Comment Re:Something has to be done (Score 1) 390
> What other ideas are out there to keep news journalism profitable?
Why does it have to be profitable?
> What other ideas are out there to keep news journalism profitable?
Why does it have to be profitable?
>> 'Fair use tool' would be security hole. It is naive to expect that it would be used for its intended purpose.
What about copyright's intended purpose? At the termination of the copyright term, how is the public benifiting from this?
Why do you think one person speaks for everybody. The game is not even for sale, so how do you know it is not going to be bought? Do you know who has to deal with drm issues if present, the legit customer is who.
Do you know who removes those racist or drug ads? its the users that flag them idiot. If users aren't flaging sex ads, guess what? It is cause they want it.
are you saying you are that AC that posted above
It would make sense if the comments parralled the code, but the comments say the average, not a wieghted average.
"You have the right to not pay him but you don't have the write to not pay him copy his book and give it to others."
But he does have the right to take it and give it to others. Of course that is only after the content ownwer's right to be the sole distributor of the work expires.
So it is society's fault for a author who doesn't know how to market his works?
Why do most content creators believe they should have sole distribution rights for their works for lifetime+ years when it is so easy and cheap to distribute? If you can not recover your costs in XY years, then you probably won't recover your costs in 100 years.
I am not saying what the copyright term should be, but that it should be studied and that copyright reform is needed.
He said "almost" always right, why do you want to correct him? So with this remote kill switch in the kindle, you think the customer is wrong?
do it
"Dean opposes the Patent Reform Act of 2009, which would make it easier to overturn patents after they are granted"
Thats how Disney thinks about Mickey Mouse as well...
hmmmm, what services do these middlemen provide. They provide marketing and distribution of information. Welcome to 2009, the internet has made distribution of information cost almost nothing.
The guy is charged with stalking and is then stalked by the police with gps
Work without a vision is slavery, Vision without work is a pipe dream, But vision with work is the hope of the world.
