I ran a self-publishing website (http://www.manfredmacx.com) inspired in large part by ideas expressed at Techdirt. It failed, though, and I'm currently between side projects.
I don't want to tell you how to run your site (well, okay, maybe a little), but stuff like this is not why I come to Techdirt. The fact that there's essentially no discussion on this post suggests that I'm not alone. I read this post expecting it to make a point eventually, but it never did.
The United States Sentencing Commission’s website was destroyed when activists attacked the site to protect the federal prosecution of Bart Swartz which eventually led to Mr. Swartz committing suicide.
If you take "protect" as a typo for "protest", substitute "Aaron" for "Bart", let him say that the prosecution caused the suicide, which may be false but certainly isn't an absurd position to take, and wave away "destroyed" as coming from someone who doesn't understand websites, that sentence makes sense.
The United States Sentencing Commission’s website was hacked when activists attacked the site to protest the federal prosecution of Aaron Swartz which eventually led to Mr. Swartz committing suicide.
Ahh, thanks for ruining my hypothetical with your fancy lawyer "facts".
Could the counterfeiters use it as leverage towards maybe a merchandising deal? If I understand you correctly, they still could counter-sue and COULD win, though it would be tough. There would be legal costs involved for Rovio, at least.
Do the counterfeiters have any control over their own innovations that have build on Angry Birds? Clearly they're doing stuff that Rovio hasn't thought of, or Rovio wouldn't be looking to them for inspiration.
Could a counterfeiter then sue Rovio for copying the copies? Obviously the counterfeiters would have to admit to the original copying, but it might make for a really interesting legal ruling.
Ebert is considered an expert on movies - by many probably THE expert. if one is considering a purchase of the movie, and THE expert has said, "here's a better version that is also free", I don't think most people are going to buy/rent the original as well as the "perfect" version.
Although, I can't imagine that many of the people who follow Ebert on Twitter haven't seen the original already. The actual harm may end up being minimal, but I think your argument on why that would be the case is wrong.
Two of my friends got a full 24 pack of Miller Lite into FedEx Field pre-9/11. That's, what, $250 if you actually pay for it inside? The revenue of the food and drink vendors inside the stadium is much, much more important than preventing terrorism.
Don't sell yourself short - for that deal, 10% is about what the PUBLISHER should keep, not you. You can do what you describe now, so long as you can market the book/s yourself.
You've got it wrong - the State Department is just protecting national interests. If we have to deal with crappy Microsoft products, the world has to deal with them, too. Imagine if the Bosnian government switched to Linux? Think how much money they'd save! Think how many extra processor cycles they'd be able to leverage without anti-virus software running all the time! We'd never be able to compete!
If he knew what he was doing in security and privacy, he'd know how to protect his personal data without destroying the hard drive. If "destroy the hard drive" is an answer to "how do I protect personal data?" at Deloitte, sign me up for a high-paying consulting job. I can destroy hard drives ALL DAY LONG.
Still, a very bad precedent to set - hopefully the court comes to its senses.
I don't find this argument as compelling as others - the data could always be stored offline (not that the law requires this, but still). I think it's dangerous to start piling on more and more arguments after someone like Rep Lofgren has already presented real problems stemming from the law.
Every argument that can be dismissed as "well, we can do X to fix that" weakens the overall objection to the law.
It should be noted that the NLRB only handles cases where there is a union - employers can still fire non-union employees for just about anything they want, including things said on Facebook. I think the laws on that sort of thing vary by state, but I also think most states set a pretty low bar.
This is a really positive thing for the rest of the country that thinks more open sharing of knowledge/content is generally a good thing. Nearly everyone gives more leeway when it's done in the name of education, and hopefully soon we can point to FWK and their success as a concrete argument in favor of scaling back copyright laws.
Can an email provider get around this by doing something to your content every 179 days to keep the clock resetting? Moving it to another server, maybe?
Cross back, please
I don't want to tell you how to run your site (well, okay, maybe a little), but stuff like this is not why I come to Techdirt. The fact that there's essentially no discussion on this post suggests that I'm not alone. I read this post expecting it to make a point eventually, but it never did.
