There has been an assumption that the fashion industry are not concerned that high-end designs are soon mass-produced (and so if copyright is not an issue...
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roy_langston
Apr 28, 2013 7:23 am
... That appears to be what is technically known as "traffic," not "abuse." ... Except for Harry, who just posted six messages in one hour... ... Then it...
15873
Scott on the Spot
ssbaker305
Apr 28, 2013 12:54 pm
"But if there are members who simply don't like the more active members posting so often, they have a very easy remedy to hand: don't read their posts." This...
15874
David Reed
dbcreed@...
Apr 28, 2013 6:26 pm
@TJAlthough my remarks about some opponents of copyright being, perhaps, happier with Communism were in the nature of a wind-up, there is a splendid...
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Dave Wetzel
wetzelda2000
Apr 29, 2013 12:33 pm
Re Our UK LVT Film Project - led By Yoni Smith. Re Funding Even a £1 donation helps on CrowdFunder because although we need £9k for the film the more...
15876
Dave Wetzel
wetzelda2000
Apr 30, 2013 3:56 am
The UK is enjoying much media comment re LVT. Last Sunday a journalist was referring to LVT in The Observer. Last week a BBC radio comedian spent about 15...
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roy_langston
Apr 30, 2013 5:36 am
... They are concerned. They hate it. But as they can't do anything about it they just live with it -- and they certainly don't let it stop them from coming...
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eric britton
fekbritton
Apr 30, 2013 11:29 am
From http://www.facebook.com/groups/landcafe/ From: Lev Lafayette [mailto:notification+mbxqmrer@...] Sent: Tuesday, 30 April, 2013 12:33 To: Land...
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Harry Pollard
harrypollard@...
Apr 30, 2013 8:00 pm
Interesting quote Most of what appears in the best journals of economics is unscientific rubbish. I find this unspeakably sad. All my friends, my dear, dear...
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David Reed
dbcreed@...
May 1, 2013 7:36 am
@RLI say that the big fashion houses sell products with an exclusivity premium to uber rich customers: you contradict this by saying they sell to the "rich...
15881
k_r_johansen
May 1, 2013 7:55 am
... Here you are mixing up trademarks with copyright again. With few exceptions, fashion producers can copy designs, but not labels, counterfeits in fashion...
15882
roy_langston
May 2, 2013 5:19 am
... There is a huge difference: your claim was that the fashion houses relied on these one-off sales to the uber-rich/famous for their profits. They don't....
15883
David Reed
dbcreed@...
May 3, 2013 1:35 pm
@TRJ Whether something is protected by copyright or trademark is neither here nor there: your faction is against intellectual property rights per se . So...
15884
John
burns_curtis
May 3, 2013 5:45 pm
... Harry, I know a tall, blond, 30 year old Scandinavian beauty who has a masters degree from at the London School of Economics ( if only I was younger :( )....
15885
roy_langston
May 4, 2013 6:33 am
... You can't have everything... ... Is it possible even to get a BA in economics from LSE while retaining the capacity to know facts of economics, let alone a...
15886
walto
walterhorn
May 4, 2013 9:48 am
... "Progress & Poverty being the best selling book after the bible" I believe that claim is apocryphal. No doubt Mao did considerably better (although I...
15887
John
burns_curtis
May 4, 2013 12:06 pm
... I was working on the Inland Revenue's computer system. Tax is boring but I made an effort to understanding the clients business. In mentioning that whole...
15888
Scott on the Spot
ssbaker305
May 4, 2013 1:40 pm
I once asked Mark Sullivan of RSF about that and he said publishing records are murky, but still it looks like it was #2 after the bible at the time, and still...
15889
Wyn Achenbaum
lvtfan
May 4, 2013 10:14 pm
My impression is that in the 1880 to 1900 period, P&P was the #2 bestseller, second only to the Bible. This would include the books and the serialized...
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roy_langston
May 5, 2013 5:05 am
... Wrong. It is here: copyright reduces production to force up prices for the profit of rent seekers; trademark certifies authenticity of a product's source...
15891
Dave Wetzel
wetzelda2000
May 7, 2013 2:32 pm
Hi, If you are able to attend this meeting please logon and we will send you full details of the location which is very close to the British Museum here in...
15892
anthonybinder
May 7, 2013 5:20 pm
Hi, some of you i know and some of you might know me - at least by name. At the moment I am desperately trying to stage different information and awareness...
15893
Dave Wetzel
wetzelda2000
May 9, 2013 10:18 pm
See this new paper on LVT published by the new UK Trade Union Think-Tank - The Centre for Labour and Social Studies. ...
15894
roy_langston
May 13, 2013 10:40 am
... Did everyone notice the poison pill? "It should be levied on all land except for that which lies under ordinary people's homes." The obvious result will be...
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walto
walterhorn
May 13, 2013 10:40 am
...on the importance of public ownership of municipal infrastructure (in this case water supply). ...
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Dave Wetzel
wetzelda2000
May 13, 2013 12:44 pm
"It might seem natural today that a water supply is public." NOT in the UK since Thatcher privatised our water supply! Do you give a dime for a UK film...
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Harry Pollard
harrypollard@...
May 15, 2013 6:32 pm
Walter, Infrastructure should be owned by the community. However, for best results, it is better if it is privately run under contract. Put the contract out...
15898
Harry Pollard
harrypollard@...
May 16, 2013 5:26 pm
On the other hand . . . . . Carl Boode was in top management at a large aerospace firm. He was also Chair of the Henry George School of Los Angeles. The...
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Dave Wetzel
wetzelda2000
May 16, 2013 7:07 pm
£5bn bid for water company rejected. http://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/severn-snubs-5bn-bid-but-city-feels-fresh-offer-likely-8616669.html ... ...
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Scott on the Spot
ssbaker305
May 17, 2013 8:03 am
Panel announcement: Please come see the Pace University Left Forum Panel with Dr. Michael Hudson, Dr. Cay Hehner, Dave Kelley, and Chair Andy Mazzone. ...
