en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/2451251 Comments by andyweitz http://wu.granneman.com/1993/12/23/a-rape-in-cyberspace/#IDComment150454739 I think its hard to equate a virtual rape with a real life rape, but its weird that these worlds even made rape possible, regardless of how realistic they hope to make the worlds. Tue, 10 May 2011 00:08:38 +0000 http://wu.granneman.com/1993/12/23/a-rape-in-cyberspace/#IDComment150454739 http://wu.granneman.com/2000/12/15/german-hate-law-no-denying-it/#IDComment150454188 Yea, like the other posters suggested, this speech should not be censored regardless of how wrong it is. But we have luckily become used to freedom of speech and expression that citizens of other nations have never experienced, and our laws should not be upheld everywhere. Tue, 10 May 2011 00:05:54 +0000 http://wu.granneman.com/2000/12/15/german-hate-law-no-denying-it/#IDComment150454188 http://wu.granneman.com/2009/09/18/judge-troubled-by-king-estate-management-orders-meeting/#IDComment150453369 This is kind of like the vatican copyrighting its speeches, its acceptable in a legal sense, but just doesn't seem morally right. While I have defended this in my post above as being okay if they choose to use the profits for their charity, it seems like something that was never meant to be protected. Tue, 10 May 2011 00:01:38 +0000 http://wu.granneman.com/2009/09/18/judge-troubled-by-king-estate-management-orders-meeting/#IDComment150453369 http://wu.granneman.com/2008/08/02/artificial-intelligence-and-transhuman-law/#IDComment150452957 I think I agree with you that it would be appropriate to compare a cyborg to a clone. Its very difficult to treat either the same as humans, because they are not humans, and this could lead to significant issues in the future, but thy are definitely two futuristic groups that we won't have to consider for years, but could be treated under the same rules. Mon, 9 May 2011 23:59:38 +0000 http://wu.granneman.com/2008/08/02/artificial-intelligence-and-transhuman-law/#IDComment150452957 http://wu.granneman.com/2008/09/02/mental-privacy/#IDComment150452437 I don't think they would need a warrant, they could just tell us that we have the choice not to go through the machines, but we better be prepared to drive. Mon, 9 May 2011 23:56:58 +0000 http://wu.granneman.com/2008/09/02/mental-privacy/#IDComment150452437 http://wu.granneman.com/2006/03/23/britain-to-witness-first-crucifixion-for-almost-2000-years/#IDComment150452041 why not? I mean they are trying to make it representative of the time, and this is something to put in their game. There should certainly not be a law preventing it, as there is nothing that indicates that having this in the game is unprotected speech or action. Mon, 9 May 2011 23:54:54 +0000 http://wu.granneman.com/2006/03/23/britain-to-witness-first-crucifixion-for-almost-2000-years/#IDComment150452041 http://wu.granneman.com/2002/10/01/drug-abuse/#IDComment150451614 Yea. what makes this tough is the fact that one change creates a new patent, or so I believe, and this makes things extremely difficult to control. Companies can hold off on making changes until it most benefits them. Like you said, things have certainly strayed away from the true purpose of patents. Mon, 9 May 2011 23:52:44 +0000 http://wu.granneman.com/2002/10/01/drug-abuse/#IDComment150451614 http://wu.granneman.com/2008/08/02/cryonic-trusts-and-estates/#IDComment150450716 People will still die with cryogenics, but if there was a way to unfreeze people all at once, there certainly could be population issues, and other unforeseen issues that would arise. Mon, 9 May 2011 23:49:06 +0000 http://wu.granneman.com/2008/08/02/cryonic-trusts-and-estates/#IDComment150450716 http://wu.granneman.com/2002/09/23/silence-is-beholden/#IDComment150450014 4'33 was a performance and it utilized silence, while having an orchestra sitting on the stage with their instruments. While it is silence in no sounds being made by the performers, its utilization of the silence to induce sounds from the audience is different from basic silence. If you were to do a performance that utilized an element of silence would you be opposed to its copyright protection? Mon, 9 May 2011 23:45:35 +0000 http://wu.granneman.com/2002/09/23/silence-is-beholden/#IDComment150450014 http://wu.granneman.com/2003/04/04/hot-sweaty-and-scandalous/#IDComment150449378 I agree, I mean this is not an original idea, and I wonder what the instructor who taught him this yoga technique would think about his attempt to copyright the technique. Mon, 9 May 2011 23:42:14 +0000 http://wu.granneman.com/2003/04/04/hot-sweaty-and-scandalous/#IDComment150449378 http://wu.granneman.com/2006/01/23/vatican-cashes-in-by-putting-price-on-the-popes-copyright/#IDComment150449076 it might not be morally right, but I fail to see a legal dilemma in the Vatican doing this. Mon, 9 May 2011 23:40:34 +0000 http://wu.granneman.com/2006/01/23/vatican-cashes-in-by-putting-price-on-the-popes-copyright/#IDComment150449076 