Posts by NagChampa

Chaos feared after Unix time-zone database is nuked

Can't claim copyright on a recipe

As far as I understand, facts themseleves can't be copyrighted. In fact, I'm pretty sure that Trivial Pursuit got away with ripping off a book of facts for their questions for that exact reason. Cracked has an article on it http://www.cracked.com/article_18995_5-classic-board-games-with-disturbing-origin-stories_p2.html

Similarly, recipes can't be copyrighted, as far as the ingredients and steps to create the dish go. Any flavour text, related commentary, or photographs can certainly be copyrighted, but there's nothing stopping me reproducing a recipe from a famous chef in basic terms without having to ask first or having to give any kind of acknowledgment.

Pay to watch free stuff on Xbox 360

There's a reason I avoid iView even from my PC

I'm not going to waste my download cap on something I can record from the air for free. There are times when I've missed the recording of something, or since deleted it, and want to watch it again, but if I can, I will just record it off the air.

I don't have an inherent problem with download caps, so long as they are realistic, although I'd like to see more ISPs offering uncounted data for peered networks.