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Report Says 36.4% of World's Computers Infringe on IP
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "According to a new report by Digital Music News, 36.4% of the world's computers have LimeWire installed. Given their claim that filling an iPod legally would cost about $40,000, they're pretty sure that most of those computers are infringing upon at least a few imaginary property rights. BitTorrent shouldn't feel left out, though. BitTorrent actually uses more bandwidth, but the article suggests that this is because it is used to share larger files, like movies."
Thankfully all of us that have eMule installed are downloading purely legal files.
What doesn't kill you only delays the inevitable
Have you heard of SHHHHHHH?
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
~36.4% of PC users are freeloaders.
Hail Eris, full of mischief...
E pluribus sanguinem
The first rule of NNTP is that we do not talk about NNTP.
If you count IP infringements made by software vendors. Face it, in the world where One Click patent can even exits, you're _guaranteed_ to infringe on someone's intellectual property if your code is more complicated than "Hello world".
Not true, actually. I patented all uses of the letters in that order.
You owe me $5.
31.2% of computers infringe TCP.
22.9% infringe UDP.
The report doesn't mention other protocols, but as IPv6 gains ground, we're all sure to see lots more infringement.
"How much would it cost to fill an iPod with songs from used CDs?"
I think they calculated that figure based on the average content of a computer geek's iPod - namely, exactly 42 million copies of Wilhelmscream.mp3
1. Hello World is a registered trademark of Servognome Corp. Any use or redistribution without the implied oral consent of Servognome is strictly prohibited
2. Patent #45239223 - Display of the words "Hello World" on a digital device
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Both are different? As opposed to one being different, and the other one not being different? ;-)
You are not alone. This is not normal. None of this is normal.
(Ducking and running from the inevitable Troll mod points.)
Have gnu, will travel.
I managed to patent "Now you owe me {Currency}". Now you owe me $20.
Shit! I just had a letter from my lawyer telling me I am infringing upon a patent and owe him $25.
liqbase
One is more different than the other.
"Believe me!" -- Donald Trump
I have it on good authority that 84,63% of all statistics are made up!
Sorry, I've got Patent #45239222 - Display of the words "Patent #45239223" on a digital device.