I just reread the comments preceding the Rosie Rage and can’t see that anyone made any comments about Oprah per se before her comment, so what was Rosie so upset about? There were only comments about how the dispute was silly. Oh, by the way, I still own “seeyalater.”
ok, so how come all these folks can catch a word or phrase and say that it is their own word? they did not invent the word or phrase uniquely. good example, everyone remember when progessive patented the word concierge? now here’s a good example of a common word they decided to catch! WOW! so how many of use words like HAPPY BIRTHDAY? another well known phrase originated, if i remember by monks. they don’t recieve any extra money or pay for it! we use concierge services in hotels, but yet, the progressive folks felt it was ok to patent the word that was commonly used.
i think both parties should be taken to the shower. why is it so important that we take a common phrase to make it their own and unique? so if somone on the street says it, are you going to have them pay you royalties? i don’t think so. again, this becomes a useless waste of time, money and energy. now you wonder why are courts are heavy laden with frivilous lawsuits.
This is a GREAT reason why we should all unite in our opposition of the expansion of intellectual property rights.
You should not be able to patent software or business models.
Trademark should be limited to a strict “moron in a hurry” test — would ANYONE, even a “moron in a hurry,” confuse Mutual of Omaha, and Oprah Winfrey? You have got to be kidding.
How about Microsoft? They just “patented” SUDO which is programming integral to Linux (and happens to have been in existence for THIRTY YEARS). But USPTO approved it for Microsoft!
What about the Olympics? They won’t even let you post pictures from the event on a personal Flikr account since they think it’s their “intellectual property.”
Or how about the ruling in the UK — they refused appeal for a guy convicted for modifying game console hardware which he purchased and did not use for any ill purpose.
Or how about the toy manufacturer who sent cease & desist letters to its customers because they were using the toys in a manner deemed inappropriate by the manufacturer?
These days, when it comes down to it you don’t even own the physical product you buy. DCMA, anti-circumvention rules, licensing, and ridiculous expansion of IP are eroding our freedoms every single day.
So you, the individual, don’t get to own anything — you don’t own the movies you “bought”, you don’t own the games you “bought”, you don’t own the digital books you bought (Amazon recently sumamrily deleted books from the readers of their customers–ironically copies of Orwell’s 1984!).
So YOU don’t get to own the physical goods you buy but Mutual of Omaha gets to “own” the phrase “Aha moment” (which has been around for years and years).
RIGHT NOW, industry insiders and politicians from all over the world are meeting in South Korea to discuss the internet provisions of ACTA, a secret intellectual property international treaty.
It is being written by IP lawyers and content industry lobbyists, in secret, outside of Congress. Obama refused FOIA requests for this information by invoking state secrets and “national security”.
The treaty is rumored to contain provisions such as termination of your internet connection if you are even ACCUSED of intellectual property violation.
People it is time to wake up and unite in opposition of the desecration of our right to the free speech and the free exchange of ideas and information.
Just today I tried to watch a Youtube video. It was rumored a new, highly hyped software had been hacked less than 12 hours after release. The developer had Youtube pull the videos due to “Copyright claims”. Every day more and more entities use I.P. to silence criticism and censor information.
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It’s spelled B A R A C K dimwit.
I thought Rosie was spelled R-o-s-i-e.
Good one Try Again!
I just reread the comments preceding the Rosie Rage and can’t see that anyone made any comments about Oprah per se before her comment, so what was Rosie so upset about? There were only comments about how the dispute was silly. Oh, by the way, I still own “seeyalater.”
I’ve been using “Idunknow” since 1955. Everybody needs to send me a buck.
Anytime you write, say or even think the word “What” you owe me a dollar. I invented that phrase.
I guess Lil’ John now owes me something like ten million dollars… WHHHATTTT??
ok, so how come all these folks can catch a word or phrase and say that it is their own word? they did not invent the word or phrase uniquely. good example, everyone remember when progessive patented the word concierge? now here’s a good example of a common word they decided to catch! WOW! so how many of use words like HAPPY BIRTHDAY? another well known phrase originated, if i remember by monks. they don’t recieve any extra money or pay for it! we use concierge services in hotels, but yet, the progressive folks felt it was ok to patent the word that was commonly used.
i think both parties should be taken to the shower. why is it so important that we take a common phrase to make it their own and unique? so if somone on the street says it, are you going to have them pay you royalties? i don’t think so. again, this becomes a useless waste of time, money and energy. now you wonder why are courts are heavy laden with frivilous lawsuits.
After all, isn’t that what this is about?
This is a GREAT reason why we should all unite in our opposition of the expansion of intellectual property rights.
You should not be able to patent software or business models.
Trademark should be limited to a strict “moron in a hurry” test — would ANYONE, even a “moron in a hurry,” confuse Mutual of Omaha, and Oprah Winfrey? You have got to be kidding.
How about Microsoft? They just “patented” SUDO which is programming integral to Linux (and happens to have been in existence for THIRTY YEARS). But USPTO approved it for Microsoft!
What about the Olympics? They won’t even let you post pictures from the event on a personal Flikr account since they think it’s their “intellectual property.”
Or how about the ruling in the UK — they refused appeal for a guy convicted for modifying game console hardware which he purchased and did not use for any ill purpose.
Or how about the toy manufacturer who sent cease & desist letters to its customers because they were using the toys in a manner deemed inappropriate by the manufacturer?
These days, when it comes down to it you don’t even own the physical product you buy. DCMA, anti-circumvention rules, licensing, and ridiculous expansion of IP are eroding our freedoms every single day.
So you, the individual, don’t get to own anything — you don’t own the movies you “bought”, you don’t own the games you “bought”, you don’t own the digital books you bought (Amazon recently sumamrily deleted books from the readers of their customers–ironically copies of Orwell’s 1984!).
So YOU don’t get to own the physical goods you buy but Mutual of Omaha gets to “own” the phrase “Aha moment” (which has been around for years and years).
RIGHT NOW, industry insiders and politicians from all over the world are meeting in South Korea to discuss the internet provisions of ACTA, a secret intellectual property international treaty.
It is being written by IP lawyers and content industry lobbyists, in secret, outside of Congress. Obama refused FOIA requests for this information by invoking state secrets and “national security”.
The treaty is rumored to contain provisions such as termination of your internet connection if you are even ACCUSED of intellectual property violation.
People it is time to wake up and unite in opposition of the desecration of our right to the free speech and the free exchange of ideas and information.
Just today I tried to watch a Youtube video. It was rumored a new, highly hyped software had been hacked less than 12 hours after release. The developer had Youtube pull the videos due to “Copyright claims”. Every day more and more entities use I.P. to silence criticism and censor information.