This is sad news for Star Trek fans. Leonard Nimoy who cast as Spock died at the age of 84. He also had played part as a guest appearance on The Simpsons.
RIP Spock (1931-2015)
Too bad I don't have permission from Viacom to post the funeral scene from the Star Trek III "The Search for Spock". Sorry folks.
Friday, February 27, 2015
Saturday, February 21, 2015
Aussie ISPs implements three strikes in compliance of TPP IP Chapter, some Twitter users don't care how bad the trade agreement is
Australian ISPs have implemented Three Strikes in compliance with the Trans-pacific Partnership's IP chapter.
Strike 1: Educational Notice
Strike 2: Warning Notice
Strike 3: Final Notice
The user receives a final warning and should be reminded that rights holder will take them to court.
Some Twitter users don't even care about what the trade agreement does even those in Japan.
“This is the chapter where otaku culture is finished.
However, personally, I think this good. If you’re going to use someone else’s creation, it’s certainly logical that you should pay a fee.
If a culture would be destroyed by this, it’s not much of a culture in the end." - VR38DETT_2014
This is cold-hearted pro-copyright, pro-free trade isn't alone, there are some twitter users who backs the TPP with comments like "Make your own characters
Strike 1: Educational Notice
Strike 2: Warning Notice
Strike 3: Final Notice
The user receives a final warning and should be reminded that rights holder will take them to court.
Some Twitter users don't even care about what the trade agreement does even those in Japan.
“This is the chapter where otaku culture is finished.
However, personally, I think this good. If you’re going to use someone else’s creation, it’s certainly logical that you should pay a fee.
If a culture would be destroyed by this, it’s not much of a culture in the end." - VR38DETT_2014
This is cold-hearted pro-copyright, pro-free trade isn't alone, there are some twitter users who backs the TPP with comments like "Make your own characters
Sunday, February 15, 2015
Go to prison for Cosplay and Fan works? Akamatsu speaks out about TPP's copyright issues
It's isn't the file sharing that can put you in prison. It's also parodying, Youtube Poops, AMVs, cosplay, and fanworks that can put you into prison under the TPP.
An 18 year-old dresses up as Sailor Moon goes to Comic Con, Momocon, Big Apple Con, Sakuracon, or Comiket, and police officers approaches her and taking her away in cuffs because cosplay is punishable by a harsh amount of fines and even imprisonment under the TPP's IP chapter.
An 8-year old doodling SpongeBob SquarePants, and the FBI busts down the door and takes a poor child to prison to be raped by sex offenders because he is infringing Viacom's property even if it not done on the internet.All it takes is one fan drawing and under the TPP IP chapter you go to prison for life and your property will be confiscated even if such acts are not done on yours or your parents computer.
Ken Akamatsu creator of Love Hina says that Comiket won't be in danger right away. He implies it would take a year to change Japan's copyright law. But I don't think that's the case because the LDP/NK coalition has 2/3 of the upper house to override the lower house even if the DPJ controls the lower house.
The US is forcing Japan and Canada to cave in to expand the Mickey Mouse Act, which is life of the author plus 70 years, across the Pacific.
There is no word whether Senate Finance Committee Chair Orrin Hatch and Ranking Chair Ron Wyden have agreed on Introducing a fast track trade authority. However the only thing the President will threaten to veto if it contain a currency provision to stop cheaters from manipulating currency.
In the House, Democrats are going to vote against Fast track and some Republicans are joining in as well because the President has overused his Executive power on Immigration. But we don't know if it's going to be enough to stop Fast track from passing the House. And it will take 41 Democrats to block their version from passing. Fast Track requires 60 votes to pass.
While in 1998, Fast track failed in the House 243-180. 2/3 of the House is required to suspend the rules before a final vote which requires a simple majority to pass.
An 18 year-old dresses up as Sailor Moon goes to Comic Con, Momocon, Big Apple Con, Sakuracon, or Comiket, and police officers approaches her and taking her away in cuffs because cosplay is punishable by a harsh amount of fines and even imprisonment under the TPP's IP chapter.
An 8-year old doodling SpongeBob SquarePants, and the FBI busts down the door and takes a poor child to prison to be raped by sex offenders because he is infringing Viacom's property even if it not done on the internet.All it takes is one fan drawing and under the TPP IP chapter you go to prison for life and your property will be confiscated even if such acts are not done on yours or your parents computer.
