At big public functions... conventions and sales meetings... we've had someone ask honorees to stand and be recognized for their birthdays... and then we play a licensed recording of "Good Morning, Dear Teacher". And it's up to the audience which lyrics they choose to sing.
"...the BBC haven't got any choice but to deal with them - that's the scenario."
Gotta love those report authors; what would we do without consultants? And when you commission a report, aren't you generally looking for a balanced, objective overview, rather than a Snidely Whiplash-esque, winner-takes-all war plan? It's a zero-sum game, and the zeroes go to the composers and musicians.
I hear that the "I-Have-A-Problem-With-Authority Society" is chartering buses to bring random, non-ID-bearing passers-by into downtown Paragould for casual strolls... who wants to join them?
"Just be happy someone doesn't try to copyright 'Photo containing picture of cat'..."
How about: "Method and apparatus for detecting contact between human skin and animals in a user-determined social media photographic archive"? Come on, Eastern District... let's get trollin'!
Good Lord! No on/off switch? No cops on patrol? Why, those rotten terrorists would have a field day... doing their terrorist-like things wherever and whenever they want, right out in public!
It's a good thing that those nice people at the ITU explained it for me -- how I'd have nothing to fear if they were in charge. What a load off my mind!
"... advertising... against a competitor's trademark is just good marketing."
Let's not forget the bricks-and-mortar version of that - Starbucks' official strategy of finding the best coffee shop in town, and opening up next door. Brutal, but efective.
Wow... possibly a new record for flagged/hidden comments. No amount of hiding prevents a rise in blood pressure, I'm afraid.
But agitation aside, there's a positive benefit, at least for me, of posts as seemingly fundamental as Leigh's. Not a bright lawyerly lad like so many of you, I need to be taught these fundamentals -- like what the US Constitution actually says -- repeatedly, so that when I passionately jump into IP conversations with others, I have some small amount of confidence that I can defend my position.
If the copyrighted performance angle isn't working for her, she should contact Cracked... they'll tell her how to get it trademarked. Or patented. Or something.
But when the target is at the other end of an IP-telephony trunk in Bhopal, your 3500Hz blast may fall outside the squeaky little, narrow-bandpass, 35Hz-wide voice channel. Only your family is annoyed.
I don't believe they particularly care whether you're upset. It would take a metric buttload of departed subscribers... make that millions... before they even noticed.
I won't drop my Prime membership over this, because the potential for disappearing titles was pretty much implicit in the service... especially if you've browsed for content that you KNOW is available, but is clearly not offered on Prime for idiotic licensing reasons. Instead, I browse Amazon Prime's free offerings (which are substantial), and watch whatever is available in the here and now. No bogus license/purchases, thank you.
But here's what I just learned: "You may download and store your own copy of Purchased Digital Content on a Compatible Device authorized for such download so that you can view that Purchased Digital Content if it becomes unavailable for further download or streaming from the Service."
Really? I can download and store my Prime movies? And the IP Police won't raid my home in the dead of night? Apparently, if I'm caught ripping streams, all I need to do is wave the TOS in their helmeted faces...
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Sing whatever lyrics you want
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Git-em-over-a-barrel strategy = fail
Gotta love those report authors; what would we do without consultants? And when you commission a report, aren't you generally looking for a balanced, objective overview, rather than a Snidely Whiplash-esque, winner-takes-all war plan? It's a zero-sum game, and the zeroes go to the composers and musicians.
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Re: Er...
www.smallanimaldecency.com/
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How about: "Method and apparatus for detecting contact between human skin and animals in a user-determined social media photographic archive"? Come on, Eastern District... let's get trollin'!
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Punish those infringers
Hey! New plot line! Infringers receive punishment at the hands of oversexed rights holders.
And there's a cameo role for OOTB.
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Re: Deferred Prosecution
Kind of like that cartoon where the coyote is "invited" to stand under the falling 10-ton weight.
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It's a good thing that those nice people at the ITU explained it for me -- how I'd have nothing to fear if they were in charge. What a load off my mind!
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I've heard this before...
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Re: Holy Cow!
Plus, there's a black-box warning on page 3 of the repair manual that warns about injuries and denies culpability. (At least I'm GUESSING there is.)
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Not just virtual
Let's not forget the bricks-and-mortar version of that - Starbucks' official strategy of finding the best coffee shop in town, and opening up next door. Brutal, but efective.
On the post: No, Copyright Is Not A Human Right
But agitation aside, there's a positive benefit, at least for me, of posts as seemingly fundamental as Leigh's. Not a bright lawyerly lad like so many of you, I need to be taught these fundamentals -- like what the US Constitution actually says -- repeatedly, so that when I passionately jump into IP conversations with others, I have some small amount of confidence that I can defend my position.
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Re: Not over yet
Ummm... too late.
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Help is available
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Re: Invisible to the electronic eye.
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Re: Re: Just say no.
I don't believe they particularly care whether you're upset. It would take a metric buttload of departed subscribers... make that millions... before they even noticed.
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Revelation
But here's what I just learned:
"You may download and store your own copy of Purchased Digital Content on a Compatible Device authorized for such download so that you can view that Purchased Digital Content if it becomes unavailable for further download or streaming from the Service."
Really? I can download and store my Prime movies? And the IP Police won't raid my home in the dead of night? Apparently, if I'm caught ripping streams, all I need to do is wave the TOS in their helmeted faces...
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Watch it
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Re: Re: it's 190 people
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