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Re: Waitaminute... (Quote) There is considerable disagreement over whether artists and creators need the incentive of copyrights as an impetus to create. I believe that most artists would create regardless of copyright protection, but that in the ab…

in Interesting thread on Blue's... Comment by Bloodrain November 2001

[b]Re: ::Mourns the death of subtle humor::[/b] Smileys won't save you , Momma's Ratboy.... [quote] The *only* sympathy I have for Disney's stance (and I doubt that it's enough for me to really back them) is that their ongoing business depends (to…

in Interesting thread on Blue's... Comment by Bloodrain November 2001

Re: Waitaminute... ::Sniffs bait, looks around, detects Rat's trail:: (Quote) : ::Spots Rat behind mommy... Brings it::

in Interesting thread on Blue's... Comment by Bloodrain November 2001

[b]Wired article[/b] [quote] another interesting read on copyright currently at Wired: Why Copyright Laws Hurt Culture http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,48625,00.html [/quote] The article is interesting, and Lessig certainly has a point, b…

in Interesting thread on Blue's... Comment by Bloodrain November 2001

[b]Re: Legal (ahem) Mumbo Jumbo (long)[/b] [quote] Yeah, I knew as soon as I posted that that I probably didn't get the definitions spot on... my heart was in the right place, though. ;-) [/quote] Absolutely, but as the resident Legal Wonk, I was …

in Evil Software Licenses (more Bloodrain Bait) Comment by Bloodrain November 2001

Re: Evil Software Licenses (more Bloodrain Bait) (Quote) Maybe. Class action plaintiffs' attorneys are clever bastards. They may be able to make a claim that T2 committed consumer fraud (or just plain fraud) when they released M3, and that might let…

in Evil Software Licenses (more Bloodrain Bait) Comment by Bloodrain November 2001

[b]Re: NO.[/b] [quote] It is WRONG for a company to intentionally release a product that does not do what it claims. In the real world, we call that "fraud". Fraud is a felony. Fraud perpetrated across state lines in the United States is …

in Myth 3? Comment by Bloodrain November 2001

in C is for Cookie [nt] Comment by Bloodrain October 2001

Re: WTC attack forewarned 2 hours early?... and very interesting (Quote) Likewise. (Quote) Yep. It's refreshing to have a civil debate about something, even when it appears we won't ever see eye-to-eye 100% on the subject. 8-)

in Re: WTC attack forewarned 2 hours early?... and very interesting Comment by Bloodrain October 2001

Re: WTC attack forewarned 2 hours early?... and very interesting (Quote) Ah. I was looking at the original report of the "4000 Israelis were forewarned," and not taking it very seriously because of the source's clear bias. (Quote) Well, th…

in Re: WTC attack forewarned 2 hours early?... and very interesting Comment by Bloodrain October 2001

Re: WTC attack forewarned 2 hours early?... and very interesting (Quote) Isn't that backwards? If they are making the allegation ("Israel is responsible for this attack") shouldn't they have the burden of coming up with the proof? Just as …

in Re: WTC attack forewarned 2 hours early?... and very interesting Comment by Bloodrain October 2001

(Quote) Well, perhaps it's not been getting major airplay because, as every story about it says, the FBI is still investigating it. It may turn out to be nothing. It may turn out to be a huge deal. We'll find out, and if it is a significant story, w…

in Re: WTC attack forewarned 2 hours early?... and very interesting Comment by Bloodrain September 2001

[b]BTW...[/b] This is why I react so strongly to conspiracy theorists and rumormongers. Insidious misinformation acts like a virus. [url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,35301,00.html]http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,35301,00.html[/url]

in [VJ] WTC attack forewarned 2 hours early?... and very interesting Comment by Bloodrain October 2001

Can someone recommend a good set of not-too-expensive speakers I can hook on to my G3? Now that I've moved and the computer is in the basement office (two floors away from where Mrs. Bloodrain and the Blood Princess sleep), I don't have to use headp…

in Speakers...? Comment by Bloodrain September 2001

That's "you're" of course... [nt]