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Originally posed by teddybearcholla: [quote][link="http://www.ladas.com/NII/CopyrightPurpose.html"]http://www.ladas.com/NII/CopyrightPurpose.html[/link][/quote] Excellent article. In fact, it confirms that while copyright holders do have certain rights, they are [I][B]limited in nature[/B][/I]. From the link: [quote]We have often recognized the monopoly privileges that Congress has authorized, while "intended to motivate the creative activity of authors and inventors by the

Reply to US Congress Considers Orphan Works Act in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

[quote]the US Constitution, it doesn't apply to 99% of the world[/quote] Lol, true that. However, this thread is about U.S. Law, which does have the nasty tendency to affect the rest of the world. I can definitely see why people get excited (not necessarily in a good way) about it.

Reply to US Congress Considers Orphan Works Act in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

I consent that the part about profit isn't explicitly listed in the constitution, although from the studies I have done, it seems an obvious reason to grant a temporary monopoly to the author/inventor. Those who appear to be offended by the mention of a limited term should refer to the U.S. Constitution. Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the [link="http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/bdsbib:@field(NUMBER+@od1(bdsdcc+c0801))"]United States Constitution[/link]: [quote]To promo

Reply to US Congress Considers Orphan Works Act in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

[quote]The tax should be very small, maybe $50 a work.[/quote] [quote]Thinking of my gallery at DeviantArt, I have over 1,000 images...this would be quite a chunk of money to coyright each piece, and would be way beyond my means...[/quote] The idea behind copyright is to let the copyright holder make a profit for a [link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Clause"]limited term[/link]. If, after that term is up, the copyright holder still thinks that a profit can be made from the

Reply to Skin Authors: Easy shadows under Windows Vista in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

I think there should be an option in the override section of WBConfig to force on/off the shadows for people who have a different preference than the skin author. Amen! I spent all of an hour trying to figure out how to turn the shadows on, after the r

Reply to WindowBlinds 5.51 Shareware Released in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

I wouldn't get all happy just yet. Last time I tried Windowblinds for Vista (x64) a few days ago... it has a nice bug that makes your system tray icons double the size.... very interestly odd bug if you ask me. It does get annoying doesn't it. I'd also like to figure out how to turn on these "new shadows". Any suggestions?

Reply to WC Poll: What Would Make You Want to Subscribe to WinCustomize? in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

Other thing i forgot. I suggest good skins (Suites) for subscribers. Atleast 2 to 4 good skins in a year should be present for WC subscribers. Good Skins always encourage users to buy subscription. Skins like Kryptonite and XP Augustus are outdated. Need upto date skins to meet todays requirments. I agree. I signed up to try and do my part to keep Wincustomize alive, but a few new skins a year would be great. Agustus hasn't been updated since late 2

Reply to BestBuy Buys Speakeasy in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

I thought a Speakeasy was what you talked in, if you worked for The Party.

Reply to GUI Olympics = GUI World Championships in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

In order of preference: WindowBlinds (someone HAS to make a KDE Plastik skin!) CursorXP Firefox IconPackager Logons I think that 5 catagories are dooable.