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August 1, 2015
We just published some amazing original fiction at Boing Boing [PLEASE SHARE!]
Charles Duan’s debut science fiction story is “Stop the Music,” a chilling, all-too-plausible, cleverly told story about copyright enforcement’s end-game: Memory Erasure.
In the District Court for the Central District of California
Eugene L. Whitman v. Alfred Vail Enterprises, Inc.
Complaint for Copyright Infringement
February 18, 2044
comes now plaintiff, Eugene L. Whitman, by and through his
attorneys, and bringing a complaint against Alfred Vail Enterprises,
Inc., states:
1. Plaintiff Whitman is a songwriter and composer of the popular
song ‘Taking It Back.’
2. On January 14, 2044, Defendant Vail Enterprises first
distributed the now-hit song ‘Straight Focus.’
3. 'Straight Focus’ includes an eight-note sample from 'Taking It
Back.’ Vail Enterprises accordingly infringed Whitman’s copyright by
making an unauthorized derivative work.
Wherefore, Whitman prays for judgment against Vail Enterprises
as follows:
A. A permanent injunction prohibiting Vail Enterprises from
continuing to infringe Whitman’s copyright;
B. Destruction of all copies of 'Straight Focus’ in Vail Enterprises’
possession; and
C. An order requiring Vail Enterprises to erase the song 'Straight
Focus’ from the memories of all persons residing in the United
States.
Nice little tale of copyright infringement’s endgame…
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July 31, 2015
scifi-fantasy-horror:
by Eve Ventrue
That’s fairly…
by Eve Ventrue
That’s fairly sensible armour she’s wearing…
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by Eve Ventrue
That’s fairly… appeared first on CJMoseley.com.
July 30, 2015
twicr:Here are your new robot overlords from a steampunky…
Here are your new robot overlords from a steampunky alternate universe, drawn by Kora C.
I for one welcome our new transdimensional metal overlords.
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twicr:
Here are your new robot overlords from a steampunky…
Here are your new robot overlords from a steampunky alternate universe, drawn by Kora C.
I for one welcome our new transdimensional metal overlords.
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Here are your new robot overlords from a steampunky… appeared first on CJMoseley.com.
July 29, 2015
Summer Holiday lack of admin blues
Summer Holiday lack of admin blues
Currently I’m away from home on what we Brits like to call a Summer Holiday (other English speaking nations may use other words like Vacation, but Holiday, extending as it does from Holy-day is the British term) which means that I’m running the website from my iPhone.
Normally this is not an issue, but the WordPress App seems to have a problem at the moment. It won’t manage to Reblog any posts,…
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laughingsquid:
Catchy ‘Game of Thrones’ Dance Remix of…
Catchy ‘Game of Thrones’ Dance Remix of Memorable Scenes From Seasons One and Two
That’s just where I’m up to… A spoiler free thing!
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Catchy ‘Game of Thrones’ Dance Remix of… appeared first on CJMoseley.com.
July 28, 2015
Ironmaster & Other Tales book trailer
Available…
Ironmaster & Other Tales book trailer
Available http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/cjmoseley/
and from all good ebook vendors.
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Available… appeared first on CJMoseley.com.
July 27, 2015
When scientists hoard data, no one can tell what works
Peer review and replication are critical to the scientific method,
but in medical trials, a combination of pharma company intransigence and
scientists’ fear of being pilloried for human error means that the raw
data that we base life-or-death decisions upon is routinely withheld,
meaning that the errors lurk undetected in the data for years – and
sometimes forever.
In an outstanding article for Buzzfeed, Ben “Bad Pharma”
Goldacre tries to untangle the complex web of phenomena that results in
trial-data secrecy, while conveying the urgency of independent auditing
of that data.
Adversarial peer review is the process by which your friends point out
your errors and your enemies call you an idiot for making them. It’s
bruising – and it’s become so uncommon that the press reports on human
error in studies as though it was a scandal, rather than the routine
phenomenon it really is. This creates a vicious cycle: researchers are
fearful of publishing their data, making the detection of errors into a
rarity. This rareness makes those errors into scandals. The scandals
make researchers reluctant to publish.
Well either they are knowingly hiding results to huge expensive trials or it’s a lot cheaper to just say you did the research than actually doing it.
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July 26, 2015
July 25, 2015
This looks familiar, but I can’t place it.
This looks familiar, but I can’t place it.
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