Well, the whole concept of royality for entertainers is right up there too -- only enriches the publishers not the entertainers themselves -- the idea of being paid multiple times for each performance is outlandish: a doctor should get paid for his "performance" of birthing a person every person's birthday?
The award from the troll(patent and copyright suits) ought to be what the troll was trying to scam out of the plainiff (with interest from the filing of the suit thru the award). Jail time for CEO and COB until payment is made.
... just have to get the libraries out of the loop and people will have to buy our overpriced books. Let's raise the library price to something obscene and our bonus will be immense!
Why, oh why, can't we get these "deals" to be 2 way: if it is n strikes and out for users, it should be n strikes (invalid or in erro) and no more accusations for accusers.
How many gagzillion invalid accusations has MPAA and RIAA make and yet they can still grind 'em out?
Looks like it is [past] time to do a MAJOR reform of the patent "system", like:
* Have all current patents expire in 1 year
* No patents for software (use copyright) or any living thing
* Any patent that is not is use by the patent holder is null and void
* Patents may be sold only once
* Patents must be licensed for no more than 0.01% of "device"_using_patent's cost.
* Patents are given for maximum of 18 years or patent's holder going out of business (being acquired is going out of business)
* Patents must be vetted by publishing and requesting evidence of "prior art".
Rest of the partners ...
...Travis, Humphrey, Harris, Waters & Waffenschmidt should be looking for new firms !!
RIAA (and other's) takedown notices
DCMA needs to be changed (at least, there are other problems):
1) No automatic tools can be used to issue take down notices.
2) 3 invalid take down notices and no further take down notices can be issued AT ALL.
CNET and CBS
Bye, bye CNET.
NHL
Who??
Copyright the worst idea?
Well, the whole concept of royality for entertainers is right up there too -- only enriches the publishers not the entertainers themselves -- the idea of being paid multiple times for each performance is outlandish: a doctor should get paid for his "performance" of birthing a person every person's birthday?
it is not the GUN ...
... it is the BULLET that kills. Wouldn't it be simpler to control BULLETS and bullet making equipment.
An unload gun is only a club, unless it has a bayonet then it is a knife or spear.
hold the offenders personally libel
Govt employees that break the law when policies explicitly prohibit such should be personally libel.
... and you trust the "cloud"
Not me. And I backup my Kindle with Calibre!
Punish the trolls heavily
The award from the troll(patent and copyright suits) ought to be what the troll was trying to scam out of the plainiff (with interest from the filing of the suit thru the award). Jail time for CEO and COB until payment is made.
... where's the sincerity of the accuser?
Mr. Judge should have made MM post a [very large] bond to proceed since it is obvious MM will loose. such bond should be forfeited to defendants .
Down with Patents
... yeah for no patents
(use Trade Secrets instead which means you have to actually make something using the patent= no Trolls, I think. If not, no Trad secrets either)
we can do it ...
... just have to get the libraries out of the loop and people will have to buy our overpriced books. Let's raise the library price to something obscene and our bonus will be immense!
Should work both ways
Why, oh why, can't we get these "deals" to be 2 way: if it is n strikes and out for users, it should be n strikes (invalid or in erro) and no more accusations for accusers.
How many gagzillion invalid accusations has MPAA and RIAA make and yet they can still grind 'em out?
Re: A suitable remedy
... and if this is the 3rd from this company, they get NO MORE takedown notices forever.
... comes around
Another example where 3 strikes and out should be on the filers.
as Mark Twain [maybe] said:
It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.
yeah but the US Chamber of Commerce is ...
... still running TV ads requesting viewers to call "your Congressmen" and tell 'em to pass SOPA and PIPA.
Re: Repeal the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act
... and any and all extensions of patents and copyrights.
Replace with "no sale of patents or copyrights", "no patents of living things, software, and processes".
Re: shooting foot
They are so blind to reality they can't hit their foot: they've blasted about 3 (or so) feet higher.
Patents
Looks like it is [past] time to do a MAJOR reform of the patent "system", like:
* Have all current patents expire in 1 year
* No patents for software (use copyright) or any living thing
* Any patent that is not is use by the patent holder is null and void
* Patents may be sold only once
* Patents must be licensed for no more than 0.01% of "device"_using_patent's cost.
* Patents are given for maximum of 18 years or patent's holder going out of business (being acquired is going out of business)
* Patents must be vetted by publishing and requesting evidence of "prior art".
There may be more but this would be a good start.