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• On the post: Copyright Terms And How Historical Journalism Is Disappearing

  

  jupiterkansas ( profile ), 05 Nov, 2015 @ 07:40am

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  For most local events, newspapers may be the only source available. It's better than nothing.

• On the post: Copyright Terms And How Historical Journalism Is Disappearing

  

  jupiterkansas ( profile ), 05 Nov, 2015 @ 07:36am

  Re: Re: Re: When in doubt, blame copyright

  It's only a matter of time before Google Books starts scanning newspaper archives too, so that's something.

• On the post: How The Redskins' Delightfully Vulgar Court Filing Won Me Over

  

  jupiterkansas ( profile ), 04 Nov, 2015 @ 09:48pm

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  Depends on how mighty they are.

• On the post: Copyright Terms And How Historical Journalism Is Disappearing

  

  jupiterkansas ( profile ), 04 Nov, 2015 @ 02:07pm

  At least the New York Times is still in print. You can still go to them to ask permission for projects like this and they have well organized archives for people to access.
  
  Good luck doing that with defunct journals and newspapers. You aren't able to find who to ask, but you can't risk a lawsuit either, so it's basically lost history and culture.
  
  It's really going to hit us hard in a couple of decades when people want access to all the newspapers that were killed by the internet and no copies are to be found.

• On the post: Democrats Screw Over Larry Lessig To Keep Him Out Of The Debates; Forces Lessig To Drop His Campaign

  

  jupiterkansas ( profile ), 03 Nov, 2015 @ 10:52am

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  So the problem and possible solution.

• On the post: Our Founding Fathers Used Encryption… And So Should You

  

  jupiterkansas ( profile ), 03 Nov, 2015 @ 10:40am

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  They weren't terrorists. They were rebels and revolutionaries - and very successful at it.

• On the post: Democrats Screw Over Larry Lessig To Keep Him Out Of The Debates; Forces Lessig To Drop His Campaign

  

  jupiterkansas ( profile ), 03 Nov, 2015 @ 07:17am

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  I'd much rather have 3-5 candidates and a divided vote than an overwhelming majority between two candidates.

• On the post: Democrats Screw Over Larry Lessig To Keep Him Out Of The Debates; Forces Lessig To Drop His Campaign

  

  jupiterkansas ( profile ), 02 Nov, 2015 @ 02:22pm

  Re: Flashbacks to Ron Paul's Campaign

  Actually, they don't care if you pull the lever either. Best to just stay home and let them pick.

• On the post: Canadian Judge Says Asking For A Copy Of A Legally-Obtained But Paywalled Article Is Circumvention

  

  jupiterkansas ( profile ), 31 Oct, 2015 @ 10:58am

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  He should have been even more honest and said, "That's none of your business."

• On the post: Right To Be Forgotten Now Lives In Australia: Court Says Google Is The 'Publisher' Of Material It Links To

  

  jupiterkansas ( profile ), 30 Oct, 2015 @ 08:23am

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  You speak as if Google removes it, then it's gone from the internet.
  
  What happens 10 years from now if another search engine is popular? Suddenly it's all there again.
  
  We can argue about whether or not Google actually publishes something, but removing something from Google does nothing to fix the problem, which is why "Right to Be Forgotten" is nonsense because it doesn't fix the problem. All it does is weaken Google compared to other search engines, which is why I guess the Google haters like it.
  
  I agree that Google needs more competition, but frankly, if I were defamed on the internet, I'd rather not spend the rest of my life playing whack-a-mole with various search results.

• On the post: Right To Be Forgotten Now Lives In Australia: Court Says Google Is The 'Publisher' Of Material It Links To

  

  jupiterkansas ( profile ), 30 Oct, 2015 @ 08:07am

  Re: Re: Well if that's all it takes...

  Your local bookstore is charging more than that for public domain books. That's what's great about the public domain. Nobody has to ask permission to sell the stuff.

