"...Google Maps is too much promoted by Google Search..."
Yea, and Yahoo Maps are promoted by Yahoo Search, Bing maps by Bing, etc., ad infinitum. So what? Google is bigger and more popular, therefore richer, so let's just sue them.
And Chris Dodd paused for a moment, his strangely dark eyebrows beneath a snow white flock of hair arching painfully higher than they normally appear, then suddenly exclaimed, "Ohh, I'm getting a raging clue!"
The rest of us just rolled our eyes, knowing he couldn't get a raging clue even if it presented itself as a little boy kicking him square in the nuts.
How about a reversal of who pays? Why can't we get the patent holder that sued to now pay for the court costs of the alleged infringer?
After all, the case never should have been brought to court, therefore the defendant incurred costs that he never should have had to part with, so I would go after the bunghole that sued.
So, if I take a picture and post it on my own site, then you come along and send me a DMCA takedown by claiming you have copyright of that picture, that picture is automatically take off the site or the site is shut down completely, forcing ME to have to contact YOU or my ISP to find out wtf happened.
When the dust settles and it's realized that you do not, in fact, have any copyright claim and I did, indeed, take the photo, my photo/site is reinstated, after who knows how many hours of downtime (and possible lost income.)
In the above scenario, I do not think you have any "good faith" claim over said photograph. To me, it's a malicious act (sending the DMCA notice) because I'm sure you know damn well you have no claim over the photo in question.
I want to know why there's no penalty for sending these "bogus" claims. Once the powers that be determine that it is, indeed, bogus, and you've caused me potential lost income (and yes, I think I might use MAFIAA-math to determine actual losses), I want to be compensated AND have you tossed off the internet/sent to a gulag for bogus DMCA filing.
Hmmm... Pelosi saying it's a bad idea. One of two things is happening here.
1. Pelosi is being bombarded with emails/calls by people who voted for her and she's saying that to keep those votes next time she's up for re-election.
2. The world is actually coming to an end in 2012.
So what you're saying is that because our fathers, or our fathers fathers, or our fathers fathers fathers, (right, I'll stop laboring the point), created an aqueduct, paved a road, irrigated a farm, or did *anything* prior to me having done it, that whatever I do, no matter how much or how little I may or may not have been influenced by our fathers, or our fathers fathers, or our fathers fathers fathers (right, stop it!) will still just be crap.
How about you go tell that to 3M. "We don't
make the products, we just make them better."
Re: Re: glorifying will wheaton is pathetic
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
(untitled comment)
To everyone saying you can't do it because you don't have a US post/zip code: Just enter any 5 digits!
The only *real* bit of info you need to enter is your email address as it does make you confirm it via an email that is sent to you.
Re: Re: I once flew with Iberia
Uh oh, you wrote a bad review of Iberia... they're gonna sue you!
Re: Re: I once flew with Iberia
Uh oh, you wrote a bad review of Iberia... they're gonna sue you!
Re: the worst part...
I had the same reaction. Seriously, review board, WTF are you thinking?
Re:
I think this site is quite readable. The font is legible, with virtually no bad handwriting anywhere.
Re: Re:
Pot, meet Kettle
Re: Re: Re: Wow! I guess the government schools don't want free speech.
"Fr[censored]ch"
Why was my first interpretation of that "French"...
Re: Re:
Those people with photographic memories will be infringing on the copyright by copying it to their minds.
Guys dressed in black with bright pen-lights will be visiting.
Re: Wow....It's just like high school
I don't like you, and I don't like your content.
You, sir, are safe from me infringing upon your post.
Re:
"...Google Maps is too much promoted by Google Search..."
Yea, and Yahoo Maps are promoted by Yahoo Search, Bing maps by Bing, etc., ad infinitum. So what? Google is bigger and more popular, therefore richer, so let's just sue them.
Re: Re: eejits!?
And Chris Dodd paused for a moment, his strangely dark eyebrows beneath a snow white flock of hair arching painfully higher than they normally appear, then suddenly exclaimed, "Ohh, I'm getting a raging clue!"
The rest of us just rolled our eyes, knowing he couldn't get a raging clue even if it presented itself as a little boy kicking him square in the nuts.
(untitled comment)
How about a reversal of who pays? Why can't we get the patent holder that sued to now pay for the court costs of the alleged infringer?
After all, the case never should have been brought to court, therefore the defendant incurred costs that he never should have had to part with, so I would go after the bunghole that sued.
Re: "use his allotted time to filibuster" -- Instead of arguing the case?
Leave it to OOTB to use the term "filibuster."
The term filibuster -- from a Dutch word meaning "pirate" --
It's those damn pirates again, them and their due process!
Re: Re:
Somebody needs to turn on their /sarc radar
Re: Re: Re: Alt
So, if I take a picture and post it on my own site, then you come along and send me a DMCA takedown by claiming you have copyright of that picture, that picture is automatically take off the site or the site is shut down completely, forcing ME to have to contact YOU or my ISP to find out wtf happened.
When the dust settles and it's realized that you do not, in fact, have any copyright claim and I did, indeed, take the photo, my photo/site is reinstated, after who knows how many hours of downtime (and possible lost income.)
In the above scenario, I do not think you have any "good faith" claim over said photograph. To me, it's a malicious act (sending the DMCA notice) because I'm sure you know damn well you have no claim over the photo in question.
I want to know why there's no penalty for sending these "bogus" claims. Once the powers that be determine that it is, indeed, bogus, and you've caused me potential lost income (and yes, I think I might use MAFIAA-math to determine actual losses), I want to be compensated AND have you tossed off the internet/sent to a gulag for bogus DMCA filing.
Re: Fix your web page Masnick !!!!
"It's very unprofessional and makes your web site look like something you knocked up over one lunch break..
I was unaware that you were intimately familiar with Mike's lunchtime trysts. Let's hear it for nooners!
Pelosi
Hmmm... Pelosi saying it's a bad idea. One of two things is happening here.
1. Pelosi is being bombarded with emails/calls by people who voted for her and she's saying that to keep those votes next time she's up for re-election.
2. The world is actually coming to an end in 2012.
Re: Mashups create something "new" as your stomach does to food.
So what you're saying is that because our fathers, or our fathers fathers, or our fathers fathers fathers, (right, I'll stop laboring the point), created an aqueduct, paved a road, irrigated a farm, or did *anything* prior to me having done it, that whatever I do, no matter how much or how little I may or may not have been influenced by our fathers, or our fathers fathers, or our fathers fathers fathers (right, stop it!) will still just be crap.
How about you go tell that to 3M. "We don't
make the products, we just make them better."
Re: Re: Re:
Bitch Betta' Act Right Act.
or the BiBAR Act.....