With the advancement of technology we have come a long way in terms of gadgets and luxury devices. Today we have advanced gadgets with which we can have multitude of entertainment and fun. Over the years television has been one of the most popular electronic devices that has entertained the viewers. The small screen has [...]
Digital video projectors use to carry a huge price tag, some of them still do. Couple years ago a cheap video projector was considered anything under the price of $2000. The huge price tag used to range from $2000.00 all the way up. I remember seeing one at a store back in the days for [...]
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Playstation-3 is a gaming experience that is beyond anything known today. It is a computer entertainment system that unleashes a brilliant, high-definition entertainment experience which is incomparable. It delivers the next generation of interactive entertainment.
Playstation-3 is the third home video game console produced by Sony [...]
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OK, we are not talking the Mac-PC ads here but you’d think that Jerry Seinfeld and the army of writers behind this new Microsoft ad campaign would be able to make something funnier than this first instalment. Even with Bill Gates in it, they should have been able to make something better.
Entitled ‘Shoe Circus’, we meet an unemployed Bill Gates shopping for shoes, where Jerry Seinfeld spots him and pops in to give him some shoe-buying/life advice. After 90 seconds you’re still not sure what the hell is going on but things take a turn for the weirder with Bill G shaking his booty in the car park. Maybe it’s true, retirement does make you crazy.
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Hi, I’m Jane and I love my tube TV. That’s right, I bought a brand new television and I did not get plasma, LCD, DLP, LCoS, or any other acronym laden television.
I know what you’re thinking: that’s not sleek and trendy. Think again.
My new tube TV has a very now black and silver finish that [...]
Here’s a question for you: can someone own the copyright on the history of a musical group? We may find out as a lawsuit moves forward concerning the “ownership” of the story of a famous band. As you may know, there’s been a popular musical called Jersey Boys about the history of the musical group The Four Seasons — and now there’s the inevitable argument over who gets to earn money from that musical.
The person suing is the widow of a lawyer/writer, Rex Woodard, and she’s suing all of the band members, with a specific focus on Thomas Gatano DeVito. Woodard’s husband knew the members of The Four Seasons and co-wrote a manuscript biography of DeVito. A copy of the manuscript with a copyright notice naming both Woodard and DeVito as authors of the biography was registered at the Copyright Office. However, the book itself was never published. Soon after the writing was completed, Woodard died. During the time Woodard was sick, apparently DeVito submitted a copy of the work to the Copyright Office again — without Woodard’s name on it. After Woodard died, totally unaware of DeVito’s separate registration, Woodard’s wife continued shopping the manuscript, but was unable to find a publisher.
The problem is that the Jersey Boys musical was apparently based partly on this unpublished manuscript, which would make the musical a derivative work. Various folks involved in the musical claim they derived inspiration from reading the manuscript. And, of course, Woodard’s widow now wants the royalties from the successful musical. The complaint itself is long and detailed, but it does come back to a pretty basic question: should the story of a band be owned by someone? As we’ve noted in the past, movie studios often “buy” the rights to news stories for movies, even though there’s no legal basis for it (you can’t copyright “facts” and so a news story can’t be owned by anyone). In theory, shouldn’t the same thing be true concerning the story of a band and the various anecdotes of what happened to the band and its members?
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Despite the growth in internet shopping, a lot of people still like to see televisions ‘in the flesh’ before committing to buy. It makes sense for such an important (and expensive) purchase, as it’s good to get a feel for the TV and speak to experts in store. But there are huge advantages to buying [...]
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