This makes everyone who passes through Wyoming subject to the particularities of its laws, even when drivers aren’t residents, aren’t expected to know the local laws, and would be — in the other 49 states — fully compliant with state regulations.
Not just that you have to follow Wyoming law while in Wyoming; you have to have known then AND followed it BEFORE entering the state. You are now governed by whatever state you are in AND Wyoming, if there's a chance you may at some future point enter the state.
The cynical voice in my head notes that these K-9 officers are being held to a higher standard than their human counterparts; being forced operate under the constraints of laws that they are not familiar with.
Personally, rather than prevent them from advertising things that aren't true again in the future, I'd prefer an injunction forcing them to provide the free services they're been advertising all along.
Wardriving in itself shouldn't really be a problem, as long as they're not interfering with polling places. It's the fact that these idiots have no idea what the results of their observations could possibly mean. If they actually got any real evidence that election equipment is communicating with the internet, then they've probably broken some laws.
Just on the tech side, I don't believe Apple has any specific camera tech that enables this behavior. It's just using the phone to block ambient light on one side of the glass and using the camera rather than your eye inside of that darkened area.
Pretty sure the cops just call in a locksmith if you refuse to open a lock which they have a warrant to open. So yeah, that's what they should do for phones too.
This has big "show us where you buried the body" energy. I legit forgot my passcode recently which I've been using for a good long while. The harder I though, the less I could remember it. Very frustrating. And I wasn't under the added stress of being charged with failure to remember what the cops want right now.
Also seems off that the bigger the crime, the more rights you have since they'll just crack the phone instead of squeezing you for info.
'In both cases, the Supreme Court justices more or less suggest that the 1st Amendment sometimes needs to stand aside in “intellectual property” cases.'
They're right, that's exactly what has to happen for intellectual property to exist. Maybe if more people reached that conclusion we'd understand how dangerous the unilateral expansion of IP rights is.
I'd say this actually makes the trademark bullying worse. They don't have a mark on the simple descriptive term they're threatening others away from, they're just acting like they've trademarked "Cafe con". Their mark is also in the News/Information/Public Speaking segment, not retail coffee.
So good job USPTO; and where's the gofundme for the little shop to defend against this blatant overreach?
The idea that someone need exercise less restraint because they voluntarily insert themselves into danger is perverse and obscene. It's like castle doctrine on a battering ram.
Karl, your BMW article includes the quote "Most of these features are available through either a 1-month, 1-year, or 3-year subscription, or can be purchased outright for a one-time fee." which is explicitly not making heated seats subscription-only. I understand your outrage, but the point is better made with accurate statements.
Oh, that makes sense. I was wondering what parents gave their son the name of a Street Fighter II villain.
Sunscreen
The cynical voice in my head notes that these K-9 officers are being held to a higher standard than their human counterparts; being forced operate under the constraints of laws that they are not familiar with.
Personally, rather than prevent them from advertising things that aren't true again in the future, I'd prefer an injunction forcing them to provide the free services they're been advertising all along.
Wardriving in itself shouldn't really be a problem, as long as they're not interfering with polling places. It's the fact that these idiots have no idea what the results of their observations could possibly mean. If they actually got any real evidence that election equipment is communicating with the internet, then they've probably broken some laws.
Just on the tech side, I don't believe Apple has any specific camera tech that enables this behavior. It's just using the phone to block ambient light on one side of the glass and using the camera rather than your eye inside of that darkened area.
Pretty sure the cops just call in a locksmith if you refuse to open a lock which they have a warrant to open. So yeah, that's what they should do for phones too.
Do your brain exercises, Illinois.
This has big "show us where you buried the body" energy. I legit forgot my passcode recently which I've been using for a good long while. The harder I though, the less I could remember it. Very frustrating. And I wasn't under the added stress of being charged with failure to remember what the cops want right now. Also seems off that the bigger the crime, the more rights you have since they'll just crack the phone instead of squeezing you for info.
The messed up thing about copyright is that we have no idea who the rights-holder on a work is until the subpoena rolls in.
Also don't read any summaries of their work or you'll be accused of having ingested the full work from a pirated source.
"Needs" vs "Should"
Well, the source article is wrong.
I'd say this actually makes the trademark bullying worse. They don't have a mark on the simple descriptive term they're threatening others away from, they're just acting like they've trademarked "Cafe con". Their mark is also in the News/Information/Public Speaking segment, not retail coffee. So good job USPTO; and where's the gofundme for the little shop to defend against this blatant overreach?
Tools Get Used.
Any reason he couldn't just claim the inventions as his own? (Other than trying to ingratiate himself to our future overlords)
Part of me thinks this was an intentional eye-poke and retreat to garner free publicity. Good for them.
The idea that someone need exercise less restraint because they voluntarily insert themselves into danger is perverse and obscene. It's like castle doctrine on a battering ram.
Karl, your BMW article includes the quote "Most of these features are available through either a 1-month, 1-year, or 3-year subscription, or can be purchased outright for a one-time fee." which is explicitly not making heated seats subscription-only. I understand your outrage, but the point is better made with accurate statements.
Advertise Harder.
I've been wearing my "Nerd Harder" shirt for years now; pretty disappointing that it doesn't seem to have made any difference at all.