_ That's why you'll often see these folks breathlessly proclaim they adore "open markets," yet turn a blind eye when AT&T or Comcast write protectionist state law that hamstrings local communities and keeps competitors at bay. _
As always most capitalists actually dislike capitalism. Their view of capitalism is like Erdogans's view of democracy.
"It is like a bus - you use it to get where you want to go - then you get off."
If you haven't got a list then - when they come asking for it you can do what Mayor Loukás Karrer and Bishop Chrysostomos of Zakynthos did:
"Mayor Loukás Karrer and Bishop Chrysostomos refused Nazi orders to turn in a list of the members of the town's Jewish community for deportation to the death camps. Instead they secreted the town's 275 Jews in various rural villages and turned in a list that included only their own two names."
Not quite - but I think it is clear that, whilst the public domain episodes are derivative works of the earlier episodes, their legitimacy hinges on the question of whether they were legal derivative works at the time they were created.
Since they were all created by CBS at the time then CBS clearly gave permission for their creation and that is the end of the matter. Otherwise , under their own legal theories CBS should sue ITSELF for 94 squared times the maximum amount since all the episodes infringe on each other (there is a slight problem with the timeline here of course!)
Surely once a derivative work has been legally created it is just a work - and its copyright is its own.
Amazing how the US thinks that its sugar coated sporting "products" are somehow important. The rest of the world doesn't understand them and cares even less.
However the use of sports "rights" as a toehold and a lever to bully people into taking up a new service is quite a traditional thing now. It is the way in which satellite and cable got off the ground here in the UK.
Of case the basic model is usually not to "offer something new" but rather to take something familiar away from its traditional venue in an attempt to force people to take up a new service. That is how Rupert Murdoch bullied his way in to the UK TV scene.
So long as the cable companies continue to show the events Amazon's offering will not make a huge impact.
What they need to do is to put up a big enough bribe to the sports associations to get themselves an exclusive deal. If that happens then it really is curtains for the cable providers. If you are simply
Re: Re: I don't see a problem with this, with a warrant
Dont the cops have to ID themselves? Screaming "we're the cops" as they attach you will lead to a cop being killed. I would consider that as self defense for the perp.
Probably not a problem in the (unarmed - even the police) UK where this happened.
Perhaps a big issue in the (armed to the teeth) US.
Whilst it is true that the NFL doesn't have the control they claim, they do have more leverage, due to their ability to control entry to the ground and impose contract conditions on those who do enter.
However there is no such thing as "sporting rights " legally.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: And is that the standard for not facing prosecution now?
The US government is a bully. One property of bullies is that they try to play the victim.
Generally speaking to be a victim you have to be the weaker party. Exactly who on this planet is strong enough to make the US government into a victim?
(This does not mean that individual americans cannot be victims - of curse they can - and it is then the job of a stronger party, the US government, to defend them. However the US government cannot really be a victim. What has happened here is that it deliberately made itself weak in order to catch out people so it could bully them.)
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Re: Re: Re: oh ffs...
What actually is the meaning of a "constructive response".
Is it a response that actually changes the mind of the troll?
Seems pretty unlikely to me.
Is it a response that makes the troll give up and frees the forum for a better dicussion?
Well one persons "better discussion" might be another's "echo chamber".
Is it a response that makes a good argument and persuades the uncommttied?
Well that isn't any different from a regular respinse to a bad argument - it isn't some kind of "special anti-troll strategy".
Or is it just a response that makes the responder (and already like minded readers) feel good?
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Re: Re: oh ffs...
This comment is so disconnected from reality.
He obviously beat your sarc detector.
Did you not realise what he was actually doing?
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Capitalists
As always most capitalists actually dislike capitalism.
Their view of capitalism is like Erdogans's view of democracy.
"It is like a bus - you use it to get where you want to go - then you get off."
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"Mayor Loukás Karrer and Bishop Chrysostomos refused Nazi orders to turn in a list of the members of the town's Jewish community for deportation to the death camps. Instead they secreted the town's 275 Jews in various rural villages and turned in a list that included only their own two names."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysostomos_of_Zakynthos
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I second that and recommend everyone to read the link- it really doesn't end well does it!
You would think that the Israeli government would know their Old Testament - but maybe not...
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On the post: CBS Sues Public Domain For Existing
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Since they were all created by CBS at the time then CBS clearly gave permission for their creation and that is the end of the matter. Otherwise , under their own legal theories CBS should sue ITSELF for 94 squared times the maximum amount since all the episodes infringe on each other (there is a slight problem with the timeline here of course!)
Surely once a derivative work has been legally created it is just a work - and its copyright is its own.
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Amazing
However the use of sports "rights" as a toehold and a lever to bully people into taking up a new service is quite a traditional thing now. It is the way in which satellite and cable got off the ground here in the UK.
Of case the basic model is usually not to "offer something new" but rather to take something familiar away from its traditional venue in an attempt to force people to take up a new service. That is how Rupert Murdoch bullied his way in to the UK TV scene.
So long as the cable companies continue to show the events Amazon's offering will not make a huge impact.
What they need to do is to put up a big enough bribe to the sports associations to get themselves an exclusive deal. If that happens then it really is curtains for the cable providers.
If you are simply
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Until they identify themselves, at least.
No
"Until they identify themselves to your satisfaction"
which is a much higher hurdle to get over.
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Re: Re: I don't see a problem with this, with a warrant
Dont the cops have to ID themselves? Screaming "we're the cops" as they attach you will lead to a cop being killed. I would consider that as self defense for the perp.
Probably not a problem in the (unarmed - even the police) UK where this happened.
Perhaps a big issue in the (armed to the teeth) US.
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Re: Re: Re: ISIS
The issue here was public opprobrium - not legal sanctions.
You go to jail for murder or bank robbery - but nobody talks about it.
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However there is no such thing as "sporting rights " legally.
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Re: Re: Bakeries
It has been enacted and opposed by politicians - that makes it a political belief.
I don't think the bakeries ever refused to make a cake for a particular person they just didn't want to make a cake with a slogan on it.
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Bakeries
First, Twitter is a private entity and can refuse participants in this manner if it likes.
If Twitter were a bakery it wouldn't be allowed to do that!
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Re: Re: Re: And is that the standard for not facing prosecution now?
Makes yours look a bit stupid doesn't it?
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You can't blame the victim
When the victim is the US government - then yes you can.
Has this place gone mad today?
No - just you.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: And is that the standard for not facing prosecution now?
Blaming the victim again..Blaming the victim again..
Once again - the US government is not - and could never be - a victim.
Lauri Love is the victim here.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: And is that the standard for not facing prosecution now?
One property of bullies is that they try to play the victim.
Generally speaking to be a victim you have to be the weaker party. Exactly who on this planet is strong enough to make the US government into a victim?
(This does not mean that individual americans cannot be victims - of curse they can - and it is then the job of a stronger party, the US government, to defend them. However the US government cannot really be a victim. What has happened here is that it deliberately made itself weak in order to catch out people so it could bully them.)
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