I Am Pariah Comments http://www.iampariah.com/blog Personal blog of Pariah S. Burke and home to the Saturday Slant and the Memes List Mon, 12 May 2008 00:07:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1.3 by: Danny http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2006/08/feedwordpress-content-theft-with-consequences/#comment-58547 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 22:57:34 +0000 http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2006/08/feedwordpress-content-theft-with-consequences/#comment-58547 "Under the law, content creators/owners are *obligated* to aggressively protect their intellectual property, up to, and including, prosecution." Hi. Where did you get this idea from? Also, could you point me to any successful lawsuits that you have pursued? Thanks! “Under the law, content creators/owners are *obligated* to aggressively protect their intellectual property, up to, and including, prosecution.”

Hi. Where did you get this idea from?
Also, could you point me to any successful lawsuits that you have pursued? Thanks!

]]> by: Samuel John Klein http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2008/03/splitting-up/#comment-58515 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:18:22 +0000 http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2008/03/splitting-up/#comment-58515 I'm so very sorry to hear about this. I've had the opportunity to meet SB and I found here a witty, warm and funny person. We thought you made a kickass couple. You'll be in both me and The Wife™'s thoughts. I’m so very sorry to hear about this. I’ve had the opportunity to meet SB and I found here a witty, warm and funny person. We thought you made a kickass couple.

You’ll be in both me and The Wife™’s thoughts.

]]> by: zBoostNet http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2006/08/feedwordpress-content-theft-with-consequences/#comment-58488 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:43:27 +0000 http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2006/08/feedwordpress-content-theft-with-consequences/#comment-58488 Well at least he does start his posts with a header...What follows is entirely my personal opinion, and the personal opinions of respondants. We could all be wrong. Well at least he does start his posts with a header…What follows is entirely my personal opinion, and the personal opinions of respondants. We could all be wrong.

]]> by: plookey http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2006/08/feedwordpress-content-theft-with-consequences/#comment-58423 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:22:23 +0000 http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2006/08/feedwordpress-content-theft-with-consequences/#comment-58423 Yea this pariah guy is true to his namesake. He touts about "suing successfully" those who have infringed on his copyrights yet you see a big fat "GET MY CONTENT" and a variety of ways to syndicate. Sounds like a classic " throw water on the floor in mcdonald's...slip and fall...and then sue. Yea this pariah guy is true to his namesake. He touts about “suing successfully” those who have infringed on his copyrights yet you see a big fat “GET MY CONTENT” and a variety of ways to syndicate. Sounds like a classic ” throw water on the floor in mcdonald’s…slip and fall…and then sue.

]]> by: Ralph DeMattia http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2003/11/jessica-lynch-the-bullshit-story/#comment-58396 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 06:53:27 +0000 http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2003/11/jessica-lynch-the-bullshit-story/#comment-58396 Jessica Lynch is so full of shit, she ought to sell it a Loew's! She is nothing but an optunistic, money-grubbing media-whore! Ever hear of Ewdard Alvarez? He was a POW for almost 9 years and has NEVER made a dime from it! Or how about Alvin York? He captured 136 germans and silenced 6 machinegun nests BY HIMSELF in 1918, and when asked which endorsement he was going to accept later, his quote was "This is Uncle Sam's uniform; it ain't for sale. Tell that to that two-bit fraud Lynch! I am so ashamed and disgusted by her and assholes like her who think of nothing but profit. She disgraced herself and the uniform of her country. Damn you, bitch! Jessica Lynch is so full of shit, she ought to sell it a Loew’s! She is nothing but an optunistic, money-grubbing media-whore! Ever hear of Ewdard Alvarez? He was a POW for almost 9 years and has NEVER made a dime from it! Or how about Alvin York? He captured 136 germans and silenced 6 machinegun nests BY HIMSELF in 1918, and when asked which endorsement he was going to accept later, his quote was “This is Uncle Sam’s uniform; it ain’t for sale. Tell that to that two-bit fraud Lynch!
I am so ashamed and disgusted by her and assholes like her who think of nothing but profit. She disgraced herself and the uniform of her country. Damn you, bitch!