• On the post: Right To Be Forgotten Now Lives In Australia: Court Says Google Is The 'Publisher' Of Material It Links To

  

  jupiterkansas ( profile ), 30 Oct, 2015 @ 08:05am

  Re: Re: Well if that's all it takes...

  Google doesn't choose the snippets! Why can't you understand that?
  
  The snippets are provided by the website - the website published the snippet, and the website has the editorial control. The website can change the snippet anytime they want to anything they want, which is why Google isn't liable.
  
  Take away the website, and it's gone from Google. Take it away from Google, and the website is still there. That's why attacking Google is stupid.
  
  It should be blindingly obvious to anyone that uses the internet that Google isn't the internet.

• On the post: Canadian Judge Says Asking For A Copy Of A Legally-Obtained But Paywalled Article Is Circumvention

  

  jupiterkansas ( profile ), 29 Oct, 2015 @ 11:08am

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  Because a copy was made. If he had gone to his friend and borrowed his copy, it wouldn't be an issue.

• On the post: Canadian Judge Says Asking For A Copy Of A Legally-Obtained But Paywalled Article Is Circumvention

  

  jupiterkansas ( profile ), 29 Oct, 2015 @ 11:04am

  Re: Re: "Refuse to plead guilty? Oh that's going to cost you..."

  It's much closer to if you go to a friends and watch their cable, you are a thief.

• On the post: Copyright Fail: 'Pirating' Academic Papers Not Only Commonplace, But Now Seen As Mainstream

  

  jupiterkansas ( profile ), 28 Oct, 2015 @ 12:36pm

  Re: "It's surely no accident that this novel relaxed attitude to sharing materials covered by copyright concerns academic papers."

  Current copyright covers all creation equally - and doesn't vary based on intent or medium or commercial value or educational value.
  
  The only "empty entertainments" that cost millions to make are films. Music, books, photographs, poetry, etc. are ridiculously cheap to make in comparison and still get the exact same protections. It's commercial film and film alone that has skewed copyright beyond reason.
  
  So if you really believe one thing is fine and another thing is not, then we really just need a special copyright for movies.
  
  In fact, considering the cost of academic research, most of those research papers probably cost more to make than most albums and books.
  
  And if you actually believe that "empty entertainment" retard progress, then you have no respect for art or artists - or you just watch a lot of bad movies.

• On the post: Right To Be Forgotten Now Lives In Australia: Court Says Google Is The 'Publisher' Of Material It Links To

  

  jupiterkansas ( profile ), 28 Oct, 2015 @ 12:07pm

  Re: Re: There's More Than One Way To Play This Game

  Except if you remove the offending text from the website that published it, you also remove them from Google, so Google is not actually publishing anything. It is merely showing you what is written on the website.

• On the post: Right To Be Forgotten Now Lives In Australia: Court Says Google Is The 'Publisher' Of Material It Links To

  

  jupiterkansas ( profile ), 28 Oct, 2015 @ 12:06pm

  Re: The court has a reasonable argument.

  Except if you remove the offending text from the website that published them, you also remove them from Google, so Google is not actually publishing anything. It is merely showing you what is written on the website.

• On the post: Senate Rejects All CISA Amendments Designed To Protect Privacy, Reiterating That It's A Surveillance Bill

  

  jupiterkansas ( profile ), 28 Oct, 2015 @ 08:21am

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  It'd take a whole lot more than that to foment rebellion. Most Americans aren't interested in giving up their cozy lives for little things like rights.

• On the post: Senate Rejects All CISA Amendments Designed To Protect Privacy, Reiterating That It's A Surveillance Bill

  

  jupiterkansas ( profile ), 27 Oct, 2015 @ 12:33pm

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  that you're given the option to vote for.

• On the post: Nina Paley Argues Why Copyright Is Brain Damage

  

  jupiterkansas ( profile ), 27 Oct, 2015 @ 12:14pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Kinda sad video...

  Pretty easy to knock down an artist that sticks her neck out and talks about copyright, and then claim to be the greater artist and yet hide, presumably so your corporate masters won't ostracize you.

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