publishers are relatively fast compared to academic publishers in making a decision about a work.
I remember the comment by Martin Middlebrook that an author needs to find an editor who shares the author's idea for a book to get published by a traditional publisher. What traditionally happened was an author submitted many publishers and agents to find an editor who liked the author's approach.
The article is blatant attempt to discredit Russia by implying the Russians are behind the supposed hacks. If they are getting hacked as fast they claim it is because they are not following or using proper security practices for their devices.
Baybrook and Ramos do not understand the Streisand Effect. I do not live in CT and the issue is a local one regardless of who is correct. But by suing then trying to have posts and comments deleted is just making the problem worse for them. Many people will see the Tim's post and most will not be from CT (or even the US).
Also, complaining about a relatively minor error is stupid. The correct procedure is to supply the clarifying information and ask that an updated post clarify the original post.
The problem with these proposals is they assume it is easy to determine if a site is actually infringing without a real, live person visiting the site. Also, because some of the content may be infringing on a site does not mean all the content is infringing. The practicalities of such a search would actually mean the easiest method for any search engine would be black list all movies and recordings. This is shooting oneself in the head to treat a pimple.
Reading any historically importany work is valuable in understanding history. While I have not read Mein Kampf, I can see value in reading to understand the Nazi ideology. People jumping to conclusions is the problem; reading ideological work does not make one an adherent.
If you are announcing new paid features they should by always be opt-in. Not for any legal reason, I am sure opt-out notices are legal in the US but for customer relations. Angry customers complain and leave for competitors and you get articles such as this. If someone asked me about Network Solutions I would not recommend them based on this.
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Re: Re: On this one, I agree with the police officer
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Re: Remember, this a lawyer
A several of the local PDs (using the term very loosely) are known to be trigger happy.
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Public Domain and Sales
Another point that is overlooked, most people want to buy a reputable copy of the work. So even a work in public domain reputable copies will still sell. A reputable copy is one made from the original masters for a film or recording or accurate reprinting of a book. Often the original producers or publishers are in the best position to reissue reputable copies of an older work.
Along these lines, if one wants a good copy of the movie Casablanca one is likely to buy a copy quite possibly made by the studio.
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Re: Re:
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Re: Re:
Also, there is a recent tendency to blame the owner for the behavior of others, which the owner has limited, if any, control.
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Re: Grand Juries
The idea of a grand jury, as noted, is to determine if the state has enough plausible evidence for an indictment to be issued against someone. Grand juries, if the prosecutors are doing their jobs, should return a large percentage as indictments.
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Weather
With ice storm in Atlanta at least two local TV stations are continuously covering the storm with frequent forecast updates. Since I am in the metro Atlanta area, I need to know what will happen tonight in Atlanta. The local media is doing an admirable job of covering the story so why would I even watch the Weather Channel.
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Not quite Darwin Award
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Additional argument
I doubt the basic sales curve is that different for any media. The would a period of high sales with the sales tapering off to virtually none after a few years.
With computer games, on issue for older games is the availability of hardware (or emulators) to play the game on.
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Cue Jokes
Like many posters here I use and teach the use a password manager with every log in having a separate password. If someone got my password to my Twitter account they do not have my credentials to my bank.
Calling this clown a moron is an insult to morons.
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Re: So full of fail
For most, good security, even on Windows, is being careful about where one visits and keep the OS and software fully updated. Most of my older friends and family rarely get any malware on Windows by following good practices.
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Re: Re: Uh, what?
I remember the comment by Martin Middlebrook that an author needs to find an editor who shares the author's idea for a book to get published by a traditional publisher. What traditionally happened was an author submitted many publishers and agents to find an editor who liked the author's approach.
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NBC incompetence
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Streisand Effect
Also, complaining about a relatively minor error is stupid. The correct procedure is to supply the clarifying information and ask that an updated post clarify the original post.
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True Fans
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A idea for a novel
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Determining Ownership
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Water
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Knowledge
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Who Was the Idiot?
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