Better a short legible bill than some several thousand page monstrosity (see: Patriot Act) to which the Senators/Congresspersons go "TL;DR" and vote effing "YES" anyway--without knowing what is even says!!
Let's amend the US Constitution with the following: Proposed and passed legislation must meet these 3 criteria:
1) May not be more than 2000 words.
2) Must be understandable by any literate citizen of average education level.
3) If titled, the title must clearly and accurately reflect the purpose of the bill.
Failing any of these criteria will mean the bill could not be passed into law.
It's one thing to use one's discretion when publishing things allowed under fair use (see Can we subpoena the monkey?) and it's quite another to ignore an individual's request of discretion.
Things like this are why I ♥ those who have the chutzpah to make knock-off products (and similar endeavors)--it isn't that they're breaking the law, it's that humans will always find a way to express themselves and their interests regardless of the law.
IMHO, this guy should just anonymously publish his work in--complete with the graphic he'd originally intended to use--and let the wisdom of the mob decide if his work should be held up in the annals of human memory; or left to decay.
Re: I'm impressed, bob. This seems like a well thought out and somewhat logical argument. Mind you, "it's been done before" and "people will get paid more because they know how much money was raised" aren't particularly strong arguments, but I'm very impr
If we're not careful bob will fully reason few some things in the future and come to understand where s/he's wrong and why...
False premise, followed by slippery slope, and then veiled ad hom with a little more slippery slope thrown in for good measure.
Well spoken, includes correct punctuation... yes, very good indeed.
"Copyright gives me a monopoly on what I create. It does not in any way reduce the speech rights of anyone else."
Nice apples to squid comparison there. Let me fix that up for you:
Copyright gives me a temporary monopoly on what I create. It does this by reducing the rights of other people, namely their innate propensity to copy--which is a trait of all successful humans.
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Here's a better amendment!
Proposed and passed legislation must meet these 3 criteria:
1) May not be more than 2000 words.
2) Must be understandable by any literate citizen of average education level.
3) If titled, the title must clearly and accurately reflect the purpose of the bill.
Failing any of these criteria will mean the bill could not be passed into law.
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Re: hm
I think s/he is paid to read techdirt when not filing patent lawsuits or flinging money at congress-critters.
Remember when the SOPA thing got hot and all the trolls went away from like 1.5 days? That's why.
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Re: $$$
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Re: :-/
Use your loaf, seriously.
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Human Unstoppable
IMHO, this guy should just anonymously publish his work in--complete with the graphic he'd originally intended to use--and let the wisdom of the mob decide if his work should be held up in the annals of human memory; or left to decay.
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Re: Re: I'm looking at Bartons and...
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Re: I'm impressed, bob. This seems like a well thought out and somewhat logical argument. Mind you, "it's been done before" and "people will get paid more because they know how much money was raised" aren't particularly strong arguments, but I'm very impr
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Re:
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Re: zing!
Hey, I dare you to see how much antifreeze you can drink in one sitting...
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Re: Re: And then, bang!
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Re: Re: Re: One more time
If you were drowning in a pool due to your inability to swim and somebody was trying to save you I'll bet you'd tell "no, thanks. I'm fine."
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Re: One more time
False premise, followed by slippery slope, and then veiled ad hom with a little more slippery slope thrown in for good measure.
Well spoken, includes correct punctuation... yes, very good indeed.
Nice apples to squid comparison there. Let me fix that up for you:
Copyright gives me a temporary monopoly on what I create. It does this by reducing the rights of other people, namely their innate propensity to copy--which is a trait of all successful humans.
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Re: Re: Marine Creatures...
Sea squirts, or MAFIAA shills being good examples.
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Re: DRM
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Re: Re: Introductions are in order...
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Re: Introductions are in order...
The internet neither forgives nor forgets...
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Introductions are in order...
I hope one of you can learn something from the other...
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