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   Anonymous Coward, Feb 2nd, 2009 @ 10:44am

   
   

   Copyrighted?

   Did the operator copyrighted the way he changed timing?
   
   lol. Good to see non-copyright related stuff on this site:)

    

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   ehrichweiss, Feb 2nd, 2009 @ 10:47am

   
   

   Re: Copyrighted?

   One might ask why you're even here if you're looking for something that doesn't have to do with copyrights, trademarks or patents. There's some of that but not a lot.

    

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   Anonymous Coward, Feb 2nd, 2009 @ 10:53am

   
   

   It is always about the money.
   
   BTW, there is a new Blackberry firmware coming out and early reports show that it significantly speeds things up.

    

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   Anonymous Coward, Feb 2nd, 2009 @ 10:59am

   
   

   Re: Re: Copyrighted?

   You are right. I should remove techdirt from my google homepage.
   
   Any of you know other good tech related discussion forums that can be added to google homepage?

    

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   Anonymous Coward, Feb 2nd, 2009 @ 11:11am

   
   

   Re: Re: Re: Copyrighted?

   "You are right. I should remove techdirt from my google homepage."
   
   I bet you'll still come here, just to have something to complain about.

    

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   Anonymous Coward, Feb 2nd, 2009 @ 11:26am

   
   

   Re: Re: Re: Re: Copyrighted?

   Joys of anonymous bitching:)
   
   I do like most of the things about this site. Interface, commenting system, so on..... It is just that there is too much discussion about copyright (I know I shouldnt be complaining and I should move on to some other forum. I will.)
   
   What I have understood from the discussions about copyright:
   1. Yes, business can profit without copyright (everyday mike provides new examples)
   2. RIAA/MPAA etc go overboard protecting copyright, results= mostly counter-productive
   
   What more?

    

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   maniac in a speedo, Feb 2nd, 2009 @ 11:31am

   
   

   Red light. Red light. Green light! Red light!
   
   Saw you! You're out.

    

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   Anonymous Coward, Feb 2nd, 2009 @ 11:44am

   
   

   sure this may work for red light operators in Italy, but it would never work for indie musicians in North America

    

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   Bamber, Feb 2nd, 2009 @ 11:53am

   
   

   Seems easy enough to prove.

   You'd think it would be straightforward enough to go stand out by the monitored intersection with a stopwatch... if the yellow duration is too short, time for class action lawsuit.
   
   I like traffic lights,
   I like traffic lights,
   I like traffic lights,
   Although my name's not Bamber.
   I like traffic lights,
   I like traffic lights,
   I like traffic lights,
   I...Oh God!

    

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    NullOp, Feb 2nd, 2009 @ 12:06pm

    
    

    Red Light Scam

    Well I hope those guys in Italy patented the idea of decreasing yellow light time to increase revenue! If they didn't someone will steal it....

     

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    Robert, Feb 2nd, 2009 @ 12:15pm

    
    

    Traffic lights && copyright law = no difference

    Why did everyone overlook the fact that no traffic lights are best, just like Tecghdirt's view of copyright laws?
    
    Such as depicted in numerous articles such as: http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0127/p01s03-woeu.html
    
    :-)

     

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    TheTall, Feb 2nd, 2009 @ 12:19pm

    
    

    Re: Re: Re: Copyrighted?

    Add a tab to your Google page, name it "Tech News" and leave the "I'm feeling lucky. Automatically add stuff based on the tab name." checkbox checked.
    You'll have a lot of new tech news

     

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    Grrrrr, Feb 2nd, 2009 @ 12:23pm

    
    

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    Knock it off with the astroturfing, dickball.

     

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    jon, Feb 2nd, 2009 @ 12:49pm

    
    

    driving in Italy

    Now I am confused. I admit it has been 15 years since I drove in Italy, and even then it was southern Italy, but the one thing I remember about it was that obeying traffic lights was totally optional. A red light simply meant that you should be a little more careful crossing the intersection because oncoming traffic has the green light and may not stop for you. Has driving in Italy changed that much?

     

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    You Clever Dog, Feb 2nd, 2009 @ 12:52pm

    
    

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Copyrighted?

    I bet you'll still come here, just to have something to complain about.
    
    I see what you did thar.

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Feb 2nd, 2009 @ 12:52pm

    
    

    Re: Re: Copyrighted?

    No joke. Given the focus of the site (tech and economics) its on natural for it to be all about copyright and patents these days. Though I too admit its a change of pace that this story isn't about one of those.

     

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    Mike (profile), Feb 2nd, 2009 @ 12:55pm

    
    

    Re: Traffic lights && copyright law = no difference

    Why did everyone overlook the fact that no traffic lights are best, just like Tecghdirt's view of copyright laws?
    
    Such as depicted in numerous articles such as: http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0127/p01s03-woeu.html
    
    :-)
    
    Why not as depicted on numerous articles on Techdirt? :)
    
    We've covered that as well:
    
    http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20040520/0110225.shtml
    http://www.techdirt.com/articles/2 0061110/011804.shtml

     

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    Valkor, Feb 2nd, 2009 @ 12:59pm

    
    

    Re: Traffic lights && copyright law = no difference

    Yeah, but then we'd have to worry about getting killed while sitting in front of our computers by being sideswiped by an errant packet of data from someone's torrent of "Tropic Thunder".
    
    Wait, that's not what you meant?

     

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    tude, Feb 2nd, 2009 @ 1:14pm

    
    

    Re: Re: Traffic lights && copyright law = no difference

    lol

     

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    Ryan, Feb 2nd, 2009 @ 4:10pm

    
    

    I just found www.shortyellowlights.com and thought I'd share.

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Feb 2nd, 2009 @ 6:19pm

    
    

    Just raise the taxes

    Wouldn't it be more efficient to just raise taxes instead of all the jumping thru hoops and subterfudge ?

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Feb 2nd, 2009 @ 10:54pm

    
    

    Re: Just raise the taxes

    Wouldn't it be more efficient to just raise taxes instead of all the jumping thru hoops and subterfudge ?
    
    But wouldn't the voters know what you were up to then?

     

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