Person A comes up to a "new" way to use some content. The artist screams it wasn't my intent for the content to be ripped-off in that manner. Artist now demands $$$$ to sooth their bruised ego.
If you are in public, you forgo certain rights. While I agree that we still need to be concerned with the implications of this type of recording of information, what concerns me is that we get all hot-under-the-collar concerning this issue, but we seem oblivious to private companies buying/selling our personal information to anyone. While recoding a persons public activities may be an irritant, the wholesale distribution of one's private data by companies is a significant breach of security.
OOPs, major mistake. I guess I had better enroll at LSU. What I was responding to was ChrisB's statement that a TOS is a legal contract. The are not necessarily legal and we must stop accepting that a contract is legal simply because a company says it is legal.
Basically the point of this article is to highlight the apparent lack of images on Wikipedia, which has been caused, according to the Times, by Wikipedia not wanting to pay for these images. Additionally that no photographer would want provide free images because everyone deserves to be paid for their work.
The article does not delve into the following issue that would seem to be relevant. I assume, that with celebrities, that there would be a large number of photographers both professional and amateur who have taken pictures of celebrities in public locations. I also assume that there must be nearly an infinite number of snapshots of one sort or another. So, I would assume that some professional photographer wouldn't mind if one or two pictures (of the "millions" available) being in the public domain. As for amateur photographers, they may be more willing to freely contribute.
As to why Wikipedia has an apparent dearth of pictures, I don't know.
Mike: Would it be possible to have a "Court Decisions" category (for published court decisions)? It would make searching for court decisions a bit easier.
TechDirt has reported how Walmart, Yahoo, and Microsoft proposed turning off their music servers. Recently TechDirt also report how Apple as "disabling" iTunes access for the Palm Pre. The proposal of EA to require internet access is another example of how companies seek a mechanism to disable, at their whim, the products that you have bought.
When we buy a product, we gain a property right to use the product. Companies should recognize this an not hide behind ridiculous assertions that they are "leasing" or "licensing" the use of the product.
True, but you haven't addressed how Apple will "disable" the to sync with iTunes. Will it be a program that senses that the product is a Palm Pre and then terminates the connection OR will it be a program that modifies the Palm Pre operating system to reject a connection to Apples iTunes. I don't know which approach Apple has taken. Do you?
How far can a company reach to disable a product? This incident seems to have crossed a line. While one can argue that it is Apple's prerogative, with a free service, to say who has the right to access that service; it seems a slippery slope that should not be entered.
Not only that, but if you are a conspiracy type, the Sony Rootkit debacle may leave you wondering what sort of things Apple may really be doing to your Palm Pre.
I guess the PR staff of both Microsoft and Apple must have degrees in English to Orwell's Newspeak University. "The free update, called ITunes 8.2.1, provides “important” bug fixes to the software"
The role of an ISP is to deliver packets (mail) NOT to read the packets and then make an evaluation as to whether they are legitimate or not. Moreover, this is a huge slippery slope issue, who determines what is an what is not legitimate content?
Telenor notes that this would force them to act as a private police or private censorship authority and that it would be very worrisome in terms of freedom of speech.
Since this is Norway and not the US, how the legal system operates may be different. Nevertheless, I fail to understand how an ISP can be forced to protect the interest of any third party, it is simply not their job.
Society depends on laws to add order to how we function. Laws that further that goal will be accepted as legitimate. However, when laws loose that connection to society, the laws are ignored. Civil disobedience of oppressive laws are a demonstration of when a "law" has gone over the edge of rationality into alienation.
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"In my view, growing internet piracy is a vote of no-confidence in existing business models and LEGAL SOLUTIONS. It should be a wake-up call for policy-makers." (emphasis added)
I vaguely recall cases were demands were made of film crews to get "licenses" to film buildings (in the background) that are publicly visible. (Actually I think they shot around it since they wouldn't pay the fee.) Anything that is publicly visible, essentially being put on public display by the maker, should be protected as a "fair use", such as the school logo, a can of coke, or a Ford automobile.
Rather than re-invent a "new" operating system, I would like to see more corporate support for enhancing LINUX overall. Specifically, it would be "good" to get behind one version of LINUX to unseat Microsoft, but then there would be a big argument over which version of LINUX. Anyway, go GOOGLE.
We have a legal system where lawyers use a figurative "shotgun" when filing lawsuits to see what sticks. It's unfortunate, that our legal system seems to be unable to quickly dispose of frivolous "shotgun" claims.
What is also troubling is how the Times is biased in favor of oppressive copyright. To think that the Times is "noted" for its left wing pandering, but here (when it comes to copyright) it is quite the reverse.
The biased lead sentence: "In a victory for the reclusive writer J. D. Salinger, a federal judge on Wednesday indefinitely banned publication in the United States of a new book by a Swedish author that contains a 76-year-old version of Holden Caulfield, the protagonist of “The Catcher in the Rye.”
In the Times article Supreme Court Allows Wider DVR Use the lead sentence: "The Supreme Court on Monday delivered a blow to the television networks when it declined to hear a case about a digital video recorder technology, opening the gate for wider use of DVR systems."
The lead sentences could easily have been written from a positive consumer (traditional liberal) point of view or at least presented in a neutral manner. I wonder how many readers of the Times are oblivious to the bias of the Times when it comes to so-called intellectual property. Just where is the fair and balanced news these days?
Anonymous wrote: "But the issue is really about developing a consensus within the community on a given topic using the strength of peer review."
