Um, might have been better to leave that link in response to the article since I never said that anyone's racist, but focused on Mike's actions in incorrectly calling someone out as racist for a sentence that wasn't when taken in context.
Europe's use of the copyright levy system, effectively a tax on blank media that is supposed to compensate copyright holders for an alleged "loss" from copies made for personal use, has produced a whole string of messy situations -- for example, in the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the UK. I live in the UK, and I can tell you that we have no levy on anything used to copy on the basis that since the copying allowed (format shifting) is for the personal use of whoever owns a copy of content only, the rights holders have already had their fair share when it was originally sold. Research, please!
Bell's has filed a federal action against Innovation over the use of its name. I can see that one getting kicked out of court by a judge in a hurry. No registration = no federal trademark = no federal action possible, Lanham Act only. Simples!
I think it goes without saying that I am talking about plagiarism of something still covered by copyright. To someone new to this site who's skipped straight to the comments? Not necessarily. And yes, it does happen.
Honest, honorable, intelligent, well mannered, battle worn veterans of the world rarely participate in online dialogue because of the attacks their participation invites. And so you get a very one sided, jaded, biased perspective on Internet law and policy issues. John Dozier, the idiot who said the above? If it wasn't for the fact he's already dead, I'd say he needs to quit drinking the Kool-Aid!
They[sic] Society has recently switched from Wiley to Elsevier. So it's either time to part ways with the Society, or somebody's lying. I know what I suspect given the fact that the Society continues to publish with Wiley (Elsevier likes exclusivity).
Mike, can you please explain to this idiot in words of two syllables or fewer how the language of the Copyright Act excludes works-for-hire from the definition of "works of visual art," thereby excluding such works from VARA protection? The cartoonist's lawyer has no idea how moral rights work.
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Also, since this is my idea, could I get royalties when this happens? Nice plagiarism there, so no, you can't. Double check my comment directly above yours.
Plagiarism is likely to be infringement [...] Really? So if I copy something suitably vague by Shakespeare and cause others to believe I've written it, then I've infringed copyright? Please remind me exactly how that works again, will you? *rolls eyes*
This could be your last chance to obtain software programs such as Audacity and LibreOffice in the fastest and least data intensive way possible. (I'm only a freetard if the official price is free.)
Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't realise how hard it is for somebody with an Elsevier account to look up the sufficiently old papers then copy them before republishing them. Damn, am I ever stupid!
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Excuse me?
I live in the UK, and I can tell you that we have no levy on anything used to copy on the basis that since the copying allowed (format shifting) is for the personal use of whoever owns a copy of content only, the rights holders have already had their fair share when it was originally sold. Research, please!
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I've said it before, and I'll say it again...
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I can see that one getting kicked out of court by a judge in a hurry. No registration = no federal trademark = no federal action possible, Lanham Act only. Simples!
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To someone new to this site who's skipped straight to the comments? Not necessarily. And yes, it does happen.
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John Dozier, the idiot who said the above? If it wasn't for the fact he's already dead, I'd say he needs to quit drinking the Kool-Aid!
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FTFY, Ajit Pai. YW.
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So it's either time to part ways with the Society, or somebody's lying. I know what I suspect given the fact that the Society continues to publish with Wiley (Elsevier likes exclusivity).
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The cartoonist's lawyer has no idea how moral rights work.
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Re: Would this make all Four Chords songs infringing?
Nice plagiarism there, so no, you can't. Double check my comment directly above yours.
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Really? So if I copy something suitably vague by Shakespeare and cause others to believe I've written it, then I've infringed copyright? Please remind me exactly how that works again, will you? *rolls eyes*
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Wait right there, I'mma go break out the surgical masks.
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Last chance, Swedish 'pirates'!
(I'm only a freetard if the official price is free.)
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