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• On the post: Can We Subpoena The Monkey? Why The Monkey Self-Portraits Are Likely In The Public Domain

  

  Butcherer79 ( profile ), 15 Jul, 2011 @ 01:28am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: My mind could be melting...

  I finally got it!
  Did anyone else hear the penny drop?
  Thanks for re-solidifying my mind to those that were patient enough to stay with me.

• On the post: Pro-IP Blogger Feels Raising The Level Of Debate Means Locking Up Your Comments And Throwing Around The Word 'Freetard'

  

  Butcherer79 ( profile ), 14 Jul, 2011 @ 07:26am

  Re: Re: Re: Fuck the high road

  A classic case of: "The lady doth protest too much, methinks."

• On the post: Pro-IP Blogger Feels Raising The Level Of Debate Means Locking Up Your Comments And Throwing Around The Word 'Freetard'

  

  Butcherer79 ( profile ), 14 Jul, 2011 @ 07:23am

  Re: Re: Fuck the high road

  "Honestly, when I read this, I actually think you're a Leslie supporter"
  I'd go one further myself...

• On the post: Pro-IP Blogger Feels Raising The Level Of Debate Means Locking Up Your Comments And Throwing Around The Word 'Freetard'

  

  Butcherer79 ( profile ), 14 Jul, 2011 @ 05:46am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

  Most, if not all, opinions or views will annoy/offend/enrage SOMEBODY, letting them air their annoyance, though not manditory, can help to clear up the issues between the annoyer and the annoyee...
  Locking them out and further name calling is a deliberate attempt to get a rise out of the annoyee, and by the looks of this particular post, quite an effective one too.

• On the post: Lobbyists Ramp Up Pressure To Get PROTECT IP Passed

  

  Butcherer79 ( profile ), 14 Jul, 2011 @ 05:03am

  Re: Re:

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-14104349

• On the post: Can We Subpoena The Monkey? Why The Monkey Self-Portraits Are Likely In The Public Domain

  

  Butcherer79 ( profile ), 14 Jul, 2011 @ 03:18am

  Re: Re: My mind could be melting...

  I get that bit, but if you own the picture can you apply for copyright on it?

• On the post: Can We Subpoena The Monkey? Why The Monkey Self-Portraits Are Likely In The Public Domain

  

  Butcherer79 ( profile ), 14 Jul, 2011 @ 02:58am

  My mind could be melting...

  Before anyone bites my head off, I'm just trying to get this clear in my head:
  I understand from the main blogs on this monkey see, do, sue thing that the monkey (which is not a person, almost certainly a minor, etc, etc)has no rights of ownership or copyright?
  If this is the case does the chap that owns the camera now own the image?
  If he owns the image can he apply for a copyright on that image?
  
  Again, I'm only wanting to clarify this in my own head before I reply with something REALLY stupid... or maybe I'm too late (re-read above)

• On the post: Can We Subpoena The Monkey? Why The Monkey Self-Portraits Are Likely In The Public Domain

  

  Butcherer79 ( profile ), 14 Jul, 2011 @ 02:34am

  Re: Brings up an interesting parallel question...

  Presumably, if I understand correctly, the person who set up these shots to run automatically?

• On the post: Culture is Anti-Rivalrous

  

  Butcherer79 ( profile ), 13 Jul, 2011 @ 01:40pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

  I think the egg contains the chicken, not that the egg IS the chicken, quoted from wikipedia below:
  "Bird and reptile eggs consist of a protective eggshell, albumen (egg white), and vitellus (egg yolk), contained within various thin membranes."
  
  The vitellus, or yolk, is the main food for the fetus, the albumen, or white, is mainly water with some added proteins.
  The only part of the egg that could properly be considered the chicken would be the developing fetus, which consumes the afore mentioned food, water and protiens as it grows and eventually hatches from the egg.
  
  And "egg rant 101" is over, I hope you've all learnt what you needed to, and that I've entertained whilst remaining informative. Be sure to tip your waiter/ess, I'm here all week!

• On the post: Culture is Anti-Rivalrous

  

  Butcherer79 ( profile ), 13 Jul, 2011 @ 08:05am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Why isn't there universal adoption of culture?

  Bacteria (diverse or not), embrace it, it's the only culture some people have

• On the post: Culture is Anti-Rivalrous

  

  Butcherer79 ( profile ), 13 Jul, 2011 @ 07:58am

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  A constantly mathematical chicken..... careful, they may take over the world.
  but just because I can:
  "An egg is not necessarilly a chicken... it may become a chicken, or it may become breakfast. Variable."
  
  An egg is never a chicken (unless it's scared of something and is forced to roll away from it through this fear) it is always an egg, until it gets broken, either by the chicken on the inside of the egg or the hungry person making the breakfast, then it's still an egg, just a broken and empty one...

• On the post: Culture is Anti-Rivalrous

  

  Butcherer79 ( profile ), 13 Jul, 2011 @ 06:11am

  Re: Re: Re:

  Lucky eggs.............

• On the post: Culture is Anti-Rivalrous

  

  Butcherer79 ( profile ), 13 Jul, 2011 @ 06:10am

  Re: Re:

  Of course if you're asking what came first, the chicken or the chicken egg, then it has to be the chicken - for an egg to be a 'chicken egg' it needs to have been laid by a chicken......
  Am I thinking too much about this... or not enough?

• On the post: Culture is Anti-Rivalrous

  

  Butcherer79 ( profile ), 13 Jul, 2011 @ 06:06am

  Re:

  "Your views are a chicken and the egg situation"
  
  The egg came first, it stands to reason, reptiles were here before birds and reptiles lay eggs.....
  I think therefore I'm spam... other SPiced hAM products are available...

• On the post: Culture is Anti-Rivalrous

  

  Butcherer79 ( profile ), 13 Jul, 2011 @ 05:02am

  Re: Secrets lose their value...

  The information in the secret may become more valuble, the secret itself will hold no value as, if it is widely shared, it is no longer a secret.... I think.

• On the post: Michael Jackson Estate Claims Prank Caller Can't Sell Recording Because It Has Jackson's Voice On It

  

  Butcherer79 ( profile ), 12 Jul, 2011 @ 07:18am

  I completely agree with one of the statements made above, though to protect myself from prosecution I will make no attempt to "quote" or copy it into my own post...

• On the post: Marketing Music Through Non-Linear Communication: Accepting The Full Reality Of The Digital Age

  

  Butcherer79 ( profile ), 11 Jul, 2011 @ 03:53am

  Possible scenario?

  Did I read that pirates legitimately buy more music than any other group?
  Could this be because because "any other group" includes people who will buy illegitimately from the pirates at a reduced price?
  
  Buy quality at full price
  Copy quality x 10,000
  Sell each copy at half price.
  
  Customer is happy to get quality at half price.
  Pirate is rich after paying for just one copy at full price.
  Record company lose out on sales.
  Track doesn't get the chart position that it's combined legit and illegit sales deserve.
  Less new listeners get to hear artist on the radio due to poor chart placement.
  Less people hear about the artist so less merchandise is sold, impacting on potential artist/record company earnings.
  Artist tours in smaller venues as a result of poor (legit) sales figures.
  Record company drops artist after not hitting required income related targets.
  Local McDonalds receives another application from an out of work musician trying to make ends meet.....
  
  Or have I got this completely wrong?