Why not set up a free service that allows websites to be notified as soon as a take down request is received? Have them provide an email address and send out an automated response that explains what has happened and includes the take down request.
I told everyone I cared about to stay as far away from the facebook IPO as possible. The PE ratio was over 100. That alone usually means run away as quickly as possible.
I wanted to find a way to short it, but I didn't have any way to borrow the shares. :-/
On top of that, there are apparently A LOT more shares available to come on the market soon. The owners are currently contractually barred from selling, but a massive increase in supply probably won't make the value per share go up.
Maybe in 6 months or a year it will be possible for the market to work out a fair value.
That last sentence was supposed to read "If this does somehow prove valuable in the long term and merits a roll out before the patent expires, then worry about the licensing issues."
First, there are significant potential drawbacks to the experiment being proposed. At best, it would be a palliative, not a solution to the underlying problem. At worst, any benefits it would provide would be temporary enough to lull people into a false sense of security allowing policy makers to ignore the real issues until it's too late.
Second, it's just an experiment not a product for export or consumption. Go out into international waters where patent laws don't apply. Get the data. If this does somehow prove valuable in the long term and merits of roll out before the patent expires is approved, then worry about the patent issues.
You might be right. There are at least three sides to this fight though. The studio and the party they paid both have an interest in keeping any problems quiet until... forever. It makes sense that one of these stakeholders may be behind it.
It could also be some random troll too. Who knows?
If the company has a good faith belief that the logs have been deleted and cannot be recovered, there would be nothing to preserve.
IANAL but to me it seems that unless the judge proscribed specific measures and the company doesn't believe it there is anything to preserve, the order is pretty much moot.
The most disappointing thing is that I'm really not surprised by any of this. This is, and should be treated as an outrageous abuse of power. However, it all seems commonplace now.
The P/E ratio is the problem. Facebook is definitely worth something. It could be invaluable for certain types of PR or advertising campaigns. However, unless the P/E ratio climbs, it's not worth anything near where it's trading at.
While I do agree that arresting people for recording on duty officers in public is ridiculous, I doubt the DOJ is doing this to stand up for our Constitutional rights.
More likely, they want to protect the governments right to record us with drones 24x7 or keep whatever other covert monitoring plans they are currently using in place. It may be a bad legal precedent for them if these police departments win in court.
I hope they take up the case. I don't see how a sane person could even go over $500 or $1000 per song. I guess when lobbyists, politicians, and lawyers get together sanity isn't a likely outcome.
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Re: Idea for Google
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Idea for Google
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Better Proposal
That should help get our priorities in order.
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I wanted to short it
I wanted to find a way to short it, but I didn't have any way to borrow the shares. :-/
On top of that, there are apparently A LOT more shares available to come on the market soon. The owners are currently contractually barred from selling, but a massive increase in supply probably won't make the value per share go up.
Maybe in 6 months or a year it will be possible for the market to work out a fair value.
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Re: Hmmm....
Good job
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That last sentence was supposed to read "If this does somehow prove valuable in the long term and merits a roll out before the patent expires, then worry about the licensing issues."
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Second, it's just an experiment not a product for export or consumption. Go out into international waters where patent laws don't apply. Get the data. If this does somehow prove valuable in the long term and merits of roll out before the patent expires is approved, then worry about the patent issues.
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Re: Funny?
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Re: Hmm
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Sweet, Sweet, Sanity
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for the children
We should also print up a big batch of money and transfer it into my bank account... for the children.
Finally, we NEED everyone who disagrees with me to stop speaking up so I have all the power... for the children.
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It could also be some random troll too. Who knows?
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If the company has a good faith belief that the logs have been deleted and cannot be recovered, there would be nothing to preserve.
IANAL but to me it seems that unless the judge proscribed specific measures and the company doesn't believe it there is anything to preserve, the order is pretty much moot.
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I have read somewhere controversies like this often get the project killed until at least the legal issues are sorted out and often permanently.
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Re: P/E Ratio
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P/E Ratio
On the post: DOJ Argues Forcefully For Your Right To Photograph And Videotape Law Enforcement
Trojan Horse
More likely, they want to protect the governments right to record us with drones 24x7 or keep whatever other covert monitoring plans they are currently using in place. It may be a bad legal precedent for them if these police departments win in court.
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