http://wu.granneman.com/2003/06/27/harry-potter-and-the-international-order-of-copyright/#IDComment150448733 really? I mean one has a scar and one has a wart, and they both deal with the same topics. Its hard to imagine that Tanya Grotter would not be seen as a derivative work. Mon, 9 May 2011 23:38:37 +0000 http://wu.granneman.com/2003/06/27/harry-potter-and-the-international-order-of-copyright/#IDComment150448733 http://wu.granneman.com/2003/06/27/harry-potter-and-the-international-order-of-copyright/#IDComment150448496 the problem is that these books are not parodies, they are essentially the same book but with a slight difference. If I were to translate your final paper for this class into spanish, and hand it in in my spanish class, with a few subtle differences, would that be okay? Mon, 9 May 2011 23:37:24 +0000 http://wu.granneman.com/2003/06/27/harry-potter-and-the-international-order-of-copyright/#IDComment150448496 http://wu.granneman.com/2006/03/01/intellectual-property-run-amok/#IDComment150447988 were they paid? How about the people who were not finalists, did their rights need to be signed over too? that seems pretty absurd. I think Nike had a competition for its logo, and the person who came up with it got peanuts for their idea. Mon, 9 May 2011 23:34:47 +0000 http://wu.granneman.com/2006/03/01/intellectual-property-run-amok/#IDComment150447988 http://wu.granneman.com/2006/03/01/intellectual-property-run-amok/#IDComment150447658 The fact that it has his name on it, it could definitely be trademarked, and it also is an innovative type of portable grill that is probably patented. At least I would think. Mon, 9 May 2011 23:32:56 +0000 http://wu.granneman.com/2006/03/01/intellectual-property-run-amok/#IDComment150447658 http://wu.granneman.com/1999/02/27/nuremberg-files-abortionists-on-trial/#IDComment148570102 I couldn't disagree with you more. There are alot of things that are said that incite anger, which are okay, but this goes above and beyond. This is essentially a rallying cry for the group to "bring justice" to something that is not illegal. Between marking off names and greying them, and that quote it is essentially a hit list. Maybe if there was a law in place that made abortions illegal, these people could be brought to justice, but it isn't, so these people are calling for some sort of vigilante justice. I don't think these people are batman, but they are certainly jokers who define justice as physical harm. Tue, 3 May 2011 20:58:22 +0000 http://wu.granneman.com/1999/02/27/nuremberg-files-abortionists-on-trial/#IDComment148570102 http://wu.granneman.com/2008/03/23/clive-thompson-on-why-the-next-civil-rights-battle-will-be-over-the-mind/#IDComment147072445 wow, just another way that advertisers can invade our lives. While I have not encountered hypersonic sounds and walked in the path of it, as time goes on I am sure that I will. I have no legal issue with it because its the same thing as a billboard that is in our view regardless of whether or not we want to see it, but the fact that it is sound makes it see so much more invasive because we can not simple choose to look away from it as we can with a billboard. Fri, 29 Apr 2011 03:12:10 +0000 http://wu.granneman.com/2008/03/23/clive-thompson-on-why-the-next-civil-rights-battle-will-be-over-the-mind/#IDComment147072445 http://wu.granneman.com/2006/01/01/my-brain-made-me-do-it/#IDComment147071778 I completely agree. This could have a terrible effect on the legal system. Basically a a built in excuse. We really have no idea how much of an effect things have on our decision making. Fri, 29 Apr 2011 03:08:56 +0000 http://wu.granneman.com/2006/01/01/my-brain-made-me-do-it/#IDComment147071778 http://wu.granneman.com/2008/03/09/brain-enhancement-is-wrong-right/#IDComment147061312 I agree with sam. Nicole, I have a difficult time seeing how they are "unfair" in an academic setting. I think in your stance you are assuming that school like baseball is a competition, when its really not. While there may be competitiveness, most students are competing with themselves to do the absolute best that they can. While in baseball one player's success relies on another's failure, there is not this problem in classes other than those with a bell curve. Also while baseball has a strict ban on peds, the world doesn't so i can't agree that it gives an unfair advantage. Fri, 29 Apr 2011 02:35:48 +0000 http://wu.granneman.com/2008/03/09/brain-enhancement-is-wrong-right/#IDComment147061312 http://wu.granneman.com/2007/02/07/indonesia-may-sell-not-give-bird-flu-virus-to-scientists/#IDComment147059266 The separation of morality and legality lies in this issue, because while I said earlier that they are attempting to profit from a disease, and believe it would be right for them to provide any materials that would help find a cure, they have no legal obligation to do so. Fri, 29 Apr 2011 02:30:04 +0000 http://wu.granneman.com/2007/02/07/indonesia-may-sell-not-give-bird-flu-virus-to-scientists/#IDComment147059266