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  Important Supreme Court Case on Monday

  by Hortensia in

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  2. entertainment

  http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/10/a-supreme-court-clash-could-change-what-ownership-means/.

  could bring down ebay, and the selling of used books on amazon, and reselling goods on other sites.

  book publishers who sell their textbooks for astronomical prices in the u.s. but much cheaper in other countries are suing entrepreneurs who import the cheaper but identical books and sell them for less.. at issue is whether you own the stuff you buy.

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  Libraries rely on the first sale doctrine to protect the practice of lending books (and periodicals, audio recordings, videos, etc.) without paying royalties for each loan. From the cited article (emphasis is mine):

  "First sale" is the rule that allows owners to resell, lend out, or give away copyrighted goods without interference. Along with fair use, it's the most important limitation on copyright. ... Even libraries are concerned their right to lend out books bought abroad could be inhibited.
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  Important Supreme Court Case on Monday

  by Hortensia in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/10/a-supreme-court-clash-could-change-what-ownership-means/.

  could bring down ebay, and the selling of used books on amazon, and reselling goods on other sites.

  book publishers who sell their textbooks for astronomical prices in the u.s. but much cheaper in other countries are suing entrepreneurs who import the cheaper but identical books and sell them for less.. at issue is whether you own the stuff you buy.

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  GLTirebiter

  The latest attack against the "doctrine of first sale". This also has the potential to hurt public libraries.
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  S.F. Giants vs. Detroit Tigers in World Series ! Who Do You Pick to Win ?

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm flyin' high right about now !

  my san francisco giants came back beat cincinnati 3 games to 2 after being down 2-0 and tonight they came back and beat st. louis 4 games to 3 after being down 3-1 !

  and we had tornados in northern california in a powerful storm while this was going down tonight !

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  I watched it on the little pay-per-view screen on the airplane. Striking out the side to clsoe it out in the tenth inning--what a great game--congratulations, SF Giants!
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  City Contributes $150,000 to Jehovah’s Witnesses Convention

  by TJ Curioso in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  city contributes $150,000 to jehovahs witnesses convention .

  by ariella montioctober 22, 2012 | posted in: city council, news, the latest | 0 responsesduring a closed session a month ago raleigh city councilors approved a $150,000 contribution to the christian congregation of jehovahs witnesses convention that will be held next year at the pnc arena.. the city has been contributing money toward the event since it first came to raleigh seven years ago.. this is not new, said city manager russell allen.

  he said the event has been built into the citys annual budget for awhile.. the approval came during a closed session after the regular sept. 18 city council meeting.

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  It would be so easy to send a RBC crew to help one weekend with a Habitat for Humanity house.

  Habitat expects good quality and workmanship for the houses they build. An RBC rush job would be a "do-over" for Habitat builds.
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  City Contributes $150,000 to Jehovah’s Witnesses Convention

  by TJ Curioso in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  city contributes $150,000 to jehovahs witnesses convention .

  by ariella montioctober 22, 2012 | posted in: city council, news, the latest | 0 responsesduring a closed session a month ago raleigh city councilors approved a $150,000 contribution to the christian congregation of jehovahs witnesses convention that will be held next year at the pnc arena.. the city has been contributing money toward the event since it first came to raleigh seven years ago.. this is not new, said city manager russell allen.

  he said the event has been built into the citys annual budget for awhile.. the approval came during a closed session after the regular sept. 18 city council meeting.

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  But this year City Councilors say they want to see more outreach into the community.

  Carte blanche to ring every doorbell in the city: just what they always wanted!
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  Jehovah's Witnesses DO NOT break up families

  by irondork in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jehovah's witnesses do not break up families.

  members who refuse to become or remain jehovah's witnesses... break up families.. really, you apostates have such a distorted perception of reality.. .

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  I don't know if the rest of the posters showed up stupid or lost their minds due to prolonged exposure to all the hate-filled rhetoric so abundant around here.

  My intent was satiric: a statement of facts by means of sarcasm and ridicule.
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  S.F. Giants vs. Detroit Tigers in World Series ! Who Do You Pick to Win ?

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm flyin' high right about now !

  my san francisco giants came back beat cincinnati 3 games to 2 after being down 2-0 and tonight they came back and beat st. louis 4 games to 3 after being down 3-1 !

  and we had tornados in northern california in a powerful storm while this was going down tonight !

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  After that come-back, I'm betting on the Giants. You can't hold those guys down!
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  Jehovah's Witnesses DO NOT break up families

  by irondork in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jehovah's witnesses do not break up families.

  members who refuse to become or remain jehovah's witnesses... break up families.. really, you apostates have such a distorted perception of reality.. .

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  ...but they are pretty clueless about how to hold one together!
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  Why can't the WTBTS just let people go ?

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  why not just let people leave honorably?

  what would it hurt?

  i don't get it......

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  Because they follow in the footsteps of a noteworthy Old testament figure: Ramses!

  Thus said the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

  (Exodus 9:1)
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  Confessions of a Paid Disinformation Internet Shill

  by NoStonecutters in

  1. social
  2. current

  (this is the story of a man who, due to economically hard times, accepted a job as an internet disinformation shill.

  after only 6 months, he resigned.

  he was no longer was able to look himself in the mirror.

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  GLTirebiter

  To clarify, what I said refers to the author of the quoted article--not to NoStoneCutters.