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Posts tagged ‘copyright’

Does the punishment fit the crime?  

In the United States, copying a DVD can get you up to 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. At least, that’s what all of my legally rented Netflix DVDs tell me every single time I watch them. For fun, I thought I’d see if that punishment was reasonable by surveying the California penal [...]

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Corporate greed run amok  

I just got a spam email in my Flickr mailbox from none other than GE promoting their Picture a Healthy World project. Here’s the email I received:
Dear Flickr Member:
We saw this photo of yours and really love it!
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We selected your photo based on its quality and subject matter, which we believe is ideal [...]

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