I actually had a link from a major automotive blog almost nuke my server recently. Luckily the editor was on Twitter and I was able to get him to remove the link....
I think Griff pretty much nails the legal argument here.
I think Mike's addition about public funding is also off base since Top Gear make the BBC a quite substantial amount of money. The mythos of the Stig is part of the show's fun and it could be argued that revealing his identity might reduce the profits the show makes.
Now I need to find my 'I am the Stig's fat cousin' T-shirt.
One thing which I think needs to be made clear about the game (and I am a member of BATracer).
Part of the issue is not just the name Ferrari but also that images of Ferraris, both drawn and photos, are used within the game. Also, users are (were) allowed to upload images of their racecars to the game to use for their teams.
So a user could take a Ferrari 360 Modena and create their own livery for the cars. I have seen some liberties taken with logos and graphics placed on the cars. This could raise some liability issues for both the game and Ferrari since there were also other web sites, not directly affiliated with BATracer, that allowed users to share these designs.
What if Apple's deals with the recording, TV, and film industry do not allow iTunes to sync with any device? Remember that TV and film downloads still contain DRM and that Apple does not, or may not be able to, license that technology to others....
I think going after Apple without all the details is kinda silly.
I also read somewhere else (http://www.tuaw.com/2009/08/03/apple-most-assuredly-not-slapping-family-with-gagging-order-ov/) that the iPod in question was out of warranty.
Actually areas like Electricity & Magnetism, Classical Physics and Thermodynamics have not changed much for undergraduate physics students. Things move at the fringes but F=ma still works...
Physics textbooks were getting ridiculous - one tactic was to take a standard text which had been around for decades, add a new co-author (usually the original author was deceased) and add a few chapters, examples, etc. There was really no new content, but that made all the old books obsolete, then the prices could be jacked up.
Also adding useless color drawings, photos, or redoing all the examples/homework problems was another tactic.
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On the post: Olympic Athletes Told To Cover Apple Logos On Devices So Apple Doesn't Get Any Free Promotion
Article corrected...
http://www.macrumors.com/2014/02/06/sochi-athletes-may-use-iphones/
Eric
On the post: RIAA Accounting: How To Sell 1 Million Albums And Still Owe $500,000
Re: Wait a sec, Mike: did the band get $1M? If so, that's plenty.
article then.
Yes, the band got $1 million, but they had to pay to recored the album, pay managers, lawyers, etc...
After taxes, they end up with $180,000. For the whole band.
E
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Specter
On the post: The 18 Senators Who Approve Breaking The Internet To Protect Hollywood
Specter
On the post: Is It Rude To Link To Someone Without First Asking Permission?
Re: Re: Back in the dark ages...
Dr E
On the post: Is It Rude To Link To Someone Without First Asking Permission?
Back in the dark ages...
Dr E
On the post: TSA Threatens To Sue Guy For Not Agreeing To Having His Groin Touched By TSA Agents
Re: Deal with it.
Eric
On the post: BBC Loses Its Attempt To Silence Top Gear Test Driver The Stig From Revealing His Identity
Re: A Red Stig?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabine_Schmitz
Eric
On the post: BBC Loses Its Attempt To Silence Top Gear Test Driver The Stig From Revealing His Identity
Re: Re: Re: Confidentiality
I think Mike's addition about public funding is also off base since Top Gear make the BBC a quite substantial amount of money. The mythos of the Stig is part of the show's fun and it could be argued that revealing his identity might reduce the profits the show makes.
Now I need to find my 'I am the Stig's fat cousin' T-shirt.
Eric
On the post: Ferrari Doesn't Want Web Racing Simulation To Use Ferraris
Car images
Part of the issue is not just the name Ferrari but also that images of Ferraris, both drawn and photos, are used within the game. Also, users are (were) allowed to upload images of their racecars to the game to use for their teams.
So a user could take a Ferrari 360 Modena and create their own livery for the cars. I have seen some liberties taken with logos and graphics placed on the cars. This could raise some liability issues for both the game and Ferrari since there were also other web sites, not directly affiliated with BATracer, that allowed users to share these designs.
Eric
On the post: Why Apple Should Let Other Devices Connect To iTunes
What if?
I think going after Apple without all the details is kinda silly.
Eric
On the post: Gag Order Clause Comes Back To Bite Apple In 'Exploding' iPod Case
Out of Warranty iPod
So....
On the post: What If Microsoft Had To Approve Every App On Windows?
Eric
On the post: Stephen Fry: Time For Politicians To Represent People's Interest On Copyright, Not Corporations
Re:
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Dr E
On the post: Universities Struggling To Deal With Law Requiring Them To Fight File Sharing
Sneakernet
Dr. E
On the post: The Coming Disruption In The Textbook Market
Re:
Dr E
On the post: The Coming Disruption In The Textbook Market
Physics textbooks
Also adding useless color drawings, photos, or redoing all the examples/homework problems was another tactic.
Dr E.
On the post: Authors Guild Digs Itself In Deeper Concerning Kindle Text-To-Speech
The Author's Guild is out of their minds.
Eric
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