Seems the young lady knows as much about trademark and copyright as she does about computer hacking - i.e. as much as you'd get from a Google search and reading a few FAQs.
As others here have already speculated, I too suspect that whoever put the comic book together added boilerplate like so many people do without understanding the ramifications of doing so.
It's also one thing to claim a trademark or copyright and quite another thing to actually get one registered. The trademark and copyright examiners at the USPTO are a lot harder to satisfy than their counterparts over in the software patent section apparently are.
Just like the HIPAA 'privacy'rules that were supposed to protect medical information and prevent companies from freely exchanging your data - and do anything but.
About all HIPAA really accomplishes is making it very difficult for a worried family to find out what happened - or establish which ER their loved one has been taken to.
All well and good to cut the NSA's budget. But here's a thought question: Exactly how much is that budget currently?
Don't know? Well that's perfectly understandable. Because the NSA budget is buried inside a classified programs allocation... which then gets buried inside a larger DoD budget bill...and then this bill gets voted on without our legislature ever being allowed to examine how some extremely large amounts of money will actually get allocated because...(wait for it)...IT'S SECRET!
Yes, they vote on the NSA budget without ever knowing what that budget is or for what it will be used for. Small wonder the PRISM facility in Utah got built with so little fanfare or concern.
You just have tp love that circular national security "logic." Protecting our nations freedom by the simple expedient of taking our nations freedoms away.
Oh well. At least we can take comfort knowing it wasn't some "damn ferriners" that stole it from us.
Criticize the government for anything, you break the law in North Korea...Hide someone so they won't be sent to a death camp, you just broke the law in Nazi Germany...Propose setting off the American colonies as an independent nation, you broke the law in Philadelphia back in 1776...
Some people break the rules. And that makes them criminals. Because "the law" says so. QED. What could be more simple.
However, I think "simplistic" might be a more accurate way to characterize that argument..
The move towards unprecedented levels of communication monitoring isn't a technical problem - it's a people problem.
Trying to engage in a never ending cycle of attempting to get around unacceptable and dubiously legal levels of surveillance by technology alone is destined for failure in the long run. We don't need better cryptography. We need better people in government. People who understand what's at stake and will give a clear and resounding "NO!" to our Executive Branch next time it asks them for a blank check to override the Constitution.
Suggestion: vote out the of office ALL the people responsible for this debacle while you still have a vote and some marginal say in the matter. Because in another 20 years, we likely won't have a vote if this trend is allowed to continue.
Very simple way to deal with something like this: GO PUBLIC! Big time.
Get a few thousand people to upload the video to YouTube. It will be even funnier when YT gets a DMCA takedown from the St.Louis Police Dept. alleging the video is somehow copyrighted.
First rule of an AG: When you don't have anything of substance to deal with, try picking a stupid fight so inconsequential that you can "win" it without going to court.
You are welcome to come here and possibly be granted political asylum. But you must agree to stop releasing information the United States considers harmful to its political interests lest the NSA makes good on its threat to release all the scandalous information it has compiled over the years on the crimes and blatant hypocrisy of European politicians and governments.
But the rules only determine who gets issued press passes to cross police lines or attend closed functions. They do not attempt to regulate who is protected under freedom of the press rules - or to regulate who is 'officially' allowed report on a news story.
Durbin's argument is all about the government able to force news reporters to name their sources. And narrowly defining who a 'real' reporter is gives them many more arms to twist next time an embarrassing news story gets released.
Once again it's all about clamping down on government whistle-blowers. Something Durbin doesn't even have the spine to admit he's trying to do.
Why do I need to be afraid of a foreign 'enemy' when my own government is acting this way? All the violations of constitutional rights I was raised to despise Russia and China for are now somehow magically justified if done to us by our own government? What's the real difference between any of them?
King is an idiot preaching to his own little choir. Fox is doing their usual shtick by pandering to their "fair and balanced" audience and attempting to stir up some controversy to increase their own exposure.
This is what's referred to as "business as usual."
Yet another bit of police department "wilding" gets called out for what it is.
And once again an opportunistic lawman, who sees everything in black & white, gets his face rubbed in it and adopts a "not angry but terrible disappointed" stance in a pitifully transparent attempt to save face.
Nice to see the citizens of Massachusetts called "bullshit" on this "case." And better yet, this time they did it through a grand jury. Which is ironic in that the entire grand jury system is heavily stacked in favor of law enforcement and their arguments.
On the post: Alyssa Milano Claiming Trademark And Copyright On 'Hacktivist'
As others here have already speculated, I too suspect that whoever put the comic book together added boilerplate like so many people do without understanding the ramifications of doing so.
It's also one thing to claim a trademark or copyright and quite another thing to actually get one registered. The trademark and copyright examiners at the USPTO are a lot harder to satisfy than their counterparts over in the software patent section apparently are.
On the post: Legislator Introduces Bill To Legalize Recording Of Conversations With Feds
Just like the HIPAA 'privacy'rules that were supposed to protect medical information and prevent companies from freely exchanging your data - and do anything but.
About all HIPAA really accomplishes is making it very difficult for a worried family to find out what happened - or establish which ER their loved one has been taken to.
On the post: Rep. Justin Amash Pushing To Strip The NSA's Funding With An Amendment To The Defense Appropriations Bill
It's fine to cut the budget, but...
Don't know? Well that's perfectly understandable. Because the NSA budget is buried inside a classified programs allocation... which then gets buried inside a larger DoD budget bill...and then this bill gets voted on without our legislature ever being allowed to examine how some extremely large amounts of money will actually get allocated because...(wait for it)...IT'S SECRET!
