Now I know it's unpopular on here to go against TPB guys here on slashdot, but they could be considered accessories.
Actually not necessarily. Just because someone plans a crime using Google maps does that make Google an accessory? Probably not. If someone looks up 'How to commit copyright infringement' on Google does that make them an accessory too? I doubt it. Remember without Google nobody would have found TPB in the first place.
As for the holding the door open part. Keep in mind that the first thing the police tell you to do during an ARMED ROBBERY is to COOPERATE with the robber. They'd rather the robber get away than put a few 9mm bullets into people!
Really... Bush got less than 5 out of 10, still got in office and STILL ran the country like he had carte blanch to do whatever he felt like... At least until the elections 2 years ago when the Democrats got control of Congress.
Really... where in the constitution does it say that the US *MUST* use a capitalist economic system? Where does it say that the government must be a two party system? Why cant it be a one party system (I can understand that since it removes the choice for democracy)? Why cant it be a 3, 4 or 5 party system?
Technically any expenses that are approved by congress are constitutional. Congress holds the purse strings and they are accountable to the people, if you don't like what your congress critters are doing you can vote them out (in theory).
Much of these companies networks have been paid for by public money. Technically these networks should be considered public or partially-public constructions much the way you'd pay a private contractor to build some government building. The building itself is public even if the private sector was responsible for building it and possibly maintaining it.
Well I know one thing EXTENDING the duration of patents is definitely *NOT* the way to go if COPYRIGHT is any indication.
If you extend Patent Coverage from 20 years to 50 years then we will end up with technological stagnation in much the same way that Copyright has lead to cultural stagnation. It will also set precedence for further extending patents later down the line (slippery slope is valid logic given the close relation of Copyrights to Patents). Do we want patents that NEVER expire? Can we afford patents that NEVER expire? The answer is NO.
What you are seeing now is a result of the US having little to nothing to offer the world. They don't manufacture or produce nearly enough to cover their imports. As a result of this America's exports primarily are limited to cultural items/shows/movies such as American Idol, Survivor: Another Stupid Island and X-Men 11: Even more stupid special effects! Now they need to extend the strength of patents because they want to control the technology involved because they're quickly putting themselves into the same position of becoming inconsequential in the economy because we are consumers who simply do not produce enough to cover what we consume.
If they botch the prosecution of this case then it is likely to end up with Case Law in favor of TPB. Which means future prosecutions will be more likely to fail as well.
Juries can find people not guilty due to Jury Nullification. However, this does not establish case law so people can continue to be brought up on charges under the said law. It is only when Jury Nullification begins happening en mass on a law does it have any affect on the enforcement of such law.
Also the wonderful thing is that Juries cannot be punished for their verdict. Otherwise (like in the Wikipedia article) you might end up with a judge who would throw the jury in jail for contempt of court anytime they did not come up with a verdict that they approved of.
He owns Audible Magic which is the one that goes to college/university campuses and says give us $70,000 and we can make the letters stop. So conflict of interest is how he could make such omissions. Malicious Greed to keep his scam going.
So you're saying they might not have objected because they wanted to wait until he made a fool of himself? Might it have made their case stronger by showing their 'expert' is 'full of shit' rather than having him removed as an expert witness? I suppose they could bring up these points of conflict of interest during the cross-examination or is at that point it too late?
Yeah use the Slashdot defense. Bring a 7 year old into the court and have them edit the text file and/or modify the screenshot in about a minute. Remember that the RIAA and MediaSentry are heavily biased parties. They have a long range of abuses of the legal system abuses and lets not forget their attack dog (MediaSentry) is not even a licensed investigator either.
Sounds like the Judge wants the CEO's to show up in his courtroom. Anyone else would naturally have limitations on the amount of compensation they could offer.
Well the truth is an absolute defense in terms of defamation/slander/libel cases. I mean if I post that SoandSo Senator was caught having gay sex with a male prostitute and I have the pictures, sources and witnesses to prove it well guess who's gonna win if SoandSo decides to sue you for slander or libel...
Really... I always though 'Anonymous Source' was more along the lines of 'Source we know but arent willing to divulge'. Something like they'll give them the story in exchange for not attaching their name to it (and thus the potential consequences) despite legislation whistle blowers still do face retaliation from employers, government, etc...
They're going to spend millions of dollars on some new routers and STILL leave critical systems connected to the internet or systems which can access critical systems leaving them vulnerable to cyber attack despite any increased security.
Like they say about corporate networks. Tough on the outside, gooey on the inside. That's exactly whats going to happen with this 'stimulus'
Cancel Now is the best and only solution they will acknowledge.
Theres a better movie provider out there anyways and it's free... www.thepiratebay.org which is where everyone should get their movies if Netflix is going to jerk them around like this.
Maybe we should make the tubes owned by a public company that leases lines to ISPs rather than letting Rogers, Bell and all these other companies do it.
DMCA take down notices are fine. What they need to do is make the notice itself under penalty of perjury. If the person receiving the notice is being treated like a criminal the person sending it should as well. It would also reduce the frivolous amount that are sent out.
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I wouldnt call the iPhone 'low cost'...
I think they might appreciate an Asus EeePC netbook. They're small, about 1-2 pounds and can fit in a purse/bag/backpack.
Now I know it's unpopular on here to go against TPB guys here on slashdot, but they could be considered accessories.
Actually not necessarily. Just because someone plans a crime using Google maps does that make Google an accessory? Probably not. If someone looks up 'How to commit copyright infringement' on Google does that make them an accessory too? I doubt it. Remember without Google nobody would have found TPB in the first place.
