Posts by Sacha
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Let's try that link again:
This passage seems relevant...
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Thanks for joining the conversation, Patrick. There has been an ongoing (some might say interminable) discussion here over many threads about various aspects of copyright, including our friend s92. I think it's safe to say that few have argued the desirability of ISPs being judge, jury and executioner.
However, knowing what someone is guilty of seems crucial. The e-book that was linked to at the top of the last page has some interesting thoughts about the difference between copying and taking, as do many previous posts here.
http://levine.sscnet.ucla.edu/general/intellectual/coffee.htm seems relevant:Intellectual property law is not about your right to control your copy of your idea - this is a right that we have just pointed out, does not need a great deal of protection. What intellectual property law is really about is about your right to control my copy of your idea.
This is not a right ordinarily or automatically granted to the owners of other types of property. If I produce a cup of coffee, I have the right to choose whether or not to sell it to you or drink it myself. But my property right is not an automatic right both to sell you the cup of coffee and to tell you how to drink it.
It is important to distinguish between property rights and contractual agreements. You could sell me the delicious cup of coffee you just made, and have me sign a contract agreeing not to drink the coffee after 4 pm. But if I were to violate this agreement it would not be theft. As a matter of law, you could not send the police after me. You could sue me for breach of contract - and the courts might or might not decide the contract was valid. But there would be no question of theft or violation of property rights.
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Sshh, you'll get workplace admins blocking access to this site..
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Sense of humour seems to be a random and individual thing. Always a delight when it connects with someone else's.
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Hmm, so the quote tag is case sensitive, to boot..
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And doesn't granting a license leave the ownership of copyright with the author?
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Hell no, I aint got nothin on some like linger.
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I blame the gin..
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The French Empire has a certain ring to it..
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blow your freakin' mind
Reckon. So if System weren't still in beta, the LHC might still be working? (imagine that said like a Scooby Doo ending)
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