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March 6

Can I watch the Academy Awards online?

Is there any way to watch the Academy Awards online during Sunday's telecast? --70.167.58.6 (talk) 00:11, 6 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Try http://oscars.go.com/, but I'm not positive that will work. Woogee (talk) 00:35, 6 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If you do make sure you use their official website. Watching it on another website is a copyright violation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by VCRVLC1010 (talk • contribs) 11:46, 6 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not by the viewer, it isn't. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 12:02, 6 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Er... yes it is. Viewing copyrighted material without paying is copyright infringement, just the same as going into a mall and eating the food without paying is theft. —Preceding unsigned comment added by VCRVLC1010 (talk • contribs) 17:13, 6 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No. If someone posts a copyright violation on youtube, there's no practical way I can be held liable for having watched it. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 18:38, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oscars.go.com is their official website. Woogee (talk) 06:43, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Get_What_You_Give

HI there, I read through this article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Get_What_You_Give) and cannot find the information of who is the publisher of the song " you get what you give' by the free radicals as I need to write them and ask permission to use it in my movie and I don't know how to do this. THank you <removed contact information> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.251.145.138 (talk) 00:39, 6 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I removed your email address, as it is a bad idea to puclicly post your email on Wikipedia, and no one will email you anyways; the question will be answered here. The New Radicals was basically Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois with a few studio musicians. I could not find any official contact info for Alexander, but Brisebois has a website here: [1] and there is a place to contact her. That may be your best shot and answering your question. --Jayron32 00:47, 6 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Next time try using google, it's a lot faster than waiting for people on the internet to use google for you to find what you want —Preceding unsigned comment added by VCRVLC1010 (talk • contribs) 17:13, 6 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Movies statistical data set

Is there anywhere I can find a dataset of film movie statistics available for free? I mean something like a large spreadsheet of data with particular movies being each row, and having columns with things like box office grosses, budgets, number of screenings, genre, country of origin, and anything else. Could be for the US films or UK films or anywhere. Thanks. I've tried Google. 89.240.63.162 (talk) 01:34, 6 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

the-numbers.com/ and boxofficemojo.com/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by VCRVLC1010 (talk • contribs) 11:49, 6 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Most of IMDB's raw files are available for FTP download at [2]. You'll have to invest some time and programming into decoding the layouts and rigging up relationships. Also, IMDB's business data is woefully spotty, and certainly not broken out by country.

There's also hsx.com which has lots of current info, but requiring a query. the-numbers.com has a lot of details as well--Klantry01 (talk) 20:00, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

future tv

is it likely that all tv in the furture will be over the internet if so how will they regulate the times when things are shown? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ixiecon9 (talk • contribs) 11:42, 6 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It could be the same way that it is now. You or I can go to hulu.com and watch a show whenever. And for specialized broadcasts where the timing is important, it could be licensed to a few carriers who agree to show it at a specific time. Dismas|^(talk) 11:47, 6 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

While there are certainly forces that want to eliminate broadcast TV (and radio), the consensus seems to be that it provides certain services which the Internet and cable/satellite providers can not, such as providing news and emergency information to all, in a timely manner. The problem is particularly acute for poor people, who can't afford a computer. Either the government would need to provide them with computers, or would need to abandon their commitment to providing such info to all. Then there's also the issue of how to interrupt what a computer is currently doing to provide emergency info. This seems like a more easily solvable problem, to me, however. StuRat (talk) 19:23, 6 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Well, we did not have emergency TV broadcasts in 1910 and we are still here, so one could argue that it is not truly needed and more an item of convenience. Googlemeister (talk) 17:14, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That's not much of an argument. We also didn't have antibiotics or seat belts in that era, and yet many people managed to survive. Does that make them conveniences which we needn't make available to all ? In the case of emergencies, we now have the risk of rapid attacks on civilians by those with chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons (which didn't exist then, or at least couldn't be delivered as quickly and effectively then). StuRat (talk) 18:07, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