Re: Re: Typos and stuff
I think you give his grammar too much credit - I read that as the prosecution led to the suicide.
Maybe I'm giving him too much credit...
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Problematic, sure. But it lowers the level of problem from "bats@#t f*#king insane" to "non sequitur" or perhaps "poor journalism".
Typos and stuff
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Well, I'm going to go throw away all my Matt Nathanson albums right now because clearly I can get exactly the same thing from Taylor Swift.
Wait. Who is Matt Nathanson?
Buy the UN a dictionary
I think someone on this task force needs to look up the definition of "criminalize" and "unlawful".
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I'm trying and failing to find a synonym for "argument" that starts with L.
Re: Re: Interesting IP question
Ahh, thanks for ruining my hypothetical with your fancy lawyer "facts".
Could the counterfeiters use it as leverage towards maybe a merchandising deal? If I understand you correctly, they still could counter-sue and COULD win, though it would be tough. There would be legal costs involved for Rovio, at least.
Interesting IP question
Do the counterfeiters have any control over their own innovations that have build on Angry Birds? Clearly they're doing stuff that Rovio hasn't thought of, or Rovio wouldn't be looking to them for inspiration.
Could a counterfeiter then sue Rovio for copying the copies? Obviously the counterfeiters would have to admit to the original copying, but it might make for a really interesting legal ruling.
I think you're wrong on harm
Ebert is considered an expert on movies - by many probably THE expert. if one is considering a purchase of the movie, and THE expert has said, "here's a better version that is also free", I don't think most people are going to buy/rent the original as well as the "perfect" version.
Although, I can't imagine that many of the people who follow Ebert on Twitter haven't seen the original already. The actual harm may end up being minimal, but I think your argument on why that would be the case is wrong.
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It IS important to stay hydrated.
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Two of my friends got a full 24 pack of Miller Lite into FedEx Field pre-9/11. That's, what, $250 if you actually pay for it inside? The revenue of the food and drink vendors inside the stadium is much, much more important than preventing terrorism.
Re: I've always thought there needed to be Better Negotiating on the contract
Don't sell yourself short - for that deal, 10% is about what the PUBLISHER should keep, not you. You can do what you describe now, so long as you can market the book/s yourself.
Protecting US interests
You've got it wrong - the State Department is just protecting national interests. If we have to deal with crappy Microsoft products, the world has to deal with them, too. Imagine if the Bosnian government switched to Linux? Think how much money they'd save! Think how many extra processor cycles they'd be able to leverage without anti-virus software running all the time! We'd never be able to compete!
Not very good at his job
If he knew what he was doing in security and privacy, he'd know how to protect his personal data without destroying the hard drive. If "destroy the hard drive" is an answer to "how do I protect personal data?" at Deloitte, sign me up for a high-paying consulting job. I can destroy hard drives ALL DAY LONG.
Still, a very bad precedent to set - hopefully the court comes to its senses.
Not so compelling
I don't find this argument as compelling as others - the data could always be stored offline (not that the law requires this, but still). I think it's dangerous to start piling on more and more arguments after someone like Rep Lofgren has already presented real problems stemming from the law.
Every argument that can be dismissed as "well, we can do X to fix that" weakens the overall objection to the law.
Note: This only applies to unionized labor
It should be noted that the NLRB only handles cases where there is a union - employers can still fire non-union employees for just about anything they want, including things said on Facebook. I think the laws on that sort of thing vary by state, but I also think most states set a pretty low bar.
For the greater good
This is a really positive thing for the rest of the country that thinks more open sharing of knowledge/content is generally a good thing. Nearly everyone gives more leeway when it's done in the name of education, and hopefully soon we can point to FWK and their success as a concrete argument in favor of scaling back copyright laws.
Loopholes?
Can an email provider get around this by doing something to your content every 179 days to keep the clock resetting? Moving it to another server, maybe?
Re: Even if the distributed files aren't DRM-encumbered...
Exactly. Introducing market inefficiencies is hardly a recipe for business success.