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Sure, but don't try to hack this metric too much. Manufacturers use it and don't try to game it. They actually want to improve it. Apple partners with Foxcon to get this number at …

Some misconceptions in this thread on how inventory turnover is calculated. It is (commonly) calculated as COGS / Average Inventory. Let's say your COGS for a Macbook is $500. You …

Failure to warn is only one component of liability. There is design defect, manufacturing defect, negligence, and so on. "It's complicated" is very accurate.

I'm not defending the legal field in its entirety, but your opinion would change if you or your loved one were harmed or killed.

Not totally accurate. There isn't much uncertainty in the law, but rather whether you broke it. Plaintiff has the burden of proof. And while there may not be a specific statute spe…

Despite the "no refund for deposits" clause, you are entitled to your full money back. It doesn't matter that they offer no warranties, express or implied, either. You may have to …

The PDP-Linux maker should be sued for copyright (and trademark) infringement. Buyers may believe they are getting RedHat Linux because that is what the cover is, but they are not …

Those two pictures are not out of context. They are from the case that Baio cited himself. On Baio's blog ( http://waxy.org/2011/06/kind_of_screwed/ ) he cites an "influential pape…

I don't think that your distinctions are fair. Source code changes that I am suggesting will allow the new BaioNix to functionally "work" just as Linux does, just like how Baio cre…

I think your attempt at a distinction in paragraph 1 actually proves my point. Yes, GPL covers binaries, or however else the code is distributed. Just like how copyright law protec…

First, I can't say that I am surprised my post currently sits at 4 downvotes here on HN. A programmer's work is sacred while a photographer's is not. Use some common sense? Baio ab…

Hypothetical: Baio downloads the latest Linux kernel. He changes all variable and function names to words of his choosing. Baio now says that he has the right to distribute BaioNix…

I am a lawyer, and have studied copyright law, and in my opinion Baio's work is not even close to transformative. Or course this is a matter of interpretation and we are deciding o…

Show the bosses this chart: http://www.deadondemand.com/products/digitalshredder/ It describes how much money they will personally owe and how much prison time each of them could d…

I have a BS/MS in Electrical & Computer Engineering. For a while I designed/manufactured sensor systems. Our customers were nuclear plants, oil refineries, chemical plants, etc. My…

Former steam valve monitoring engineer here. The motivation for moving from "per valve" to "total for all valves" was cost savings in monitoring. There are thousands of these in pl…

I am a lawyer, and what ggchappell said is correct. The work required to license either isn't difficult. Arguing back and forth on terms is how the legal bills add up. It all boils…

Yes, copyright and TM are different, but both can be handled similarly. Let's start with similarities. You can register both individually, and then execute a licensing contract for…

You are correct, but there are some gotchas, too. 1. Hopefully you incorporated in your state and actually have the protection, not as a Delaware LLC, which might not help you. Hop…

> I am not a lawyer. This is not legal advice. Ha. If you were a lawyer you would know that saying "this is not legal advice" doesn't actually turn legal advice into non-legal advi…

No, it wouldn't work. The reason why is at the very heart of copyright law. You need to learn this area. Owning copyright to a work gives the owner EXCLUSIVE rights to distribution…

They probably don't need any license. What rifftrax is doing is selling you an mp3 with their own comedy on it. It is a completely new work. The customer buys/rents the companion D…

I have an idea for you. This might work. You REALLY need to read up on Copyright Law, though. To be honest, you might not be the best person for this. You may want to speak with an…

No. Filing in a state that you aren't yet doing business has no benefit and could actually hurt you. By registering in a state you are consenting to being sued there. Why would you…

Yup. Also, doing business in your home state is automatic. Working there = doing business there. Filing an LLC in another state without actually doing business there is useless.