I'm sure it would probably start something like this "In your body are good, live healthy cells, they are yours. they belong to you. But also there are bad, cancerous cells in there stealing your good cells from you. Well that's whats happening here, I had some good cells and this Inman guy stole my good cells and is now trying to hide them in these charities. Just because they are called charities doesn't mean they should be able to hide my good cells. Right? Exactly only the cells are money"
I'd like to say /sarc, but this guy might actually say this.
I think there is only one thing SFY should do at this point, Open Source the whole project. Say someone hacked in and stole their software (not inconceivable with the recent publicity) and released it, Whatever they have to do.
Then developers can port this to Android phones, tablets, and Unlocked iPrisons, etc. Or Better yet, port to HTML5. Devices could run local copies of it for fast interaction, or have a web-delivered version in case the person's device runs out of battery / gets lost / etc, AND is accessible anywhere Web is.
Barnes and Noble forgets that its biggest competitor is not Amazon, its free.
Just this past week I was looking to buy an eBook of an older book series (1970s). I found and read the first book in the series on Google books, but a book published 8 years later was unavailable. So I went to Amazon... Nope, B&N...nope, so I did a Google search for the title and "ebook" the top 29 results were all ways to pirate that book, either PDF versions or an audio book library of the entire series. There was 1 result where I could have actually purchased the book, however, even that was illegal since it was only available in Europe and not the US. Now I really liked the first book I read, I really wanted to pay for it... but in the end the only place I could have purchased it would be to log on to a proxy server, and buy it on European Amazon.
"...the United States is attempting to utilise concepts from the civil copyright context as a basis for application of criminal copyright liability..."
Yea its like he never even mentioned the criminal charges.... oh wait, nevermind.
Google is kind of becoming generic to the less than internet savy people. I've met people that think Internet Explorer is Google and vice versa.
Me: "Open your internet browser"
Them: "You mean Google?"
Me: "Well kind of, just double click on the 'e' icon"
Them: "Yea, Google"
(Clarification, if I were offering more than quick advice, I'd Suggest getting Chrome/Firefox. In fact i'll use cmd line FTP to download firefox before opening IE on a fresh install.)
Although I don't think we should evaluate trademarks based on people that are illiterate in the subject area.. but that's never stopped the government from doing it.
Unfortunately, My State of Vermont, and he calls himself a democrat.
Also unfortunately he did enough early in his career (before Entertainment industry funding) to help the elderly / medicare / and farms. because of that Seniors and farm owners love him and will always vote for him... no matter what he does to "those computer thing-a-ma-jigs" He's been in office since 1974... and until either the seniors expire or he does, it doesn't look good for replacing him anytime soon.
Don't forget having to buy products from partner's companies in order to unlock additional features. Like Buying Mountain Dew to get power ups in MW3
Games used to be complete packages... fully tested before delivery. I think I need to go find an old Computer (Like PC DOS 7 days), Load up Death Track via 20 floppy disks and actually have fun playing a game.
" Perhaps his father will realize that these issues aren't always so black and white"
Or more likely than a industry exec getting a clue: he will disown him; sue him; and go after him, his parents (yes... including himself), and the rest of his family for millions in damages.
They have words they can use... Copy, Infringe, Distributed. They are choosing not to because it doesn't sound as dirty.
"John Doe copied my work and distributed copies to all his friends, this Infringes on my work's copyright and I want him to cease and desist, and I want compensation for damages that have occurred due to this infringement"
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"John Doe Stole my work and then Gave my work to all his friends. He needs to stop this ongoing theft of my property and pay me what I am owed for each instance of theft."
By using the term "theft" you are basically setting yourself up that one infringement = 1 lost sale. this is because you are objectifying the item copied, and compensation is for the object.
When you talk about it as infringement/damages it is about the act of copying. That act may not be even up to the value of the item. Since nothing is really gone, you can't say $X.XX in product is missing. Since most of these cases are not about commercial infringement they are not making money off of it so they have no revenue that could have potentially been yours.
"International waters" doesn't mean it is lawless. These drones would still be under the jurisdiction from which they were launched. If they choose not to specify a jurisdiction for the aircraft (i.e. unregistered Aircraft) they may, and probably will fall under 'universal jurisdiction' where multiple countries can claim jurisdiction for crimes committed by the craft. Meaning instead of choosing a country with liberal laws to host from, the MAFIAA gets to pick a country with the most conservative copyright/trademark laws and use them to go after the drones.. Talk about slam dunk for the MAFIAA.
I have to say this story is a great attention grab, but really just a gimmick, unless TPB didn't do a google search for "International Waters" because the second result talks about whether they are 'lawless' and "international waters for planes" the fourth result talks specifically about flying craft. So either no one at the TPB did the search, which is kinda hard to believe... or its a hoax.
"As a general rule, ships sailing in international waters are under the jurisdiction of the state or nation to which the vessel is registered. The same applies to planes flying in international airspace.
