This kind of reminds me of Pat Riley and his trademark on the term three-peat. I remember it being a big deal a few years back when USC "won" 3 national championships in football and they had t-shirts that said Three-pete (after their coach, Pete Carroll). I recall something on sportscenter about Pat Riley wanting his cut.
Also, Texas A&M trademarked "the 12th man" (refers to the crowd, 11 people on the field + the crowd = ...) and sued the Seattle Seahawks regarding it.
"The commenters are pretending to be cops"
You don't know that they are pretending. No one does.
No one actually knows if a crime is being committed or not. The anonymous commenter could be a police officer after all.
But if they are anonymous, how do you know that they are not police officers. They could be officers posting anonymously.
I'm pretty sure I could trademark Zaven's anything and have it be specific enough. I've never even met another Zaven.
Um, the legislation is for the consideration of blind people. I don't think they can look before they cross the street.
On another note, can we get tasers to make noise too when shot. I want to bring back the "pew" "pew" sounds effects from my childhood.
Sorry but I make the best Baby Back Ribs. Henceforth, everyone else must pay a licensing fee to me to make them. Also, no one is allowed to make fajitas anymore.
"If Obama rescues newspapers -- which I'm betting he won't -- you can be assured that he'll make actually reporting on your community a requirement for rescue."
Or how about Obama does nothing; And if a newspaper starts to do actual reporting again and that's what the people want, more people will subscribe. Problem solved. Market fixes itself. No government intervention necessary. End of story.
Agreed. Please government. Stop giving money to private companies. If they can't survive let them die. If you're going to give the money to anyone, give it to new startups and promote innovation. Not a dying business.
Now the question is, what newspaper would criticize this decision? Conflict of interest says what?
We're all aware that there are rappers with thoughtful lyrics; we just never thought of 50 Cent as one of 'em. This interview is a shock.
Same here. I'm completely surprised. His music while entertaining seems very shallow. But him talking seems so well thought out.
Lawyer: "Why didn't you pay for this music? Downloading it is stealing"
Heavily In Debt College Student: "Because I don't roll that way"
Jury Response: "We need to teach this kid a lesson and defend the poor little recording industry. Let's fine him for $2 Million"
Possibly the greatest argument for anything. Ever.
Gotta love the "If you believe this, you're un-American argument". Haven't heard it used in a sentence since someone explained why Apple Pie with American Cheese and an American flag stuck in it is the greatest desert ever.
Hmm, maybe traditionalists would try and eat only actually grown food (like how some people only eat organic food). And non-replicated food would then sell for a premium as it's a scarce resource.
My understanding is that it can be played/listened to by anyone. But anyone who you give it to can somehow remove it completely from your computer (not seeing how that's possible). So the idea is that people will stop sharing media on P2P programs and bittorrent sites and just share amongst trusted friends.
So if we actually had replicators the entire food and food distribution industry would collapse. Clearly. But at the same time, if all food was now free, people really wouldn't NEED anywhere near as much money would they.
I'd love to see this argument go down. How could anyone argue that solving world hunger is a bad thing. It's like saying we shouldn't try to find a cure for cancer or heart disease simply because the population would increase.
They are making season ticket holders sign 10 year contracts sometimes where they can increase the price anytime they want.
They are making season ticket holders sign 10 year contracts sometimes where they can increase the price anytime they want.
Trademark on Streissand Effect
Hey Mike, have you trademarked the "Streissand Effect" yet? Otherwise better get on it before someone else does and sues you, even though you created the term.