As for the holding the door open part. Keep in mind that the first thing the police tell you to do during an ARMED ROBBERY is to COOPERATE with the robber. They'd rather the robber get away than put a few 9mm bullets into people!
Sorry, prior art. You can see from the time stamp on slashdot. (now if only invalidating stupid patents was that easy)
There's a reason why Gregory House works with four other doctors.
And yet everyone is expecting their doctor to be House. Order a few tests and find out whats wrong and fix it in a 1 hour episode.
Maybe we should think about possibly building towers attached to giant hot air balloons tethered to the ground?
Really... Bush got less than 5 out of 10, still got in office and STILL ran the country like he had carte blanch to do whatever he felt like... At least until the elections 2 years ago when the Democrats got control of Congress.
Really... where in the constitution does it say that the US *MUST* use a capitalist economic system? Where does it say that the government must be a two party system? Why cant it be a one party system (I can understand that since it removes the choice for democracy)? Why cant it be a 3, 4 or 5 party system?
Technically any expenses that are approved by congress are constitutional. Congress holds the purse strings and they are accountable to the people, if you don't like what your congress critters are doing you can vote them out (in theory).
Much of these companies networks have been paid for by public money. Technically these networks should be considered public or partially-public constructions much the way you'd pay a private contractor to build some government building. The building itself is public even if the private sector was responsible for building it and possibly maintaining it.
Well I know one thing EXTENDING the duration of patents is definitely *NOT* the way to go if COPYRIGHT is any indication.
If you extend Patent Coverage from 20 years to 50 years then we will end up with technological stagnation in much the same way that Copyright has lead to cultural stagnation. It will also set precedence for further extending patents later down the line (slippery slope is valid logic given the close relation of Copyrights to Patents). Do we want patents that NEVER expire? Can we afford patents that NEVER expire? The answer is NO.
What you are seeing now is a result of the US having little to nothing to offer the world. They don't manufacture or produce nearly enough to cover their imports. As a result of this America's exports primarily are limited to cultural items/shows/movies such as American Idol, Survivor: Another Stupid Island and X-Men 11: Even more stupid special effects! Now they need to extend the strength of patents because they want to control the technology involved because they're quickly putting themselves into the same position of becoming inconsequential in the economy because we are consumers who simply do not produce enough to cover what we consume.
I think this is a good thing...
If they botch the prosecution of this case then it is likely to end up with Case Law in favor of TPB. Which means future prosecutions will be more likely to fail as well.
From what I understand...
Juries can find people not guilty due to Jury Nullification. However, this does not establish case law so people can continue to be brought up on charges under the said law. It is only when Jury Nullification begins happening en mass on a law does it have any affect on the enforcement of such law.
Also the wonderful thing is that Juries cannot be punished for their verdict. Otherwise (like in the Wikipedia article) you might end up with a judge who would throw the jury in jail for contempt of court anytime they did not come up with a verdict that they approved of.
If you read other comments earlier...
He owns Audible Magic which is the one that goes to college/university campuses and says give us $70,000 and we can make the letters stop. So conflict of interest is how he could make such omissions. Malicious Greed to keep his scam going.
I suppose that explains it...
So you're saying they might not have objected because they wanted to wait until he made a fool of himself? Might it have made their case stronger by showing their 'expert' is 'full of shit' rather than having him removed as an expert witness? I suppose they could bring up these points of conflict of interest during the cross-examination or is at that point it too late?
90 years its more like 120 from what I've heard.
Finally...
Yeah use the Slashdot defense. Bring a 7 year old into the court and have them edit the text file and/or modify the screenshot in about a minute. Remember that the RIAA and MediaSentry are heavily biased parties. They have a long range of abuses of the legal system abuses and lets not forget their attack dog (MediaSentry) is not even a licensed investigator either.
NYCL 4 Editor!
Sounds like the Judge wants the CEO's to show up in his courtroom. Anyone else would naturally have limitations on the amount of compensation they could offer.
Well the truth is an absolute defense in terms of defamation/slander/libel cases. I mean if I post that SoandSo Senator was caught having gay sex with a male prostitute and I have the pictures, sources and witnesses to prove it well guess who's gonna win if SoandSo decides to sue you for slander or libel...
Really... I always though 'Anonymous Source' was more along the lines of 'Source we know but arent willing to divulge'. Something like they'll give them the story in exchange for not attaching their name to it (and thus the potential consequences) despite legislation whistle blowers still do face retaliation from employers, government, etc...
Regardless it's still a Layer 8 problem.
In other words...
They're going to spend millions of dollars on some new routers and STILL leave critical systems connected to the internet or systems which can access critical systems leaving them vulnerable to cyber attack despite any increased security.
Like they say about corporate networks. Tough on the outside, gooey on the inside. That's exactly whats going to happen with this 'stimulus'
Cancel Now is the best and only solution they will acknowledge.
Theres a better movie provider out there anyways and it's free... www.thepiratebay.org which is where everyone should get their movies if Netflix is going to jerk them around like this.
Isnt busted and accused the same thing in most legislation calling for a 3 strikes and you're off the internet policy?
Yeah they should clearly settle for $100,000 a song... Just like the RIAA wants people to pay if they copyright infringe.
Maybe we should make the tubes owned by a public company that leases lines to ISPs rather than letting Rogers, Bell and all these other companies do it.
DMCA take down notices are fine. What they need to do is make the notice itself under penalty of perjury. If the person receiving the notice is being treated like a criminal the person sending it should as well. It would also reduce the frivolous amount that are sent out.