Spammers are caught because companies like this will build a website and simply put an email address in the code some place. The email address is valid but has never been given out for any reason anywhere by anyone. Therefore, anyone sending email to that address MUST have gotten it by webcrawling the code. And any mail sent to that address cannot have been done so with the owner's consent, or a claim the owner somehow opted in.
The real reason people want to beleive in super hackers is this.
When they get a virus, they would rather say to the world "Some hacker gave me a virus" instead of saying "Im an idiot who doesn't keep his antivirus up to date".
I constantly hear how "Someone hacked me", and whenever I query further it turns out it was actually their surfing of porn and get rich quick sites with no antispyware, anti-adware installed, and them thinking because they bought Norton's they can download and install any program or web app they are prompted to, with impunity.
I have no doubt there are super hackers out there, but I also have no doubt they do not waste their time on your family or small business PC.
Even in cases where someone was actually hacked, it always turns out to be script kiddies with really no real knowledge beyond being able to do port scans and install simple software any idiot could use. They always turn out to be pretty easy to trace back and report.
I do not think I have ever come across a real super hacker in my 12 years of fixing PC's.
Despite what is continually repeated above, the case can easily be made by Blizzard that this bot product is a derivative work, and therefor Blizzard owns the copyright on the bot program, not the creator. You may not agree with that assessment, but you must agree it is certainly a legally valid arguement that likely should be decided in court if the parties cannot reach a settlement on their own.
This is actually a good thing!!! READ ON I PROMISE I WILL PROVE IT!
Currently you are required to pay tax on all real world income in just about any country I can think of. I bet, whether you live in Canada, America, England, that the existing tax laws require you report and pay taxes on any profit derived from commercial activity. I would imagine that investing time into a game in order to create and sell inventory is already just as taxable in most countries as weaving baskets in order to sell them for profit. Like weaving baskets, some people do it for fun and do not attempt to make a profit. But the basket weavers who do sell for profit are already required to pay income tax. Why would anyone think it would be any different for real money sales in Warcraft?
People are also failing to realise the benefit of this. I *HOPE* the government starts enforcing income tax or business tax on companies or people that sell for real world money. Why? Simple, it means I can spend a few bucks, register myself as a business, write off my computer, my WOW account fees, and then report a loss because I am unable to get sales for real world cash, and thereby offset my real world tax bills derived from my full time job. If people actually understood tax law, they would see this move could actually benefit them. By declaring World of Warcraft a business activity, it becomes legal and ethical to write off all our world of warcraft expenses, including computer purchases, internet provider fees, game fees, etc...
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Spammers are caught because companies like this will build a website and simply put an email address in the code some place. The email address is valid but has never been given out for any reason anywhere by anyone. Therefore, anyone sending email to that address MUST have gotten it by webcrawling the code. And any mail sent to that address cannot have been done so with the owner's consent, or a claim the owner somehow opted in.
I was using tabs in my filing system even before there was an internet and home computers. I am going to sue all of them!!!!
Umm
Non-uploaders can and do get targetted by the RIAA.
Especially when universities and ISPs voluntarily comply with RIAA letters instead of demanding a subpoena.
They are just a small minority.
Also, it is nothing for the RIAA to set up an upload station and then trace the connections.
Thinking you can act with impunity is what leads to a lot of people being caught.
Owner free file system.
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Even in Australia they can start to fight back.
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"The Department of Homeland Security earned a D" Irony?
The real reason people want to beleive in super hackers is this. When they get a virus, they would rather say to the world "Some hacker gave me a virus" instead of saying "Im an idiot who doesn't keep his antivirus up to date". I constantly hear how "Someone hacked me", and whenever I query further it turns out it was actually their surfing of porn and get rich quick sites with no antispyware, anti-adware installed, and them thinking because they bought Norton's they can download and install any program or web app they are prompted to, with impunity. I have no doubt there are super hackers out there, but I also have no doubt they do not waste their time on your family or small business PC. Even in cases where someone was actually hacked, it always turns out to be script kiddies with really no real knowledge beyond being able to do port scans and install simple software any idiot could use. They always turn out to be pretty easy to trace back and report. I do not think I have ever come across a real super hacker in my 12 years of fixing PC's.
Despite what is continually repeated above, the case can easily be made by Blizzard that this bot product is a derivative work, and therefor Blizzard owns the copyright on the bot program, not the creator. You may not agree with that assessment, but you must agree it is certainly a legally valid arguement that likely should be decided in court if the parties cannot reach a settlement on their own.
This is actually a good thing!!! READ ON I PROMISE I WILL PROVE IT!
Currently you are required to pay tax on all real world income in just about any country I can think of. I bet, whether you live in Canada, America, England, that the existing tax laws require you report and pay taxes on any profit derived from commercial activity. I would imagine that investing time into a game in order to create and sell inventory is already just as taxable in most countries as weaving baskets in order to sell them for profit. Like weaving baskets, some people do it for fun and do not attempt to make a profit. But the basket weavers who do sell for profit are already required to pay income tax. Why would anyone think it would be any different for real money sales in Warcraft?
People are also failing to realise the benefit of this. I *HOPE* the government starts enforcing income tax or business tax on companies or people that sell for real world money. Why? Simple, it means I can spend a few bucks, register myself as a business, write off my computer, my WOW account fees, and then report a loss because I am unable to get sales for real world cash, and thereby offset my real world tax bills derived from my full time job. If people actually understood tax law, they would see this move could actually benefit them. By declaring World of Warcraft a business activity, it becomes legal and ethical to write off all our world of warcraft expenses, including computer purchases, internet provider fees, game fees, etc...
Bring it on. I am ready with my deduction forms!