Comments for Falkvinge on Infopolicy

Comment on Copyright Monopoly Goes Insane: Non-Copy Judged As Infringing by roke

roke — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:08:14 +0000

I am admittedly somehow involved with trademark matters so I can be called biased, I suppose, but…

My friend recently went to a tourist spot and following the suggestions of the guide took a photo of a world famous natural object, and now has a photograph that apparently imitates/violates/infringes a number of famous shots. Should she publish it in her travel book – will she indeed be violating someone’s rights?

On the other hand – possibly because I’m colourblind – the two photographs look very much the same – all gray, with the Big Ben and the Houses of the Parliament in the background, and a gray bridge with the single differently coloured object – a red double-decker bus on it. Since it it is more or less everything I can say – will you really be able to make the difference which one my verbal description applies to?

I apologize, in case the all-gray-and-a-single-red-object description is off.

Nevertheless, should I see either of the two photographs being used commercially for even goods or services of different kind, I would (possibly unconsciously) assume some kind of association between the origin of whatever they were selling me, mostly because I’d assume that the two shots came from the same portfolio of a single author, taken perhaps 5 minutes to an hour or a few apart. In trademark world a consumer doesn’t most often have the possibility of examining two similar or even somewhat similar objects side by side… unless you are taken in by the object itself you won’t be able to tell the difference.

I’m honestly torn. In commercial environment I’d probably find there to be at least some kind of conflict, while elsewhere I’m not really so sure. The copyright law that allowed the court make the decision it did – seems irrational. It also purports to protect the author of the original item for 70 years after his/hear demise. Meanwhile I’m prepared to bet that one out of seven pictures taken from the same spot have had a red double-decker in it both before and after.

Comment on European Commission Slip Reveals Censorship In ACTA by Miljoenen in opstand tegen ACTA – Europese Commissie stapt over naar damage-control-mode | Kletskous

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:04:42 +0000

[...] van de Europese Commissie.Rick Falkvinge, oprichter van de Zweedse en eerste Piratenpartij legt uit waarom ACTA wel degelijk tot censuur leidt. Aanstaande zaterdag vinden er wereldwijd weer protesten plaats tegen ACTA, ook in Amsterdam 9 [...]

Comment on Today, Sweden Rallies Against ACTA And For Freedom Of Speech. We Can Win This. by Miljoenen in opstand tegen ACTA – Europese Commissie stapt over naar damage-control-mode | Kletskous

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:54:34 +0000

[...] inmiddels op de internationale petitie tegen ACTA gestemd! Ook gingen in verschillende landen, o.a. in Zweden en Polen duizenden mensen de straat op om te protesteren tegen dit verdrag. Dat is de Europese [...]

Comment on Why You Should Support Your Face is a Saxophone by Zacqary Adam Green

Zacqary Adam Green — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:38:29 +0000

Ahh, right, I forgot about that part. I know the transcript affects YouTube search results (funny story, actually: about half the hits on Episode 1 were because the plot point about Pepsi caused it to show up as a “Related Video” to a Pepsi commercial — thanks to the subtitles), but I suppose that doesn’t carry over to embeds.

Comment on Why You Should Support Your Face is a Saxophone by Børge A. Roum

Børge A. Roum — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:33:07 +0000

Cool! Remember that it’s not just about the subtitles being there, but also that the US sutbibltes are actually text that can be used “read” by different kinds of tools, used for example by deaf people. :)

Comment on Why You Should Support Your Face is a Saxophone by Chris

Chris — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:44:43 +0000

That changed rather quickly. Thanks! =D

Comment on Why You Should Support Your Face is a Saxophone by Zacqary Adam Green

Zacqary Adam Green — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:43:27 +0000

Ha ha, uhhhhh, yeah, that’s why we need help. I just started seeding it again, so maybe it’ll work now.

Torrent for Episode 2 will be coming as soon as I finish the subtitles for it, by the way.

Comment on Why You Should Support Your Face is a Saxophone by Chris

Chris — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:38:52 +0000

Hey, I jumped onto your torrenting both to watch the craziness but also to help with the distribution. However, there doesn’t appear to be a 100% seeder atm =\

Comment on More People Means More Voices Means Better Ideas by Why You Should Support Your Face is a Saxophone « Plankhead

Why You Should Support Your Face is a Saxophone « Plankhead — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:38:31 +0000

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Comment on Planned Post-ACTA Repression In European Union: The Documents by Rick Falkvinge

Rick Falkvinge — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:26:34 +0000

While you are technically correct, that it is civil proceedings as opposed to criminal proceedings, one needs to take the background of the roadmap into account. The civil proceedings that stand in contrast with the public’s perception of justice on this topic – against who have those been aimed?

Without exception, ordinary parents and teenagers.

And en masse, at that.