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  • On the post: Julie Samuels' Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week

    Gwiz ( profile ), 14 Apr, 2013 @ 07:02am

    Re: Re: Number of people employed at McDonald's may be all-time high too.

    they really HATE it when you talk logic and sense like that.. you confuse the Masnick cult worshippers with comments like that..


    I hate it when someone tries to pass bullshit off as logic. Let's parse the first part of the sentence you quoted:

    copyright merely recognizes the natural rights of a creator to control copies of a work...

    The first part of this phrase is at odds with the second part. It makes the incorrect assumption that a creator's "natural rights" extend beyond the point where the creation is shared with another. Anything beyond that point, including controlling copies, is not a "natural right", it's a constructed right.

  • On the post: Julie Samuels' Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week

    Gwiz ( profile ), 13 Apr, 2013 @ 03:26pm

    Re: Number of people employed at McDonald's may be all-time high too.

    ...but none even attempt to refute the common law basis of copyright.



    I think you may have crossed over into delusional land, Blue.

    I asked a specific, pointed question concerning this "common law copyright theory" of yours. You ran away from the discussion:

    https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130410/07134322658/new-book-history-music-copyright-piracy-shows-how-copyright-tends-to-hold-back-music.shtml#c465

  • On the post: States Continue To Make Photographing Or Taping Farms A Crime

    Gwiz ( profile ), 12 Apr, 2013 @ 07:09pm

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Corporatized farming. Such animal abuse was rare before.

    The death of capitalism, by the way, is what we're seeing right now. It's being killed by the powerful corporations and being replaced by a corporatocracy.


    Maybe, but I'm not so sure. Feels more like the fall of the Roman Empire to me. Governments eventually collapse from the inside when they become too large, usually from corruption. The United States has already surpassed the half-life of a government. Even when governments fall, commerce continues on.

    I'm also not really sure that we are seeing any more government manipulation from corporations then we've always seen. J.P Morgan, Carnegie, Standard Oil, the Railroads, etc. The difference now is that those in power cannot completely control how we communicate anymore. We are simply more aware and informed of such things now.

  • On the post: States Continue To Make Photographing Or Taping Farms A Crime

    Gwiz ( profile ), 12 Apr, 2013 @ 02:28pm

    Re: Re: Re: Corporatized farming. Such animal abuse was rare before.

    Seriously, you can't imagine a world without huge corporations?


    Not really, to be honest. History has shown that communistic economies don't usually fare very well, because of human nature. Some of the animals end up becoming "more equal" than the rest. Capitalism uses that same human nature to it's advantage.

    It's also a problem of deciding what is "too big" and what incentives to use to stop companies from becoming "too big". What do you do, put a cap on success? Doesn't sound very productive in the long run to me.

  • On the post: States Continue To Make Photographing Or Taping Farms A Crime

    Gwiz ( profile ), 12 Apr, 2013 @ 11:52am

    Re: Corporatized farming. Such animal abuse was rare before.

    But corporations are amoral, exist only for profit. They debase everything possible down to outright savagery, and when caught at it, go to politicians for fraudulent protection against the truth getting out. -- And what's the common element that corrupts? Money and power.



    I always see you bitching that Mike never provides solutions. Ok, then. What is your solution for all of this? Are we all supposed to work for meager wages (can't have any "unearned income", can we?) as state employees (can't have corporations because they are evil!)? Do we start penalizing anyone or any corporation that earns more than you or something? Seriously, how are you going to achieve these things in reality?

    You keep spouting this rhetoric, but always seem to run away anyone asks you specifics. Come on, Blue, enlighten us with this superior intellect you seem to think you have.

  • On the post: Rackspace Sues Famed Patent Troll For Breach Of Contract

    Gwiz ( profile ), 12 Apr, 2013 @ 11:26am

    Re: Shell companies should be outlawed.

    Also easy to spot is unearned income. Outlaw it too.


    Please define what "unearned income" means to you.

    Would that include the interest on my checking account? Would it include the inheritance my Dad spent his life earning and left to me? Would it include the free movie tickets I received for placing my business card in a fishbowl?

    Please elaborate.

  • On the post: When You Sign Away Your Copyright To A Publisher, What If They Hold You Hostage Over It?

    Gwiz ( profile ), 12 Apr, 2013 @ 09:48am

    Re: No, Mike, copyright doesn't protect against bankruptcy.

    Have you NO common sense?


    I'd ask you the same question. Apparently, in your quick scan of the article in your rush to post something you missed the whole point.

    No one implied that copyright would protect against bankruptcy - but in this case, the authors are being dragged right along side of the publisher towards bankruptcy because of copyright.

  • On the post: New Book On The History Of Music, Copyright And Piracy Shows How Copyright Tends To Hold Back Music

    Gwiz ( profile ), 12 Apr, 2013 @ 09:17am

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: The "Remaking of American Copyright" was due to new machinery,.

    What a nasty little ankle-biter you are.


    Oh man, Blue. Thanks for the laugh - I needed it today.

    You calling someone an "ankle-biter" for responding to your comments is fucking hilarious. This is the exact same behavior you exhibit towards Mike on every single article.

    Pot, kettle.....

  • On the post: New Book On The History Of Music, Copyright And Piracy Shows How Copyright Tends To Hold Back Music

    Gwiz ( profile ), 12 Apr, 2013 @ 09:06am

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: The "Remaking of American Copyright" was due to new machinery,.

    Will you for once acknowledge that I say often that all fat cats and grifters within the existing system should be limited?

    Once again, how do you propose to do this? Penalize those who become "too" successful? Who defines what is "too successful", you?