]]> by: Bob http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2003/09/star-wars-trilogy-updated-for-dvd/#comment-58382 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 13:53:18 +0000 http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2003/09/star-wars-trilogy-updated-for-dvd/#comment-58382 Well some of the changer were true, but the stormtroopers voice over wasn't going to happen, and I'll explain. The stormtroopers are not all clones in the original trilogy, some troopers are regular people that were loyal to the empire that the emperor allowed to be stormtroopers, so it was a mix between clones and other life forms. They did change boba's voice though. And the other thing is they didn't digitally put in ian mcdiarmid as emperor, he played the emperor in esb and rotj originally, they might have digitally changed some of his features, but ian mcdiarmid starred as the emperor in those movies, no need to digitally put him in there. well that's all for me those were the two changes that bothered me. Well some of the changer were true, but the stormtroopers voice over wasn’t going to happen, and I’ll explain. The stormtroopers are not all clones in the original trilogy, some troopers are regular people that were loyal to the empire that the emperor allowed to be stormtroopers, so it was a mix between clones and other life forms. They did change boba’s voice though. And the other thing is they didn’t digitally put in ian mcdiarmid as emperor, he played the emperor in esb and rotj originally, they might have digitally changed some of his features, but ian mcdiarmid starred as the emperor in those movies, no need to digitally put him in there. well that’s all for me those were the two changes that bothered me.

]]> by: distant http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2008/03/splitting-up/#comment-58305 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:35:59 +0000 http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2008/03/splitting-up/#comment-58305 I hope everything works out for the best. I hope everything works out for the best.

]]> by: Niravmd http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2006/08/feedwordpress-content-theft-with-consequences/#comment-57603 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:26:31 +0000 http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2006/08/feedwordpress-content-theft-with-consequences/#comment-57603 andy, thanks for setting that straight. I was worried for a second that I'd actually have to manually write all the code for my "payday loans suck" site. Now I can rest assured that I can just steal it! Ok, I'm being facetious here, but I feel wronged whenever someone grabs my content and sticks ads around it. good to know I can put a notice around it telling them that its not consumercial syndication. andy, thanks for setting that straight. I was worried for a second that I’d actually have to manually write all the code for my “payday loans suck” site. Now I can rest assured that I can just steal it!

Ok, I’m being facetious here, but I feel wronged whenever someone grabs my content and sticks ads around it. good to know I can put a notice around it telling them that its not consumercial syndication.

]]> by: paul http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2004/02/free-blog-makover-contest-24-hours-left/#comment-57340 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:32:05 +0000 http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2004/02/free-blog-makover-contest-24-hours-left/#comment-57340 hi my name is paul and i would really like to win a makeover for my best friend john he was in a car accident last year that nearly killed him and is scared for life , he has no hair on front of his head where his head hit the road and took the skin off down to his skull he has no confidence anymore and cant find a partner because of the horrific scar it would really boost him back up as he is a childrens clown and it has also effected his work if im onto thee right people please help him thanks hi my name is paul and i would really like to win a makeover for my best friend john he was in a car accident last year that nearly killed him and is scared for life , he has no hair on front of his head where his head hit the road and took the skin off down to his skull he has no confidence anymore and cant find a partner because of the horrific scar it would really boost him back up as he is a childrens clown and it has also effected his work if im onto thee right people please help him thanks

]]> by: andy http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2006/08/feedwordpress-content-theft-with-consequences/#comment-56915 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:41:57 +0000 http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2006/08/feedwordpress-content-theft-with-consequences/#comment-56915 You know, I'm just going to take you to town on this whole thing. "In fact, Charles Johnson, the creator of FeedWordPress is in constant and frequent violation of copyright law because the apparent majority of his blog’s content is stolen without the original authors’ permission." Absolutely incorrect. He can only be in violation if the author has denied him permission. In fact, the fact that he's been republishing (not stealing) this information for so long without a problem ACTUALLY means that there is an implicit license to use them. You can't steal something that is given away with permission, Pariah. The only person breaking laws here is YOU. What you are doing is called Libel and it is written defamation. "RSS feeds are published for individual, private consumption" The ignorance here is palpable. RSS feeds are published for whatever reason the copyright owner wants to publish them for. If its individual, private consumption. That's fine, but who are you to say what purpose RSS feeds are republished for??? You aren't the copyright owner of every single RSS feed are you? That's what I thought... and have you simply forgotten how easy it is too put a disclaimer enxt to your RSS feeds stating that the feed is only for personal and non-commercial use? Well, if you don't, its your fault. When the law finally comes down on this, you're going to see that there is probably going to be an implied license unless the holder of the field gives it away. Thats why its called SYNDICATION. Taking and republshing content—no matter how much or how little—without the original author’s permission is a violation of U.S. and international Copyright laws. Copyright law, when it comes to RSS, is a very very gray area and for you to say anything else is, again, highly irresponsible. It's just as reasonable to believe that (as many scholars believe) an implicit license is granted to republish feed content along the bounds of common sense and fairness. You are not a lawyer, so stop talking like one. Please cut your hair. It looks ridiculous. You know, I’m just going to take you to town on this whole thing.