I agree, peer review is a must, I had written: "The research papers can be "published" on CDs and mailed out to who ever. Peer review can be accomplished electronically."
Anonymous wrote: "Many university libraries will get you any journal article you want for the cost of paper." These should all be available for download, no need for paper. Also saves on staff time by eliminating the need to find the hard-copy of the document, photocopying it, and putting it back.
Since I am not in Academia, I don't know how all the minutia works, especially with "publish or perish". But to follow-up on David T. and Overworked Grad Student; I fail to see why academia needs these journals. Technology makes them superfluous.
The school library or the MIS department could have a website devoted to online scholarly journals. The research papers can be "published" on CDs and mailed out to who ever. Peer review can be accomplished electronically. So what is the point of publishing (on paper) works that can be stored, searched, researched, and exposed to the entire world population more efficiently on/by computers?
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A.P. Cracks Down on Unpaid Use of Articles on Web
New York Times
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Intent is Subjective and Time Sensitive,
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Misplaced Privacy
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Re: Re: Re: Re: "due process"
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Re: Re: Re: "due process"
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Wikipedia - It's a Desert for Photos
Basically the point of this article is to highlight the apparent lack of images on Wikipedia, which has been caused, according to the Times, by Wikipedia not wanting to pay for these images. Additionally that no photographer would want provide free images because everyone deserves to be paid for their work.
The article does not delve into the following issue that would seem to be relevant. I assume, that with celebrities, that there would be a large number of photographers both professional and amateur who have taken pictures of celebrities in public locations. I also assume that there must be nearly an infinite number of snapshots of one sort or another. So, I would assume that some professional photographer wouldn't mind if one or two pictures (of the "millions" available) being in the public domain. As for amateur photographers, they may be more willing to freely contribute.
As to why Wikipedia has an apparent dearth of pictures, I don't know.
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Category Suggestion - Court Decisions
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Another Example of Exessive Reach
When we buy a product, we gain a property right to use the product. Companies should recognize this an not hide behind ridiculous assertions that they are "leasing" or "licensing" the use of the product.
On the post: Apple Does As Many Expected: Kills Palm Pre iTunes Syncing
Re: Re: Excessive Reach????
On the post: Apple Does As Many Expected: Kills Palm Pre iTunes Syncing
Excessive Reach????
Not only that, but if you are a conspiracy type, the Sony Rootkit debacle may leave you wondering what sort of things Apple may really be doing to your Palm Pre.
I guess the PR staff of both Microsoft and Apple must have degrees in English to Orwell's Newspeak University. "The free update, called ITunes 8.2.1, provides “important” bug fixes to the software"
On the post: Norwegian ISP Fights Back Against Pirate Bay Ban
Question - Why Would and ISP Censor?
Telenor notes that this would force them to act as a private police or private censorship authority and that it would be very worrisome in terms of freedom of speech.
Since this is Norway and not the US, how the legal system operates may be different. Nevertheless, I fail to understand how an ISP can be forced to protect the interest of any third party, it is simply not their job.
On the post: EU Telco Chief: Business Model Failure Leads To Piracy... Not The Other Way Around
Civil Disobedience
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"In my view, growing internet piracy is a vote of no-confidence in existing business models and LEGAL SOLUTIONS. It should be a wake-up call for policy-makers." (emphasis added)
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Corey Smith Update
A Success to The Tune of $4 Million
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Just the Begining
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Promote LINUX
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Re: Is this a corporate store or a franchisee?
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A new topic for TechDirt?
Please note that I have not used this particular POI file, so I can't say whether it is good or bad.
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The New York Times Does it Again
The biased lead sentence: "In a victory for the reclusive writer J. D. Salinger, a federal judge on Wednesday indefinitely banned publication in the United States of a new book by a Swedish author that contains a 76-year-old version of Holden Caulfield, the protagonist of “The Catcher in the Rye.”
In the Times article Supreme Court Allows Wider DVR Use the lead sentence: "The Supreme Court on Monday delivered a blow to the television networks when it declined to hear a case about a digital video recorder technology, opening the gate for wider use of DVR systems."
The lead sentences could easily have been written from a positive consumer (traditional liberal) point of view or at least presented in a neutral manner. I wonder how many readers of the Times are oblivious to the bias of the Times when it comes to so-called intellectual property. Just where is the fair and balanced news these days?
On the post: The Ridiculous Copyright Situation Faced By Academics Who Want To Promote Their Own Research
Re: Re: More than Silly
I agree, peer review is a must, I had written: "The research papers can be "published" on CDs and mailed out to who ever. Peer review can be accomplished electronically."
Anonymous wrote: "Many university libraries will get you any journal article you want for the cost of paper." These should all be available for download, no need for paper. Also saves on staff time by eliminating the need to find the hard-copy of the document, photocopying it, and putting it back.
See this link to Copyfraud by Jason Mazzone as a model to implement for "publishing" papers.
Even the US Federal Government is now making draft documents available on the web for public review and comment. Saves a lot of paper and postage!!!!! Here is a sample link to the Draft Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan by the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
On the post: The Ridiculous Copyright Situation Faced By Academics Who Want To Promote Their Own Research
More than Silly
The school library or the MIS department could have a website devoted to online scholarly journals. The research papers can be "published" on CDs and mailed out to who ever. Peer review can be accomplished electronically. So what is the point of publishing (on paper) works that can be stored, searched, researched, and exposed to the entire world population more efficiently on/by computers?
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