I had a project that required getting 780,000 zipcode-to-zipcode driving times to determine who could be recruited to visit a given hospital into a clinical trial. I programmed both Google and MapQuest queries and found MapQuest to be 5 times faster and they wouldn't charge to use it. I emailed them as requested to let them know what I was planning. They said to please only use two parallel queries at a time. Four days later I was done. My research goes on.
OK, when I go to museums, I like to photograph the artwork I see. Many museums allow such activity but say that it can only be for personal/non-commercial use. Are they blowing smoke?
Also, photographing sculpture requires the right angle, playing with light, exposure, etc. Does that make it copyrightable?
It is very easy to spoof an email. The confirmation sent to you is a way of verifying that you are the one requesting a stop to messages. Otherwise anyone could unsubscribe you from anything.
I don't know of any medical journals that pay their authors -- some even charge for the privilege. The dozens of research papers I've published have enriched them -- can I sue?
One of my favorites was when a Boston channel found out that you could open an ATM door with *any* card with a magnetic strip. This led to all sorts of warnings about safety and muggers....
I see the natural price order as Hardback > paperback > electronic. You can twist reality all you want, but you'll have a hard time convincing me otherwise.
During the early 70's it was common on radio to hear comedy novelty songs that were built on short clips of current hits. Also, Carol Burnett once did a skit with under thirty seconds of each song they sang because they couldn't afford royalties. Would they be sued today?
For journal articles that have a government employee as an author, there is already a requirement that the article be in the public domain. I'm not sure how often this actually happens, but there's a separate signature line for such authors when you are otherwise signing your rights away.
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Switched to MapQuest
I had a project that required getting 780,000 zipcode-to-zipcode driving times to determine who could be recruited to visit a given hospital into a clinical trial. I programmed both Google and MapQuest queries and found MapQuest to be 5 times faster and they wouldn't charge to use it. I emailed them as requested to let them know what I was planning. They said to please only use two parallel queries at a time. Four days later I was done. My research goes on.
Re: Question
OK, I must admit I had to read the article several times to get it straight....
Two questions
OK, when I go to museums, I like to photograph the artwork I see. Many museums allow such activity but say that it can only be for personal/non-commercial use. Are they blowing smoke?
Also, photographing sculpture requires the right angle, playing with light, exposure, etc. Does that make it copyrightable?
Patenting DNA
The only good thing about the early rush to patent DNA sequences is that most of them will expire before anyone gets around to needing to use them.
Confirmation
It is very easy to spoof an email. The confirmation sent to you is a way of verifying that you are the one requesting a stop to messages. Otherwise anyone could unsubscribe you from anything.
Medical Journals?
I don't know of any medical journals that pay their authors -- some even charge for the privilege. The dozens of research papers I've published have enriched them -- can I sue?
Really low tech example
One of my favorites was when a Boston channel found out that you could open an ATM door with *any* card with a magnetic strip. This led to all sorts of warnings about safety and muggers....
Re:
Yeah, a really accurate one!
Cause and Effect?
Can we actually tell whether popularity leads to greater piracy or piracy leads to greater popularity?
In a rational world...
I see the natural price order as Hardback > paperback > electronic. You can twist reality all you want, but you'll have a hard time convincing me otherwise.
Novelty songs and Carol Burnett
During the early 70's it was common on radio to hear comedy novelty songs that were built on short clips of current hits. Also, Carol Burnett once did a skit with under thirty seconds of each song they sang because they couldn't afford royalties. Would they be sued today?
Some articles are already public
For journal articles that have a government employee as an author, there is already a requirement that the article be in the public domain. I'm not sure how often this actually happens, but there's a separate signature line for such authors when you are otherwise signing your rights away.