“In fact, Charles Johnson, the creator of FeedWordPress is in constant and frequent violation of copyright law because the apparent majority of his blog’s content is stolen without the original authors’ permission.”

Absolutely incorrect. He can only be in violation if the author has denied him permission. In fact, the fact that he’s been republishing (not stealing) this information for so long without a problem ACTUALLY means that there is an implicit license to use them. You can’t steal something that is given away with permission, Pariah. The only person breaking laws here is YOU. What you are doing is called Libel and it is written defamation.

“RSS feeds are published for individual, private consumption”

The ignorance here is palpable. RSS feeds are published for whatever reason the copyright owner wants to publish them for. If its individual, private consumption. That’s fine, but who are you to say what purpose RSS feeds are republished for??? You aren’t the copyright owner of every single RSS feed are you? That’s what I thought…

and have you simply forgotten how easy it is too put a disclaimer enxt to your RSS feeds stating that the feed is only for personal and non-commercial use? Well, if you don’t, its your fault. When the law finally comes down on this, you’re going to see that there is probably going to be an implied license unless the holder of the field gives it away. Thats why its called SYNDICATION.

Taking and republshing content—no matter how much or how little—without the original author’s permission is a violation of U.S. and international Copyright laws.

Copyright law, when it comes to RSS, is a very very gray area and for you to say anything else is, again, highly irresponsible. It’s just as reasonable to believe that (as many scholars believe) an implicit license is granted to republish feed content along the bounds of common sense and fairness. You are not a lawyer, so stop talking like one.

Please cut your hair. It looks ridiculous.

]]> by: andy http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2006/08/feedwordpress-content-theft-with-consequences/#comment-56887 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:31:09 +0000 http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2006/08/feedwordpress-content-theft-with-consequences/#comment-56887 As a law student who has done quite a bit of research on copyright issues, I can tell you that the person who wrote this has a bug up his ass and should seriously do some research before he tries to petrify anyone who may be republishing RSS feeds. It is truly irresponsible. While it's true that RSS feeds ARE copyrighted and cannot be republished without permission, there is a very strong legal argument (that has been made by dozens of top scholars in the field) that says by publishing an RSS feed, one is granting an implicit license to syndicate that content...as long as there as a link back and the whole feed isn't used (essentially, common sense applies.) Of course, if there is a copyright notice saying don't republish the feed or limits the use to personal/non-commercial use, that would be a violation. But if there is no notice saying otherwise, it makes total sense. It's digusting to see how this guy refers to "stealing" and "thieves." Get that bug out of your ass, if authors don't have a notice limiting their RSS feeds, they are probably fair game. As a law student who has done quite a bit of research on copyright issues, I can tell you that the person who wrote this has a bug up his ass and should seriously do some research before he tries to petrify anyone who may be republishing RSS feeds. It is truly irresponsible.

While it’s true that RSS feeds ARE copyrighted and cannot be republished without permission, there is a very strong legal argument (that has been made by dozens of top scholars in the field) that says by publishing an RSS feed, one is granting an implicit license to syndicate that content…as long as there as a link back and the whole feed isn’t used (essentially, common sense applies.)
Of course, if there is a copyright notice saying don’t republish the feed or limits the use to personal/non-commercial use, that would be a violation.

But if there is no notice saying otherwise, it makes total sense. It’s digusting to see how this guy refers to “stealing” and “thieves.” Get that bug out of your ass, if authors don’t have a notice limiting their RSS feeds, they are probably fair game.

