"...they are not just randomly playing with patents for fun."
Mike has never claimed this. If you actually read the post (I know it's hard, but c'mon, it's a short post for chrissakes):
While Congress won't debate the bigger issues, they will be considering amendments that benefit a particular constituency rather than looking at anything that will actually benefit innovation or the economy.
"IIRC I thought Zediva made sure that that only 1 client could use 1 DVD player and 1 physical disc at a time.
They did this to avoid the insane streaming fees, and to avoid hassles with the law."
That is my understanding as well. My point is that since they don't specify what length cable is too long, maybe their argument is that the transmission has to pass through many switches and repeaters (i.e. more than one cable) instead of directly from the DVD player to the TV.
As ComputerAddict pointed out above, by this argument many home theater setups would also be infringing.
I don't agree with either argument; they're equally stupid. I was just commenting that maybe their 'reasoning' isn't the length of the cable, rather the number of cables (or, put another way, that the DVD player and TV are not directly coupled with one cable).
"...judging whether or not something is infringing by the length of the cable between the DVD player and the TV is simply ridiculous."
I wholly agree with this statement, but see it slightly differently. It's not so much the length of the cable, but the fact that there is more than one cable between the DVD player and the television.
"Again, without the credit to krs-one, there would be no credit on the jay-z song."
Yet the credit to krs-one exists. You keep trying to ignore this simple point. If you acknowledge that IT DID INDEED HAPPEN, your entire argument unravels.
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Mike has never claimed this. If you actually read the post (I know it's hard, but c'mon, it's a short post for chrissakes):
Reading is fun!
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You mean, like enough spare time to watch (not to mention money to buy) a new DVD every other day?
Ha! You just killed your own argument.
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Not that I agree, but I would imagine it would be pretty easy for Deloitte to claim >$5,000 in value in this way.
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They did this to avoid the insane streaming fees, and to avoid hassles with the law."
That is my understanding as well. My point is that since they don't specify what length cable is too long, maybe their argument is that the transmission has to pass through many switches and repeaters (i.e. more than one cable) instead of directly from the DVD player to the TV.
As ComputerAddict pointed out above, by this argument many home theater setups would also be infringing.
I don't agree with either argument; they're equally stupid. I was just commenting that maybe their 'reasoning' isn't the length of the cable, rather the number of cables (or, put another way, that the DVD player and TV are not directly coupled with one cable).
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I wholly agree with this statement, but see it slightly differently. It's not so much the length of the cable, but the fact that there is more than one cable between the DVD player and the television.
Small difference, equally as stupid.
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It's been proven to you that you don't know what FUD means.
You would seem a lot more credible if you quit using acronyms that you clearly don't understand.
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Yet the credit to krs-one exists. You keep trying to ignore this simple point. If you acknowledge that IT DID INDEED HAPPEN, your entire argument unravels.
Oh wait, I see what you're doing...
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Emphasis mine. That one little word substitution is what makes you wrong. All three together make something FUD.
(sarc)
Of course, it was probably just a silly little mistake on your part...
(/sarc)
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Nowhere in the post does it say this.
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If so, won't they eventually face the same challenge?
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