"Yesterday, Reuters "broke" the story that Electronic Arts was taking steps to distance itself from real-world gun makers, cancelling licensing deals while still maintaining the right to use images of those real-world weapons in its first-person shooters. "The action games we will release this year will not include licensed images of weapons," EA spokesperson Jeff Brown said matter-of-factly in the story.
What that story failed to make clear was that EA has never paid or been paid to feature specific guns in its games. This year's titles will be no different."
Considering that much of Warhammer 40k is a hodge podge of ideas "borrowed" from other sources (heavy Moorcock influence especially) their IP approach is ironically appalling.
All of their international sites have this javascript whether they need to have the statement regarding the Samsung judgement or not. So apparently they're tweaking the judge on all their sites (besides the US one).
Don't be so quick to find evil everywhere - Apple does enough scummy things for real without having to reach to find them
You do realize this is nothing new and not restricted to Netflix right? These type of knock-offs date back to VHS days and are prominently featured in displays at Wal-Mart and Target now as well.
You do realize this is nothing new and not restricted to Netflix right? These type of knock-offs date back to VHS days and are prominently featured in displays at Wal-Mart and Target now as well.
And the same thing would have happened if they had switched from a propietary connector to a USB connector - would that have been considered OK because they were now using open standards even though it made consumer's 3rd party devices incompatible?
I still don't see the big deal - if you don't like it, don't buy it. Most of the people who are gleefully leaping to condemn Apple on this would never buy an Apple product anyways.
Techcrunch verified this by talking to manufacturers... Who have been wrong before.
Apple is most probably going with the smaller connector, but this story is still only speculation at this point.
I also don't see it as a big deal - people will only be affected if they buy the device with the new connector - it's not going to magically retrofit your old iPods and iPhones to a smaller connector (that if the picture in the tech crunch article is correct looks much more friendly than the 30pin connector)
1) The "merchandise" that he was selling (for which he now owes 17K) were his OWN ORIGINAL ART of the character. Convention sketches, etc. -- a common practice (every comics convention has an "artists alley"). As the comics press has said, this is Marvel putting "a bullet in the head of artists' alley."
How exactly was this his own original art when he was the writer, not the graphic artist?
None of the groups mentioned are part of any interest group that floods congress with money.
They're just people who have a grasp on common sense and what the 1st amendment is for as well as what's in the best interests of the people of this country, not just the lobbying groups.
In other words, they have next to zero chance of being listened to.
Is that the police are interpreting a law that band the addition of flashing emergency lights to a vehicle to retaliate against people warning against the speed traps.
Nearly all of the tickets that have been contested in court have been thrown out. The FHP has told officers to stop giving tickets out for this activity until a judge rules on the legality.
Well the court has somehow ruled that confiscating things like cars and cash from people suspected of crimes such as drug trafficking is perfectly legitimate even if the person is never charged or convicted of committing a crime, so they may have an uphill battle here.
Kickstarter project instead of a petition...
They'd be better off turning to Kickstarter and raising funds to buy off the politicians to properly compete with the various copyright lobbyists.
Um. Read the ARS article instead
They did actual research instead of falling for bad Reuters reporting. I really expecte better of Techdirt than this sort of parroting.
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/05/no-ea-wont-license-guns-in-its-2013-games-but-it -never-has/
"Yesterday, Reuters "broke" the story that Electronic Arts was taking steps to distance itself from real-world gun makers, cancelling licensing deals while still maintaining the right to use images of those real-world weapons in its first-person shooters. "The action games we will release this year will not include licensed images of weapons," EA spokesperson Jeff Brown said matter-of-factly in the story.
What that story failed to make clear was that EA has never paid or been paid to feature specific guns in its games. This year's titles will be no different."
Follow up on Ars
The company updated their Terms of Service and have said they will be dropping all of their current lawsuits:
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/05/non-stop-to-schadenfreude-suburban-express-u-t urn-on-reddit-lawsuit/
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2013-05-01/bus-lawsuits-dismissed-f ord-county.html
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Can it be seen publicly by anybody who walks by and looks?
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Are the parking badges displayed on the vehicle?
If so, all that information is already publicly viewable.
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Considering that much of Warhammer 40k is a hodge podge of ideas "borrowed" from other sources (heavy Moorcock influence especially) their IP approach is ironically appalling.
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A good way to distract their supporters from the fact that they utterly ignore serious petition requests and have the transparency of mud.
Ah well, it was amusing at least.
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It wasn't funny.
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So you're ok with deporting someone for exercising their first amendment right to criticize our government and laws? WTF.
Um, yes, but...
All of their international sites have this javascript whether they need to have the statement regarding the Samsung judgement or not. So apparently they're tweaking the judge on all their sites (besides the US one).
Don't be so quick to find evil everywhere - Apple does enough scummy things for real without having to reach to find them
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You do realize this is nothing new and not restricted to Netflix right? These type of knock-offs date back to VHS days and are prominently featured in displays at Wal-Mart and Target now as well.
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You do realize this is nothing new and not restricted to Netflix right? These type of knock-offs date back to VHS days and are prominently featured in displays at Wal-Mart and Target now as well.
Re: Re: Apple didn't reveal anything here...
And the same thing would have happened if they had switched from a propietary connector to a USB connector - would that have been considered OK because they were now using open standards even though it made consumer's 3rd party devices incompatible?
I still don't see the big deal - if you don't like it, don't buy it. Most of the people who are gleefully leaping to condemn Apple on this would never buy an Apple product anyways.
Apple didn't reveal anything here...
Techcrunch verified this by talking to manufacturers... Who have been wrong before.
Apple is most probably going with the smaller connector, but this story is still only speculation at this point.
I also don't see it as a big deal - people will only be affected if they buy the device with the new connector - it's not going to magically retrofit your old iPods and iPhones to a smaller connector (that if the picture in the tech crunch article is correct looks much more friendly than the 30pin connector)
Re: The Reality, and The Fundraiser
1) The "merchandise" that he was selling (for which he now owes 17K) were his OWN ORIGINAL ART of the character. Convention sketches, etc. -- a common practice (every comics convention has an "artists alley"). As the comics press has said, this is Marvel putting "a bullet in the head of artists' alley."
How exactly was this his own original art when he was the writer, not the graphic artist?
hmmmm
This most likely means that now every Republican will vote for it just simply because Obama state he's opposed to it
Huh.
Weasel words - they're still not opposed to SOPA, they're just trying to appease the people who took a stand.
Glad I transferred my domains last night.
yes but...
None of the groups mentioned are part of any interest group that floods congress with money.
They're just people who have a grasp on common sense and what the 1st amendment is for as well as what's in the best interests of the people of this country, not just the lobbying groups.
In other words, they have next to zero chance of being listened to.
yeah, i'm cynical.
part of the problem
Is that the police are interpreting a law that band the addition of flashing emergency lights to a vehicle to retaliate against people warning against the speed traps.
Nearly all of the tickets that have been contested in court have been thrown out. The FHP has told officers to stop giving tickets out for this activity until a judge rules on the legality.
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Well the court has somehow ruled that confiscating things like cars and cash from people suspected of crimes such as drug trafficking is perfectly legitimate even if the person is never charged or convicted of committing a crime, so they may have an uphill battle here.
It's a crazy kind of world.