This means that the laws of the county to which the ship or plane is registered will apply while in transit in international waters or airspace"
I agree with the why bother with drones, but more so in the fact that flying is far more inefficient and harder to implement than a waterproof lifeboat with a gps and solar powered motor.
I choose lifeboat because they are designed to auto-right themselves when blown over by a large wave. They will use way less power to use them and potentially could harness enough power via solar panels mounted to the boat to stay out there indefinitely.
Pirates use .music/.movies/.games they take it down, They all unilaterally switch to: .muzic/.moviez/.gamez take those down
unilaterally switch to: .mp3z/.vidz/.haxorz repeat.
Just because DVDs are on their way out doesn't mean streaming is going to be the only option, Downloading a movie and storing it for playing later is an option.
For Example, They could develop a service that lets you pre-order a new release movie, have it download to you in the week before it releases, and send you a code that unlocks it. Obviously, I'd prefer that the unlock code gives you a completely DRM free version. But they would only do that if they were actually trying to compete with piracy instead of whine about it.
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I'd like to say /sarc, but this guy might actually say this.
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Then developers can port this to Android phones, tablets, and Unlocked iPrisons, etc. Or Better yet, port to HTML5. Devices could run local copies of it for fast interaction, or have a web-delivered version in case the person's device runs out of battery / gets lost / etc, AND is accessible anywhere Web is.
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Just this past week I was looking to buy an eBook of an older book series (1970s). I found and read the first book in the series on Google books, but a book published 8 years later was unavailable. So I went to Amazon... Nope, B&N...nope, so I did a Google search for the title and "ebook" the top 29 results were all ways to pirate that book, either PDF versions or an audio book library of the entire series. There was 1 result where I could have actually purchased the book, however, even that was illegal since it was only available in Europe and not the US. Now I really liked the first book I read, I really wanted to pay for it... but in the end the only place I could have purchased it would be to log on to a proxy server, and buy it on European Amazon.
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Yea its like he never even mentioned the criminal charges.... oh wait, nevermind.
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Me: "Open your internet browser"
Them: "You mean Google?"
Me: "Well kind of, just double click on the 'e' icon"
Them: "Yea, Google"
(Clarification, if I were offering more than quick advice, I'd Suggest getting Chrome/Firefox. In fact i'll use cmd line FTP to download firefox before opening IE on a fresh install.)
Although I don't think we should evaluate trademarks based on people that are illiterate in the subject area.. but that's never stopped the government from doing it.
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Also unfortunately he did enough early in his career (before Entertainment industry funding) to help the elderly / medicare / and farms. because of that Seniors and farm owners love him and will always vote for him... no matter what he does to "those computer thing-a-ma-jigs" He's been in office since 1974... and until either the seniors expire or he does, it doesn't look good for replacing him anytime soon.
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Games used to be complete packages... fully tested before delivery. I think I need to go find an old Computer (Like PC DOS 7 days), Load up Death Track via 20 floppy disks and actually have fun playing a game.
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Or more likely than a industry exec getting a clue: he will disown him; sue him; and go after him, his parents (yes... including himself), and the rest of his family for millions in damages.
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"John Doe copied my work and distributed copies to all his friends, this Infringes on my work's copyright and I want him to cease and desist, and I want compensation for damages that have occurred due to this infringement"
VS
"John Doe Stole my work and then Gave my work to all his friends. He needs to stop this ongoing theft of my property and pay me what I am owed for each instance of theft."
By using the term "theft" you are basically setting yourself up that one infringement = 1 lost sale. this is because you are objectifying the item copied, and compensation is for the object.
When you talk about it as infringement/damages it is about the act of copying. That act may not be even up to the value of the item. Since nothing is really gone, you can't say $X.XX in product is missing. Since most of these cases are not about commercial infringement they are not making money off of it so they have no revenue that could have potentially been yours.
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I have to say this story is a great attention grab, but really just a gimmick, unless TPB didn't do a google search for "International Waters" because the second result talks about whether they are 'lawless' and "international waters for planes" the fourth result talks specifically about flying craft. So either no one at the TPB did the search, which is kinda hard to believe... or its a hoax.
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Re: Not sure why they bother with drones....
I choose lifeboat because they are designed to auto-right themselves when blown over by a large wave. They will use way less power to use them and potentially could harness enough power via solar panels mounted to the boat to stay out there indefinitely.
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Pirates use .music/.movies/.games they take it down, They all unilaterally switch to: .muzic/.moviez/.gamez take those down
unilaterally switch to: .mp3z/.vidz/.haxorz repeat.
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Correction, The money is spent elsewhere boosting a different area of the economy.
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For Example, They could develop a service that lets you pre-order a new release movie, have it download to you in the week before it releases, and send you a code that unlocks it. Obviously, I'd prefer that the unlock code gives you a completely DRM free version. But they would only do that if they were actually trying to compete with piracy instead of whine about it.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrjwaqZfjIY
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