Sure there is in the words of Eric Cartman... "Screw you guys, I'm going home!"
Seriously if the Sovereignty of individual nations is consistently threatened they'll just leave. After all the EU is a society of consent. If a given country and/or its population does not consent then they can leave.
And they never should've seized the computer in the first place
Yeah... but they also seize things as a form of pre-trial punishment. Oh it's 'Evidence' we need to keep it for the 'trial' because you used this computer to buy your thing online.
Sounds like all they need to do is surrender AN encryption key. They dont need to surrender ALL encryption keys. Hence Hidden Volumes would be a great idea.
Translation: We dont actually make anything any more therefore business-methods and software patents are all we can make anymore. Stop shipping the god damn jobs to China or India and make things in North America.
While I can sort of agree on the general principle of making end users somewhat responsible for their connection and/or computer security. The problem lies within the system that would happily abuse it.
First of all I can imagine the MAFIAA slipping some malware into their things on the sly to do stuff to trigger these responses from people who are 'downloading illegal music'.
On a side note I've had a malfunctioning router that repeatedly sent DHCP requests to my ISP to the point where they cut my connection. I took the offending router out and never had a problem since. I wonder just how much trouble it had to have caused in order for them to actually do something though if crazy infected botnet crap slips by without notice.
The fact they were bailed out shows there wasn't a freemarket.
That was my point exactly... I was opposed to bailing out Wall Street, Banks and AIG. They totally made their bed and should have had to lie in it. I mean these CEOs of the banks were making billions of dollars and banks were turning TRILLIONS in record profits every year. Where did all that profit go?
GM and Chrysler are a bit less responsible for their predicament than those previously discussed. They're basically a victim of the recession. People stopped buying cars because people started cutting back on big ticket items. Sure GM and Chrysler should have been putting money away for a recession/depression so they wouldn't be having to be begging for a handout. Also they could have and should have had electric cars out in 2008 and earlier. If I had the money I WOULD NOT pay a red cent on a vehicle that was not electric knowing that in a year or two they will have either full blown electric cars or 'plug-in hybrids' which I'd probably prefer since they only have electric motors but have a small ICE generator to convert gas to electricity for extended range.
... a lawyer from the RIAA? No, I expect he'll hire someone with actual internet experience, like a "private investigator" from MediaSentry.
Same Shit, Different Pile... What you dont think the people behind MediaSentry are the same ones as the ones behind the RIAA? They're doing it for Hollywood Accounting purposes. Look we're putting money into this company to get those dirty pirates so your song despite being #1 on the charts is actually a loss. Sorry.
That is an argument which is sometimes made by the anti-gambling people, but really how many specific cases have their been where parents gambled away junior's college money?
Until Junior goes to college that money is still the parent's money. Being (presumably) responsible adults they can do with it what they wish.
The problem with your reasoning is that when a free-market entity produces an inferior product, service, or solution, it will eventually fail.
You mean like AIG, Wall Street, all these stupid banks involved in subprime mortgage scams, GM and Chrysler... Oh wait they didnt fail they got a bail out.
Security Tokens/Smart Cards... Two (or Three) factor authentication is superior to username/password. Something you HAVE + Something you KNOW. If you dont have both then knowing soandso's password is hunter2 wont help you.
I hate to say it but much of the legal system is rooted in The Ten Commandments. Basically The Ten Commandments were a document designed to ensure stability of a society or to put it more academically it was a social contract. If you have people running around killing, stealing, cheating/lying then you have society breaking down. And at a time 4000+ years ago when this document was first created a society that was in the process of breaking down would easily be lead to ruin and destruction.
The strongest, healthiest, smartest, and most stable were sent into battle, and very often killed, while the undesirables stayed home to breed.
Actually they didnt pick up the people who were idiots/insane/weak because those people get the strongest, healthiest and smartest killed when they do something stupid.
Actually I will completely and 100% blame the 'free market' for the creation of monopolies* and abusive monopolistic behavior*. The free market as a whole encourages the embrace, expand, extinguish mentality that leads to monopolies as they acquire competitor companies and eventually result in one big company that will inevitably be 'too big to let fail'.
*: Monopoly is not limited to a single entity but may in fact be two or more players in a duopoly or a cartel.
Seriously, in what bizzaro world does stealing the equivalent of a $0.99 iTunes track constitute a punishment of approximately 150,000 times the value. Does this mean if Joe Average is caught stealing a candy bar the store owner immediately gets a huge cash windfall?
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* There is no set procedure on leaving the EU
Sure there is in the words of Eric Cartman... "Screw you guys, I'm going home!"
Seriously if the Sovereignty of individual nations is consistently threatened they'll just leave. After all the EU is a society of consent. If a given country and/or its population does not consent then they can leave.
And they never should've seized the computer in the first place
Yeah... but they also seize things as a form of pre-trial punishment. Oh it's 'Evidence' we need to keep it for the 'trial' because you used this computer to buy your thing online.
Sounds like all they need to do is surrender AN encryption key. They dont need to surrender ALL encryption keys. Hence Hidden Volumes would be a great idea.
