That is how you prove copying. The chances of two people coming to the same right answer are high. The chances of two people coming to the same wrong answer are small.
> 30 years ago, nobody would have thought of doing this stuff.
What are you talking about? When I was young, I saw way more "for a good time" numbers scrawled on the bathroom door. When I was young, we'd actually get together and prank call people. It was our thing to do on Sundays (until my friend's mom caught us).
Canada's government funded media, CBC, actually has some of the best investigative reporting. I don't think this is bad, as long as there is other media. Corporations and government both have bias and their media show it. Having media funded by both helps with balance.
What are you talking about? What "danger" is there? If people think Perez Hilton is a news source, they will stop thinking that if he's wrong a few times. That is the whole point. Consumers of news have to take responsibility, be skeptical, and research the source.
Political parties are just there to distract you from your government spending your, your kids, your grand-kids money to bail out businesses. But, by all means, keep focusing on what is important.
I can imagine some cases where a legitimate website would want to sue fake websites for trademark infringement. For example, say a CDC spoof site had an article about deadly viral pandemic and people panicked.
The weird thing is models are not supposed to be attractive. Models are walking clothes hangers, therefore they must not detract from the clothes. You can't have women with big breasts or hips (which are truly sexy) modeling clothes because no one would look at the clothes. Add to that the fact that many top designers are gay men, who may not appreciate the female form the way straight men do, and you end up with models who are actually quite disgusting. But for some strange reason, they are thought to be beautiful.
Further, I get annoyed when "society" is blamed for skinny obsessions and anorexic kids. The reality is kids learn those behaviours from their parents.
> Suppose you invite a few friends over for dinner and a
> movie. You buy or rent a movie from the local video store
> and view the film in your home that night. Have you
> violated the copyright law by illegally publicly
> performing the movie? Probably not.
Straight from the link DD provided. I love the "Probably not", like its a grey area. If it was, EVERY SINGLE PERSON would be a criminal, because we've all watched a movie with friends. Stupid MPAA.
I think Ethorad pretty effectively smashed this article apart. I wish more people like him (her?) had even a basic understanding of statistics. This is the one subject that isn't gone into enough depth in grade school.
In any case, the ball is in you court to prove "significant number of those people aren't the same type of people you'd likely find at France Telecom".
The problem is artists aren't comfortable asking for money. That is why they (or their company) hire publicists, who are very very comfortable asking for $1000s to do public appearances, etc. The reality is no one is going to look out for your career except you, and if you don't value yourself enough to ask people to pay, you're going to starve.
> It is up to customers to pay attention to their purchase
> amounts, and to check medication labels [from article]
This has always baffled me. It is okay for a pharmacy to sell you the drugs, but not okay for you to buy them. Instead of having the pharmacist say, "whoops, you can't purchase this because you've already bought one this week," it escalates to arrest. Idiots.
Contracts are only binding if there is an exchange of value between parties. It is called a consideration. That is why you must sell cars for at least $1, or else the contract is not valid.
If you just click a button on a website, it is only binding if they are offering something for your $1M. If they do offer you something (and they can prove you weren't duped) you DO owe them $1M. They may have trouble collecting, though.
The problem with video games is escalation of costs. PS1 games cost $100K to develop, PS2 games cost $1M, and PS3 games cost $10M. It is following a very similar path to movies, turning into a blockbuster driven industry. It is terrible; I can wait months before a game comes out on the PS3 that I want to buy.
The big advantage video game systems have is they have a distribution method for cheaper games (all systems have online stores). Movies have no comparable alternative, as all theater screens are taken up with blockbusters. Direct-to-video releases fill this somewhat. Also, another advantage is video games are difficult to pirate.
My university did a lot of research in the early 90s on hybrid cars, and won several international challenges. If you think invention is "Eureka", 9 months in a basement, and then emerging with a finished project, you are a dreaming. All invention is collaborative and leans heavily on what came before.
Oh, and by the way, patents are for PROCESSES, not ideas. Getting gasoline out of crude oil is an idea, fractionation is a process (US Patent 3320158). Again, you _can't_ patent ideas.
Since when do blind people just start running into the road if they don't hear any cars nearby? Wouldn't they cross at marked/lighted crosswalks, like everyone else?
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What are you talking about? When I was young, I saw way more "for a good time" numbers scrawled on the bathroom door. When I was young, we'd actually get together and prank call people. It was our thing to do on Sundays (until my friend's mom caught us).
It is an "urban" myth society is getting ruder.
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Re: Oh Canada
Canada's government funded media, CBC, actually has some of the best investigative reporting. I don't think this is bad, as long as there is other media. Corporations and government both have bias and their media show it. Having media funded by both helps with balance.
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What is easier? Destroying all germs or inoculating everyone?
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You tend to get nothing for taxes (property tax, sales tax) and the money goes into general revenue.
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Further, I get annoyed when "society" is blamed for skinny obsessions and anorexic kids. The reality is kids learn those behaviours from their parents.
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> movie. You buy or rent a movie from the local video store
> and view the film in your home that night. Have you
> violated the copyright law by illegally publicly
> performing the movie? Probably not.
Straight from the link DD provided. I love the "Probably not", like its a grey area. If it was, EVERY SINGLE PERSON would be a criminal, because we've all watched a movie with friends. Stupid MPAA.
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In any case, the ball is in you court to prove "significant number of those people aren't the same type of people you'd likely find at France Telecom".
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Are you drunk?
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Don't sell it ...
> amounts, and to check medication labels [from article]
This has always baffled me. It is okay for a pharmacy to sell you the drugs, but not okay for you to buy them. Instead of having the pharmacist say, "whoops, you can't purchase this because you've already bought one this week," it escalates to arrest. Idiots.
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If you just click a button on a website, it is only binding if they are offering something for your $1M. If they do offer you something (and they can prove you weren't duped) you DO owe them $1M. They may have trouble collecting, though.
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Re: Locked up consoles
The big advantage video game systems have is they have a distribution method for cheaper games (all systems have online stores). Movies have no comparable alternative, as all theater screens are taken up with blockbusters. Direct-to-video releases fill this somewhat. Also, another advantage is video games are difficult to pirate.
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My university did a lot of research in the early 90s on hybrid cars, and won several international challenges. If you think invention is "Eureka", 9 months in a basement, and then emerging with a finished project, you are a dreaming. All invention is collaborative and leans heavily on what came before.
Oh, and by the way, patents are for PROCESSES, not ideas. Getting gasoline out of crude oil is an idea, fractionation is a process (US Patent 3320158). Again, you _can't_ patent ideas.
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Hey, lets dart into traffic!
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