I've said this before but in the case of cities like Hong Kong and Tokyo having better internet speeds than us in the United States and the population density argument, if population density is the issue then why don't cities like New York, LA, or Chicago have those kind of speeds?
The densities are comparable and I understand that the rural areas would take years to get up to those speeds but our medium and large cities should be there already. There's no excuse except for us falling behind.
We shouldn't want government owned ISP's but maybe we should have a nationalized fiber backbone network. That way smaller ISP's could compete without having to build networks of their own.
Honestly, I think that many, if not most, of the screenwriters, directors, and actors probably fall into the first category. However, the producers, you know, the ones fronting the money to produce the film, almost certainly fall into the second one.
That's where the problem is, you need to convince people with money and investors to take a risk, and that can be quite difficult.
I'm pretty sure that they do remember replacing free-to-air antenna with pay cable service and the broadcasters complaining loudly about it. They just don't want to see that happen to them as well. I hope they lose this fight but I don't honestly expect them to just roll over.
Unfortunately, I think that some poor uninformed politicians actually think that they ARE protecting us by taking away our freedoms. In fact I think that many of them start that way. However, the power will probably corrupt even the best of them....
The proper response to being ordered to do something distasteful as an ambassador is to resign and publicly release every non-classified reason why you did so.
I think the same thing. In my opinion, I don't care WHO provides the information as long as it is true. I understand that PR firms may not be neutral however, there are already rules against posting inaccurate or unsupported information.
I haven't seen this particular music video either but a great many rap videos contain what could be considered to be threats against people and property. I've never seen a prosecution or restraining order based solely on a music video though.
And I believe that this is the problem. Why isn't independent invention a defense? It's completely possible for two independent groups to invent the same thing at the same time.
If he'd asked for an exorbitantly large amount of money that could have possibly been paid like $100 million dollars I'd be with him because then it might make the companies think about trying to pay him off which would help him make his point. However, this amount will automatically make them fight against his lawsuit.
OK, I'll step up and get flamed if need be. I DON'T believe that simply linking to an illegal thing should be illegal. As far as infringing content is concerned if I don't host it or distribute it then I haven't done anything wrong. A hyperlink for example is a bunch of text. If that particular hyperlink text violates someones copyright, patent, or trademark then I've done something actionable.
Copyright is, as a bit of an over-simplification, the RIGHT to make COPIES. Hyperlinks don't copy anything so a linker isn't breaking any laws as I see it.
The same thing goes for your rather extreme child pornography example. I've seen some interesting and complex ASCII art in my time but I doubt that I can formulate a valid hyperlink that would qualify as child porn.
Now I believe that there is a special place in hell for people who abuse children however I can't personally make the logical leap between the producers of that sort of material and a person typing out a hyperlink like I just did above.
Qik streams live but it only uploads a copy of the complete recording after you hit stop. If you phone gets destroyed or if the Qik app Force Closes while recording you lose the recording IIRC.
I think that this one falls under the 'reasonable expectation of privacy' definition. I have a reasonable expectation of privacy in a malls public bathroom stall for example and recording me there without my permission is not legal. However, in the rest of the mall where said bathroom exists there is NO reasonable expectation of privacy so I have no say over if I am recorded taking a crap in a potted plant. I saw an actual video of a guy doing that on YouTube...damned friends >_
I'm hoping that the administration is just trying to get a Supreme Court decision one way or another so that this issue will be settled once and for all.
Just stick a personal router between your AT&T provided UVerse router and all of the other systems in your house. That way your router logs will just have your internet usage recorded and not the IPTV or VOIP services.
I've been thinking a bit and would it really be THAT hard to have a link on the application description page that links to a .zip containing the source code? If you make a requirement that any code licensed such that source code was required be submitted with a compressed copy of said code, then you just stick it on a site somewhere, link to it, and you're done.
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I've said this before but in the case of cities like Hong Kong and Tokyo having better internet speeds than us in the United States and the population density argument, if population density is the issue then why don't cities like New York, LA, or Chicago have those kind of speeds?
The densities are comparable and I understand that the rural areas would take years to get up to those speeds but our medium and large cities should be there already. There's no excuse except for us falling behind.
