Comments on: Jaywalking vs copyright infringement

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 13 May 2009 02:16:29 +0000

I jaywalk too… and I’m in Chicago, where they occasionally give lip service to the media about doing something about pedestrians. Me, I’m taking the roads back.

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 12 May 2009 22:13:47 +0000

@Maizie

I made it. Help yourself http://www.p2pnet.net/images/tw.gif

Cheers!

By: Maizie

Maizie — Tue, 12 May 2009 21:25:02 +0000

Where did you get your little tweetie bird for follow p2pnet?

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:40:19 +0000

Oh, it’s worse than that.

Think about it a minute. Any time anything is created in the US it’s automatically copyrighted. So when you make a website guess what? It’s copyrighted in the US by default. And what do browsers do? They copy the page for display when you go to a site. So going anywhere on the net with a US line or to a US site, means you are infringing before you even view the page.

What about the legal system? Bet those lawyers don’t get approvals to use copyrighted items before showing them in court. Newspapers, official documents that are now often claimed to be copyrighted by the state in order to obtain fees, court documents on case law, all are copied fairly freely by those who wish the data to support their case or to fight in the defendant’s behalf.

Why aren’t we hearing about cases where Xerox is being held up for copyright infringement through third party? Books, sheet music, even your mother’s needlepoint pattern are all copyrighted.

This could go on for a long while, putting out subjects that are copyrighted and yet no one pays any mind to the fact.

Only when you get to the entertainment industries and their watchdogs do you go to hearing of court cases against copying. Established status quo is being sought for the buck.

By: surfer

surfer — Tue, 12 May 2009 19:51:58 +0000

i bet that idea is copyrighted somewhere…

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 12 May 2009 19:31:27 +0000

Personally I think Jaywalkers should be shot on site and copyright infringers should be given the gun used to shoot the Jaywalkers……..
No really.

But I do like how the two subjects intrigue ones mind..

By: surfer

surfer — Tue, 12 May 2009 19:03:36 +0000

.. always looking forward to the next infringement, gives me the goose bumps thinking of some asshat losing his hair stressing over something as fundamental as sharing…

sharing is caring, so keep on caring.

stw

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 12 May 2009 18:41:32 +0000

1 minute, only becuse my work PC does not access any good sites.