FA Cup and club in liquidation

It seems that there is a real possibility that Portsmouth FC will make the FA Cup Final this year. If the Inland Revenue get their way and the club is wound up before the Cup Final, what would happen? Would the other team in the final be awarded the trophy by default? Or would the defeated semi-finalist be promoted to the final? I know we don't do speculation, I'm rather hoping there's someone out there who has access to the relevant regulations for the FA Cup who could shed some light on this. --TammyMoet (talk) 17:15, 6 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There is a lot of press speculation at the moment on this very topic. It seems that there are three options open to the FA. If Portsmouth are liquidated before the semi-finals take place, the other team could receive a bye, play the last team Portsmouth defeated in the cup or the FA could select a 'lucky loser' from the last round to take their place in a lottery as they did when Manchester United pulled out of the cup in 2000. Also, if the team ceases to exist in all forms - all of it's records are expunged, including the results against teams in this years Premiership. This will mean that all points won or lost against Portsmouth this year are deleted and thus will change the positions of other teams in the table - which will have a knock-on financial effect on those clubs in European places and those that could end up in relegation.

All of this speculation is because the FA don't seem to HAVE a regulation relating to this (there is certainly nothing in the blue book about it).

It's hard to imagine that a liquidator would insist on the club being wound up before what is probably its biggest money-making game ever. DJ Clayworth (talk) 22:12, 6 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

whilst I agree entirely Portsmouth won the FA cup a few years ago so this wouldn't likely be their biggest money-making game ever, though I guess if it was known to be their last it might draw more interest so you can probably scratch what i've just said! ny156uk (talk) 20:35, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nick Schuyler

Nick Schuyler was the only survivor when four men (including two NFL football players, Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith) became stuck out at sea when their fishing boat overturned. He just wrote a book, Not Without Hope, about this incident. On March 4, 2010 (or so), he gave interviews on the Oprah Winfrey Show as well as the Larry King Show. Does anyone have any links where I can watch the full interviews from both of these shows? I am not referring to the interviews on You Tube, for example, where the full interview is cut up into several videos of 1- or 2-minute chunks apiece. Thanks. (64.252.68.102 (talk) 18:19, 6 March 2010 (UTC))[reply]

hulu.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by Xcargo321 (talk • contribs) 21:43, 6 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! I was able to find some video online, and I checked out the hulu site as you recommended. Thanks again! (64.252.65.146 (talk) 22:59, 4 April 2010 (UTC))[reply]

Where can I buy a telephone like the one Jerry has on Seinfeld?

I would like to buy a telephone like the one Jerry Seinfeld has in his apartment in his old show "Seinfeld". Do you know where I can buy one? What model is it? Thanks. 86.141.60.140 (talk) 19:21, 6 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You mean a very old cell phone ? You might be able to find one (maybe on eBay ?), but getting it to work is another matter. Cell phone technology is rapidly changing, so a cell phone even a few years old is likely to be obsolete and no longer supported. StuRat (talk) 19:57, 6 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It is not a cell phone. It is a corded home telephone ("land line" device). It has a an old fashioned shape but a key pad rather than a dial. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.141.60.140 (talk) 20:19, 6 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Like this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Xcargo321 (talk • contribs) 21:47, 6 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No, that's a 1970s antique. Seinfeld often used a "cordless" phone, as with this clip.[3] There are plenty of cordless phones out there, but the handsets are typically rather smaller than during the 90s, the type used on Seinfield. I don't think cellphones were a very prominent feature of Senfield. If they were to do the show now, they certainly would be - they would probably have entire episodes about cellphone annoyances. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 18:34, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Like what 'StuRat' says, no matter what it is you're probably most likely to find it on eBay, although you could go to a car boot sale or look on specialist websites - there's bound to be something out there. Chevymontecarlo. 11:30, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The question asker is probably asking about the phone seen in this youtube clip APL (talk) 19:06, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If so, I've found these on shopping.google (With surprising difficulty. Such a classic, generic phone. I'm amazed it's so rare.) here and here. Hope this helps. APL (talk) 19:10, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]