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  • On the post: If Your Computer Detects You Laughing At This Patent Drawing, You May Have Infringed On The Patent

    diabolic ( profile ), 20 Aug, 2009 @ 12:27pm

    A system that detects the emotions of an observer of the system seems novel to me. Though I do not want it in my house.

    How is laughing at the picture a possible infringment?

    Its not patent on laughing its a patent on detecting laughing. So you would only be infringing if you build one just like it. If you build one with some other kinds of sensors and/or different processing of the inputs and that would be unique and patentable too.

    That is some of the most amusing patent art I have ever seen.

  • On the post: The Very First Copyright Trial, In 6th Century Ireland, Sounds Really Familiar

    diabolic ( profile ), 20 Aug, 2009 @ 12:18pm

    Re: Question

    What religion will Dark King Helmet force on us when he takes over America?

  • On the post: Is It ID Theft Or Was The Bank Robbed?

    diabolic ( profile ), 19 Aug, 2009 @ 11:50am

    Re: Re:

    Actually my credit card was stolen and there were lots of bogus charges. While the credit card issuer refunded the money the stores/vendors all came after me. It was a big hassle and I had to hire a lawyer to send some letters to them on my behalf. It look months to get everything straight. I was one letter/phone call from suing Home Depot for harrassing me. By trying to make me a victim twice Home Depot lost my business for life. "Identity theft" hurts everyone involved (except the thief), not just the corp fronting the money.

  • On the post: Sirius XM Passes RIAA Tax On To Consumers

    diabolic ( profile ), 19 Aug, 2009 @ 10:55am

    Re: Re:

    Fair enough, call it a tax or a tax-like fee. Whatever, you are right, no one has to pay - we can all just stop buying music, as I already did. The musicians I support will see me at thier shows.

  • On the post: Sirius XM Passes RIAA Tax On To Consumers

    diabolic ( profile ), 19 Aug, 2009 @ 09:44am

    And people wonder why everyone hates the established music industry. Maybe its because they tax us at every opportunity and then some. Radio has always been free to the listeners. Why would I pay for satellite radio? Especially when there is an extra tax for it.

  • On the post: Street Performer Explains His Experience Connecting With Fans, Giving Them A Reason To Buy

    diabolic ( profile ), 19 Aug, 2009 @ 09:40am

    I'm all for this kind of experimenting and its interesting to watch it evolve. But if he sells 5 CDs on tuesday and 11 CDs on wednesday and that is a one time experiement, can you really say that the model 'works'?

  • On the post: If You Build A House Based On Copyright Infringing Plans That You Bought In Good Faith… Are You Infringing?

    diabolic ( profile ), 18 Aug, 2009 @ 09:19pm

    Re: Re:

    Is that King Dark Helmet or Dark King Helmet?

  • On the post: Myth Debunking: Fans Just Want Everything For Free

    diabolic ( profile ), 18 Aug, 2009 @ 12:08pm

    Fans do not want everything for free, they are willing to pay. When there is infinate supply the price will be pushed down. When there are artifical restrictions on access and use it does not add value, that does not drive up the price. When there is a free alternative that does not have restrictions on access and use then the market will shift that way. But the free alternative is not the problem - the problem is the high price and artifical restrictions. Cut the artificial restrictions and offer the product at a reasonable price, you will find more buyers.

  • On the post: Can There Be A Fair File Sharing Trial When The Language Is All Biased?

    diabolic ( profile ), 17 Aug, 2009 @ 08:02pm

    Re: Re: Paid upfront?

    When you "hire session musicians, pay for artwork/graphics, mastering etc." then you are being your own record company and acting as a record company you pay up front. Whether money from a record company is a loan or not depends on your contract. In any event, the record company puts out money up front. The record company distributes/sells the goods, any 'stealing' hits the record company's bottom line first. Fair enough if you have to choose between a contract/loan and doing it yourself - either way 'sales may or may not ever amount to anything'. Either way file sharing helps you, the more people that hear your music the more people that will buy your music and see your shows.

  • On the post: Copyright Insanity: Courts Continue To Try To Slice And Dice The Superman Copyright

    diabolic ( profile ), 17 Aug, 2009 @ 12:10pm

    I think superman peeing is covered by copyright too...
    http://occasionalplanet.com/id3.html

  • On the post: Can There Be A Fair File Sharing Trial When The Language Is All Biased?

    diabolic ( profile ), 17 Aug, 2009 @ 10:07am

    Seems like language is not the real issue. The fact that the Plaintiff can 'exclude anyone who is actually knowledgeable about the subject from the jury' is a problem. Language is only a problem for a jury of the uninformed.

