Comment Re:Why not (Score 1) 576
Siblings procreating has the highest certainty of genetically damaged offspring. 1st cousins next.
Parent-child is tied for first; {parent's sibling}-child and grandparent-child are in between.
Comment Re:EFF is nice.... (Score 1) 172
Before any more laws are changed to protect copyright, first and foremost current copyright should be forced to align with current laws ie. "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts".
I don't disagree with you, but I must make a correction. The clause you quoted refers to copyrights and patents, respectively. When it was written 200 years ago, "science" referred to something along the lines of "knowledge," while "art" referred to skill or technology. Just read the rest of the clause and you will see that "science" corresponds with "authors" and "writings":
To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.
You can argue whether "writings" includes music, but I don't want to steer farther off course.
Comment Re:Yes, and fair use exceeds the 4 codified factor (Score 1) 226
The four statutory factors are not exclusive, as you say. Unfortunately, the overwhelming majority of courts consider those four and only those four. For example, take a look at Barton Beebe, An Empirical Study of U.S. Copyright Fair Use Opinions, 1978-2005, 156 U. Pa. L. Rev. 549 (2008).
Submission + - Judge rules TorrentSpy destroyed evidence (arstechnica.com) 2
Come play kdice writes: "A federal judge has handed the MPAA a resounding victory in its copyright infringement lawsuit against TorrentSpy. Judge Florence-Marie Cooper entered a default judgment against Justin Bunnell and the rest of named defendants in Columbia Pictures et al. v. Justin Bunnell et al. after finding that TorrentSpy "engaged in widespread and systematic efforts to destroy evidence" and lying under oath about said destruction. After being sued, TorrentSpy mounted a vigorous defense, including a countersuit it filed against the MPAA in May 2006, but, behind the scenes, the court documents paint a picture of a company desperately trying to bury any and all incriminating evidence. TorrentSpy has announced its intention to appeal, but its conduct makes a reversal unlikely."
Comment Re:it's funny (Score 1) 228
I enjoyed both. I followed the mythology enthusiastically, but to this day, my favorite episode is Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose.
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