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Noyemi K posted:The thing that grinds my dickmeat is... what was he expecting to do with $10? Bribe someone to let him into an auditorium stage? Eat two or three cheeseburgers on his way to his doomed pitch to a university? Scam a bunch of people, and in the worst case scenario still leave with something.
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Noyemi K posted:The thing that grinds my dickmeat is... what was he expecting to do with $10? Bribe someone to let him into an auditorium stage? Eat two or three cheeseburgers on his way to his doomed pitch to a university? I think maybe he was trying to do what Penny Arcade did years ago and cheat into a flexible funding campaign on KS by deliberately setting the goal as low as he could. He can't be that clever though.
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May 10, 2016 15:25
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Was it really worth all that for $10 though? I mean holy poo poo. The overhead on getting the thing started alone, wouldn't have been worth it. And I mean from a "what is my time worth" standpoint. He's gotta wait two months for ten bucks. e: guess his analytical mind came to another "brilliant" conclusion
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May 10, 2016 15:25
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The Triton rebreather getting canceled just saved a few lives drat it
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May 10, 2016 15:34
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Autechresaint posted:Apparently it was canceled, and they put up a new one with disclaimers. Yeah, but the new one is missing now. That only managed about 400k in pledges, but it did get fully funded.
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May 10, 2016 15:38
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Noyemi K posted:Was it really worth all that for $10 though? I mean holy poo poo. The overhead on getting the thing started alone, wouldn't have been worth it. I will gladly pay him $1 every two months to come up with these videos.
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May 10, 2016 16:04
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Madcosby posted:The Triton rebreather getting canceled just saved a few lives I hope they do a private paypal campaign because people seem really eager to die horribly.
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May 10, 2016 16:46
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KICKSTARTER SUCCESS STORY Yeti: a Gay Love Story 2: Life On The Streets is apparently having its premiere this Thursday thanks to the successful Kickstarter campaign they had last year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_4waEyK8g4 The original was a terrible film with a $200 budget about people getting hosed in the rear end by a Yeti which was later picked up and distributed by Troma. Here's the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2ix8sxtR68 You can watch the entire film on Troma's youtube channel for free if you're so inclined.
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May 10, 2016 16:51
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Get your postcard showing a sausage. The popular projects in technology proving enlightening.
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May 10, 2016 22:14
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Call me a sceptic, but I doubt he has 2000 postcards with sausages on them.
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May 10, 2016 22:50
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A year and a half ago, someone tried doing a Kickstarter for yet another questionable attempt at revolutionizing personal transportation. It got some interest but not enough to meet their goal: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/234551142/movpak-the-worlds-first-backpack-electric-vehicle?ref=nav_search Now, they're trying again on Indiegogo (with flexible funding, of course): https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/movpak-electric-vehicle-backpack-in-one#/
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May 10, 2016 23:27
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The Star Trek fan film lawsuit continues. The defendants argument of "you can't OWN Star Trek, man" turns out to not actually hold water and a judge has denied their motion to dismiss.
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May 11, 2016 00:02
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muscles like this? posted:The Star Trek fan film lawsuit continues. The defendants argument of "you can't OWN Star Trek, man" turns out to not actually hold water and a judge has denied their motion to dismiss. Wait, they're actually fighting it in court? Sweet Jesus.
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May 11, 2016 00:15
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Star Trek should be in the public domain at this point and Disney never should have been able to lobby congress for limitless extensions of copyright terms, which effectively amounts to indefinite copyright which the original copyright law recognized would be a huge issue and specifically prohibited. But that said, ain't no way their lawyers are going to successfully argue that.
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Zaphod42 posted:Star Trek should be in the public domain at this point and lmao are you for real
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May 11, 2016 00:52
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Cockmaster posted:A year and a half ago, someone tried doing a Kickstarter for yet another questionable attempt at revolutionizing personal transportation. It got some interest but not enough to meet their goal: Magically at half the price. Wonder how they pulled that off
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Quantum of Phallus posted:lmao are you for real Yes 100%. Star Wars would also be in the public domain as well as per the original rules and term limits on copyright law. But a few years ago Disney (long before they had anything to do with star wars) realized that the copyright on Mickey Mouse was going to expire, and threw tons of money at congress to let them do what they wanted. Lots of people even voiced concern because they've since extended copyright longer and longer, and continuing to do so lets them have an infinite copyright. Its law dude, look it up. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Term_Extension_Act quote:The Copyright Term Extension Act (CTEA) of 1998 extended copyright terms in the United States. Since the Copyright Act of 1976, copyright would last for the life of the author plus 50 years, or 75 years for a work of corporate authorship. The 1976 Act also increased the extension term for works copyrighted before 1978 that had not already entered the public domain from twenty-eight years to forty-seven years, giving a total term of seventy-five years. The 1998 Act extended these terms to life of the author plus 70 years and for works of corporate authorship to 120 years after creation or 95 years after publication, whichever endpoint is earlier.[1] Copyright protection for works published prior to January 1, 1978, was increased by 20 years to a total of 95 years from their publication date. lmao do you think copyrights last forever? Public domain used to be a big deal but corporations have been pushing to get rid of it all they can. Zaphod42 has a new favorite as of 01:18 on May 11, 2016 |
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May 11, 2016 01:14
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Holy poo poo, you mean Disney has been loving with copyright since "a few years ago"? This is a revelation, how did you find out about that?
