The unprecedented part is the fact that what they are negotiating keeps getting discussed in real time on the internet instead of it being spoon fed through favored media outlets.
It's probably an unprecedented pain in the ass for them.
Why not set up a free service that allows websites to be notified as soon as a take down request is received? Have them provide an email address and send out an automated response that explains what has happened and includes the take down request.
I told everyone I cared about to stay as far away from the facebook IPO as possible. The PE ratio was over 100. That alone usually means run away as quickly as possible.
I wanted to find a way to short it, but I didn't have any way to borrow the shares. :-/
On top of that, there are apparently A LOT more shares available to come on the market soon. The owners are currently contractually barred from selling, but a massive increase in supply probably won't make the value per share go up.
Maybe in 6 months or a year it will be possible for the market to work out a fair value.
That last sentence was supposed to read "If this does somehow prove valuable in the long term and merits a roll out before the patent expires, then worry about the licensing issues."
First, there are significant potential drawbacks to the experiment being proposed. At best, it would be a palliative, not a solution to the underlying problem. At worst, any benefits it would provide would be temporary enough to lull people into a false sense of security allowing policy makers to ignore the real issues until it's too late.
Second, it's just an experiment not a product for export or consumption. Go out into international waters where patent laws don't apply. Get the data. If this does somehow prove valuable in the long term and merits of roll out before the patent expires is approved, then worry about the patent issues.
You might be right. There are at least three sides to this fight though. The studio and the party they paid both have an interest in keeping any problems quiet until... forever. It makes sense that one of these stakeholders may be behind it.
It could also be some random troll too. Who knows?
If the company has a good faith belief that the logs have been deleted and cannot be recovered, there would be nothing to preserve.
IANAL but to me it seems that unless the judge proscribed specific measures and the company doesn't believe it there is anything to preserve, the order is pretty much moot.
The most disappointing thing is that I'm really not surprised by any of this. This is, and should be treated as an outrageous abuse of power. However, it all seems commonplace now.
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Because lobbyists keep trying to kill any attempt to inject real competition in the market.
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The unprecedented part is the fact that what they are negotiating keeps getting discussed in real time on the internet instead of it being spoon fed through favored media outlets.
It's probably an unprecedented pain in the ass for them.
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Regulation would just be a stop gap measure. What we need is a fiber build out that would provide some meaningful competition instead.
Re: Idea for Google
I should have read the whole article before commenting. Oh well.
Idea for Google
Why not set up a free service that allows websites to be notified as soon as a take down request is received? Have them provide an email address and send out an automated response that explains what has happened and includes the take down request.
Better Proposal
How about for every dollar that congress adds to the debt/deficit they must put up a dollar of their own money in collateral.
That should help get our priorities in order.
I wanted to short it
I told everyone I cared about to stay as far away from the facebook IPO as possible. The PE ratio was over 100. That alone usually means run away as quickly as possible.
I wanted to find a way to short it, but I didn't have any way to borrow the shares. :-/
On top of that, there are apparently A LOT more shares available to come on the market soon. The owners are currently contractually barred from selling, but a massive increase in supply probably won't make the value per share go up.
Maybe in 6 months or a year it will be possible for the market to work out a fair value.
Re: Hmmm....
+10 shameless self promotion points
Good job
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Wow.
That last sentence was supposed to read "If this does somehow prove valuable in the long term and merits a roll out before the patent expires, then worry about the licensing issues."
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First, there are significant potential drawbacks to the experiment being proposed. At best, it would be a palliative, not a solution to the underlying problem. At worst, any benefits it would provide would be temporary enough to lull people into a false sense of security allowing policy makers to ignore the real issues until it's too late.
Second, it's just an experiment not a product for export or consumption. Go out into international waters where patent laws don't apply. Get the data. If this does somehow prove valuable in the long term and merits of roll out before the patent expires is approved, then worry about the patent issues.
Re: Funny?
Both, of course
Re: Hmm
Reread the first ammendment
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no
Sweet, Sweet, Sanity
They better be careful. I'm starting to think the judiciary may not always be completely out of touch and useless anymore.
for the children
We should censor everything I don't like on the internet... for the children.
We should also print up a big batch of money and transfer it into my bank account... for the children.
Finally, we NEED everyone who disagrees with me to stop speaking up so I have all the power... for the children.
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You might be right. There are at least three sides to this fight though. The studio and the party they paid both have an interest in keeping any problems quiet until... forever. It makes sense that one of these stakeholders may be behind it.
It could also be some random troll too. Who knows?
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Does the order actually require any action?
If the company has a good faith belief that the logs have been deleted and cannot be recovered, there would be nothing to preserve.
IANAL but to me it seems that unless the judge proscribed specific measures and the company doesn't believe it there is anything to preserve, the order is pretty much moot.
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Someone at the production company is probably concerned that there may be an issue over the rights they thought they purchased.
I have read somewhere controversies like this often get the project killed until at least the legal issues are sorted out and often permanently.
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The most disappointing thing is that I'm really not surprised by any of this. This is, and should be treated as an outrageous abuse of power. However, it all seems commonplace now.
Re: P/E Ratio
I meant unless the PE ratio drops of course.