"there's little doubt at this point that the Russians were behind the hack and leak of the documents, and that Wikileaks published them" Really? This Russian hack accusation is utter nonsense and has been from the beginning. With this one sentence, You have lost all your credibility
The US is trying to use IP policy in trade agreements to monopolize innovation and stifle it in developing nations. But that IP policy acts to stifle innovation in the US, as well.
Dodd is essentially saying that Obama is staying bought. And that the DoJ moves against MegaUpload, intransigence on ACTA, moves at the FBI, revival talk about SOPA is the administration trying to make up for their failure to do what they had been paid to do.
I cannot think of a more naturally collaborative environment than the Internet. Restricting that collaborative nature by an overly strict imposition of artificial monopolies on words, sounds and images is anathema.
Chris Dodd and Lamar Smith have made themselves two of the most hated men in America by their attempts to restrict Internet freedoms. The sooner that fact sinks in for them, the better for all.
And use the logic of the RIAA in doing so. For the time that your post was affected by the take down, assume that Google would have sent a user to your page if any word or words on the page was a match for any Google query (Bing too, if that was also affected).
Then assume that any visitor to your page would have clicked on every ad and would be following you on Facebook, Twitter, etc. Also assume the good will of every visitor.
Then sue for loss of revenue, growth and good will.
For showing us, again, the kind of liars and self-important scumbags were behind SOPA/PIPA/ACTA.
And for kicking the hornets nest. People may have been settling down a bit after the successes of stopping SOPA and PIPA, but you sure know how to reinvigorate the enthusiasm.
In 1996 a gal named Lindsey Ferris was a ball girl for the Seattle Mariners. One day she made a couple of spectacular plays that happened to be broadcast. NBC picked up the story and Jane Pauley had a 42 sec piece on it.
Fast forward and Lindsey Ferris is now Lindsey Harp. She posts the 42 sec NBC thing on YouTube. Then MLB Advanced Media puts in a take down notice. Now what you see on YouTube when you try to access the clip is "This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by MLB Advanced Media."
This is one of the more blatant examples of copyright holder abuse I have seen. First off, the subject of the piece is the one who posted the clip. If anything, she has a better claim on ownership than MLB Advanced Media. NBC News has a better claim than MLB Advanced Media since they aired the footage and presumably already paid for it. There has been a recent patent ruling that may be relevant. Further, 42 seconds? Really? What happened to fair use? And she is the one on the film!
It just seems like private party's are attempting to use the U.S. government as their own personal Gestapo.
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Russian Hack Nonsense
"there's little doubt at this point that the Russians were behind the hack and leak of the documents, and that Wikileaks published them" Really? This Russian hack accusation is utter nonsense and has been from the beginning. With this one sentence, You have lost all your credibility
India is Right
The US is trying to use IP policy in trade agreements to monopolize innovation and stifle it in developing nations. But that IP policy acts to stifle innovation in the US, as well.
Amazed
Is Ron Wyden a Democrat? I'm amazed. That was not expected.
Re: So conflicted...
Freedom is freedom, whether in expression or trade. There is no conflict.
Corruption
Dodd is essentially saying that Obama is staying bought. And that the DoJ moves against MegaUpload, intransigence on ACTA, moves at the FBI, revival talk about SOPA is the administration trying to make up for their failure to do what they had been paid to do.
The Internet is a Naturally Collaborative Environment
I cannot think of a more naturally collaborative environment than the Internet. Restricting that collaborative nature by an overly strict imposition of artificial monopolies on words, sounds and images is anathema.
Chris Dodd and Lamar Smith have made themselves two of the most hated men in America by their attempts to restrict Internet freedoms. The sooner that fact sinks in for them, the better for all.
Sue Armovore & Paper Street Cash
And use the logic of the RIAA in doing so. For the time that your post was affected by the take down, assume that Google would have sent a user to your page if any word or words on the page was a match for any Google query (Bing too, if that was also affected).
Then assume that any visitor to your page would have clicked on every ad and would be following you on Facebook, Twitter, etc. Also assume the good will of every visitor.
Then sue for loss of revenue, growth and good will.
Thank You Cary Sherman
For showing us, again, the kind of liars and self-important scumbags were behind SOPA/PIPA/ACTA.
And for kicking the hornets nest. People may have been settling down a bit after the successes of stopping SOPA and PIPA, but you sure know how to reinvigorate the enthusiasm.
More to the point, SOPA/PIPA are harshing my mellow.
Another Example of Abuse
In 1996 a gal named Lindsey Ferris was a ball girl for the Seattle Mariners. One day she made a couple of spectacular plays that happened to be broadcast. NBC picked up the story and Jane Pauley had a 42 sec piece on it.
Fast forward and Lindsey Ferris is now Lindsey Harp. She posts the 42 sec NBC thing on YouTube. Then MLB Advanced Media puts in a take down notice. Now what you see on YouTube when you try to access the clip is "This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by MLB Advanced Media."
This is one of the more blatant examples of copyright holder abuse I have seen. First off, the subject of the piece is the one who posted the clip. If anything, she has a better claim on ownership than MLB Advanced Media. NBC News has a better claim than MLB Advanced Media since they aired the footage and presumably already paid for it. There has been a recent patent ruling that may be relevant. Further, 42 seconds? Really? What happened to fair use? And she is the one on the film!
It just seems like private party's are attempting to use the U.S. government as their own personal Gestapo.