You know, the funny thing is, if people could actually download houses, cars, food, etc., they probably would, and wouldn't feel very bad about doing it.
(And yes, I know the original argument isn't actually "You wouldn't download a car.")
While they're at it, they should rename Yankee Stadium. I take offense to that term, as the British used it as a derogatory term for Americans (or whatever they were called back then), and is nowadays used as a derogatory term for "Northerner" in the South.
Assuming the valor catastral values it at an even 5 quintillion euros, she would owe the Spanish government anywhere from 20 quadrillion to 55 quadrillion euros every year.
I for one am glad to not have to face a future of purchasing a beer that has a high level of violence, language, or sexuality not suitable for unaccompanied children under 17.
I've always thought "character copyrights" made absolutely no sense, and have read through as many of the legal opinions on the matter as I could find, all of which defending such just seem like legal hand-waving. However, what it amounts to in my non-lawyer mind is a character is not a fixed and tangible work. In fact, all good characters (ones that are "protected" under the opinions mentioned above) are dynamic, developing changes over their literary lifespan. Further, no character is actually tangible.
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(And yes, I know the original argument isn't actually "You wouldn't download a car.")
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E.g., https://books.google.com/books?id=VngxAQAAMAAJ&q=%22happy+birthday+to+you%22&dq=%22happy+bir thday+to+you%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDkQ6AEwBDgKahUKEwieuOSb8P3GAhXB1IAKHXfKDT4 (1922)
and https://books.google.com/books?id=TfoaAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA63&dq=%22happy+birthday+to+you+happy%22& amp;hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAGoVChMI9OXzgfH9xgIVyJiACh3AiAig#v=onepage&q=%22happy%20birt hday%20to%20you%20happy%22&f=false (1911)
Can I get a cut of the legal fees? I think I spent about 2 minutes looking that up.
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That should improve the Spanish economy.
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