The Internet sure has a way of lighting up the dark corners.
This guy could have toiled away for years, "defending creator's rights" and "getting fair payment for uses", without anyone in the larger world being aware of his rather twisted take on copyright.
This is not the first time this has happened. Techdirt has chronicled quite a few public meltdowns of industry-types due to technological disruption.
It's sort of like when movies added sound - suddenly there were not just actors, there were actors and squeakers.
The reason why many consider these things impossible is people's blind resistance to change.
Record labels made tons of cash off vinyl, tapes and CDs. Broadcasters raked in dough from commercials. The movie studios banked billions off VHS and DVD.
Now that those avenues have been narrowed by technological advances, many people (outside of those industries, even) can't imagine things being different.
Just because you made money in one way for decades doesn't mean you can continue to make money that way.
Much of this would be simply amusing if it were not for the constant, dangerous attempts by these blind people to use government to force things back to the way they were.
The Motion Picture Academy, the Olympics Commission and the NFL Commission all need to be locked in a room together until they can agree to play nicely with all the other people in the world.
When police are doing things (especially questionable activities) out in public, we should be encouraging the public to record those incidents and report them. The laws are being abused to try to stop people from whistleblowing on bad behavior by police. That has nothing to do with the purpose of two-party consent laws. It's really scary that the courts didn't immediately throw out these cases.
So what about security/surveillance cameras? Can this evidence be thrown out in court in these same states based on this "two-party" consent thingy?
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Yeah
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Filter This
On the post: An Open iPhone App Market That Doesn't Require Jailbreaking... And Which Apple Can't Stop
Art n Life n Art
Why does this quote remind me of "Jurassic Park"?
On the post: ASCAP Boss Refuses To Debate Lessig; Claims That It's An Attempt To 'Silence' ASCAP
Modern Times
This guy could have toiled away for years, "defending creator's rights" and "getting fair payment for uses", without anyone in the larger world being aware of his rather twisted take on copyright.
This is not the first time this has happened. Techdirt has chronicled quite a few public meltdowns of industry-types due to technological disruption.
It's sort of like when movies added sound - suddenly there were not just actors, there were actors and squeakers.
On the post: IP Czar: Blame China! Congress: Do Something!
Awesome
The repressive communist regime of China slapping down the repressive desires of the entertainment industry.
I'm smiling.
On the post: If Negotiators Still Don't Want To Release ACTA, It'll Still Get Leaked
Also
That's not quite how it works.
It seemed to work OK for Microsoft at IEEE with Office Open XML...
On the post: If Negotiators Still Don't Want To Release ACTA, It'll Still Get Leaked
Inheritance
That's not quite how it works.
Assuming that a lot of the driving force behind ACTA comes from the entertainment industry,
...and the entertainment industry is built on illusion and the "willful suspension of disbelief",
...we really shouldn't expect much else from their actors at the USTR, right?
On the post: French Politicians Backing Away From Three Strikes As They Realize They Need To Get Re-elected At Some Point
Happy Bastille Day!
¡Viva la France!
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Re: Prior Art
The commentary there is routinely humorous and insightful and free from spam and (most) stupidity.
On the post: Newspaper Wants You To Pay To Comment
Prior Art
The commentary their is routinely humorous and insightful and free from spam and (most) stupidity.
On the post: AP's New Policy: If They Speak To You, They Can Reprint Anything For Free?
Fascinating
The meltdown continues...
On the post: TV Show Released On BitTorrent Raises $20,000 Pretty Damn Fast
Inertia
Record labels made tons of cash off vinyl, tapes and CDs. Broadcasters raked in dough from commercials. The movie studios banked billions off VHS and DVD.
Now that those avenues have been narrowed by technological advances, many people (outside of those industries, even) can't imagine things being different.
Just because you made money in one way for decades doesn't mean you can continue to make money that way.
Much of this would be simply amusing if it were not for the constant, dangerous attempts by these blind people to use government to force things back to the way they were.
On the post: FAA Gives Approval To Flying Car?
Aw
Where's your insistence that the flying car is destined for immediate obsolescence due to tele-transportation?
:)
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Old News
Sheesh.
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Synchronicity
On the post: Viacom In Denial Over Court Smackdown In YouTube Case
Re: Defamation
Not only that, but it would go a long ways towards educating the general public on the difference between "theft" and "infringement"
On the post: Police And Courts Regularly Abusing Wiretapping Laws To Arrest People For Filming Cops Misbehaving In Public Places
Goose and Gander
So what about security/surveillance cameras? Can this evidence be thrown out in court in these same states based on this "two-party" consent thingy?
On the post: Class Action Lawsuit Launched Against Google, Because Some Woman Didn't Secure Her Own WiFi
I Gots Class
Can I get in on this lawsuit?
On the post: Pakistani Court Orders All Of Facebook To Be Blocked Over Page It Doesn't Like
Ding!
I have to draw Mohammed tonight!
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Possible Bright Side
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