Yes, they vote on the NSA budget without ever knowing what that budget is or for what it will be used for. Small wonder the PRISM facility in Utah got built with so little fanfare or concern.
You just have tp love that circular national security "logic." Protecting our nations freedom by the simple expedient of taking our nations freedoms away.
Oh well. At least we can take comfort knowing it wasn't some "damn ferriners" that stole it from us.
On the post: The Differences Between Obama And Bush On NSA Surveillance, According To Virtual Obama
Re: Re:
Criticize the government for anything, you break the law in North Korea...Hide someone so they won't be sent to a death camp, you just broke the law in Nazi Germany...Propose setting off the American colonies as an independent nation, you broke the law in Philadelphia back in 1776...
Some people break the rules. And that makes them criminals. Because "the law" says so. QED. What could be more simple.
However, I think "simplistic" might be a more accurate way to characterize that argument..
On the post: Awesome Stuff: Keeping Your Online Activities Private Suddenly More Interesting
It's a people problem not a tech problem
Trying to engage in a never ending cycle of attempting to get around unacceptable and dubiously legal levels of surveillance by technology alone is destined for failure in the long run. We don't need better cryptography. We need better people in government. People who understand what's at stake and will give a clear and resounding "NO!" to our Executive Branch next time it asks them for a blank check to override the Constitution.
Suggestion: vote out the of office ALL the people responsible for this debacle while you still have a vote and some marginal say in the matter. Because in another 20 years, we likely won't have a vote if this trend is allowed to continue.
On the post: Cops And Union Rep Lie About What Video Shows Because Judge Never Allowed Recording As Evidence
Simple solution
Get a few thousand people to upload the video to YouTube. It will be even funnier when YT gets a DMCA takedown from the St.Louis Police Dept. alleging the video is somehow copyrighted.
Hello Streisand Effect!
On the post: Washington Post: Stop Us Before We Do Any More Real Journalism Like That Cute Little Guardian Paper
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On the post: Obama To Angry Europeans: Hey, Come On, You Guys Spy On Us Too, Right? Right?
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Yeah...maybe...but they don't carry it to such an extreme or get caught with all ten of their fingers up their asses when they do.
On the post: Ohio AG Gets Urban Outfitters To Pull Satirical Prescription Coffee Mugs From Stores, Citing His Own Lack Of Humor
On the post: Germans Want To Give Snowden A Medal, French Want To Give Him Asylum -- And To Call Off TAFTA/TTIP
You are welcome to come here and possibly be granted political asylum. But you must agree to stop releasing information the United States considers harmful to its political interests lest the NSA makes good on its threat to release all the scandalous information it has compiled over the years on the crimes and blatant hypocrisy of European politicians and governments.
Sincerely,
The Member Nations of the EU.
On the post: Sen. Dick Durbin: Journalists Deserve Protection But We'll Decide Who's Actually A Journalist
What Durbin is conveniently leaving out
Yes, 48 states have rules defining journalists.
But the rules only determine who gets issued press passes to cross police lines or attend closed functions. They do not attempt to regulate who is protected under freedom of the press rules - or to regulate who is 'officially' allowed report on a news story.
Durbin's argument is all about the government able to force news reporters to name their sources. And narrowly defining who a 'real' reporter is gives them many more arms to twist next time an embarrassing news story gets released.
Once again it's all about clamping down on government whistle-blowers. Something Durbin doesn't even have the spine to admit he's trying to do.
On the post: NSA Deletes Fact Sheet On NSA Spying After Senate Points Out It's Actually NSA Lying
It's bouquet still lingers in the air.
On the post: Only A Terrorist Would Complain About Tennessee's Water Quality
Consider how the Boston Tea Party would be considered a "terrorist act" under current US laws. And look at all that followed after that event.
On the post: Hollywood Studios Keep Saying Its Employees Must Get Paid, And Now May Be Forced To Pay Its Interns
Be careful what you ask for.
On the post: Hollywood's New Talking Point: Gatekeepers Are Awesome
Academics...admit it - you wouldn't want them working next to you in a real job now would you?
On the post: DOJ Says Tech Companies Can Sort Of Release FISA Numbers, But.. In A Way That Decreases Transparency
Or is that a secret too?
On the post: Rep. Peter King Lies About Glenn Greenwald, Uses Those Lies To Say Greenwald Should Be Arrested & Prosecuted
This is what's referred to as "business as usual."
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Seriously?
On the post: Grand Jury Refuses To Indict Teen Arrested For Posting 'Threatening' Rap Lyrics On Facebook
And once again an opportunistic lawman, who sees everything in black & white, gets his face rubbed in it and adopts a "not angry but terrible disappointed" stance in a pitifully transparent attempt to save face.
Nice to see the citizens of Massachusetts called "bullshit" on this "case." And better yet, this time they did it through a grand jury. Which is ironic in that the entire grand jury system is heavily stacked in favor of law enforcement and their arguments.
It's Alice's Restaurant all over again. Love it!
On the post: President Obama 'Welcomes' The Debate On Surveillance That He's Avoided For Years Until It Was Forced Upon Him
So now we're all shocked and outraged? Seriously?
After 13 years of hiding our heads in the sand about what's been going on we're now going to act like we're shocked and appalled?
Serves us right! Maybe this time we'll finally learn something. (Although I doubt it.)
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