]]> by: sanguine http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2006/08/feedwordpress-content-theft-with-consequences/#comment-56722 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:32:05 +0000 http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2006/08/feedwordpress-content-theft-with-consequences/#comment-56722 p.s.- by your logic every website in the world has the right to sue google and all the other search engines because they are "republishing" your content eg the first few sentences of your site without your explicit permission. p.s.- by your logic every website in the world has the right to sue google and all the other search engines because they are “republishing” your content eg the first few sentences of your site without your explicit permission.

]]> by: sanguine http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2006/08/feedwordpress-content-theft-with-consequences/#comment-56721 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:28:52 +0000 http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2006/08/feedwordpress-content-theft-with-consequences/#comment-56721 boy, you really live in a fantasy land - "RSS feeds are published for individual, private consumption" Says who? You? RSS feeds are to distribute and syndicate content. Any site aggregating that content has links back in the feed to the original site. Assuming someone just uses the first paragraph and does not republish the entire thing and leaves the links up you are nutty. Doesnt mean some fag \like you wont still try to sue but just goes to show why the US is going down the shitter, you are all lawsuit-happy. If you dont want someone drawing from your feed, dont publish one. boy, you really live in a fantasy land - “RSS feeds are published for individual, private consumption”

Says who? You? RSS feeds are to distribute and syndicate content. Any site aggregating that content has links back in the feed to the original site. Assuming someone just uses the first paragraph and does not republish the entire thing and leaves the links up you are nutty. Doesnt mean some fag \like you wont still try to sue but just goes to show why the US is going down the shitter, you are all lawsuit-happy. If you dont want someone drawing from your feed, dont publish one.

]]> by: Sarena http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2003/11/undeletable-file-deleted/#comment-56682 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:01:44 +0000 http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2003/11/undeletable-file-deleted/#comment-56682 :( i still didn't get no where. Thanks for the help though. :( i still didn’t get no where. Thanks for the help though.

]]> by: Sarena http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2003/11/undeletable-file-deleted/#comment-56681 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:59:38 +0000 http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2003/11/undeletable-file-deleted/#comment-56681 I think I am going to try nico's advice i guess i should have read on seeing as how this may work I think I am going to try nico’s advice i guess i should have read on seeing as how this may work

]]> by: Sarena http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2003/11/undeletable-file-deleted/#comment-56680 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:57:41 +0000 http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2003/11/undeletable-file-deleted/#comment-56680 I tried this and for some reason it's not working for me it tells me that the file is in use by another person. I followed you're instructions word for word but I am not getting anywhere i still have about 5 or 6 files in there. I tried this and for some reason it’s not working for me it tells me that the file is in use by another person. I followed you’re instructions word for word but I am not getting anywhere i still have about 5 or 6 files in there.

]]> by: rojo http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2006/08/feedwordpress-content-theft-with-consequences/#comment-56418 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:22:51 +0000 http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2006/08/feedwordpress-content-theft-with-consequences/#comment-56418 I dont know to much about this whole "feed" thing but I will say this: Its not right feeding off others hard work. I was shock to see this happen on a site I visit frequently, the guy had the nerve to praise the Author's website but used her content as his own. Go to mydebtfreegoal.com and press on the most recent post and just read the comments. I dont know to much about this whole “feed” thing but I will say this: Its not right feeding off others hard work. I was shock to see this happen on a site I visit frequently, the guy had the nerve to praise the Author’s website but used her content as his own. Go to mydebtfreegoal.com and press on the most recent post and just read the comments.

]]> by: colbert http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2006/08/feedwordpress-content-theft-with-consequences/#comment-56401 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 05:47:02 +0000 http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2006/08/feedwordpress-content-theft-with-consequences/#comment-56401 I think it will be tough to sue a splogger if he/she is hiding behind some corporation in some foreign country that does not have similar laws. I think it will be tough to sue a splogger if he/she is hiding behind some corporation in some foreign country that does not have similar laws.

