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Was even going to reference you on that, not sure why I didn't.
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Didn't they modify the double contact rule again? It's legal on first contact and (something else?).
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Yes they can change fast, but I think some things are going to prove anomalous. It's not a perfect analogy, but TTU-in-the-WCWS-final-because-of-one-player, TCU-in-the-CFP-final anomalous. And, no one seems to want to admit it, but there's a decent amount of plain luck involved: coaching hires, recruiting, portal takes, etc.
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Smell the glove!
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It probably makes good sense not to involve the legislature in pardons and criminal justice generally, other than the making of criminal laws. It's a power that just screams "this should be exercised by the executive." But when you have a corrupt executive and a corrupt/compromised congress that poses no impeachment threat, well, it all kind of goes to shit. Every scheme, at one level or another, is going to have to presume a degree of good faith.
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Gonna go ahead and leave out Oklahoma? Their own meat on the hoof scandal, basically Bud Wilkinson's entire tenure. Gordon Cross and the University the football team can be proud of? Switzer repeat scandals. Various and sundry acts of horrendous violence by players on innocents.
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Disney could be gambling that they'll be enjoined from infringing IP or will voluntarily stop. And, they may be gaining an advantage in that by licensing, OpenAI can return pure Mickey Mouse or Moana results or whatever, whereas most copyright infringement by AI is based on either a) less than identical similarity to copyright content or b) minimal no similarity, just the infringing act of training on and making unlawful reproductions of copyright content in the process.
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I dunno, man. I won't argue about BBQ, of course, but even the best CFS is inherently a bit dry. And the flavors tend not to be as subtle as a fine smoked brisket or other cut.
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WAG? I suppose their strategy is to be a "first adopter," that is to let AI freely use their content/characters to generate license revenue and/or promote the characters. It wouldn't surprise me if the investment is tied to some sort of SEO to return Disney characters more often than any other licensed property, and certainly over unlicensed and presumably infringing characters/IP. I'm not a big fan of AI and would probably prefer it if IP owners boycotted entirely and just kept suing. But that's probably not commercially realistic.
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Well, they're also licensing their IP to OpenAI for an undisclosed sum. This is, presumably, what all IP owners want from AI.
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I'm not trying to pick a fight, really. The notion that government charity (but why not private as well?) incents poverty and dependency is conservative orthodoxy. Much like trickle down. Maybe it does, but there are plenty of indicators that maybe it doesn't. And as a recovering conservative, I am skeptical of that orthodoxy.
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She means the darkies.
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Elon Musk: Nazi traitor piece of shit [Confirmed]
TwiceHorn replied to MaybeACoordinator's topic in Daily Texan
Interesting point. Trademark registrations have to be renewed every 10 years and part of the renewal is alleging and proving that the Trademark is still in use. Use in the Trademark sense means, for goods (if goods are what is recited in the registration) selling product bearing the mark in interstate commerce. For services, it means advertising the services in interstate commerce while being ready willing and able to deliver the services. The basic registration for the Oilers is this one. https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=73104154&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch The mark is "Houston Oilers," words only, no logos, for the following services: EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES IN THE FORM OF PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL GAMES AND EXHIBITIONS That's pretty standard for a football team registration. Or any sports teams, sub out "football." So, the last time the registration was renewed, this was submitted as a specimen, that is proof that "Houston Oilers" is in use. https://tsdr.uspto.gov/documentviewer?caseId=sn73104154&docId=SPE20180105155702&linkId=2#docIndex=1&page=1 It's a page from the 2017 Tennessee Titans Media Guide showing the logo history of the Oilers. That ain't advertising football games and no one is ready willing and able to provide an Oilers football game. That's pretty much not trademark use, even for the loosey-goosey standard for service marks. So, if someone were so inclined, I think they could cancel this base registration pretty easily because it's not used on the services and therefore abandoned. What you also notice, though, is that the attorney is not for the Titans, it's for "NFL Properties." That tells you that the league really controls the trademarks and team names and they're not about to let the Texans or anyone else revive the Oilers name, whether the registration could be cancelled or not. Note also that there are registrations for "collateral goods," like team apparel. The Titans/NFL still sell Oilers gear, so the mark is actually in use there and not abandoned.
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