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We shouldn't want government owned ISP's but maybe we should have a nationalized fiber backbone network. That way smaller ISP's could compete without having to build networks of their own.
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Honestly, I think that many, if not most, of the screenwriters, directors, and actors probably fall into the first category. However, the producers, you know, the ones fronting the money to produce the film, almost certainly fall into the second one.
That's where the problem is, you need to convince people with money and investors to take a risk, and that can be quite difficult.
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I read the axiom, about 15 years ago, as, "The Internet, where men are men, women are men, and children are FBI agents."
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I'm pretty sure that they do remember replacing free-to-air antenna with pay cable service and the broadcasters complaining loudly about it. They just don't want to see that happen to them as well. I hope they lose this fight but I don't honestly expect them to just roll over.
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According to their website http://www.ustr.gov, the United States Trade Representative is an individual in charge of a department. Here's the list of major members: http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/biographies-key-officials where Ambassador Ron Kirk is listed as the United States Trade Representative.
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Unfortunately, I think that some poor uninformed politicians actually think that they ARE protecting us by taking away our freedoms. In fact I think that many of them start that way. However, the power will probably corrupt even the best of them....
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The proper response to being ordered to do something distasteful as an ambassador is to resign and publicly release every non-classified reason why you did so.
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I think the same thing. In my opinion, I don't care WHO provides the information as long as it is true. I understand that PR firms may not be neutral however, there are already rules against posting inaccurate or unsupported information.
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It's too bad that the alleged shooter was found dead of exposure. Everyone deserves a trial.
Re: Tweets vs. the YouTube video
I haven't seen this particular music video either but a great many rap videos contain what could be considered to be threats against people and property. I've never seen a prosecution or restraining order based solely on a music video though.
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In some (quite possibly most) states it actually is. The adultery laws just aren't normally enforced anymore.
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And I believe that this is the problem. Why isn't independent invention a defense? It's completely possible for two independent groups to invent the same thing at the same time.
Re: Why 500 Billion?
If he'd asked for an exorbitantly large amount of money that could have possibly been paid like $100 million dollars I'd be with him because then it might make the companies think about trying to pay him off which would help him make his point. However, this amount will automatically make them fight against his lawsuit.
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OK, I'll step up and get flamed if need be. I DON'T believe that simply linking to an illegal thing should be illegal. As far as infringing content is concerned if I don't host it or distribute it then I haven't done anything wrong. A hyperlink for example is a bunch of text. If that particular hyperlink text violates someones copyright, patent, or trademark then I've done something actionable.
Copyright is, as a bit of an over-simplification, the RIGHT to make COPIES. Hyperlinks don't copy anything so a linker isn't breaking any laws as I see it.
The same thing goes for your rather extreme child pornography example. I've seen some interesting and complex ASCII art in my time but I doubt that I can formulate a valid hyperlink that would qualify as child porn.
Now I believe that there is a special place in hell for people who abuse children however I can't personally make the logical leap between the producers of that sort of material and a person typing out a hyperlink like I just did above.
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Qik streams live but it only uploads a copy of the complete recording after you hit stop. If you phone gets destroyed or if the Qik app Force Closes while recording you lose the recording IIRC.
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I think that this one falls under the 'reasonable expectation of privacy' definition. I have a reasonable expectation of privacy in a malls public bathroom stall for example and recording me there without my permission is not legal. However, in the rest of the mall where said bathroom exists there is NO reasonable expectation of privacy so I have no say over if I am recorded taking a crap in a potted plant. I saw an actual video of a guy doing that on YouTube...damned friends >_
Just trying to get a Supreme Court decision?
I'm hoping that the administration is just trying to get a Supreme Court decision one way or another so that this issue will be settled once and for all.
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Just stick a personal router between your AT&T provided UVerse router and all of the other systems in your house. That way your router logs will just have your internet usage recorded and not the IPTV or VOIP services.
Why not make it easy to offer source code?
I've been thinking a bit and would it really be THAT hard to have a link on the application description page that links to a .zip containing the source code? If you make a requirement that any code licensed such that source code was required be submitted with a compressed copy of said code, then you just stick it on a site somewhere, link to it, and you're done.