I won't go out of my way either for a 10% discount or to avoid paying 10% more... it's a trivial amount, at least in terms of game prices. And that 1% proposal is even wackier.
My take on this... from a non-attorney viewpoint: Although there are, no doubt, suites of podcasting software available, as there are podcasting services, the patent is so broad that simply offering serialized recordings, without the use of any inventor's technology or devices, would infringe. The act of embedding the audio content, even using open-source HTML, would be, under these definitions, podcasting; and, apparently, Mr. James Logan invented it! (Right.)
"Personal Audio, Inc., a predecessor to Personal Audio, LLC, was founded in 1996 with a mission of offering personalized audio to listeners using portable players downloading content and playlists from the Internet. The self-funded company worked to develop such an audio player that could download, store and manipulate audio files and related data. That system, described in patent applications filed in October, 1996, pioneered techniques now commonly used today in MP3 players, smartphones, tablets and other products that store and play audio and video files and work with downloaded playlists and podcasts.
The founder of the company was James Logan, an entrepreneur who previously had been a pioneer in the touch screen industry. He founded MicroTouch Systems, which became a public company and leader in the industry, and later Gotuit Media, a pioneer in the video metadata field.
In 2009, Personal Audio, LLC was founded by Logan and Call to market the innovations described in the patents."
I think it's safe to say that the pharmacy is happy to see you when it's time to make a purchase, but at any other time, just go the hell home.
A friend tried to bring a sharps collector full of small, used syringes (fertility drug) to the pharmacy for disposal, and they all but called the police. "You can't bring those in here!" they said, despite having sold them. I can imagine the reception for carrying in vials of CDS's that have someone else's name on them...
I would think HIPAA laws would come into play here... disclosing healthcare information is difficult at best, usually when you want or need to pass it to others involved in your care... whack 'em with the Hipaa Hammer, I say.
The folks that are pirating content... have acquired a non-DRM stream from somewhere else, like Mega or The Pirate Bay, and are watching that.
It's often noted around here that TPB and Mega have "legit"(non-infringing) users, too; but even an enlightened, insider writer, when in need of a villainous example, will cite them as a den of infringers. Can you blame the lay pundits for making them into pirate poster children?
But if you care that much about what just ANYBODY says about you -- strangers, passers-by -- you actually must have a pretty highly-developed sense of shame... one that goads you into threats, intimidation and childish name-calling. He's not shameless, he's shame-fearing.
I just don't get it. If I, a mere civilian, stood before a judge and repeatedly declined to answer, much less postured and tap-danced, I'd be admitted to the hoosegow in the twinkling of an eye. At what point does this cross over into contempt?
Facial recognition can probably do all the same things... and it's already deployed and fairly mature. Wear a Guy Fawkes mask all day? Cosmetic surgery?
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Bravo. Now, if the legal databases could only lighten up about people using their collections of publicly-filed documents...
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Don't apologize
And am I the only one who thinks that most of those threatening tweets smack of ESL?
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Re: Wait....
They prefer to say "premium branded". That's code for "electrically equivalent, but with a cooler (purloined) brand name."
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10%... BFD
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Re: I'm still unclear
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Who is "Personal Audio"?
"Personal Audio, Inc., a predecessor to Personal Audio, LLC, was founded in 1996 with a mission of offering personalized audio to listeners using portable players downloading content and playlists from the Internet. The self-funded company worked to develop such an audio player that could download, store and manipulate audio files and related data. That system, described in patent applications filed in October, 1996, pioneered techniques now commonly used today in MP3 players, smartphones, tablets and other products that store and play audio and video files and work with downloaded playlists and podcasts.
The founder of the company was James Logan, an entrepreneur who previously had been a pioneer in the touch screen industry. He founded MicroTouch Systems, which became a public company and leader in the industry, and later Gotuit Media, a pioneer in the video metadata field.
In 2009, Personal Audio, LLC was founded by Logan and Call to market the innovations described in the patents."
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Re: Re: By that logic...
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A friend tried to bring a sharps collector full of small, used syringes (fertility drug) to the pharmacy for disposal, and they all but called the police. "You can't bring those in here!" they said, despite having sold them. I can imagine the reception for carrying in vials of CDS's that have someone else's name on them...
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Side note
It's often noted around here that TPB and Mega have "legit"(non-infringing) users, too; but even an enlightened, insider writer, when in need of a villainous example, will cite them as a den of infringers. Can you blame the lay pundits for making them into pirate poster children?
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It's like magic
Yup. I have a bell I need un-rung, too, if you have a minute.
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Mystery to me
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Sounds familiar
Cue the Monty Python bit:
M: "If you're arguing, I must have paid."
A: "Not necessarily. I could be arguing in my spare time."
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