Obvious - use a disclaimer AS advertising
Seems like they could just say in their ad, "Ms. Child never agreed to endorse our products. She just used them, which is even better." HM
View ArticleIt might or might not be negligence - but probably usually not.
Negligence is somewhat dependent on the circumstances. It's not that leaving your wireless connection unprotected is NEVER negligence, it's just that in the scenarios trotted out thus far it has been...
View ArticleRe: Re: It might or might not be negligence - but probably usually not.
Well, frankly, that seems like arguing there's no need to put a lock on the door, either, because there's "data security on a system". Again, it will depend on the circumstances. HM
View ArticleWell, not really . . .
I did a quick check at uspto.gov, and it seems there are ten listings for registrations of "TEBOWING". Three dead and three live. The three live ones all seem to be for the word mark, as used on...
View ArticleRe: Well, not really . . .
Quick correction: three dead listings and SEVEN (not three) live ones. The total is ten. HM
View ArticleMy biggest complaint about your post . . .
. . . is that you used "focus group" as a verb. But such mis-uses of the English language do really annoy me, though, so don't think you're getting off TOO easily. Yes, I think it's true that most of...
View ArticlePrivacy?
I didn't realize students had a right to wander around school unsupervised. What do they expect to do when they get a job that requires access cards with their name and picture on it? As long as...
View ArticleRe: Re: Privacy?
I didn't say it was about improving education or being compassionate to kids or any mamby-pamby stuff like that. But I don't see it as some sort of scam in that they're not fabricating kids in...
View ArticleRe: Re: Privacy?
... and I just plain reject the "religious freedom" crap. Those who are so fundamentalist that they look for "the beast" in everything should probably be home schooling their kids anyway in order to...
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No, those who are merely religious are not automatically wacko in my eyes. But, fundamental, fire-and-brimstone, "mark of the beast" Christianity IS wacko. It just is. But, yes, even the wackos in our...
View ArticleA bit of a leap . . .
. . . to go from "piracy should not be about the teenager downloading music at home" to "personal use maybe shouldn't be considered infringement." I think it's not unreasonable to consider that...
View ArticleRe: A bit of a leap . . .
To clarify, I disagree with the implication that Pallante's comment at all "suggests" anything like "personal use" not being infringement. HM
View ArticleLack of uniforms actually would be an issue...
Not necessarily an insurmountable issue, but one that would have to be taken seriously and addressed. We live outside of town, and it's an issue if my wife is home alone and a strange car pulls into...
View ArticleSupreme Court often misunderstood
Well, even those who HAVE heard of the Supreme Court usually don't really understand what it's job is - including the news media. If the media understood the Court, they wouldn't ask stupid poll...
View ArticleRe: Re: Supreme Court often misunderstood
Yes, I am sure that there are indeed some who actually can "disagree" with the Court's opinion. I would be willing to bet big money that the vast majority, though, are not really equipped to be able to...
View ArticleThe odds?
The odds of an American dying in a Columbine/Aurora/Newtown sort of incident are also basically zero, but that sure seems to have pushed a lot of people to claim "something must be done!" HM
View ArticleWell, just a nit . . .
. . . but it would be a "circumvention" device, not an "anti-circumvention" device. The anti-circumvention provisions of the DMCA prohibit circumvention devices. HM
View Article"Feet on the ground equivalent..."
Actually, I think the more apt "feet on the ground" analogy would be to send a bunch of cops who, rather than "grabbing IDs", merely call in the name of everyone they recognize. HM
View ArticleMaybe copyright isn't the real problem here . . .
More than demonstrating any perceived negative extreme of copyright, perhaps it is more importantly one more indication that tattoos are kinda dumb, and really worth thinking twice about before asking...
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