2012-01-30, 22:26 | Link #221 | |
Goat Herder
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Because in the words of that child who spoke to Bush in the joke, it wouldn't be an accident and it certainly wouldn't be a great loss...
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2012-01-31, 00:52 | Link #222 | ||
NYAAAAHAAANNNNN~
Join Date: Nov 2007
Age: 35
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Now who says potatoes aren't dangerous?
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2012-01-31, 04:24 | Link #224 | |
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 66
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I've made several potato guns over the years. The best one I made would fire a potato 500 feet straight up in just about two seconds (we used it in a science program to teach the younglings how to compute velocity and triangulate altitude). PVC, plumber's glue, hairspray, and a camp light igniter switch.
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2012-01-31, 12:45 | Link #227 |
Knight Errant
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Age: 35
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I'm sticking to bottle rockets.
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2012-01-31, 14:38 | Link #229 | |
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 66
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Most of you are probably too young to remember that when Star Trek revived as major franchise, the owning studios did just that. They started up their own website for Star Trek and then proceeded to legally squash fansites, use of imagery, use of characters, even *reviewing* Star Trek was attacked. It was, of course a public relations disaster but the damage was done. And that was just using the available laws in the 90s (pre-DMCA). Since then, the MPAA/RIAA/etc has been successfully moving the laws from civil matters to criminalizing... essentially thought crime. Now instead of just grabbing your wallet, they want to put you in jail for repeating ideas they "own".
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2012-02-01, 15:09 | Link #230 | |
The Voice of Reason
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: The Netherlands
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2012-02-01, 16:37 | Link #231 |
Gamilas Falls
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Republic of California
Age: 46
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Sme of the fan writer and such actually worked for them eventually so somethings got in that way. Also a few fans became actors, which also presented itself with input.
Now there are lots, and lots of fansites and fan works. About the only product line I would have rather have survived was FASA's Star Trek Roleplaying Game and associated fictions.
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2012-02-02, 06:54 | Link #236 |
temporary safeguard
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Germany
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Here we have a nice example of the negative impact of IP legislation:
sankakucomplex: miku-youtube-videos-deleted-en-masse My personal speculation is, that this is some western internet community trying to make a point. Somthing like SA-boards would be a primal suspect. But if you got legislation already in place that enables random internet trolls to wreck major havoc on our culture without any fear of repercussion and the IP-lobby is still pushing for even more extreme measures, you know something is really wrong. And keep in mind that the only reason Youtube is actually getting away with only doing that much, is because it's backed by Google's massive stash of money. |
2012-02-02, 14:39 | Link #239 |
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
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Basically.... we're in a situation where if I take a picture of my Rock Band characters playing (or a video) and post it, I can be charged with a crime for using "intellectual property" I don't own -- even though I created my own characters and bought the tune they are playing.
Almost all of our avatars and sigs... are crimes. Technically, if I stand in front of a corporate icon, take my picture with it and post it on Facebook - I'm violating IP. Note I'm not saying they'll actually prosecute *all* infractions - just that they'll create an atmosphere of oppression and uncertainty so you (and all the artist/creators) are paralyzed without their monetized "help". The Miku incident on youtube illustrates the quicksand we're headed into (whether or not the take-downs were frivolous).
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