Although I've never worked at the big A I was married to someone who did. I also knew someone who reported to SJ. I think she had a nervous breakdown. Working at Apple back in the day was amazing but working for SJ was definitely NOT.
Not only was the article a bit unfocused. It also drew some tenuous conclusions. Namely that AOL was scared it would have to cancel its subscribers. This is a definite concern but not what the RIAA v. Verizon thing is about. A 512(h) subpoena requires ISPs to provide subscriber information to a copyright holder or their agent. What they do with this information once they get it is another thing altogether. A successful lawsuit against such a party would be far more difficult than finding out who they are. Section 512 of the DMCA was written to take the ISP out of the equation of determining whether something is infringing or not. ISPs will not be cancelling subscribers under this ruling. ISPs will only begin cancelling subscribers if a) copyright holders can provide evidence rather than just allegations or b) the courts interpret the "repeat infringer" policy under 512(i)(1)(A) is a way that requires subscribers be cancelled absent such evidence.
This is all about the local loop so you have to ask some questions. 1) how much is it going to cost 2) how much does it cost competitors like RBOCs--not how much they charge in the present semi-monopoly but how much they could charge in a competitive enviromnent 3) what are the chances a new technology--wireless for instance--is going to leapfrog your solution after you've already sunk a few hundred million dollars into it? The final big picture question to ask is what does the future residence need w/r/t bandwidth and can current infrastructure be leveraged to provide it? I don't think 1.5Mbit/sec is going to cut it in ten years.
Well said. I am also dumbfounded. Isn't there some sort of logical fallacy that describes such utterly specious arguments? I was in a game store the other day and was awestruck at the number of well spoken of titles i've never played (system shock2, theif2, HL-OF, Vampire, Diablo2, Nascar3, RallyChampionship, NFS-Porsche, Shogun, AoE2, etc. etc.). There are 4 big multiplayer deathmatch games: Quake3, HalfLife, Unreal Tournament, and Starsiege Tribes. More people play Starcraft online than all these put together; more people have bought The Sims than any one of these. I could go on but shall simply defer to my more articulate compadre above.
Actually, the United States is founded on the principal that if laws suck you challenge them in the courts on the basis of, among other things, their constitutionality:-). Of course, if you talk to one of many Japanese Americans imprisoned during WW2 (crypto advocates in 2000?), the United States is also founded on the principal that if circumstances obtain (e.g. crisis re: national defense), then certain laws (your rights) are put on hold until the crisis is over (if ever) and other laws (enacted by a fearful legislature, enforced by a calculating executive, and most likely supported by a frightened population) let to run amok while a pragmatic judiciary conveniently turns a blind eye. cph
I'm inspired. I was going to take a few days off next month to go to Yosemite. Instead I think I'll mow some lawns. Oh, and while I'm taking your advice mowing lawns, maybe you'll take my advice and take a trip to Bali, head down to a beach, take some halucinogenic drugs and have non-procreative sex--just for fun. cph
Ok, did i miss something. It seems to me that GT sees Linux as a complicated operating system and are afraid of tons of tech support and service calls from people who can't get the glx module to load on their tnt cards etc. I think they are wrong but I can understand their desire to avoid tech calls--those things *can* either 1) be great and kill your bottom line or 2) suck and create a certifiable class (see USCA *.*). cph
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While I am personally in favor of giving people like Mr. Kaczynski here internet access so they can continue to add to the social discourse--and tickle our funnybones. Nevertheless, I feel a good majority of the nation's taxpayers would be mighty pissed to find out he is not only on "the net" but posting on slashdot. cph
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Although I've never worked at the big A I was married to someone who did. I also knew someone who reported to SJ. I think she had a nervous breakdown. Working at Apple back in the day was amazing but working for SJ was definitely NOT.
Luckily we have these things called Jury Trials
Actually quite a few more than ten representatives of the public will be needed to pass the law.
Not only was the article a bit unfocused. It also drew some tenuous conclusions. Namely that AOL was scared it would have to cancel its subscribers. This is a definite concern but not what the RIAA v. Verizon thing is about. A 512(h) subpoena requires ISPs to provide subscriber information to a copyright holder or their agent. What they do with this information once they get it is another thing altogether. A successful lawsuit against such a party would be far more difficult than finding out who they are. Section 512 of the DMCA was written to take the ISP out of the equation of determining whether something is infringing or not. ISPs will not be cancelling subscribers under this ruling. ISPs will only begin cancelling subscribers if a) copyright holders can provide evidence rather than just allegations or b) the courts interpret the "repeat infringer" policy under 512(i)(1)(A) is a way that requires subscribers be cancelled absent such evidence.
This is all about the local loop so you have to ask some questions. 1) how much is it going to cost 2) how much does it cost competitors like RBOCs--not how much they charge in the present semi-monopoly but how much they could charge in a competitive enviromnent 3) what are the chances a new technology--wireless for instance--is going to leapfrog your solution after you've already sunk a few hundred million dollars into it? The final big picture question to ask is what does the future residence need w/r/t bandwidth and can current infrastructure be leveraged to provide it? I don't think 1.5Mbit/sec is going to cut it in ten years.
Well said. I am also dumbfounded. Isn't there some sort of logical fallacy that describes such utterly specious arguments? I was in a game store the other day and was awestruck at the number of well spoken of titles i've never played (system shock2, theif2, HL-OF, Vampire, Diablo2, Nascar3, RallyChampionship, NFS-Porsche, Shogun, AoE2, etc. etc.). There are 4 big multiplayer deathmatch games: Quake3, HalfLife, Unreal Tournament, and Starsiege Tribes. More people play Starcraft online than all these put together; more people have bought The Sims than any one of these. I could go on but shall simply defer to my more articulate compadre above.
Be nice. The marketing kids know that without the ubiquitous e-fix, the vc kids won't touch it.
What pipedream? And what's liberal about it? Get a brain. cph
Actually, the United States is founded on the principal that if laws suck you challenge them in the courts on the basis of, among other things, their constitutionality :-). Of course, if you talk to one of many Japanese Americans imprisoned during WW2 (crypto advocates in 2000?), the United States is also founded on the principal that if circumstances obtain (e.g. crisis re: national defense), then certain laws (your rights) are put on hold until the crisis is over (if ever) and other laws (enacted by a fearful legislature, enforced by a calculating executive, and most likely supported by a frightened population) let to run amok while a pragmatic judiciary conveniently turns a blind eye. cph
see above.
I'm inspired. I was going to take a few days off next month to go to Yosemite. Instead I think I'll mow some lawns. Oh, and while I'm taking your advice mowing lawns, maybe you'll take my advice and take a trip to Bali, head down to a beach, take some halucinogenic drugs and have non-procreative sex--just for fun. cph
I know, let's invade Poland. cph
Ok, did i miss something. It seems to me that GT sees Linux as a complicated operating system and are afraid of tons of tech support and service calls from people who can't get the glx module to load on their tnt cards etc. I think they are wrong but I can understand their desire to avoid tech calls--those things *can* either 1) be great and kill your bottom line or 2) suck and create a certifiable class (see USCA *.*). cph
...funnybones, nevertheless...
While I am personally in favor of giving people like Mr. Kaczynski here internet access so they can continue to add to the social discourse--and tickle our funnybones. Nevertheless, I feel a good majority of the nation's taxpayers would be mighty pissed to find out he is not only on "the net" but posting on slashdot. cph