For most places, it's because the service is so crappy. And in places like Chicago, they think the solution is to cut services and raise prices. The auto/oil industry also has a lot of say in policy.
They can seize assets, such as patents and copyrights and put them in the public domain.
Hey, that's a nice patent/copyright portfolio you got there. Would be a shame if anything happened to it...
Copyright was invented to control distribution and restrict "unauthorized" use of the printing press. The issue of plagiarism was the bait and hook. Some copyright laws of the past ignored the issue of authorship entirely. The law is designed to protect publishers, not the creators.
I find it personally hypocritical for a slashdotter to pirate software while getting paid writting software from paying customers and then getting angry at GPL copyright violations.
GPL deserves equal treatment under the law. If and when the law goes away, GPL will no longer need to exist.
Where's the Beatles reference?
Fill out a tax form. I believe somewhere near the last line you will find how well you performed.
Looks to me that this is a phony account and journal spam (which, by the way is averaging over 250 adverts a day) is spilling over onto the front page..
"First, could you explain what you did in 2008 for Citi that warranted payment to you of close to $1 million, most of which was a bonus. Second, what was it about your performance that merited your bonus from a company that was being propped up by taxpayer money and are there any records of your performance assessment - or are there any assessments of your performance. Third, your employment agreement included a clause stating that 'your guaranteed incentive and retention award' would not
She's on the list to buy one of my EV's...
Gee! You're all heart...
What's a pernundle?
Regardless of the money involved, we still have the option to vote different people into office. That we don't use that option is no fault of the system. The weakness is in the voter.
Democracy in America is healthy and functioning as designed. The question should be, whether democracy is beneficial for America.
Hemorrhoids
Pacman Medal of Honor
And it should be the law: If you use the word `paradigm' without knowing what the dictionary says it means, you go to jail. No exceptions. -- David Jones