  • On the post: New Book On The History Of Music, Copyright And Piracy Shows How Copyright Tends To Hold Back Music

    Gwiz ( profile ), 12 Apr, 2013 @ 08:44am

    Re: First, let's see the metrics for measuring "creativity".

    What the hell is the point, then? Just don't violate common law, kids, and you'll be okay on copyright.


    Can you point me to where in common law it was illegal to copy another's creation prior to copyright, patents and other forms of IP?

    That is exactly how wandering minstrels made a living from as early on as the 1200's (if not earlier). It's exactly how humans moved from hunter/gatherers to farmers - by learning from what the next village over was doing.

  • On the post: Oh Look, The Number Of People Employed In The Movie And Music Recording Business Just Hit An All Time High

    Gwiz ( profile ), 11 Apr, 2013 @ 02:31pm

    Re: Re: Re: Where's an economist to analyze whether these are full-time?

    You write so stoopidly...

    And you spell stupidly.

  • On the post: Oh Look, The Number Of People Employed In The Movie And Music Recording Business Just Hit An All Time High

    Gwiz ( profile ), 11 Apr, 2013 @ 02:27pm

    Re: Re: According to OOTB -- you're close enough.

    You fanboys WILL eventually share my views, even if you don't wish to, because I'm aligned with common law, common sense, current legalities, and practical facts.


    That has to be a record for the most amount of fail in a single sentence.

  • On the post: Fox Sends Cease & Desist Letters To Firefly Fans Selling Jayne Hats, Because Money

    Gwiz ( profile ), 11 Apr, 2013 @ 07:33am

    Re: THIS is what your Ivy League education comes to, Mike?

    When McDonalds requires a college degree to be a cashier?

    Personally, this is one aspect of tough economic times that I actually like. Instead of being waited on by some kid more worried about his pimples and whether he will get to see Suzie's bra that night, I get someone who actually gets my order correct and gives me the correct change.


    Well, yeah, in the current economic milieu, YOUR degree is worth LESS than one from Hamburger University; at least they feed people, you just push crap out.

    Just venturing a guess here, but I would say that Mike's income is significantly more than a MickyD's cashier - so really not sure what your point is, Blue. Are you complaining that Mike's degree is worthless to YOU? The answer to that would be: "So fucking what? Who really gives a shit how much YOU value someone else's degree?"

  • On the post: Uh Oh: US Postal Service Wants To Better 'Monetize' Its 'Intellectual Property'

    Gwiz ( profile ), 10 Apr, 2013 @ 01:05pm

    Re: what IP does USPS hold?

    but what IP does the USPS hold in the first place?


    http://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=pts&hl=en&q=inassignee:%22United+States+Postal+Service%22

    Not sure about the tax funded part since USPS is a entity that is somewhere between being a government agency and a private corporation.

  • On the post: YouTube Won't Put Your Video Back Up, Even If It's Fair Use, If It Contains Content From Universal Music

    Gwiz ( profile ), 10 Apr, 2013 @ 12:11pm

    Re:

    Thanks, Mikey. The laughs are priceless.


    Poor Clueless Joe. You still don't realize that everyone else is laughing AT you, not WITH you.

  • On the post: YouTube Won't Put Your Video Back Up, Even If It's Fair Use, If It Contains Content From Universal Music

    Gwiz ( profile ), 09 Apr, 2013 @ 03:25pm

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

    He's really disproven nothing.


    Yeah, I know.

    But even if he had, it still doesn't mean jackshit concerning the original point on this thread. I guess I'm just trying to understand why AJ has decided to obsess over this particular minor point, is all.

  • On the post: YouTube Won't Put Your Video Back Up, Even If It's Fair Use, If It Contains Content From Universal Music

    Gwiz ( profile ), 09 Apr, 2013 @ 12:56pm

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

    But I find it impossible to believe that this guy thinks all fair use requires permission....


    Not sure why you are beating this dead horse, AJ.

    Whether you believe this is an example of a rights holder thinking fair use requires permission or not, is irrelevant.

    There are plenty of other examples of rights holders who think exactly along those lines around. You disproving this one example means nothing.

  • On the post: Authors Guild's Scott Turow: The Supreme Court, Google, Ebooks, Libraries & Amazon Are All Destroying Authors

    Gwiz ( profile ), 08 Apr, 2013 @ 01:13pm

    Re: Authors are destroying authors

    With the rise of the internet you would expect to see an absolute explosion in the production of new books.


    Yes. And that is exactly what we have seen:

    https://cdn.techdirt.com/i/ig/theskyisrising.png

  • On the post: Authors Guild's Scott Turow: The Supreme Court, Google, Ebooks, Libraries & Amazon Are All Destroying Authors

    Gwiz ( profile ), 08 Apr, 2013 @ 12:59pm

    Re: From the privileged-frat-boy-thinks-everything-is-free dept.

    The only forum where "give away and pray" is taken seriously.


    Jeez, Blue. Why don't you actually take the "tour" you keep pushing with your stupid taglines?

    "Give it away and pray" is a very stupid business model and Mike has stated this repeatedly:

    https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080522/1545021204.shtml



    Off-topic straw poll:

    Does anyone else hear dueling banjos and have their sphincter involuntarily tighten when they read Blues comments? Or is it just me?

  • On the post: YouTube Won't Put Your Video Back Up, Even If It's Fair Use, If It Contains Content From Universal Music

    Gwiz ( profile ), 05 Apr, 2013 @ 05:53pm

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

    I don't see how that distinction matters.

    It matters when too many rights holders think that fair use requires some sort of permission. It leads to the diminishing of the Fair Use Doctrine by way of "attrition litigation" . Those with the deepest legal war chests win. Kind of negates the "fair" part of Fair Use.

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