Ken Akamatsu creator of Love Hina says that Comiket won't be in danger right away. He implies it would take a year to change Japan's copyright law. But I don't think that's the case because the LDP/NK coalition has 2/3 of the upper house to override the lower house even if the DPJ controls the lower house.
The US is forcing Japan and Canada to cave in to expand the Mickey Mouse Act, which is life of the author plus 70 years, across the Pacific.
There is no word whether Senate Finance Committee Chair Orrin Hatch and Ranking Chair Ron Wyden have agreed on Introducing a fast track trade authority. However the only thing the President will threaten to veto if it contain a currency provision to stop cheaters from manipulating currency.
In the House, Democrats are going to vote against Fast track and some Republicans are joining in as well because the President has overused his Executive power on Immigration. But we don't know if it's going to be enough to stop Fast track from passing the House. And it will take 41 Democrats to block their version from passing. Fast Track requires 60 votes to pass.
While in 1998, Fast track failed in the House 243-180. 2/3 of the House is required to suspend the rules before a final vote which requires a simple majority to pass.
Saturday, February 7, 2015
Toonami gets cut again, may soon get cancelled
With internet video through over-the-top like Roku and Amazon Fire, and tablets, smart TVs and Cable companies becoming IPTV internet video providers. Toonami is getting cut with all the reruns gone so that there will be just premieres. It's not official that DeMarco hasn't ruled out of cancelling Toonami again. We will wait see as it progresses.
Friday, February 6, 2015
RIP RadioShack?
Brick and Mortar, yes. But RadioShack's brand, no.
RadioShack may soon become an online retailer, as polls from online news outlets shows that more people buy stuff online than their old fashioned brick and mortar. Walmart some time ago, starting it's own pick-up/delivery service where you buy groceries online and you can either pick them up or Walmart can deliver them to you.
Radio Shack has filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy in order to sell it off. Guess who? Amazon and Sprint.
Amazon, an online retailer has opened up its' first store, like Walmart, people can now pick up the things they buy online. Soon the company, will be setting up its pick-up service at old Radio Shack locations.
Meanwhile, Sprint a wireless company, has made an agreement with Radio Shack to share it's stores.
RadioShack may soon become an online retailer, as polls from online news outlets shows that more people buy stuff online than their old fashioned brick and mortar. Walmart some time ago, starting it's own pick-up/delivery service where you buy groceries online and you can either pick them up or Walmart can deliver them to you.
Radio Shack has filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy in order to sell it off. Guess who? Amazon and Sprint.
Amazon, an online retailer has opened up its' first store, like Walmart, people can now pick up the things they buy online. Soon the company, will be setting up its pick-up service at old Radio Shack locations.
Meanwhile, Sprint a wireless company, has made an agreement with Radio Shack to share it's stores.
Monday, February 2, 2015
Adobe Flash is dead. But HTML5 still has the evil DRM
With YouTube ditching Flash for HTML5 is a bummer for two things.
1. You would need to buy a new laptop or a tablet which is expensive because it requires new hardware.
2. HTML5 has the dreaded DRM known as Encrypted Media Extensions (EME), thus forcing you to cough up more money to pay to watch your shows and movies, listen to music or read a news article and it will likely filter fan art and fan fiction derivative works. Movies, musicians, artists, and publishers all want in with the HTML5 because of DRM's EME.
Flash is dead, but not at least. Still it will continue to be supported for games on Newgrounds and Facebook for a little while. Zynga has no announcement that if it would ditch Flash for HTML5. In fact, 3 years ago Facebook urged game developers to ditch Flash for HTML5 but overtime it's a slow start.
HTML5 is a flash killer, and it kills internet freedom.
1. You would need to buy a new laptop or a tablet which is expensive because it requires new hardware.
2. HTML5 has the dreaded DRM known as Encrypted Media Extensions (EME), thus forcing you to cough up more money to pay to watch your shows and movies, listen to music or read a news article and it will likely filter fan art and fan fiction derivative works. Movies, musicians, artists, and publishers all want in with the HTML5 because of DRM's EME.
Flash is dead, but not at least. Still it will continue to be supported for games on Newgrounds and Facebook for a little while. Zynga has no announcement that if it would ditch Flash for HTML5. In fact, 3 years ago Facebook urged game developers to ditch Flash for HTML5 but overtime it's a slow start.
HTML5 is a flash killer, and it kills internet freedom.
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