]]> by: Simon http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2003/09/star-wars-trilogy-updated-for-dvd/#comment-56248 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 22:20:46 +0000 http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2003/09/star-wars-trilogy-updated-for-dvd/#comment-56248 This list is so apt. Too bad it's 2008 now. I like all the suggestions you've made, and they should have been made. George Lucas just won't listen to logical reasoning. The bastard didn't act on his fans' marvolous suggestions. What a fucking liberty. This list is so apt. Too bad it’s 2008 now. I like all the suggestions you’ve made, and they should have been made. George Lucas just won’t listen to logical reasoning. The bastard didn’t act on his fans’ marvolous suggestions. What a fucking liberty.

]]> by: IncPen http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2007/09/betrayed-by-my-brother/#comment-55475 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:41:16 +0000 http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2007/09/betrayed-by-my-brother/#comment-55475 I read your blog tonight after stashing a bookmark away some time ago, probably as a reference having to do with Illustrator or something. So tonight I clicked in and read this rant about your 'friend'. Dude, you have NO business calling ANYONE a narcissist. Not with those gay-ass self-love Michael Bolton mullet pictures of yourself all over your site. I mean, come ON. You have the most well-developed cult of self I think I've ever encountered. And I've worked with some real nutjobs. And I'm not a lawyer, but if I was Chris I'd sue your ass for defamation. You have pictures of him-- with his FULL NAME-- on the same site that you're dissing him for living in your house and causing you problems. And the things that you say about him ARE DEFAMATORY. I don't see any response from him. Has he left yet? Should I call him, and offer him half your possessions in exchange for coaching him through a libel suit? Knowing that internet-memory is pretty much endless, you're going to be lucky if he doesn't end up owning you AND your house AND your girlfriend, 'cause she's going to need a place to live once he gets everything you own. Second, do yourself a favor and read up on Asperger's. You're a moron putting out disinformation like the crap you've posted here. You didn't even spell it right (don't even get me started on all of your mis-spellings on your 'blog'-- buy a fuckin' spell check, or steal one.. hell they're FREE). Even the most encompassing diagnosis of Asperger's mentions nothing about manipulation of others. Asperger's is a form of autism, where social skills are recessive and intelligence is excessive. Asperger's kids are victims, not perpetrators. I find you and your overwhelmingly self-congratulatory site offensive. Let's not even talk about a 'man' getting it on with his un-married 'girlfriend' while her kids sleep in the same house. Yeah, great example. I'm sure they'll grow up to be pillars of the community-- if they're not pregnant before they're 17. You're a first class loser, dude. Get right. I read your blog tonight after stashing a bookmark away some time ago, probably as a reference having to do with Illustrator or something.

So tonight I clicked in and read this rant about your ‘friend’.

Dude, you have NO business calling ANYONE a narcissist.

Not with those gay-ass self-love Michael Bolton mullet pictures of yourself all over your site.

I mean, come ON. You have the most well-developed cult of self I think I’ve ever encountered. And I’ve worked with some real nutjobs.

And I’m not a lawyer, but if I was Chris I’d sue your ass for defamation. You have pictures of him— with his FULL NAME— on the same site that you’re dissing him for living in your house and causing you problems. And the things that you say about him ARE DEFAMATORY.

I don’t see any response from him. Has he left yet? Should I call him, and offer him half your possessions in exchange for coaching him through a libel suit?

Knowing that internet-memory is pretty much endless, you’re going to be lucky if he doesn’t end up owning you AND your house AND your girlfriend, ’cause she’s going to need a place to live once he gets everything you own.

Second, do yourself a favor and read up on Asperger’s.

You’re a moron putting out disinformation like the crap you’ve posted here. You didn’t even spell it right (don’t even get me started on all of your mis-spellings on your ‘blog’— buy a fuckin’ spell check, or steal one.. hell they’re FREE).

Even the most encompassing diagnosis of Asperger’s mentions nothing about manipulation of others. Asperger’s is a form of autism, where social skills are recessive and intelligence is excessive. Asperger’s kids are victims, not perpetrators.

I find you and your overwhelmingly self-congratulatory site offensive.

Let’s not even talk about a ‘man’ getting it on with his un-married ‘girlfriend’ while her kids sleep in the same house. Yeah, great example. I’m sure they’ll grow up to be pillars of the community— if they’re not pregnant before they’re 17.

You’re a first class loser, dude.

Get right.

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