“…I created a cardboard platform with a long thin protrusion for pressing the spacebar, which is sufficient to activate most onscreen buttons. Next, I carefully place it over the keyboard of my computer. Finally, I lure Simba over the cardboard platform with the promise of petting. N Success!! He presses the button of his own free will. Admittedly, he was coerced and rewarded, but really, nobody forced my cat to step on the button and become party to a software license agreement. At the very least, we know he was not under duress. ”
I found the above on BoingBoing and even thought its really funny, its also compelling, in a serious way.
…and what if Simba wrote the next world’s #1 best seller aka The Da Vinci Code? Would cats around the world be ensured a lifetime supply of El Premo katnip? Or would the lawyers be haggling over royalties in the courts for years to come. Speaking of royalties…(hint, hint…)
What if your friend posts a picture and you tag yourself in it and you really like that picture. And then they close their Facebook page, and that picture is no longer available. Wouldn’t that suck? You’re in the picture, so you partially have ownership of it. This is where Facebook steps in and says, we’re going to keep the picture on our servers so all your friends can still look at it. And I think that’s okay.
Until a picture of you gets posted that you happen to not like, say it’s you in a bad way, and you don’t want it on the web. Or someone has a picture of you doing something with someone that you wanted to keep a secret, or that reveals something embarrassing about you. you’d want that picture gone, right? Well too bad, Facebook will keep it.
You don’t have any ownership to a photograph in which you appear; the photographer is the owner. You have the right to not have your likeness used for financial gain without your approval, but you don’t own the photo in any way.
People misunderstand copyright, but this video explains it well. It is not the ownership of your life. It is the commercial use of your work to make profit for a corporation that has fooled you into donating it to them… forever.
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Im saying fuck you, Straight up, You mother fuckers RAT OUT SO MANY ACCOUNTS ILL KNOCK YOU THE FUCK OUT IN PERSON
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Apparatus for allowing your cat to agree to TOS:
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/02/17/apparatus-for-allowi.html
“…I created a cardboard platform with a long thin protrusion for pressing the spacebar, which is sufficient to activate most onscreen buttons. Next, I carefully place it over the keyboard of my computer. Finally, I lure Simba over the cardboard platform with the promise of petting. N Success!! He presses the button of his own free will. Admittedly, he was coerced and rewarded, but really, nobody forced my cat to step on the button and become party to a software license agreement. At the very least, we know he was not under duress. ”
I found the above on BoingBoing and even thought its really funny, its also compelling, in a serious way.
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…and what if Simba wrote the next world’s #1 best seller aka The Da Vinci Code? Would cats around the world be ensured a lifetime supply of El Premo katnip? Or would the lawyers be haggling over royalties in the courts for years to come. Speaking of royalties…(hint, hint…)
I’ll be back momentarily.
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Tubers beware!
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In honor of b-man, a YouTube (
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Yeah, I got tired working at the barbershop. I needed some air from all that hair!
http://www.skyarts.co.uk/video
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Nice to see you back in all your glory!
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Thanks for sharing information in a great way. Btw Joanne you’re getting bulky..Please control your weight.
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Oh Drew …
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Extremely helpful explanation. I am reposting to my blog. Good job!!
Cheers,
Connie
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Probably a Jewish American.
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Good Internet sales idea: a cat hair vacuum cleaner for keyboards.
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The Weather Underground, recently brought back into the limelight by election 2008, chose their name well.
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Is this some sort of outreach program or something? Why not get system that require registration to post?
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Maybe appoint as moderator whoever deleted some of my choice posts.
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like sarah in prison break
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sub ORL^Y for a free peace!
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haha truedat=) the british one
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Facebook’s mama is so fat you could miss a season of Simpsons when she walked past the telly.
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DONT HAVE FACEBOOK ACCOUNT… HAHAHA
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I’d pee in her butt.
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“if you can’t get out, maybe you shouldn’t get in in the first place”
that’s what she said.
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what was that? i never seen someone do that beforethat was hilarious… i didnt see that one comming haha [=
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i love it when people correct grammar, they always use capital letters, full stops and punctuation
penis
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the fact that Facebook change their TOS back so quickly is an indication that they knew they were wrong in the first place
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onleh 2 peepz wit no fwiends
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What if your friend posts a picture and you tag yourself in it and you really like that picture. And then they close their Facebook page, and that picture is no longer available. Wouldn’t that suck? You’re in the picture, so you partially have ownership of it. This is where Facebook steps in and says, we’re going to keep the picture on our servers so all your friends can still look at it. And I think that’s okay.
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Until a picture of you gets posted that you happen to not like, say it’s you in a bad way, and you don’t want it on the web. Or someone has a picture of you doing something with someone that you wanted to keep a secret, or that reveals something embarrassing about you. you’d want that picture gone, right? Well too bad, Facebook will keep it.
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You don’t have any ownership to a photograph in which you appear; the photographer is the owner. You have the right to not have your likeness used for financial gain without your approval, but you don’t own the photo in any way.
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Now when people keep asking me – are you on facebook – I can send them a link to explain clearly why not.
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People misunderstand copyright, but this video explains it well. It is not the ownership of your life. It is the commercial use of your work to make profit for a corporation that has fooled you into donating it to them… forever.
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