  • On the post: Can There Be A Fair File Sharing Trial When The Language Is All Biased?

    diabolic ( profile ), 17 Aug, 2009 @ 10:00am

    Re: Re: Re: Re:

    Actually, you are not hurting 'musican's' at all - they got paid up front for their work. If there is any actual harm it would be to the the record company/distributor. The reality is that most 'illegal' downloads would never be sales in the first place.

  • On the post: Just Because Something's New Doesn't Mean It's Not Obvious

    diabolic ( profile ), 16 Aug, 2009 @ 04:34pm

    Re: Lemley is just another academic feeding at corp trough

    Hey Mike - I think Ronald was referring to Lemley in this case, not you.

    Ronald, would you like to provide evidence of the connections that you mentioned? Frankly, you seem pretty crazy to me, you have no credibility. If you are not bringing something to the conversation then you are just trolling. Work on bringing something constructive to the table.

  • On the post: Just Because Something's New Doesn't Mean It's Not Obvious

    diabolic ( profile ), 14 Aug, 2009 @ 10:57pm

    How exactly would you implement asking those of skill in the art?

    Maybe there is a better test in this brief filed in the Bilski case:

    Law Professors [Lemley et al.] The distinction on patentable subject matter should be based on the distinction between applied and abstract inventions.
    http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964ac20lawandbusinessprofessors.pdf

  • On the post: Yes, People Dislike The RIAA Because Of Its Actions, Not Because Everyone Hates Music Business People

    diabolic ( profile ), 14 Aug, 2009 @ 10:48pm

    "but the issue most people have is not that it's a business, but the way the business has been run"

    The business is run by people, people make the decisions to do stupid crap like sue your biggest fans. Its really the people I hate. Not necessarily the "accountants, lawyers, enforcers" but maybe the "other not-so-fun people" that call the shots. We are talking about large companies that employ lots of people, most of those folks are not to blame, its the relatively few folks that make the decisions that are the problem. I do hate the mob bosses of the music industry and those of the software industry too.

  • On the post: Hollywood's War With Redbox Expanding To Netflix As Well?

    diabolic ( profile ), 14 Aug, 2009 @ 12:59pm

    More reason NOT to buy or rent. Can't remember the last time I saw a release from a major studio that was worth buying.

  • On the post: Recap The Law: Getting Public Legal Data Back To The Public

    diabolic ( profile ), 14 Aug, 2009 @ 12:49pm

    This sounds like a good idea but I am the only one that is bothered by "documents you access via your PACER account automatically get uploaded to a public archive"?

    What is to prevent the RECAP plugin from confusing the PACER site with some other site and automatically uploading random content or private data to a public archive?

    Don't take away my control of the data on my screen.

  • On the post: Sony Recognizes That Openness Is A Competitive Advantage

    diabolic ( profile ), 14 Aug, 2009 @ 12:43pm

    Re: A real comment that's actually on point..

    Also, IBM Clone hardware development outpaced the proprietary Mac hardware. Now MacOS runs on IBM Clone hardware - all the new Mac hardware is IBM Clone hardware under the covers.

  • On the post: Morrissey: Don't Buy My Music

    diabolic ( profile ), 14 Aug, 2009 @ 10:51am

    First, I do not support the RIAA, not even a little bit. I'm starting get the feeling that the 'for the artists' line does not mean 'for artists that are already signed' but it means 'for the next artists to get raked over the coals'. The RIAA needs to keep bringing in cash so they can provide a tiny bit of cash up front to the next 'artist' they are going to screw over. Once that artist has signed over all their rights the RIAA moves on to the next sucker. 'For the artists' means a bit 'for the next sucker'. I think history has shown that you can fool some of the people all of the time.

    Second, I do not have any sympathy for artists like Morrisey that signed bad contracts and now want to complain about - the money was good enough at the time, quit whining. Anyone that cares already downloaded all of Morrisey's music and won't buy the box set anyway.

    This same thing happens with folks that create patentable work for a corporation, the corporation owns the patent. If the company I work for makes tons of money from a patent I worked on I do not get any 'extra' pay. You do not hear me bitching about it and telling the world to boycott the product.

  • On the post: Sony Recognizes That Openness Is A Competitive Advantage

    diabolic ( profile ), 14 Aug, 2009 @ 07:15am

    Re: It's still Sony to me

    Totally agree here. Sony makes bad decisions and poor quality products that they do not stand behind. Sony is a brand I do not even consider.