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Star Trek being out of copyright only means you could sell your own copies of the original series, and does not mean you could make a new Star trek and sell it. You also couldn't sell TNG etc. Even with copyright being 28+28 years (due to renewal) like it used to be, selling your own star trek stuff without permission would still violate trademark, which has never expired just with time in the US. Same with star wars, except no copyright law since the 19th century would have it expire quick enough for something from 1977 to be expired yet. fishmech has a new favorite as of 03:14 on May 11, 2016 |
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If there's one thing wrong with America's modern media landscape, it's that there aren't nearly enough revivials, reboots, and mash-ups of old IPs.
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Call me when they reboot batman, that's a new and fresh idea
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fishmech posted:Star Trek being out of copyright only means you could sell your own copies of the original series, and does not mean you could make a new Star trek and sell it. Yes, it absolutely does mean that. That's what the public domain means. You couldn't use anything created in newer Star Treks that would still be under copyright, but any elements of the works in the public domain would be entirely open to use, remix, adapt, expand upon, etc. http://variety.com/2014/biz/news/sherlock-holmes-case-decision-public-domain-1201346225/ Guy Mann posted:If there's one thing wrong with America's modern media landscape, it's that there aren't nearly enough revivials, reboots, and mash-ups of old IPs. It's a valid point; a rich public domain is essential to the creation of new works. In addition, orphaned works are being lost all the time, and that's a real loss to history and to the public domain. It's especially ironic because Disney cut its teeth on adapting public domain material. Snow White, Pinocchio, Fantasia, Ichabod and Mr. Toad, Cinderella, Peter Pan, 20,000 Leagues, all were heavily reliant on public domain material. Even the Lion King is a pretty thinly veiled adaptation of Hamlet. Phanatic has a new favorite as of 03:49 on May 11, 2016 |
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Yeah I'm no lawyer but I'm pretty sure if it did happen it'd mean you could create your own works in that world. It'd be weird if you couldn't create an original work in that world but you could re-produce or sell the original? And that's the grand irony of it, companies like Disney couldn't have gotten started without building off public domain, but then they refuse to contribute and actively push to keep others from being able to get their start doing the same thing. They have more products based on public domain works than they do original IPs.
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Cool I really want to read Baby's First Copyright Guide from the guy who thinks the Disney thing is some obscure knowledge bomb.
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TetsuoTW posted:Cool I really want to read Baby's First Copyright Guide from the guy who thinks the Disney thing is some obscure knowledge bomb. calm down.
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motherfucker i am calm, i will calm the gently caress out of you, i will namaste this whole loving thread to the ground
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Zaphod42 posted:Yeah I'm no lawyer but I'm pretty sure if it did happen it'd mean you could create your own works in that world. It'd be weird if you couldn't create an original work in that world but you could re-produce or sell the original? Example. Back in the 80's Eternity Comics published two issues of reprints of the old Mickey Mouse comics from the 30's. Disney didn't bother reupping the copyright on them back in the fifties so they were public domain. To avoid trademark infringement they published the books with all black covers and pre-polybagged. It's not a very good example because Disney threatened to sue them and they immediately backed down. AFAIK the case never saw the inside of a court room, but it would have been very interesting to see.
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Phanatic posted:Yes, it absolutely does mean that. That's what the public domain means. You couldn't use anything created in newer Star Treks that would still be under copyright, but any elements of the works in the public domain would be entirely open to use, remix, adapt, expand upon, etc. I remember that, because Night Of The Living Dead entered into public domain, it was easier to produce the two remakes on that film. Also, Star Trek has a really bizarre copyright to begin with, even before these fan films. The license for Star Fleet Battle/Universe is still ongoing for three decades now, despite them using TOS and the animated series as a core element of the franchise (and the original company folding in the RPG industry collapse of the late 90s).
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Cross post from the Schadenfreude thread:Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:http://www.peachyprinter.com/
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Oh, hey, I almost pledged for that one as a neat thing to fiddle around with. Glad I decided that the price was a bit more than I was willing to risk on it and to wait until it was released (if it was ever released).
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Yeah I did pledge on it on account of it being well within my budget at the time and me going 'oh, they're from saskatoon, that's as close to local as kickstarter gets for me'. Whoops!
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neongrey posted:Yeah I did pledge on it on account of it being well within my budget at the time and me going 'oh, they're from saskatoon, that's as close to local as kickstarter gets for me'. Whoops! I'm also from Saskatoon. Give me money.
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I'm willing to say I am and I will give you a machine that may or may not do a thing if you give me tons of money.
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I made a machine that I'll send to you for cheap. However the machine cannot normally be seen, touched, or sensed by man in general. I'm currently seeking funding to develop a tool to detect this machine.
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Gann Jerrod posted:Cross post from the Schadenfreude thread: quote:The total amount of stolen funds - $324,716.01. David claims that he intended to pay the money back before I could realize it was gone, but evidently he failed to do so. This is kinda sad, the guy still doesn't realize his partner never intended to fulfill the kickstarter. quote:When I confronted him, he continued to lie. He told me that he still had the funds in his account, but they were locked down and he couldn’t move them. I was very skeptical, and it took another month of digging and prying to get him to crack. One day on the phone he finally admitted that he had spent the money, and luckily I was recording the call. Oh poo poo, this is amazing. Whats the odds that this is all theater to cover up losing the money and it was a scam to begin with?
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Haha,  is this? The guy "interviewed" his partner on camera... and he agreed to for some reason. It seems really fake:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wy3zA3LxG4
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wa27 posted:Haha, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bnh162vqk4
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wa27 posted:Haha, this is unreal
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wa27 posted:Haha, ha wow didnt know about this project till now but its all really funny this is one of the worst videos/responses ive ever seen. im the sad music playing ominously
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i like the close-ups of the CEO who sounds like a Canadian Jimmy Kimmel with legally certified mental retardation
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