How do I know which movies are unavailable? I checked both my rental and instant watch queues and have not seen any signs next to titles. Maybe I never watch Sony movies?
I envision a bright future: you whistle a tune in your phone's microphone without securing a license and suddenly copyright trolls send a subpoena to your phone company....
For those not from Chicago, Hyde park is a diverse and fascinating neighborhood on the South Side, home of the University of Chicago, and it is surrounded by troubled areas.
In old good Soviet Union there was no way to get published if you were not a member of the Guild of Authors (Союз писателей), so at least it was never a question of venue. Bureaucracy and Authority always gravitate towards such simplicity, so if no one fights Orwellian tendencies, we will eventually end up there.
Do you know how many millions of people don't have access to drinking water? Yet you find it OK to close your eyes on this issue and bitch about an insignificant incident? Hypocrisy.
Another rarely mentioned instance of the public domain value is the freedom to vandalize the culture. If Victor Hugo's works were copyrighted, and I was the rightholder, I would sue Disney for defamation :)
Agreed. Another example: Zefirelly made "Romeo and Juliet" based on an obscure work of previously unknown author William... (sorry, can't recall his last name). Kudos to Zefirelli for creating a movie of both cultural and commercial value, otherwise the humanity wouldn't know about that fascinating love story.
I have a problem with the statement that copyright is the tool to protect creators, but I also have a problem with the statement that copyright was set to incentivize creation. Copyright is about money, and when in the world money were incentives to create? It’s the opposite: when artist’s goal is to make money, no matter how hard he tries, he can’t create a significant piece of art, less a masterpiece. If you know an example of monetary inspiration behind any significant artwork, I would like to hear it.
This of course does not mean that artists shouldn't be compensated, my point is that payment is something that comes along with artist’s efforts as a measure of appreciation, but never as an initial incentive.
I was disappointed: poetry is very weak and not witty at all, a naked idea, that's it. The idea of translating children verses to adult language is good though not new: if you can read in Russian, look for Igor Guberman.
Indeed our generation's collective IQ suffered from calculators, but what about captchas? Solving increasingly challenging captchas every day gives our IQs unprecedented boost!
1 : the act of punishing
2 a : suffering, pain, or loss that serves as retribution
b : a penalty inflicted on an offender through judicial procedure
3 : severe, rough, or disastrous treatment
In my opinion exposing minor vices in a puritan society well covered by #3. Disastrous treatment. Ruined carriers, families and friendships are not disasters. Are they?
What I can't accept is the public perception of vices (even if they are a very small ones by one's society standards) as evidence. And that's exactly what happens to my disgust.
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I was not aware that Radiohead folks were starving.
Someone said that people are willing to pay for otherwise free content, if there is an additional value in it. For me starting a Netflix stream (even if I had to pay for each movie) is more convenient. And for me convenience is value, as saving time and hassle is.
I don't argue that enforcement does not work. In Singapore drug usage is extremely low because the penalty is death. The question is: who wants to live in a police state?
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AT&T and T-Mobile merger will save tons of paint (hence natural resources) by eliminating one "T": AT&T-Mobile.
(Hopefully no one noticed that AT&T could make this happen without this merger by reducing redundancy in its own trademark.)
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I envision a bright future: you whistle a tune in your phone's microphone without securing a license and suddenly copyright trolls send a subpoena to your phone company....
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http://hydeparkprogress.blogspot.com/2011/06/citizen-outcry-over-cpd-absence-during.html
For those not from Chicago, Hyde park is a diverse and fascinating neighborhood on the South Side, home of the University of Chicago, and it is surrounded by troubled areas.
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I shuffled just a couple of words, and suddenly, magically the title phrase started making sense.
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Copyright and creation
This of course does not mean that artists shouldn't be compensated, my point is that payment is something that comes along with artist’s efforts as a measure of appreciation, but never as an initial incentive.
You may call me a copyright minimalist.
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Sounds like opinion unsubstantiated by factual data.
Fact: your comment I'm replying to.
"Solving increasingly challenging captchas every day gives our IQs unprecedented boost!"
This too is highly doubtful, got any data in support of this conjecture?
Yes, my comment you replied.
Sorry, did not want to offend, just couldn't help. Peace.
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1 : the act of punishing
2 a : suffering, pain, or loss that serves as retribution
b : a penalty inflicted on an offender through judicial procedure
3 : severe, rough, or disastrous treatment
In my opinion exposing minor vices in a puritan society well covered by #3. Disastrous treatment. Ruined carriers, families and friendships are not disasters. Are they?
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Therefore I would pay much more attention to French hypocrites' opinions rather to American hypocrites' speculations on the matter.
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Someone said that people are willing to pay for otherwise free content, if there is an additional value in it. For me starting a Netflix stream (even if I had to pay for each movie) is more convenient. And for me convenience is value, as saving time and hassle is.
I don't argue that enforcement does not work. In Singapore drug usage is extremely low because the penalty is death. The question is: who wants to live in a police state?
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