2012-07-04, 18:20 | Link #81 | |
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2012-07-04, 18:27 | Link #82 | |
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2013-03-02, 20:31 | Link #83 |
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Cablevision to Suspend Repeat Copyright Scofflaws, Comcast to Hijack Browsers:
"Comcast is to begin hijacking browsers of its internet subscribers who are detected of repeatedly infringing on public file-sharing networks while Cablevision Systems said it would suspend subscribers for 24 hours after their fifth offense. The punishment comes as the nations biggest internet service providers this week began rolling out the so-called Copyright Alert System, which is backed by the President Barack Obama administration and was heavily pushed by the recording and movie studios." See: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/201...rowser-hijack/ How many other intrusive measures like this are going to be foisted on the public before there's a backlash? |
2013-03-02, 21:14 | Link #86 | |
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Especially annoying that Shaft only blocks certain shows that it owns. Monogatari series and Madoka are some of the few series that they care about blocking from Youtube. But I can find the entire series of Denpa Onna and Arakawa Under the Bridge on Youtube right now, and various untampered videos of Vampire Bund hmmmm (yes I know why ) |
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2013-03-20, 13:37 | Link #87 |
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Head of US Copyright Office wants to shorten terms, just barely:
"US Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante is about to give testimony (PDF) to part of the House Judiciary Committee, in which she proposes that the US government do something it hasn't done, ever—shorten copyright terms. "You may want to consider alleviating some of the pressure and gridlock brought about by the long copyright term for example, by reverting works to the public domain after a period of life plus fifty years unless heirs or successors register their interests with the Copyright Office," Pallante's written testimony states." See: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2...s-just-barely/ |
2013-03-20, 15:51 | Link #88 | |
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2013-03-20, 16:30 | Link #89 | |
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Or, you know, don't use torrents for anything that the MPAA or RIAA controls. You should be fine for most everything else, and direct downloads they can't make heads or tails of without deep-packet inspection.
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2013-03-20, 16:39 | Link #90 |
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There was talk about at some point when 3D printers become more common, that model companies will have to change their sales policies to sell patterns for printers instead of model kits.
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2013-03-20, 17:40 | Link #92 | |
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So are "man in the middle" attacks on packet streams. Just sayin...
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2014-03-07, 03:30 | Link #93 |
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Manga Publishers Will Sue Sites Posting Spoilers:
"Top manga publishers are vowing a legal crackdown on sites wicked enough to post spoilers about the plot of such gems as Naruto and One Piece, blaming them for their declining sales, and have already threatened one of one of the largest such sites into virtual closure. According to comments from the administrator of major Naruto spoiler site Naruto Channel received a message from a publisher indicating that we would be grateful if you would be so kind as to delete your articles and close your site." "They also made clear that whether English or Japanese, the copyright situation is the same and action may be taken, suggesting scanlators may not be safe either." See: http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2014/0...ting-spoilers/ |
2014-03-07, 21:27 | Link #94 |
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Here're the things I can't stand in current copywrite law
I can Invent a car that runs on water, after 15-20 years everyone is allowed to immitate the technology But I can sue them 70 years later if the bodywork looks or the name sounds too much like my old PoS Watercar And there's another thing in somewhat the same analogy -I buy a car -It's mine -I can sell it Now take that example to a computergame -I buy a game -It's not mine -I'm not allowed to sell it (perhaps with compensation towards the manufacturer in some cases) ...now, is a game more expensive to produce than a car that it needs more protection?
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2014-03-08, 00:27 | Link #96 |
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where's the support for a game that takes no cost to produce, costs half as much in R/D (god knows why with all those templates), but has less regulations to adhere to
I just tried to play NFS carbon on Win 8, crashed harder than a 80 year old Mercedes and THAT I can still get fixed (I just recieved a free master brake-cilinder for my motorcycle for free because of 'safety issues' the bike is as old as NFS Carbon, spare parts have to be stocked for at least 10 years after introduction) Movies/music/software aren't intellectual works anymore, they're a mass-product, and should recieve no more protection than any other product (And as for art? We're wasting valuable recources creating and protecting BullS... like this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pindakaasvloer)
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- it is important that your watercar technology spreads. Beyond your own means of exploiting it. - 50 year old tech is generally not that valuable. Mickey is still worth billions. As for the forgotten shit of the 60's equivalent of Bieber... well, it's forgotten. Who cares, one way or another? Quote:
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2014-03-08, 06:38 | Link #98 | |
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On the IP side, all the creators of Mickey are dead. Every single person working at Disney today has nothing to do with Mickey, yet they are holding on to the rights, making obscene profits, and guarding their rights to it jealously and hurting the rest of society's rights to common cultural heritage because fuck it, corporations are people who happen to live forever or something. Meanwhile, the "who cares" forgotten works are unable to be reproduced because copyright law isn't just for Mickey, though it was written for the benefit of those who hold the rights to Mickey. They are literally lost because of the laws. We have all sorts of "obscure" examples of things people want to preserve, reproduce, develop further, whatever, but they can't because copyright law is in effect and all the creators are dead/held by asshole unrelated trustees/whatever. |
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