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The really frightening thing, though, is that in this case a lot of people are going to see "young girls pantomiming sex acts" and they'll agree that the girls should be punished for such behavior.
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What is even more amusing is that performing the ACTUAL acts, and getting pregnant, results in absolutely no punishment or negative consequence from the schools at all. I'm not saying whether it should or should not, just pointing out the fact.
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I've tried to think of a benign reason why they do this, but it doesn't really matter, because the result in my case is that I no longer watch Futurama on Comedy Central.
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Unless you've found a different channel to watch Futurama on, I'd say this is kinda drastic. Tivo has options to allow for both pre- and post- recording of up to 5 minutes or so of the actual scheduled time. No biggie.
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The demand for music has never been higher before in history. All the huge memory ipods, mp3 players, and the like helps to create huge demand. If the free music isn't available under terms that people find acceptable (risk wise) then the demand will lead to more overall music sales. That may be Itunes sales, that may be other sales channels, but in the end,the demand is there.
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Good point about the demand. However, do you really believe that a 14 year old kid that just got an 8GB iPod for his birthday is going to spend thousands of dollars to fill that iPod? Yes I wrote thousands of dollars, even at $.99 a pop. I submit to you that not only will he not, he can't even if he wanted to, because he doesn't have that kind of money. But I tell you what he *will* do: he will fill up that iPod. Kicking him (or more accurately his parents) off the internet will accomplish exactly nothing. Oh, and he'll still find a way to fill up that iPod.
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Perhaps they simply did not want the clip to be used for that purpose.
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Well, too damn bad. You don't get to send DMCA take-down notices just because you don't like something, or you don't like its context, or you don't like the way it was used, etc. But too many companies DO send DMCA take-downs for just these reasons, and for most providers it is less hassle to just take "x" down, regardless of the true basis of the claims.
NPR engages in fair use activities EVERY DAY, thus it is disappointing to see that either they don't understand the premise of the very rights they exploit, or they do understand and are just engaging in political hoodwinkery.
I saw this Barbie commercial over the weekend and even commented to my wife how ironic it was that they were using the "Barbie Girl" song that they had tried so hard to get pulled from the radio. Also, afterward I couldn't stop humming Ace of Bass' song, The Sign... I guess they were from the same time period?
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It just shows the mentality of intellectual property maximists. Intellectual property was never and is not about advancing society, it's about hindering innovation and restricting our actions in ways they should not be restricted. It's about advancing tyranny under the pretext of advancing society. It's all lies.
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You are putting way too much emotion into this and overthinking way too far. "They" are just trying to create a funnel into which "they" hope that people will have to drop more cash. Do not attribute to evil that which can be more easily attributable to greed (unless you consider greed = evil, in which case attribute away!)
Ha, I like the way you think. Unfortunately, it would almost certainly be the state you were physically present in when the "crime" was committed. However, I bet they would try to make a very strong argument to have you extradited to Missouri if you created a website about a Missouri citizen and he/she wanted to press charges...
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Michael Dell Recognizes Blocking What Customers Want To Protect Your Own Biz Model Is Dumb
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Mike, sorry to be pedantic, but it took me about three re-reads of that title to finally comprehend what you were trying to say. Might I suggest adding three words:
Michael Dell Recognizes That Blocking What Customers Want In Order To Protect Your Own Biz Model Is Dumb
On topic, good to see someone as high up as Michael Dell recognizing this simple truth.
Actually, amusingly, I believe (from my admitted limited understanding of the laws involved) that each student *does* have an automatic copyright on his/her notes, assuming they are not taken word for word from a textbook. Can someone with more experience speak to this? Is that not how it works?
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The really frightening thing, though, is that in this case a lot of people are going to see "young girls pantomiming sex acts" and they'll agree that the girls should be punished for such behavior.
"""
What is even more amusing is that performing the ACTUAL acts, and getting pregnant, results in absolutely no punishment or negative consequence from the schools at all. I'm not saying whether it should or should not, just pointing out the fact.
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I've tried to think of a benign reason why they do this, but it doesn't really matter, because the result in my case is that I no longer watch Futurama on Comedy Central.
"""
Unless you've found a different channel to watch Futurama on, I'd say this is kinda drastic. Tivo has options to allow for both pre- and post- recording of up to 5 minutes or so of the actual scheduled time. No biggie.
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The demand for music has never been higher before in history. All the huge memory ipods, mp3 players, and the like helps to create huge demand. If the free music isn't available under terms that people find acceptable (risk wise) then the demand will lead to more overall music sales. That may be Itunes sales, that may be other sales channels, but in the end,the demand is there.
"""
Good point about the demand. However, do you really believe that a 14 year old kid that just got an 8GB iPod for his birthday is going to spend thousands of dollars to fill that iPod? Yes I wrote thousands of dollars, even at $.99 a pop. I submit to you that not only will he not, he can't even if he wanted to, because he doesn't have that kind of money. But I tell you what he *will* do: he will fill up that iPod. Kicking him (or more accurately his parents) off the internet will accomplish exactly nothing. Oh, and he'll still find a way to fill up that iPod.
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This is the easiest thing in the world to answer, but I find that the techdirt dittoheads don't want to hear it.
Piracy is driven by a mob mentality. We do things as a mob that we wouldn't do on our own. --- Fire sharing has mob mentality all over it.
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Actually, I think that file-sharing has "convenience" written all over it.
Also, you're a stoopid-head.
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Re: Publicly Owned
NPR is paid for with our tax dollars.
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Perhaps they simply did not want the clip to be used for that purpose.
"""
Well, too damn bad. You don't get to send DMCA take-down notices just because you don't like something, or you don't like its context, or you don't like the way it was used, etc. But too many companies DO send DMCA take-downs for just these reasons, and for most providers it is less hassle to just take "x" down, regardless of the true basis of the claims.
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Re: I thought...
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Coincidence
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It just shows the mentality of intellectual property maximists. Intellectual property was never and is not about advancing society, it's about hindering innovation and restricting our actions in ways they should not be restricted. It's about advancing tyranny under the pretext of advancing society. It's all lies.
"""
You are putting way too much emotion into this and overthinking way too far. "They" are just trying to create a funnel into which "they" hope that people will have to drop more cash. Do not attribute to evil that which can be more easily attributable to greed (unless you consider greed = evil, in which case attribute away!)
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Patent pending!
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Re: jursidiction nightmare
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Re: Threat or Promise?
Garth Brooks will shut up for a day? A whole day?
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Exactly this, here's to hoping.
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Very awkward title
Michael Dell Recognizes Blocking What Customers Want To Protect Your Own Biz Model Is Dumb
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Mike, sorry to be pedantic, but it took me about three re-reads of that title to finally comprehend what you were trying to say. Might I suggest adding three words:
Michael Dell Recognizes That Blocking What Customers Want In Order To Protect Your Own Biz Model Is Dumb
On topic, good to see someone as high up as Michael Dell recognizing this simple truth.
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The Information
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Re: easy answer guys!!
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