It doesn't seems like too much of a stretch to think that Twitch, without everything licensed (as they currently seem to be trying to fix), could find itself caught up in this bill.
That would be one hell of a horrible bargaining position if every time you (as Twitch or a competitor) approached a studio or a record label to license their IP your choices were to secure the license or go to jail...
Assuming Epic get the precedent want, could they not turn around and demand they same sideloading/side payment option for consoles? Have they picked a fight with Apple because see it as an easier fight than Sony + Microsoft?
Google will install, and presumably own, miles of fibre plus the local exchange points. The advantage for Google is that they can't get tied up in lawsuits over reusing anybody else's poles (as they have in the past), but anyone looking to follow in Google footsteps in becoming an ISP is in for a multi-million dollar investment, rather than a few thousand dollars on a "true" open access network.
I remember from my law class at university that for a contract to be valid, there had to be consideration (effectively something of value) offered from both parties. That consideration could be very small (a peppercorns, on demand, is an often used example), but it still has to be there.
So is AP offering anything in consideration? It would appear not, and in that case, this isn't a valid contract!
I keep wondering what role the fact that Tim is Canadian plays into this. Canadian labour standards legislation, which Tim would have been surrounded by working in Vancouver, provide for better protections then Amazon was apparently offering their warehouse workers at issue here. As well, Tim doesn't have to worry about losing his healthcare (because it's not tied to his employment like is common in the US) or his visa (because he lives and works in his "native land").
Canada is a great example of the difference between having 3 and 4 cell carriers can do. In the most populated parts of the country (BC, Alberta, Ontario), there are only 3 carriers. For historical reasons, there are 4 carriers in Saskatchewan (population: 1.1 million). On the same carrier, the same plan will cost $90+/mo in BC, Alberta or Ontario, or $48 in Saskatchewan.
Manitoba (population: 1.2 million) used to have a 4th carrier, but it was sold to Bell; prices hiked from the $48 to $90/mo almost overnight.
It sounds like the US might be due for its own version of the (Canadian) "Jordan decision". R v Jordan defined what the "right...to a be tried within a reasonable time" meant: 18 months for most provincial cases, and 30 months for other cases.
Maybe Canada's pushback against the IP chapter should not be surprising at all.
Canada was admitted to the TPP after negotiations had already started. Some of the biggest pushback to Canada joining seemed to come from the US. Eventually, the US allowed Canada to join, but on condition that Canada could not challenge any of the completed chapters, the most prominent of which was... the IP chapter.
So with the US not involved and around to push back, it makes sense that Canada would consider the IP chapter and negotiate it for effectively the first time.
The zip code of 75013 is consistent with the rest of Descoteaux's address...but in Paris, France. France also uses five digit long postal (or zip) codes.
Restated, the address on the trademark application is in France and includes a French postal code.
Twitch?
It doesn't seems like too much of a stretch to think that Twitch, without everything licensed (as they currently seem to be trying to fix), could find itself caught up in this bill.
That would be one hell of a horrible bargaining position if every time you (as Twitch or a competitor) approached a studio or a record label to license their IP your choices were to secure the license or go to jail...
A stepping stone?
Assuming Epic get the precedent want, could they not turn around and demand they same sideloading/side payment option for consoles? Have they picked a fight with Apple because see it as an easier fight than Sony + Microsoft?
Conduit, not Fibre
This is actually a "open access conduit network".
Google will install, and presumably own, miles of fibre plus the local exchange points. The advantage for Google is that they can't get tied up in lawsuits over reusing anybody else's poles (as they have in the past), but anyone looking to follow in Google footsteps in becoming an ISP is in for a multi-million dollar investment, rather than a few thousand dollars on a "true" open access network.
Consideration?
I remember from my law class at university that for a contract to be valid, there had to be consideration (effectively something of value) offered from both parties. That consideration could be very small (a peppercorns, on demand, is an often used example), but it still has to be there.
So is AP offering anything in consideration? It would appear not, and in that case, this isn't a valid contract!
Canadian
I keep wondering what role the fact that Tim is Canadian plays into this. Canadian labour standards legislation, which Tim would have been surrounded by working in Vancouver, provide for better protections then Amazon was apparently offering their warehouse workers at issue here. As well, Tim doesn't have to worry about losing his healthcare (because it's not tied to his employment like is common in the US) or his visa (because he lives and works in his "native land").
Re: Canada as an Example
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/wireless-black-market-offers-cheap-plans-outside-manitoba -saskatchewan-1.3166491
Canada as an Example
Manitoba (population: 1.2 million) used to have a 4th carrier, but it was sold to Bell; prices hiked from the $48 to $90/mo almost overnight.
Right to a Speedy Trial
It sounds like the US might be due for its own version of the (Canadian) "Jordan decision". R v Jordan defined what the "right...to a be tried within a reasonable time" meant: 18 months for most provincial cases, and 30 months for other cases.
Although I admit it's a little startling to read headlines like "204 cases tossed over delays since [...] Jordan"...
Canada's entry to the TPP
Canada was admitted to the TPP after negotiations had already started. Some of the biggest pushback to Canada joining seemed to come from the US. Eventually, the US allowed Canada to join, but on condition that Canada could not challenge any of the completed chapters, the most prominent of which was... the IP chapter.
So with the US not involved and around to push back, it makes sense that Canada would consider the IP chapter and negotiate it for effectively the first time.
Zip Code
Restated, the address on the trademark application is in France and includes a French postal code.
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