5th Amendment. They do not have the right to make you incriminate yourself by reporting illegal income or stolen property.
Apparently not, you got modded +5 Funny this time :)
Exactly...
knowledge- and service-based economy
Translation: We dont actually make anything any more therefore business-methods and software patents are all we can make anymore. Stop shipping the god damn jobs to China or India and make things in North America.
Not being sued by the MAFIAA?
turnitin.com
Seriously... Why arent editors running their stories through it too to prevent plagiarism.
Oh sure that's handy if you have your top secret CIA Ground Penetrating X-Ray Imaging device. Oh right...
While I can sort of agree on the general principle of making end users somewhat responsible for their connection and/or computer security. The problem lies within the system that would happily abuse it.
First of all I can imagine the MAFIAA slipping some malware into their things on the sly to do stuff to trigger these responses from people who are 'downloading illegal music'.
On a side note I've had a malfunctioning router that repeatedly sent DHCP requests to my ISP to the point where they cut my connection. I took the offending router out and never had a problem since. I wonder just how much trouble it had to have caused in order for them to actually do something though if crazy infected botnet crap slips by without notice.
And 'You musta did it because it's your computer/router/connection' isn't gonna cut it for a conviction because of this thing called reasonable doubt.
The fact they were bailed out shows there wasn't a freemarket.
That was my point exactly... I was opposed to bailing out Wall Street, Banks and AIG. They totally made their bed and should have had to lie in it. I mean these CEOs of the banks were making billions of dollars and banks were turning TRILLIONS in record profits every year. Where did all that profit go?
GM and Chrysler are a bit less responsible for their predicament than those previously discussed. They're basically a victim of the recession. People stopped buying cars because people started cutting back on big ticket items. Sure GM and Chrysler should have been putting money away for a recession/depression so they wouldn't be having to be begging for a handout. Also they could have and should have had electric cars out in 2008 and earlier. If I had the money I WOULD NOT pay a red cent on a vehicle that was not electric knowing that in a year or two they will have either full blown electric cars or 'plug-in hybrids' which I'd probably prefer since they only have electric motors but have a small ICE generator to convert gas to electricity for extended range.
... a lawyer from the RIAA?
No, I expect he'll hire someone with actual internet experience, like a "private investigator" from MediaSentry.
Same Shit, Different Pile... What you dont think the people behind MediaSentry are the same ones as the ones behind the RIAA? They're doing it for Hollywood Accounting purposes. Look we're putting money into this company to get those dirty pirates so your song despite being #1 on the charts is actually a loss. Sorry.
I live in a state where gambling is legal, so long as you're on a body of water (no matter how small)
Sounds like a good excuse to build a moat.
That is an argument which is sometimes made by the anti-gambling people, but really how many specific cases have their been where parents gambled away junior's college money?
Until Junior goes to college that money is still the parent's money. Being (presumably) responsible adults they can do with it what they wish.
The problem with your reasoning is that when a free-market entity produces an inferior product, service, or solution, it will eventually fail.
You mean like AIG, Wall Street, all these stupid banks involved in subprime mortgage scams, GM and Chrysler... Oh wait they didnt fail they got a bail out.
Security Tokens/Smart Cards... Two (or Three) factor authentication is superior to username/password. Something you HAVE + Something you KNOW. If you dont have both then knowing soandso's password is hunter2 wont help you.
The Ten Commandments != The Constitution
I hate to say it but much of the legal system is rooted in The Ten Commandments. Basically The Ten Commandments were a document designed to ensure stability of a society or to put it more academically it was a social contract. If you have people running around killing, stealing, cheating/lying then you have society breaking down. And at a time 4000+ years ago when this document was first created a society that was in the process of breaking down would easily be lead to ruin and destruction.
Just like Kirk. They'll hax the situation so they can win.
Sure you can... 'I was just following orders' hasnt been a valid defense since Nuremberg.
The strongest, healthiest, smartest, and most stable were sent into battle, and very often killed, while the undesirables stayed home to breed.
Actually they didnt pick up the people who were idiots/insane/weak because those people get the strongest, healthiest and smartest killed when they do something stupid.
Actually I will completely and 100% blame the 'free market' for the creation of monopolies* and abusive monopolistic behavior*. The free market as a whole encourages the embrace, expand, extinguish mentality that leads to monopolies as they acquire competitor companies and eventually result in one big company that will inevitably be 'too big to let fail'.
*: Monopoly is not limited to a single entity but may in fact be two or more players in a duopoly or a cartel.
Hell Yeah! Make the bastards pay!
Seriously, in what bizzaro world does stealing the equivalent of a $0.99 iTunes track constitute a punishment of approximately 150,000 times the value. Does this mean if Joe Average is caught stealing a candy bar the store owner immediately gets a huge cash windfall?
Or he could just phone of NYCL and ask him some questions... that or maybe he already reads his blog.
The only speed that is nearly guaranteed not to cause an accident is zero.
Unless some idiot rams into you while you're parked.