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The vanishing author in computer-generated works: a critical analysis of recent Australian case law
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The use of software is ubiquitous in the creation of many copyright works, yet the requirement in copyright law that every work have a human author who engages in independent intellectual effort means that its use may prevent copyright subsistence. Several recent Australian cases have refocused attention on authorship as an essential criterion of copyright subsistence, and these cases suggest that much computer-produced output may be authorless and thus lack copyright protection. This article, the first in a two-part series, analyses how each case deals with the question of authorship of computer-produced works and why the use of software diminishes copyright protection for a significant number of computer-generated works. The article critiques the application of conventional notions of human authorship developed in the pre-computer age to modern productions and suggests alternative approaches to authorship that satisfy both the major objectives of copyright policy and the need to adapt to the computer age. The article argues that, without a broader judicial approach to authorship of computer-generated works, Parliament must remedy the lacuna in protection for these ‘authorless’ works. Possible solutions for reform are suggested. In a forthcoming article, the author comprehensively examines those reform proposals
A scheme for review, annotation and correction of specifications
No full textIn this paper we outline a scheme for marking suggested edits and
annotations on specifications during the process of review and correction.
The scheme is based on a formal model of negotiation and typographic
marking methods used in conventional document preparation. The
scheme permits precise and interpretable marking and annotation of
complex structured documents which use many different notations. It
supports and guides the process of correction. Some examples and a
sample visual notation are given. Tool support for using this scheme is
discussed
Finkelstein, Allison S., Forgotten Veterans, Invisible Memorials: How American Women Commemorated the Great War, 1917-1945.
No full textIn Forgotten Veterans, Invisible Memorials: How American Women Commemorated the Great War, 1917-1945, historian Allison S. Finkelstein skillfully uncovers the service and sacrifices of the American women during the First World War, and how these women veterans continued to serve and sacrifice after the war through their activism and commemoration efforts. Largely forgotten and invisible, as the title of the monograph states, these American women, or “veteranists” as Finkelstein deems them, b..
Sandra Tannenbaum, Janice Sugar, Susan Finkelstein, Wilma Dolowitz, Jane Ann Lovinger, Rabbi S. Strome
No full textBlack and white photograph of Sandra Tannenbaum, Janice Sugar, Susan Finkelstein, Wilma Dolowitz, Jane Ann Lovinger, and Rabbi S. Strome
Embedding Fundamental Aspects of the Relational Blockworld Interpretation in Geometric (or Clifford) Algebra
No full textI summarize Silberstein, et. al’s (2006) discussion of the derivation of the Heisenberg commutators, whose work is based on Kaiser (1981, 1990) and Bohr, et. al. (1995, 2004a,b). I argue that Bohr and Kaiser’s treatment is not geometric enough, as it still relies on some unexplained residual notions concerning the unitary representation of transformations in a Hilbert space. This calls for a more consistent characterization of the role of i than standard QM can offer. I summarize David Hestenes’ (1985,1986) major claims concerning the essential role Clifford algebras play in such a fundamental characterization of i, and I present a Clifford- algebraic derivation of the Heisenberg commutation relations (taken from Finkelstein, et. al. (2001)). I argue that their derivation exhibits a more fundamentally geometrical approach, which unifies geometric and ontological content. I also point out how some of Finkelstein’s ontological notions of “chronon dynamics” can give a plausible explanatory account of RBW’s “geometric relations.
Finkelstein-Rubinstein constraints for the Skyrme model with pion masses
No full textThe Skyrme model is a classical field theory modelling the strong interaction between atomic nuclei. It has to be quantized in order to compare it to nuclear physics. When the Skyrme model is semi-classically quantized it is important to take the Finkelstein-Rubinstein constraints into account. Recently, a simple formula has been derived to calculate the these constraints for Skyrmions which are well-approximated by rational maps. However, if a pion mass term is included in the model, Skyrmions of sufficiently large baryon number are no longer well-approximated by the rational map ansatz. This paper addresses the question how to calculate Finkelstein-Rubinstein constraints for Skyrme configurations which are only known numerically
Finkelstein's one-stop shop
No full textDespite the reaction of the press, the Finkelstein inquiry’s key recommendation deserves support, writes Graeme Orr in Inside Story
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“LABOR Plan to Control the Media.” Or so ran the lead headline in Saturday’s Australian Financial Review. The trigger was the release of the Report of the Independent Inquiry into the Media and Media Regulation, commissioned by communications minister Stephen Conroy. The report was prepared by former the Federal Court judge Ray Finkelstein, assisted by Professor Matthew Ricketson.
