COI on Wikipedia
Having gone through a similar experience myself, I've found that in navigating the potential "Conflict of Interest" waters on Wikipedia, it is important to know the rules as well, if not better than,...
View ArticleRe: Re: WP:NPOV, Neutrality
That's actually not what I'm suggesting. I can point you to several instances where a contributor is immediately assumed to be a shill just because of their user name. This sometimes happens when a new...
View ArticlePaul Even Admits It
I actually commented on the article when it first showed up (and referenced a great techdirt post), and I got Paul to admit that even he sees that plagiarism are copyright are different. As you can see...
View ArticleRe: Re: have you seen this?
This is actually wrong. The roku sticks need a HDMI port. I don't mean to be rude, but in half the time it took to write your comment, you could have clicked on the link of the previous commenter and...
View ArticleAnd then there's Planetary Resources
Rumor on the street is that Diamandis, Simonyi, Schmidt and co. want to mine asteroids. http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/mimssbits/27776/
View ArticleRe: Re: And then there's Planetary Resources
While we'll find out more next Tuesday about the nature of the company, I did a little follow up reading on asteroid mining. This section of the Asteroid Mining wikipedia article (along with a few...
View ArticleRe: Re: And then there's Planetary Resources
In the reading I've done in the last few minutes, it looks like your step 3 may not be part of the calculus at all. The mined material may be used "in situ" to help on our way to...
View ArticleThey just don't like Mike
I think it's worth noting that this may have been in the course of being resolved by the time Mike posted, since in the screenshot above there are 3 "shares" on facebook already. I agree it should not...
View ArticleHome Concert/Dinner with AFP Backers
Since this post went live, the home concert and dinner options have both received 1 backer. That's $20,000 right there, and she's given herself an 18 month window to fold the events into her normal...
View ArticleArticle 10
"Boyle's paper is a timely reminder that judges need to take into account the special nature of open source when considering whether to grant patent injunctions" Seems to me that it's the lawyers on...
View ArticleLink to the Drawing
Just so we're clear on what we're actually discussing, I thought it would be helpful to add a link to a copy of the actual mark:...
View ArticleRe: Re: Techdirt's standard "one in a million proves all we sez".
... I get replying, really, it's the gut reaction they're going for, and it's hard to resist. But, why are you feeding the trolls even more by "first word"-ing your reply? Especially OOTB (for goodness...
View ArticleA Bit Late
As much as I appreciate techdirt following developments like this one, in this case the patent actually "surfaced" back in 2010, and got coverage all over the place. See:...
View ArticleNot to Mention Serials
Just recently I noticed that John Scalzi (author of Old Man's War, etc.), is releasing his newest book in serial format in one week intervals. Each release (starting with...
View ArticleRe: Re: Not to Mention Serials
I was wondering about that last bit. I'm hoping they come up with a better way of handling it than that.
View ArticleArticle 4
I think the conversation on this topic would benefit from more precise language. Just as 'piracy' is not 'theft', the exemption granted by the WTO to Antigua is not approval to commit 'piracy'. Since...
View ArticleArticle 3
I showed this to several people where I work and they didn't find it that funny. As someone who laughed out loud, I'm beginning to wonder how small the audience for this commercial actually is. Also, I...
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You're conflating copyrights with trademarks, which is understandable since we're talking about books. BUT, we're talking about books as products for sale, not as copyrightable expression.
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