"OKAY, we understand that you wish to reduce copyright. Clearly you wish to reduce it to none. Your goals here are to facilitate piracy and your grifter pals who profit from infringing content by further muddying up clear law."
If there is no copyright, there is no piracy and no infringement. What are the goals again?
"Protect off-the-shelf use by consumers and businesses by providing them with better legal protection against liability for a product being used off-the-shelf and solely for its intended use."
If it is possible for me to use your product in any way other than its' intended use, no patent.
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That's very good. I don't think I have ever cracked that.
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Re: You've gone blind from masnicking.
If there is no copyright, there is no piracy and no infringement. What are the goals again?
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How about convictions?
It would be nice to live in a world where we are innocent until proven guilty again instead of having to prove our innocence.
If we really need to stop/solve all crimes, how about we start at the top where it all "trickles down" from?
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If it is possible for me to use your product in any way other than its' intended use, no patent.
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Use a camera and it is legal. Do not use a camera and it is illegal.
Copyright makes prostitution legal. Hey! A copyright Pro!!
Drug dealers need to start filming all of their activities and claim they are making a documentary.
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Circle jerk?
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Re: tips as income
The person who already paid income tax on it. Tips are donations.
gratuity-something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service
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Conclusion. Just because you only get what mainstream press feeds you, doesn't mean others don't like to hear the conclusion of a story.
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Re: But, of course, bad cases make bad law, and the AereoKiller case is a bad case
In this case, you show us just how smart you are.
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Re: When do we get ours?
See how creative they are? I wonder if longer copyright terms might give them more incentive to be original?
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Re: What a whiney baby
So quit watching or start buying!