The report’s central recommendation is for a single, publicly funded agency, the News Media Council, to handle complaints about the news media, whatever the type of media. The council would screen and conciliate complaints and, if necessary, hold a hearing, usually without either party present or represented. It could then order the publication of a clarification or a right of reply. But the council would have no power to levy a fine or award damages. Indeed, anyone seeking the council’s assistance would have to forsake any right to litigate against the media outlet, say for defamation.
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Quantization of Skyrmions
No full textThe Skyrme model is a nonlinear classical field theory which models the strong interaction between atomic nuclei. In order to compare the predictions of the Skyrme model with nuclear physics, it has to be quantized. We show, summarizing earlier work, how the rational map ansatz can be employed to calculate the Finkelstein-Rubinstein constraints which arise during quantization. Then we give an overview of current results on the quantum ground states in the Skyrme model. We end with an outlook on future work
The Colors Of Galaxies At 4 < Z < 8 And Their Contribution To Reionization
No full textWe present recent results on the rest-frame ultraviolet (UV) colors of galaxies at high-redshift, and the contribution of these galaxies to the reionization of the intergalactic medium (IGM). Using a combination of deep and wide data from the CANDELS, HUDF09 and ERS programs, we find that galaxies at z = 7 appear to be dust free, and they become substantially dustier by z = 4. Faint galaxies at z = 7 appear very blue, but they are consistent with the colors of very blue local galaxies, thus there is no evidence for the presence of exotic stellar populations. We find that the observable galaxy population can sustain a fully ionized IGM at z = 6 if the escape fraction of ionizing photons (f(esc)) is 30%. If the luminosity function extends much fainter, then the required f(esc) is lowered to similar to 10%. Examining the constraint on the emission rate of ionizing photons from Ly alpha forest measurements, we find that if the luminosity function extends to M-UV = -13, f(esc) must be less than 13% at z = 6. This escape fraction can still sustain a reionized IGM at z = 6, and even at z = 7, but unless it rises substantially at z > 6, the IGM may be similar to 20 - 50% neutral by z = 8.Astronom
Enfermedad de Finkelstein. Reporte de un caso
No full textLa enfermedad de Finkelstein es una vasculitis leucocitoclástica de pequeños vasos y de curso benigno que afecta principalmente a niños menores de 2 años y se caracteriza por manifestaciones cutáneas singulares, debido al aspecto morfológico y por la aparición súbita de sus lesiones. Característicamente no se presentan afectaciones viscerales asociadas y su típica apariencia de las lesiones cutáneas contrasta con el buen estado general de los niños afectados, presentando completa y espontánea recuperación en 1-3 semanas, sin secuelas permanentes post inflamatorias. Se informa de un lactante de 18 meses de edad, cuatro días de evolución caracterizada por múltiples lesiones tipo placas purpúricas múltiples, multiformes en cara, miembros superiores e inferiores y región glútea, asociado a edema de manos y pies. La importancia del estudio radica en la etiología desconocida, la poca frecuencia de la enfermedad y en la necesidad de un diagnóstico diferencial entre la enfermedad de Finkelstein y la Púrpura de Schölein-Henoch (PSH) debido a sus similitudes clínicas, ya que de ello dependen varios factores; en primer lugar el diagnóstico médico, pues en vista de la poca información reportada sobre el tema y a la semejanza con la PSH se pueden hacer diagnósticos equivocados y por ende tratamientos innecesarios, por esta misma razón, se cree que hay un mayor número de casos de enfermedad de Finkelstein no diagnosticados.
Finkelstein’s disease is a leukocytoclastic vasculitis of small vessels and benign course that mainly affects children under the age of 2 years and is characterized by typical cutaneous manifestations. Characteristically associated visceral affectations do not occur and the spectacular nature of the skin lesions contrasts with the general condition of the affected children, presenting complete and spontaneous recovery in 1-3 weeks, without permanent sequelae. An 18 month old infant, four days of evolution characterized by multiple type purpuric plaques multiple, multifaceted purpuric on face, upper and lower limbs, and gluteus, associated with edema of face hands and feet. The importance of the study lies in the unknown etiology, the infrecuency of the disease, and the need for a differential diagnosis between disease of Finkelstein and the Henoch Shonlein Purpura (PSH) due to their clinical similarities, since it´s depends on severalfactors; first medical diagnosis, because in view of the limited information reported on the topic and the similarity with the PSH can make wrong diagnoses and therefore unnecessary treatments, for this same reason, believed that there is a greater number of undiagnosed cases of disease of Finkelstein
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