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Re:Wow...
I think you meant to say LEDs. But actually non-backlit LCDs are a really good idea in this case. They probably use less power, convey just as much information, and aren't annoying in the dark. I wonder if anyone makes LCD indicator dots. A quick google search turns up this: http://www.solorb.com/elect/misc/lcdindic/
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Re:music cdrs
But what the poater meant was that the media is in fact identical, it's just the packaging that's different
If I recall correctly, consumer CD burners, a box for your living room, are made so that they will only burn to specially-coded CDs, the ones marked for music. With most such burners, if you try to use data CDs, the device refuses to record. As is expected, there are many pages that list hacks or how to find hacks for getting around this problem. (Just two off a quick search on Google.) -
Re:Okay let's get the facts straight...Copy of 10/99 LA Times Article discussing the RIAA going after tapers and bootleggers.
Quote: "We've sent out thousands of cease-and-desist letters," Creighton said. "If we find they keep doing it again, we'll take appropriate action."
Never doubt the RIAA.
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Re:Trading copyrighted material is wrong.Bruce Springsteen does not allow taping, yet DAT-heads contains numerous requests for his copyrighted material .
It's clear this list is not the respectful, law-abiding group you make it out to be. The only reason it's still around is it's illegal activities have managed to fly under the radar, for now.
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Re:Trading copyrighted material is wrong.Bruce Springsteen does not allow taping, yet DAT-heads contains numerous requests for his copyrighted material .
It's clear this list is not the respectful, law-abiding group you make it out to be. The only reason it's still around is it's illegal activities have managed to fly under the radar, for now.
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Re:Trading copyrighted material is wrong.Bruce Springsteen does not allow taping, yet DAT-heads contains numerous requests for his copyrighted material .
It's clear this list is not the respectful, law-abiding group you make it out to be. The only reason it's still around is it's illegal activities have managed to fly under the radar, for now.
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Re:Trading copyrighted material is wrong.Bruce Springsteen does not allow taping, yet DAT-heads contains numerous requests for his copyrighted material .
It's clear this list is not the respectful, law-abiding group you make it out to be. The only reason it's still around is it's illegal activities have managed to fly under the radar, for now.
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Re:Trading copyrighted material is wrong.Bruce Springsteen does not allow taping, yet DAT-heads contains numerous requests for his copyrighted material .
It's clear this list is not the respectful, law-abiding group you make it out to be. The only reason it's still around is it's illegal activities have managed to fly under the radar, for now.
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Re:Trading copyrighted material is wrong.Bruce Springsteen does not allow taping, yet DAT-heads contains numerous requests for his copyrighted material .
It's clear this list is not the respectful, law-abiding group you make it out to be. The only reason it's still around is it's illegal activities have managed to fly under the radar, for now.
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Re:Trading copyrighted material is wrong.Bruce Springsteen does not allow taping, yet DAT-heads contains numerous requests for his copyrighted material .
It's clear this list is not the respectful, law-abiding group you make it out to be. The only reason it's still around is it's illegal activities have managed to fly under the radar, for now.
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Re:Trading copyrighted material is wrong.
There are entire mailing lists devoted to the trading of copyrighted materials via the USPS. This does not mean that the USPS should be outlawed.
I think you've unintentionally refuted part of your own argument. The DAT-heads mailing list is devoted to trading copyrighted material (live performances) by bands who have no problem with that material being traded (Phish, the Dead, etc).
In other words, their application is a perfect example of a very legitimate use for software like Morpheus or a service like MusicCity. And it's not a trivial use -- there are tens of thousands of people around the world that engage in trading these recordings. -
Trading copyrighted material is wrong.Despite what everybody here wants to say, or how people want to spin it, the common way that software such as morpheus is used is ethically, and legally wrong. It's not fair use to give near-perfect recordings of copyrighted material to everyone on the planet. This is not the same as making a tape for your friend.
That being said, the software is not at fault. The RIAA may argue that it's an enabling the behaviour, but this bad behaviour can, and does occur through other means. There are entire mailing lists devoted to the trading of copyrighted materials via the USPS. This does not mean that the USPS should be outlawed.
Everybody should write your governmental representatives now, preferably with checks enclosed, to make sure that morpheus and the alike are not wrongly persecuted and prosecuted for behaviour that's beyond the author's control.