Hogwash. Plenty of American companies ship direct to Canada from the US with no customs or logistics issues. These are the companies that have done their homework and usually have a range of shipping options for Canadians.
Mike, you are dead wrong about not being to reliably order e-commerce products. I had no problems ordering and receiving cables from Monoprice.com a few months ago.
I've ordered products online from a multitude of foreign companies and have yet to encounter a customs or logistic issue. Amazon.com, eBay, individuals and so on. No issues.
This is a classic case of an American company thinking that they can transplant their model in America to Canada (think Papa John's and Krispy Kreme). When they don't do their homework and it doesn't quite work out, they blame someone else. Plenty of foreign companies have no "customs and other logistics constraints" in Canada.
"When the officers saw that the building did not match the warrant, they likely should have stopped at that point."
You assume that upon arriving at the location, the officers bothered to make sure that the building matched the description in the warrant. The only thing they matched was the address.
Just remember that the copyright maximalists keep arguing that we need copyright to encourage the creation of new content. Yet, based on recent articles at Techdirt, it seems that copyright is being used to stifle free speech and to not make public officials accountable.
Oh, Mike and your silly concepts. Us parents don't have to be responsible for anything concerning our children. Between 'think about the children' politicians and excellent lawyers, us parents don't have to be responsible for anything concerning our children - at least not totally responsible.
They did pay for music rights at the time. Problem was, that most licensing agreements in those days were for a limited time. Also, since WKRP ran from 1978 to 1982, I don't think DVD or video sales were on anyone's mind.
You can tell which companies are successful by the number of arrows pointing to them (RIM and Apple) and which companies are in decline by the number of arrows pointing away from them (Kodak).
But it is all about invention and innovation, right?
"happens to be one of the strongest copyright and trademark companies in the world"
Which is interesting when you consider that many of Disney's early movies were based on public domain content. Even more interesting when you consider that one of the reasons that movie studios moved out west to avoid paying Thomas Edison royalties.
Not a good sign when Google lists "academic advantage scam" as the first or second auto complete suggestion and when you hire a law firm to send out C&D letters to anyone using the words "academic", "advantage" and "scam".
Yes, this is a business that I would want to be associated with. Not.
When everyone is suing, well, everyone, doesn't that destroy the argument that patents are required in order to invent and innovate?
Also, there is usually a lag between granting a patent and citing said patent in a lawsuit. Sometimes 10 or 15 years before the lawsuit is filed. I predict job security for the lawyers.
You really don't understand how government agencies operate, do you? If terrorism is wiped out, do you think the Department of Homeland Security would be eliminated?
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I've ordered products online from a multitude of foreign companies and have yet to encounter a customs or logistic issue. Amazon.com, eBay, individuals and so on. No issues.
This is a classic case of an American company thinking that they can transplant their model in America to Canada (think Papa John's and Krispy Kreme). When they don't do their homework and it doesn't quite work out, they blame someone else. Plenty of foreign companies have no "customs and other logistics constraints" in Canada.
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You assume that upon arriving at the location, the officers bothered to make sure that the building matched the description in the warrant. The only thing they matched was the address.
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These are great times for parents ;)
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But it is all about invention and innovation, right?
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Which is interesting when you consider that many of Disney's early movies were based on public domain content. Even more interesting when you consider that one of the reasons that movie studios moved out west to avoid paying Thomas Edison royalties.
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Yes, this is a business that I would want to be associated with. Not.
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Also, there is usually a lag between granting a patent and citing said patent in a lawsuit. Sometimes 10 or 15 years before the lawsuit is filed. I predict job security for the lawyers.
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